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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

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From Number of Children 01 : Reunification with parents/primary caretakers 02 : Guardianship with a relative 03 : Adoption 04 : Guardianship with other court approved caretaker 05 : Custody with non-removal parent/relative 06 : Custody with other court approved caretaker 07 : Emancipation 08 : Transfer to another agency 09 : Runaway 10 : Death of child 11 : Interstate compact placement agreement with another state was terminated 12 : Authority revoked for reasons other than above Exit type not reported 14 : Child chose to terminate their CARS agreement 15 : Termination of voluntary placement agreement for Extended Foster Care Services (FC to 21)
2026 Jan. 2,749 618 441 585 173 187 84 166 36 1 7 1 98 72 None 280
2025 Jan. 4,791 1,140 703 1,041 272 382 227 246 24 12 18 3 130 150 None 443
2024 Jan. 5,209 1,438 605 1,217 312 490 160 275 37 8 12 3 137 38 None 477
2023 Jan. 5,205 1,435 653 1,164 233 544 243 256 29 11 10 8 151 26 None 442
2022 Jan. 5,200 1,421 666 1,180 287 567 196 243 24 8 19 5 112 33 None 439
2021 Jan. 5,574 1,595 805 1,225 260 459 155 229 23 10 13 2 140 23 None 635
2020 Jan. 5,343 1,534 680 1,308 279 497 122 242 26 10 8 11 151 20 None 455
2019 Jan. 5,889 1,637 801 1,567 246 524 174 261 26 6 13 6 138 47 4 439
2018 Jan. 5,557 1,550 855 1,410 224 502 180 268 27 6 8 9 97 37 12 372
2017 Jan. 5,745 1,663 890 1,459 219 644 132 335 31 8 10 2 127 38 20 167
2016 Jan. 5,661 1,731 866 1,364 174 598 136 568 32 10 8 10 128 6 30 None
2015 Jan. 5,467 1,775 763 1,246 168 610 146 515 35 4 8 28 151 5 13 None
2014 Jan. 5,152 1,632 746 1,090 155 645 135 561 25 18 5 5 129 5 1 None
2013 Jan. 5,031 1,771 661 1,092 125 537 142 520 31 16 8 13 102 11 2 None
2012 Jan. 5,075 1,619 625 1,223 136 568 124 575 15 19 10 35 120 6 None None
2011 Jan. 5,607 1,783 665 1,425 122 665 132 586 39 22 11 47 99 11 None None
2010 Jan. 5,346 1,901 577 1,275 143 483 110 618 28 12 10 47 129 13 None None
2009 Jan. 5,724 1,875 633 1,583 109 557 102 600 46 24 12 44 128 11 None None
2008 Jan. 6,189 2,247 693 1,603 119 539 118 572 49 37 13 25 168 6 None None
2007 Jan. 6,474 2,385 780 1,520 169 646 147 524 75 35 10 45 131 7 None None
2006 Jan. 6,399 2,428 805 1,320 151 679 140 531 63 45 12 61 157 7 None None
2005 Jan. 6,272 2,518 710 1,227 147 667 183 448 95 36 19 47 174 1 None None
2004 Jan. 5,782 2,250 610 1,194 115 644 169 422 107 51 14 46 159 1 None None
2003 Jan. 5,782 2,277 543 1,324 81 569 199 394 123 37 16 50 169 None None None
2002 Jan. 6,087 2,599 607 1,339 125 552 192 350 99 38 16 31 139 None None None
2001 Jan. 5,910 2,558 493 1,291 97 566 197 316 124 39 10 49 169 1 None None
2000 Jan. 6,122 2,536 498 1,344 97 618 241 324 109 62 14 72 207 None None None
1999 Jan. 5,947 2,826 496 878 54 680 258 325 107 58 18 54 193 None None None
1998 Jan. 5,916 2,903 533 823 78 743 192 295 101 58 10 35 145 None None None
1997 Jan. 5,547 1,579 292 921 33 441 77 270 45 34 16 35 1,804 None None None
1996 Jan. 5,513 123 27 685 2 23 9 250 2 1 15 24 4,352 None None None
1995 Jan. 4,845 77 6 465 None 12 8 222 3 1 20 27 4,004 None None None
1994 Jan. 4,457 53 4 399 2 9 7 183 1 None 18 30 3,751 None None None
1993 Jan. 4,133 44 5 360 2 3 None 207 2 2 22 21 3,465 None None None
1992 Jan. 4,035 52 4 350 1 2 None 246 6 1 17 22 3,334 None None None
1991 Jan. 3,553 31 1 320 1 3 None 201 1 None 17 26 2,951 1 None None
1990 Jan. 3,220 34 1 244 1 2 None 215 None 1 14 35 2,673 None None None
1989 Jan. 1,761 6 None 182 None None 3 173 3 None 8 16 1,370 None None None
1984 Jan. 4 None None 4 None None None None None None None None None None None None
1988 Jan. 83 2 1 11 None None None 11 None None 1 None 57 None None None
1987 Jan. 15 None None 1 None None None 2 None None None None 12 None None None
1986 Jan. 7 None None None None None None None None None None None 7 None None None
1985 Jan. 2 None None 2 None None None None None None None None None None None None
1983 Jan. 2 None None 2 None None None None None None None None None None None None
1982 Jan. 2 None 1 1 None None None None None None None None None None None None
1981 Jan. 1 None None 1 None None None None None None None None None None None None


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