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Nevada Child
Welfare System Profile |
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2000 |
1999 |
1999 |
1999 |
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Child
Population |
Child
Abuse Substantiated |
Children
in Foster Care |
Completed
Adoptions |
| Population |
511,799 |
8,238 |
not
available |
123 |
| White |
54% |
65.3% |
not
available |
74.8% |
| African
American |
8% |
20.2% |
not
available |
17.1% |
| Hispanic |
29% |
7.2% |
not
available |
6.5% |
| Asian |
4% |
1.0% |
not
available |
0.0% |
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| Child welfare costs |
(1998) |
42,448,394 |
$
per capita |
24 |
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