October 1, 1996 to March 31, 1997

(Total Cases = 43,462)

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 1% 11% 11% 33% 42% 2% 100% 557 13.68 15.47

Arizona

Arkansas 5% 27% 17% 25% 25% 1% 100% 677 1 10.39 11.49

California 4% 29% 21% 23% 23% 100% 11,258 2 9.92 9.64

Colorado 3% 21% 15% 30% 30% 1% 100% 1,671 8 11.60 13.90

Connecticut

Delaware

Dist. of Columbia

Florida1 3% 34% 29% 20% 12% 1% 100% 4,028 22 8.81 7.94

Georgia 5% 31% 27% 22% 13% 1% 100% 1,554 3 8.88 8.09

Hawaii2 6% 31% 22% 26% 15% 1% 100% 346 2 9.37 8.98

Idaho

Illinois3 3% 26% 24% 19% 19% 9% 100% 3,567 202 10.64 10.18

Indiana

Iowa

Kansas

Kentucky

Louisiana 4% 35% 31% 21% 9% 100% 980 8.10 7.51

Maine 3% 26% 22% 14% 30% 5% 100% 282 5 11.02 10.55

Maryland 4% 29% 28% 21% 14% 4% 100% 1,522 55 9.53 8.83

Massachusetts4 3% 25% 21% 22% 28% 1% 100% 1,972 21 10.74 11.19

Michigan

Minnesota

Mississippi 5% 30% 27% 22% 15% 1% 100% 544 28 9.15 8.37

Missouri

Montana 6% 21% 16% 34% 23% 100% 877 4 10.93 13.01

Nebraska

Nevada

New Hampshire

New Jersey 7% 26% 18% 24% 23% 2% 100% 2,077 10 10.28 10.82

New Mexico

New York

North Carolina 4% 34% 26% 19% 16% 1% 100% 2,408 4 8.98 8.05

North Dakota 9% 14% 19% 31% 26% 1% 100% 139 1 11.23 13.32

Ohio

Oklahoma 8% 33% 26% 23% 10% 100% 2,191 3 8.27 7.56

Oregon

Pennsylvania

Puerto Rico

Rhode Island 10% 21% 14% 33% 21% 1% 100% 363 10.27 12.14

South Carolina5 7% 31% 24% 22% 15% 1% 100% 1,466 7 8.95 8.31

South Dakota

Tennessee 3% 13% 10% 21% 51% 1% 100% 1,104 4 13.66 16.25

Texas

Utah

Vermont 2% 12% 10% 36% 36% 5% 100% 288 13.49 15.22

Virginia

Washington 4% 23% 18% 39% 17% 100% 3,198 11 10.66 12.51

West Virginia

Wisconsin

Wyoming

Reporting States 4% 28% 22% 24% 20% 2% 100% 43,069 393 9.98 9.83

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)