Arizona
FOSTER CARE FACTS BY THE NUMBERS*
| Children in out-of-home care | 10,377 |
| Children entering foster care | 8,144 |
| Children exiting foster care | 7,147 |
| Length of stay in foster care | mean 20.5 months, median 10.7 months |
| Children each year who age out | 589, 8.2% of all exits |
| * CWLA National Data Analysis System, AFCARS 2008 | |
