Illinois

Illinois [Context Data]

A. Context Statistics 1 2

General Child Population (Census Bureau) 3

	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021
Total children under 18 years	2,897,055	2,857,349	2,817,312	2,859,985	2,803,224
Race/ethnicity (%) 4
Alaska Native / American Indian	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1
Asian	5.3	5.4	5.5	5.5	5.6
Black	15.4	15.3	15.3	15.3	15.3
Native Hawaiian / Other Pacific Islander	<.1	<.1	<.1	<.1	<.1
Hispanic (of any race)	24.4	24.5	24.6	24.7	24.8
White	51.3	51.1	50.9	50.6	50.5
Two or more races	3.5	3.5	3.6	3.6	3.7
Child population in poverty (%)	17.0	16.2	15.7	13.8	16.0

Child Welfare Summary 5

	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021
Child maltreatment victims	28,751	31,515	33,331	35,437	35,841
Foster care entry rate	1.7	2.0	2.4	2.7	2.5
Children in foster care on 9/30	15,930	16,840	18,317	20,568	21,086
Children adopted	1,777	1,754	1,747	1,522	1,602

Caseworker Visits 6

	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021
Children receiving monthly visits (%)	95	95	94	90	92
Numerator	151,837	150,936	167,253	182,186	201,197
Denominator	159,385	158,622	177,293	202,579	218,496
Children receiving visits in the home (%)	97	97	97	97	97
Numerator	147,095	146,225	161,625	176,442	194,411
Denominator	151,837	150,936	167,253	182,186	201,197

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*. 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

	2017		2018		2019		2020		2021
	Number	Rate	Number	Rate	Number	Rate	Number	Rate	Number	Rate
Children subject of an investigated report alleging child maltreatment	134,004	46.3 per 1,000	146,141	51.1 per 1,000	151,490	53.8 per 1,000	140,762	49.2 per 1,000	142,309	50.8 per 1,000
Total child maltreatment victims	28,751	9.9 per 1,000	31,515	11.0 per 1,000	33,331	11.8 per 1,000	35,437	12.4 per 1,000	35,841	12.8 per 1,000
Child Fatalities	74	2.6 per 100,000	70	2.4 per 100,000	106	3.8 per 100,000	102	3.6 per 100,000	89	3.2 per 100,000

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

	In Foster Care on 10/1 FY					Entered Foster Care in FY					Exited Foster Care in FY					In Foster Care on 9/30 FY
	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021
Total number	14,879	15,367	16,323	18,059	20,333	4,843	5,751	6,709	7,837	6,944	3,793	4,278	4,716	5,328	6,193	15,930	16,840	18,317	20,568	21,086
Median length of stay (months)	23.3	23.2	20.6	19.1	18.7	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	33.2	33.9	30.9	26.5	25.5	23.8	20.6	19.2	18.7	21.7

Age of Children in Foster Care (%)

