Summary Measures: Children in Foster Care During April 2023 through March 2024

Children in Foster Care
During April 2023 through March 2024

	Children in Region on March 31 2024	AIAN Children on AIAN Lands in Region on March 31 2024	Children in Care on March 31 2023			Children in Care on March 31 2024			Average Daily Children in Care			Total Children Served in Foster Care During April 2023 through March 2024	Total Days Children Spent in Foster Care During April 2023 through March 2024			Total Days Children Spent in Foster Care Away From Family During April 2023 through March 2024			Accumulated Out of Home Placement-Days on March 31 2024
JudicialCircuit	Count	Count	Count	per 10K	Rank	Count	per 10K	Rank	Count	per 10K	Rank	Count	Count	per 10K	Rank	Count	per 10K	Rank	Count	per 10K	Rank
Alapaha	14361	na	142	98	6	123	86	6	131	90.3	6	187	47956	33191	6	36399	25192	6	90555	63056	7
Alcovy	54726	na	219	40	34	180	33	38	198	36.4	36	286	73114	13427	36	57777	10611	33	158580	28977	33
Appalachian	15992	na	164	102	5	136	85	7	153	94.9	5	235	56391	35107	5	40084	24955	7	79734	49859	17
Atlanta	223835	na	448	20	47	451	20	47	418	18.8	47	646	152801	6845	47	113631	5090	47	383997	17155	44
Atlantic	48533	na	170	36	37	155	32	39	155	32.3	38	227	57148	11883	38	43227	8988	39	108682	22393	39
Augusta	53615	na	431	81	11	422	79	11.5	412	77.2	12	610	151185	28310	12	117939	22084	10	331937	61911	10
Bell-Forsyth	68152	na	90	13	51	86	13	50	91	13.3	51	135	33168	4872	51	25728	3779	51	52006	7631	50
Blue Ridge	63353	na	454	72	18	405	64	21	427	67.4	18.5	626	156574	24733	19	121589	19207	17	268196	42334	22
Brunswick	47310	na	330	70	20	291	62	22.5	306	64.8	21	426	112681	23898	21	89545	18992	18	251576	53176	13
Chattahoochee	62538	na	423	67	22	518	83	9.5	470	74.7	14	649	170307	27087	14	121947	19395	16	403458	64514	6
Cherokee	39757	na	281	71	19	259	65	19.5	267	67.4	18.5	423	98192	24754	18	70877	17868	22	144292	36293	27
Clayton	76687	na	207	26	45.5	228	30	42	209	27	44	330	75986	9821	44	67054	8667	41	180019	23475	36
Cobb	170277	na	451	26	45.5	446	26	44	451	26.5	45	640	165388	9697	45	125281	7345	45	348129	20445	42
Columbia	40369	na	57	14	50	52	13	50	56	13.8	49.5	94	20581	5111	50	15905	3950	50	24928	6175	51
Conasauga	34924	na	222	63	23.5	207	59	24.5	212	60.8	23	376	77833	22248	24	60180	17202	24	109626	31390	30
Cordele	12005	na	290	239	1	255	212	1	269	223.2	1	347	98847	81989	1	70694	58637	1	229293	190998	2
Coweta	56070	na	180	32	39	168	30	42	167	29.9	41	264	61579	10984	41	46947	8374	43	92471	16492	45
Dougherty	19540	na	253	128	3	240	123	3	243	123.5	3	295	88965	45282	3	80301	40873	3	435463	222857	1
Douglas	37215	na	155	42	32	136	37	33.5	138	37.2	34	211	50892	13695	34	38538	10370	34	146824	39453	25
Dublin	16636	na	99	59	27	80	48	29	86	51.3	30	116	31618	18996	29	26364	15839	26	68084	40926	23
Eastern	62646	na	283	46	30.5	276	44	32	275	44	32	402	100470	16128	32	91232	14645	28	240460	38384	26
Enotah	17216	na	181	106	4	165	96	4	164	95.4	4	250	60538	35259	4	48228	28089	4	105893	61508	11
Flint	62638	na	98	16	48	82	13	50	87	13.8	49.5	123	31948	5123	49	26269	4212	49	60499	9659	49
Griffin	55223	na	170	31	40	138	25	45	151	27.7	43	235	55693	10130	43	43638	7937	44	94885	17182	43
Gwinnett	251156	na	376	15	49	385	15	48	362	14.3	48	547	132297	5268	48	109524	4361	48	346258	13787	47
Houston	43827	na	132	30	42	147	34	37	140	32.2	39	217	50808	11657	39	37900	8696	40	70277	16035	46
Lookout Mountain	37605	na	323	85	8.5	316	84	8	297	78.6	10	511	108642	28764	10	87858	23261	8	187102	49755	18
Macon	47237	na	248	53	28	265	56	26.5	250	53.2	28	352	91144	19416	28	75870	16162	25	236280	50020	15
Middle	23255	na	170	73	17	174	75	14	165	70.9	17	238	60343	25917	17	45226	19424	14	103614	44556	19
Mountain	19551	na	163	85	8.5	171	87	5	163	84.1	7	252	59343	30566	7	49558	25526	5	105798	54114	12
Northeastern	58002	na	340	60	26	321	55	28	314	54.5	27	512	115234	20016	27	89817	15601	27	184223	31761	29
Northern	26234	na	119	46	30.5	123	47	30.5	122	46.9	31	186	44395	17040	31	33025	12676	32	69269	26404	35
Ocmulgee	33338	na	258	77	14.5	226	68	16	239	71.5	16	342	88411	26465	16	74633	22340	9	166504	49944	16
Oconee	12474	na	118	93	7	104	83	9.5	100	79.9	9	152	36858	29388	9	22963	18309	21	92374	74053	5
Ogeechee	40287	na	136	34	38	120	30	42	120	30.1	40	170	43924	11000	40	36461	9131	38	88269	21910	40
Pataula	9754	na	76	77	14.5	46	47	30.5	59	59.6	24	87	21789	22274	23	14233	14550	29	43097	44184	20
Paulding	46080	na	122	27	44	95	21	46	106	23.2	46	172	39209	8565	46	30597	6684	46	53636	11640	48
Piedmont	48804	na	192	40	34	151	31	40	162	33.7	37	257	60125	12435	37	46970	9715	37	105612	21640	41
Rockdale	22825	na	67	30	42	81	35	36	68	29.7	42	99	24569	10814	42	23215	10218	35	53263	23335	37
Rome	22355	na	135	61	25	125	56	26.5	130	58.3	25	190	47676	21358	25	43341	19416	15	90726	40584	24
South Georgia	19817	na	78	40	34	72	36	35	76	38.2	33	113	27961	14166	33	16638	8429	42	55955	28236	34
Southern	55737	na	417	75	16	405	73	15	427	76.5	13	532	156408	28043	13	111779	20041	11	350688	62918	8
Southwestern	19175	na	152	79	12	152	79	11.5	159	82.8	8	203	58217	30307	8	36182	18836	19	142471	74300	4
Stone Mountain	170936	na	628	37	36	632	37	33.5	628	36.8	35	915	230033	13486	35	172310	10102	36	503685	29466	32
Tallapoosa	19149	na	119	63	23.5	126	66	17.5	119	62.6	22	191	43583	22927	22	37095	19514	12	82035	42840	21
Tifton	19231	na	148	78	13	149	77	13	150	77.9	11	226	54830	28618	11	37248	19441	13	119668	62227	9
Toombs	10853	na	32	30	42	64	59	24.5	56	51.8	29	99	20049	18493	30	14615	13481	31	35277	32504	28
Towaliga	16459	na	110	69	21	107	65	19.5	108	66.5	20	182	39509	24319	20	30435	18734	20	49196	29890	31
Waycross	33923	na	616	182	2	538	159	2	570	168.4	2	811	210207	62064	2	155426	45890	2	480335	141596	3
West Georgia	33424	na	167	51	29	207	62	22.5	184	55.6	26	323	66678	20178	26	45774	13852	30	75370	22550	38
Western	32623	na	267	82	10	216	66	17.5	234	71.8	15	341	86728	26575	15	56537	17324	23	172602	52908	14
Statewide	2527729	na	11507	46	na	11017	44	na	11040	43.9	na	16353	4048825	16048	na	3114604	12345	na	8473171	33521	na

