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There are 20,498 children in foster care in the state of Michigan.
Who are Michigan's children waiting in the foster care system?
20,498 children in foster care
30.3% of foster children are between ages of 0 and 5
28.1% of foster children are between ages of 6 and 12
41.6% of foster children are between ages of 13 and 21
Average number of years a child spends in foster care: 2 years (24.5 months)
Nationally: 2 years (28.8 months)
36% of children experience three or more foster care placements
Nationally: 42%
15.6% (3,200) of children live in group care or institutional settings
Nationally: 18.2% (93,521)
What are Michigan's foster children waiting for?
10,488 (51.2%) are waiting to be reunified with their birth families
Nationally: 251,020 (49.6%)
7,193 (35.1%) are waiting to be adopted
Nationally: 115,893 (22.9%)
Average time foster care children have been waiting to be adopted: 37 months
Nationally: 42 months
Where did Michigan's children go after leaving foster care in 2005?
9,546 children exited foster care
4,578 (48.0%) were returned to their parents
2,779 (29.1%) were adopted
1,112 (11.6%) left to live with relatives or via guardianships
514 (5.4%) "aged out" of foster care at 18 or older
488 (5.1%) left for other reasons (ran away, transferred, died)
This information is from federal AFCARS data, 2005
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