Tift County Children in Foster Care During April 2007 through March 2008 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=159) |
| Children in Care on March 31 2007 | 121 | 107.0 per 10K | 51.0 per 10K | 19 |
| Children in Care on March 31 2008 | 151 | 132.0 per 10K | 43.0 per 10K | 5 |
| Average Daily Children in Care | 142 | 124.0 per 10K | 47.0 per 10K | 5 |
| Total Out of Home Placement-Days | 77,323 | 67,736.0 per 10K | 32,500.0 per 10K | 20 |
| Total Children Served | 183 | na | na | 27 |
| Children in Non-Relative Foster Care on Last Day | 67/151 | 44% | 58% | 125.5 |
| Children in Relative Foster Care on Last Day | 47/151 | 31% | 18% | 24.5 |
| Children in Pre-Adoptive Home on Last Day | 7/151 | 5% | 2% | 25.5 |
| Children in Home Visit on Last Day | 0/151 | 0% | 2% | 99 |
| Children in Group Home on Last Day | 13/151 | 9% | 9% | 60 |
| Children in Institution on Last Day | 17/151 | 11% | 10% | 71.5 |
| Children in Other (ILP; Runaway; etc.) on Last Day | 0/151 | 0% | 1% | 93 |
| Children Investigated for Maltreatment in Care during January 2007 through December 2007 | 9/179 | 5.03% | 4.07% | 44 |
| Children Victimized in Care during January 2007 through December 2007 | 4/182 | 2.2% | 1.63% | 43 |
| Children Victimized in Care during January 2007 through December 2007 by Parent | 3/182 | 1.65% | 0.71% | 20 |
| Children Over 12 in Group Settings on March 31 2008 | 18/30 | 60% | 79% | 143.5 |
| Children with 2 or Fewer Moves | 91/142 | 64% | 56% | 62 |
| IV-E Reimbursement Rate, Children In Care on March 31 2008 | 15/151 | 10% | 23% | 105.5 |
| Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on March 31 2007 | 121 | 13.0 months | 13.9 months | 80.5 |
| Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on March 31 2008 | 151 | 14.6 months | 14.7 months | 88 |
| Permanency within 12 Months, Children In Care on March 31 2007 | 18/121 | 15% | 42% | 152 |
| Permanency within 12 Months, Children with TPR In Care on March 31 2007 | 0/24 | 0% | 32% | 145.5 |
| In Care Over 12 Months on March 31 2008 | 97/151 | 64% | 59% | 68.5 |
| In Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2008 | 50/151 | 33% | 33% | 83 |
| In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2008 | 42/151 | 28% | 30% | 90 |
| In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months with TPR on March 31 2008 | 21/42 | 50% | 38% | 69 |
| In Care Over 12 Months on March 31 2007 Permanent within 12 Months | 11/65 | 17% | 39% | 147.5 |
| In Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2007 Permanent within 12 Months | 5/23 | 22% | 33% | 110.5 |