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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

Investigated reports of abuse & neglect by cohort

Investigated reports of 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 White African American American Indian/Alaskan Other Race Hispanic Non-Hispanic One Victim Two Victims Three Victims Four Victims Five Victims More than Five Victims
2026 July Partial Year 12,720 4,296 2,678 92 5,654 0 12,714 5,851 3,617 1,871 833 322 226
2025 July Partial Year 63,228 22,364 13,852 510 26,502 1,577 61,067 23,893 19,070 11,227 5,308 2,246 1,484
2024 July 2025 June 59,095 28,016 18,737 735 11,607 6,527 50,684 22,499 17,844 10,627 4,981 1,945 1,199
2023 July 2024 June 60,005 28,891 18,720 801 11,593 6,697 51,417 22,384 18,133 11,052 5,238 1,994 1,204
2022 July 2023 June 63,651 30,816 20,071 943 11,821 6,481 55,158 24,392 19,148 11,606 5,281 2,051 1,173
2021 July 2022 June 65,640 32,348 20,828 960 11,504 6,564 57,134 25,872 19,458 11,783 5,405 2,024 1,098
2020 July 2021 June 63,007 32,758 19,364 1,063 9,822 6,278 54,881 24,911 19,115 10,989 4,960 1,949 1,083
2019 July 2020 June 63,896 33,220 19,849 1,088 9,739 5,905 56,218 25,434 19,137 11,373 4,964 1,869 1,119
2018 July 2019 June 68,181 35,224 21,417 1,102 10,438 6,201 60,132 27,140 20,511 12,125 5,330 1,984 1,091
2017 July 2018 June 70,411 36,973 21,802 1,169 10,467 6,133 62,476 27,495 21,577 12,579 5,486 2,127 1,147
2016 July 2017 June 70,043 36,938 21,586 1,029 10,490 6,041 62,129 26,869 21,636 12,762 5,557 2,079 1,140
2015 July 2016 June 71,160 37,796 21,816 1,224 10,324 6,199 63,022 27,646 22,065 12,761 5,544 2,069 1,075
2014 July 2015 June 71,607 38,306 21,835 1,496 9,970 6,129 63,556 27,454 22,588 12,983 5,321 2,131 1,130
2013 July 2014 June 71,222 38,411 21,785 1,454 9,572 5,895 63,491 26,794 22,302 13,357 5,538 2,076 1,155
2012 July 2013 June 70,887 38,464 21,767 1,457 9,199 5,724 63,253 26,382 22,676 13,120 5,552 2,026 1,131
2011 July 2012 June 73,651 40,721 22,132 1,593 9,205 6,030 65,636 27,609 23,346 13,776 5,730 2,117 1,073
2010 July 2011 June 71,940 39,897 21,913 1,356 8,774 5,803 64,344 27,030 22,928 13,370 5,564 1,991 1,057
2009 July 2010 June 70,090 38,995 21,317 1,298 8,480 5,739 62,576 26,959 21,957 12,895 5,356 1,934 989
2008 July 2009 June 70,222 39,160 21,777 1,282 8,003 5,862 62,619 28,507 21,197 12,454 5,310 1,751 1,003
2007 July 2008 June 72,672 41,130 22,207 1,360 7,975 5,819 65,123 30,506 21,642 12,597 5,211 1,782 934
2006 July 2007 June 70,476 40,529 20,819 1,473 7,655 5,352 63,486 30,479 20,650 12,071 4,729 1,671 876
2005 July 2006 June 70,316 40,754 21,103 1,474 6,985 4,964 63,674 30,755 20,639 11,814 4,868 1,470 770
2004 July 2005 June 68,063 39,478 20,428 1,383 6,774 4,708 61,533 25,712 22,575 12,447 5,446 1,232 651
2003 July 2004 June 66,550 38,678 20,507 1,339 6,026 4,276 60,427 24,926 22,019 12,492 5,362 1,122 629
2002 July 2003 June 65,031 38,512 19,806 1,364 5,349 3,911 59,381 24,452 21,845 11,970 5,221 1,013 530
2001 July 2002 June 64,980 38,547 20,201 1,322 4,910 3,688 59,559 24,492 22,207 11,735 5,057 948 541
2000 July 2001 June 61,429 36,086 19,738 1,269 4,336 3,402 56,405 22,977 20,868 11,265 4,861 896 562
1999 July 2000 June 59,590 35,413 18,951 1,258 3,968 2,970 55,026 22,778 20,016 10,762 4,745 786 503
1998 July 1999 June 60,831 35,585 20,158 1,341 3,747 2,784 56,447 23,631 20,414 10,584 4,837 880 485
1997 July 1998 June 60,376 35,589 19,998 1,322 3,467 2,876 55,993 27,281 18,468 9,329 4,133 739 426


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