Statistics for Chattooga County
Charts:
Statistics for Larger Regions: Region 1, North District, Lookout Mountain Circuit, CII.
Tables:
| Chattooga County Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports (duplicated) During October 2023 through September 2024 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=159) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports | 461 | 68.3 per 10K | 39.1 per 10K | 16 |
| Unique Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports | 401/461 | 87% | 86.4% | 80.5 |
| Children Subject of Maltreatment Investigations | 163 | 24.2 per 10K | 14.3 per 10K | 21 |
| Children Subject of Alternative Response | 153 | 22.7 per 10K | 10.7 per 10K | 23 |
| Children Subject of Undetermined Reports | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.0 per 10K | 80 |
| Children Subject of Non-Alleged Reports | 145 | 21.5 per 10K | 14.1 per 10K | 36 |
| Victim Reports | 49 | 7.3 per 10K | 3.9 per 10K | 52.5 |
| Victim Reports of Neglect | 32 | 4.7 per 10K | 2.7 per 10K | 63 |
| Victim Reports of Physical Abuse | 8 | 1.2 per 10K | 0.5 per 10K | 25 |
| Victim Reports of Sexual Abuse | 5 | 0.7 per 10K | 0.2 per 10K | 19 |
| Victim Reports of Other Abuse | 4 | 0.6 per 10K | 0.5 per 10K | 69 |
| Victims Removed to Foster Care | 22/49 | 44.9% | 26.1% | 25 |
| Non-Victims Removed to Foster Care | 5/267 | 1.9% | 3.1% | 97 |
| Children Subject of Alternative Response Removed to Foster Care | 0/153 | 0% | 1.3% | 123.5 |
| Children Subject of Undetermined Reports Removed to Foster Care | 0/0 | na | na | na |
| Removed to Foster Care Before Report | 0/31 | 0% | 0.5% | 85.5 |
| Removed to Foster Care within 3 Days of Report | 16/31 | 51.6% | 25.2% | 13 |
| Removed to Foster Care within 7 Days of Report | 21/31 | 67.7% | 31.6% | 8 |
| Median Days from Report to Removal | 31 | 3.0 days | 43.0 days | 143.5 |
| 90th Percentile Days from Report to Removal | 31 | 234.0 days | 365.0 days | 97.5 |
| Removed to Foster Care Prior to Start of Investigation | 0/31 | 0% | 1.3% | 94 |
| Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2023 to March 2024 | 0/65 | 0% | 3.1% | 121 |
| Removed Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2023 to March 2024 | 0/30 | 0% | 1.5% | 88.5 |
| Non-Removed Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2023 to March 2024 | 0/35 | 0% | 3.7% | 118.5 |
| Non-Victims Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2023 to March 2024 | 15/259 | 5.8% | 2.6% | 17 |
| Alternative Response Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2023 to March 2024 | 8/136 | 5.9% | 2.1% | 20 |
| Undetermined Reports Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2023 to March 2024 | 0/0 | na | na | na |
| Chattooga County Children Removed to Foster Care During October 2024 through September 2025 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=159) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Removals to Foster Care | 15 | 26.2 per 10K | 19.7 per 10K | 73 |
| Average Monthly Removals to Foster Care | 1.2 | 2.2 per 10K | 1.6 per 10K | 73 |
| Reentries to Foster Care | 5/15 | 33.3% | 13.6% | 7.5 |
| Reentries to Foster Care within 12 months of Previous Discharge | 1/15 | 6.7% | 4.7% | 28.5 |
| Removals for Neglect | 5/15 | 33% | 35% | 73 |
| Removals for Caretaker Drug or Alcohol Use | 2/15 | 13% | 39% | 134 |
| Removals for Physical Abuse | 0/15 | 0% | 9% | 118.5 |
| Removals for Caretaker Inability to Cope | 3/15 | 20% | 9% | 18.5 |
| Removals for Inadequate Housing | 1/15 | 7% | 18% | 95.5 |
| Removals for Incarceration | 0/15 | 0% | 13% | 121.5 |
| Removals for Child Behavior | 2/15 | 13% | 8% | 22.5 |
| Removals for Abandonment | 1/15 | 7% | 11% | 57 |
| Removals for Sexual Abuse | 2/15 | 13% | 3% | 8 |
| Removals to Non-Relative Foster Care First Setting | 2/4 | 50% | 57% | 95.5 |
| Removals to Relative Foster Care First Setting | 2/4 | 50% | 37% | 38.5 |
| Removals to Pre-Adoptive Home First Setting | 0/4 | 0% | 0% | 71 |
