Illinois

Illinois [Context Data]

A. Context Statistics 1 2

General Child Population (Census Bureau) 3

Year	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022
Total children under 18 years	2,857,349	2,817,312	2,831,998	2,775,737	2,720,131
Race/ethnicity (%) 4
Alaska Native / American Indian	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1
Asian	5.4	5.5	5.6	5.6	5.7
Black	15.3	15.3	15.4	15.4	15.4
Native Hawaiian / Other Pacific Islander	<.1	<.1	<.1	<.1	<.1
Hispanic (of any race)	24.5	24.6	24.8	24.8	24.9
White	51.1	50.9	50.5	50.3	50.1
Two or more races	3.5	3.6	3.6	3.7	3.8
Child population in poverty (%)	16.2	15.7	13.8	15.9	15.9

Child Welfare Summary 5

Year	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022
Child maltreatment victims	31,515	33,331	35,437	35,841	32,433
Foster care entry rate	2.0	2.3	2.7	2.4	2.1
Children in foster care on 9/30	16,928	18,543	20,781	21,259	20,743
Children adopted	1,754	1,747	1,522	1,602	1,658

Caseworker Visits 6

Year	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022
Children receiving monthly visits (%)	95.2	94.3	89.9	92.1	92.2
Numerator (Children receiving monthly visits (%))	150,936	167,253	182,186	201,197	195,438
Denominator (Children receiving monthly visits (%))	158,622	177,293	202,579	218,496	212,028
Children receiving visits in the home (%)	96.9	96.6	96.8	96.6	96.5
Numerator Children receiving visits in the home (%)	146,225	161,625	176,442	194,411	188,558
Denominator Children receiving visits in the home (%)	150,936	167,253	182,186	201,197	195,438

1 The source data for each table is indicated in parentheses for each section. A calendar year is the basis for data from the Census Bureau. Most of the other data on these pages are from the National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System (NCANDS) or the Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System (AFCARS) and are based on the federal fiscal year, October 1 through September 30.  Back
2 Data that did not meet the quality standards for inclusion in the report are represented as DQ*. Missing and incomplete data excluded from inclusion in the report are represented as --. For additional information on the data quality thresholds for the Child Welfare Outcomes Report, please reference the full report or the Child Welfare Outcomes data site.  Back
3 The total child population and data on race/ethnicity represent estimates from the Census Bureau https://www.census.gov/data/tables.html . Child poverty data are from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS). Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 poverty estimates are not available on data.census.gov. The 2020 poverty estimates are considered experimental and can be found on the ACS Experimental Data webpage: https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/data/experimental-data.html.  Back
4 For race/ethnicity tables, all races exclude children of Hispanic origin. The Child Welfare Outcomes Report data site http://cwoutcomes.acf.hhs.gov/cwodatasite provides alternative race/ethnicity breakdowns in which race and ethnicity are treated as two separate categories.  Back
5 A child victim is defined as a child for whom the state determined at least one maltreatment was substantiated or indicated. This includes a child who died of child abuse and neglect. This is a change from prior years when children with dispositions of alternative response victim were included as victims. The rate for foster care entry is per 1,000 children in the state population. Data on child maltreatment victims are from NCANDS. Data on foster care entry rate, children in foster care on 9/30, and children adopted are from AFCARS.  Back
6 The reporting population subject to the caseworker visits requirements includes all children under age 18 for at least the first day of the FY (October 1) who have been in foster care for at least one full calendar month during the FY. All states have the option of using an approved sampling procedure for the caseworker visits reporting requirement.  Back

B. Child Maltreatment Data (National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System [NCANDS]) 7

Overview Maltreatment Information 8

Category	Number					Rate
Year	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022
Children subject of an investigated report alleging child maltreatment	146,141	151,490	140,762	142,309	158,622	51.1 per 1,000	53.8 per 1,000	49.7 per 1,000	51.3 per 1,000	58.3 per 1,000
Total child maltreatment victims	31,515	33,331	35,437	35,841	32,433	11.0 per 1,000	11.8 per 1,000	12.5 per 1,000	12.9 per 1,000	11.9 per 1,000
Child Fatalities	70	106	102	89	110	2.4 per 100,000	3.8 per 100,000	3.6 per 100,000	3.2 per 100,000	4.0 per 100,000