	In Foster Care on 10/1 FY					Entered Foster Care in FY					Exited Foster Care in FY					In Foster Care on 9/30 FY
	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021
Under 1 year	5.5	5.9	6.4	6.3	6.9	25.6	25.1	23.7	24.9	25.2	1.8	1.9	2.5	3.6	3.7	5.9	6.3	6.3	6.9	5.9
1 year	7.5	7.7	8.2	8.5	8.3	8.3	9.2	8.4	8.8	7.8	5.9	6.2	6.0	6.1	6.2	7.5	8.2	8.4	8.3	8.4
2 years	8.0	7.4	7.6	8.1	8.3	7.4	6.9	7.3	7.1	7.5	9.6	8.3	9.1	9.0	8.7	7.3	7.6	8.1	8.2	8.2
3 years	7.1	7.1	7.0	7.3	7.6	6.0	6.1	7.0	6.9	6.3	10.0	8.7	8.3	8.4	9.3	7.0	7.0	7.2	7.6	7.7
4 years	6.5	6.4	6.2	6.7	6.6	6.1	5.5	6.5	5.6	5.6	9.1	8.0	7.7	7.6	7.8	6.3	6.2	6.6	6.6	6.9
5 years	5.5	5.6	5.9	5.7	6.1	4.8	4.7	5.4	5.2	4.9	7.1	7.2	7.0	6.4	6.7	5.5	5.8	5.7	6.1	6.1
6 years	5.2	5.1	4.9	5.5	5.4	4.8	4.6	4.7	4.6	4.6	6.8	6.1	6.0	5.5	5.8	5.0	4.9	5.4	5.4	5.5
7 years	4.9	4.8	4.6	4.5	5.0	4.2	4.6	4.0	4.1	4.4	6.2	6.5	5.4	5.7	5.5	4.6	4.6	4.5	4.9	5.1
8 years	4.5	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.3	4.2	4.1	3.7	3.8	3.8	5.5	5.2	4.7	4.4	4.8	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.2	4.6
9 years	4.5	4.2	4.4	4.1	4.2	3.7	4.4	4.2	3.8	4.2	5.7	4.8	4.2	4.5	4.4	4.1	4.4	4.1	4.2	4.2
10 years	4.0	4.1	4.0	4.1	3.9	2.9	3.3	3.7	3.5	3.2	4.0	4.4	4.3	4.3	4.1	4.0	3.9	4.1	3.9	3.9
11 years	3.6	3.7	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.2	3.6	3.2	3.2	3.2	4.1	4.3	4.2	4.0	3.7	3.7	3.8	3.8	3.7	3.7
12 years	3.2	3.5	3.5	3.7	3.7	3.0	3.0	3.5	3.3	3.1	3.3	3.5	3.8	3.4	3.7	3.4	3.4	3.6	3.7	3.5
13 years	3.6	3.3	3.5	3.4	3.6	3.3	3.1	3.5	3.5	3.8	3.3	3.1	3.1	3.1	3.0	3.2	3.5	3.4	3.5	3.8
14 years	3.9	3.6	3.3	3.7	3.6	3.4	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.4	3.0	3.0	3.0	2.9	2.9	3.6	3.3	3.7	3.6	3.7
15 years	4.1	4.1	3.8	3.5	3.8	3.4	3.1	3.1	3.0	3.3	2.6	2.8	2.5	2.9	2.9	4.0	3.8	3.5	3.8	3.8
16 years	4.8	4.3	4.3	3.8	3.5	3.3	3.2	2.7	2.8	2.5	2.6	2.2	2.5	2.6	2.2	4.2	4.2	3.8	3.5	3.8
17 years	5.0	4.9	4.3	4.0	3.7	2.0	1.8	1.8	1.9	1.8	2.0	2.4	2.0	2.2	1.9	4.8	4.2	4.0	3.7	3.7
18 years	4.7	4.1	4.0	3.4	3.2	0.1	<.1	<.1	0.2	<.1	3.7	2.8	2.9	3.0	2.6	4.2	4.0	3.4	3.1	3.1
19 years	4.1	3.8	3.3	3.1	2.5	<.1	0.1	<.1	0.0	<.1	1.8	1.9	1.8	1.3	1.3	3.8	3.3	3.1	2.5	2.5
20+ years	0.2	2.0	2.8	2.6	2.0	<.1	0.0	<.1	0.0	0.3	1.2	1.8	1.9	1.6	1.4	3.5	3.1	2.5	2.5	2.1
Missing data	<.1	<.1	0.0	0.0	<.1	<.1	<.1	<.1	<.1	1.2	0.6	4.7	7.1	7.7	7.1	0.0	0.3	0.3	0.0	0.0

Race/Ethnicity of Children in Foster Care (%)

