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Asked by: Val Schapermeyer
family and relationships adoption and fosteringHow many kids are in foster care in Los Angeles County?
Correspondingly, how many kids are in foster care in CA?
There are more than 55,000 children infostercare in California, about 34 percent of whom areplaced withrelatives.
Similarly, it is asked, how many children are in foster care 2019?
On any given day, there are nearly443,000children in foster care in the United States.In2017, more than 690,000 children spent time inU.S.foster care. On average, children remain instatecare for nearly two years and six percent ofchildrenin foster care have languished there for fiveor moreyears.
More recent statistics include thefollowing:Approximately 400,000 youth are currently in fostercare inthe United States. Approximately 20,000 of those youthage-out eachyear without positive familial supports or any familyconnection atall. Within 18 months of emancipation 40-50% offoster youthbecome homeless.