Stats & Facts
Kinship care by the numbers
The number of children who have been displaced from their homes and are living with grandparents or relatives as a result of the opioid crisis are staggering and continue to grow. Please visit Generations United and Grandfamilies.org if you'd like to learn more about the following information.
Numbers below are from 2015 census and are not reflective of dramatically higher numbers today both in New Hampshire and Nationally.
Kinship grandparents
New Hampshire
6% (12,000+)
Grandparents in New Hampshire are raising grandchildren.
8% (564)
Live at or below the poverty level.
28% (1,854)
Have a disability.
60% (4,023)
Are in the workforce.
38% (2,520)
Are over 60 years old.
Nationally
4% (2,700,000)
Grandparents in the United States are raising grandchildren.
20% (509,285)
Live at or below the poverty level.
25% (642,709)
Have a disability.
57% (1,458,407)
Are in the workforce.
40% (1,022,872)
Are over 60 years old.
Children living with kinship caregivers
New Hampshire
6.5% (17,593)
Children in New Hampshire live with a relative with no parent present.
24%
Of children adopted from foster care are adopted by relatives.
Nationally
3.5% (2,600,000 )
Children in the United States live with a relative with no parent present.
34%
Of children adopted from foster care are adopted by relatives.
