Statistics for Cherokee County, Georgia

Statistics for Cherokee County

Charts:

Statistics for Larger Regions: Region 1, North District, Blue Ridge Circuit, Non-CII.

Tables:

Cherokee County Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports (duplicated) During October 2024 through September 2025	Count	Rate	State Rate	Rank (high=1 to low=159)
Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports	2,570	33.7 per 10K	37.6 per 10K	127
Unique Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports	2,248/2,570	87.5%	88.3%	92.5
Children Subject of Maltreatment Investigations	1,013	13.3 per 10K	13.9 per 10K	99
Children Subject of Alternative Response	595	7.8 per 10K	10.1 per 10K	132
Children Subject of Undetermined Reports	0	0.0 per 10K	0.0 per 10K	80
Children Subject of Non-Alleged Reports	962	12.6 per 10K	13.6 per 10K	117
Victim Reports	285	3.7 per 10K	3.9 per 10K	111.5
Victim Reports of Neglect	140	1.8 per 10K	2.5 per 10K	117.5
Victim Reports of Physical Abuse	47	0.6 per 10K	0.5 per 10K	77
Victim Reports of Sexual Abuse	18	0.2 per 10K	0.2 per 10K	72.5
Victim Reports of Other Abuse	80	1.1 per 10K	0.7 per 10K	63
Victims Removed to Foster Care	96/285	33.7%	24.3%	36
Non-Victims Removed to Foster Care	33/1,323	2.5%	2.1%	48
Children Subject of Alternative Response Removed to Foster Care	5/595	0.8%	0.6%	34
Children Subject of Undetermined Reports Removed to Foster Care	0/0	na	na	na
Removed to Foster Care Before Report	4/163	2.5%	0.6%	8
Removed to Foster Care within 3 Days of Report	58/163	35.6%	28.4%	50
Removed to Foster Care within 7 Days of Report	69/163	42.3%	37.6%	62.5
Median Days from Report to Removal	163	16.0 days	22.0 days	85.5
90th Percentile Days from Report to Removal	163	198.0 days	238.0 days	61
Removed to Foster Care Prior to Start of Investigation	6/163	3.7%	1.2%	13.5
Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2024 to March 2025	4/264	1.5%	3.1%	77
Removed Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2024 to March 2025	0/90	0%	1.2%	85
Non-Removed Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2024 to March 2025	4/174	2.3%	3.8%	66.5
Non-Victims Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2024 to March 2025	35/1,354	2.6%	2.4%	69.5
Alternative Response Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2024 to March 2025	14/571	2.5%	1.8%	50
Undetermined Reports Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2024 to March 2025	0/0	na	na	na

Cherokee County Children Removed to Foster Care During April 2025 through March 2026	Count	Rate	State Rate	Rank (high=1 to low=159)
Total Removals to Foster Care	126	19.8 per 10K	17.6 per 10K	88
Average Monthly Removals to Foster Care	10.5	1.6 per 10K	1.5 per 10K	90
Reentries to Foster Care	17/126	13.5%	13.1%	47
Reentries to Foster Care within 12 months of Previous Discharge	15/126	11.9%	5%	13
Removals for Neglect	20/126	16%	36%	102.5
Removals for Caretaker Drug or Alcohol Use	57/126	45%	36%	59.5
Removals for Physical Abuse	22/126	17%	9%	30
Removals for Caretaker Inability to Cope	3/126	2%	9%	85.5
Removals for Inadequate Housing	34/126	27%	18%	45
Removals for Incarceration	22/126	17%	13%	39
Removals for Child Behavior	8/126	6%	8%	57
Removals for Abandonment	5/126	4%	11%	81.5
Removals for Sexual Abuse	10/126	8%	3%	13
Removals to Non-Relative Foster Care First Setting	40/57	70%	60%	50.5
Removals to Relative Foster Care First Setting	11/57	19%	35%	97.5
Removals to Pre-Adoptive Home First Setting	0/57	0%	0%	70
Removals to Group Home First Setting	0/57	0%	0%	70
Removals to Institution First Setting	6/57	11%	5%	21.5
Removals to Home Visit First Setting	0/57	0%	0%	70
Removals to Runaway First Setting	0/57	0%	0%	71.5
Removals to ILP First Setting	0/57	0%	0%	70
Discharged within 1 Month of April 2025 through February 2026 Removal	4/115	3%	9%	61.5
Permanence within 12 months of April 2024 through March 2025 Removal	57/145	39%	31%	45
IV-E Reimbursed in Removal Cohort (excludes latest 6 months)	0/72	0%	0%	70

