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Children in Foster Care
During April 2007 through March 2008
| Children in Care on March 31 2007 | Children in Care on March 31 2008 | Average Daily Children in Care | Total Out of Home Placement-Days | Total Children Served |
| County | Count | per 10K | Rank | Count | per 10K | Rank | Count | per 10K | Rank | Count | per 10K | Rank | Count |
| Appling | 30 | 61 | 77.5 | 40 | 82 | 20.5 | 36 | 75 | 46 | 21877 | 44713 | 55 | 53 |
| Atkinson | 17 | 68 | 64.5 | 5 | 20 | 137.5 | 13 | 52 | 80 | 9462 | 37670 | 74 | 20 |
| Bacon | 32 | 116 | 13.5 | 18 | 65 | 46 | 27 | 98 | 18 | 18788 | 68118 | 19 | 50 |
| Baker | 7 | 68 | 64.5 | 2 | 19 | 140.5 | 3 | 31 | 116 | 1656 | 16077 | 129 | 7 |
| Baldwin | 73 | 73 | 57.5 | 40 | 40 | 89 | 54 | 54 | 76 | 49936 | 49777 | 45 | 94 |
| Banks | 15 | 35 | 115 | 17 | 39 | 93.5 | 14 | 33 | 112 | 12089 | 27717 | 98 | 22 |
| Barrow | 137 | 72 | 59.5 | 98 | 49 | 70.5 | 120 | 61 | 67 | 81390 | 41719 | 64 | 196 |
| Bartow | 192 | 75 | 52.5 | 208 | 79 | 25 | 208 | 80 | 41 | 112914 | 43251 | 57 | 335 |
| Ben Hill | 34 | 70 | 62 | 23 | 47 | 73 | 29 | 60 | 69.5 | 17411 | 35812 | 78 | 40 |
| Berrien | 46 | 101 | 26 | 48 | 105 | 7 | 53 | 116 | 7 | 24258 | 53118 | 39 | 79 |
| Bibb | 400 | 97 | 30.5 | 286 | 70 | 38.5 | 334 | 81 | 40 | 275062 | 66879 | 21 | 496 |
| Bleckley | 2 | 6 | 155 | 1 | 3 | 153 | 1 | 3 | 156 | 818 | 2490 | 155 | 2 |
| Brantley | 54 | 124 | 8 | 35 | 80 | 23 | 39 | 90 | 23.5 | 20084 | 45818 | 52 | 72 |
| Brooks | 48 | 109 | 16.5 | 42 | 96 | 11 | 46 | 106 | 12 | 42498 | 96819 | 6 | 56 |
| Bryan | 15 | 16 | 150.5 | 22 | 23 | 124.5 | 19 | 20 | 148.5 | 21314 | 22308 | 110 | 24 |
| Bulloch | 36 | 24 | 142.5 | 41 | 27 | 117.5 | 42 | 28 | 123 | 35012 | 23482 | 108 | 54 |
| Burke | 21 | 30 | 129.5 | 15 | 21 | 134.5 | 17 | 24 | 134.5 | 9882 | 13883 | 134 | 28 |
| Butts | 74 | 130 | 5.5 | 41 | 70 | 38.5 | 56 | 97 | 19 | 27694 | 48162 | 46 | 114 |
| Calhoun | 0 | 0 | 157.5 | 0 | 0 | 156.5 | 0 | 0 | 158 | 0 | 0 | 158 | 0 |
| Camden | 44 | 29 | 135 | 52 | 33 | 103.5 | 50 | 32 | 114.5 | 30742 | 19773 | 117 | 79 |
| Candler | 18 | 64 | 73 | 16 | 56 | 62 | 20 | 71 | 52 | 7762 | 27213 | 100 | 31 |
| Carroll | 175 | 60 | 79.5 | 141 | 47 | 73 | 148 | 50 | 83.5 | 108388 | 36864 | 76 | 233 |
| Catoosa | 105 | 66 | 69 | 86 | 53 | 65 | 100 | 62 | 64.5 | 41330 | 25544 | 106 | 172 |
| Charlton | 25 | 86 | 41 | 23 | 78 | 27 | 24 | 83 | 37 | 13695 | 46750 | 47 | 48 |
| Chatham | 368 | 59 | 81.5 | 344 | 55 | 63.5 | 350 | 56 | 73.5 | 203448 | 32544 | 88 | 636 |
