➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ:
NJ: 4,733
Daily Number – July 13, 2016
Data analyzed by Rutgers University found that 4,733 children under the age of 18 entered out-of-home placements in 2015. It also found that the rate of children entering foster care (per 1,000) was 2.3.
http://www.njspotlight.com/stories/16/0713/0117/