Aging out occurs when a child in custody reaches the age of 18+ and whose exit reason is emancipation. Note that the length of time in foster care is baed on the total time a child spend in foster care across all PAs. Fro example, if a child had two PAs, the days in care in each PA are counted. Additionally, days in care after age 18 are also counted.
| From | To | Number of youth who aged out | Male | Female | White | African American | American Indian/Alaskan | Other races | Hispanic | Non-Hispanic |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 April | 2026 June | 608 | 262 | 346 | 307 | 225 | 8 | 68 | 75 | 533 |
| 2026 Jan. | 2026 June | 723 | 318 | 405 | 363 | 265 | 10 | 85 | 89 | 634 |
| 2025 Oct. | 2026 June | 839 | 367 | 472 | 429 | 301 | 12 | 97 | 103 | 736 |
| 2025 July | 2026 June | 980 | 433 | 547 | 511 | 345 | 13 | 111 | 119 | 861 |
| 2025 April | 2026 March | 471 | 221 | 250 | 253 | 162 | 7 | 49 | 53 | 418 |
| 2025 Jan. | 2025 Dec. | 463 | 219 | 244 | 248 | 157 | 10 | 48 | 54 | 409 |
| 2024 Oct. | 2025 Sept. | 488 | 239 | 249 | 267 | 165 | 10 | 46 | 56 | 432 |
| 2024 July | 2025 June | 505 | 243 | 262 | 267 | 173 | 11 | 54 | 53 | 452 |
| 2024 April | 2025 March | 528 | 245 | 283 | 280 | 177 | 12 | 59 | 61 | 467 |
| 2024 Jan. | 2024 Dec. | 548 | 250 | 298 | 300 | 190 | 8 | 50 | 61 | 487 |
| 2023 Oct. | 2024 Sept. | 545 | 249 | 296 | 290 | 193 | 7 | 55 | 61 | 484 |
| 2023 July | 2024 June | 523 | 250 | 273 | 282 | 193 | 7 | 41 | 61 | 462 |
| 2023 April | 2024 March | 518 | 250 | 268 | 284 | 186 | 6 | 42 | 56 | 462 |
| 2023 Jan. | 2023 Dec. | 511 | 245 | 266 | 283 | 174 | 8 | 46 | 56 | 455 |
| 2022 Oct. | 2023 Sept. | 480 | 229 | 251 | 259 | 168 | 11 | 42 | 50 | 430 |
| 2022 July | 2023 June | 468 | 218 | 250 | 243 | 168 | 12 | 45 | 50 | 418 |
| 2022 April | 2023 March | 446 | 212 | 234 | 231 | 162 | 10 | 43 | 44 | 402 |
| 2022 Jan. | 2022 Dec. | 463 | 225 | 238 | 226 | 180 | 10 | 47 | 49 | 414 |
| 2021 Oct. | 2022 Sept. | 484 | 232 | 252 | 250 | 184 | 6 | 44 | 52 | 432 |
| 2021 July | 2022 June | 502 | 230 | 272 | 266 | 184 | 4 | 48 | 51 | 451 |
| 2021 April | 2022 March | 484 | 220 | 264 | 271 | 166 | 5 | 42 | 56 | 428 |
| 2021 Jan. | 2021 Dec. | 468 | 208 | 260 | 265 | 158 | 6 | 39 | 47 | 421 |
| 2020 Oct. | 2021 Sept. | 464 | 204 | 260 | 266 | 153 | 6 | 39 | 54 | 410 |
| 2020 July | 2021 June | 438 | 188 | 250 | 252 | 141 | 8 | 37 | 53 | 385 |
| 2020 April | 2021 March | 493 | 213 | 280 | 269 | 175 | 7 | 42 | 62 | 431 |
| 2020 Jan. | 2020 Dec. | 481 | 204 | 277 | 272 | 169 | 3 | 37 | 66 | 415 |
| 2019 Oct. | 2020 Sept. | 469 | 204 | 265 | 256 | 174 | 6 | 33 | 57 | 412 |
| 2019 July | 2020 June | 473 | 223 | 250 | 255 | 184 | 7 | 27 | 54 | 419 |
| 2019 April | 2020 March | 453 | 219 | 234 | 244 | 173 | 8 | 28 | 41 | 412 |
| 2019 Jan. | 2019 Dec. | 442 | 224 | 218 | 245 | 162 | 9 | 26 | 35 | 407 |
| 2018 Oct. | 2019 Sept. | 421 | 218 | 203 | 237 | 149 | 10 | 25 | 33 | 388 |
| 2018 July | 2019 June | 413 | 207 | 206 | 235 | 136 | 9 | 33 | 34 | 379 |
| 2018 April | 2019 March | 414 | 191 | 223 | 228 | 146 | 9 | 31 | 35 | 379 |
| 2018 Jan. | 2018 Dec. | 417 | 197 | 220 | 225 | 151 | 11 | 30 | 34 | 383 |
| 2017 Oct. | 2018 Sept. | 419 | 186 | 233 | 220 | 152 | 8 | 39 | 35 | 384 |
| 2017 July | 2018 June | 406 | 187 | 219 | 219 | 150 | 6 | 31 | 34 | 372 |