Age of Child Victims (%)

Year	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022
Under 1 year	13.5	12.9	13.1	12.8	12.3
1 year	7.9	7.5	7.8	7.4	7.6
2 years	7.1	7.1	7.2	7.2	6.8
3 years	6.8	6.8	7.0	6.9	7.0
4 years	6.2	6.5	6.4	6.5	6.6
5 years	5.9	6.0	6.1	6.0	6.2
6 years	5.6	5.8	5.7	6.0	6.0
7 years	5.6	5.5	5.4	5.4	5.7
8 years	5.5	5.3	5.1	5.2	5.2
9 years	5.2	5.4	5.0	5.0	5.2
10 years	5.1	5.2	4.9	4.7	4.7
11 years	4.7	4.6	4.5	4.5	4.4
12 years	4.3	4.6	4.5	4.5	4.6
13 years	4.1	4.2	4.4	4.5	4.4
14 years	3.8	3.8	3.9	4.1	4.0
15 years	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.8	3.8
16 years	2.9	3.0	3.2	3.2	3.2
17 years	2.1	2.0	2.1	2.3	2.2
18+ years	<.1	<.1	<.1	<.1	<.1
Missing age data	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.2
Number	31,515	33,331	35,437	35,841	32,433

Race/Ethnicity of Child Victims (%)

Year	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022
Alaska Native / American Indian	<.1	<.1	<.1	<.1	<.1
Asian	0.8	0.9	1.0	1.1	1.2
Black	32.6	32.4	33.7	32.8	31.9
Native Hawaiian / Other Pacific Islander	<.1	<.1	<.1	<.1	<.1
Hispanic (of any race)	16.8	17.6	18.5	19.5	19.6
White	46.7	45.7	43.5	43.0	43.3
Two or more races	2.5	2.5	2.7	2.9	3.2
Missing race data	0.6	0.7	0.6	0.7	0.8
Number	31,515	33,331	35,437	35,841	32,433

Maltreatment Types of Child Victims (%) 9

Year	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022
Emotional abuse	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.3
Medical neglect	2.2	2.3	1.9	1.9	2.1
Neglect	81.4	85.0	87.3	90.3	89.9
Physical abuse	19.3	18.8	18.0	16.4	16.8
Sexual abuse	15.5	14.4	14.1	12.5	12.2
Sex trafficking	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Missing data	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Other	0.0	0.2	0.2	0.1	<.1
Number	31,515	33,331	35,437	35,841	32,433

Time to Investigation (in hours) 10

Year	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022
Mean	--	--	--	--	--
Median	--	--	--	--	--

7 The unique count of child victims counts a child only once regardless of the number of times he or she was found to be a victim during the reporting year.  Back
8 The rates for Child Protective Services responses and victims are per 1,000 children under age 18; for fatalities, the rate is per 100,000 children under age 18.  Back
9 These percentages are calculated against the number of unique victims. A child may have been the victim of more than one type of maltreatment, or the same type of maltreatment more than once. As a result, the total percentages both within and across maltreatment categories may exceed 100.  Back
10 Response time is defined as the time between the report of suspected maltreatment and the first face-to-face contact with the alleged victim or with another person who can provide information on the allegation.  Back

C. Characteristics of Children in Foster Care (Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System [AFCARS] Foster Care File)

Overview Foster Care Information

Category	In Foster Care on 10/1 FY					Entered Foster Care in FY					Exited Foster Care in FY					In Foster Care on 9/30 FY
Year	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022
Total number	15,508	16,549	18,068	20,376	20,940	5,687	6,534	7,609	6,784	5,718	4,267	4,540	4,896	5,901	5,915	16,928	18,543	20,781	21,259	20,743
Median length of stay (months)	23.3	20.7	19.1	18.7	21.7	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	33.9	31.3	26.5	25.7	29.7	21.1	19.7	19.3	21.9	25.1

