Racial Disparities in New Jersey Foster Care

2,022,117 children total in 2013

49%
are white

14%
are black

2,022,117 children total in 2013

5,555 children total in 2013

30%
are white

41%
are black

5,555 children total in 2013

Data

Data obtained by New Jersey Public Radio on the 25,713 children who entered foster care in New Jersey between 2009 and 2013. Population data from 2013 Census Population Estimates. Comparison of non-Hispanic white and black children.
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