| Removals to Group Home First Setting | 0/4 | 0% | 0% | 70.5 |
| Removals to Institution First Setting | 0/4 | 0% | 5% | 100.5 |
| Removals to Home Visit First Setting | 0/4 | 0% | 0% | 70.5 |
| Removals to Runaway First Setting | 0/4 | 0% | 1% | 74 |
| Removals to ILP First Setting | 0/4 | 0% | 0% | 70.5 |
| Discharged within 1 Month of October 2024 through August 2025 Removal | 2/15 | 13% | 8% | 24 |
| Permanence within 12 months of October 2023 through September 2024 Removal | 11/30 | 37% | 30% | 40.5 |
| IV-E Reimbursed in Removal Cohort (excludes latest 6 months) | 0/6 | 0% | 0% | 68 |
| Chattooga County Children in Foster Care During October 2024 through September 2025 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=159) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children in Region on September 30 2025 | 5,763 | na | na | 75 |
| AIAN Children on AIAN Lands in Region on September 30 2025 | na | na | na | na |
| Children in Care on September 30 2024 | 61 | 108.0 per 10K | 44.0 per 10K | 24 |
| Children in Care on September 30 2025 | 49 | 85.0 per 10K | 43.0 per 10K | 44.5 |
| Average Daily Children in Care | 55 | 96.8 per 10K | 43.1 per 10K | 34.5 |
| Total Children Served in Foster Care During October 2024 through September 2025 | 76 | na | na | 56 |
| Total Days Children Spent in Foster Care During October 2024 through September 2025 | 20,249 | 35,396.0 per 10K | 15,770.0 per 10K | 34 |
| Total Days Children Spent in Foster Care Away From Family During October 2024 through September 2025 | 16,510 | 28,860.0 per 10K | 12,143.0 per 10K | 23 |
| Accumulated Out of Home Placement-Days on September 30 2025 | 44,207 | 76,708.0 per 10K | 32,934.0 per 10K | 27 |
| Average Monthly Foster Care Costs During October 2024 through September 2025 | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.0 per 10K | 80 |
| Children in Congregate Settings on September 30 2025 | 11 | 19.1 per 10K | 6.1 per 10K | 21.5 |
| Children In Care with Both TPRs on September 30 2025 | 8 | 13.9 per 10K | 3.5 per 10K | 19.5 |
| 17-Year-Olds In Care with Both TPRs on September 30 2025 | 1 | 1.7 per 10K | 0.4 per 10K | 26 |
| Children in Non-Relative Foster Care on Last Day | 25/49 | 51% | 62% | 121.5 |
| Children in Relative Foster Care on Last Day | 4/49 | 8% | 19% | 120 |
| Children in Pre-Adoptive Home on Last Day | 0/49 | 0% | 3% | 120.5 |
| Children in Group Home on Last Day | 0/49 | 0% | 0% | 80 |
| Children in Institution on Last Day | 11/49 | 22% | 14% | 30 |
| Children in Home Visit on Last Day | 8/49 | 16% | 1% | 3 |
| Children in Runaway on Last Day | 0/49 | 0% | 1% | 91.5 |
| Children in ILP on Last Day | 1/49 | 2% | 0% | 4 |
| Children Investigated for Maltreatment in Care during October 2023 through September 2024 | 3/85 | 3.53% | 4.84% | 79 |
| Children Victimized in Care during October 2023 through September 2024 | 0/85 | 0% | 0.77% | 105 |
| Children Victimized in Care during October 2023 through September 2024 by Parent | 0/85 | 0% | 0.21% | 88.5 |
| Children Victimized in Care during October 2023 through September 2024 by Foster Parent or Facility Staff | 0/85 | 0% | 0.32% | 93 |
| Children Over 12 in Group Settings on September 30 2025 | 7/11 | 64% | 89% | 124 |
| Placement Moves During First 12 Months In Care per 1,000 Child-Days | 33/1,974 | 16.7 Per 1K Days | 5.8 Per 1K Days | 4 |
| Placements Moves Toward Permanence | 37/150 | 25% | 25% | 81 |
| Lateral Placements Moves | 87/150 | 58% | 57% | 74.5 |
| Placements Moves Away from Permanence | 26/150 | 17% | 17% | 72.5 |
| IV-E Reimbursement Rate, Children In Care on September 30 2025 | 0/49 | 0% | 0% | 79.5 |
| Long Term Foster Care Plan Goal, Children In Care on September 30 2025 | 3/49 | 6% | 8% | 78.5 |
| Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on September 30 2024 | 61 | 16.4 months | 16.3 months | 70.5 |
| Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on September 30 2025 | 49 | 22.0 months | 17.0 months | 37 |
