Wyoming Foster Care Data
Wyoming ranks #2 of 51 jurisdictions for reunification: 64.8% of FY2022 exits returned to a parent or primary caregiver, 19.6 points above the national rate.
- B
- Four-measure profile grade
- 756
- #49 caseload nationally
- 64.8%
- Reunification (#2)
- 14.0%
- Adoption (#51)
The verdict
Signature read: median length of stay (8.4 mo) is Wyoming's shortest-relative AFCARS stamp in FY2022. Wyoming held 756 children in foster care on September 30, FY2022 and ranks #2 of 51 jurisdictions for reunification at 64.8%, with a B four-measure profile grade that is not an overall quality verdict.
- #2
- reunification rank of 51 jurisdictions
- 64.8%
- FY2022 reunification rate
- #51
- adoption rank nationally
- 8.4 mo
- median length of stay
Wyoming sits in the upper third of the FY2022 AFCARS reunification distribution (64.8% of exits, #2 of 51). Caseload is sparse-system scale: 756 children in care on September 30 (#49 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
2% Among the lowest aging-out rates lower than 94% 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 WY · Wyoming B · #2 reunif
756 in care · 769 exits · FY2022
- REUN 64.8%
- ADOPT 14.0%
- AGE 1.6%
- LOS 8.4 mo
- RANK #2/51
- GRADE B
- CARE 756
- EXITS 769
- PHOTO Delaware
- BOOK FY2022 TAR
Nearest caseload peer: Delaware (208 children vs Wyoming)
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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Parental rights terminations
30 10
Fell by 20 (−66.7%) across the FY2021–FY2022 pair.
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Children waiting for adoption
156 107
Fell by 49 (−31.4%) across the FY2021–FY2022 pair.
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Children entering care
828 716
Fell by 112 (−13.5%) across the FY2021–FY2022 pair.
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Children in care on September 30
836 756
Fell by 80 (−9.6%) across the FY2021–FY2022 pair.
How Wyoming's 769 FY2022 exits break down
Counts rounded from each published exit-share × 769 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 Wyoming'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.
Wyoming exit routes
Reunification vs national
Same reunification rate as the bar chart; tick marks the national AFCARS rate as context only.
Nationwide peers with similarly short stays or matching adoption share
Two AFCARS peer sets for Wyoming, nearest by metric distance rather than reunification-rank standings.
Similar median length of stay
Nearest jurisdictions by median months in care (8.4 mo here).
Similar adoption share of exits
Jurisdictions with a comparable adoption exit share (14.0% here).
Kinship-led placement mix in Wyoming
Caseload is sparse-system scale: 756 children in care on September 30 (#49 nationally). Lead setting: relative/kinship care at 39.3%.
Wyoming children returned to a parent or primary caregiver
Children exiting foster care via adoption in Wyoming
Youth exiting foster care at age 18+ without permanency
Wyoming's decade caseload trail (sparse-system AFCARS counts)
Signature read: median length of stay (8.4 mo) is Wyoming's shortest-relative AFCARS stamp in FY2022. AFCARS count series from FY2013 to FY2022 for Wyoming.
| Metric | FY2013 | FY2015 | FY2017 | FY2019 | FY2021 | FY2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children Served | 1,890 | 2,082 | 2,062 | 2,075 | 1,601 | 1,525 |
| In Care (Sep 30) | 981 | 1,082 | 1,085 | 994 | 836 | 756 |
| Entered Care | 1,005 | 1,141 | 1,134 | 1,042 | 828 | 716 |
| Exited Care | 909 | 1,000 | 977 | 1,081 | 765 | 769 |
| Waiting Adoption | 85 | 69 | 69 | 155 | 156 | 107 |
| Adopted | 86 | 74 | 82 | 120 | 105 | 109 |
Wyoming FAQ - reunification-heavy jurisdiction
Signature read: median length of stay (8.4 mo) is Wyoming's shortest-relative AFCARS stamp in FY2022. Median stay is short-tail at 8.4 months among exits.
How many children are in foster care in Wyoming?
756 children were in foster care on September 30, 2022, in the FY2022 AFCARS state table.
What is Wyoming's foster care grade?
B. PlainFoster averages four FY2022 measure percentiles and assigns the displayed band from that composite.
What is the adoption rate in Wyoming?
#51 of 51 states, at 14.0%.
How does Wyoming compare to other states on aging out?
1.6% of youth age out without permanency, 7.6 points below the national rate. That is a lower rate than 94% of the 51 reporting states in FY2022 AFCARS.
Read our methodology - how Wyoming's FY2022 AFCARS row is sourced, computed, and verified.
U.S. Children's Bureau AFCARS FY2022 jurisdiction report for Wyoming (WY). ACF Trends in Foster Care and Adoption workbooks FY2013-FY2022; median months in care stamp 8.4 mo.
Source: U.S. Children's Bureau (Administration for Children and Families) AFCARS workbooks and jurisdiction reports · FY2022 Wyoming rates are exits shares from the jurisdiction report; in-care counts are the September 30 stock. Caseload is sparse-system scale: 756 children in care on September 30 (#49 nationally).