On any given day, there are nearly 424,000 children in foster care in the United States. In 2019, over 672,000 children spent time in U.S. foster care. On average, children remain in state care for over a year and a half, and five percent of children in foster care have languished there for five or more years.
How many children are in foster care in America right now?
400,000 children According to the most recent federal data, there are currently more than 400,000 children in foster care in the United States.
May 2022 as National Foster Care Month
Read the official document A Proclamation on National Foster Care Month, 2022 from the white house: