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Children in Foster Care
1983 - 1998
| Year |
Children
in Care
on last day of the year
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| 1983 |
269,000
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| 1984 |
276,000
|
| 1985 |
276,000
|
| 1986 |
280,000
|
| 1987 |
300,000
|
| 1988 |
340,000
|
| 1989 |
383,000
|
| 1990 |
406,000
|
| 1991 |
422,000
|
| 1992 |
435,000
|
| 1993 |
445,000
|
| 1994 |
460,000
|
| 1995 |
475,000
|
| 1996 |
507,000
|
| 1997 |
537,000
|
| 1998 |
560,000
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Source: HHS Administration
for Children and Families
Data source: 1990-1996
estimates from Voluntary Cooperative Information System (VCIS),
1997-1998 estimates from Adoption, Foster Care Analysis Reporting System
(AFCARS)
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