| Permanence within 12 Months, Children In Care on September 30 2024 | 19/61 | 31% | 32% | 92 |
| Permanence within 12 Months, Children with Both TPRs In Care on September 30 2024 | 1/8 | 12% | 54% | 122 |
| In Care Over 18 Months on September 30 2025 | 29/49 | 59% | 48% | 32.5 |
| In Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2025 | 24/49 | 49% | 37% | 35 |
| In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2025 | 22/49 | 45% | 34% | 31.5 |
| In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months with Both TPRs on September 30 2025 | 5/22 | 23% | 19% | 68.5 |
| In Care Over 18 Months on September 30 2024 Permanent within 12 Months | 5/25 | 20% | 31% | 116.5 |
| In Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2024 Permanent within 12 Months | 3/20 | 15% | 28% | 113 |
| Entering 18th Month In Care during October 2023 through September 2024 Permanent within 12 Months | 5/13 | 38% | 39% | 84 |
| Chattooga County Children Discharged During October 2024 through September 2025 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=159) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Discharges | 28/5,721 | 48.9 per 10K | 19.4 per 10K | 31 |
| Children Discharged for Reunification | 13/28 | 46% | 47% | 68.5 |
| Children Discharged for Relative | 0/28 | 0% | 5% | 112 |
| Children Discharged for Adoption | 8/28 | 29% | 21% | 54.5 |
| Children Discharged for Transfer | 1/28 | 4% | 1% | 6 |
| Children Discharged for Emancipation | 5/28 | 18% | 10% | 35 |
| Children Discharged for Guardianship | 1/28 | 4% | 17% | 96 |
| Children Discharged for Runaway | 0/28 | 0% | 0% | 80.5 |
| Children Discharged for Death | 0/28 | 0% | 0% | 84 |
| Children Discharged for Unknown | 0/28 | 0% | 0% | 77 |
| Median Length of Stay in Foster Care | 28 | 17.9 months | 18.4 months | 87 |
| Median Months from Removal to Reunification Discharge | 13 | 14.2 months | 12.3 months | 58.5 |
| Median Months from Removal to Relative Discharge | 0 | na | 11.0 months | na |
| Median Months from Removal to Guardianship Discharge | 1 | 11.2 months | 15.8 months | 86.5 |
| Median Months from Removal to Adoption Discharge | 8 | 25.0 months | 34.6 months | 112 |
| Reunified within 72 Hours | 0/13 | 0% | 5% | 82.5 |
| Reunified within 12 Months | 3/13 | 23% | 51% | 105 |
| Adopted within 24 Months | 4/8 | 50% | 19% | 12.5 |
| Adopted within 48 Months | 8/8 | 100% | 73% | 31.5 |
| Median Months from Removal to TPR Among Adoptions During Latest 12 Months | 8 | 22.1 months | 22.8 months | 63 |
| Median Months from TPR to Final Adoption Among Adoptions During Latest 12 Months | 8 | 3.8 months | 10.1 months | 124 |
| In Care 12+ Months at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 0/0 | na | 61% | na |
| In Care with Both TPRs at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 0/0 | na | 67% | na |
| Adoption Discharges | 8/5,721 | 14 per 10K | 4.1 per 10K | 25 |
| Non-Permanent Discharges | 6/5,721 | 10.5 per 10K | 2.1 per 10K | 12 |
| Non-Permanent Discharges Among Children with Both TPRs | 0/8 | 0% | 3% | 75.5 |
| Discharged Runaways Under 18 on September 30 2025 | 0 | 0.0 per 1M | 4.3 per 1M | 84 |
| Children Victimized within 6 Months After Discharge during April 2023 through March 2024 | 3/41 | 7.3% | 1.9% | 14 |
| Children Discharged for Reunification October 2023 through September 2024 Reentering within 12 Months | 3/15 | 20% | 8% | 12.5 |
| Children Discharged for Relative October 2023 through September 2024 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/5 | 0% | 6.9% | 42.5 |
| Children Discharged for Adoption October 2023 through September 2024 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/3 | 0% | 0% | 62 |
| Children Discharged for Transfer October 2023 through September 2024 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/0 | na | 0% | na |
