CPS 6.2 Average Monthly Unique Children/Young Adults in Paid Foster Care FY2016-2025

About this dataset

Average monthly count of unduplicated children in paid foster care by fiscal year. This dataset counts unique children regardless of payment types during the month. Calculations exclude children and young adults where cost of care was not covered by Title IV-E or state paid foster care. A young adult is any person in foster care who was 18 to 21 years of age at anytime during the fiscal year. Some children are served in more than one eligibility type in a month.