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Connecticut
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Foster care capacity*
Collected by the Chronicle of Social Change
Youth in care
Includes youth living in foster homes, with relatives and in congregate care settings. Federally collected figures for 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017; state-reported figures for 2018 and 2019.
Total licensed foster homes
Non-relative homes
Changes in the number non-relative foster homes from 2012 to 2019
Relatives with active placements
Foster care demographics
From federal Adoption and Foster Care Analysis Reporting System (AFCARS)
Foster youth living with relatives as percent of all youth in care
Youth living in unpaid placement as percent of all youth in care
Foster youth living in congregate care as percent of all youth in care
Youth who are 13+ as percent of all youth in care
Race/ethnicity of foster families (AFCARS)
Black families
Hispanic/Latino families
White families
Native American/Alaskan families
Asian families
Undetermined race families
Race/ethnicity of foster youth (AFCARS)
Black youth
Hispanic/Latino youth
White youth
Native American/Alaskan youth
Asian youth
Undetermined race youth
*National averages are based on only those states that responded.