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Foster Care Rates
FOSTER CARE REIMBURSEMENT RATES
January 2001
| State |
Reimbursement Rate(s) |
| Alabama |
0-2: $230, to 19-21: $266 per mo. HGP |
| Alaska |
0-2: $21.45, 3-11: $19.07, 12-19: $22.64 |
| Arizona |
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| Arkansas |
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| California |
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| Colorado |
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| Connecticut |
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| Delaware |
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| Florida |
(Daily rates) 0 - 5: $11.50, 5 - 12: $13.00, 13 + : $14.00 |
| Georgia |
$12.00 Per Day |
| Hawaii |
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| Idaho |
0-5: $251-/Mo, 6-12: $275-/Mo, 13 +; $394/Mo |
| Illinois |
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| Indiana |
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| Iowa |
0 - 5: 14.28, 6 - 11: 15.07, 12 - 15: 16.83, 16 - 20: 16.83 |
| Kansas |
$18 to $35/day Privatized |
| Kentucky |
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| Louisiana |
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| Maine |
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| Maryland |
0-11: $17.59/day, 12+: $18.08/day |
| Massachusetts |
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| Michigan |
0 - 12: $13.85/day, 13 - 18: $17.15/day |
| Minnesota |
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| Mississippi |
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| Missouri |
0-6: $227.00, 6-13: $256.00, 13-18: $298.00, $150.00 Clothing Allowance |
| Montana |
0-12: $12.04 subject to change, 13-18: $13.43-subject to change, $32.respite |
| Nebraska |
0-5: $222/mo, 6-11: $292/mo, 12+: $352/mo |
| Nevada |
0-12: $365/mo, 13+: $436/mo |
| New Hampshire |
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| New Jersey |
0-5: $406, 6-9: $437, 10-12: $457, 13+: $508 |
| New Mexico |
0 - 5: $408, 6 - 12: $441, 13 +: $467 |
| New York |
www.nysccc.org/boardrates/ratedirectory.htm |
| North Carolina |
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| North Dakota |
0 - 4: $351, 5 - 12: $397, 13 - 18: $517 |
| Ohio |
Minimum $9/day to Maximum $90/day |
| Oklahoma |
0-6: $10/day, 7-12: $12/day, 13+: $14/day |
| Oregon |
0-5: $369/mo, 6-12: $385/mo, 13+: $475/mo |
| Pennsylvania |
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| Puerto Rico |
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| Rhode Island |
$14.39 0-3; $13.64 4-11; $15.79 12+ per day |
| South Carolina |
0-5: $332.00, 6-12: $359.00, 13-21: $425.00 |
| South Dakota |
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| Tennessee |
0-2: $12.11/day, 3-4: $9.13/day, 5-12: $10.24/day, 13+: $15.03/day |
| Texas |
$16.96/day |
| Utah |
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| Vermont |
0 - 5: L1;$14.36, L2;$16.19, L3;$18.95. 6 - 12: L1;$15.92, L2;$17.89, L3;$20.98. 13 +: L1;$17.65, L2;$19.75, L3;$22.98 |
| Virginia |
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| Washington |
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| Washington D. C. |
0-12: $581/mo, 13+: $651/mo |
| West Virginia |
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| Wisconsin |
0-5: $292/mo, 6-12: $317/mo, 13+: $375/mo |
| Wyoming |
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The Cost of Raising a Child Compared to Foster Care Maintenance PaymentsFoster families who care for children in the custody of a state receive payment that is intended to cover ordinary living expenses for the child. This generally includes room and board, daily supervision, and a personal allowance. It may also include a variety of other expenses for which some states or counties provide supplemental funds, including clothing, child care, incidentals such as hair care, liability insurance, recreational activities, respite care, school supplies, and travel for visits with birth families and medical appointments. Therefore, it can be misleading to compare the stipends paid by any two states, since one may expect foster parents to cover many more expenses without a supplement.
In addition, the cost of caring for a child varies considerably in various parts of the country. The U.S. Department of Agriculture publishes a yearly report, Expenditures on Children by Families, that provides separate costs for four different urban regions and one for rural areas. The report also indicates amounts spent by families in three different income ranges on children in six age groupings. Shown in the chart below are estimated monthly expenditures for 2000 on a child by two-parent households in the five geographic areas. Each shows total spent by families whose before-tax income is in the range of $38,300 to $64,500 for children in three age groupings. For details, see the full report.
We have also shown the most current foster care maintenance rates available for states that fall in each of the urban regions. To get a rough idea of how your state's rate compare to the cost of raising a child, compare your state to others in your region. If you live in a community of under 2,500 people, use the rural areas rate in the first table.
For more about items included in each state's stipends, see the Child Welfare League of America's National Data Analysis System.
