2018 Texas Foster Care Statistics
280,911
Reported Allegations of Child Abuse/Neglect
66,382
Confirmed Abuse/Neglect Cases
17,500
Total number of Texas Children in Foster Care
(end of FY2018)
2020 Demographics of Children & Youth in Foster Care
0-2
25.9%
3-5
16.8%
6-9
18.2%
10-13
17.7%
14-17
21.2%
Hispanic
38.9%
Anglo
30.8%
African American
23.5%
Other
6.0%
Asian
0.3%
Native American
0.2%
2019 Permanency Goals for Children in Care
44.5%
Adoption
42.0%
Reunification with Bio Family
10.3%
Relative Care/Kinship
1.8%
Age Out/Emancipation
2019 Average Time in Care by Outcome
Family Reunification
12.8 Mos.
Relative Adoption
24.7 Mos.
Non-Relative Adoption
27.7 Mos.
Age Out/Emancipation
44.8 Mos.
All numbers sourced from DFPS Data and Statistics Website
https://www.dfps.state.tx.us/About_DFPS/Data_Book/Child_Protective_Services/default.asp