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HHS Unaccompanied Children Program
This data represents unaccompanied children who are taken into custody by Customs and Border Protection brought to a facility and processed for transfer to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as required by law. HHS holds the child for testing and quarantine, and shelters the child until the child is placed with a sponsor here in the United States.
Units of Response: Unaccompanied Children in HHS Care
Type of Data: Administrative
Tribal Data: No
Periodicity: Annual and Monthly
SORN: Not Applicable
Data Use Agreement: Unavailable
Data Use Agreement Location: Not Applicable
Granularity: County;State
Spatial: United States
Geocoding: County;State
Complete Metadata
| @type | dcat:Dataset |
|---|---|
| accessLevel | public |
| bureauCode |
[
"009:70"
]
|
| contactPoint |
{
"fn": "Unavailable",
"@type": "vcard:Contact",
"hasEmail": "mailto:datagov@acf.hhs.gov"
}
|
| description | This data represents unaccompanied children who are taken into custody by Customs and Border Protection brought to a facility and processed for transfer to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as required by law. HHS holds the child for testing and quarantine, and shelters the child until the child is placed with a sponsor here in the United States. <b>Units of Response: </b>Unaccompanied Children in HHS Care <b>Type of Data: </b>Administrative <b>Tribal Data: </b>No <b>Periodicity: </b>Annual and Monthly <b>SORN: </b>Not Applicable <b>Data Use Agreement: </b>Unavailable <b>Data Use Agreement Location: </b>Not Applicable <b>Granularity: </b>County;State <b>Spatial: </b>United States <b>Geocoding: </b>County;State |
| distribution |
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"@type": "dcat:Distribution",
"title": "General Statistics",
"mediaType": "text/html",
"description": "General statistics report with datatables showing unaccompanied children information by age, country of origin, gender, home studies and post-release services, length of care, and referrals to ORR and initial placement. Temporal: 2012-2021, Restriction: Public-use Aggregate, Formats: Webtable",
"downloadURL": "https://www.acf.hhs.gov/orr/about/ucs/facts-and-data"
},
{
"@type": "dcat:Distribution",
"title": "Unaccompanied Children Released to Sponsors by County - January 2021",
"mediaType": "text/html",
"description": "Tables show county-level data for unaccompanied children released to sponsors by the counties/county equivalents where the sponsors live. Temporal: 10/1/14-1/31/21, Restriction: Public-use Aggregate, Formats: Webtable",
"downloadURL": "https://www.hhs.gov/programs/social-services/unaccompanied-children-released-to-sponsors-by-county-january-2021.html"
},
{
"@type": "dcat:Distribution",
"title": "Unaccompanied Children Released to Sponsors by County - October 2020",
"mediaType": "text/html",
"description": "Tables show county-level data for unaccompanied children released to sponsors by the counties/county equivalents where the sponsors live. Temporal: 10/1/14-10/31/20, Restriction: Public-use Aggregate, Formats: Webtable",
"downloadURL": "https://www.hhs.gov/programs/social-services/unaccompanied-children-released-to-sponsors-by-county-october-2020.html"
},
{
"@type": "dcat:Distribution",
"title": "Unaccompanied Children Released to Sponsors by County - November 2020",
"mediaType": "text/html",
"description": "Tables show county-level data for unaccompanied children released to sponsors by the counties/county equivalents where the sponsors live. Temporal: 10/1/14-11/30/20, Restriction: Public-use Aggregate, Formats: Webtable",
"downloadURL": "https://www.hhs.gov/programs/social-services/unaccompanied-children-released-to-sponsors-by-county-november-2020.html"
},
{
"@type": "dcat:Distribution",
"title": "Unaccompanied Children Released to Sponsors by County - November 2021",
"mediaType": "text/html",
"description": "Tables show county-level data for unaccompanied children released to sponsors by the counties/county equivalents where the sponsors live. Temporal: 10/1/14-11/30/21, Restriction: Public-use Aggregate, Formats: Webtable",
"downloadURL": "https://www.hhs.gov/programs/social-services/unaccompanied-children-released-to-sponsors-by-county-november-2021.html"
},
{
"@type": "dcat:Distribution",
"title": "Unaccompanied Children Released to Sponsors by County - October 2021",
"mediaType": "text/html",
"description": "Tables show county-level data for unaccompanied children released to sponsors by the counties/county equivalents where the sponsors live. Temporal: 10/1/14-11/30/21, Restriction: Public-use Aggregate, Formats: Webtable",
