Source: AFCARS Data, 2021, as of 3/21/23
National Average 36.0%
N=480,645
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Source: AFCARS Data, 2021, as of 3/21/23
National Average 51.3%
N=123,178
Slightly more than half of the children under age 1 (51.3%) removed from their homes and placed in out-of-home care had parental AOD abuse a condition associated with removal. The percentage for children age 1 and older (36.0%) was closer to the overall national average (39.0%).
Note: Estimates based on all children in out-of-home care at some point during the Fiscal Year
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