| Chattahoochee | 9 | 34 | 119 | 5 | 21 | 134.5 | 5 | 21 | 146 | 3953 | 15709 | 131 | 13 |
| Chattooga | 34 | 55 | 86.5 | 29 | 47 | 73 | 34 | 56 | 73.5 | 26942 | 43722 | 56 | 73 |
| Cherokee | 279 | 49 | 93.5 | 250 | 42 | 85.5 | 257 | 44 | 92.5 | 150025 | 25553 | 105 | 450 |
| Clarke | 164 | 81 | 46 | 117 | 57 | 60.5 | 138 | 68 | 55 | 103711 | 50665 | 43 | 225 |
| Clay | 3 | 36 | 111 | 0 | 0 | 156.5 | 1 | 16 | 151 | 1225 | 14947 | 133 | 3 |
| Clayton | 270 | 33 | 121 | 273 | 33 | 103.5 | 277 | 34 | 109 | 163374 | 19923 | 115 | 570 |
| Clinch | 7 | 36 | 111 | 6 | 31 | 109.5 | 6 | 28 | 123 | 3337 | 17083 | 124 | 14 |
| Cobb | 370 | 21 | 147 | 419 | 23 | 124.5 | 391 | 22 | 142 | 207001 | 11438 | 139 | 938 |
| Coffee | 87 | 77 | 49 | 53 | 46 | 76 | 78 | 68 | 55 | 47780 | 42064 | 61 | 121 |
| Colquitt | 126 | 102 | 25 | 98 | 79 | 25 | 109 | 88 | 28 | 96232 | 77905 | 10 | 157 |
| Columbia | 39 | 12 | 153.5 | 32 | 10 | 150 | 34 | 10 | 154 | 9370 | 2872 | 153 | 88 |
| Cook | 55 | 119 | 11.5 | 40 | 86 | 15 | 49 | 105 | 13 | 47821 | 103132 | 4 | 58 |
| Coweta | 181 | 53 | 89 | 154 | 44 | 80.5 | 183 | 53 | 78 | 117433 | 33897 | 85 | 269 |
| Crawford | 39 | 113 | 15 | 36 | 104 | 8 | 39 | 112 | 9 | 25282 | 72983 | 13 | 60 |
| Crisp | 82 | 128 | 7 | 47 | 73 | 33.5 | 70 | 108 | 11 | 39824 | 61968 | 26 | 118 |
| Dade | 16 | 42 | 100.5 | 9 | 23 | 124.5 | 14 | 37 | 106 | 11160 | 28960 | 97 | 25 |
| Dawson | 15 | 28 | 138 | 12 | 22 | 130 | 12 | 22 | 142 | 3322 | 6141 | 150 | 26 |
| Decatur | 52 | 64 | 73 | 50 | 61 | 53.5 | 60 | 73 | 49.5 | 34607 | 42423 | 58 | 101 |
| DeKalb | 704 | 39 | 107 | 695 | 38 | 97 | 700 | 38 | 104.5 | 542797 | 29767 | 94 | 1368 |
| Dodge | 15 | 29 | 135 | 21 | 40 | 89 | 19 | 36 | 107 | 8029 | 15341 | 132 | 39 |
| Dooly | 12 | 40 | 104.5 | 12 | 40 | 89 | 13 | 43 | 94 | 13874 | 46639 | 48 | 21 |
| Dougherty | 76 | 29 | 135 | 63 | 24 | 120.5 | 72 | 27 | 128 | 47769 | 18013 | 121 | 125 |
| Douglas | 203 | 59 | 81.5 | 231 | 65 | 46 | 219 | 63 | 61 | 121943 | 34767 | 82 | 312 |
| Early | 24 | 71 | 61 | 21 | 62 | 51.5 | 22 | 64 | 58 | 15154 | 44795 | 54 | 31 |
| Echols | 8 | 67 | 66 | 8 | 67 | 42 | 9 | 79 | 42 | 4457 | 37232 | 75 | 11 |
| Effingham | 52 | 34 | 119 | 62 | 39 | 93.5 | 59 | 38 | 104.5 | 30672 | 19824 | 116 | 98 |
| Elbert | 16 | 30 | 129.5 | 17 | 32 | 106.5 | 15 | 28 | 123 | 11803 | 22237 | 111 | 25 |
| Emanuel | 25 | 40 | 104.5 | 13 | 21 | 134.5 | 21 | 34 | 109 | 11246 | 17968 | 122 | 43 |
| Evans | 24 | 76 | 50.5 | 18 | 57 | 60.5 | 20 | 65 | 57 | 20344 | 64253 | 25 | 36 |
| Fannin | 49 | 104 | 22.5 | 33 | 69 | 40 | 41 | 87 | 31 | 18970 | 40004 | 69 | 81 |