| 2017 April | 2018 March | 411 | 209 | 202 | 221 | 154 | 7 | 29 | 33 | 378 |
| 2017 Jan. | 2017 Dec. | 425 | 198 | 227 | 216 | 168 | 5 | 36 | 37 | 388 |
| 2016 Oct. | 2017 Sept. | 456 | 226 | 230 | 234 | 183 | 6 | 33 | 43 | 413 |
| 2016 July | 2017 June | 511 | 244 | 267 | 254 | 212 | 7 | 38 | 49 | 462 |
| 2016 April | 2017 March | 554 | 242 | 312 | 291 | 217 | 7 | 39 | 50 | 504 |
| 2016 Jan. | 2016 Dec. | 579 | 271 | 308 | 303 | 232 | 8 | 36 | 49 | 530 |
| 2015 Oct. | 2016 Sept. | 580 | 267 | 313 | 290 | 250 | 7 | 33 | 37 | 543 |
| 2015 July | 2016 June | 574 | 275 | 299 | 293 | 246 | 7 | 28 | 35 | 539 |
| 2015 April | 2016 March | 530 | 265 | 265 | 263 | 228 | 5 | 34 | 38 | 492 |
| 2015 Jan. | 2015 Dec. | 510 | 245 | 265 | 238 | 231 | 5 | 36 | 38 | 472 |
| 2014 Oct. | 2015 Sept. | 506 | 238 | 268 | 244 | 223 | 4 | 35 | 41 | 465 |
| 2014 July | 2015 June | 497 | 222 | 275 | 235 | 223 | 4 | 35 | 40 | 457 |
| 2014 April | 2015 March | 526 | 238 | 288 | 252 | 239 | 4 | 31 | 43 | 483 |
| 2014 Jan. | 2014 Dec. | 512 | 241 | 271 | 268 | 216 | 2 | 26 | 41 | 471 |
| 2013 Oct. | 2014 Sept. | 495 | 245 | 250 | 263 | 205 | 4 | 23 | 42 | 453 |
| 2013 July | 2014 June | 485 | 236 | 249 | 261 | 194 | 4 | 26 | 38 | 447 |
| 2013 April | 2014 March | 469 | 235 | 234 | 249 | 188 | 7 | 25 | 35 | 434 |
| 2013 Jan. | 2013 Dec. | 501 | 242 | 259 | 264 | 203 | 9 | 25 | 34 | 467 |
| 2012 Oct. | 2013 Sept. | 504 | 236 | 268 | 254 | 212 | 8 | 30 | 30 | 474 |
| 2012 July | 2013 June | 523 | 258 | 265 | 252 | 237 | 6 | 28 | 34 | 489 |
| 2012 April | 2013 March | 560 | 268 | 292 | 264 | 261 | 7 | 28 | 35 | 525 |
| 2012 Jan. | 2012 Dec. | 554 | 266 | 288 | 253 | 262 | 9 | 30 | 37 | 517 |
| 2011 Oct. | 2012 Sept. | 571 | 278 | 293 | 269 | 263 | 9 | 30 | 39 | 532 |
| 2011 July | 2012 June | 587 | 283 | 304 | 284 | 262 | 10 | 31 | 44 | 543 |
| 2011 April | 2012 March | 541 | 263 | 278 | 261 | 245 | 6 | 29 | 39 | 502 |
| 2011 Jan. | 2011 Dec. | 555 | 269 | 286 | 284 | 242 | 2 | 27 | 35 | 520 |
| 2010 Oct. | 2011 Sept. | 559 | 257 | 302 | 290 | 241 | 1 | 27 | 39 | 520 |
| 2010 July | 2011 June | 535 | 251 | 284 | 263 | 245 | 4 | 23 | 34 | 501 |
| 2010 April | 2011 March | 565 | 259 | 306 | 287 | 255 | 5 | 18 | 34 | 531 |
| 2010 Jan. | 2010 Dec. | 567 | 264 | 303 | 269 | 275 | 6 | 17 | 36 | 531 |
| 2009 Oct. | 2010 Sept. | 586 | 287 | 299 | 276 | 288 | 8 | 14 | 37 | 549 |
| 2009 July | 2010 June | 596 | 281 | 315 | 290 | 288 | 4 | 14 | 31 | 565 |
| 2009 April | 2010 March | 584 | 286 | 298 | 270 | 290 | 7 | 17 | 38 | 546 |
| 2009 Jan. | 2009 Dec. | 568 | 268 | 300 | 264 | 279 | 7 | 18 | 41 | 527 |
| 2008 Oct. | 2009 Sept. | 544 | 254 | 290 | 248 | 274 | 8 | 14 | 36 | 508 |
| 2008 July | 2009 June | 537 | 248 | 289 | 234 | 276 | 11 | 16 | 36 | 501 |
| 2008 April | 2009 March | 557 | 263 | 294 | 252 | 277 | 8 | 20 | 26 | 531 |
| 2008 Jan. | 2008 Dec. | 562 | 271 | 291 | 257 | 275 | 10 | 20 | 18 | 544 |
| 2007 Oct. | 2008 Sept. | 548 | 255 | 293 | 257 | 262 | 9 | 20 | 17 | 531 |
| 2007 July | 2008 June | 546 | 264 | 282 | 266 | 258 | 7 | 15 | 17 | 529 |
| 2007 April | 2008 March | 516 | 236 | 280 | 246 | 251 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 498 |
| 2007 Jan. | 2007 Dec. | 511 | 231 | 280 | 236 | 256 | 8 | 11 | 16 | 495 |
| 2006 Oct. | 2007 Sept. | 532 | 253 | 279 | 234 | 275 | 7 | 16 | 13 | 519 |
| 2006 July | 2007 June | 557 | 257 | 300 | 256 | 275 | 8 | 18 | 15 | 542 |