Cherokee County Children in Foster Care During April 2025 through March 2026	Count	Rate	State Rate	Rank (high=1 to low=159)
Children in Region on March 31 2026	63,563	na	na	9
AIAN Children on AIAN Lands in Region on March 31 2026	na	na	na	na
Children in Care on March 31 2025	340	54.0 per 10K	43.0 per 10K	83.5
Children in Care on March 31 2026	303	48.0 per 10K	40.0 per 10K	82
Average Daily Children in Care	322	50.6 per 10K	41.7 per 10K	83
Total Children Served in Foster Care During April 2025 through March 2026	466	na	na	8
Total Days Children Spent in Foster Care During April 2025 through March 2026	118,186	18,608.0 per 10K	15,308.0 per 10K	84
Total Days Children Spent in Foster Care Away From Family During April 2025 through March 2026	90,560	14,258.0 per 10K	11,885.0 per 10K	84
Accumulated Out of Home Placement-Days on March 31 2026	238,062	37,453.0 per 10K	32,395.0 per 10K	74
Average Monthly Foster Care Costs During April 2025 through March 2026	0	0.0 per 10K	0.0 per 10K	80
Children in Congregate Settings on March 31 2026	43	6.8 per 10K	5.9 per 10K	82
Children In Care with Both TPRs on March 31 2026	41	6.5 per 10K	6.0 per 10K	81.5
17-Year-Olds In Care with Both TPRs on March 31 2026	3	0.5 per 10K	0.6 per 10K	62
Children in Non-Relative Foster Care on Last Day	185/303	61%	63%	84.5
Children in Relative Foster Care on Last Day	58/303	19%	17%	63
Children in Pre-Adoptive Home on Last Day	11/303	4%	3%	45.5
Children in Group Home on Last Day	0/303	0%	0%	80
Children in Institution on Last Day	43/303	14%	15%	83
Children in Home Visit on Last Day	0/303	0%	1%	99.5
Children in Runaway on Last Day	0/303	0%	1%	91
Children in ILP on Last Day	6/303	2%	0%	5
Children Investigated for Maltreatment in Care during October 2024 through September 2025	12/517	2.32%	3.46%	83
Children Victimized in Care during October 2024 through September 2025	0/517	0%	0.71%	104
Children Victimized in Care during October 2024 through September 2025 by Parent	0/517	0%	0.09%	85.5
Children Victimized in Care during October 2024 through September 2025 by Foster Parent or Facility Staff	0/517	0%	0.4%	98
Children Over 12 in Group Settings on March 31 2026	42/43	98%	91%	77
Placement Moves During First 12 Months In Care per 1,000 Child-Days	140/23,716	5.9 Per 1K Days	5.9 Per 1K Days	49
Placements Moves Toward Permanence	112/471	24%	25%	87
Lateral Placements Moves	280/471	59%	57%	67
Placements Moves Away from Permanence	79/471	17%	18%	70
IV-E Reimbursement Rate, Children In Care on March 31 2026	0/303	0%	0%	79
Long Term Foster Care Plan Goal, Children In Care on March 31 2026	27/303	9%	9%	58
Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on March 31 2025	340	19.3 months	16.3 months	45
Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on March 31 2026	303	17.7 months	18.6 months	72
Permanence within 12 Months, Children In Care on March 31 2025	117/340	34%	33%	80
Permanence within 12 Months, Children with Both TPRs In Care on March 31 2025	17/33	52%	45%	56.5
In Care Over 18 Months on March 31 2026	151/303	50%	51%	68.5
In Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2026	128/303	42%	40%	53
In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2026	113/303	37%	36%	62
In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months with Both TPRs on March 31 2026	25/113	22%	31%	107.5
In Care Over 18 Months on March 31 2025 Permanent within 12 Months	48/179	27%	30%	92
In Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2025 Permanent within 12 Months	28/126	22%	28%	94.5
Entering 18th Month In Care during April 2024 through March 2025 Permanent within 12 Months	44/125	35%	37%	76