Age of Children in Foster Care (%)

Category	In Foster Care on 10/1 FY					Entered Foster Care in FY					Exited Foster Care in FY					In Foster Care on 9/30 FY
Year	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022
Under 1 year	5.9	6.4	6.3	6.9	5.8	25.1	23.6	24.9	25.3	25.8	1.9	2.3	3.6	3.6	3.1	6.2	6.0	6.6	5.7	5.1
1 year	7.6	8.1	8.5	8.3	8.3	9.2	8.4	8.8	7.8	8.3	6.2	6.0	6.1	6.3	5.8	8.1	8.3	8.2	8.3	7.4
2 years	7.4	7.6	8.1	8.3	8.2	6.9	7.5	7.1	7.6	7.0	8.3	9.2	9.1	8.8	8.5	7.6	8.1	8.3	8.3	8.5
3 years	7.1	7.0	7.3	7.6	7.7	6.1	7.1	7.0	6.3	5.6	8.7	8.3	8.6	9.2	8.6	7.0	7.2	7.6	7.7	7.6
4 years	6.4	6.2	6.7	6.6	6.9	5.5	6.6	5.6	5.6	5.8	8.0	7.8	7.7	7.9	8.5	6.2	6.7	6.6	6.9	6.8
5 years	5.6	5.8	5.7	6.1	6.1	4.7	5.4	5.2	4.9	5.9	7.3	7.1	6.3	6.8	7.1	5.8	5.7	6.1	6.1	6.3
6 years	5.1	4.9	5.5	5.4	5.5	4.6	4.7	4.6	4.7	5.3	6.1	6.0	5.7	5.8	7.1	4.9	5.4	5.4	5.5	5.8
7 years	4.7	4.6	4.5	5.0	5.1	4.6	4.0	4.2	4.4	4.4	6.6	5.4	5.8	5.5	5.4	4.6	4.5	4.9	5.1	5.0
8 years	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.3	4.6	4.1	3.7	3.8	3.8	3.7	5.2	4.6	4.5	4.9	5.2	4.4	4.4	4.2	4.6	4.8
9 years	4.2	4.4	4.1	4.2	4.2	4.3	4.2	3.9	4.2	4.0	4.8	4.4	4.6	4.4	4.6	4.4	4.1	4.2	4.2	4.3
10 years	4.0	3.9	4.1	3.9	3.9	3.3	3.6	3.5	3.2	3.4	4.5	4.3	4.2	4.1	4.5	3.9	4.1	4.0	4.0	3.9
11 years	3.7	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.7	3.6	3.2	3.2	3.2	3.2	4.3	4.2	4.0	3.7	3.9	3.7	3.7	3.8	3.7	3.8
12 years	3.4	3.4	3.7	3.7	3.6	3.0	3.5	3.3	3.1	3.1	3.5	3.8	3.3	3.8	3.1	3.4	3.6	3.7	3.5	3.6
13 years	3.3	3.5	3.4	3.5	3.7	3.1	3.5	3.6	3.8	3.1	3.1	3.0	3.1	2.8	3.1	3.5	3.4	3.5	3.7	3.6
14 years	3.6	3.3	3.7	3.6	3.7	3.5	3.4	3.5	3.4	3.4	3.0	3.0	2.8	2.8	2.8	3.3	3.7	3.6	3.7	3.8
15 years	4.1	3.7	3.5	3.8	3.8	3.1	3.1	3.0	3.3	3.3	2.8	2.4	2.8	2.9	2.8	3.8	3.5	3.8	3.7	3.8
16 years	4.3	4.2	3.8	3.5	3.8	3.2	2.7	2.8	2.5	2.6	2.2	2.5	2.6	2.1	2.6	4.2	3.8	3.5	3.8	3.9
17 years	4.9	4.2	4.0	3.7	3.7	1.8	1.8	1.9	1.7	1.7	2.4	1.9	2.2	1.9	2.2	4.2	4.0	3.6	3.6	3.9
18 years	4.2	4.0	3.4	3.2	3.1	<.1	<.1	0.2	<.1	0.2	2.8	2.9	2.9	2.6	2.3	4.1	3.5	3.2	3.1	3.1
19 years	3.8	3.3	3.1	2.5	2.5	0.1	<.1	0.0	<.1	0.0	1.9	1.8	1.2	1.3	1.0	3.3	3.1	2.5	2.5	2.7
20 years	1.9	3.1	2.6	2.1	2.0	0.0	<.1	0.0	0.2	<.1	1.8	1.8	1.5	1.4	1.5	3.1	2.5	2.5	2.1	2.3
21+; Missing Data	<.1	0.0	0.0	<.1	<.1	<.1	<.1	<.1	1.0	0.3	4.7	7.3	7.4	7.5	6.4	0.4	0.7	0.2	<.1	<.1