| 2006 April | 2007 March | 558 | 257 | 301 | 254 | 281 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 544 |
| 2006 Jan. | 2006 Dec. | 528 | 239 | 289 | 250 | 258 | 8 | 12 | 19 | 509 |
| 2005 Oct. | 2006 Sept. | 506 | 213 | 293 | 240 | 250 | 7 | 9 | 21 | 485 |
| 2005 July | 2006 June | 481 | 203 | 278 | 219 | 249 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 463 |
| 2005 April | 2006 March | 455 | 191 | 264 | 212 | 231 | 3 | 9 | 19 | 436 |
| 2005 Jan. | 2005 Dec. | 451 | 195 | 256 | 206 | 230 | 2 | 13 | 19 | 432 |
| 2004 Oct. | 2005 Sept. | 445 | 200 | 245 | 217 | 212 | 3 | 13 | 21 | 424 |
| 2004 July | 2005 June | 427 | 193 | 234 | 212 | 197 | 5 | 13 | 25 | 402 |
| 2004 April | 2005 March | 429 | 203 | 226 | 208 | 204 | 5 | 12 | 24 | 405 |
| 2004 Jan. | 2004 Dec. | 420 | 202 | 218 | 205 | 201 | 6 | 8 | 22 | 398 |
| 2003 Oct. | 2004 Sept. | 405 | 195 | 210 | 192 | 200 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 388 |
| 2003 July | 2004 June | 389 | 192 | 197 | 173 | 203 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 377 |
| 2003 April | 2004 March | 385 | 181 | 204 | 177 | 194 | 9 | 5 | 13 | 372 |
| 2003 Jan. | 2003 Dec. | 403 | 185 | 218 | 181 | 208 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 389 |
| 2002 Oct. | 2003 Sept. | 408 | 181 | 227 | 185 | 211 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 392 |
| 2002 July | 2003 June | 405 | 181 | 224 | 195 | 202 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 391 |
| 2002 April | 2003 March | 378 | 164 | 214 | 186 | 184 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 366 |
| 2002 Jan. | 2002 Dec. | 352 | 151 | 201 | 162 | 183 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 344 |
| 2001 Oct. | 2002 Sept. | 340 | 151 | 189 | 154 | 174 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 329 |
| 2001 July | 2002 June | 324 | 139 | 185 | 142 | 168 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 307 |
| 2001 April | 2002 March | 327 | 157 | 170 | 141 | 174 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 311 |
| 2001 Jan. | 2001 Dec. | 333 | 160 | 173 | 156 | 167 | 2 | 8 | 19 | 314 |
| 2000 Oct. | 2001 Sept. | 334 | 167 | 167 | 155 | 173 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 317 |
| 2000 July | 2001 June | 328 | 161 | 167 | 150 | 171 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 317 |
| 2000 April | 2001 March | 347 | 163 | 184 | 153 | 183 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 336 |
| 2000 Jan. | 2000 Dec. | 341 | 152 | 189 | 156 | 174 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 327 |
| 1999 Oct. | 2000 Sept. | 260 | 109 | 151 | 119 | 131 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 250 |
| 1999 July | 2000 June | 178 | 73 | 105 | 86 | 86 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 169 |
| 1999 April | 2000 March | 81 | 27 | 54 | 41 | 38 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 74 |
Citations- The suggested way to cite this website is as follows: Duncan, D. F., Stewart, C. J., Seminara, G., Malley, K. M. D., Reives, W., Francis, A., & Guest, S. (2026). Creating Indicators for Child Welfare. Retrieved [month day, year], from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, School of Social Work. https://cip.ssw.unc.edu/ or https://creatingindicators.ssw.unc.edu