The AFCARS Report

1 Preliminary FY 2020 Estimates as of October 04, 2021 - No. 28 SOURCE: adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System ( AFCARS ) FY 2020 data Fiscal Year20162017201820192020 Number in foster care on September 30 of the FYNumber entered foster care during the FYNumber exited foster care during the FYNumber served by the foster care system during the FYNumber waiting to be adopted on September 30 of the FYNumber adopted with public child welfare agency involvement during the FYNumber waiting to be adopted for whom parental rights (for all living parents) wereterminated as of the last day of the FY63,81557,881117,470631,832224,396216,8 38407,49371,86066,208123,809676,168249,6 75252,352426,56671,90763,091126,196686,5 08251,640262,902434,90969,92159,497124,0 04685,399248,882270,200436,55265,53357,1 76116,722680,287250,494273,174429,961 Numbers at a GlanceChildren in Foster Care on September 30, 2020 - N=407,493 Age as of September as of September 30thPercentNumberLess than 1 Year1 Year2 Years3 Years4 Years5 Years6 Years7 Years8 Years9 Years10 Years11 Years12 Years13 Years14 Years15 Years16 Years17 Years18 Years19 Years20 Years3,2273,7735,77922,04621,08019,72318 ,62217,80317,42616,92816,68317,16618,042 19,32220,44522,30024,21427,17031,24035,2 8929,1051%1%1%5%5%5%5%4%4%4%4%4%4%5%5%5% 6%7%8%9%7%SexPercentNumberMaleFemale198, 387209,06349%51%Most Recent Placement SettingPercentNumberPre-Adoptive HomeFoster Family Home (Relative)Foster Family Home (Non-Relative)

2 Group HomeInstitutionSupervised Independent LivingRunawayTrial Home Visit18,2504,8318,02222,82415,975182,386 137,35616,5594%1%2%6%4%45%34%4%Case Plan GoalPercentNumberReunify with Parent(s) or Primary Caretaker(s)Live with Other Relative(s)AdoptionLong Term Foster CareEmancipationGuardianshipCase Plan Goal Not Yet Established16,81816,44517,2996,989110,27 814,153216,8764%4%4%2%28%4%54% FY refers to the Federal Fiscal Year, October 1st through September 30th. Data from both the regular and revised AFCARS file submissions received by October 04, 2021 are included in this Report . Missing data are excluded from each , the totals within each distribution may not equal the total provided for that subpopulation ( , number in care on September 30th may not match the sumacross ages for that group). Note: Due to data quality concerns, many of which are associated with the lingering effects of Hurricane Maria, Puerto Rico's data are onlyincluded for the years 2019 and 2020 (foster care), and 2018 through 2020 ( adoption ).

3 PR is in the process of addressing the quality of their excluded AFCARS Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for children and Families,Administration on children , Youth and Families, children 's Bureau, | PageRace/EthnicityPercentNumberAmerican Indian/Alaska NativeAsianBlack or African AmericanNative Hawaiian/Other Pacific IslanderHispanic (of any race)WhiteUnknown/Unable to DetermineTwo or More Races31,6695,597175,87088,1111,07092,237 2,0619,8518%1%43%22%0%23%1%2%NOTE: All races exclude children of HIspanic origin. children of Hispanic ethnicitymay be any in in CarePercentNumberLess than 1 Month1 - 5 Months6 - 11 Months12 - 17 Months18 - 23 Months24 - 29 Months30 - 35 Months3 - 4 Years5 Years or More22,97142,78822,73334,49845,59167,618 82,93469,65518,7036%11%6%8%11%17%20%17%5 % children Entering Foster Care during FY 2020 - N=216,838 Age at at EntryPercentNumberLess than 1 Year1 Year2 Years3 Years4 Years5 Years6 Years7 Years8 Years9 Years10 Years11 Years12 Years13 Years14 Years15 Years16 Years17 Years18 Years19 Years20 Years4307601,6507,0859,92710,0359,4998,9 728,4808,0458,0788,0358,4669,3399,92510, 63711,40312,58813,96415,79243,6940%0%1%3 %5%5%4%4%4%4%4%4%4%4%5%5%5%6%6%7%20%Race /EthnicityPercentNumberAmerican Indian/Alaska NativeAsianBlack or African AmericanNative Hawaiian/Other Pacific IslanderHispanic (of any race)

