Date: November 24, 1998

Race/Ethnicity of Children Exiting Foster Care

during the period April 1, 1997 through September 30, 1997

(Total Cases = 65,853)

White Black Asian/PI AI/AN Unable to Missing

State Non-Hispanic Non-Hispanic Hispanic Non-Hispanic Non-Hispanic Determine % N N

Alabama

Alaska* 44% 12% 3% 4% 35% 2% 100% 639

Arizona

Arkansas

California* 45% 22% 29% 3% 1% 100% 10,703

Colorado* 53% 11% 23% 1% 2% 10% 100% 3,147

Connecticut

Delaware

Dist. of Columbia 96% 1% 3% 100% 291

Florida1 48% 49% 3% 100% 3,736

Georgia 38% 54% 4% % 2% 100% 1,795

Hawaii2 19% 3% 3% 68% 2% 5% 100% 499 4

Idaho*3 83% 12% 4% 1% 100% 405

Illinois*4 27% 64% 6% 2% 100% 4,749

Indiana

Iowa

Kansas

Kentucky* 80% 17% 3% 100% 489

Louisiana 39% 59% 2% 1% 100% 1,234

Maine 92% 3% 2% 1% 2% 100% 386

Maryland 30% 68% 2% 100% 1,891 23

Massachusetts*5 53% 24% 17% 2% 4% 100% 2,167 73

Michigan

Minnesota

Mississippi

Missouri

Montana 63% 2% 3% 1% 27% 4% 100% 827 2

Nebraska

Nevada

New Hampshire

New Jersey* 26% 58% 11% 1% 4% 100% 2,405

New Mexico

New York*6 20% 42% 14% 1% 23% 100% 10,486

North Carolina 47% 47% 4% 2% 100% 2,339

North Dakota 57% 2% 41% 100% 252

Ohio

Oklahoma* 59% 21% 5% 15% 100% 2,372

Oregon* 65% 7% 7% 1% 4% 16% 100% 2,598

Pennsylvania*7 37% 50% 12% 1% 100% 3,946

Puerto Rico 100% 100% 229

Rhode Island

South Carolina

South Dakota

Tennessee

Texas

Utah* 69% 3% 14% 1% 6% 5% 100% 1,107

Vermont 98% 1% 1% 100% 341

Virginia

Washington* 69% 12% 7% 2% 9% 1% 100% 3,440

West Virginia

Wisconsin 69% 22% 3% 2% 5% 100% 3,278

Wyoming

Reporting States 43% 34% 12% 2% 3% 6% 100% 65,751 102

*Failed Children's Bureau standard for data quality.

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)