Data

• NYS Estimated Kinship Children (2017-18)
• OCFS Trends in Relative Placements
• Keeping Kids in Families Trends in Foster Care 2019
• Non Parent Caregiver Cases Data

Compiled by the NYS Kinship Navigator using American Community Survey 5-year aggregate data, this chart shows an estimated number of kinship children in each county in NYS.

This chart, compiled each year by OCFS, shows county data on the number of children entering kinship foster care, direct custody, group homes, and non-kin foster care. It also shows the number of children exiting to KinGAP each year, by county. This data and other foster care data is also available at: https://ocfs.ny.gov/main/sppd/family-first-data.php

This 2019 Data Snapshot from Annie E Casey examines the national trends in foster care placements, highlighting the importance of placement with relatives.

Non-Parent (Child Only) Public Assistance Data

These Excel charts, provided by the Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance, shows the number of active Child Only cases in each county in NY at different points in time. Looking at multiple years can help identify trends in active cases in each county.