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Children in foster care waiting for adoption by amount of time waiting (Percent) – 2011

Data Provided by: National KIDS COUNT Program

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United States
< 12 months	13%
12 to 23 months	31%
24 to 35 months	21%
3 to 4 years	19%
5 or more years	16%
Total	100%

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Alabama
< 12 months	7%
12 to 23 months	23%
24 to 35 months	22%
3 to 4 years	26%
5 or more years	22%
Total	100%

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Alaska
< 12 months	8%
12 to 23 months	39%
24 to 35 months	21%
3 to 4 years	20%
5 or more years	12%
Total	100%

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Arizona
< 12 months	17%
12 to 23 months	48%
24 to 35 months	19%
3 to 4 years	11%
5 or more years	5%
Total	100%

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Arkansas
< 12 months	23%
12 to 23 months	36%
24 to 35 months	17%
3 to 4 years	13%
5 or more years	11%
Total	100%

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California
< 12 months	22%
12 to 23 months	34%
24 to 35 months	20%
3 to 4 years	13%
5 or more years	12%
Total	100%

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Colorado
< 12 months	10%
12 to 23 months	34%
24 to 35 months	18%
3 to 4 years	16%
5 or more years	22%
Total	100%

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Connecticut
< 12 months	N.A.
12 to 23 months	N.A.
24 to 35 months	N.A.
3 to 4 years	N.A.
5 or more years	N.A.
Total	N.A.

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Delaware
< 12 months	15%
12 to 23 months	32%
24 to 35 months	14%
3 to 4 years	21%
5 or more years	17%
Total	100%

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Florida
< 12 months	18%
12 to 23 months	35%
24 to 35 months	17%
3 to 4 years	15%
5 or more years	15%
Total	100%

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Georgia
< 12 months	14%
12 to 23 months	27%
24 to 35 months	23%
3 to 4 years	25%
5 or more years	11%
Total	100%

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Hawaii
< 12 months	11%
12 to 23 months	20%
24 to 35 months	30%
3 to 4 years	19%
5 or more years	20%
Total	100%

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Idaho
< 12 months	13%
12 to 23 months	49%
24 to 35 months	14%
3 to 4 years	13%
5 or more years	11%
Total	100%

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Illinois
< 12 months	2%
12 to 23 months	11%
24 to 35 months	18%
3 to 4 years	36%
5 or more years	34%
Total	100%

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Indiana
< 12 months	2%
12 to 23 months	33%
24 to 35 months	27%
3 to 4 years	23%
5 or more years	14%
Total	100%

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Iowa
< 12 months	16%
12 to 23 months	47%
24 to 35 months	18%
3 to 4 years	10%
5 or more years	10%
Total	100%

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Kansas
< 12 months	12%
12 to 23 months	35%
24 to 35 months	21%
3 to 4 years	21%
5 or more years	11%
Total	100%

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Kentucky
< 12 months	6%
12 to 23 months	30%
24 to 35 months	27%
3 to 4 years	26%
5 or more years	11%
Total	100%

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Louisiana
< 12 months	8%
12 to 23 months	28%
24 to 35 months	28%
3 to 4 years	22%
5 or more years	14%
Total	100%

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Maine
< 12 months	8%
12 to 23 months	33%
24 to 35 months	22%
3 to 4 years	20%
5 or more years	16%
Total	100%

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Maryland
< 12 months	3%
12 to 23 months	19%
24 to 35 months	20%
3 to 4 years	23%
5 or more years	35%
Total	100%

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Massachusetts
< 12 months	11%
12 to 23 months	30%
24 to 35 months	21%
3 to 4 years	23%
5 or more years	16%
Total	100%

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Michigan
< 12 months	11%
12 to 23 months	32%
24 to 35 months	22%
3 to 4 years	20%
5 or more years	15%
Total	100%

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Minnesota
< 12 months	12%
12 to 23 months	34%
24 to 35 months	20%
3 to 4 years	21%
5 or more years	13%
Total	100%

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Mississippi
< 12 months	9%
12 to 23 months	34%
24 to 35 months	21%
3 to 4 years	23%
5 or more years	13%
Total	100%

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Missouri
< 12 months	11%
12 to 23 months	31%
24 to 35 months	23%
3 to 4 years	19%
5 or more years	16%
Total	100%

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Montana
< 12 months	5%
12 to 23 months	23%
24 to 35 months	29%
3 to 4 years	24%
5 or more years	20%
Total	100%

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Nebraska
< 12 months	14%
12 to 23 months	26%
24 to 35 months	29%
3 to 4 years	21%
5 or more years	10%
Total	100%

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Nevada
< 12 months	18%
12 to 23 months	34%
24 to 35 months	23%
3 to 4 years	16%
5 or more years	9%
Total	100%

