In the United States, the goal in the majority of foster care cases was to reunite children with their parents or primary caretakers. In 2021, this was the case for 201,297 children, or about 53 percent of the children in the foster care system.
Number of children in foster care in the United States in 2021, by case goals
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Administration for Children & Families (Children's Bureau). (June 28, 2022). Number of children in foster care in the United States in 2021, by case goals [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/255395/number-of-children-in-foster-care-in-the-united-states-by-case-goals/
Administration for Children & Families (Children's Bureau). "Number of children in foster care in the United States in 2021, by case goals." Chart. June 28, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/255395/number-of-children-in-foster-care-in-the-united-states-by-case-goals/
Administration for Children & Families (Children's Bureau). (2022). Number of children in foster care in the United States in 2021, by case goals. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/255395/number-of-children-in-foster-care-in-the-united-states-by-case-goals/
Administration for Children & Families (Children's Bureau). "Number of Children in Foster Care in The United States in 2021, by Case Goals." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Jun 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/255395/number-of-children-in-foster-care-in-the-united-states-by-case-goals/
Administration for Children & Families (Children's Bureau), Number of children in foster care in the United States in 2021, by case goals Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/255395/number-of-children-in-foster-care-in-the-united-states-by-case-goals/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Number of children in foster care in the United States in 2021, by case goals [Graph], Administration for Children & Families (Children's Bureau), June 28, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/255395/number-of-children-in-foster-care-in-the-united-states-by-case-goals/
