Foster care provides a safe and stable environment for children when the cannot be with their parents for some reason.Foster care provides an important role in caring for children. Children in foster care may benefit developmentally from the safety, stability, and mental health environment of the foster family.
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Florida
CountyYearCount/RateRace/Ethnicity
Race/EthnicityYear
Age-adjusted Children in Foster Care (Aged 0-17 Years), Rate Per 100,000 Population Under 18, Single Year|
2022 | 315 | | 24,245 | |
2021 | 360 | | 25,475 | |
2020 | 323 | | 23,517 | |
2019 | 263 | | 21,066 | |
2018 | 277 | | 20,970 | |
2017 | 270 | | 22,220 | |
2016 | 304 | | 21,885 | |
2015 | 249 | | 20,948 | |
2014 | 301 | | 19,663 | |
2013 | 242 | | 18,003 | |
2012 | 263 | | 19,595 | |
2011 | 359 | | 19,846 | |
2010 | 353 | | 18,624 | |
2009 | 364 | | 19,544 | |
2008 | 450 | | 22,099 | |
2007 | 546 | | 25,875 | |
2006 | 488 | | 28,887 | |
2005 | 453 | | 28,679 | |
2004 | 411 | | 27,642 | |
2003 | 554 | | 29,595 | |