In 2021, around 214,971 children in the United States exited foster care in that year. This is a decrease from the previous year, when about 224,425 children across the country exited foster care.
Number of children exited from foster care in the United States from 2007 to 2021
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Administration for Children & Families (Children's Bureau). (June 28, 2022). Number of children exited from foster care in the United States from 2007 to 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/255374/number-of-children-exiting-foster-care-in-the-united-states/
Administration for Children & Families (Children's Bureau). "Number of children exited from foster care in the United States from 2007 to 2021." Chart. June 28, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/255374/number-of-children-exiting-foster-care-in-the-united-states/
Administration for Children & Families (Children's Bureau). (2022). Number of children exited from foster care in the United States from 2007 to 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/255374/number-of-children-exiting-foster-care-in-the-united-states/
Administration for Children & Families (Children's Bureau). "Number of Children Exited from Foster Care in The United States from 2007 to 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Jun 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/255374/number-of-children-exiting-foster-care-in-the-united-states/
Administration for Children & Families (Children's Bureau), Number of children exited from foster care in the United States from 2007 to 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/255374/number-of-children-exiting-foster-care-in-the-united-states/ (last visited December 23, 2024)
Number of children exited from foster care in the United States from 2007 to 2021 [Graph], Administration for Children & Families (Children's Bureau), June 28, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/255374/number-of-children-exiting-foster-care-in-the-united-states/