California
FOSTER CARE FACTS BY THE NUMBERS*
| Children in out-of-home care | 69,969 |
| Children entering foster care | 34,916 |
| Children exiting foster care | 38,247 |
| Length of stay in foster care | mean 37.1 months, median 13.9 months |
| Children each year who age out | 3,961, 10.4% of all exits |
| * CWLA National Data Analysis System, AFCARS 2008 | |