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Children in Foster Care
During April 2023 through March 2024

	Children in Care on March 31 2024			Average Monthly Foster Care Costs During April 2023 through March 2024			Children in Congregate Settings on March 31 2024			Children In Care with Both TPRs on March 31 2024			17-Year-Olds In Care with Both TPRs on March 31 2024
JudicialCircuit	Count	per 10K	Rank	Count	per 10K	Rank	Count	per 10K	Rank	Count	per 10K	Rank	Count	per 10K	Rank
Alapaha	123	86	6	0	0	44	16	11.1	9	7	4.9	27	0	0	46
Alcovy	180	33	38	577	106	30	36	6.6	27	29	5.3	26	4	0.7	21.5
Appalachian	136	85	7	3752	2336	5	13	8.1	21.5	27	16.9	2	2	1.3	12
Atlanta	451	20	47	12622	565	19	82	3.7	42.5	19	0.8	50	4	0.2	38
Atlantic	155	32	39	2331	485	20	31	6.4	28	12	2.5	41	0	0	46
Augusta	422	79	11.5	7191	1347	9	41	7.6	24	16	3	35	3	0.6	24
Bell-Forsyth	86	13	50	884	130	28	12	1.8	50	14	2.1	42	3	0.4	30
Blue Ridge	405	64	21	447	71	33	65	10.3	11	25	3.9	31	0	0	46
Brunswick	291	62	22.5	0	0	44	47	9.9	13	45	9.5	11	7	1.5	10.5
Chattahoochee	518	83	9.5	4690	746	15	37	5.9	29.5	55	8.8	14	7	1.1	15
Cherokee	259	65	19.5	372	94	32	37	9.3	15	29	7.3	17	1	0.3	33.5
Clayton	228	30	42	2926	378	23	29	3.8	41	21	2.7	37.5	5	0.7	21.5
Cobb	446	26	44	4834	283	25	66	3.9	39.5	31	1.8	43	0	0	46
Columbia	52	13	50	0	0	44	12	3	46.5	6	1.5	46	0	0	46
Conasauga	207	59	24.5	0	0	44	41	11.7	5.5	21	6	23.5	2	0.6	24
Cordele	255	212	1	4725	3919	1	14	11.7	5.5	14	11.7	6.5	0	0	46
Coweta	168	30	42	0	0	44	23	4.1	37.5	21	3.7	32	0	0	46
Dougherty	240	123	3	860	438	22	27	13.8	3.5	31	15.9	3	2	1	18
Douglas	136	37	33.5	224	60	35	18	4.8	36	12	3.2	33	4	1.1	15
Dublin	80	48	29	12	7	36	17	10.2	12	7	4.2	30	1	0.6	24
Eastern	276	44	32	5774	927	12	47	7.5	25	16	2.6	39.5	2	0.3	33.5
Enotah	165	96	4	3675	2140	7	14	8.1	21.5	18	10.5	10	3	1.7	5.5
Flint	82	13	50	3918	628	16	17	2.7	48	9	1.4	47	0	0	46
Griffin	138	25	45	1586	289	24	28	5.1	34	15	2.7	37.5	0	0	46
Gwinnett	385	15	48	2430	97	31	57	2.3	49	40	1.6	45	4	0.2	38
Houston	147	34	37	0	0	44	13	3	46.5	13	3	35	1	0.2	38
Lookout Mountain	316	84	8	4851	1284	10	43	11.4	7.5	44	11.7	6.5	6	1.6	8
Macon	265	56	26.5	550	117	29	41	8.7	19	43	9.1	13	8	1.7	5.5
Middle	174	75	14	0	0	44	12	5.2	33	4	1.7	44	0	0	46
Mountain	171	87	5	0	0	44	27	13.8	3.5	25	12.8	5	1	0.5	27
Northeastern	321	55	28	3510	610	17	39	6.7	26	43	7.4	16	3	0.5	27
Northern	123	47	30.5	0	0	44	24	9.1	16.5	19	7.2	18.5	6	2.3	2
Ocmulgee	226	68	16	2752	824	14	30	9	18	48	14.4	4	7	2.1	3
Oconee	104	83	9.5	1122	895	13	10	8	23	6	4.8	28	2	1.6	8
Ogeechee	120	30	42	781	196	26	6	1.5	51	24	6	23.5	1	0.2	38
Pataula	46	47	30.5	2892	2956	2	4	4.1	37.5	7	7.2	18.5	1	1	18
Paulding	95	21	46	2752	601	18	16	3.5	44	1	0.2	51	0	0	46
Piedmont	151	31	40	332	69	34	16	3.3	45	46	9.4	12	10	2	4
Rockdale	81	35	36	0	0	44	9	3.9	39.5	13	5.7	25	1	0.4	30
Rome	125	56	26.5	5941	2661	3	41	18.3	2	17	7.6	15	1	0.4	30
South Georgia	72	36	35	0	0	44	11	5.6	31	9	4.5	29	1	0.5	27
Southern	405	73	15	2521	452	21	33	5.9	29.5	36	6.5	21	6	1.1	15
Southwestern	152	79	11.5	0	0	44	16	8.3	20	38	19.8	1	2	1	18
Stone Mountain	632	37	33.5	2502	147	27	94	5.5	32	18	1.1	48	4	0.2	38
Tallapoosa	126	66	17.5	4930	2594	4	20	10.4	10	5	2.6	39.5	3	1.6	8
Tifton	149	77	13	1998	1043	11	22	11.4	7.5	22	11.4	8	7	3.6	1
Toombs	64	59	24.5	0	0	44	4	3.7	42.5	1	0.9	49	1	0.9	20
Towaliga	107	65	19.5	0	0	44	15	9.1	16.5	10	6.1	22	2	1.2	13
Waycross	538	159	2	7399	2185	6	67	19.8	1	38	11.2	9	5	1.5	10.5
West Georgia	207	62	22.5	4819	1458	8	32	9.6	14	10	3	35	1	0.3	33.5
Western	216	66	17.5	0	0	44	16	4.9	35	22	6.7	20	1	0.3	33.5
Statewide	11017	44	na	113484	450	na	1488	5.9	na	1102	4.4	na	135	0.5	na

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Children in Foster Care
During April 2023 through March 2024

