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Disproportionality Data

Data on disproportionality or approaches to calculating disproportionality rates.

Calculating Disproportionality of Children in Out-of-Home Care (PDF - 97 KB)
Child Welfare League of America (2005)
A methodology for calculating disproportionality.

Overrepresentation of Children of Color in 2000 (PDF - 831 KB)
Hill (2004)
Data and a descriptive analysis of the degree of overrepresentation of African-Americans, Hispanics, and American Indians in out-of-home care.

The Race + Child Welfare Project. Fact Sheet 1 - Basic Facts on Disproportionate Representation of African Americans in the Foster Care System (PDF - 29 KB)
Center for the Study of Social Policy (2004)
Statistics on the number of African-American children in foster care.

The Race + Child Welfare Project. Fact Sheet 2 - State-by-State Statistical Profile of Racial Over-Representation in Foster Care (PDF - 22 KB)
Center for the Study of Social Policy (2004)
Approach to calculating racial overrepresentation in the foster care system.

Rate of Disproportionality of Children in Out of Home Care Compared to White Non-Hispanic Children (Excel - 91 KB)
National Resource Center for Family-Centered Practice and Permanency Planning (2005)
Provides information on the rate of disproportionality for children from different racial backgrounds.

Updated on December 7, 2007