Mid-Hudson Valley

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Children And Youth

Rate of Foster Care Admissions

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Rate of Foster Care Admissions

What does this measure?

The annual number of children under age 18 placed in the care of the local Department of Social Services, expressed as a rate per 1,000 children under 18. Children admitted to foster care may be cared for in congregate care facilities, foster boarding homes, approved relative homes or a supervised independent living program.

Why is this important?

This is an indicator of families' inability to care for their children in a healthy and/or safe environment.

How is the region performing?

In 2020, 1.4 children per 1,000 in the Mid-Hudson Valley region were admitted to foster care, down from 2.8 in 2000. This 52% decline in the regional rate compares to a 41% decline at the state level (excluding New York City), from 2.7 per 1,000 to 1.6 per 1,000. The region's rate has been consistently higher than the state rate since 2010 until 2020. Among the counties, Putnam had the lowest rate of children admitted to foster care at 0.2, while rates were significantly higher for Greene (4.2), and slightly higher for Sullivan (3.0) and Ulster (2.1).

Notes about the data

Foster care placement rates may be affected by county efforts to develop and implement alternative options to helping troubled families, such as foster care prevention programs.Data for this indicator are expected to be released in the third quarter.

Rate of Foster Care Admissions

	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
Region	2.8	3.0	2.9	2.6	2.6	2.1	2.5	2.4	2.2	2.1	2.6	2.4	2.4	2.4	2.5	2.3	2.4	2.4	2.1	2.1	1.4
Columbia County	5.9	7.8	8.7	8.3	7.4	6.2	6.7	8.2	8.1	5.4	9.6	5.4	3.4	5.8	5.6	3.1	2.2	2.1	3.2	2.2	2.8
Dutchess County	2.2	2.6	3.1	2.1	2.1	1.9	2.3	2.0	2.0	2.5	2.4	1.7	2.0	2.3	2.7	3.0	2.9	2.9	1.9	2.0	1.2
Greene County	5.5	6.0	3.9	4.8	5.1	6.7	6.9	7.1	3.5	4.5	5.8	6.6	7.8	7.6	3.6	6.1	5.0	4.6	3.3	5.3	4.2
Orange County	2.8	2.9	2.7	2.5	2.5	0.6	2.1	2.1	1.9	1.8	2.2	2.3	2.1	2.2	2.0	1.7	1.9	2.0	1.5	1.6	0.8
Putnam County	0.6	0.5	0.9	0.3	0.8	5.6	0.6	0.9	0.9	0.5	0.3	0.3	0.6	0.7	0.7	1.0	0.8	0.6	1.3	0.4	0.2
Sullivan County	4.2	3.4	3.4	3.6	3.0	1.6	2.3	2.3	2.4	1.6	2.0	2.9	3.2	2.5	2.9	2.7	2.7	3.1	4.5	3.6	3.0
Ulster County	2.9	2.9	2.2	2.0	2.3	1.5	2.0	1.9	2.0	2.1	2.6	3.1	2.5	1.8	2.8	2.2	3.0	3.3	3.2	3.3	2.1
NYS (excluding NYC)	2.7	2.7	2.6	2.5	2.5	1.8	2.4	2.2	2.3	2.1	2.1	2.0	2.0	2.1	2.2	2.0	1.9	2.0	2.0	2.0	1.6
U.S.	4.0	4.1	4.1	4.0	4.1	4.2	4.1	3.9	3.7	3.4	3.4	3.4	3.4	3.5	3.6	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.6	3.5	3.0

Source: New York State Office of Children and Family Services
Notes: Rates are per 1,000 youth under 18.

