Foster Care by the numbers

In April 2023:

• Virginia had 4,973 children in foster care.
• Virginia had 2,685 (53.99%) of children placed in non-relative foster homes.
• There was a total of 1,865 of children between the ages of 13 and 18 in foster care.

In April 2022:

• Virginia had 4,948 children in foster care.
• Virginia had 2,586 (52.86%) of children placed in non-relative foster homes.
• There was a total of 1,749 children between the ages of 13 and 18 in foster care.