"downloadURL": "https://www.hhs.gov/programs/social-services/unaccompanied-children-released-to-sponsors-by-county-october-2021.html"
},
{
"@type": "dcat:Distribution",
"title": "Unaccompanied Children Released to Sponsors by County - December 2020",
"mediaType": "text/html",
"description": "Tables show county-level data for unaccompanied children released to sponsors by the counties/county equivalents where the sponsors live. Temporal: 10/1/14-12/31/20, Restriction: Public-use Aggregate, Formats: Webtable",
"downloadURL": "https://www.hhs.gov/programs/social-services/unaccompanied-children-released-to-sponsors-by-county-december-2020.html"
},
{
"@type": "dcat:Distribution",
"title": "Unaccompanied Children Released to Sponsors by County - February 2021",
"mediaType": "text/html",
"description": "Tables show county-level data for unaccompanied children released to sponsors by the counties/county equivalents where the sponsors live. Temporal: 10/1/14-2/28/21, Restriction: Public-use Aggregate, Formats: Webtable",
"downloadURL": "https://www.hhs.gov/programs/social-services/unaccompanied-children-released-to-sponsors-by-county-february-2021.html"
},
{
"@type": "dcat:Distribution",
"title": "Unaccompanied Children Released to Sponsors by County - March 2021",
"mediaType": "text/html",
"description": "Tables show county-level data for unaccompanied children released to sponsors by the counties/county equivalents where the sponsors live. Temporal: 10/1/14-3/31/21, Restriction: Public-use Aggregate, Formats: Webtable",
"downloadURL": "https://www.hhs.gov/programs/social-services/unaccompanied-children-released-to-sponsors-by-county-march-2021.html"
},
{
"@type": "dcat:Distribution",
"title": "Unaccompanied Children Released to Sponsors by County - April 2021",
"mediaType": "text/html",
"description": "Tables show county-level data for unaccompanied children released to sponsors by the counties/county equivalents where the sponsors live. Temporal: 10/1/14-4/30/21, Restriction: Public-use Aggregate, Formats: Webtable",
"downloadURL": "https://www.hhs.gov/programs/social-services/unaccompanied-children-released-to-sponsors-by-county-april-2021.html"
},
{
"@type": "dcat:Distribution",
"title": "Unaccompanied Children Released to Sponsors by County - May 2021",
"mediaType": "text/html",
"description": "Tables show county-level data for unaccompanied children released to sponsors by the counties/county equivalents where the sponsors live. Temporal: 10/1/14-5/31/21, Restriction: Public-use Aggregate, Formats: Webtable",
"downloadURL": "https://www.hhs.gov/programs/social-services/unaccompanied-children-released-to-sponsors-by-county-may-2021.html"
},
{
"@type": "dcat:Distribution",
"title": "Unaccompanied Children Released to Sponsors by County - June 2021",
"mediaType": "text/html",
"description": "Tables show county-level data for unaccompanied children released to sponsors by the counties/county equivalents where the sponsors live. Temporal: 10/1/14-6/30/21, Restriction: Public-use Aggregate, Formats: Webtable",
"downloadURL": "https://www.hhs.gov/programs/social-services/unaccompanied-children-released-to-sponsors-by-county-june-2021.html"
},
{
"@type": "dcat:Distribution",
"title": "Unaccompanied Children Released to Sponsors by County - July 2021",
"mediaType": "text/html",
"description": "Tables show county-level data for unaccompanied children released to sponsors by the counties/county equivalents where the sponsors live. Temporal: 10/1/14-7/31/21, Restriction: Public-use Aggregate, Formats: Webtable",
"downloadURL": "https://www.hhs.gov/programs/social-services/unaccompanied-children-released-to-sponsors-by-county-july-2021.html"
},
{
"@type": "dcat:Distribution",
"title": "Unaccompanied Children Released to Sponsors by County - August 2020",
"mediaType": "text/html",
"description": "Tables show county-level data for unaccompanied children released to sponsors by the counties/county equivalents where the sponsors live. Temporal: 10/1/14-8/31/20, Restriction: Public-use Aggregate, Formats: Webtable",
"downloadURL": "https://www.hhs.gov/programs/social-services/unaccompanied-children-released-to-sponsors-by-county-august-2020.html"
},
{
"@type": "dcat:Distribution",
"title": "Unaccompanied Children Released to Sponsors by County - August 2021",
"mediaType": "text/html",
"description": "Tables show county-level data for unaccompanied children released to sponsors by the counties/county equivalents where the sponsors live. Temporal: 10/1/14-8/31/21, Restriction: Public-use Aggregate, Formats: Webtable",
