Interactive Statistics Series
This page contains data from 1) the Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System (AFCARS) depicting national and state information related to parental alcohol or drug abuse as a circumstance reported at removal and 2) the Treatment Episode Data Set Admissions (TEDS-A) depicting substance use disorder treatment admissions by gender and substance type.
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Number of Children who Entered Out of Home Care, with Parental Alcohol or Drug Abuse as a Circumstance Reported at Remov...
AFCARS Data, 2025, as of 05/05/26
Children from birth to age 5 made up more than half (58.8%, N=35,709) of the children placed in out-of-home care with parental alcohol o... (Read More)
Number of Children who Entered Out of Home Care, by Age at Removal in the United States, 2025
AFCARS Data, 2025, as of 05/05/26
Children from birth to age 5 made up 45.3% (N=78,530) of the children placed in out-of-home care during Fiscal Year 2025. Children age 6... (Read More)
Parental Alcohol or Drug Abuse as a Circumstance Reported at Removal for Children Age 1 and Older, 2025
AFCARS Data, 2025, as of 05/05/26
In 2025, for children age 1 and older, there were 385,666 in out-of-home care and 130,998 with parental alcohol or drug abuse as a circu... (Read More)
Parental Alcohol or Drug Abuse as a Circumstance Reported at Removal for Children Under 1 Year, 2025
AFCARS Data, 2025, as of 05/05/26
More than half of the children under age 1 (55.1%) in out-of-home care had parental alcohol or drug abuse as a circumstance reported at ... (Read More)
Percent of Children who Entered Out of Home Care who were Under Age 1 in the United States, 2000 to 2025
AFCARS Data, 2000-2025, as of 05/05/26
The percentage of children under age 1 who entered out-of-home care increased gradually from 13.4% (2000) to 20.6% (2021), with slight d... (Read More)
Percent of Children with Parental Alcohol or Drug Abuse as a Circumstance Reported at Removal who were Under Age 1 in th...
AFCARS Data, 2000-2025, as of 05/05/26
The percentage of children under age 1 who entered out-of-home care with parental alcohol or drug abuse as a circumstance reported at re... (Read More)
Prevalence of Parental Alcohol or Drug Abuse as a Circumstance Reported at Removal in the United States, 2000 to 2025
AFCARS Data, 2000-2025, as of 05/05/26
The percentage of children in out-of-home care with parental alcohol or other drug abuse as a circumstance reported at removal has stead... (Read More)
Parental Alcohol or Drug Abuse as a Circumstance Reported at Removal by State, 2025
AFCARS Data, 2025, as of 05/05/26
Nationally, 38% of children placed in out-of-home care had parental alcohol or other drug abuse as a circumstance reported at removal in... (Read More)
Substance Abuse Treatment Admissions by Substance Type and Sex in the United States, 2023
TEDS-A Data, 2023, as of 2/13/25
Alcohol was the most frequently identified substance reported at treatment admission for both men and women, followed by marijuana and m... (Read More)
Treatment Admissions for Women of Childbearing Age (Ages 15-44) Who Were Pregnant at Treatment Admission in the United S...
TEDS-A Data, 2023, as of 2/13/25
Nationally, 5.6% (N=20,344) of treatment admissions were for women who were pregnant, this percentage varies greatly by state. (Read More)