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        • Student Performance on Grade 4 Math
        • Student Performance on Grade 4 Math, by Economic Background
        • Student Performance on Grade 4 Math, by Race/Ethnicity
      • Learning Outcomes
        • High School Cohort Graduation Rate
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        • High School GED Rate
        • Plans of High School Graduates
        • Education Levels of Adults
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    • Financial Stability
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        • Median Household Income
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        • People Living in Poverty
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        • Seniors in Poverty
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      • People Receiving Assistance
        • Children Receiving Subsidized Child Care
        • Students Eligible for Free/Reduced Price Lunch
        • Earned Income Tax Credit Participation
    • Health
      • Access to Care
        • People Without Health Insurance
      • Healthy Start
        • Early Prenatal Care, by Mother's Race/Ethnicity
        • Babies with Low Birth Weights
        • Infant Mortality
      • Health Challenges
        • People living with HIV
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      • Healthy Neighborhoods
        • Homeownership Rates
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  • Dutchess County Profile
    • Children and Youth
      • Family Support
        • Children Living in Poverty
        • Children Living in Poverty, by Race/Ethnicity
        • Single-Parent Families
        • Single-Parent Families, by Race/Ethnicity
        • Rate of Child Abuse and Neglect
        • Rate of Foster Care Admissions
      • Youth Risk Behavior
        • Teen Pregnancy
        • Live Births to Teen Mothers
        • Juvenile Delinquency Intakes
        • Bullying
    • Community Engagement
      • Philanthropic Support
        • Average Charitable Giving
      • Civic Participation
        • Voter Registration Rate
        • Voter Participation Rate
    • Demographics
      • Population Characteristics
        • Total Population
        • Population by Age
        • Population by Race/Ethnicity
        • Household Types
    • Economy
      • Health of the Economy
        • Change in Total Jobs
        • Employment by Sector
      • Cost of Government
        • Spending for County Government
      • Exciting Regional Destinations
        • Tourism Revenue
    • Education
      • School Readiness
        • Preschoolers Receiving Special Education Services
        • Prekindergarten Participation
        • Students Receiving Special Education Services
      • Public Support for Education
        • Per-Student Spending
      • Academic Achievement
        • Student Performance on Grade 4 English
        • Student Performance on Grade 4 English, by Economic Background
        • Student Performance on Grade 4 English, by Race/Ethnicity
        • Student Performance on Grade 4 Math
        • Student Performance on Grade 4 Math, by Economic Background
        • Student Performance on Grade 4 Math, by Race/Ethnicity
      • Learning Outcomes
        • High School Cohort Graduation Rate
        • High School Cohort Dropout Rate
        • High School GED Rate
        • Plans of High School Graduates
        • Education Levels of Adults
        • Education Levels of Adults, by Race/Ethnicity
    • Financial Stability
      • Financial Resources
        • Median Household Income
        • Median Household Income, by Race/Ethnicity
        • People Living in Poverty
        • People Living in Poverty, by Race/Ethnicity
        • Seniors in poverty
        • Veterans in poverty
      • People Receiving Assistance
        • Children Receiving Subsidized Child Care
        • Students Eligible for Free/Reduced Price Lunch
        • Earned Income Tax Credit Participation
    • Health
      • Access to Care
        • People Without Health Insurance
      • Healthy Start
        • Early Prenatal Care, by Mother's Race/Ethnicity
        • Babies with Low Birth Weights
        • Infant Mortality
      • Health Challenges
        • People living with HIV
        • People living with AIDS
        • Mental health clinic visits
    • Housing
      • Healthy Neighborhoods
        • Homeownership Rates
        • Homelessness
      • Affordable Housing
        • Housing Affordability for Homeowners
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    • Public Safety
      • Safe Neighborhoods
        • Violent crimes
        • Domestic violence
  • Orange County Profile
    • Children and Youth
      • Family Support
        • Children Living in Poverty
        • Children Living in Poverty, by Race/Ethnicity
        • Single-Parent Families
        • Single-Parent Families, by Race/Ethnicity
        • Rate of Child Abuse and Neglect
        • Rate of Foster Care Admissions
      • Youth Risk Behavior
        • Teen Pregnancy
        • Live Births to Teen Mothers
        • Juvenile Delinquency Intakes
        • Bullying
    • Community Engagement
      • Philanthropic Support
        • Average Charitable Giving
      • Civic Participation
        • Voter Registration Rate
        • Voter Participation Rate
    • Demographics
      • Population Characteristics
        • Total Population
        • Population by Age
        • Population by Race/Ethnicity
        • Household Types
    • Economy
      • Health of the Economy
        • Change in Total Jobs
        • Employment by Sector
      • Cost of Government
        • Spending for County Government
      • Exciting Regional Destinations
        • Tourism Revenue
    • Education
      • School Readiness
        • Preschoolers Receiving Special Education Services
        • Prekindergarten Participation
        • Students Receiving Special Education Services
      • Public Support for Education
        • Per-Student Spending
      • Academic Achievement
        • Student Performance on Grade 4 English
        • Student Performance on Grade 4 English, by Economic Background
        • Student Performance on Grade 4 English, by Race/Ethnicity
        • Student Performance on Grade 4 Math
        • Student Performance on Grade 4 Math, by Economic Background
        • Student Performance on Grade 4 Math, by Race/Ethnicity
      • Learning Outcomes
        • High School Cohort Graduation Rate
        • High School Cohort Dropout Rate
        • High School GED Rate
        • Plans of High School Graduates
        • Education Levels of Adults
        • Education Levels of Adults, by Race/Ethnicity
    • Financial Stability
      • Financial Resources
        • Median Household Income
        • Median Household Income, by Race/Ethnicity
        • People Living in Poverty
        • People Living in Poverty, by Race/Ethnicity
        • Seniors in poverty
        • Veterans in poverty
      • People Receiving Assistance
        • Children Receiving Subsidized Child Care
        • Students Eligible for Free/Reduced Price Lunch
        • Earned Income Tax Credit Participation
    • Health
      • Access to Care
        • People Without Health Insurance
      • Healthy Start
        • Early Prenatal Care, by Mother's Race/Ethnicity
        • Babies with Low Birth Weights
        • Infant Mortality
      • Health Challenges
        • People living with HIV
        • People living with AIDS
        • Mental health clinic visits
    • Housing
      • Healthy Neighborhoods
        • Homeownership Rates
        • Homelessness
      • Affordable Housing
        • Housing Affordability for Homeowners
        • Housing Affordability for Renters
    • Public Safety
      • Safe Neighborhoods
        • Violent crimes
        • Domestic violence
  • Ulster County Profile
    • Children and Youth
      • Family Support
        • Children Living in Poverty
        • Children Living in Poverty, by Race/Ethnicity
        • Single-Parent Families
        • Single-Parent Families, by Race/Ethnicity
        • Rate of Child Abuse and Neglect
        • Rate of Foster Care Admissions
      • Youth Risk Behavior
        • Teen Pregnancy
        • Live Births to Teen Mothers
        • Juvenile Delinquency Intakes
        • Bullying
    • Community Engagement
      • Philanthropic Support
        • Average Charitable Giving
      • Civic Participation
        • Voter Registration Rate
        • Voter Participation Rate
    • Demographics
      • Population Characteristics
        • Total Population
        • Population by Age
        • Population by Race/Ethnicity
        • Household Types
    • Economy
      • Health of the Economy
        • Change in Total Jobs
        • Employment by Sector
      • Cost of Government
        • Spending for County Government
      • Exciting Regional Destinations
        • Tourism Revenue
    • Education
      • School Readiness
        • Preschoolers Receiving Special Education Services
        • Prekindergarten Participation
        • Students Receiving Special Education Services
      • Public Support for Education
        • Per-Student Spending
      • Academic Achievement
        • Student Performance on Grade 4 English
        • Student Performance on Grade 4 English, by Economic Background
        • Student Performance on Grade 4 English, by Race/Ethnicity
        • Student Performance on Grade 4 Math
        • Student Performance on Grade 4 Math, by Economic Background
        • Student Performance on Grade 4 Math, by Race/Ethnicity
      • Learning Outcomes
        • High School Cohort Graduation Rate
        • High School Cohort Dropout Rate
        • High School GED Rate
        • Plans of High School Graduates
        • Education Levels of Adults
        • Education Levels of Adults, by Race/Ethnicity
    • Financial Stability
      • Financial Resources
        • Median Household Income
        • Median Household Income, by Race/Ethnicity
        • People Living in Poverty
        • People Living in Poverty, by Race/Ethnicity
        • Seniors in poverty
        • Veterans in poverty
      • People Receiving Assistance
        • Children Receiving Subsidized Child Care
        • Students Eligible for Free/Reduced Price Lunch
        • Earned Income Tax Credit Participation
    • Health
      • Access to Care
        • People Without Health Insurance
      • Healthy Start
        • Early Prenatal Care, by Mother's Race/Ethnicity
        • Babies with Low Birth Weights
        • Infant Mortality
      • Health Challenges
        • People living with HIV
        • People living with AIDS
        • Mental health clinic visits
    • Housing
      • Healthy Neighborhoods
        • Homeownership Rates
        • Homelessness
      • Affordable Housing
        • Housing Affordability for Homeowners
        • Housing Affordability for Renters
    • Public Safety
      • Safe Neighborhoods
        • Violent crimes
        • Domestic violence