Race/Ethnicity of Children in Foster Care (%)

Category	In Foster Care on 10/1 FY					Entered Foster Care in FY					Exited Foster Care in FY					In Foster Care on 9/30 FY
Year	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022
Alaska Native / American Indian	<.1	<.1	<.1	<.1	<.1	<.1	<.1	<.1	0.1	<.1	<.1	0.0	<.1	<.1	0.1	<.1	<.1	<.1	<.1	<.1
Asian	0.3	0.2	0.2	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.6	0.4	0.5	0.5	0.2	0.3	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.2	0.3	0.4	0.3
Black	45.8	43.1	41.3	40.1	38.9	37.0	34.0	35.7	32.5	33.3	40.1	37.0	36.6	35.6	33.9	44.2	41.4	40.3	38.9	38.8
Native Hawaiian / Other Pacific Islander	<.1	<.1	<.1	<.1	<.1	<.1	0.0	<.1	<.1	0.0	<.1	0.0	0.0	<.1	<.1	<.1	<.1	<.1	<.1	<.1
Hispanic (of any race)	9.4	9.4	9.4	10.4	11.2	7.5	9.0	11.7	12.0	11.2	9.1	8.5	9.0	9.5	9.6	8.9	9.5	10.4	11.2	11.7
White	40.2	41.7	43.5	43.8	44.5	50.7	51.8	47.3	50.5	50.0	45.6	48.8	48.0	48.7	50.5	42.3	43.6	43.8	44.6	44.3
Two or more races	4.1	3.9	4.0	4.1	4.0	4.1	3.9	4.0	3.6	4.5	4.3	4.3	4.7	4.5	4.6	4.0	3.8	3.8	3.8	4.0
Unknown	0.2	1.3	1.1	0.9	0.7	0.1	0.7	0.3	0.6	0.2	0.2	0.9	0.9	1.0	0.6	0.1	1.2	0.9	0.8	0.6
Missing race data	<.1	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.2	<.1	0.4	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.0	0.3	0.4	0.3	0.2	<.1	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.2

D. Characteristics of Children "Waiting for Adoption" 11 (AFCARS Foster Care File)

Children Waiting for Adoption

Year	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022
Total waiting children	2,716	2,816	2,726	2,831	3,391
Number of waiting children whose parents' rights have been terminated	2,297	2,264	2,133	2,194	2,660

11 There is no federal definition for a child waiting to be adopted. The definition used in the tables on this page includes children and youth through age 17 who have a goal of adoption and/or whose parents' parental rights have been terminated. It excludes children 16 years old and older whose parents' parental rights have been terminated and who have a goal of emancipation. A state's own definition may differ from that used here.  Back

