October 1, 1996 to March 31, 1997

(Total Cases = 64,432)

Under 1 1 - 5 6 - 10 11 - 15 16 - 18 19 + Missing Mean Median

State Yr Yrs Yrs Yrs Yrs Yrs % N N Yrs Yrs

Alabama

Alaska 7% 11% 10% 40% 31% 100% 809 12.41 14.89

Arizona

Arkansas 10% 27% 19% 34% 12% 100% 1,007 9.17 9.82

California 16% 29% 21% 24% 10% 100% 17,368 33 7.86 7.14

Colorado 8% 18% 16% 40% 18% 100% 3,354 10.68 12.84

Connecticut

Delaware

Dist. of Columbia

Florida1 12% 33% 29% 21% 5% 100% 5,348 2 7.28 6.72

Georgia 16% 30% 26% 23% 5% 100% 2,540 1 7.27 6.68

Hawaii2 15% 31% 23% 23% 8% 100% 629 1 7.46 6.74

Idaho

Illinois 23% 28% 21% 20% 7% 1% 100% 5,284 3 6.79 5.74

Indiana

Iowa

Kansas

Kentucky

Louisiana 14% 30% 27% 24% 5% 100% 1,231 7.35 6.87

Maine 14% 33% 22% 25% 6% 100% 480 7.48 6.61

Maryland 13% 29% 28% 24% 6% 100% 2,235 1 7.61 7.23

Massachusetts3 11% 23% 19% 37% 11% 100% 3,426 38 9.43 10.36

Michigan

Minnesota

Mississippi 11% 29% 26% 24% 7% 1% 100% 734 45 8.02 7.48

Missouri

Montana 7% 18% 16% 38% 21% 100% 1,267 2 11.00 13.31

Nebraska

Nevada

New Hampshire

New Jersey 24% 20% 16% 28% 12% 100% 2,104 1 8.07 7.67

New Mexico

New York

North Carolina 11% 28% 23% 28% 10% 100% 3,813 4 8.51 8.13

North Dakota 9% 20% 19% 39% 13% 100% 290 9.84 11.26

Ohio

Oklahoma 13% 32% 28% 22% 5% 100% 2,194 5 7.35 6.77

Oregon

Pennsylvania

Puerto Rico

Rhode Island 13% 18% 17% 29% 22% 1% 100% 1,194 1 10.13 11.66

South Carolina4 16% 27% 24% 28% 5% 100% 1,134 7.62 7.33

South Dakota

Tennessee 8% 13% 10% 34% 33% 100% 3,361 2 12.02 14.76

Texas

Utah

Vermont 5% 16% 15% 52% 12% 100% 392 11.16 13.26

Virginia

Washington 12% 21% 18% 37% 12% 100% 4,095 4 9.44 10.67

West Virginia

Wisconsin

Wyoming

Reporting States 14% 26% 21% 28% 11% 100% 64,289 143 8.46 8.20

Source: U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families

Administration on Children, Youth and Families

Children's Bureau

Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System (AFCARS)