4 WhiteUnknown/Unable to DetermineTwo or More Races16,2454,09098,68045,98360644,2151,3 254,9838%2%46%21%0%20%1%2%NOTE: All races exclude children of HIspanic origin. children of Hispanic ethnicitymay be any Associated with Child's RemovalPercentNumberNeglectDrug Abuse (Parent)Caretaker Inability To CopePhysical AbuseHousingChild Behavior ProblemParent IncarcerationAlcohol Abuse (Parent)AbandonmentSexual AbuseDrug Abuse (Child)Child DisabilityParent DeathRelinquishmentAlcohol Abuse (Child)8261,9192,1473,5954,7368,6049,866 12,82713,31416,29820,53427,27728,77175,7 61139,2550%1%1%2%2%4%5%6%6%8%9%13%13%35% 64%NOTE: These categories are not mutually exclusive, so percentages will total morethan 100% and counts will be more than the total number of Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for children and Families,Administration on children , Youth and Families, children 's Bureau, Estimates for FY 2020 as of October 04, 2021 (28)

5 , Page 23 | PageChildren Exiting Foster Care during FY 2020 - N=224,396 Age at at ExitPercentNumberLess than 1 Year1 Year2 Years3 Years4 Years5 Years6 Years7 Years8 Years9 Years10 Years11 Years12 Years13 Years14 Years15 Years16 Years17 Years18 Years19 Years20 Years1,2311,71316,5648,6159,1408,6478,36 08,5658,4858,8389,2839,49110,19411,06211 ,91013,11014,35316,20818,93118,4308,9651 %1%7%4%4%4%4%4%4%4%4%4%5%5%5%6%6%7%9%8%4 %Time in in CarePercentNumberLess than 1 Month1 - 5 Months6 - 11 Months12 - 17 Months18 - 23 Months24 - 29 Months30 - 35 Months3 - 4 Years5 Years or More8,66324,09814,72221,89729,81438,1074 1,73528,63216,4824%11%7%10%13%17%19%13%7 %Race/EthnicityPercentNumberAmerican Indian/Alaska NativeAsianBlack or African AmericanNative Hawaiian/Other Pacific IslanderHispanic (of any race)WhiteUnknown/Unable to DetermineTwo or More Races17,3033,268103,54646,47562846,4331, 3364,9978%1%46%21%0%21%1%2%NOTE: All races exclude children of HIspanic origin.

6 children of Hispanic ethnicitymay be any for DischargePercentNumberReunification with Parent(s) or Primary Caretaker(s)Living with Other Relative(s)AdoptionEmancipationGuardians hipTransfer to Another AgencyRunawayDeath of Child3605282,26323,16020,01056,56812,463 107,3330%0%1%10%9%25%6%48% Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for children and Families,Administration on children , Youth and Families, children 's Bureau, Estimates for FY 2020 as of October 04, 2021 (28), Page 34 | PageChildren Waiting to be Adopted on September 30, 2020 - N=117,470 Age as of September as of September 30thPercentNumberLess than 1 Year1 Year2 Years3 Years4 Years5 Years6 Years7 Years8 Years9 Years10 Years11 Years12 Years13 Years14 Years15 Years16 Years17 Years3,7604,9395,5175,6325,6425,8035,669 5,5355,7996,0076,2856,6167,3698,0099,108 10,65911,2673,8543%4%5%5%5%5%5%5%5%5%5%6 %6%7%8%9%10%3%Placement TypePercentNumberPre-Adoptive HomeFoster Family Home (Relative)Foster Family Home (Non-Relative)

7 Group HomeInstitutionSupervised Independent LivingRunawayTrial Home Visit5686891075,8873,83160,58931,06714,4 690%1%0%5%3%52%27%12%SexPercentNumberMal eFemale56,16661,29748%52%Age at Entry into Foster at Entry into Foster CarePercentNumberLess than 1 Year1 Year2 Years3 Years4 Years5 Years6 Years7 Years8 Years9 Years10 Years11 Years12 Years13 Years14 Years15 Years16 Years17 Years956551,4632,5233,5654,1284,7775,197 5,7606,0126,3556,7066,9867,1697,6528,365 9,35830,6870%1%1%2%3%4%4%4%5%5%5%6%6%6%7 %7%8%26%Race/EthnicityPercentNumberAmeri can Indian/Alaska NativeAsianBlack or African AmericanNative Hawaiian/Other Pacific IslanderHispanic (of any race)WhiteUnknown/Unable to DetermineTwo or More Races10,0791,24051,12826,52024525,257472 2,3119%1%44%23%0%22%0%2%NOTE: All races exclude children of HIspanic origin. children of Hispanic ethnicitymay be any race. Waiting children are identified as children who have a goal of adoption and/or whose parents parental rights have been terminated.

