Data | The Administration for Children and Families

Referrals

View the number of referrals ORR receives from the Department of Homeland Security by fiscal year.

Daily Data : Number of unaccompanied alien children who are in ORR’s care after being referred by the Department of Homeland Security.

Average Monthly Data

General statistics related to unaccompanied alien children, as of the last day of the month, in FY2026.

Statistic	OCT	NOV	DEC	JAN	FEB	MAR
Average Number of Children in Care	2,244	2,340	2,458	2,460	2,348	2,173
Maximum Number of Operational Beds*	9,625	9,553	9,371	9,446	9,477	9,489
Average Occupancy Rate**	24%	25%	26%	26%	25%	23%
Average Length of Care (for those discharged)***	173	185	189	180	198	194
Average Length of Care (for those in care)***	166	169	175	185	195	209
30-Day Average Number of UAC Referrals	15	12	11	8	8	7
30-Day Average UAC Discharge Rate	0.5	0.3	0.4	0.3	0.5	0.6

*Includes Influx shelters.
**Includes all discharge types and all program types.
***Length of Care calculated as of the last day of the corresponding month showing above.

Referrals

Average Length of Care

Average number of days an unaccompanied alien child remained in ORR care.

FY2025	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020	FY2019	FY2018	FY2017	FY2016	FY2015
117	30	27	29	33	69	61	64	51	40	38

Average Monthly Data

Sex

Breakdown of unaccompanied alien children in ORR's care, by sex, as of the last day of the month, for FY2026.

SEX	OCT	NOV	DEC	JAN	FEB	MAR
Male	1,786	1,795	1,868	1,836	1,774	1,388
Female	834	846	880	870	865	695

Breakdown of unaccompanied alien children in ORR's care by sex in previous fiscal years.

FISCAL Year	Males	Females
FY2025	63%	37%
FY2024	61%	38%
FY2023	61%	39%
FY2022	64%	36%
FY2021	66%	34%
FY2020	68%	32%
FY2019	66%	34%
FY2018	71%	29%
FY2017	68%	32%
FY2016	67%	33%
FY2015	68%	32%
FY2014	66%	34%
FY2013	73%	27%
FY2012	77%	23%

Average Length of Care

Age

Breakdown of unaccompanied alien children in ORR's care, by age, as of the last day of the month, for FY2026.

Age Group	OCT	NOV	DEC	JAN	FEB	MAR
0-5	83	84	80	79	79	55
6-12	359	371	392	391	391	298
13-14	276	288	317	318	326	264
15-16	833	842	858	852	801	664
17+	1,069	1,056	1,101	1,066	1,042	802

Age breakdown of unaccompanied alien children in ORR's care by fiscal year.

Age	FY2025	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020	FY2019	FY2018	FY2017	FY2016	FY2015	FY2014	FY2013	FY2012
0-12	24%	24%	19%	15%	16%	16%	16%	15%	17%	18%	17%	21%	14%	11%
13-14	13%	12%	12%	13%	13%	12%	12%	12%	13%	14%	14%	16%	13%	11%
15-16	31%	31%	34%	36%	39%	37%	37%	37%	37%	37%	38%	36%	40%	39%
17+*	32%	33%	35%	36%	33%	35%	35%	35%	32%	31%	30%	27%	34%	38%

*Includes unaccompanied alien children who were identified as 18 years old after ORR’s initial evaluation (0.13%).

Sex

Tender Age (0-12) Children by Shelter Type

Breakdown of tender age (0-12) unaccompanied alien children in ORR's care by shelter type, as of the last day of the month, in FY2026.

SHELTER TYPE	OCT	NOV	DEC	JAN	FEB	MAR
Shelter	123	128	122	111	111	82
Transitional Foster Care	285	295	320	329	331	245
Residential Treatment Center	0	0	1	1	1	1
Staff Secure	0	0	0	0	0	0
Secure	0	0	0	0	0	0
Therapeutic Staff Secure	0	0	0	0	0	0
Therapeutic Group Home	0	0	0	0	0	0
Long Term Foster Care	34	32	29	29	27	25
Emergency Intake Facility	0	0	0	0	0	0
Influx Care Facility	0	0	0	0	0	9

Age

Country of Origin

View the primary countries of origin of youth in ORR's care by fiscal year.

Tender Age (0-12) Children by Shelter Type

Primary Language

Five predominant languages spoken by unaccompanied alien children in ORR’s care, by fiscal year.

Language	FY2024
Spanish	88,291 (87.95%)
Haitian Creole	3,259 (3.25%)
Q'eqchi'	1,475 (1.47%)
Mam	966 (0.96%)
French	922 (0.92%)

Language	FY2025
Spanish	20,327 (89.63%)
Mam	299 (1.32%)
Q'eqchi'	280 (1.23%)
Haitian Creole	267 (1.18%)
K’iche’	262 (1.16%)

Country of Origin

Home Studies

Number of home studies conducted by ORR care providers, by fiscal year.

Fiscal Year	Home Studies
FY2025	5,120
FY2024	10,334
FY2023	8,175
FY2022	8,726
FY2021	5,373
FY2020	2,204
FY2019	4,859
FY2018	3,698
FY2017	3,064

Primary Language

Released to Sponsors

Total monthly discharges by category to individual sponsors, as of the last day of the month, in FY2026.

CATEGORY	OCT	NOV	DEC	JAN	FEB	MAR
Category 1	55	7	37	20	75	176
Category 2	36	8	15	17	31	37
Category 3	15	1	5	5	13	15
Total	106	16	57	42	119	228

County Data

Unaccompanied Alien Children Released to Sponsors by County

State Data

Unaccompanied Alien Children Released to Sponsors by State and Fiscal Year

Home Studies

Post-Release Services

The number of unaccompanied alien children referred for post-release services (PRS) by ORR, listed as both a figure and a percentage, out of the total number of children released to sponsors (by fiscal year). Note, this data excludes cancelled PRS referrals for unaccompanied alien children, including those who turned 18 after release from ORR care.

Fiscal Year	Children Released to Sponsor*	Children Referred for PRS**	Percentage of Children Referred for PRS***
FY2025	23,997	23,931	99.7%
FY2024	99,419	82,394	82.9%
FY2023	113,602	68,522	60.3%
FY2022	128,106	52,121	40.7%
FY2021	108,245	26,878	24.8%

* Number of unaccompanied alien children released to sponsors in each fiscal year.
**Number of unaccompanied alien children referred for post-release services out of the total number of children released to sponsors in each fiscal year.
***Percentage of unaccompanied alien children referred for post-release services out of the total number of children released to sponsors in each fiscal year.

Released to Sponsors