Cherokee County Children Discharged During April 2025 through March 2026	Count	Rate	State Rate	Rank (high=1 to low=159)
Total Discharges	151/63,515	23.8 per 10K	19.6 per 10K	83.5
Children Discharged for Reunification	98/151	65%	46%	23
Children Discharged for Relative	3/151	2%	4%	64.5
Children Discharged for Adoption	19/151	13%	21%	91
Children Discharged for Transfer	0/151	0%	0%	79.5
Children Discharged for Emancipation	19/151	13%	10%	46.5
Children Discharged for Guardianship	12/151	8%	17%	93.5
Children Discharged for Runaway	0/151	0%	0%	79
Children Discharged for Death	0/151	0%	0%	83
Children Discharged for Unknown	0/151	0%	0%	76
Median Length of Stay in Foster Care	151	19.9 months	17.9 months	58
Median Months from Removal to Reunification Discharge	98	13.3 months	11.9 months	67.5
Median Months from Removal to Relative Discharge	3	23.0 months	12.0 months	13
Median Months from Removal to Guardianship Discharge	12	20.4 months	14.9 months	33
Median Months from Removal to Adoption Discharge	19	37.1 months	35.4 months	53
Reunified within 72 Hours	1/98	1%	3%	29.5
Reunified within 12 Months	46/98	47%	52%	71.5
Adopted within 24 Months	1/19	5%	20%	65
Adopted within 48 Months	12/19	63%	72%	89
Median Months from Removal to TPR Among Adoptions During Latest 12 Months	18	26.9 months	23.6 months	44
Median Months from TPR to Final Adoption Among Adoptions During Latest 12 Months	18	6.2 months	10.9 months	106
In Care 12+ Months at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18	4/5	80%	61%	35.5
In Care with Both TPRs at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18	1/1	100%	71%	12.5
Adoption Discharges	19/63,515	3 per 10K	4.1 per 10K	98
Non-Permanent Discharges	19/63,515	3 per 10K	2.2 per 10K	66.5
Non-Permanent Discharges Among Children with Both TPRs	0/18	0%	2%	71
Discharged Runaways Under 18 on March 31 2026	0	0.0 per 1M	3.9 per 1M	84
Children Victimized within 6 Months After Discharge during April 2024 through March 2025	2/198	1%	1.7%	36.5
Children Discharged for Reunification April 2024 through March 2025 Reentering within 12 Months	11/103	10.7%	8.2%	20
Children Discharged for Relative April 2024 through March 2025 Reentering within 12 Months	0/1	0%	5.5%	40
Children Discharged for Adoption April 2024 through March 2025 Reentering within 12 Months	0/37	0%	0%	64
Children Discharged for Transfer April 2024 through March 2025 Reentering within 12 Months	0/0	na	0%	na
Children Discharged for Emancipation April 2024 through March 2025 Reentering within 12 Months	2/24	8.3%	3.9%	14
Children Discharged for Guardianship April 2024 through March 2025 Reentering within 12 Months	0/33	0%	2.7%	62
Children Discharged for Runaway April 2024 through March 2025 Reentering within 12 Months	0/0	na	0%	na

Cherokee County Child and Family Services Review Measures During April 2025 through March 2026	Count	Rate	State Rate	Rank (high=1 to low=159)
Maltreatment Reports During October 2024 through September 2025	2,570	33.7 per 10K	37.6 per 10K	127
Substantiated Maltreatment Victims During October 2024 through September 2025	285	3.8 per 10K	3.9 per 10K	109.5
Removals During Period	126	1.6 per 10K	1.5 per 10K	90
In-care on March 31 2026	303	48.0 per 10K	40.0 per 10K	82
Total Children Served	na	na	na	na
Discharges During Period	151	na	na	7
S1.1: Non-Recurrence of Substantiated Maltreatment within 6 Months	172/174	98.9%	97%	87.5
S1.2: Non-Maltreated by Foster Parent or Facility Staff October 2024 through September 2025	517/517	100%	99.54%	63.5
C1.1: Discharged to Reunification or Relative within 12 Months	45/100	45%	49%	69.5
C1.2: Discharged to Reunification or Relative Median Length of Stay	100	15.3 months	12.3 months	54
C1.3: Removed During 6-Months before April 01 2025, Discharged to Reunification or Relative	38/79	48%	23%	25
C1.4: Discharged During 12-Months before April 01 2025, Reentering within 12 Months	14/107	13.1%	8.5%	20
C2.1: Discharged to Adoption within 24 Months	1/19	5%	20%	65
C2.2: Discharged to Adoption Median Length of Stay	19	37.1 months	35.4 months	53
C2.3: In-care 17+ Months on April 01 2025, Adopted During Period	18/121	15%	21%	96
C2.4: In-care 17+ Months on April 01 2025, Freed for Adoption During First 6 Months of Period	9/101	9%	9%	50.5
C2.5: Legally Freed April 2024 through March 2025 , Adopted within 12 Months	14/31	45%	50%	72
C3.1: In-care 24+ Months on April 01 2025, Permanent By 18th Birthday	28/98	29%	32%	83.5
C3.2: Discharges to Permanence Among Legally Free Children	18/18	100%	98%	52
C3.3: Emancipated After In-care 3+ Years	4/13	31%	39%	70
C4.1: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care <12 Months	114/160	71%	76%	103
C4.2: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care 12 to 24 Months	50/109	46%	51%	93.5
C4.3: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care Over 24 Months	48/162	30%	26%	48.5

Cherokee County Court Improvement Program Reporting Measures During April 2025 through March 2026	Count	Rate	State Rate	Rank (high=1 to low=159)
CIP1.1: Free for Adoption or Living with Family within 15 Months of January 2024 through December 2024 Removal	77/134	57%	53%	60.5
CIP1.2: Discharged within 1 Month of April 2025 through February 2026 Removal	4/115	3%	9%	61.5
CIP1.3: Permanent within 12 Months of April 2024 through March 2025 Removal	57/145	39%	31%	45
CIP1.4: In Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2025 Permanent within 12 Months	28/126	22%	28%	94.5
CIP1.5: TPRs Completed during Latest 12 Months within 15 Months of Removal	11/27	41%	25%	35
CIP1.6: In Care with Both TPRs on March 31 2025 Permanent within 12 Months	17/33	52%	45%	56.5
CIP1.7: In Care 12+ Months at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18	4/5	80%	61%	35.5
CIP1.8: In Care 12+ Months with Both TPRs at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18	1/1	100%	71%	12.5

[Georgia Child Welfare Measures Home]