	Children in Care on March 31 2024			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 Group Home on Last Day			Children in Institution on Last Day			Children in Home Visit on Last Day			Children in Runaway on Last Day			Children in ILP on Last Day
JudicialCircuit	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	Count	Percent	Rank
Alapaha	123	86	6	82/123	67%	11.0	21/123	17%	26.5	2/123	2%	35.5	0/123	0%	26	16/123	13%	30.5	0/123	0%	40.0	2/123	2%	5.0	0/123	0%	27.0
Alcovy	180	33	38	115/180	64%	18.5	22/180	12%	40.5	5/180	3%	28.5	0/180	0%	26	36/180	20%	7.0	1/180	1%	22.0	1/180	1%	18.0	0/180	0%	27.0
Appalachian	136	85	7	84/136	62%	26.0	28/136	21%	15.5	7/136	5%	17.5	0/136	0%	26	13/136	10%	40.0	2/136	1%	22.0	2/136	1%	18.0	0/136	0%	27.0
Atlanta	451	20	47	228/451	51%	47.0	121/451	27%	7.0	5/451	1%	43.0	0/451	0%	26	82/451	18%	10.0	5/451	1%	22.0	6/451	1%	18.0	4/451	1%	1.5
Atlantic	155	32	39	92/155	59%	37.5	21/155	14%	35.0	9/155	6%	13.0	0/155	0%	26	31/155	20%	7.0	0/155	0%	40.0	2/155	1%	18.0	0/155	0%	27.0
Augusta	422	79	11.5	279/422	66%	13.0	81/422	19%	23.5	12/422	3%	28.5	0/422	0%	26	41/422	10%	40.0	6/422	1%	22.0	3/422	1%	18.0	0/422	0%	27.0
Bell-Forsyth	86	13	50	55/86	64%	18.5	12/86	14%	35.0	7/86	8%	8.0	0/86	0%	26	12/86	14%	26.0	0/86	0%	40.0	0/86	0%	39.5	0/86	0%	27.0
Blue Ridge	405	64	21	241/405	60%	33.0	80/405	20%	20.0	13/405	3%	28.5	0/405	0%	26	65/405	16%	14.5	0/405	0%	40.0	0/405	0%	39.5	6/405	1%	1.5
Brunswick	291	62	22.5	181/291	62%	26.0	41/291	14%	35.0	17/291	6%	13.0	0/291	0%	26	47/291	16%	14.5	3/291	1%	22.0	2/291	1%	18.0	0/291	0%	27.0
Chattahoochee	518	83	9.5	333/518	64%	18.5	135/518	26%	8.5	11/518	2%	35.5	0/518	0%	26	37/518	7%	47.0	0/518	0%	40.0	2/518	0%	39.5	0/518	0%	27.0
Cherokee	259	65	19.5	143/259	55%	44.5	68/259	26%	8.5	7/259	3%	28.5	0/259	0%	26	37/259	14%	26.0	4/259	2%	12.5	0/259	0%	39.5	0/259	0%	27.0
Clayton	228	30	42	159/228	70%	6.5	27/228	12%	40.5	6/228	3%	28.5	0/228	0%	26	29/228	13%	30.5	4/228	2%	12.5	3/228	1%	18.0	0/228	0%	27.0
Cobb	446	26	44	266/446	60%	33.0	87/446	20%	20.0	12/446	3%	28.5	0/446	0%	26	66/446	15%	20.0	10/446	2%	12.5	5/446	1%	18.0	0/446	0%	27.0
Columbia	52	13	50	31/52	60%	33.0	7/52	13%	37.5	0/52	0%	50.0	0/52	0%	26	12/52	23%	2.0	1/52	2%	12.5	1/52	2%	5.0	0/52	0%	27.0
Conasauga	207	59	24.5	123/207	59%	37.5	32/207	15%	31.0	1/207	0%	50.0	0/207	0%	26	41/207	20%	7.0	9/207	4%	3.0	1/207	0%	39.5	0/207	0%	27.0
Cordele	255	212	1	157/255	62%	26.0	78/255	31%	3.0	3/255	1%	43.0	0/255	0%	26	14/255	5%	50.5	3/255	1%	22.0	0/255	0%	39.5	0/255	0%	27.0
Coweta	168	30	42	105/168	62%	26.0	21/168	12%	40.5	14/168	8%	8.0	0/168	0%	26	23/168	14%	26.0	5/168	3%	7.0	0/168	0%	39.5	0/168	0%	27.0
Dougherty	240	123	3	197/240	82%	1.0	13/240	5%	48.5	2/240	1%	43.0	0/240	0%	26	27/240	11%	36.5	0/240	0%	40.0	1/240	0%	39.5	0/240	0%	27.0
Douglas	136	37	33.5	75/136	55%	44.5	28/136	21%	15.5	8/136	6%	13.0	0/136	0%	26	18/136	13%	30.5	5/136	4%	3.0	2/136	1%	18.0	0/136	0%	27.0
Dublin	80	48	29	46/80	58%	41.0	9/80	11%	44.0	7/80	9%	5.0	0/80	0%	26	17/80	21%	3.5	0/80	0%	40.0	1/80	1%	18.0	0/80	0%	27.0
Eastern	276	44	32	212/276	77%	3.0	9/276	3%	51.0	1/276	0%	50.0	0/276	0%	26	47/276	17%	11.5	1/276	0%	40.0	6/276	2%	5.0	0/276	0%	27.0
Enotah	165	96	4	114/165	69%	8.5	24/165	15%	31.0	13/165	8%	8.0	0/165	0%	26	14/165	8%	44.5	0/165	0%	40.0	0/165	0%	39.5	0/165	0%	27.0
Flint	82	13	50	49/82	60%	33.0	10/82	12%	40.5	4/82	5%	17.5	0/82	0%	26	17/82	21%	3.5	0/82	0%	40.0	2/82	2%	5.0	0/82	0%	27.0
Griffin	138	25	45	85/138	62%	26.0	21/138	15%	31.0	2/138	1%	43.0	0/138	0%	26	28/138	20%	7.0	2/138	1%	22.0	0/138	0%	39.5	0/138	0%	27.0
Gwinnett	385	15	48	249/385	65%	15.5	66/385	17%	26.5	5/385	1%	43.0	0/385	0%	26	57/385	15%	20.0	1/385	0%	40.0	7/385	2%	5.0	0/385	0%	27.0
Houston	147	34	37	102/147	69%	8.5	25/147	17%	26.5	6/147	4%	21.5	0/147	0%	26	13/147	9%	42.5	0/147	0%	40.0	1/147	1%	18.0	0/147	0%	27.0
Lookout Mountain	316	84	8	226/316	72%	5.0	36/316	11%	44.0	2/316	1%	43.0	0/316	0%	26	43/316	14%	26.0	8/316	3%	7.0	1/316	0%	39.5	0/316	0%	27.0
Macon	265	56	26.5	176/265	66%	13.0	41/265	15%	31.0	4/265	2%	35.5	0/265	0%	26	41/265	15%	20.0	0/265	0%	40.0	3/265	1%	18.0	0/265	0%	27.0
Middle	174	75	14	114/174	66%	13.0	39/174	22%	13.0	5/174	3%	28.5	0/174	0%	26	12/174	7%	47.0	3/174	2%	12.5	1/174	1%	18.0	0/174	0%	27.0
Mountain	171	87	5	111/171	65%	15.5	18/171	11%	44.0	15/171	9%	5.0	0/171	0%	26	27/171	16%	14.5	0/171	0%	40.0	0/171	0%	39.5	0/171	0%	27.0
Northeastern	321	55	28	201/321	63%	21.0	64/321	20%	20.0	12/321	4%	21.5	0/321	0%	26	39/321	12%	33.5	0/321	0%	40.0	5/321	2%	5.0	0/321	0%	27.0
Northern	123	47	30.5	61/123	50%	48.5	31/123	25%	10.5	6/123	5%	17.5	0/123	0%	26	24/123	20%	7.0	0/123	0%	40.0	1/123	1%	18.0	0/123	0%	27.0
Ocmulgee	226	68	16	168/226	74%	4.0	18/226	8%	47.0	7/226	3%	28.5	0/226	0%	26	30/226	13%	30.5	1/226	0%	40.0	2/226	1%	18.0	0/226	0%	27.0
Oconee	104	83	9.5	55/104	53%	46.0	26/104	25%	10.5	12/104	12%	1.5	0/104	0%	26	10/104	10%	40.0	1/104	1%	22.0	0/104	0%	39.5	0/104	0%	27.0
Ogeechee	120	30	42	75/120	62%	26.0	20/120	17%	26.5	15/120	12%	1.5	0/120	0%	26	6/120	5%	50.5	0/120	0%	40.0	4/120	3%	1.0	0/120	0%	27.0
Pataula	46	47	30.5	32/46	70%	6.5	6/46	13%	37.5	4/46	9%	5.0	0/46	0%	26	4/46	9%	42.5	0/46	0%	40.0	0/46	0%	39.5	0/46	0%	27.0
Paulding	95	21	46	55/95	58%	41.0	14/95	15%	31.0	6/95	6%	13.0	0/95	0%	26	16/95	17%	11.5	3/95	3%	7.0	1/95	1%	18.0	0/95	0%	27.0
Piedmont	151	31	40	103/151	68%	10.0	13/151	9%	46.0	15/151	10%	3.0	0/151	0%	26	16/151	11%	36.5	4/151	3%	7.0	0/151	0%	39.5	0/151	0%	27.0
Rockdale	81	35	36	65/81	80%	2.0	4/81	5%	48.5	1/81	1%	43.0	0/81	0%	26	9/81	11%	36.5	1/81	1%	22.0	1/81	1%	18.0	0/81	0%	27.0
Rome	125	56	26.5	70/125	56%	43.0	5/125	4%	50.0	8/125	6%	13.0	0/125	0%	26	41/125	33%	1.0	1/125	1%	22.0	0/125	0%	39.5	0/125	0%	27.0
South Georgia	72	36	35	36/72	50%	48.5	20/72	28%	5.0	3/72	4%	21.5	0/72	0%	26	11/72	15%	20.0	2/72	3%	7.0	0/72	0%	39.5	0/72	0%	27.0
Southern	405	73	15	250/405	62%	26.0	115/405	28%	5.0	6/405	1%	43.0	0/405	0%	26	33/405	8%	44.5	0/405	0%	40.0	1/405	0%	39.5	0/405	0%	27.0
Southwestern	152	79	11.5	70/152	46%	50.5	56/152	37%	1.0	7/152	5%	17.5	0/152	0%	26	16/152	11%	36.5	2/152	1%	22.0	1/152	1%	18.0	0/152	0%	27.0
Stone Mountain	632	37	33.5	381/632	60%	33.0	128/632	20%	20.0	19/632	3%	28.5	0/632	0%	26	94/632	15%	20.0	0/632	0%	40.0	10/632	2%	5.0	0/632	0%	27.0
Tallapoosa	126	66	17.5	81/126	64%	18.5	24/126	19%	23.5	1/126	1%	43.0	0/126	0%	26	20/126	16%	14.5	0/126	0%	40.0	0/126	0%	39.5	0/126	0%	27.0
Tifton	149	77	13	69/149	46%	50.5	54/149	36%	2.0	1/149	1%	43.0	0/149	0%	26	22/149	15%	20.0	2/149	1%	22.0	1/149	1%	18.0	0/149	0%	27.0
Toombs	64	59	24.5	40/64	62%	26.0	18/64	28%	5.0	1/64	2%	35.5	0/64	0%	26	4/64	6%	49.0	1/64	2%	12.5	0/64	0%	39.5	0/64	0%	27.0
Towaliga	107	65	19.5	62/107	58%	41.0	23/107	21%	15.5	7/107	7%	10.0	0/107	0%	26	15/107	14%	26.0	0/107	0%	40.0	0/107	0%	39.5	0/107	0%	27.0
Waycross	538	159	2	320/538	59%	37.5	124/538	23%	12.0	21/538	4%	21.5	0/538	0%	26	67/538	12%	33.5	6/538	1%	22.0	0/538	0%	39.5	0/538	0%	27.0
West Georgia	207	62	22.5	122/207	59%	37.5	41/207	20%	20.0	3/207	1%	43.0	0/207	0%	26	32/207	15%	20.0	8/207	4%	3.0	1/207	0%	39.5	0/207	0%	27.0
Western	216	66	17.5	135/216	62%	26.0	45/216	21%	15.5	7/216	3%	28.5	0/216	0%	26	16/216	7%	47.0	13/216	6%	1.0	0/216	0%	39.5	0/216	0%	27.0
Statewide	11017	44	na	6,881/11,017	62%	na	2,070/11,017	19%	na	367/11,017	3%	na	0/11,017	0%	na	1,488/11,017	14%	na	118/11,017	1%	na	83/11,017	1%	na	10/11,017	0%	na

