15,377 total children were served by the foster care system in FY 2022. [...] 11,258 in care as of 09/30/2022. During 2022, 5,124 children entered care and 4,119 exited. 1,303 children were adopted; 2,690 were waiting to be adopted. [...] 1.8% increase in the number of children in care between 2021-2022. [...] 1,370 children were staying in group homes or institutions; 76 children classified as runaways. 3% of households had a grandparent living with a grandchild. [...] Published April 2024 Health 118,000 children had no health insurance in 2022 (12.59% decrease from 2021). [...] 1,192,417 children were enrolled in Medicaid in 2021 (6.6% increase from 2020). [...] 305,646 children in North Carolina were in the state Children Health Insurance Program (CHIP) in 2021 (1.2% decrease from 2020). [...] Child Poverty 579,000 children lived with parents who lacked secure employment in 2022 (25% of all children). [...] 26% of children lived in households with a high housing cost burden. [...] 177 children <19yrs were killed by a firearm in North Carolina in 2020.
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