The Children's Bureau's preliminary federal foster care count for fiscal 2025: 331,747 children in care on September 30, 2025, 175,008 entries, 169,927 exits and 501,745 children served during the year. Of the exits, 46% were reunification, 26% adoption, 10% guardianship and 9% emancipation (about 15,000 young people). Black children were 23% of entries.
Children in Foster Care on September 30, 2025 (N=331,747)
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The Children's Bureau's preliminary federal foster care count for fiscal 2025: 331,747 children in care on September 30, 2025, 175,008 entries, 169,927 exits and 501,745 children served during the year. Of the exits, 46% were reunification, 26% adoption, 10% guardianship and 9% emancipation (about 15,000 young people). Black children were 23% of entries.