| Fayette | 94 | 31 | 125.5 | 67 | 21 | 134.5 | 81 | 26 | 131 | 30740 | 9913 | 144 | 159 |
| Floyd | 326 | 139 | 4 | 315 | 133 | 4 | 325 | 138 | 4 | 261377 | 111076 | 3 | 510 |
| Forsyth | 53 | 12 | 153.5 | 63 | 14 | 148 | 59 | 13 | 152 | 39251 | 8711 | 146 | 106 |
| Franklin | 44 | 84 | 43.5 | 26 | 49 | 70.5 | 33 | 63 | 61 | 24126 | 46078 | 50 | 68 |
| Fulton | 1365 | 56 | 85 | 1243 | 50 | 68 | 1322 | 54 | 76 | 1134320 | 46074 | 51 | 2035 |
| Gilmer | 34 | 50 | 91.5 | 27 | 39 | 93.5 | 27 | 39 | 101 | 20213 | 29157 | 96 | 50 |
| Glascock | 2 | 30 | 129.5 | 3 | 45 | 78.5 | 1 | 18 | 150 | 167 | 2518 | 154 | 5 |
| Glynn | 114 | 60 | 79.5 | 86 | 45 | 78.5 | 103 | 54 | 76 | 59202 | 30948 | 90 | 170 |
| Gordon | 132 | 98 | 28.5 | 113 | 82 | 20.5 | 120 | 88 | 28 | 72416 | 52949 | 40 | 232 |
| Grady | 49 | 72 | 59.5 | 45 | 65 | 46 | 52 | 75 | 46 | 24020 | 34962 | 81 | 73 |
| Greene | 27 | 69 | 63 | 28 | 71 | 36.5 | 27 | 68 | 55 | 16720 | 42360 | 59.5 | 46 |
| Gwinnett | 534 | 25 | 140.5 | 428 | 19 | 140.5 | 502 | 23 | 138 | 303598 | 13731 | 135 | 904 |
| Habersham | 54 | 55 | 86.5 | 42 | 42 | 85.5 | 49 | 49 | 86.5 | 30496 | 30482 | 92 | 73 |
| Hall | 111 | 23 | 144 | 101 | 20 | 137.5 | 112 | 23 | 138 | 82251 | 16772 | 126 | 160 |
| Hancock | 21 | 91 | 37.5 | 5 | 22 | 130 | 11 | 47 | 90.5 | 13147 | 57189 | 33 | 22 |
| Haralson | 49 | 66 | 69 | 68 | 90 | 12 | 64 | 85 | 33 | 38138 | 50711 | 42 | 103 |
| Harris | 26 | 35 | 115 | 17 | 22 | 130 | 23 | 30 | 118 | 16385 | 21723 | 112 | 37 |
| Hart | 103 | 181 | 2 | 87 | 152 | 3 | 97 | 171 | 3 | 75988 | 133107 | 2 | 125 |
| Heard | 24 | 74 | 55 | 21 | 64 | 49.5 | 25 | 76 | 44 | 11629 | 35684 | 79 | 35 |
| Henry | 192 | 36 | 111 | 129 | 23 | 124.5 | 153 | 28 | 123 | 106173 | 19255 | 118 | 277 |
| Houston | 129 | 35 | 115 | 121 | 32 | 106.5 | 127 | 34 | 109 | 96263 | 25803 | 103 | 217 |
| Irwin | 34 | 119 | 11.5 | 11 | 39 | 93.5 | 23 | 82 | 38.5 | 14201 | 49796 | 44 | 43 |
| Jackson | 62 | 39 | 107 | 70 | 43 | 82.5 | 63 | 39 | 101 | 27216 | 16877 | 125 | 138 |
| Jasper | 13 | 35 | 115 | 4 | 11 | 149 | 9 | 24 | 134.5 | 4809 | 12830 | 137 | 16 |
| Jeff Davis | 35 | 97 | 30.5 | 30 | 83 | 18.5 | 37 | 102 | 15 | 25816 | 71252 | 15 | 58 |
| Jefferson | 21 | 45 | 97.5 | 17 | 37 | 99.5 | 18 | 39 | 101 | 13823 | 29705 | 95 | 33 |
| Jenkins | 15 | 61 | 77.5 | 16 | 65 | 46 | 12 | 50 | 83.5 | 15038 | 61557 | 27 | 28 |
| Johnson | 10 | 35 | 115 | 5 | 17 | 144 | 8 | 27 | 128 | 6007 | 20727 | 114 | 24 |
| Jones | 46 | 62 | 76 | 47 | 62 | 51.5 | 47 | 63 | 61 | 26308 | 35272 | 80 | 80 |
| Lamar | 40 | 96 | 33 | 33 | 79 | 25 | 31 | 75 | 46 | 17074 | 41000 | 66 | 64 |