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Children in Foster Care
During April 2023 through March 2024

	Children Investigated for Maltreatment in Care during April 2023 through March 2024			Children Victimized in Care during April 2023 through March 2024			Children Victimized in Care during April 2023 through March 2024 by Parent			Children Victimized in Care during April 2023 through March 2024 by Foster Parent or Facility Staff
JudicialCircuit	Count	Percent	Rank	Count	Percent	Rank	Count	Percent	Rank	Count	Percent	Rank
Alapaha	na	na%	na	na	na%	na	na	na%	na	na	na%	na
Alcovy	na	na%	na	na	na%	na	na	na%	na	na	na%	na
Appalachian	na	na%	na	na	na%	na	na	na%	na	na	na%	na
Atlanta	na	na%	na	na	na%	na	na	na%	na	na	na%	na
Atlantic	na	na%	na	na	na%	na	na	na%	na	na	na%	na
Augusta	na	na%	na	na	na%	na	na	na%	na	na	na%	na
Bell-Forsyth	na	na%	na	na	na%	na	na	na%	na	na	na%	na
Blue Ridge	na	na%	na	na	na%	na	na	na%	na	na	na%	na
Brunswick	na	na%	na	na	na%	na	na	na%	na	na	na%	na
Chattahoochee	na	na%	na	na	na%	na	na	na%	na	na	na%	na
Cherokee	na	na%	na	na	na%	na	na	na%	na	na	na%	na
Clayton	na	na%	na	na	na%	na	na	na%	na	na	na%	na
Cobb	na	na%	na	na	na%	na	na	na%	na	na	na%	na
Columbia	na	na%	na	na	na%	na	na	na%	na	na	na%	na
Conasauga	na	na%	na	na	na%	na	na	na%	na	na	na%	na
Cordele	na	na%	na	na	na%	na	na	na%	na	na	na%	na
Coweta	na	na%	na	na	na%	na	na	na%	na	na	na%	na
Dougherty	na	na%	na	na	na%	na	na	na%	na	na	na%	na
Douglas	na	na%	na	na	na%	na	na	na%	na	na	na%	na
Dublin	na	na%	na	na	na%	na	na	na%	na	na	na%	na
Eastern	na	na%	na	na	na%	na	na	na%	na	na	na%	na
Enotah	na	na%	na	na	na%	na	na	na%	na	na	na%	na
Flint	na	na%	na	na	na%	na	na	na%	na	na	na%	na
Griffin	na	na%	na	na	na%	na	na	na%	na	na	na%	na
Gwinnett	na	na%	na	na	na%	na	na	na%	na	na	na%	na
Houston	na	na%	na	na	na%	na	na	na%	na	na	na%	na
Lookout Mountain	na	na%	na	na	na%	na	na	na%	na	na	na%	na
Macon	na	na%	na	na	na%	na	na	na%	na	na	na%	na
Middle	na	na%	na	na	na%	na	na	na%	na	na	na%	na
Mountain	na	na%	na	na	na%	na	na	na%	na	na	na%	na
Northeastern	na	na%	na	na	na%	na	na	na%	na	na	na%	na
Northern	na	na%	na	na	na%	na	na	na%	na	na	na%	na
Ocmulgee	na	na%	na	na	na%	na	na	na%	na	na	na%	na
Oconee	na	na%	na	na	na%	na	na	na%	na	na	na%	na
Ogeechee	na	na%	na	na	na%	na	na	na%	na	na	na%	na
Pataula	na	na%	na	na	na%	na	na	na%	na	na	na%	na
Paulding	na	na%	na	na	na%	na	na	na%	na	na	na%	na
Piedmont	na	na%	na	na	na%	na	na	na%	na	na	na%	na
Rockdale	na	na%	na	na	na%	na	na	na%	na	na	na%	na
Rome	na	na%	na	na	na%	na	na	na%	na	na	na%	na
South Georgia	na	na%	na	na	na%	na	na	na%	na	na	na%	na
Southern	na	na%	na	na	na%	na	na	na%	na	na	na%	na
Southwestern	na	na%	na	na	na%	na	na	na%	na	na	na%	na
Stone Mountain	na	na%	na	na	na%	na	na	na%	na	na	na%	na
Tallapoosa	na	na%	na	na	na%	na	na	na%	na	na	na%	na
Tifton	na	na%	na	na	na%	na	na	na%	na	na	na%	na
Toombs	na	na%	na	na	na%	na	na	na%	na	na	na%	na
Towaliga	na	na%	na	na	na%	na	na	na%	na	na	na%	na
Waycross	na	na%	na	na	na%	na	na	na%	na	na	na%	na
West Georgia	na	na%	na	na	na%	na	na	na%	na	na	na%	na
Western	na	na%	na	na	na%	na	na	na%	na	na	na%	na
Statewide	na	na%	na	na	na%	na	na	na%	na	na	na%	na