	In Foster Care on 10/1 FY					Entered Foster Care in FY					Exited Foster Care in FY					In Foster Care on 9/30 FY
	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021
Alaska Native / American Indian	<.1	<.1	<.1	<.1	<.1	0.1	<.1	<.1	<.1	0.1	0.0	<.1	0.0	<.1	<.1	0.1	<.1	<.1	<.1	<.1
Asian	0.2	0.3	0.2	0.2	0.3	0.4	0.3	0.2	0.5	0.4	0.2	0.5	0.2	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.2	0.3	0.4
Black	46.9	45.8	43.0	41.3	40.1	39.1	36.9	34.2	35.8	32.8	39.1	40.2	36.7	37.3	35.7	46.4	44.2	41.4	40.2	39.0
Native Hawaiian / Other Pacific Islander	<.1	<.1	<.1	<.1	<.1	<.1	<.1	0.0	<.1	<.1	<.1	<.1	0.0	0.0	<.1	<.1	<.1	<.1	<.1	<.1
Hispanic (of any race)	9.3	9.4	9.4	9.4	10.4	8.7	7.6	9.0	12.0	12.1	8.7	9.3	8.7	9.4	9.7	9.2	8.9	9.4	10.4	11.2
White	39.6	40.1	41.8	43.5	43.8	47.4	50.8	51.6	46.9	50.1	47.3	45.4	48.9	47.0	48.4	40.2	42.4	43.6	43.9	44.6
Two or more races	3.5	4.1	3.9	4.0	4.1	4.0	4.2	3.9	4.0	3.6	4.1	4.3	4.2	4.7	4.5	3.6	4.0	3.8	3.9	3.8
Unknown	0.3	0.1	1.3	1.1	0.8	0.2	0.2	0.7	0.3	0.6	0.5	0.2	0.9	0.9	1.0	0.2	0.1	1.2	0.9	0.7
Missing data	<.1	<.1	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.1	<.1	0.3	0.3	0.3	<.1	<.1	0.3	0.4	0.3	<.1	<.1	0.3	0.3	0.2

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

Children Waiting for Adoption

	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021
Total waiting children	2,848	2,710	2,767	2,653	2,798
Number of waiting children whose parents' rights have been terminated	2,469	2,292	2,215	2,065	2,152

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

	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021
Under 1 year	1.1	1.1	1.9	1.5	1.4
1 year	6.0	4.9	5.3	5.0	5.4
2 years	8.4	8.1	9.1	7.8	8.6
3 years	9.3	8.9	9.5	9.5	9.2
4 years	7.9	9.7	8.5	8.3	8.6
5 years	7.8	7.3	7.7	7.8	7.5
6 years	7.9	7.3	8.1	7.3	6.9
7 years	6.7	6.5	6.2	6.9	6.6
8 years	5.8	5.7	5.5	5.6	6.4
9 years	5.8	5.8	5.0	5.4	5.6
10 years	5.9	5.4	5.4	4.8	5.0
11 years	5.8	6.2	5.2	5.0	4.8
12 years	4.6	5.6	5.0	5.2	5.0
13 years	4.7	4.9	5.0	4.6	4.9
14 years	4.8	4.2	4.8	5.2	4.4
15 years	4.4	4.4	4.1	4.7	4.4
16 years	2.2	2.6	2.6	3.5	3.2
17 years	0.9	1.5	1.3	1.8	1.9

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 (%)

	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021
Alaska Native / American Indian	0.3	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.1
Asian	0.3	0.1	0.3	0.3	0.2
Black	43.0	40.8	40.4	39.5	35.5
Native Hawaiian / Other Pacific Islander	0.0	0.0	0.0	<.1	0.0
Hispanic (of any race)	7.4	8.0	8.4	8.4	7.6
White	44.7	45.8	44.3	45.2	51.1
Two or more races	4.1	4.9	4.7	4.9	4.5
Unknown	0.3	0.1	1.1	1.1	0.7
Missing data	<.1	<.1	0.5	0.5	0.3

E. Characteristics of Children Adopted (AFCARS Adoption File)

Children Adopted

	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021
Total children adopted	1,777	1,754	1,747	1,522	1,602

Age of Children Adopted (%)

	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021
Under 1 year	0.2	0.0	0.2	<.1	0.2
1 year	5.2	5.5	6.0	5.7	4.6
2 years	11.8	10.8	12.7	13.9	11.4
3 years	12.7	12.3	11.2	13.1	13.5
4 years	11.6	10.5	11.7	11.7	11.5
5 years	9.1	9.2	9.8	9.1	8.7
6 years	8.6	8.4	7.2	6.9	8.2
7 years	7.5	8.7	7.4	6.8	6.9
8 years	5.5	6.2	5.8	5.7	6.2
9 years	6.4	5.8	4.8	4.6	4.6
10 years	4.1	4.8	4.3	4.3	5.1
11 years	4.2	4.7	5.2	4.9	4.1
12 years	3.4	3.2	4.4	2.9	3.6
13 years	3.2	2.9	2.7	3.7	3.3
14 years	2.8	3.0	1.9	2.6	2.1
15 years	1.7	1.9	1.7	2.0	2.5
16 years	1.2	0.9	1.7	0.9	1.6
17 years	0.5	1.0	1.0	0.9	1.6
18 years	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.4	0.4
19 years	0.0	0.0	<.1	0.0	0.0
20+ years	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

