Minnesota
FOSTER CARE FACTS BY THE NUMBERS*
| Children in out-of-home care | 6,131 |
| Children entering foster care | 7,166 |
| Children exiting foster care | 7,474 |
| Length of stay in foster care | mean 23.9 months, median 4.3 months |
| Children each year who age out | 691, 9.2% of all exits |
| * CWLA National Data Analysis System, AFCARS 2008 | |