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Children in Foster Care
During April 2023 through March 2024

	Children in Care on March 31 2024			Children Over 12 in Group Settings on March 31 2024			Placement Moves During First 12 Months In Care per 1,000 Child-Days			Placements Moves Toward Permanence			Lateral Placements Moves			Placements Moves Away from Permanence
JudicialCircuit	Count	per 10K	Rank	Count	Percent	Rank	Count	Per 1K Days	Rank	Count	Percent	Rank	Count	Percent	Rank	Count	Percent	Rank
Alapaha	123	86	6	14/16	88%	42.5	39/8,622	4.5	38.0	32/135	24%	32.0	78/135	58%	21.5	25/135	19%	18.0
Alcovy	180	33	38	34/36	94%	19.0	88/13,387	6.6	16.0	78/340	23%	35.5	186/340	55%	30.5	76/340	22%	8.0
Appalachian	136	85	7	12/13	92%	29.5	93/13,895	6.7	14.5	77/271	28%	16.5	144/271	53%	40.0	50/271	18%	23.0
Atlanta	451	20	47	75/82	91%	35.0	175/25,426	6.9	10.5	192/762	25%	27.5	410/762	54%	35.5	160/762	21%	11.5
Atlantic	155	32	39	29/31	94%	19.0	35/8,498	4.1	43.0	35/148	24%	32.0	85/148	57%	24.0	28/148	19%	18.0
Augusta	422	79	11.5	40/41	98%	8.0	113/25,339	4.5	38.0	146/511	29%	12.0	278/511	54%	35.5	87/511	17%	27.5
Bell-Forsyth	86	13	50	11/12	92%	29.5	59/8,567	6.9	10.5	26/120	22%	37.5	71/120	59%	19.5	23/120	19%	18.0
Blue Ridge	405	64	21	60/65	92%	29.5	164/28,555	5.7	24.5	111/575	19%	46.5	385/575	67%	4.0	79/575	14%	43.0
Brunswick	291	62	22.5	32/47	68%	49.0	75/17,606	4.3	40.0	97/357	27%	21.5	198/357	55%	30.5	62/357	17%	27.5
Chattahoochee	518	83	9.5	35/37	95%	13.0	173/36,995	4.7	35.5	95/516	18%	48.5	324/516	63%	11.5	97/516	19%	18.0
Cherokee	259	65	19.5	34/37	92%	29.5	88/21,972	4.0	45.0	98/345	28%	16.5	191/345	55%	30.5	56/345	16%	31.5
Clayton	228	30	42	28/29	97%	9.0	142/15,063	9.4	2.0	82/453	18%	48.5	310/453	68%	2.5	61/453	13%	46.5
Cobb	446	26	44	62/66	94%	19.0	183/28,552	6.4	18.5	203/667	30%	9.5	313/667	47%	45.5	151/667	23%	5.0
Columbia	52	13	50	11/12	92%	29.5	34/6,513	5.2	29.5	20/84	24%	32.0	51/84	61%	14.5	13/84	15%	37.0
Conasauga	207	59	24.5	39/41	95%	13.0	157/22,179	7.1	8.0	137/425	32%	6.5	210/425	49%	44.0	78/425	18%	23.0
Cordele	255	212	1	14/14	100%	4.0	33/11,288	2.9	49.5	59/267	22%	37.5	170/267	64%	9.5	38/267	14%	43.0
Coweta	168	30	42	22/23	96%	10.0	96/13,084	7.3	7.0	75/315	24%	32.0	208/315	66%	5.0	32/315	10%	49.5
Dougherty	240	123	3	24/27	89%	39.5	50/8,570	5.8	22.5	49/241	20%	44.0	134/241	56%	27.0	58/241	24%	3.5
Douglas	136	37	33.5	18/18	100%	4.0	44/7,560	5.8	22.5	47/170	28%	16.5	91/170	54%	35.5	32/170	19%	18.0
Dublin	80	48	29	15/17	88%	42.5	23/3,706	6.2	20.0	33/115	29%	12.0	62/115	54%	35.5	20/115	17%	27.5
Eastern	276	44	32	43/47	91%	35.0	134/16,724	8.0	4.5	128/473	27%	21.5	239/473	51%	43.0	106/473	22%	8.0
Enotah	165	96	4	13/14	93%	24.5	77/11,091	6.9	10.5	77/254	30%	9.5	138/254	54%	35.5	39/254	15%	37.0
Flint	82	13	50	15/17	88%	42.5	31/4,876	6.4	18.5	30/146	21%	40.5	87/146	60%	17.0	29/146	20%	14.0
Griffin	138	25	45	23/28	82%	46.0	77/11,478	6.7	14.5	73/262	28%	16.5	149/262	57%	24.0	40/262	15%	37.0
Gwinnett	385	15	48	53/57	93%	24.5	224/22,429	10.0	1.0	99/467	21%	40.5	285/467	61%	14.5	83/467	18%	23.0
Houston	147	34	37	13/13	100%	4.0	74/14,863	5.0	34.0	41/205	20%	44.0	134/205	65%	7.0	30/205	15%	37.0
Lookout Mountain	316	84	8	40/43	93%	24.5	213/25,825	8.2	3.0	158/698	23%	35.5	442/698	63%	11.5	98/698	14%	43.0
Macon	265	56	26.5	36/41	88%	42.5	85/16,514	5.1	32.0	85/338	25%	27.5	180/338	53%	40.0	73/338	22%	8.0
Middle	174	75	14	8/12	67%	50.5	56/11,907	4.7	35.5	51/197	26%	24.5	105/197	53%	40.0	41/197	21%	11.5
Mountain	171	87	5	24/27	89%	39.5	90/15,343	5.9	21.0	53/254	21%	40.5	173/254	68%	2.5	28/254	11%	48.0
Northeastern	321	55	28	36/39	92%	29.5	102/28,007	3.6	48.0	106/398	27%	21.5	230/398	58%	21.5	62/398	16%	31.5
Northern	123	47	30.5	24/24	100%	4.0	75/10,856	6.9	10.5	63/222	28%	16.5	125/222	56%	27.0	34/222	15%	37.0
Ocmulgee	226	68	16	26/30	87%	45.0	94/14,438	6.5	17.0	84/403	21%	40.5	256/403	64%	9.5	63/403	16%	31.5
Oconee	104	83	9.5	10/10	100%	4.0	24/5,649	4.2	41.5	47/119	39%	1.5	48/119	40%	50.0	24/119	20%	14.0
Ogeechee	120	30	42	4/6	67%	50.5	12/4,190	2.9	49.5	38/108	35%	4.5	61/108	56%	27.0	9/108	8%	51.0
Pataula	46	47	30.5	3/4	75%	48.0	3/2,486	1.2	51.0	20/65	31%	8.0	35/65	54%	35.5	10/65	15%	37.0
Paulding	95	21	46	15/16	94%	19.0	46/5,767	8.0	4.5	83/240	35%	4.5	103/240	43%	49.0	54/240	22%	8.0
Piedmont	151	31	40	15/16	94%	19.0	68/8,911	7.6	6.0	112/295	38%	3.0	134/295	45%	48.0	49/295	17%	27.5
Rockdale	81	35	36	9/9	100%	4.0	24/4,283	5.6	26.0	9/69	13%	51.0	53/69	77%	1.0	7/69	10%	49.5
Rome	125	56	26.5	37/41	90%	38.0	52/10,073	5.2	29.5	44/228	19%	46.5	148/228	65%	7.0	36/228	16%	31.5
South Georgia	72	36	35	10/11	91%	35.0	33/7,306	4.5	38.0	36/130	28%	16.5	61/130	47%	45.5	33/130	25%	1.5
Southern	405	73	15	30/33	91%	35.0	80/19,974	4.0	45.0	106/442	24%	32.0	228/442	52%	42.0	108/442	24%	3.5
Southwestern	152	79	11.5	15/16	94%	19.0	48/9,436	5.1	32.0	47/177	27%	21.5	107/177	60%	17.0	23/177	13%	46.5
Stone Mountain	632	37	33.5	89/94	95%	13.0	176/41,421	4.2	41.5	231/925	25%	27.5	508/925	55%	30.5	186/925	20%	14.0
Tallapoosa	126	66	17.5	19/20	95%	13.0	56/10,988	5.1	32.0	35/173	20%	44.0	107/173	62%	13.0	31/173	18%	23.0
Tifton	149	77	13	21/22	95%	13.0	53/13,312	4.0	45.0	70/179	39%	1.5	65/179	36%	51.0	44/179	25%	1.5
Toombs	64	59	24.5	4/4	100%	4.0	52/9,400	5.5	27.0	18/106	17%	50.0	69/106	65%	7.0	19/106	18%	23.0
Towaliga	107	65	19.5	12/15	80%	47.0	41/11,193	3.7	47.0	46/143	32%	6.5	66/143	46%	47.0	31/143	22%	8.0
Waycross	538	159	2	62/67	93%	24.5	188/32,766	5.7	24.5	166/648	26%	24.5	389/648	60%	17.0	93/648	14%	43.0
West Georgia	207	62	22.5	29/32	91%	35.0	127/24,087	5.3	28.0	76/301	25%	27.5	179/301	59%	19.5	46/301	15%	37.0
Western	216	66	17.5	15/16	94%	19.0	72/10,519	6.8	13.0	90/312	29%	12.0	177/312	57%	24.0	45/312	14%	43.0
Statewide	11017	44	na	1,362/1,488	92%	na	4,351/761,489	5.7	na	4,014/15,794	25%	na	8,980/15,794	57%	na	2,800/15,794	18%	na