| Lanier | 50 | 230 | 1 | 34 | 154 | 2 | 40 | 183 | 1 | 31221 | 142399 | 1 | 52 |
| Laurens | 131 | 103 | 24 | 78 | 61 | 53.5 | 95 | 74 | 48 | 75753 | 59193 | 29 | 166 |
| Lee | 22 | 22 | 145.5 | 32 | 30 | 112.5 | 31 | 30 | 118 | 16727 | 16182 | 128 | 45 |
| Liberty | 102 | 53 | 89 | 97 | 50 | 68 | 100 | 52 | 80 | 64940 | 33542 | 87 | 170 |
| Lincoln | 6 | 30 | 129.5 | 3 | 15 | 146.5 | 5 | 24 | 134.5 | 2018 | 10249 | 142 | 9 |
| Long | 18 | 48 | 95 | 16 | 42 | 85.5 | 18 | 48 | 88.5 | 15092 | 40191 | 68 | 30 |
| Lowndes | 248 | 93 | 36 | 230 | 85 | 16 | 242 | 90 | 23.5 | 187452 | 69716 | 16 | 330 |
| Lumpkin | 64 | 100 | 27 | 50 | 76 | 28.5 | 56 | 86 | 32 | 25585 | 39183 | 72 | 114 |
| Macon | 36 | 96 | 33 | 27 | 73 | 33.5 | 31 | 84 | 35 | 14720 | 39455 | 71 | 48 |
| Madison | 12 | 16 | 150.5 | 18 | 24 | 120.5 | 20 | 27 | 128 | 5116 | 6928 | 148 | 34 |
| Marion | 9 | 45 | 97.5 | 9 | 46 | 76 | 10 | 52 | 80 | 12992 | 65716 | 24 | 12 |
| McDuffie | 18 | 30 | 129.5 | 19 | 32 | 106.5 | 16 | 27 | 128 | 6087 | 10131 | 143 | 37 |
| McIntosh | 39 | 122 | 9.5 | 24 | 75 | 30.5 | 28 | 88 | 28 | 21183 | 66176 | 23 | 46 |
| Meriwether | 70 | 116 | 13.5 | 61 | 101 | 9 | 69 | 114 | 8 | 59224 | 97695 | 5 | 113 |
| Miller | 8 | 49 | 93.5 | 8 | 50 | 68 | 9 | 58 | 71 | 3638 | 22481 | 109 | 18 |
| Mitchell | 57 | 87 | 40 | 42 | 64 | 49.5 | 48 | 73 | 49.5 | 35289 | 53580 | 37 | 74 |
| Monroe | 53 | 80 | 47 | 50 | 74 | 32 | 56 | 84 | 35 | 34606 | 51941 | 41 | 91 |
| Montgomery | 12 | 53 | 89 | 9 | 39 | 93.5 | 9 | 40 | 97 | 6087 | 26585 | 102 | 23 |
| Morgan | 7 | 15 | 152 | 11 | 22 | 130 | 10 | 21 | 146 | 2039 | 4179 | 152 | 21 |
| Murray | 123 | 109 | 16.5 | 83 | 72 | 35 | 118 | 104 | 14 | 84403 | 74104 | 11 | 168 |
| Muscogee | 206 | 41 | 102.5 | 186 | 37 | 99.5 | 203 | 40 | 97 | 190776 | 38031 | 73 | 329 |
| Newton | 50 | 19 | 149 | 64 | 23 | 124.5 | 59 | 22 | 142 | 30483 | 11239 | 140 | 95 |
| Oconee | 27 | 29 | 135 | 15 | 15 | 146.5 | 22 | 23 | 138 | 15332 | 15999 | 130 | 33 |
| Oglethorpe | 15 | 42 | 100.5 | 11 | 30 | 112.5 | 11 | 30 | 118 | 9195 | 25472 | 107 | 19 |
| Paulding | 133 | 34 | 119 | 93 | 23 | 124.5 | 111 | 28 | 123 | 83409 | 20872 | 113 | 192 |
| Peach | 56 | 84 | 43.5 | 35 | 52 | 66 | 46 | 69 | 53 | 28093 | 42035 | 62 | 73 |
| Pickens | 76 | 107 | 19 | 55 | 75 | 30.5 | 68 | 94 | 22 | 49264 | 68153 | 18 | 118 |
| Pierce | 14 | 29 | 135 | 9 | 19 | 140.5 | 10 | 21 | 146 | 5334 | 11098 | 141 | 17 |
| Pike | 15 | 32 | 123 | 14 | 29 | 115 | 13 | 27 | 128 | 7951 | 16568 | 127 | 36 |
| Polk | 191 | 177 | 3 | 193 | 177 | 1 | 196 | 180 | 2 | 90212 | 83102 | 8 | 315 |
