Definitions:
The number of children in substitute or foster care each year. The rate is the number of children in foster care per 1,000 children in the population.
Data Source:
Ohio Department of Job and Family Services data request. Calculations done by CDF-Ohio.
Footnotes:
This number reflects children placed by public agencies only. It includes children who were in foster care on January 1 of each year. Children who have been placed with more than one public agency may be double-counted. Ohio total includes children placed in Multi-County Juvenile Attention System.
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