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2007 Legislative Hot Topics
Estimated Number of Children Covered by Federal Foster Care Funding in FY 2004 1
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| State |
Children in Foster Care |
Children Covered By IV-E |
% |
| Alabama |
5,880 |
1,574 |
27% |
| Alaska |
1,825 |
364 |
20% |
| Arizona |
9,119 |
4,554 |
50% |
| Arkansas |
3,097 |
1,873 |
61% |
| California |
92,344 |
52,738 |
57% |
| Colorado |
8,196 |
2,538 |
31% |
| Connecticut |
6,803 |
2,714 |
40% |
| Delaware |
849 |
279 |
33% |
| District of Columbia |
2,608 |
1,263 |
48% |
| Florida |
28,864 |
9,069 |
31% |
| Georgia |
14,216 |
4,321 |
30% |
| Hawaii |
2,953 |
1,103 |
37% |
| Idaho |
1,565 |
819 |
52% |
| Illinois 2 |
19,931 |
10,065 |
50.5% |
| Indiana |
9,745 |
1,680 |
17% |
| Iowa |
5,384 |
1,972 |
37% |
| Kansas |
6,060 |
2,282 |
38% |
| Kentucky |
7,000 |
3,417 |
49% |
| Louisiana |
4,397 |
2,995 |
68% |
| Maine |
2,584 |
1,319 |
51% |
| Maryland |
11,111 |
4,051 |
36% |
| Massachusetts |
12,562 |
4,974 |
40% |
| Michigan |
21,173 |
6,742 |
32% |
| Minnesota |
7,038 |
2,809 |
40% |
| Mississippi |
2,989 |
640 |
21% |
| Missouri |
11,681 |
5,401 |
46% |
| Montana |
2,030 |
932 |
46% |
| Nebraska |
6,292 |
1,493 |
24% |
| Nevada |
4,050 |
1,275 |
31% |
| New Hampshire |
1,236 |
648 |
52% |
| New Jersey |
12,694 |
4,971 |
39% |
| New Mexico |
2,320 |
1,649 |
71% |
| New York |
33,445 |
18,923 |
57% |
| North Carolina |
10,077 |
4,021 |
40% |
| North Dakota |
1,314 |
495 |
38% |
| Ohio 3 |
17,387 |
12,821 |
74% |
| Oklahoma |
10,534 |
3,808 |
36% |
| Oregon |
10,096 |
4,241 |
42% |
| Pennsylvania |
21,944 |
10,076 |
46% |
| Rhode Island |
2,414 |
601 |
25% |
| South Carolina |
4,855 |
1,169 |
24% |
| South Dakota |
1,600 |
446 |
28% |
| Tennessee |
9,590 |
5,375 |
56% |
| Texas |
24,529 |
10,951 |
45% |
| Utah |
2,108 |
836 |
40% |
| Vermont |
1,432 |
816 |
57% |
| Virginia |
6,869 |
4,232 |
62% |
| Washington |
9,368 |
3,592 |
38% |
| West Virginia |
3,990 |
813 |
20% |
| Wisconsin |
7,812 |
2,390 |
31% |
| Wyoming |
1,209 |
203 |
17% |
Sources
- Calculation made using data submitted to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) by the states. CWLA calculated coverage by taking the number of children in foster care at the end of the federal fiscal year September 30, 2004, and comparing it to the average monthly claims a state files with HHS. For more information cllick here. back
- Illinois calculation based on estimated coverage as reported by the Urban Institute in, The Cost of Protecting Vulnerable Children V: Understanding State Variation in Child Welfare Funding. Available online. back
- Figures calculated by the state of Ohio and submitted directly to CWLA. back
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