| Pulaski | 15 | 66 | 69 | 10 | 44 | 80.5 | 11 | 50 | 83.5 | 9266 | 40616 | 67 | 16 |
| Putnam | 35 | 74 | 55 | 28 | 59 | 56 | 29 | 61 | 67 | 25900 | 54839 | 34 | 50 |
| Quitman | 0 | 0 | 157.5 | 0 | 0 | 156.5 | 0 | 0 | 158 | 0 | 0 | 158 | 0 |
| Rabun | 28 | 78 | 48 | 21 | 58 | 58 | 22 | 60 | 69.5 | 12291 | 33872 | 86 | 48 |
| Randolph | 15 | 75 | 52.5 | 6 | 30 | 112.5 | 12 | 62 | 64.5 | 6147 | 30892 | 91 | 21 |
| Richmond | 302 | 57 | 84 | 306 | 58 | 58 | 299 | 57 | 72 | 158673 | 29976 | 93 | 528 |
| Rockdale | 73 | 32 | 123 | 62 | 27 | 117.5 | 67 | 29 | 120 | 58584 | 25759 | 104 | 120 |
| Schley | 3 | 25 | 140.5 | 3 | 25 | 119 | 3 | 25 | 132 | 610 | 5025 | 151 | 3 |
| Screven | 17 | 41 | 102.5 | 15 | 36 | 102 | 16 | 39 | 101 | 11553 | 27572 | 99 | 31 |
| Seminole | 29 | 122 | 9.5 | 18 | 76 | 28.5 | 26 | 109 | 10 | 20833 | 87921 | 7 | 33 |
| Spalding | 178 | 104 | 22.5 | 145 | 84 | 17 | 171 | 99 | 17 | 101431 | 58860 | 30 | 235 |
| Stephens | 62 | 105 | 21 | 71 | 120 | 6 | 71 | 119 | 6 | 46153 | 78062 | 9 | 110 |
| Stewart | 11 | 95 | 35 | 11 | 97 | 10 | 11 | 100 | 16 | 4542 | 39832 | 70 | 19 |
| Sumter | 57 | 63 | 75 | 35 | 39 | 93.5 | 45 | 50 | 83.5 | 62265 | 69095 | 17 | 72 |
| Talbot | 5 | 31 | 125.5 | 1 | 6 | 152 | 5 | 33 | 112 | 1356 | 8538 | 147 | 15 |
| Taliaferro | 3 | 66 | 69 | 1 | 22 | 130 | 2 | 44 | 92.5 | 1882 | 41913 | 63 | 3 |
| Tattnall | 14 | 26 | 139 | 10 | 19 | 140.5 | 12 | 22 | 142 | 9716 | 18245 | 120 | 17 |
| Taylor | 7 | 30 | 129.5 | 4 | 17 | 144 | 5 | 22 | 142 | 2825 | 12047 | 138 | 7 |
| Telfair | 22 | 73 | 57.5 | 13 | 42 | 85.5 | 19 | 63 | 61 | 9688 | 31857 | 89 | 32 |
| Terrell | 7 | 24 | 142.5 | 9 | 31 | 109.5 | 14 | 47 | 90.5 | 11888 | 41110 | 65 | 26 |
| Thomas | 48 | 39 | 107 | 35 | 28 | 116 | 40 | 32 | 114.5 | 42296 | 34328 | 84 | 61 |
| Tift | 121 | 107 | 19 | 151 | 132 | 5 | 142 | 124 | 5 | 77323 | 67736 | 20 | 183 |
| Toombs | 60 | 76 | 50.5 | 53 | 66 | 43 | 57 | 72 | 51 | 35888 | 44970 | 53 | 109 |
| Towns | 23 | 130 | 5.5 | 10 | 55 | 63.5 | 17 | 95 | 20.5 | 12753 | 71326 | 14 | 33 |
| Treutlen | 4 | 22 | 145.5 | 3 | 17 | 144 | 4 | 20 | 148.5 | 3196 | 17782 | 123 | 8 |
| Troup | 151 | 85 | 42 | 126 | 71 | 36.5 | 146 | 82 | 38.5 | 102025 | 57374 | 32 | 209 |
| Turner | 18 | 66 | 69 | 10 | 37 | 99.5 | 13 | 48 | 88.5 | 10000 | 36719 | 77 | 22 |
| Twiggs | 12 | 43 | 99 | 12 | 43 | 82.5 | 12 | 42 | 95 | 16737 | 60371 | 28 | 23 |
| Union | 21 | 50 | 91.5 | 13 | 30 | 112.5 | 16 | 39 | 101 | 11373 | 26865 | 101 | 39 |
| Upson | 69 | 98 | 28.5 | 62 | 88 | 13.5 | 67 | 95 | 20.5 | 40905 | 58291 | 31 | 116 |
