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 2023, 1.5 children per 1,000 in the Mid-Hudson Valley region were admitted to foster care, down from 2.6 in 2010. This 42% decline in the regional rate compares to a 27% decline at the state level (excluding New York City), from 2.1 per 1,000 to 1.5 per 1,000. The region's rate had been consistently higher than the state rate until 2020. Among the counties, Putnam had the lowest rate of children admitted to foster care, at 0.7, while rates were significantly higher for Sullivan (3.8).

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

	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023
Region	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	1.1	1.4	1.5
Columbia	8.1	5.4	9.6	5.4	3.4	5.8	5.6	3.1	2.2	2.1	3.2	2.6	4.2	2.5	2.0	2.7
Dutchess	2.0	2.5	2.4	1.7	2.0	2.3	2.7	3.0	2.9	2.9	1.9	2.0	1.1	0.8	1.8	1.7
Greene	3.5	4.5	5.8	6.6	7.8	7.6	3.6	6.1	5.0	4.6	3.3	5.6	3.8	2.9	5.5	2.4
Orange	1.9	1.8	2.2	2.3	2.1	2.2	2.0	1.7	1.9	2.0	1.5	1.7	0.8	1.0	1.0	0.9
Putnam	0.9	0.5	0.3	0.3	0.6	0.7	0.7	1.0	0.8	0.6	1.3	0.3	0.1	0.2	0.5	0.7
Sullivan	2.4	1.6	2.0	2.9	3.2	2.5	2.9	2.7	2.7	3.1	4.5	3.7	3.0	1.4	2.0	3.8
Ulster	2.0	2.1	2.6	3.1	2.5	1.8	2.8	2.2	3.0	3.3	3.2	3.2	2.1	1.7	1.5	1.8
NYS (excluding NYC)	2.3	2.1	2.1	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.2	2.0	1.9	2.0	2.0	2.0	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.5
U.S.	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	2.8	2.6

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

Number of Foster Care Admissions

	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023
Region	616	580	695	637	604	608	612	563	573	577	510	506	322	271	352	363
Columbia	108	71	122	67	41	69	65	35	24	22	33	26	41	25	19	25
Dutchess	135	166	159	111	128	143	161	176	165	161	106	109	59	42	99	93
Greene	35	43	55	61	69	65	30	50	40	36	26	43	29	23	42	18
Orange	197	181	221	229	210	213	199	167	187	191	146	163	78	100	101	92
Putnam	22	11	7	8	14	15	15	20	17	12	26	6	2	4	10	14
Sullivan	42	29	35	50	54	42	47	43	44	49	72	59	49	24	35	65
Ulster	77	79	96	111	88	61	95	72	96	106	101	100	64	53	46	56
NYS (excluding NYC)	5,939	5,485	5,234	4,958	4,988	5,027	5,231	4,916	4,622	4,633	4,589	4,588	3,549	3,478	3,494	3,506
U.S.	272,298	253,538	252,775	251,450	251,352	254,622	264,531	268,860	273,174	270,197	263,579	252,198	216,450	206,867	186,602

Source: New York State Office of Children and Family Services

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INDICATORS	TREND \| STATE
Children Living in Poverty	Decreasing
Children Living in Poverty, by Race/Ethnicity	Increasing
Single-Parent Families	Increasing
Single-Parent Families, by Race/Ethnicity	Increasing
Rate of Child Abuse and Neglect	Decreasing
Rate of Foster Care Admissions	Maintaining
Teen Pregnancy	Decreasing
Voter Registration Rate	Increasing
Voter Participation Rate	Decreasing
Total Population	Increasing
Population by Age	Decreasing
Population by Race/Ethnicity	Increasing
Household Types	Increasing
Change in Total Jobs	Increasing
Foreign-Born Population	Increasing
Change in Jobs by Sector	Increasing
Spending for County Government	Maintaining
Tourism Revenue	Maintaining
Preschoolers Receiving Special Education Services	Increasing
Prekindergarten Participation	Increasing
Students Receiving Special Education Services	Increasing
Per-Student Spending	Maintaining
Student Performance on Grade 4 English, by Student Group	Increasing
Student Performance on Grade 4 English, by Race/Ethnicity	Increasing
Student Performance on Grade 4 Math, by Student Group	Increasing
Student Performance on Grade 4 Math, by Race/Ethnicity	Increasing
High School Cohort Graduation Rate	Increasing
High School Cohort Dropout Rate	Decreasing
High School GED Rate	Decreasing
Education Levels of Adults	Increasing
Education Levels of Adults, by Race/Ethnicity	Decreasing
Median Household Income	Maintaining
Median Household Income, by Race/Ethnicity	Maintaining
People Living in Poverty	Maintaining
People Living in Poverty, by Race/Ethnicity	Increasing
Seniors Living in Poverty	Increasing
Veterans Living in Poverty	Decreasing
Children Receiving Subsidized Child Care	Decreasing
Economically Disadvantaged Students	Increasing
Earned Income Tax Credit Participation	Increasing
Income in Relation to Poverty Level	Increasing
Households Receiving SNAP	Maintaining
People Without Health Insurance	Decreasing
Early Prenatal Care, by Mother's Race/Ethnicity	Not Applicable
Food Insecurity	Not Applicable
Deaths from Drug Overdoses	Increasing
Babies with Low Birth Weights	Maintaining
Newly Diagnosed Cases of HIV	Decreasing
People Living wth HIV	Increasing
Mental Health Clinic Visits	Maintaining
Homeownership Rates	Maintaining
Homeownership Rates, by Race/Ethnicity	Decreasing
Cost of Homeownership	Maintaining
Cost of Rent	Increasing
Cost of Rent, by Race/Ethnicity	Not Applicable
Violent Crimes	Decreasing
Homeless Persons	Decreasing
Domestic Violence	Maintaining
Arrest Rates, by Race/Ethnicity	Not Applicable
Prison Sentences by Race/Ethnicity	Maintaining
Children Living in Poverty, by Race/Ethnicity	Increasing
Single-Parent Families, by Race/Ethnicity	Increasing
Population by Race/Ethnicity	Increasing
Student Performance on Grade 4 English, by Race/Ethnicity	Increasing
Student Performance on Grade 4 Math, by Race/Ethnicity	Increasing
Education Levels of Adults, by Race/Ethnicity	Decreasing
Median Household Income, by Race/Ethnicity	Maintaining
People Living in Poverty, by Race/Ethnicity	Increasing
Early Prenatal Care, by Mother's Race/Ethnicity	Not Applicable
Homeownership Rates, by Race/Ethnicity	Decreasing
Cost of Rent, by Race/Ethnicity	Not Applicable
Arrest Rates, by Race/Ethnicity	Not Applicable