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New Hampshire
< 12 months	1%
12 to 23 months	38%
24 to 35 months	25%
3 to 4 years	19%
5 or more years	17%
Total	100%

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New Jersey
< 12 months	6%
12 to 23 months	37%
24 to 35 months	27%
3 to 4 years	21%
5 or more years	10%
Total	100%

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New Mexico
< 12 months	10%
12 to 23 months	42%
24 to 35 months	25%
3 to 4 years	17%
5 or more years	6%
Total	100%

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New York
< 12 months	2%
12 to 23 months	13%
24 to 35 months	21%
3 to 4 years	36%
5 or more years	28%
Total	100%

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North Carolina
< 12 months	12%
12 to 23 months	27%
24 to 35 months	23%
3 to 4 years	22%
5 or more years	16%
Total	100%

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North Dakota
< 12 months	14%
12 to 23 months	29%
24 to 35 months	21%
3 to 4 years	21%
5 or more years	15%
Total	100%

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Ohio
< 12 months	8%
12 to 23 months	25%
24 to 35 months	23%
3 to 4 years	24%
5 or more years	20%
Total	100%

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Oklahoma
< 12 months	13%
12 to 23 months	30%
24 to 35 months	19%
3 to 4 years	20%
5 or more years	18%
Total	100%

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Oregon
< 12 months	6%
12 to 23 months	29%
24 to 35 months	31%
3 to 4 years	22%
5 or more years	12%
Total	100%

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Pennsylvania
< 12 months	7%
12 to 23 months	29%
24 to 35 months	26%
3 to 4 years	23%
5 or more years	15%
Total	100%

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Rhode Island
< 12 months	4%
12 to 23 months	21%
24 to 35 months	21%
3 to 4 years	24%
5 or more years	30%
Total	100%

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South Carolina
< 12 months	7%
12 to 23 months	20%
24 to 35 months	23%
3 to 4 years	29%
5 or more years	21%
Total	100%

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South Dakota
< 12 months	4%
12 to 23 months	27%
24 to 35 months	29%
3 to 4 years	19%
5 or more years	21%
Total	100%

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Tennessee
< 12 months	25%
12 to 23 months	38%
24 to 35 months	19%
3 to 4 years	14%
5 or more years	4%
Total	100%

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Texas
< 12 months	23%
12 to 23 months	34%
24 to 35 months	16%
3 to 4 years	13%
5 or more years	15%
Total	100%

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Utah
< 12 months	30%
12 to 23 months	31%
24 to 35 months	12%
3 to 4 years	14%
5 or more years	13%
Total	100%

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Vermont
< 12 months	6%
12 to 23 months	36%
24 to 35 months	21%
3 to 4 years	21%
5 or more years	16%
Total	100%

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Virginia
< 12 months	7%
12 to 23 months	34%
24 to 35 months	21%
3 to 4 years	22%
5 or more years	17%
Total	100%

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Washington
< 12 months	7%
12 to 23 months	38%
24 to 35 months	22%
3 to 4 years	19%
5 or more years	14%
Total	100%

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West Virginia
< 12 months	28%
12 to 23 months	35%
24 to 35 months	18%
3 to 4 years	12%
5 or more years	8%
Total	100%

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Wisconsin
< 12 months	4%
12 to 23 months	25%
24 to 35 months	27%
3 to 4 years	27%
5 or more years	17%
Total	100%

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Wyoming
< 12 months	11%
12 to 23 months	28%
24 to 35 months	21%
3 to 4 years	25%
5 or more years	15%
Total	100%

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District of Columbia
< 12 months	1%
12 to 23 months	18%
24 to 35 months	20%
3 to 4 years	24%
5 or more years	37%
Total	100%

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Puerto Rico
< 12 months	3%
12 to 23 months	5%
24 to 35 months	6%
3 to 4 years	24%
5 or more years	61%
Total	100%

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Virgin Islands
< 12 months	N.A.
12 to 23 months	N.A.
24 to 35 months	N.A.
3 to 4 years	N.A.
5 or more years	N.A.
Total	N.A.

Definitions: Children and youth in foster care waiting for adoption from birth up to age 20, by amount of time waiting. Time waiting is calculated by subtracting the date of a child’s most recent entry into foster care from the date of the end of the fiscal year. Most states allow children to remain in the foster care system until their 18th birthday, though some states have age limits that extend a few years beyond this. The current indicator includes children up to age 20 regardless of their state limit. National estimates include Puerto Rico. National estimates include Puerto Rico. More...

Data Source: Child Trends analysis of data from the Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System (AFCARS), made available through the National Data Archive on Child Abuse and Neglect.

Footnotes: Updated May 2013.
N.A. - Data not available.

Note: The District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands are not included in maps and rankings because they are not states and therefore comparisons on many indicators of child well being are not meaningful.

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