Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System (AFCARS)

The Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System (AFCARS) collects case-level information on all children in foster care and those who have been adopted with title IV-E agency involvement. See Reporting Systems for more information.

Data and Resources

Data Access
https://www.ndacan.cornell.edu/datasets/datasets-list-afcars.cfm
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Reports
Tables and other reports summarizing the AFCARS data are available at the...
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Field	Value
Source	https://www.acf.hhs.gov/cb/research-data-technology/statistics-research/afcars
Maintainer	U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)/Administration for Children and Families (ACF)
Last Updated	August 27, 2021, 22:52 (UTC)
Created	September 6, 2019, 00:30 (UTC)