This is a map of counties in Massachusetts and Rhode Island that shows the number of Unaccompanied Children released to sponsors during the government’s 2022 fiscal year. At least 2,700 children were released to sponsors in Massachusetts, and 609 in Rhode Island, during that time, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Unaccompanied Children released to sponsors in Massachusetts and Rhode Island

At least 2,700 children were released to sponsors in Massachusetts, and 609 in Rhode Island, during the federal government’s most recent complete fiscal year (Oct. 2021-Sept. 2022), according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
HHS does not release data for counties in which fewer than 50 children were released.

HHS provides data only for counties in which 50 or more children were released.
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