| Walker | 103 | 64 | 73 | 94 | 58 | 58 | 102 | 63 | 61 | 74224 | 46253 | 49 | 172 |
| Walton | 76 | 32 | 123 | 77 | 32 | 106.5 | 79 | 33 | 112 | 32174 | 13478 | 136 | 120 |
| Ware | 74 | 83 | 45 | 58 | 65 | 46 | 69 | 78 | 43 | 59161 | 66379 | 22 | 100 |
| Warren | 6 | 38 | 109 | 0 | 0 | 156.5 | 2 | 11 | 153 | 1050 | 6728 | 149 | 6 |
| Washington | 42 | 74 | 55 | 34 | 60 | 55 | 34 | 61 | 67 | 23880 | 42360 | 59.5 | 62 |
| Wayne | 44 | 58 | 83 | 28 | 37 | 99.5 | 37 | 49 | 86.5 | 26103 | 34396 | 83 | 54 |
| Webster | 0 | 0 | 157.5 | 0 | 0 | 156.5 | 0 | 0 | 158 | 0 | 0 | 158 | 0 |
| Wheeler | 7 | 46 | 96 | 0 | 0 | 156.5 | 4 | 24 | 134.5 | 1435 | 9328 | 145 | 8 |
| White | 62 | 107 | 19 | 52 | 88 | 13.5 | 52 | 89 | 25 | 31870 | 54418 | 35 | 84 |
| Whitfield | 245 | 96 | 33 | 215 | 83 | 18.5 | 227 | 88 | 28 | 136151 | 53179 | 38 | 378 |
| Wilcox | 4 | 20 | 148 | 9 | 46 | 76 | 8 | 40 | 97 | 3716 | 18936 | 119 | 12 |
| Wilkes | 0 | 0 | 157.5 | 2 | 8 | 151 | 1 | 5 | 155 | 99 | 405 | 156 | 3 |
| Wilkinson | 25 | 91 | 37.5 | 22 | 81 | 22 | 24 | 88 | 28 | 14855 | 54318 | 36 | 35 |
| Worth | 54 | 89 | 39 | 41 | 68 | 41 | 51 | 84 | 35 | 44466 | 73269 | 12 | 67 |
| Statewide | 12783 | 51 | na | 11188 | 43 | na | 12127 | 47 | na | 8305384 | 32500 | na | 20449 |
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Children in Foster Care
During April 2007 through March 2008
| Children in Care on March 31 2008 | Children in Non-Relative Foster Care on Last Day | Children in Relative Foster Care on Last Day | Children in Pre-Adoptive Home on Last Day | Children in Home Visit on Last Day | Children in Group Home on Last Day | Children in Institution on Last Day | Children in Other (ILP; Runaway; etc.) on Last Day |
| County | Count | per 10K | Rank | Count | Percent | Rank | Count | Percent | Rank | Count | Percent | Rank | Count | Percent | Rank | Count | Percent | Rank | Count | Percent | Rank | Count | Percent | Rank |
| Appling | 40 | 82 | 20.5 | 19/40 | 48% | 118.0 | 8/40 | 20% | 59.0 | 0/40 | 0% | 117.0 | 0/40 | 0% | 99.0 | 3/40 | 8% | 65.5 | 10/40 | 25% | 15.0 | 0/40 | 0% | 93.0 |
| Atkinson | 5 | 20 | 137.5 | 4/5 | 80% | 15.5 | 1/5 | 20% | 59.0 | 0/5 | 0% | 117.0 | 0/5 | 0% | 99.0 | 0/5 | 0% | 136.0 | 0/5 | 0% | 140.0 | 0/5 | 0% | 93.0 |
| Bacon | 18 | 65 | 46 | 6/18 | 33% | 141.5 | 4/18 | 22% | 47.5 | 1/18 | 6% | 18.0 | 2/18 | 11% | 2.5 | 2/18 | 11% | 44.5 | 2/18 | 11% | 71.5 | 1/18 | 6% | 1.5 |
| Baker | 2 | 19 | 140.5 | 0/2 | 0% | 154.0 | 1/2 | 50% | 8.5 | 0/2 | 0% | 117.0 | 0/2 | 0% | 99.0 | 0/2 | 0% | 136.0 | 1/2 | 50% | 1.0 | 0/2 | 0% | 93.0 |