Age of Children Waiting for Adoption (%) 12

Year	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022
Under 1 year	1.1	1.8	1.5	1.3	0.9
1 year	4.9	5.3	5.0	5.3	4.5
2 years	8.1	9.2	8.0	8.6	9.8
3 years	8.9	9.4	9.5	9.4	9.5
4 years	9.6	8.5	8.4	8.7	9.0
5 years	7.3	7.9	7.9	7.5	7.8
6 years	7.3	8.1	7.2	6.9	7.4
7 years	6.5	6.2	6.8	6.6	6.5
8 years	5.7	5.5	5.6	6.4	6.2
9 years	5.8	5.0	5.4	5.6	5.6
10 years	5.4	5.3	4.9	5.1	5.4
11 years	6.2	5.1	5.1	4.8	4.7
12 years	5.6	4.9	5.1	4.9	4.5
13 years	4.9	5.0	4.7	4.9	4.6
14 years	4.2	4.7	5.2	4.5	5.1
15 years	4.4	4.1	4.7	4.4	4.0
16 years	2.7	2.6	3.4	3.2	2.8
17 years	1.5	1.2	1.8	1.9	1.7

12 Children older than 17 years fall outside of the definition used to identify waiting children and are therefore excluded from this table.  Back

Race/Ethnicity of Children Waiting for Adoption (%)

Year	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022
Alaska Native / American Indian	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.4
Asian	0.1	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.4
Black	40.8	40.4	39.7	35.6	35.3
Native Hawaiian / Other Pacific Islander	0.0	0.0	<.1	0.0	0.0
Hispanic (of any race)	8.0	8.4	8.3	7.4	8.6
White	45.9	44.5	45.0	51.2	50.0
Two or more races	4.9	4.7	4.9	4.6	4.5
Unknown	<.1	1.1	1.1	0.7	0.7
Missing race data	<.1	0.5	0.5	0.3	0.1

E. Characteristics of Children Adopted (AFCARS Adoption File)

Children Adopted

Year	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022
Total children adopted	1,754	1,747	1,522	1,602	1,658

Age of Children Adopted (%)

Year	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022
Under 1 year	0.0	0.2	<.1	0.2	0.1
1 year	5.5	6.0	5.7	4.6	4.7
2 years	10.8	12.7	13.9	11.4	10.9
3 years	12.3	11.2	13.1	13.5	12.8
4 years	10.5	11.7	11.7	11.5	13.1
5 years	9.2	9.8	9.1	8.7	8.5
6 years	8.4	7.2	6.9	8.2	9.0
7 years	8.7	7.4	6.8	6.9	6.6
8 years	6.2	5.8	5.7	6.2	5.9
9 years	5.8	4.8	4.6	4.6	5.0
10 years	4.8	4.3	4.3	5.1	5.1
11 years	4.7	5.2	4.9	4.1	4.8
12 years	3.2	4.4	2.9	3.6	3.2
13 years	2.9	2.7	3.7	3.3	2.8
14 years	3.0	1.9	2.6	2.1	2.1
15 years	1.9	1.7	2.0	2.5	2.1
16 years	0.9	1.7	0.9	1.6	1.7
17 years	1.0	1.0	0.9	1.6	1.2
18 years	0.2	0.2	0.4	0.4	0.4
19 years	0.0	<.1	0.0	0.0	0.0
20 years	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

Race/Ethnicity of Children Adopted (%)

Year	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022
Alaska Native / American Indian	<.1	0.0	0.3	0.1	0.1
Asian	0.3	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.0
Black	37.7	32.2	32.8	32.8	28.4
Native Hawaiian / Other Pacific Islander	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Hispanic (of any race)	8.2	9.1	6.2	5.6	7.0
White	48.7	52.3	53.2	53.8	58.0
Two or more races	4.9	5.5	6.0	6.0	5.9
Unknown	0.2	0.8	1.3	1.4	0.5
Missing race data	0.0	0.0	0.0	<.1	0.1

Illinois [Outcomes Data]

Reduce Recurrence of Child Abuse and/or Neglect (NCANDS)

Recurrence of Maltreatment Within 12 Months (%) 13

Year	2018-2019	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023
Children without a recurrence	87.4	86.6	85.8	86.2	N/A
Children with one or more recurrences	12.6	13.4	14.2	13.8	N/A
Number	31,666	34,146	36,029	35,656	N/A

13 At the time of the analysis, data were not available to calculate the recurrence of maltreatment for children who were victims of maltreatment in 2022.  Back

Reduce the Incidence of Child Abuse and/or Neglect in Foster Care (NCANDS and AFCARS Foster Care File)

