FY2022 AFCARS 51 jurisdictions ACF source tables

New York Foster Care Data

New York ranks #42 of 51 jurisdictions for reunification: 39.1% of FY2022 exits returned to a parent or primary caregiver, 6.1 points below the national rate.

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F
Four-measure profile grade
14,134
#6 caseload nationally
39.1%
Reunification (#42)
19.3%
Adoption (#45)

The verdict

Signature read: the September 30 stock (14,134 children, #6) is New York's most extreme scale stamp. New York held 14,134 children in foster care on September 30, FY2022 and is among the lowest reunification rates nationally (#42 of 51) at 39.1%, with a F four-measure profile grade that is not an overall quality verdict.

#42
reunification rank of 51 jurisdictions
39.1%
FY2022 reunification rate
#45
adoption rank nationally
20.3 mo
median length of stay

New York sits in the lower third of the FY2022 reunification distribution (39.1% of exits, #42 of 51). Median stay is long-tail at 20.3 months among exits. Profile grade F averages four within-release percentiles; it is not a federal quality verdict.

F
Four-Measure Profile Score
16/100
New York

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.

Reunification F
39.1%
Share of FY exits to a parent or primary caretaker (AFCARS); 18th percentile among 51 jurisdictions
Adoption F
19.3%
Share of FY exits finalized as adoptions (AFCARS); 13th percentile among 51 jurisdictions
Aging Out F
20.4%
Share of youth exiting without permanency at majority (AFCARS); 4th percentile among 51 jurisdictions
Length of Stay D
20.3 mo
Median months in care among FY exits (AFCARS); 28th percentile among 51 jurisdictions

Aging out of foster care vs. every US state

FY2022 AFCARS: youth who exit care at majority without a permanent family

20% 4th percentile lower than 4% of 51 US states

0%–3%: 3 US states (6%). Below this entry. 3%–6%: 12 US states (24%). Below this entry. 6%–9%: 13 US states (25%). Below this entry. 9%–12%: 12 US states (24%). Below this entry. 12%–15%: 5 US states (10%). Below this entry. 15%–18%: 1 US states (2%). Below this entry. 18%–21%: 3 US states (6%). This entry sits in this band. 21%–24%: 0 US states (0%). Above this entry. 24%–27%: 2 US states (4%). Above this entry. New York 0% 27% every reporting state, bucketed by value

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 NY · New York F · #42 reunif

14,134 in care · 6,471 exits · FY2022

  • REUN 39.1%
  • ADOPT 19.3%
  • AGE 20.4%
  • LOS 20.3 mo
  • RANK #42/51
  • GRADE F
  • CARE 14,134
  • EXITS 6,471
  • PHOTO Ohio
  • BOOK FY2022 TAR

Nearest caseload peer: Ohio (812 children vs New York)

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

Utah40.4%North Car…40.3%Delaware39.8%Ohio39.5%Georgia39.4%New York39.1%
FY2022 reunification rate among New York and reunification-rank peers.

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.

  • Children adopted

    1,145 1,248

    Rose by 103 (+9.0%) across the FY2021–FY2022 pair.

  • Parental rights terminations

    1,495 1,618

    Rose by 123 (+8.2%) across the FY2021–FY2022 pair.

  • Children exiting care

    7,040 6,471

    Fell by 569 (−8.1%) across the FY2021–FY2022 pair.

  • Children served

    21,697 20,605

    Fell by 1,092 (−5.0%) across the FY2021–FY2022 pair.

How New York's 6,471 FY2022 exits break down

Counts rounded from each published exit-share × 6,471 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 York's reunification-light 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 York exit routes

Reunification39.1%Adoption19.3%Aging out20.4%
Share of FY2022 exits (ACF AFCARS jurisdiction row).

Reunification vs national

Same reunification rate as the bar chart; tick marks the national AFCARS rate as context only.

0%60%National45%39.1%
39.1% · rank #42 · FY2022
10,00015,00020,00025,000 20132022 22,975 14,134 ▼ -38.5%
AFCARS Trends · New York children in care on Sep 30, years present in this extract.

Nationwide peers with similarly long stays or matching adoption share

Two AFCARS peer sets for New York, nearest by metric distance rather than reunification-rank standings.

Similar median length of stay

Nearest jurisdictions by median months in care (20.3 mo here).

Massachusetts 20.2 mo New Jersey 20.7 mo Oklahoma 20.9 mo Kansas 21.0 mo

Similar adoption share of exits

Jurisdictions with a comparable adoption exit share (19.3% here).

Colorado 19.3% Massachusetts 19.6% Washington 20.3% Montana 20.4%

Foster-family placement mix in New York

Caseload is large-system scale: 14,134 children in care on September 30 (#6 nationally). Lead setting: foster family home at 41.8%.

Foster Family Home 41.8%
Relative/Kinship Care 33.3%
Group Home or Institution 10.6%
Reunification rate 39.1%
National rate

New York children returned to a parent or primary caregiver

Adoption rate 19.3%
National rate

Children exiting foster care via adoption in New York

Aging-out rate 20.4%
National rate

Youth exiting foster care at age 18+ without permanency

New York's decade caseload trail (large-system AFCARS counts)

Signature read: the September 30 stock (14,134 children, #6) is New York's most extreme scale stamp. AFCARS count series from FY2013 to FY2022 for New York.

Metric FY2013 FY2015 FY2017 FY2019 FY2021 FY2022
Children Served 33,526 27,890 26,316 24,054 21,697 20,605
In Care (Sep 30) 22,975 19,154 17,345 16,086 14,657 14,134
Entered Care 9,345 9,273 9,428 8,337 6,353 6,097
Exited Care 10,551 8,736 8,971 7,968 7,040 6,471
Waiting Adoption 5,843 5,271 4,578 3,806 3,570 3,610
Adopted 2,184 1,873 1,789 1,648 1,145 1,248

Source: ACF AFCARS Trends - State Data Tables FY2013-FY2022.

New York FAQ - reunification-light jurisdiction

Signature read: the September 30 stock (14,134 children, #6) is New York's most extreme scale stamp. Median stay is long-tail at 20.3 months among exits.

How many children are in foster care in New York?

14,134 children were in foster care on September 30, 2022, in the FY2022 AFCARS state table.

What is New York's foster care grade?

F. PlainFoster averages four FY2022 measure percentiles and assigns the displayed band from that composite.

What is the adoption rate in New York?

#45 of 51 states, at 19.3%.

How does New York compare to other states on aging out?

20.4% of youth age out without permanency, 11.2 points above the national rate. That is a lower rate than 4% of the 51 reporting states in FY2022 AFCARS.

Read our methodology - how New York's FY2022 AFCARS row is sourced, computed, and verified.

U.S. Children's Bureau AFCARS FY2022 jurisdiction report for New York (NY). ACF Trends in Foster Care and Adoption workbooks FY2013-FY2022; September 30 caseload stamp 14,134.

Source: U.S. Children's Bureau (Administration for Children and Families) AFCARS workbooks and jurisdiction reports · FY2022 New York rates are exits shares from the jurisdiction report; in-care counts are the September 30 stock. Caseload is large-system scale: 14,134 children in care on September 30 (#6 nationally).