| Baldwin | 40 | 40 | 89 | 30/40 | 75% | 26.5 | 1/40 | 2% | 138.5 | 0/40 | 0% | 117.0 | 0/40 | 0% | 99.0 | 4/40 | 10% | 52.5 | 5/40 | 12% | 61.5 | 0/40 | 0% | 93.0 |
| Banks | 17 | 39 | 93.5 | 14/17 | 82% | 12.0 | 0/17 | 0% | 149.5 | 0/17 | 0% | 117.0 | 0/17 | 0% | 99.0 | 1/17 | 6% | 84.0 | 2/17 | 12% | 61.5 | 0/17 | 0% | 93.0 |
| Barrow | 98 | 49 | 70.5 | 53/98 | 54% | 95.0 | 9/98 | 9% | 114.5 | 1/98 | 1% | 68.0 | 0/98 | 0% | 99.0 | 7/98 | 7% | 72.5 | 28/98 | 29% | 12.0 | 0/98 | 0% | 93.0 |
| Bartow | 208 | 79 | 25 | 106/208 | 51% | 105.5 | 56/208 | 27% | 32.5 | 5/208 | 2% | 52.5 | 6/208 | 3% | 23.0 | 12/208 | 6% | 84.0 | 22/208 | 11% | 71.5 | 1/208 | 0% | 93.0 |
| Ben Hill | 23 | 47 | 73 | 11/23 | 48% | 118.0 | 6/23 | 26% | 36.0 | 0/23 | 0% | 117.0 | 0/23 | 0% | 99.0 | 3/23 | 13% | 31.0 | 3/23 | 13% | 51.0 | 0/23 | 0% | 93.0 |
| Berrien | 48 | 105 | 7 | 40/48 | 83% | 9.5 | 3/48 | 6% | 126.0 | 0/48 | 0% | 117.0 | 0/48 | 0% | 99.0 | 2/48 | 4% | 101.0 | 3/48 | 6% | 98.5 | 0/48 | 0% | 93.0 |
| Bibb | 286 | 70 | 38.5 | 164/286 | 57% | 82.5 | 60/286 | 21% | 51.5 | 15/286 | 5% | 25.5 | 1/286 | 0% | 99.0 | 10/286 | 3% | 105.0 | 36/286 | 13% | 51.0 | 0/286 | 0% | 93.0 |
| Bleckley | 1 | 3 | 153 | 1/1 | 100% | 2.5 | 0/1 | 0% | 149.5 | 0/1 | 0% | 117.0 | 0/1 | 0% | 99.0 | 0/1 | 0% | 136.0 | 0/1 | 0% | 140.0 | 0/1 | 0% | 93.0 |
| Brantley | 35 | 80 | 23 | 22/35 | 63% | 57.0 | 4/35 | 11% | 105.5 | 0/35 | 0% | 117.0 | 1/35 | 3% | 23.0 | 5/35 | 14% | 26.5 | 3/35 | 9% | 80.5 | 0/35 | 0% | 93.0 |
| Brooks | 42 | 96 | 11 | 22/42 | 52% | 101.5 | 4/42 | 10% | 111.0 | 1/42 | 2% | 52.5 | 0/42 | 0% | 99.0 | 5/42 | 12% | 37.0 | 10/42 | 24% | 18.5 | 0/42 | 0% | 93.0 |
| Bryan | 22 | 23 | 124.5 | 17/22 | 77% | 20.5 | 3/22 | 14% | 89.0 | 0/22 | 0% | 117.0 | 0/22 | 0% | 99.0 | 1/22 | 5% | 95.0 | 1/22 | 5% | 105.5 | 0/22 | 0% | 93.0 |
| Bulloch | 41 | 27 | 117.5 | 22/41 | 54% | 95.0 | 2/41 | 5% | 131.5 | 7/41 | 17% | 5.0 | 0/41 | 0% | 99.0 | 4/41 | 10% | 52.5 | 6/41 | 15% | 43.5 | 0/41 | 0% | 93.0 |
| Burke | 15 | 21 | 134.5 | 12/15 | 80% | 15.5 | 1/15 | 7% | 120.0 | 0/15 | 0% | 117.0 | 0/15 | 0% | 99.0 | 0/15 | 0% | 136.0 | 2/15 | 13% | 51.0 | 0/15 | 0% | 93.0 |
| Butts | 41 | 70 | 38.5 | 25/41 | 61% | 65.5 | 7/41 | 17% | 76.0 | 0/41 | 0% | 117.0 | 0/41 | 0% | 99.0 | 4/41 | 10% | 52.5 | 5/41 | 12% | 61.5 | 0/41 | 0% | 93.0 |
| Calhoun | 0 | 0 | 156.5 | 0/0 | 0% | 154.0 | 0/0 | 0% | 149.5 | 0/0 | 0% | 117.0 | 0/0 | 0% | 99.0 | 0/0 | 0% | 136.0 | 0/0 | 0% | 140.0 | 0/0 | 0% | 93.0 |
| Camden | 52 | 33 | 103.5 | 26/52 | 50% | 110.5 | 14/52 | 27% | 32.5 | 0/52 | 0% | 117.0 | 4/52 | 8% | 8.5 | 2/52 | 4% | 101.0 | 6/52 | 12% | 61.5 | 0/52 | 0% | 93.0 |
