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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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Children investigated for abuse & neglect: Demographics (point-in-time)

Point-in-time data represents all data for all children in the system within a given year

From To Total First Report Ever Re-report White African American American Indian/Alaskan Other Race Hispanic Non-Hispanic Male Female Age on First Report: 0-5 Age on First Report: 6-12 Age on First Report: 13-17 Age on First Report: DOB unknown
2026 July Partial Year 24,986 14,614 10,372 9,406 6,170 204 9,206 0 24,975 12,157 12,453 8,138 9,442 6,114 1,292
2025 July Partial Year 123,939 67,422 56,517 46,404 32,460 1,161 39,722 4,015 120,135 61,706 62,089 41,279 50,674 31,089 897
2024 July 2025 June 112,325 51,458 60,867 43,910 32,580 1,367 13,255 15,249 97,090 56,148 56,110 38,903 45,538 27,466 418
2023 July 2024 June 114,799 52,338 62,461 40,568 28,977 1,236 12,275 15,801 99,002 57,648 56,957 40,608 45,722 27,898 571
2022 July 2023 June 119,816 54,915 64,901 39,000 28,486 1,282 11,477 15,473 104,346 59,197 60,170 44,439 46,316 28,211 850
2021 July 2022 June 121,946 57,393 64,553 38,513 27,149 1,166 10,578 15,523 106,425 60,146 61,115 45,235 47,517 28,124 1,070
2020 July 2021 June 116,476 54,915 61,561 36,553 23,656 1,066 8,120 14,729 101,750 58,009 58,427 46,099 44,290 25,688 399
2019 July 2020 June 118,082 58,609 59,473 36,096 23,973 1,078 8,209 14,123 103,964 59,528 58,487 47,121 45,483 24,973 505
2018 July 2019 June 125,463 62,174 63,289 38,080 24,822 989 8,848 14,976 110,556 63,637 61,795 49,141 49,699 26,153 470
2017 July 2018 June 129,716 62,796 66,920 38,706 25,114 1,119 8,395 14,732 115,016 65,987 63,666 50,946 51,669 26,592 509
2016 July 2017 June 128,604 61,010 67,594 36,995 24,128 869 8,273 14,809 113,797 65,160 63,446 51,256 50,542 26,375 431
2015 July 2016 June 129,326 63,009 66,317 37,975 24,002 1,154 8,139 15,226 114,101 65,250 64,077 51,268 50,792 26,811 455
2014 July 2015 June 130,725 65,330 65,395 38,938 23,508 1,299 7,687 15,399 115,325 66,386 64,338 52,121 51,003 27,110 491
2013 July 2014 June 131,030 64,937 66,093 38,004 23,471 1,239 7,288 14,685 116,344 66,189 64,840 52,993 50,438 27,108 491
2012 July 2013 June 130,361 65,592 64,769 37,607 22,649 1,128 6,527 14,517 115,846 66,302 64,059 53,533 49,816 26,484 528
2011 July 2012 June 134,577 68,341 66,236 38,991 22,764 1,178 6,613 14,951 119,626 68,314 66,263 55,673 50,612 27,734 558
2010 July 2011 June 131,696 68,059 63,637 37,848 22,312 975 6,035 14,136 117,561 66,662 65,034 55,112 49,112 26,945 527
2009 July 2010 June 127,144 66,563 60,581 36,305 21,314 1,008 5,749 13,813 113,334 64,490 62,654 52,581 47,140 26,886 537
2008 July 2009 June 126,211 67,227 58,984 35,798 21,774 1,026 5,556 13,749 112,465 63,442 62,770 52,136 46,493 27,054 528
2007 July 2008 June 128,067 69,459 58,608 36,813 21,960 998 5,680 13,068 115,005 64,429 63,638 51,674 47,459 28,360 574
2006 July 2007 June 122,334 65,938 56,396 35,770 20,567 1,054 5,277 11,984 110,355 61,483 60,851 49,128 45,236 27,452 518
2005 July 2006 June 120,182 63,932 56,250 35,785 20,613 1,060 4,438 11,083 109,105 60,383 59,799 47,296 44,613 27,689 584
2004 July 2005 June 120,398 64,257 56,141 35,679 20,732 1,052 4,104 10,824 109,579 60,541 59,857 47,007 45,262 27,526 603
2003 July 2004 June 117,297 62,475 54,822 34,505 20,543 1,076 3,514 10,095 107,211 58,962 58,335 45,574 45,045 26,083 595
2002 July 2003 June 113,457 60,715 52,742 34,022 19,141 973 2,899 9,326 104,138 57,100 56,357 44,217 44,519 24,127 594
2001 July 2002 June 111,756 61,305 50,451 33,844 19,113 929 2,540 8,610 103,156 56,470 55,286 43,587 44,765 22,710 694
2000 July 2001 June 106,993 59,474 47,519 31,552 19,041 941 2,138 7,976 99,022 54,025 52,968 41,641 43,930 20,826 596
1999 July 2000 June 103,486 58,038 45,448 31,616 17,835 897 1,832 7,036 96,453 51,707 51,779 40,188 42,992 19,830 476
1998 July 1999 June 105,001 61,006 43,995 32,002 19,317 1,009 1,655 6,660 98,341 52,916 52,085 41,411 43,568 19,561 461
1997 July 1998 June 98,990 58,733 40,257 30,086 17,744 895 1,451 6,263 92,726 49,611 49,378 39,899 40,769 17,881 441


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