| Children Discharged for Emancipation October 2023 through September 2024 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/0 | na | 2.9% | na |
| Children Discharged for Guardianship October 2023 through September 2024 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/1 | 0% | 2.8% | 63.5 |
| Children Discharged for Runaway October 2023 through September 2024 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/0 | na | 0% | na |
| Chattooga County Child and Family Services Review Measures During October 2024 through September 2025 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=159) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maltreatment Reports During October 2023 through September 2024 | 461 | 68.3 per 10K | 39.1 per 10K | 16 |
| Substantiated Maltreatment Victims During October 2023 through September 2024 | 49 | 7.4 per 10K | 3.9 per 10K | 49.5 |
| Removals During Period | 15 | 2.2 per 10K | 1.6 per 10K | 73 |
| In-care on September 30 2025 | 49 | 85.0 per 10K | 43.0 per 10K | 44.5 |
| Total Children Served | na | na | na | na |
| Discharges During Period | 28 | na | na | 49.5 |
| S1.1: Non-Recurrence of Substantiated Maltreatment within 6 Months | 29/29 | 100% | 96.6% | 43 |
| S1.2: Non-Maltreated by Foster Parent or Facility Staff October 2023 through September 2024 | 85/85 | 100% | 99.58% | 66 |
| C1.1: Discharged to Reunification or Relative within 12 Months | 3/13 | 23% | 48% | 103.5 |
| C1.2: Discharged to Reunification or Relative Median Length of Stay | 13 | 14.1 months | 12.5 months | 59.5 |
| C1.3: Removed During 6-Months before October 01 2024, Discharged to Reunification or Relative | 0/10 | 0% | 21% | 111.5 |
| C1.4: Discharged During 12-Months before October 01 2024, Reentering within 12 Months | 3/20 | 15% | 8.4% | 24 |
| C2.1: Discharged to Adoption within 24 Months | 4/8 | 50% | 19% | 12.5 |
| C2.2: Discharged to Adoption Median Length of Stay | 8 | 25.0 months | 34.6 months | 112 |
| C2.3: In-care 17+ Months on October 01 2024, Adopted During Period | 4/20 | 20% | 21% | 80.5 |
| C2.4: In-care 17+ Months on October 01 2024, Freed for Adoption During First 6 Months of Period | 5/15 | 33% | 6% | 14.5 |
| C2.5: Legally Freed October 2023 through September 2024 , Adopted within 12 Months | 2/4 | 50% | 61% | 77.5 |
| C3.1: In-care 24+ Months on October 01 2024, Permanent By 18th Birthday | 3/17 | 18% | 32% | 113 |
| C3.2: Discharges to Permanence Among Legally Free Children | 8/8 | 100% | 97% | 54.5 |
| C3.3: Emancipated After In-care 3+ Years | 0/2 | 0% | 41% | 102 |
| C4.1: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care <12 Months | 7/16 | 44% | 77% | 147 |
| C4.2: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care 12 to 24 Months | 6/26 | 23% | 52% | 135 |
| C4.3: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care Over 24 Months | 4/29 | 14% | 28% | 109.5 |
| Chattooga County Court Improvement Program Reporting Measures During October 2024 through September 2025 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=159) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIP1.1: Free for Adoption or Living with Family within 15 Months of July 2023 through June 2024 Removal | 17/32 | 53% | 50% | 59.5 |
| CIP1.2: Discharged within 1 Month of October 2024 through August 2025 Removal | 2/15 | 13% | 8% | 24 |
| CIP1.3: Permanent within 12 Months of October 2023 through September 2024 Removal | 11/30 | 37% | 30% | 40.5 |
| CIP1.4: In Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2024 Permanent within 12 Months | 3/20 | 15% | 28% | 113 |
| CIP1.5: TPRs Completed during Latest 12 Months within 15 Months of Removal | 0/8 | 0% | 26% | 81.5 |
| CIP1.6: In Care with Both TPRs on September 30 2024 Permanent within 12 Months | 1/8 | 12% | 54% | 122 |
| CIP1.7: In Care 12+ Months at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 0/0 | na | 61% | na |
| CIP1.8: In Care 12+ Months with Both TPRs at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 0/0 | na | 67% | na |