Table 3.5 Formal Kinship Foster Care Populations and Prevalence Rates by Race and Region for Four States, 1990. |
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State Region |
Child Population 0-17 years |
Percent of State total |
Percent African American |
Kinship FC Prevalence rate per 1,000 children |
Kinship FC Count | Kinship FC % | ||||
|
|
|
All Children |
African American |
All Others |
African American |
All Others |
African American |
All Others |
|
California |
7,739,479 |
100 % |
8.5 % |
3.9 |
21.8 |
2.2 |
14,348 |
15,490 |
48 % |
52 % |
Los Angeles County |
2,323,294 |
30.0 % |
12.3 % |
6.0 |
28.5 |
2.9 |
8,144 |
5,909 |
58 % |
42 % |
Balance of state |
5,416,185 |
70.0 % |
6.9 % |
2.9 |
16.6 |
1.9 |
6,204 |
9,581 |
39 % |
61 % |
Illinois |
2,947,821 |
100 % |
18.8 % |
2.5 |
10.7 |
0.6 |
5,918 |
1,502 |
80 % |
20 % |
Chicago City |
723,482 |
24.5 % |
47.4 % |
7.1 |
13.6 |
1.3 |
4,664 |
495 |
90 % |
10 % |
Balance of state |
2,224,339 |
75.5 % |
9.4 % |
1.0 |
6.0 |
0.5 |
1,255 |
1,008 |
55 % |
45 % |
New York |
4,256,301 |
100 % |
19.6 % |
5.4 |
16.0 |
2.8 |
13,353 |
9,520 |
58 % |
42 % |
New York City |
1,683,621 |
39.6 % |
36.0 % |
13.0 |
21.2 |
8.4 |
12,849 |
9,051 |
59 % |
41 % |
Balance of state |
2,572,680 |
60.4 % |
8.9 % |
0.4 |
2.2 |
0.2 |
504 |
469 |
52 % |
48 % |
Missouri |
1,315,470 |
100 % |
13.5 % |
0.5 |
1.7 |
0.3 |
301 |
357 |
46 % |
54 % |
St. Louis City |
100,104 |
7.6 % |
61.6 % |
2.0 |
2.8 |
0.7 |
173 |
27 |
87 % |
13 % |
Balance of state |
1,215,366 |
92.4 % |
9.6 % |
0.4 |
1.1 |
0.3 |
128 |
330 |
28 % |
72 % |
Four State Totals |
16,259,071 |
100 % |
13.7 % |
3.7 |
15.3 |
1.9 |
33,921 |
26,868 |
56 % |
44 % |
Primary Cities |
4,830,501 |
29.7 % |
26.8 % |
8.6 |
19.9 |
4.4 |
25,830 |
15,482 |
63 % |
37 % |
Balance of states |
11,428,570 |
70.3 % |
8.1 % |
1.7 |
8.7 |
1.1 |
8,090 |
11,387 |
42 % |
58 % |