2.1 Maltreatment in Foster Care (%)

Year	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022
Children maltreated while in foster care	0.60	0.71	0.85	0.77	0.65
Children not maltreated while in foster care	99.40	99.29	99.15	99.23	99.35
Number	21,195	23,083	25,677	27,160	26,658

Increase Permanency for Children in Foster Care (AFCARS Foster Care File)

3.1 Exits of Children From Foster Care (%)

Year	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022
Adoption	41.2	37.7	30.0	27.1	28.8
Guardianship	10.1	7.0	5.4	5.6	6.6
Reunification	38.2	42.4	50.1	53.4	51.9
Other	10.2	12.6	11.5	11.7	10.7
Missing data	0.2	0.3	3.0	2.1	2.0
Number	4,267	4,540	4,896	5,901	5,915

Exits of Children With a Diagnosed Disability (%)

Year	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022
Adoption	37.4	29.0	25.4	24.9	24.6
Guardianship	11.0	9.3	6.4	8.9	6.8
Reunification	29.1	28.8	33.0	35.5	34.1
Other	20.9	31.5	30.7	28.9	32.3
Missing data	1.6	1.4	4.5	1.8	2.2
Number	364	365	358	550	455

Exits of Children Older than Age 12 at Entry Into Foster Care (%)

Year	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022
Adoption	3.9	4.3	2.5	3.5	3.7
Guardianship	7.4	4.7	4.3	3.6	5.8
Reunification	35.3	34.3	42.0	36.5	35.6
Other	52.1	55.7	47.2	54.9	52.7
Missing data	1.2	1.0	4.0	1.4	2.2
Number	583	697	815	914	882

Exits to Emancipation (%)

Year	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022
Children age 12 or younger at entry	27.7	30.0	30.8	25.6	25.6
Children older than 12 at entry	72.3	70.0	69.2	74.4	74.4
Missing data	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Number	393	530	522	660	583

Exits by Race/Ethnicity (%)

Category	Alaska Native / American Indian					Asian					Black (non-Hispanic)
Year	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022
Adoption	100.0	0.0	100.0	50.0	50.0	28.6	22.2	20.0	11.8	0.0	38.6	32.8	26.4	25.1	24.1
Guardianship	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	28.6	0.0	6.7	5.9	3.8	11.8	8.0	5.4	6.5	6.6
Reunification	0.0	0.0	0.0	50.0	50.0	42.9	44.4	53.3	70.6	88.5	36.4	40.5	48.8	49.7	51.8
Other	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	33.3	6.7	5.9	7.7	13.0	18.0	16.4	16.5	16.0
Missing data	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	13.3	5.9	0.0	0.2	0.6	3.0	2.2	1.4
Number	1	0	4	4	6	21	9	15	17	26	1,713	1,679	1,794	2,101	2,004

Exits by Race/Ethnicity (%)

Category	Hispanic (of any race)					Native Hawaiian/Other Pac. Is.					White (non-Hispanic)
Year	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022
Adoption	34.2	35.9	26.1	21.7	20.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	44.4	40.9	32.7	29.1	33.4
Guardianship	10.8	10.9	5.0	4.8	7.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	8.4	5.6	5.7	5.2	6.4
Reunification	45.5	42.6	53.6	58.3	58.8	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	50.0	38.5	44.7	51.0	55.5	50.8
Other	8.7	10.3	12.0	12.4	9.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	100.0	50.0	8.6	8.6	7.6	8.2	7.3
Missing data	0.8	0.3	3.2	2.8	3.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.1	3.0	1.9	2.1
Number	389	387	440	563	568	1	0	0	1	2	1,947	2,215	2,348	2,875	2,990

Exits by Race/Ethnicity (%)