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Children in Foster Care
During April 2023 through March 2024

	Children in Care on March 31 2024			IV-E Reimbursement Rate, Children In Care on March 31 2024			Long Term Foster Care Plan Goal, Children In Care on March 31 2024
JudicialCircuit	Count	per 10K	Rank	Count	Percent	Rank	Count	Percent	Rank
Alapaha	123	86	6	0/123	0%	26	7/123	6%	29.5
Alcovy	180	33	38	0/180	0%	26	13/180	7%	23.0
Appalachian	136	85	7	0/136	0%	26	8/136	6%	29.5
Atlanta	451	20	47	0/451	0%	26	77/451	17%	1.0
Atlantic	155	32	39	0/155	0%	26	8/155	5%	37.5
Augusta	422	79	11.5	0/422	0%	26	33/422	8%	18.5
Bell-Forsyth	86	13	50	0/86	0%	26	7/86	8%	18.5
Blue Ridge	405	64	21	0/405	0%	26	19/405	5%	37.5
Brunswick	291	62	22.5	0/291	0%	26	30/291	10%	9.5
Chattahoochee	518	83	9.5	0/518	0%	26	18/518	3%	47.0
Cherokee	259	65	19.5	0/259	0%	26	22/259	8%	18.5
Clayton	228	30	42	0/228	0%	26	12/228	5%	37.5
Cobb	446	26	44	0/446	0%	26	51/446	11%	4.5
Columbia	52	13	50	0/52	0%	26	3/52	6%	29.5
Conasauga	207	59	24.5	0/207	0%	26	10/207	5%	37.5
Cordele	255	212	1	0/255	0%	26	11/255	4%	43.5
Coweta	168	30	42	0/168	0%	26	12/168	7%	23.0
Dougherty	240	123	3	0/240	0%	26	20/240	8%	18.5
Douglas	136	37	33.5	0/136	0%	26	15/136	11%	4.5
Dublin	80	48	29	0/80	0%	26	9/80	11%	4.5
Eastern	276	44	32	0/276	0%	26	16/276	6%	29.5
Enotah	165	96	4	0/165	0%	26	10/165	6%	29.5
Flint	82	13	50	0/82	0%	26	6/82	7%	23.0
Griffin	138	25	45	0/138	0%	26	17/138	12%	2.0
Gwinnett	385	15	48	0/385	0%	26	40/385	10%	9.5
Houston	147	34	37	0/147	0%	26	8/147	5%	37.5
Lookout Mountain	316	84	8	0/316	0%	26	22/316	7%	23.0
Macon	265	56	26.5	0/265	0%	26	28/265	11%	4.5
Middle	174	75	14	0/174	0%	26	7/174	4%	43.5
Mountain	171	87	5	0/171	0%	26	9/171	5%	37.5
Northeastern	321	55	28	0/321	0%	26	21/321	7%	23.0
Northern	123	47	30.5	0/123	0%	26	12/123	10%	9.5
Ocmulgee	226	68	16	0/226	0%	26	20/226	9%	14.5
Oconee	104	83	9.5	0/104	0%	26	6/104	6%	29.5
Ogeechee	120	30	42	0/120	0%	26	2/120	2%	50.0
Pataula	46	47	30.5	0/46	0%	26	4/46	9%	14.5
Paulding	95	21	46	0/95	0%	26	6/95	6%	29.5
Piedmont	151	31	40	0/151	0%	26	13/151	9%	14.5
Rockdale	81	35	36	0/81	0%	26	7/81	9%	14.5
Rome	125	56	26.5	0/125	0%	26	8/125	6%	29.5
South Georgia	72	36	35	0/72	0%	26	7/72	10%	9.5
Southern	405	73	15	0/405	0%	26	19/405	5%	37.5
Southwestern	152	79	11.5	0/152	0%	26	3/152	2%	50.0
Stone Mountain	632	37	33.5	0/632	0%	26	65/632	10%	9.5
Tallapoosa	126	66	17.5	0/126	0%	26	4/126	3%	47.0
Tifton	149	77	13	0/149	0%	26	15/149	10%	9.5
Toombs	64	59	24.5	0/64	0%	26	1/64	2%	50.0
Towaliga	107	65	19.5	0/107	0%	26	5/107	5%	37.5
Waycross	538	159	2	0/538	0%	26	15/538	3%	47.0
West Georgia	207	62	22.5	0/207	0%	26	9/207	4%	43.5
Western	216	66	17.5	0/216	0%	26	9/216	4%	43.5
Statewide	11017	44	na	0/11,017	0%	na	799/11,017	7%	na

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Children in Foster Care
During April 2023 through March 2024