| Candler | 16 | 56 | 62 | 13/16 | 81% | 13.0 | 1/16 | 6% | 126.0 | 0/16 | 0% | 117.0 | 0/16 | 0% | 99.0 | 1/16 | 6% | 84.0 | 1/16 | 6% | 98.5 | 0/16 | 0% | 93.0 |
| Carroll | 141 | 47 | 73 | 53/141 | 38% | 136.0 | 20/141 | 14% | 89.0 | 2/141 | 1% | 68.0 | 5/141 | 4% | 17.0 | 26/141 | 18% | 11.5 | 35/141 | 25% | 15.0 | 0/141 | 0% | 93.0 |
| Catoosa | 86 | 53 | 65 | 65/86 | 76% | 23.5 | 4/86 | 5% | 131.5 | 0/86 | 0% | 117.0 | 3/86 | 3% | 23.0 | 4/86 | 5% | 95.0 | 10/86 | 12% | 61.5 | 0/86 | 0% | 93.0 |
| Charlton | 23 | 78 | 27 | 13/23 | 57% | 82.5 | 10/23 | 43% | 12.0 | 0/23 | 0% | 117.0 | 0/23 | 0% | 99.0 | 0/23 | 0% | 136.0 | 0/23 | 0% | 140.0 | 0/23 | 0% | 93.0 |
| Chatham | 344 | 55 | 63.5 | 192/344 | 56% | 87.0 | 58/344 | 17% | 76.0 | 9/344 | 3% | 39.0 | 2/344 | 1% | 37.0 | 15/344 | 4% | 101.0 | 65/344 | 19% | 27.5 | 3/344 | 1% | 20.0 |
| Chattahoochee | 5 | 21 | 134.5 | 3/5 | 60% | 68.5 | 0/5 | 0% | 149.5 | 0/5 | 0% | 117.0 | 0/5 | 0% | 99.0 | 0/5 | 0% | 136.0 | 2/5 | 40% | 2.5 | 0/5 | 0% | 93.0 |
| Chattooga | 29 | 47 | 73 | 22/29 | 76% | 23.5 | 4/29 | 14% | 89.0 | 0/29 | 0% | 117.0 | 0/29 | 0% | 99.0 | 2/29 | 7% | 72.5 | 1/29 | 3% | 114.5 | 0/29 | 0% | 93.0 |
| Cherokee | 250 | 42 | 85.5 | 158/250 | 63% | 57.0 | 38/250 | 15% | 86.0 | 4/250 | 2% | 52.5 | 6/250 | 2% | 31.5 | 33/250 | 13% | 31.0 | 11/250 | 4% | 110.5 | 0/250 | 0% | 93.0 |
| Clarke | 117 | 57 | 60.5 | 86/117 | 74% | 28.5 | 8/117 | 7% | 120.0 | 3/117 | 3% | 39.0 | 0/117 | 0% | 99.0 | 3/117 | 3% | 105.0 | 14/117 | 12% | 61.5 | 3/117 | 3% | 5.5 |
| Clay | 0 | 0 | 156.5 | 0/0 | 0% | 154.0 | 0/0 | 0% | 149.5 | 0/0 | 0% | 117.0 | 0/0 | 0% | 99.0 | 0/0 | 0% | 136.0 | 0/0 | 0% | 140.0 | 0/0 | 0% | 93.0 |
| Clayton | 273 | 33 | 103.5 | 172/273 | 63% | 57.0 | 54/273 | 20% | 59.0 | 4/273 | 1% | 68.0 | 0/273 | 0% | 99.0 | 17/273 | 6% | 84.0 | 20/273 | 7% | 91.5 | 6/273 | 2% | 10.0 |
| Clinch | 6 | 31 | 109.5 | 4/6 | 67% | 47.0 | 2/6 | 33% | 22.5 | 0/6 | 0% | 117.0 | 0/6 | 0% | 99.0 | 0/6 | 0% | 136.0 | 0/6 | 0% | 140.0 | 0/6 | 0% | 93.0 |
| Cobb | 419 | 23 | 124.5 | 241/419 | 58% | 78.5 | 56/419 | 13% | 94.0 | 3/419 | 1% | 68.0 | 13/419 | 3% | 23.0 | 49/419 | 12% | 37.0 | 54/419 | 13% | 51.0 | 3/419 | 1% | 20.0 |
| Coffee | 53 | 46 | 76 | 42/53 | 79% | 18.0 | 10/53 | 19% | 66.5 | 0/53 | 0% | 117.0 | 0/53 | 0% | 99.0 | 0/53 | 0% | 136.0 | 1/53 | 2% | 118.5 | 0/53 | 0% | 93.0 |
| Colquitt | 98 | 79 | 25 | 63/98 | 64% | 54.5 | 3/98 | 3% | 135.5 | 4/98 | 4% | 32.0 | 0/98 | 0% | 99.0 | 6/98 | 6% | 84.0 | 22/98 | 22% | 21.5 | 0 |
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