Category	Two or More Races					Unable to Determine					Missing Data
Year	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022
Adoption	47.6	45.6	37.1	31.3	34.4	40.0	42.5	31.1	34.5	24.3	0.0	33.3	27.8	29.4	33.3
Guardianship	9.7	6.2	3.0	3.8	7.4	10.0	5.0	8.9	12.1	10.8	0.0	26.7	0.0	5.9	8.3
Reunification	37.3	36.4	49.6	55.8	50.0	20.0	37.5	28.9	25.9	27.0	0.0	13.3	44.4	52.9	41.7
Other	4.9	11.8	8.2	7.5	7.4	20.0	15.0	24.4	25.9	32.4	0.0	26.7	27.8	11.8	16.7
Missing data	0.5	0.0	2.2	1.5	0.7	10.0	0.0	6.7	1.7	5.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Number	185	195	232	265	270	10	40	45	58	37	0	15	18	17	12

Reduce Time to Reunification Without Increasing Reentry (AFCARS Foster Care File)

Time to Reunification (%)

Year	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022
Less than 12 mos.	32.1	35.0	48.6	39.9	32.2
At least 12 mos., but less than 24 mos.	35.2	34.9	29.3	36.2	35.3
At least 24 mos., but less than 36 mos.	16.9	17.3	13.9	15.0	18.8
At least 36 mos., but less than 48 mos.	8.2	6.5	4.3	5.2	7.9
48 or more mos.	7.1	6.0	3.2	3.3	5.4
Missing data	0.4	0.2	0.7	0.4	0.5
Number	1,630	1,927	2,454	3,154	3,068

Children Reentering Foster Care (%)

Year	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022
Children entering care for the first time	89.3	89.4	90.5	86.7	85.3
Children reentering care within 12 mos. of a prior episode	5.2	5.5	5.3	8.5	8.7
Children reentering care more than 12 mos. after a prior episode	5.2	4.9	4.0	4.7	5.7
Missing data	0.3	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.3
Number	5,687	6,534	7,609	6,784	5,718

Reduce Time in Foster Care to Adoption (AFCARS Foster Care File)

Time to Adoption (%)

Year	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022
Less than 12 mos.	0.2	0.4	0.3	0.8	0.4
At least 12 mos., but less than 24 mos.	12.7	12.5	10.8	8.3	8.8
At least 24 mos., but less than 36 mos.	24.9	28.4	31.6	25.6	25.0
At least 36 mos., but less than 48 mos.	27.0	24.9	26.5	29.2	30.1
48 or more mos.	35.2	33.9	30.8	36.0	35.7
Missing data	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.1	<.1
Number	1,759	1,710	1,467	1,597	1,706

Increase Placement Stability (AFCARS Foster Care File)

Number of Placements by Time in Care (%)

Category	In Care Less Than 12 Months					In Care at Least 12 months but Less Than 24 months					In Care for 24 Months or Longer					Time in Care Missing or Out of Range
Year	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022
Children with 2 or fewer placements	76.2	81.3	84.6	84.4	81.6	61.1	63.5	65.5	68.4	67.7	30.6	34.7	38.3	43.4	45.0	83.3	72.7	100.0	78.2	53.7
Children with 3 or more placements	23.7	18.4	15.0	15.2	18.1	38.8	36.4	34.5	31.5	32.1	69.4	65.2	61.7	56.5	54.9	0.0	9.1	0.0	0.0	0.0
Missing Placement setting counts	0.1	0.2	0.3	0.4	0.3	<.1	<.1	<.1	0.2	0.2	0.0	<.1	<.1	0.1	0.1	16.7	18.2	0.0	21.8	46.3
Total number	5,932	6,917	7,984	7,191	6,135	4,687	5,404	6,323	6,964	6,128	10,564	10,751	11,347	12,904	14,354	12	11	23	101	41

Reduce Placement of Young Children in Group Homes or Institutions (AFCARS Foster Care File)

Most Recent Placement Settings of Children Who Entered Care During the Fiscal Year and Were Age 12 or Younger at the Time of This Placement (%)

Year	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022
Group homes	0.1	0.1	<.1	0.0	<.1
Institution	1.4	1.4	1.0	0.6	0.5
Other settings	98.2	98.0	98.8	98.2	98.2
Missing data	0.3	0.5	0.2	1.1	1.2
Number	4,801	5,528	6,400	5,641	4,843