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age 0-2 |
age 9-11 |
age 15-17 |
as of date |
Source |
| Rural Areas - USDA est. monthly expenditure places of fewer than 2,500 people outside a Metropolitan Statistical Area |
$683 |
$708 |
$785 |
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USDA: Lino, M. (2001). Expenditures on children by famlies, 2000 annual report. [Online]. Available: here |
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age 0-2 |
age 9-11 |
age 15-17 |
as of date |
Source |
| Urban Midwest - USDA est. monthly expenditure |
$674 |
$705 |
$781 |
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USDAi |
| Illinois |
$343 |
$382 |
$415 |
1998 |
NDASii |
| Indiana |
$486 |
$536 |
$603 |
1998 |
NDASii |
| Iowa |
$434 |
$458 |
$512 |
11/00 |
link |
| Kansas |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
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NDASii |
| Michigan |
$426 |
$426 |
$526 |
12/01 |
link |
| Minnesota |
$458 |
$458 |
$561 |
1998 |
NDASii |
| Missouri |
$316 |
$364 |
$392 |
1998 |
NDASii |
| Nebraska |
$222 |
$292 |
$352 |
02/98 |
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| North Dakota |
$317 |
$359 |
$469 |
1998 |
NDASii |
| Ohio |
$603 |
$603 |
$603 |
1998 |
NDASii |
| South Dakota |
$353 |
$353 |
$424 |
1998 |
NDASii |
| Wisconsin |
$289 |
$315 |
$374 |
1998 |
NDASii |
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age 0-2 |
age 9-11 |
age 15-17 |
as of date |
Source |
| Urban South - USDA est. monthly expenditure |
$739 |
$757 |
$839 |
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USDAi |
| Alabama |
$350 |
$374 |
$386 |
01/02 |
B. Schaffer, personal communication |
| Arkansas |
$400 |
$425 |
$475 |
1998 |
NDASii |
| Delaware |
$410 |
$410 |
$511 |
1998 |
NDASii |
| District of Columbia |
$445 |
$445 |
$536 |
1998 |
NDASii |
| Florida |
$345 |
$355 |
$425 |
1998 |
NDASii |
| Georgia |
$388 |
$411 |
$433 |
2001 |
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| Kentucky |
$599 |
$599 |
$660 |
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link |
| Louisiana |
$331 |
$365 |
$399 |
1998 |
NDASii |
| Maryland |
$535 |
$535 |
$550 |
since 1992 |
link |
| Mississippi |
$325 |
$355 |
$390 |
1998 |
NDASii |
| North Carolina |
$315 |
$365 |
$415 |
since 1995 |
link |
| Oklahoma |
$300 |
$360 |
$420 |
1998 |
NDASii |
| South Carolina |
$212 |
$239 |
$305 |
1998 |
NDASii |
| Tennessee |
$336 |
$262 |
$385 |
1998 |
NDASii |
| Texas |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
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NDASii |
| Virginia |
$270 |
$316 |
$400 |
1998 |
NDASii |
| West Virginia |
$400 |
$400 |
$400 |
1998 |
NDASii |
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age 0-2 |
age 9-11 |
age 15-17 |
as of date |
Source |
| Urban Northeast |
$749 |
$783 |
$861 |
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USDAi |
| Connecticut |
$687 |
$703 |
$773 |
07/01 |
link |
| Maine |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
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NDASii |
| Massachusetts |
$448 |
$464 |
$515 |
1998 |
NDASii |
| New Hampshire |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
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NDASii |
| New Jersey |
$400 |
$430 |
$500 |
03/99 |
link |
| New York |
$419 upstate $460 metro |
$504 upstate $541 metro |
$583 upstate $626 metro |
07/01 |
http://www.nysccc.org |
| Pennsylvania |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
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NDASii |
| Rhode Island |
$308 |
$285 |
$340 |
1998 |
NDASii |
| Vermont |
$436 |
$483 |
$535 |
07/00 |
link |
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age 0-2 |
age 9-11 |
age 15-17 |
as of date |
Source |
| Urban West |
$789 |
$818 |
$894 |
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USDAi |
| Alaska |
$652 |
$580 |
$689 |
1998 |
NDAS National Data Analysis System. [Online]. Available: http://ndas.cwla.org |
| Arizona |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
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NDASii |
| California |
$375 |
$436 |
$528 |
1998 |
NDASii |
| Colorado |
$349 |
$392 |
$423 |
1998 |
NDASii |
| Hawaii |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
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NDASii |
| Idaho |
$251 |
$275 |
$394 |
07/00 |
Steve Green, DHW |
| Montana |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
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NDASii |
| Nevada |
$403 |
$403 |
$494 |
1998 |
NDASii |
| New Mexico |
$308 |
$341 |
$367 |
1998 |
NDASii |
| Oregon |
$356 |
$370 |
$457 |
1998 |
NDASii |
| Utah |
$326 |
$326 |
$326 |
1998 |
NDASii |
| Washington |
$338 |
$410 |
$481 |
1998 |
NDASii |
| Wyoming |
$400 |
$400 |
$400 |
1998 |
NDASii | Credits: Source: National Foster Parent Association |
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