How many children are in foster care? What are the statistics on the number of children in foster care?

According to the most current AFCARS Report (Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System Report), there were approximately 523,000 children in the U. S. in foster care on September 30, 2003 Michigan alone had 21,376.

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