Race/Ethnicity of Children Adopted (%)

	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021
Alaska Native / American Indian	0.0	<.1	0.0	0.3	0.1
Asian	0.2	0.3	0.1	0.2	0.1
Black	39.6	37.7	32.2	32.8	32.8
Native Hawaiian / Other Pacific Islander	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Hispanic (of any race)	7.3	8.2	9.1	6.2	5.6
White	46.9	48.7	52.3	53.2	53.8
Two or more races	5.3	4.9	5.5	6.0	6.0
Unknown	0.8	0.2	0.8	1.3	1.4
Missing data	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	<.1

Illinois [Outcomes Data]

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

Recurrence of Maltreatment Within 12 Months (%) 13

	2017-2018	2018-2019	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022
Children without a recurrence	87.4	87.4	86.6	85.8	N/A
Children with one or more recurrences	12.6	12.6	13.4	14.2	N/A
Number	29,206	31,666	34,146	36,029	N/A

13 At the time of this analysis, data were not available to calculate the recurrence of maltreatment for children who were victims of maltreatment in 2021.  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 (%)

	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021
Children maltreated while in foster care	0.75	0.60	0.72	0.84	0.77
Children not maltreated while in foster care	99.25	99.40	99.28	99.16	99.23
Number	19,722	21,118	23,032	25,896	27,277

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

3.1 Exits of Children From Foster Care (%)

	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021
Adoption	47.0	41.1	37.2	28.8	26.5
Guardianship	6.6	10.1	7.1	5.7	5.7
Reunification	40.0	38.3	43.1	50.5	54.2
Other	6.3	10.3	12.4	12.0	11.5
Missing data	<.1	0.2	0.3	3.0	2.1
Number	3,793	4,278	4,716	5,328	6,193

Exits of Children With a Diagnosed Disability (%)

	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021
Adoption	53.6	37.5	28.2	24.3	24.9
Guardianship	2.9	11.0	9.1	7.0	8.9
Reunification	33.5	28.9	29.8	34.1	35.5
Other	9.9	20.9	31.6	30.8	28.9
Missing data	0.1	1.7	1.3	3.8	1.8
Number	931	363	383	399	550

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

	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021
Adoption	4.1	3.9	4.4	2.4	3.5
Guardianship	5.1	7.3	4.6	4.2	3.4
Reunification	51.5	35.4	36.3	42.0	37.3
Other	39.1	52.4	53.7	47.9	54.5
Missing data	0.3	1.0	1.0	3.4	1.3
Number	394	588	732	901	960

Exits to Emancipation (%)

	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021
Children age 12 or younger at entry	34.2	27.6	30.4	31.9	24.4
Children older than 12 at entry	65.8	72.4	69.6	68.1	75.6
Missing data	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Number	202	398	540	598	676

Exits by Race/Ethnicity (%)

	Alaska Native / American Indian					Asian					Black (non-Hispanic)
	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021
Adoption	0.0	100.0	0.0	100.0	50.0	37.5	28.6	20.0	17.6	10.5	47.5	38.5	32.6	25.4	24.5
Guardianship	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	12.5	28.6	0.0	5.9	5.3	7.3	11.8	8.0	5.8	6.8
Reunification	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	50.0	37.5	42.9	50.0	52.9	73.7	39.4	36.4	40.8	48.9	50.7
Other	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	12.5	0.0	30.0	17.6	5.3	5.7	13.1	18.0	17.1	16.0
Missing data	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	5.9	5.3	0.0	0.2	0.6	2.8	2.1
Number	0	1	0	4	4	8	21	10	17	19	1,483	1,719	1,732	1,987	2,208

Exits by Race/Ethnicity (%)