	Children in Care on March 31 2024			Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on March 31 2023			Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on March 31 2024			Permanence within 12 Months, Children In Care on March 31 2023			Permanence within 12 Months, Children with Both TPRs In Care on March 31 2023
JudicialCircuit	Count	per 10K	Rank	Count	months	Rank	Count	months	Rank	Count	Percent	Rank	Count	Percent	Rank
Alapaha	123	86	6	142	14.3	35.5	123	19.7	17	56/142	39%	19.5	6/12	50%	28.5
Alcovy	180	33	38	219	19.6	11.5	180	20.7	13	76/219	35%	26.5	18/32	56%	22.5
Appalachian	136	85	7	164	10.1	49	136	13.9	39	79/164	48%	5.0	13/33	39%	37.5
Atlanta	451	20	47	448	17.5	22	451	17.1	25.5	124/448	28%	37.5	8/20	40%	36.0
Atlantic	155	32	39	170	19.7	10	155	19.9	15.5	61/170	36%	23.0	14/23	61%	18.0
Augusta	422	79	11.5	431	20.2	8	422	19.9	15.5	130/431	30%	34.0	23/41	56%	22.5
Bell-Forsyth	86	13	50	90	13.5	40.5	86	12.8	42	32/90	36%	23.0	7/13	54%	26.5
Blue Ridge	405	64	21	454	13.2	42	405	16.5	29	159/454	35%	26.5	16/29	55%	25.0
Brunswick	291	62	22.5	330	19.6	11.5	291	20.3	14	115/330	35%	26.5	30/66	45%	33.5
Chattahoochee	518	83	9.5	423	18.4	16	518	15.7	32	97/423	23%	46.0	12/50	24%	49.0
Cherokee	259	65	19.5	281	13.6	39	259	15.3	34	118/281	42%	13.0	28/37	76%	6.0
Clayton	228	30	42	207	17.7	21	228	19.2	20	42/207	20%	49.0	11/32	34%	43.0
Cobb	446	26	44	451	19.2	14	446	17.5	24	123/451	27%	41.0	32/59	54%	26.5
Columbia	52	13	50	57	13.9	38	52	11	47	28/57	49%	4.0	4/5	80%	4.0
Conasauga	207	59	24.5	222	12.5	44	207	9.6	50	116/222	52%	3.0	26/36	72%	7.0
Cordele	255	212	1	290	15.5	29.5	255	22.4	7	71/290	24%	44.5	11/28	39%	37.5
Coweta	168	30	42	180	11.4	47	168	14.7	38	76/180	42%	13.0	18/28	64%	15.5
Dougherty	240	123	3	253	54.3	1	240	60.1	1	40/253	16%	50.5	6/20	30%	47.5
Douglas	136	37	33.5	155	27	2	136	33.9	2	44/155	28%	37.5	4/18	22%	50.0
Dublin	80	48	29	99	14.6	34	80	24.3	3	28/99	28%	37.5	7/10	70%	9.0
Eastern	276	44	32	283	19.2	14	276	19.6	18	75/283	27%	41.0	18/27	67%	11.5
Enotah	165	96	4	181	16.8	24	165	15.9	30.5	74/181	41%	16.5	18/27	67%	11.5
Flint	82	13	50	98	21.9	6	82	21.8	11	22/98	22%	47.0	5/16	31%	46.0
Griffin	138	25	45	170	17.9	20	138	17.8	23	75/170	44%	9.5	15/18	83%	3.0
Gwinnett	385	15	48	376	25.4	4	385	22.2	8.5	106/376	28%	37.5	17/47	36%	39.5
Houston	147	34	37	132	8	50	147	11.9	46	55/132	42%	13.0	3/9	33%	45.0
Lookout Mountain	316	84	8	323	14.1	37	316	12.5	44	143/323	44%	9.5	37/58	64%	15.5
Macon	265	56	26.5	248	18.2	18	265	19	21	62/248	25%	43.0	13/38	34%	43.0
Middle	174	75	14	170	11.3	48	174	16.7	28	57/170	34%	30.0	7/8	88%	2.0
Mountain	171	87	5	163	16.3	25	171	12.2	45	68/163	42%	13.0	14/31	45%	33.5
Northeastern	321	55	28	340	13.5	40.5	321	13.6	40	143/340	42%	13.0	29/48	60%	19.5
Northern	123	47	30.5	119	14.8	33	123	13.2	41	47/119	39%	19.5	14/25	56%	22.5
Ocmulgee	226	68	16	258	11.9	46	226	18.2	22	100/258	39%	19.5	12/35	34%	43.0
Oconee	104	83	9.5	118	13	43	104	19.3	19	43/118	36%	23.0	7/11	64%	15.5
Ogeechee	120	30	42	136	16	27.5	120	21	12	39/136	29%	35.0	15/27	56%	22.5
Pataula	46	47	30.5	76	16.1	26	46	23.1	5	31/76	41%	16.5	11/14	79%	5.0
Paulding	95	21	46	122	12	45	95	14.8	37	55/122	45%	8.0	10/10	100%	1.0
Piedmont	151	31	40	192	14.9	32	151	17.1	25.5	91/192	47%	6.0	22/47	47%	31.5
Rockdale	81	35	36	67	15.4	31	81	12.6	43	18/67	27%	41.0	4/11	36%	39.5
Rome	125	56	26.5	135	25.5	3	125	14.9	36	43/135	32%	32.0	6/17	35%	41.0
South Georgia	72	36	35	78	20.1	9	72	15.9	30.5	36/78	46%	7.0	7/15	47%	31.5
Southern	405	73	15	417	16.9	23	405	21.9	10	88/417	21%	48.0	13/44	30%	47.5
Southwestern	152	79	11.5	152	24.8	5	152	23	6	36/152	24%	44.5	8/45	18%	51.0
Stone Mountain	632	37	33.5	628	18.2	18	632	16.8	27	196/628	31%	33.0	17/35	49%	30.0
Tallapoosa	126	66	17.5	119	14.3	35.5	126	15	35	41/119	34%	30.0	6/10	60%	19.5
Tifton	149	77	13	148	19.2	14	149	15.6	33	52/148	35%	26.5	13/32	41%	35.0
Toombs	64	59	24.5	32	20.3	7	64	10.4	48	5/32	16%	50.5	1/2	50%	28.5
Towaliga	107	65	19.5	110	16	27.5	107	10	49	60/110	55%	1.0	11/17	65%	13.0
Waycross	538	159	2	616	18.2	18	538	23.3	4	211/616	34%	30.0	44/64	69%	10.0
West Georgia	207	62	22.5	167	7.9	51	207	7.7	51	89/167	53%	2.0	9/14	64%	15.5
Western	216	66	17.5	267	15.5	29.5	216	22.2	8.5	104/267	39%	19.5	15/21	71%	8.0
Statewide	11017	44	na	11507	16.7	na	11017	17.6	na	3,880/11,507	34%	na	715/1,415	51%	na

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Children in Foster Care
During April 2023 through March 2024

