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Latest UC Data – FY2024

The data below was extracted from ORR's UC Portal database. The UC Portal system tracks an unaccompanied child's cycle in ORR custody from the time of placement, and throughout ORR's care. In this way, the UC Portal supports ORR's mission of ensuring each child receives a safe placement and timely release to a vetted sponsor.

Overall Data | Gender | Age | Tender Age (0-12) UC By Shelter Type | Total Monthly Discharges to Individual Sponsors Only (By Category)

Overall Data

In Care Statistics Calculated on the Last Day of the Month11/30/202312/31/20231/31/20242/29/20243/31/20244/30/20245/31/20246/30/20247/31/20248/31/20249/30/202410/31/2024
Average Number of Children in Care:10,10011,5629,0178,6358,6257,2287,7627,6456,4696,2256,3856,212
Maximum Number of Operations Beds*:17,26417,15917,15917,15917,15917,15917,15916,29416,24616,37516,42816,475
Average Occupancy Rate:59%68%53%50%50%42%46%52%43%38%39%38%
Average Length of Care (for those discharged)**:282730282933303032343435
Average Length of Care (for those in care)***:414252466046556269646867
30-Day Average Number of UC Referrals:395408245313245238249232179194180178
30-Day Average UC Discharge Rate:3.43.53.73.43.43.23.13.43.232.92.8

*includes Influx shelters
**includes all discharge types & all program types
***Length of Care calculated as of the last day of the corresponding month showing above

Gender

In Care Statistics Calculated on the Last Day of the Month11/30/202312/31/20231/31/20242/29/20243/31/20244/30/20245/31/20246/30/20247/31/20248/31/20249/30/202410/31/2024
Male6,9166,9005,4455,8424,8134,8685,0454,4883,9564,1613,9884,056
Female4,3844,4053,1883,4542,7582,9003,0792,6842,4322,5732,4252,343

Age

In Care Statistics Calculated on the Last Day of the Month11/30/202312/31/20231/31/20242/29/20243/31/20244/30/20245/31/20246/30/20247/31/20248/31/20249/30/202410/31/2024
0-5502543362361343352357314269270242227
6-121,4981,5691,0781,1761,0241,1001,1789838771,020873901
13-141,2211,222881983817846902769694779723728
15-163,8763,8663,1103,2432,5952,6952,7012,3982,1692,1902,1012,123
17+4,2034,1053,2023,5332,7922,7752,9862,7082,3792,4752,4742,420

Tender Age (0-12) UC By Shelter Type

In Care Statistics Calculated on the Last Day of the Month11/30/202312/31/20231/31/20242/29/20243/31/20244/30/20245/31/20246/30/20247/31/20248/31/20249/30/202410/31/2024
Standard Shelter9431,205700734634727799666464444372393
Transitional Foster Care1,025884718779710704717612662825722714
Residential Treatment000000000000
Staff Secure000010000000
Secure000000000000
Therapeutic Staff Secure000000000000
Therapeutic Group Home111111000000
Long Term Foster Care312221232120191920212121
Emergency Intake Facility000000000000
Influx Care Facility000000000000

Total Monthly Discharges to Individual Sponsors Only (By Category)

In Care Statistics Calculated on the Last Day of the Month11/30/202312/31/20231/31/20242/29/20243/31/20244/30/20245/31/20246/30/20247/31/20248/31/20249/30/202410/31/2024
Category 14,4525,7984,5413,8504,0983,1983,6263,9273,1262,7802,8522,559
Category 24,2145,1724,2813,5133,8792,7512,9612,9662,4872,1652,0892,094
Category 31,1271,2581,109853848714650634602544454458
Total9,79312,2289,9318,2168,8256,6637,2377,5276,2155,4895,3955,111

*** PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL FY 24 UC DATA REPRESENTED HERE IS UNRECONCILED AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE***

Content created by Administration for Children and Families (ACF)
Content last reviewed December 13, 2024
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