Gender

  • 49.9% Male
  • 50.1% Female

Age Ranges

  • 20.4% Birth - 2 Years
  • 12.2% 3 - 4 Year
  • 25.7% 5 - 9 Year
  • 17.9% 10 - 13 Year
  • 16.3% 14 - 17 Year
  • 7.5% 18 Years & Older

Race

  • 12% White
  • 57.4% Latino/Latina/Latinx
  • 23.7% African American
  • 1.6% Asian American/Pacific Islander
  • 0.3% American Indian/Alaskan Native
  • 5% Other
Source: County of Los Angeles Department of Children and Family Services CHILD WELFARE SERVICES DATA FACT SHEET Calendar Year 2019

Black children and LGBTQ youth are disproportionally represented in LA County’s foster care system.

Source: Kidsdata.org;  County of Los Angeles Department of Children and Family Services CHILD WELFARE SERVICES DATA FACT SHEET Calendar Year 2019
Source: Sexual and Gender Minority Youth in Foster Care: Assessing Disproportionality and Disparities in Los Angeles, 2014.

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