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Parental Alcohol or Drug Abuse as a Circumstance Reported at Removal by State, 2025

Age 1 and Older

Source: AFCARS Data, 2025, as of 05/05/26

National Average 34.00%

N=385,666

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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 circumstance reported at removal.

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Under Age 1

Source: AFCARS Data, 2025, as of 05/05/26

National Average 55.1%

N=91,941

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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 removal. The percentage for children age 1 and older (34.0%) was closer to the overall national average (38.0%).

Note: Estimates based on all children in out-of-home care at some point during the Fiscal Year;
*Due to missing data for children without parental alcohol or drug risk factors, percentages were estimated using total number of entries for IA, IN, KS, and NC

Source: Center for Children and Family Futures. (2026). Analyses of the 2025 Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System from the National Data Archive on Child Abuse and Neglect (file number 312) [Data set]. NDACAN.

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