8 children 16 years old and olderwhose parents parental rights have been terminated and who have a goal of emancipation have been excluded from the Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for children and Families,Administration on children , Youth and Families, children 's Bureau, Estimates for FY 2020 as of October 04, 2021 (28), Page 45 | PageTime in in CarePercentNumberLess than 1 Month1 - 5 Months6 - 11 Months12 - 17 Months18 - 23 Months24 - 29 Months30 - 35 Months3 - 4 Years5 Years or More12,53125,23812,50317,59918,34317,950 9,4773,39043911%21%11%15%16%15%8%3%0%Of children Waiting for adoption whose Parents' Parental Rights have beenTerminated (N=63,815), Time Elapsed since Termination of Parental Rightsas of September 30, 2020 Time Since Adopted with Public Agency Involvement in FY 2020 - N=57,881 Age at at AdoptionPercentNumberLess than 1 Year1 Year2 Years3 Years4 Years5 Years6 Years7 Years8 Years9 Years10 Years11 Years12 Years13 Years14 Years15 Years16 Years17 Years18 Years19 Years20 Years716978231,0811,1671,5451,8012,0112, 3352,5482,6802,9273,3283,8674,3724,9996, 2048,1946,8341,0400%0%0%1%2%2%3%3%3%4%4% 5%5%6%7%8%9%11%14%12%2%Time Elapsed from Termination of Parental Rightsto Elapsed from Termination of Parental Rightsto AdoptionPercentNumberLess than 1 Month1 - 5 Months6 - 11 Months12 - 17 Months18 - 23 Months24 - 29 Months30 - 35 Months3 - 4 Years5 Years or More4941,5291,1762,1754,69610,28420,0691 4,8431.

9 5841%3%2%4%8%18%35%26%3%Race/EthnicityPe rcentNumberAmerican Indian/Alaska NativeAsianBlack or African AmericanNative Hawaiian/Other Pacific IslanderHispanic (of any race)WhiteUnknown/Unable to DetermineTwo or More Races5,30469129,32511,6311569,5882069369 %1%51%20%0%17%0%2%NOTE: All races exclude children of HIspanic origin. children of Hispanic ethnicitymay be any race. Note that the adoption data reported in this section are from the AFCARS adoption file. Therefore, the number of adoptions reported here may not equal the numberreported as discharges to adoption from foster Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for children and Families,Administration on children , Youth and Families, children 's Bureau, Estimates for FY 2020 as of October 04, 2021 (28), Page 56 | PageAdoptive Family StructurePercentNumberMarried CoupleUnmarried CoupleSingle FemaleSingle Male1,97414,1351,85839,0523%25%3%68%Rela tionship of Adoptive Parents to Child Prior toAdoptionPercentNumberNon-RelativeFoste r ParentStepparentOther Relative19,45610030,4235,97235%0%54%11%S exPercentNumberMaleFemale28,14229,71449% 51%Receive adoption SubsidyPercentNumberYesNo3,45353,7166%94 %FY 2020 AFCARS Foster Care Data Release After the release of the FY 2016 AFCARS Report , the children s Bureau brought to the attention of the reader ourcontinuing efforts to address AFCARS data quality and highlighted the issue of dropped cases ( , cases thatappear in one six-month AFCARS submission without a date of discharge and do not appear in the subsequentsix-month submission).

10 The following link s Technical Discussion tab provides a more detailed description of thedropped cases issue: in our efforts to understand the dropped cases issue, it was understood that the majority fell into a category ofthose exiting care. However, more recent analyses include a category of instances in which record numbers change( , child records undergo a merge process; hence, the child s record is in the subsequent submission, but with adifferent record number). The records merge process typically happens when a child s information exists in theState s information system, but the child is inadvertently assigned a new record number, sometimes due to are-entry into care. We do not believe the two aforementioned categories account for all dropped cases and willcontinue to work toward addressing the have historically addressed the dropped cases by excluding these records from our AFCARS estimates, and webelieve this has ameliorated most negative effects on the annual there has been some decrease in the numbers of dropped cases, we have begun formally addressing theissue with each applicable State, beginning with the FY 2017 AFCARS data.