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Rate of Foster Care Admissions

Rate of Foster Care Admissions

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What does this measure?

The annual number of children under age 18 placed in the care of the local Department of Social Services, expressed as a rate per 1,000 children under 18. Children admitted to foster care may be cared for in congregate care facilities, foster boarding homes, approved relative homes or a supervised independent living program.

Why is this important?

This is an indicator of families' inability to care for their children in a healthy and/or safe environment.

How is the region performing?

In 2016, 2.4 children per 1,000 in the Mid-Hudson Valley region were admitted to foster care, down slightly from 2.6 in 2000. The 9% decline in the regional rate compares to a 27% decline at the state level (excluding NYC). The regional rate had been below the state rate for most of the decade, but in 2016 it was above the statewide rate of 1.9. Among the counties, Orange had the lowest rate of children admitted to foster care at 1.9, while rates were slightly higher for Dutchess (2.9) and Ulster (3.0).

Notes about the data

Foster care placement rates may be affected by county efforts to develop and implement alternative options to helping troubled families, such as foster care prevention programs.Data for this indicator are expected to be released in the third quarter.

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The estimated number of children under 18 living below the federally defined poverty line, expressed as a percentage of all children under 18 and reported by various racial and ethnic groups. Poverty thresholds vary by family composition and year. Poverty thresholds vary by family composition and year. In 2016, the threshold for a four-person family was $24,339.

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