"downloadURL": "https://www.hhs.gov/programs/social-services/unaccompanied-children-released-to-sponsors-by-county-august-2021.html"
},
{
"@type": "dcat:Distribution",
"title": "Unaccompanied Children Released to Sponsors by County - September 2020",
"mediaType": "text/html",
"description": "Tables show county-level data for unaccompanied children released to sponsors by the counties/county equivalents where the sponsors live. Temporal: 10/1/14-9/30/20, Restriction: Public-use Aggregate, Formats: Webtable",
"downloadURL": "https://www.hhs.gov/programs/social-services/unaccompanied-children-released-to-sponsors-by-county-september-2020.html"
},
{
"@type": "dcat:Distribution",
"title": "Unaccompanied Children Released to Sponsors by County - September 2021",
"mediaType": "text/html",
"description": "Tables show county-level data for unaccompanied children released to sponsors by the counties/county equivalents where the sponsors live. Temporal: 10/1/14-9/30/21, Restriction: Public-use Aggregate, Formats: Webtable",
"downloadURL": "https://www.hhs.gov/programs/social-services/unaccompanied-children-released-to-sponsors-by-county-september-2021.html"
},
{
"@type": "dcat:Distribution",
"title": "Latest UC Data – FY2018",
"mediaType": "text/html",
"description": "The file includes the latest UC data for FY 2018 with tables including overall data, gender, age, tender age (0-12) UC by shelter type, total monthly discharges to individual sponsers only (by category) Temporal: 10/1/2017-9/30/2018, Restriction: Public-use Aggregate, Formats: Webtable",
"downloadURL": "https://www.hhs.gov/programs/social-services/unaccompanied-children/latest-uc-data-fy2018/index.html"
},
{
"@type": "dcat:Distribution",
"title": "Latest UC Data – FY2019",
"mediaType": "text/html",
"description": "The file includes the latest UC data for FY 2019 with tables including overall data, gender, age, tender age (0-12) UC by shelter type, total monthly discharges to individual sponsers only (by category) Temporal: 10/1/2018-9/30/2019, Restriction: Public-use Aggregate, Formats: Webtable",
"downloadURL": "https://www.hhs.gov/programs/social-services/unaccompanied-children/latest-uc-data-fy2019/index.html"
},
{
"@type": "dcat:Distribution",
"title": "Latest UC Data – FY2020",
"mediaType": "text/html",
"description": "The file includes the latest UC data for FY 2020 with tables including overall data, gender, age, tender age (0-12) UC by shelter type, total monthly discharges to individual sponsers only (by category) Temporal: 10/1/2019-9/30/2020, Restriction: Public-use Aggregate, Formats: Webtable",
"downloadURL": "https://www.hhs.gov/programs/social-services/unaccompanied-children/latest-uc-data-fy2020/index.html"
},
{
"@type": "dcat:Distribution",
"title": "Latest UC Data – FY2021",
"mediaType": "text/html",
"description": "The file includes the latest UC data for FY 2021 with tables including overall data, gender, age, tender age (0-12) UC by shelter type, total monthly discharges to individual sponsers only (by category) Temporal: 10/1/2020-9/30/2021, Restriction: Public-use Aggregate, Formats: Webtable",
"downloadURL": "https://www.hhs.gov/programs/social-services/unaccompanied-children/latest-uc-data-fy2021/index.html"
},
{
"@type": "dcat:Distribution",
"title": "Latest UC Data – FY2022",
"mediaType": "text/html",
"description": "The file includes the latest UC data for FY 2022 with tables including overall data, gender, age, tender age (0-12) UC by shelter type, total monthly discharges to individual sponsers only (by category) Temporal: 10/1/2021-9/30/2022, Restriction: Public-use Aggregate, Formats: Webtable",
"downloadURL": "https://www.hhs.gov/programs/social-services/unaccompanied-children/latest-uc-data-fy2022/index.html"
},
{
"@type": "dcat:Distribution",
"title": "Children in HHS care and children discharged from HHS care",
"mediaType": "text/html",
"description": "This data file shows counts of children in HHS care and counts of children discharged from HHS care by day. Temporal: 1/11/21-8/12/21, Restriction: Public-use Aggregate, Formats: EXCEL",
"downloadURL": "https://healthdata.gov/api/views/ehpz-xc9n/rows.csv?accessType=DOWNLOAD"
}
]
|
| identifier | https://healthdata.gov/api/views/ubcw-cc5i |
| issued | 2023-11-17 |
| keyword |
[
"unaccompanied children"
]
|
| landingPage | https://www.acf.hhs.gov/orr/programs/uc |
| modified | 2025-07-03 |
| programCode |
[
"009:086"
]
|
| publisher |
{
"name": "ACF",
"@type": "org:Organization"
}
|
| theme |
[
"ACF"
]
|
| title | HHS Unaccompanied Children Program |
