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Foster care in the United States - number of children 2016, by case goals

Number of children in foster care in the United States in 2016, by case goals

The data displays the number of children in foster care in the U.S. in 2016, by case goals. In 2016, more than 233 thousand children were in a foster care with the goal to reunify them with their parents or principal caretakers.

Reunify with parent(s) or principal caretaker(s)	233108
Adoption	109482
Case plan goal not yet established	22485
Emancipation	17394
Guardianship	14491
Live with other relative(s)	12993
Long term foster care	10549

Foster care in the United States - number of children 2016, by case goals

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