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The data in the table below shows state-by-state data of unaccompanied children released to sponsors as of July 31, 2023. ACF will update this data each month. View unaccompanied children released to sponsors by county.
Please note: ORR makes considerable effort to provide precise and timely data to the public, but adjustments occasionally occur following review and reconciliation. The FY2014 release data posted in the chart below were updated on March 13, 2015. The FY2015 release data were updated May 9, 2016. The FY2017 release data were updated May 22, 2018. The FY2018 release data were updated December 3, 2019. Questions may be addressed to ORR directly, at (202) 401-9246.
Unaccompanied Children Release Data
| State | Total Number of UC Released to Sponsors in FY15 (Oct. 2014 – Sep. 2015) |
Total Number of UC Released to Sponsors in FY16 (Oct. 2015 – Sep. 2016) |
Total Number of UC Released to Sponsors in FY17 (Oct. 2016 – Sep. 2017) |
Total Number of UC Released to Sponsors in FY18 (Oct. 2017 – Sep. 2018) |
Total Number of UC Released to Sponsors in FY19 (Oct. 2018 – Sep. 2019) |
Total Number of UC Released to Sponsors in FY20 (Oct. 2019 – Sep. 2020) |
Total Number of UC Released to Sponsors in FY21 (Oct. 2020 – Sep. 2021) |
Total Number of UC Released to Sponsors in FY22 (Oct. 2021 – Sep. 2022) |
Total Number of UC Released to Sponsors in FY23 (Oct. 2022 – Jul. 2023) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 808 | 870 | 598 | 736 | 1,111 | 247 | 1944 | 2378 | 1600 |
| Alaska | 2 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | ||
| Arizona | 167 | 330 | 322 | 258 | 493 | 162 | 631 | 782 | 692 |
| Arkansas | 186 | 309 | 272 | 193 | 359 | 87 | 789 | 926 | 723 |
| California | 3,629 | 7,381 | 6,268 | 4,675 | 8,447 | 2225 | 10770 | 13730 | 9150 |
| Colorado | 248 | 427 | 379 | 313 | 714 | 172 | 1088 | 1424 | 1258 |
| Connecticut | 206 | 454 | 412 | 332 | 959 | 260 | 1448 | 1302 | 994 |
| Delaware | 152 | 275 | 178 | 222 | 383 | 107 | 519 | 573 | 432 |
| DC | 201 | 432 | 294 | 138 | 322 | 48 | 307 | 421 | 279 |
| Florida | 2,908 | 5,281 | 4,059 | 4,131 | 7,408 | 1523 | 11143 | 13195 | 8850 |
| Georgia | 1,041 | 1,735 | 1,350 | 1,261 | 2,558 | 559 | 4354 | 5233 | 4025 |
| Hawaii | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 23 | 22 | 48 |
| Idaho | 11 | 39 | 11 | 28 | 62 | 19 | 83 | 125 | 135 |
| Illinois | 312 | 519 | 462 | 475 | 863 | 211 | 1712 | 2930 | 2660 |
| Indiana | 240 | 354 | 366 | 394 | 794 | 209 | 1593 | 1867 | 1463 |
| Iowa | 201 | 352 | 277 | 238 | 489 | 119 | 677 | 820 | 600 |
| Kansas | 245 | 326 | 289 | 305 | 453 | 95 | 719 | 807 | 610 |
| Kentucky | 274 | 503 | 364 | 370 | 710 | 158 | 1042 | 1242 | 1024 |
| Louisiana | 480 | 973 | 1,043 | 931 | 1,966 | 355 | 2849 | 3420 | 2082 |
| Maine | 4 | 9 | 11 | 22 | 26 | 11 | 64 | 96 | 106 |
| Maryland | 1,794 | 3,871 | 2,957 | 1,723 | 4,671 | 825 | 5468 | 6062 | 3981 |
| Massachusetts | 738 | 1,541 | 1,077 | 814 | 1,756 | 448 | 2549 | 2700 | 1842 |
| Michigan | 132 | 227 | 160 | 136 | 248 | 74 | 450 | 673 | 564 |
| Minnesota | 243 | 318 | 320 | 294 | 624 | 151 | 1000 | 1071 | 937 |
| Mississippi | 207 | 300 | 237 | 299 | 482 | 108 | 707 | 745 | 512 |
| Missouri | 170 | 261 | 234 | 203 | 431 | 93 | 794 | 1008 | 804 |
| Montana | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 38 | 41 | |
| Nebraska | 293 | 486 | 355 | 374 | 563 | 130 | 890 | 919 | 628 |
| Nevada | 137 | 283 | 229 | 132 | 324 | 79 | 464 | 616 | 443 |
| New Hampshire | 14 | 25 | 27 | 20 | 25 | 8 | 67 | 61 | 46 |
| New Jersey | 1,462 | 2,637 | 2,268 | 1,877 | 4,236 | 921 | 5907 | 6648 | 4356 |
| New Mexico | 19 | 65 | 46 | 43 | 89 | 34 | 116 | 141 | 150 |
| New York | 2,630 | 4,985 | 3,938 | 2,845 | 6,367 | 1663 | 8532 | 8543 | 6924 |
| North Carolina | 844 | 1,493 | 1,290 | 1,100 | 2,522 | 610 | 4246 | 4888 | 3702 |
| North Dakota | 2 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 14 | 19 | 16 |
| Ohio | 483 | 693 | 584 | 547 | 1,091 | 260 | 1674 | 1993 | 1539 |
| Oklahoma | 225 | 301 | 267 | 286 | 581 | 120 | 906 | 1062 | 719 |
| Oregon | 122 | 188 | 170 | 200 | 318 | 71 | 438 | 562 | 491 |
| Pennsylvania | 333 | 604 | 501 | 563 | 1,229 | 271 | 2100 | 2518 | 1832 |
| PR | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | ||||
| Rhode Island | 185 | 269 | 234 | 235 | 453 | 92 | 519 | 609 | 435 |
| South Carolina | 294 | 562 | 483 | 508 | 1,012 | 255 | 1743 | 2251 | 1749 |
| South Dakota | 61 | 81 | 81 | 96 | 149 | 44 | 233 | 272 | 198 |
| Tennessee | 765 | 1,354 | 1,066 | 1,173 | 2,191 | 510 | 4265 | 4821 | 3552 |
| Texas | 3,272 | 6,550 | 5,391 | 4,136 | 9,900 | 2336 | 15338 | 19071 | 13239 |
| Utah | 62 | 126 | 99 | 97 | 179 | 75 | 306 | 491 | 417 |
| Vermont | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 12 |
| Virginia | 1,694 | 3,728 | 2,888 | 1,650 | 4,215 | 770 | 5400 | 6213 | 3969 |
| Washington | 283 | 476 | 494 | 435 | 723 | 237 | 1112 | 1301 | 1101 |
| West Virginia | 12 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 41 | 4 | 60 | 89 | 39 |
| Wisconsin | 38 | 85 | 94 | 98 | 246 | 62 | 531 | 721 | 505 |
| Wyoming | 6 | 23 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 22 | 34 | 29 |
| VI | 3 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 27,840 | 52,147 | 42,497 | 34,953 | 72,837 | 16,837 | 107,646 | 127,447 | 91,512 |