New Hampshire Foster Care Data
New Hampshire ranks #15 of 51 jurisdictions for reunification: 50.3% of FY2022 exits returned to a parent or primary caregiver, 5.1 points above the national rate.
- B
- Four-measure profile grade
- 1,181
- #47 caseload nationally
- 50.3%
- Reunification (#15)
- 35.6%
- Adoption (#6)
The verdict
Signature read: adoption at 35.6% (#6) is New Hampshire's most extreme exit share in FY2022. New Hampshire held 1,181 children in foster care on September 30, FY2022 and ranks near the national median on reunification (#15 of 51) at 50.3%, with a B four-measure profile grade that is not an overall quality verdict.
- #15
- reunification rank of 51 jurisdictions
- 50.3%
- FY2022 reunification rate
- #6
- adoption rank nationally
- 17.5 mo
- median length of stay
New Hampshire sits in the upper third of the FY2022 AFCARS reunification distribution (50.3% of exits, #15 of 51). Caseload is sparse-system scale: 1,181 children in care on September 30 (#47 nationally). Profile grade B averages four within-release percentiles; it is not a federal quality verdict.
A within-release percentile composite of four AFCARS measures, not an overall quality verdict or a federal assessment. Reunification and adoption are each scored on their own percentile, never against each other.
Aging out of foster care vs. every US state
FY2022 AFCARS: youth who exit care at majority without a permanent family
9% 45th percentile lower than 45% of 51 US states
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more US states. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source ACF/AFCARS state tables · FY2022
AFCARS jurisdiction row
State TAR extract NH · New Hampshire B · #15 reunif
1,181 in care · 598 exits · FY2022
- REUN 50.3%
- ADOPT 35.6%
- AGE 8.5%
- LOS 17.5 mo
- RANK #15/51
- GRADE B
- CARE 1,181
- EXITS 598
- PHOTO Vermont
- BOOK FY2022 TAR
Nearest caseload peer: Vermont (85 children vs New Hampshire)
The 10 coded stamps above and the extract ID beside them come from the same Children's Bureau AFCARS FY2022 Title-IV-E/B TAR submission, standardized so every jurisdiction's row uses identical measure definitions. Read with this state →
Reunification neighbourhood
AFCARS annual change
What changed from FY2021 to FY2022
The latest comparable state count pair from the U.S. Children's Bureau AFCARS trend series. These are reported changes, not a quality rating or an explanation of why a count moved.
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Children entering care
591 740
Rose by 149 (+25.2%) across the FY2021–FY2022 pair.
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Children waiting for adoption
214 238
Rose by 24 (+11.2%) across the FY2021–FY2022 pair.
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Parental rights terminations
55 60
Rose by 5 (+9.1%) across the FY2021–FY2022 pair.
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Children adopted
241 221
Fell by 20 (−8.3%) across the FY2021–FY2022 pair.
How New Hampshire's 598 FY2022 exits break down
Counts rounded from each published exit-share × 598 exits. Named routes do not cover every AFCARS discharge reason; the residual is other published exit routes (guardianship, transfer, and similar), not missing rows.
Two views of New Hampshire's reunification-heavy FY2022 exit mix
Named exit shares for this jurisdiction beside reunification vs the national rate. Competing shares of one exits denominator, not a scorecard.
New Hampshire exit routes
Reunification vs national
Same reunification rate as the bar chart; tick marks the national AFCARS rate as context only.
Nationwide peers with similar stay length or adoption share
Two AFCARS peer sets for New Hampshire, nearest by metric distance rather than reunification-rank standings.
Similar median length of stay
Nearest jurisdictions by median months in care (17.5 mo here).
Similar adoption share of exits
Jurisdictions with a comparable adoption exit share (35.6% here).
Foster-family placement mix in New Hampshire
Caseload is sparse-system scale: 1,181 children in care on September 30 (#47 nationally). Lead setting: foster family home at 37.1%.
New Hampshire children returned to a parent or primary caregiver
Children exiting foster care via adoption in New Hampshire
Youth exiting foster care at age 18+ without permanency
New Hampshire's decade caseload trail (sparse-system AFCARS counts)
Signature read: adoption at 35.6% (#6) is New Hampshire's most extreme exit share in FY2022. AFCARS count series from FY2013 to FY2022 for New Hampshire.
| Metric | FY2013 | FY2015 | FY2017 | FY2019 | FY2021 | FY2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children Served | 1,282 | 1,597 | 2,039 | 2,111 | 1,688 | 1,779 |
| In Care (Sep 30) | 850 | 1,032 | 1,474 | 1,225 | 1,091 | 1,181 |
| Entered Care | 600 | 713 | 967 | 846 | 591 | 740 |
| Exited Care | 432 | 565 | 565 | 886 | 597 | 598 |
| Waiting Adoption | 189 | 177 | 214 | 253 | 214 | 238 |
| Adopted | 110 | 118 | 108 | 278 | 241 | 221 |
New Hampshire FAQ - reunification-heavy jurisdiction
Signature read: adoption at 35.6% (#6) is New Hampshire's most extreme exit share in FY2022. Median stay is mid-band at 17.5 months among exits.
How many children are in foster care in New Hampshire?
1,181 children were in foster care on September 30, 2022, in the FY2022 AFCARS state table.
What is New Hampshire's foster care grade?
B. This profile grade equally combines within-release percentiles for reunification, adoption, aging out, and median length of stay.
What is the adoption rate in New Hampshire?
35.6%, ranked #6 of 51 states.
How does New Hampshire compare to other states on aging out?
8.5% of youth age out without permanency, 0.7 points below the national rate. That is a lower rate than 45% of the 51 reporting states in FY2022 AFCARS.
Read our methodology - how New Hampshire's FY2022 AFCARS row is sourced, computed, and verified.
U.S. Children's Bureau AFCARS FY2022 jurisdiction report for New Hampshire (NH). ACF Trends in Foster Care and Adoption workbooks FY2013-FY2022; adoption share of exits stamp 35.6%.
Source: U.S. Children's Bureau (Administration for Children and Families) AFCARS workbooks and jurisdiction reports · FY2022 New Hampshire rates are exits shares from the jurisdiction report; in-care counts are the September 30 stock. Caseload is sparse-system scale: 1,181 children in care on September 30 (#47 nationally).