FY2022 AFCARS No sign-up Federal source data

Foster care data tools

Name: PlainFoster AFCARS Foster Care Statistics CSV FY2022
Creator: PlainFoster
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Work directly with Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System (AFCARS) jurisdiction tables. Instant state lookups use the same database that powers rankings and state profiles.

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Compiled by PlainFoster · July 30, 2026

368,530
In care, Sep 30 FY2022: 186,602
Entries in FY: 201,372
Exits in FY: 45.2%
National reunification

Stock vs exit-path leaders

According to ACF AFCARS FY2022, California carries the largest September 30 in-care stock (45,924 children) while Washington leads reunification exits at 67.0% and Maine leads adoption exits at 41.8% - three different jurisdictions on three different denominators.

California
#1 Sep 30 in-care stock: 67.0%
Washington reunification (≥500 exits): 41.8%
Maine adoption (≥500 exits): 51
jurisdictions in the lookup

September 30 counts are a stock; reunification, adoption, and aging-out figures are shares of that fiscal year's exits (Oct 1–Sep 30). Rate boards require ≥500 exits. PlainFoster does not license, place, or advise on individual cases.

What the lookup is querying

According to ACF AFCARS FY2022 jurisdiction tables: the five largest September 30 in-care stocks, beside the national reunification share of exits. Stock and share use different denominators.

Children in care on September 30 FY2022 (ACF AFCARS). Same rows the lookup returns.

National reunification share of exits

Same national rate as the state profiles. The tick is the highest state reunification rate among published jurisdictions, context only.

45.2% of exits · FY2022

What the lookup returns

Every jurisdiction has a record. One layer still thins.

All 51 jurisdictions in this lookup report a base AFCARS record and every core measure the tool promises. The one place coverage narrows: a rate only appears on the ranked boards once its jurisdiction clears the exit-count floor used to keep a rate statistically meaningful.

Base jurisdiction record 100% 51

Every one of 51 tracked jurisdictions has an FY2022 AFCARS row.
All 6 core lookup measures 100% 51

Entries, exits, in-care count, reunification rate, adoption rate, and median months in care all present, the full set the lookup returns for any state.
Statistically meaningful rate ranking 96% 49

Delaware and District of Columbia report a raw rate but fall under the 500-exit floor, so the lookup shows their rate without placing it on a ranked board.

Share of the 51-jurisdiction lookup carrying each layer. Source: ACF AFCARS jurisdiction reports, the same rows the state lookup and rankings read.

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State foster stats lookup

Type any state name or abbreviation to pull FY2022 entries, exits, in-care population, reunification and adoption rates, and median months in care, then jump to the full state profile.

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Largest in-care populations (SSR preview; same data as the lookup)

#	State	In care	Reunif. rate
1	CaliforniaGrade C	45,924	49.6%
2	FloridaGrade B	22,493	42.5%
3	TexasGrade C	21,358	40.4%
4	IllinoisGrade C	20,743	51.2%
5	OhioGrade D	14,946	39.5%

Preview ranks FY2022 September-30 stock counts. The interactive lookup covers every jurisdiction in the database.

Four single-measure boards Outcome rankings Washington leads reunification among cohorts with ≥500 exits at 67.0%. Open the four boards, not a composite score. 51 jurisdictions Browse all states Alphabetical profiles. California is the largest September 30 FY2022 in-care stock at 45,924.

How to read these tools

What the lookup returns, and what it doesn't

The lookup returns all 6 core measures, entries, exits, in-care count, reunification rate, adoption rate, and median months in care, for 51 of 51 jurisdictions.
Delaware and District of Columbia fall under the 500-exit floor: the lookup still returns their raw rate, just without a rank on the four outcome boards.
A state lookup returns four separate exit-path rates, not one score, reunification, adoption, aging out, and median length of stay each answer a different question about the same FY2022 discharges. Washington currently leads reunification among 500+-exit jurisdictions at 67.0%.
Every figure here traces to the same AFCARS jurisdiction tables as the state profiles and rankings boards, not a separate tools-only dataset; the CSV export below is the identical extract.

Frequently asked questions

What tools does PlainFoster offer?

The State Foster Stats Lookup queries FY2022 AFCARS jurisdiction tables for entries, exits, in-care counts, reunification and adoption rates, and median length of stay. No account is required.

Is the data the same as the state pages?

Yes. The lookup reads the same reproducible federal tables that power each state profile, rankings board, and metric pages. Numbers update when a new AFCARS vintage ships.

Why show national stats on a tools page?

Every tool here is anchored to the same AFCARS discharge and population measures. The national row sets context before you drill into a single jurisdiction.

Source: AFCARS FY2022 jurisdiction reports (Administration for Children and Families). See methodology for population definitions.

Open data extract: foster-care-statistics.csv (AFCARS jurisdiction extract · public domain).

Source: U.S. Children's Bureau (Administration for Children and Families) AFCARS FY2022 jurisdiction reports · FY2022 Accessed 2026-07-30 Lookup previews read the same jurisdiction rows as state profiles and rankings.

According to the U.S. Children's Bureau (Administration for Children and Families), foster-care counts and discharge outcomes are published in AFCARS workbooks and jurisdiction reports. Every figure on PlainFoster is rebuilt from those federal tables; no number is typed in by an editor. Tool previews and national totals are computed from the same FY2022 AFCARS jurisdiction tables as state profiles and rankings. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026-07-30. AFCARS figures are federal fiscal-year foster-care counts and discharge rates from jurisdiction reports - not child-welfare quality rankings, court-performance scores, case-level advice, or real-time caseload status.