	Native Hawaiian/Other Pac. Is.					Hispanic (of any race)					White (non-Hispanic)
	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021
Adoption	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	35.6	34.6	34.8	23.7	21.0	47.2	44.2	40.4	31.8	28.6
Guardianship	50.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	7.9	10.6	11.2	6.4	4.7	5.8	8.4	5.6	5.7	5.2
Reunification	50.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	50.2	45.2	43.8	54.6	59.7	39.9	38.6	45.4	51.4	55.8
Other	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	100.0	6.3	8.8	10.0	12.4	12.0	7.0	8.6	8.5	8.0	8.3
Missing data	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.8	0.2	3.0	2.7	<.1	0.1	0.1	3.1	2.1
Number	2	1	0	0	1	331	396	411	502	600	1,793	1,944	2,306	2,502	3,000

Exits by Race/Ethnicity (%)

	Unable to Determine					Two or More Races					Missing Data
	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021
Adoption	83.3	44.4	40.5	31.3	32.3	60.0	47.3	44.5	36.1	30.2	33.3	0.0	33.3	26.3	33.3
Guardianship	0.0	11.1	7.1	8.3	16.1	5.8	9.7	6.0	2.8	3.6	33.3	0.0	26.7	0.0	5.6
Reunification	16.7	22.2	38.1	29.2	25.8	29.0	37.6	38.0	50.6	57.7	33.3	0.0	13.3	47.4	50.0
Other	0.0	22.2	14.3	25.0	24.2	5.2	4.8	11.5	7.6	7.1	0.0	100.0	26.7	26.3	11.1
Missing data	0.0	0.0	0.0	6.3	1.6	0.0	0.5	0.0	2.8	1.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Number	18	9	42	48	62	155	186	200	249	281	3	1	15	19	18

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

Time to Reunification (%)

	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021
Less than 12 mos.	28.7	32.2	36.0	48.6	39.6
At least 12 mos., but less than 24 mos.	33.8	35.1	34.7	28.9	35.4
At least 24 mos., but less than 36 mos.	20.9	16.9	16.9	14.1	15.8
At least 36 mos., but less than 48 mos.	9.1	8.2	6.3	4.6	5.2
48 or more mos.	7.3	7.1	5.9	3.2	3.5
Missing data	0.1	0.5	0.2	0.6	0.5
Number	1,519	1,637	2,032	2,689	3,355

Children Reentering Foster Care (%)

	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021
Children entering care for the first time	89.0	89.3	89.5	90.5	86.3
Children reentering care within 12 mos. of a prior episode	5.5	5.2	5.5	5.3	8.9
Children reentering care more than 12 mos. after a prior episode	5.4	5.2	4.8	4.0	4.8
Missing data	0.1	0.3	0.2	0.2	0.1
Number	4,843	5,751	6,709	7,837	6,944

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

Time to Adoption (%)

	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021
Less than 12 mos.	0.3	0.1	0.3	0.3	0.7
At least 12 mos., but less than 24 mos.	9.7	12.7	12.5	10.7	8.2
At least 24 mos., but less than 36 mos.	26.5	24.9	28.3	31.4	25.9
At least 36 mos., but less than 48 mos.	25.6	27.0	24.7	26.5	29.1
48 or more mos.	37.8	35.3	34.2	31.0	35.9
Missing data	<.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.1
Number	1,782	1,758	1,753	1,537	1,639

Increase Placement Stability (AFCARS Foster Care File)

Number of Placements by Time in Care (%)

	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
	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021
Children with 2 or fewer placements	76.9	76.3	81.6	84.9	84.4	60.3	61.3	63.4	65.4	68.3	30.4	30.7	34.8	38.2	43.4	100.0	85.7	91.7	91.1	77.9
Children with 3 or more placements	22.9	23.5	18.2	14.8	15.1	39.7	38.7	36.6	34.5	31.5	69.6	69.3	65.1	61.7	56.5	0.0	0.0	4.2	4.4	1.4
Missing Placement setting counts	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.3	0.5	<.1	<.1	<.1	<.1	0.2	<.1	0.0	<.1	<.1	0.1	0.0	14.3	4.2	4.4	20.7
Total number	5,021	5,994	7,056	8,210	7,333	4,219	4,653	5,352	6,310	6,938	10,477	10,457	10,576	11,331	12,866	5	14	48	45	140

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 (%)

	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021
Group homes	<.1	0.1	0.1	<.1	0.0
Institution	1.7	1.3	1.4	1.0	0.6
Other settings	98.0	98.2	98.0	98.8	98.3
Missing data	0.3	0.4	0.5	0.2	1.1
Number	4,054	4,854	5,677	6,590	5,757