Data and Statistics: AFCARS

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The Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System (AFCARS) collects case-level information on all children served by the foster care system and those who have been adopted with title IV-E agency involvement.

Visit AFCARS Program for more information.

The AFCARS Report (TAR)

The AFCARS Report (TAR) presents a national summary of foster care and adoption counts\data during a given fiscal year. The foster care data includes but is not limited to numbers entering and exiting foster care; their outcomes, ages, race/ethnicity, and associated lengths of time in care. The adoption data, includes but is not limited to ages at finalization, race/ethnicity of those adopted as well as lengths of time to important milestones in the adoption process.

National TAR Reports

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The States AFCARS Report (State TAR)

The AFCARS Report (TAR) presents a national summary of foster care and adoption counts/data during a given fiscal year. The foster care data includes but is not limited to numbers entering and exiting foster care; their outcomes, ages, race\ethnicity, and associated lengths of time in care. The adoption data, includes but is not limited to ages at finalization, race/ethnicity of those adopted as well as lengths of time to important milestones in the adoption process.

State TAR Reports

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Trends in Foster Care and Adoption Visualization

The “Trends in Foster Care and Adoption” visualization presents national estimates of foster care and adoption counts each year over a ten-year period. As states are permitted to resubmit AFCARS data, estimates may change over time.
 

Additional State-by-State Adoption and Foster Care Statistics

For state-specific foster care statistics on entries, exits, and in care on the last day of the federal fiscal year, please see Trends in Foster Care and Adoption.

State-Specific Adoption Statistics

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State-Specific Foster Care Data

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