Number of Foster Care Admissions

	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
Region	798	857	838	739	738	589	689	675	616	580	695	637	604	608	612	563	573	577	510	493	319
Columbia County	90	117	129	122	107	88	93	112	108	71	122	67	41	69	65	35	24	22	33	22	28
Dutchess County	156	187	220	152	151	138	164	137	135	166	159	111	128	143	161	176	165	161	106	107	65
Greene County	60	66	42	51	54	70	72	72	35	43	55	61	69	65	30	50	40	36	26	41	32
Orange County	278	291	272	257	259	61	222	216	197	181	221	229	210	213	199	167	187	191	146	156	77
Putnam County	14	12	23	9	20	143	16	22	22	11	7	8	14	15	15	20	17	12	26	7	3
Sullivan County	78	62	62	65	55	29	42	41	42	29	35	50	54	42	47	43	44	49	72	58	49
Ulster County	122	122	90	83	92	60	80	75	77	79	96	111	88	61	95	72	96	106	101	102	65
NYS (excluding NYC)	7,317	7,294	7,096	6,710	6,825	4,713	6,350	5,868	5,945	5,493	5,253	4,975	4,993	5,033	5,252	4,918	4,625	4,645	4,598	4,575	3,617
U.S.	291,962	294,978	301,969	295,286	304,148	310,091	302,083	292,226	272,298	253,538	252,775	251,450	251,352	254,622	264,531	268,860	273,174	270,200	262,902	252,352	216,838

Source: New York State Office of Children and Family Services

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INDICATORS	TREND \| STATE
Children Living in Poverty	Increasing
Children Living in Poverty, by Race/Ethnicity	Not Applicable
Single-Parent Families	Increasing
Single-Parent Families, by Race/Ethnicity	Not Applicable
Rate of Child Abuse and Neglect	Decreasing
Rate of Foster Care Admissions	Decreasing
Teen Pregnancy	Decreasing
Live Births to Teen Mothers	Decreasing
Juvenile Delinquency Intakes	Decreasing
Bullying at School	Decreasing
Average Charitable Giving	Increasing
Voter Registration Rate	Increasing
Voter Participation Rate	Increasing
Total Population	Increasing
Population by Age	Not Applicable
Population by Race/Ethnicity	Not Applicable
Household Types	Not Applicable
Change in Total Jobs	Increasing
Foreign-Born Population	Increasing
Employment by Sector	Not Applicable
Spending for County Government	Increasing
Tourism Revenue	Increasing
Preschoolers Receiving Special Education Services	Increasing
Prekindergarten Participation	Increasing
Students Receiving Special Education Services	Decreasing
Per-Student Spending	Increasing
Student Performance on Grade 4 English, by Student Group	Not Applicable
Student Performance on Grade 4 English, by Race/Ethnicity	Not Applicable
Student Performance on Grade 4 Math, by Student Group	Not Applicable
Student Performance on Grade 4 Math, by Race/Ethnicity	Not Applicable
High School Cohort Graduation Rate	Increasing
High School Cohort Dropout Rate	Decreasing
High School GED Rate	Maintaining
Plans of High School Graduates	Not Applicable
Education Levels of Adults	Not Applicable
Education Levels of Adults, by Race/Ethnicity	Not Applicable
Median Household Income	Maintaining
Median Household Income, by Race/Ethnicity	Not Applicable
People Living in Poverty	Increasing
People Living in Poverty, by Race/Ethnicity	Not Applicable
Seniors Living in Poverty	Maintaining
Children Receiving Subsidized Child Care	Maintaining
Veterans Living in Poverty	Decreasing
Economically Disadvantaged Students	Increasing
Earned Income Tax Credit Participation	Decreasing
Living Wage Rate by Household Type	Not Applicable
Income in Relation to Poverty Level	Not Applicable
People Without Health Insurance	Decreasing
Early Prenatal Care, by Mother's Race/Ethnicity	Not Applicable
Domestic Violence	Decreasing
Deaths from Drug Overdoses	Increasing
Babies with Low Birth Weights	Maintaining
People Living wth HIV	Increasing
Mental Health Clinic Visits	Decreasing
Homeownership Rates	Increasing
Homeless Persons	Decreasing
Housing Affordability for Homeowners	Maintaining
Housing Affordability for Renters	Not Applicable
Violent Crimes	Decreasing