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NC PATH data We are in the process of integrating the new NCPATH foster care data into prior datasets. Until this is complete, current foster care data frequencies reported here will be lower than the true frequencies. This note will be removed when the integration is complete.

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Demographics: Count of children aged <19 years in previous 5 years

Experiences of children in foster care by ethnicity

Group = Hispanic

From Number of children Adoptive home Emergency Shelter/Temporary Placement Foster home Therapeutic Home Group Home, Residential Group Home, Treatment Hospital Jail/Detention Facility Missing Data Non-relative/Court Approved Other Parent/Guardian Relative Runaway
2025 July 333 1 24 128 5 14 2 30 0 1 38 4 5 78 3
2024 July 417 0 15 99 3 25 4 25 6 10 70 5 3 151 1
2023 July 354 1 17 116 3 21 5 33 2 0 55 5 9 85 2
2022 July 392 0 2 148 1 16 2 26 5 2 46 3 6 134 1
2021 July 364 2 2 147 3 16 1 23 4 1 42 10 10 98 5
2020 July 418 1 1 159 9 36 3 28 4 0 39 3 14 113 8
2019 July 459 0 10 182 7 33 3 19 6 10 45 6 16 119 3
2018 July 427 0 8 176 9 29 6 23 4 6 32 10 7 116 1
2017 July 418 0 8 164 15 33 8 23 4 7 34 2 12 107 1
2016 July 467 1 11 185 7 28 5 20 3 1 27 8 15 154 2
2015 July 446 6 13 202 11 33 4 18 2 0 22 3 16 116 0
2014 July 433 0 6 227 12 27 4 21 4 1 21 2 9 98 1
2013 July 439 1 4 245 10 16 4 22 8 0 28 3 12 83 3
2012 July 394 0 6 205 12 18 1 14 5 1 16 0 15 100 1
2011 July 376 0 11 197 10 17 4 24 2 0 18 1 9 82 1
2010 July 406 0 3 226 10 19 4 19 0 0 20 0 10 95 0
2009 July 453 4 6 254 10 16 4 15 7 1 20 3 17 94 2
2008 July 405 5 5 221 7 15 2 18 6 0 37 3 8 77 1
2007 July 446 3 7 282 13 15 2 30 3 1 21 1 9 56 3
2006 July 512 4 13 278 8 20 4 27 10 0 26 7 21 87 7
2005 July 548 4 5 350 13 20 1 21 3 0 19 4 19 88 1
2004 July 527 2 12 279 9 21 6 30 3 0 38 8 30 86 3
2003 July 447 6 11 253 6 21 2 19 4 0 18 4 27 72 4
2002 July 406 3 18 231 6 21 4 20 6 0 21 3 15 58 0
2001 July 348 5 13 214 6 9 1 18 4 7 9 2 7 53 0
2000 July 418 8 14 232 3 18 2 14 2 19 26 3 7 69 1
1999 July 331 2 9 186 2 14 1 15 1 25 18 2 13 43 0
1998 July 381 3 15 228 0 19 2 12 3 28 18 1 15 36 1
1997 July 384 0 9 201 3 11 1 9 1 44 15 7 15 67 1

Group = Non-Hispanic

From Number of children Adoptive home Emergency Shelter/Temporary Placement Foster home Therapeutic Home Group Home, Residential Group Home, Treatment Hospital Jail/Detention Facility Missing Data Non-relative/Court Approved Other Parent/Guardian Relative Runaway
2025 July 3,735 0 267 1,202 38 125 23 318 18 9 400 79 93 1,150 13
2024 July 4,076 11 205 1,338 44 135 20 342 31 29 524 99 89 1,197 12
2023 July 4,005 18 103 1,370 24 135 23 323 38 17 497 61 91 1,290 15
2022 July 4,034 5 22 1,523 30 134 11 315 22 22 480 40 85 1,324 21
2021 July 3,968 5 13 1,485 36 180 25 273 29 16 431 32 96 1,326 21
2020 July 4,124 2 30 1,572 32 214 34 275 18 15 305 34 111 1,460 22
2019 July 4,174 7 41 1,690 57 216 33 250 35 22 383 35 102 1,277 26
2018 July 4,559 4 42 1,835 67 247 27 281 33 48 303 32 111 1,500 29
2017 July 4,597 2 71 1,798 101 230 37 247 29 50 322 40 111 1,540 19
2016 July 5,050 8 63 1,836 109 252 40 290 44 1 334 33 141 1,870 29
2015 July 4,753 9 57 1,681 76 314 40 226 34 5 301 29 133 1,813 35
2014 July 4,676 4 63 1,839 115 239 43 249 40 3 273 31 119 1,613 45
2013 July 4,666 6 87 1,850 122 217 43 182 56 9 309 36 148 1,576 25
2012 July 4,308 9 93 1,715 154 256 28 183 52 2 176 19 157 1,447 17
2011 July 4,076 16 51 1,721 124 251 44 156 55 3 191 17 134 1,299 14
2010 July 4,179 13 60 1,722 149 196 28 164 57 2 227 11 128 1,394 28
2009 July 4,006 21 56 1,712 149 193 39 143 41 4 207 19 156 1,239 27
2008 July 4,182 17 88 1,757 140 236 63 178 66 5 231 24 154 1,199 24
2007 July 4,468 4 113 1,948 118 253 62 207 77 6 252 30 166 1,192 40
2006 July 5,203 26 113 2,165 146 296 51 232 78 7 253 48 195 1,521 72
2005 July 5,440 32 143 2,416 119 273 67 212 75 5 272 35 246 1,500 45
2004 July 5,432 36 176 2,271 136 324 94 193 77 2 282 34 244 1,508 55
2003 July 5,073 33 200 2,114 101 344 64 187 86 4 228 35 207 1,431 39
2002 July 4,837 34 161 2,250 50 277 51 163 67 1 260 26 318 1,148 31
2001 July 4,787 28 211 2,262 63 287 48 158 78 83 188 25 223 1,105 28
2000 July 4,483 16 201 2,117 42 286 36 120 62 171 201 30 214 960 27
1999 July 4,820 29 175 2,206 48 286 40 114 69 317 226 12 259 1,018 21
1998 July 4,878 48 228 2,048 37 248 40 105 45 478 219 26 303 1,044 9
1997 July 4,915 22 221 2,228 30 264 48 102 31 475 158 47 289 980 20


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