In 2024, Washington's child welfare agency recorded parental drug abuse as a contributing factor for 81.8% of newborns, 43.2% of infants and 27.5% of children aged 2 to 17 who entered out-of-home care. The shares were similar every year from 2017.
| age_group | parent_drug_pct | year |
|---|---|---|
| Newborns (first 30 days) | 76.6 | 2017 |
| Newborns (first 30 days) | 75.1 | 2018 |
| Newborns (first 30 days) | 76.4 | 2019 |
| Newborns (first 30 days) | 78.4 | 2020 |
| Newborns (first 30 days) | 78.7 | 2021 |
| Newborns (first 30 days) | 80.8 | 2022 |
| Newborns (first 30 days) | 78.3 | 2023 |
| Newborns (first 30 days) | 81.8 | 2024 |
| Infants (under 2) | 42.0 | 2017 |
| Infants (under 2) | 42.4 | 2018 |
| Infants (under 2) | 34.8 | 2019 |
| Infants (under 2) | 39.6 | 2020 |
| Infants (under 2) | 41.8 | 2021 |
| Infants (under 2) | 47.1 | 2022 |
| Infants (under 2) | 40.9 | 2023 |
| Infants (under 2) | 43.2 | 2024 |
| Ages 2 to 17 | 28.9 | 2017 |
| Ages 2 to 17 | 29.4 | 2018 |
| Ages 2 to 17 | 25.9 | 2019 |
| Ages 2 to 17 | 28.7 | 2020 |
| Ages 2 to 17 | 28.4 | 2021 |
| Ages 2 to 17 | 28.4 | 2022 |
| Ages 2 to 17 | 25.1 | 2023 |
| Ages 2 to 17 | 27.5 | 2024 |