	In Care Over 18 Months on March 31 2024			In Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2024			In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2024			In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months with Both TPRs on March 31 2024			In Care Over 18 Months on March 31 2023 Permanent within 12 Months			In Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2023 Permanent within 12 Months			Entering 18th Month In Care during April 2022 through March 2023 Permanent within 12 Months
JudicialCircuit	Count	Percent	Rank	Count	Percent	Rank	Count	Percent	Rank	Count	Percent	Rank	Count	Percent	Rank	Count	Percent	Rank	Count	Percent	Rank
Alapaha	66/123	54%	17.5	48/123	39%	20.0	43/123	35%	24.5	6/43	14%	41.0	20/52	38%	18.5	12/35	34%	27.0	14/29	48%	14.0
Alcovy	102/180	57%	11.0	86/180	48%	5.0	77/180	43%	5.5	22/77	29%	19.5	39/123	32%	32.0	29/93	31%	31.5	23/62	37%	25.0
Appalachian	54/136	40%	37.5	29/136	21%	46.5	29/136	21%	46.5	18/29	62%	2.0	13/34	38%	18.5	9/24	38%	16.0	10/22	45%	19.0
Atlanta	213/451	47%	26.0	161/451	36%	28.0	145/451	32%	30.5	13/145	9%	46.0	35/216	16%	50.5	30/189	16%	51.0	11/58	19%	43.0
Atlantic	85/155	55%	15.5	63/155	41%	16.5	59/155	38%	13.5	10/59	17%	35.0	35/90	39%	16.5	30/70	43%	12.5	12/44	27%	37.0
Augusta	225/422	53%	19.0	190/422	45%	8.5	179/422	42%	7.0	14/179	8%	47.0	62/236	26%	40.0	45/181	25%	38.5	40/114	35%	27.0
Bell-Forsyth	22/86	26%	50.0	19/86	22%	45.0	19/86	22%	45.0	13/19	68%	1.0	19/41	46%	9.5	14/34	41%	15.0	11/26	42%	22.0
Blue Ridge	188/405	46%	30.5	149/405	37%	26.0	131/405	32%	30.5	21/131	16%	37.0	51/170	30%	36.0	34/116	29%	34.5	27/98	28%	36.0
Brunswick	164/291	56%	13.5	129/291	44%	11.5	124/291	43%	5.5	39/124	31%	17.0	62/176	35%	27.0	52/147	35%	24.0	15/63	24%	39.5
Chattahoochee	237/518	46%	30.5	189/518	36%	28.0	165/518	32%	30.5	45/165	27%	23.5	63/216	29%	37.5	51/174	29%	34.5	21/70	30%	33.0
Cherokee	110/259	42%	34.0	80/259	31%	35.5	73/259	28%	35.5	14/73	19%	32.0	47/97	48%	7.5	33/68	49%	5.0	38/72	53%	9.0
Clayton	118/228	52%	20.5	89/228	39%	20.0	84/228	37%	16.5	21/84	25%	25.0	20/101	20%	47.5	19/80	24%	40.5	6/40	15%	46.0
Cobb	220/446	49%	23.5	171/446	38%	23.5	159/446	36%	20.5	27/159	17%	35.0	73/239	31%	34.0	65/198	33%	29.0	33/108	31%	30.0
Columbia	19/52	37%	42.5	7/52	13%	50.0	7/52	13%	50.0	3/7	43%	6.0	12/21	57%	3.0	6/12	50%	3.5	6/12	50%	11.0
Conasauga	61/207	29%	48.0	44/207	21%	46.5	43/207	21%	46.5	12/43	28%	21.5	34/76	45%	12.0	18/51	35%	24.0	31/51	61%	4.0
Cordele	158/255	62%	7.0	112/255	44%	11.5	94/255	37%	16.5	11/94	12%	43.0	28/126	22%	44.0	20/88	23%	42.0	13/65	20%	41.0
Coweta	57/168	34%	47.0	43/168	26%	41.5	42/168	25%	40.5	15/42	36%	13.0	25/52	48%	7.5	13/30	43%	12.5	35/53	66%	2.5
Dougherty	197/240	82%	1.0	179/240	75%	1.0	169/240	70%	1.0	25/169	15%	38.5	38/223	17%	49.0	38/209	18%	49.5	0/24	0%	51.0
Douglas	90/136	66%	4.0	78/136	57%	2.0	73/136	54%	2.0	11/73	15%	38.5	27/117	23%	42.0	20/99	20%	46.5	16/54	30%	33.0
Dublin	55/80	69%	3.0	40/80	50%	3.0	35/80	44%	4.0	4/35	11%	44.5	12/39	31%	34.0	10/30	33%	29.0	11/22	50%	11.0
Eastern	151/276	55%	15.5	117/276	42%	14.5	114/276	41%	8.5	16/114	14%	41.0	40/147	27%	39.0	30/119	25%	38.5	15/45	33%	28.0
Enotah	76/165	46%	30.5	56/165	34%	31.0	54/165	33%	27.5	15/54	28%	21.5	45/88	51%	5.0	36/67	54%	2.0	13/45	29%	35.0
Flint	46/82	56%	13.5	36/82	44%	11.5	31/82	38%	13.5	7/31	23%	27.5	15/60	25%	41.0	12/43	28%	36.5	5/27	19%	43.0
Griffin	68/138	49%	23.5	54/138	39%	20.0	48/138	35%	24.5	13/48	27%	23.5	30/85	35%	27.0	25/69	36%	20.0	20/55	36%	26.0
Gwinnett	218/385	57%	11.0	170/385	44%	11.5	149/385	39%	11.5	32/149	21%	29.5	65/228	29%	37.5	48/196	24%	40.5	21/89	24%	39.5
Houston	53/147	36%	45.0	23/147	16%	49.0	20/147	14%	49.0	4/20	20%	31.0	11/32	34%	31.0	8/23	35%	24.0	14/31	45%	19.0
Lookout Mountain	118/316	37%	42.5	83/316	26%	41.5	78/316	25%	40.5	28/78	36%	13.0	76/145	52%	4.0	58/121	48%	6.0	30/56	54%	7.5
Macon	137/265	52%	20.5	110/265	42%	14.5	105/265	40%	10.0	34/105	32%	15.5	27/128	21%	46.0	23/108	21%	44.5	18/39	46%	17.0
Middle	81/174	47%	26.0	51/174	29%	37.5	40/174	23%	43.5	1/40	2%	50.0	22/59	37%	21.0	8/38	21%	44.5	24/44	55%	6.0
Mountain	65/171	38%	40.5	49/171	29%	37.5	45/171	26%	38.0	23/45	51%	5.0	33/67	49%	6.0	24/54	44%	10.5	17/34	50%	11.0
Northeastern	122/321	38%	40.5	86/321	27%	40.0	82/321	26%	38.0	30/82	37%	10.5	47/119	39%	16.5	25/80	31%	31.5	49/90	54%	7.5
Northern	51/123	41%	35.5	35/123	28%	39.0	32/123	26%	38.0	12/32	38%	9.0	23/51	45%	12.0	16/32	50%	3.5	12/39	31%	30.0
Ocmulgee	115/226	51%	22.0	82/226	36%	28.0	82/226	36%	20.5	32/82	39%	8.0	18/80	22%	44.0	13/66	20%	46.5	23/47	49%	13.0
Oconee	56/104	54%	17.5	42/104	40%	18.0	38/104	37%	16.5	4/38	11%	44.5	18/52	35%	27.0	17/47	36%	20.0	5/20	25%	38.0
Ogeechee	78/120	65%	5.0	45/120	38%	23.5	43/120	36%	20.5	17/43	40%	7.0	22/63	35%	27.0	19/43	44%	10.5	5/27	19%	43.0
Pataula	33/46	72%	2.0	21/46	46%	7.0	21/46	46%	3.0	5/21	24%	26.0	16/35	46%	9.5	15/32	47%	7.5	1/6	17%	45.0
Paulding	39/95	41%	35.5	24/95	25%	43.5	22/95	23%	43.5	0/22	0%	51.0	21/35	60%	2.0	9/19	47%	7.5	17/30	57%	5.0
Piedmont	70/151	46%	30.5	57/151	38%	23.5	54/151	36%	20.5	32/54	59%	3.0	30/81	37%	21.0	18/54	33%	29.0	22/49	45%	19.0
Rockdale	32/81	40%	37.5	28/81	35%	30.0	28/81	35%	24.5	9/28	32%	15.5	11/31	35%	27.0	7/20	35%	24.0	7/15	47%	15.5
Rome	58/125	46%	30.5	39/125	31%	35.5	37/125	30%	34.0	11/37	30%	18.0	29/82	35%	27.0	26/73	36%	20.0	15/34	44%	21.0
South Georgia	34/72	47%	26.0	24/72	33%	32.5	22/72	31%	33.0	8/22	36%	13.0	14/40	35%	27.0	11/30	37%	17.5	2/15	13%	47.5
Southern	253/405	62%	7.0	181/405	45%	8.5	159/405	39%	11.5	33/159	21%	29.5	39/195	20%	47.5	29/134	22%	43.0	9/98	9%	49.0
Southwestern	94/152	62%	7.0	71/152	47%	6.0	56/152	37%	16.5	29/56	52%	4.0	20/93	22%	44.0	15/78	19%	48.0	5/38	13%	47.5
Stone Mountain	293/632	46%	30.5	243/632	38%	23.5	224/632	35%	24.5	13/224	6%	48.0	100/318	31%	34.0	85/285	30%	33.0	34/109	31%	30.0
Tallapoosa	45/126	36%	45.0	32/126	25%	43.5	30/126	24%	42.0	5/30	17%	35.0	23/51	45%	12.0	12/34	35%	24.0	19/29	66%	2.5
Tifton	58/149	39%	39.0	48/149	32%	34.0	41/149	28%	35.5	15/41	37%	10.5	27/76	36%	23.0	18/64	28%	36.5	28/39	72%	1.0
Toombs	23/64	36%	45.0	21/64	33%	32.5	21/64	33%	27.5	1/21	5%	49.0	3/19	16%	50.5	2/11	18%	49.5	1/15	7%	50.0
Towaliga	29/107	27%	49.0	21/107	20%	48.0	21/107	20%	48.0	6/21	29%	19.5	29/47	62%	1.0	14/25	56%	1.0	16/41	39%	24.0
Waycross	309/538	57%	11.0	261/538	49%	4.0	220/538	41%	8.5	30/220	14%	41.0	116/310	37%	21.0	98/262	37%	17.5	34/113	30%	33.0
West Georgia	38/207	18%	51.0	22/207	11%	51.0	22/207	11%	51.0	4/22	18%	33.0	15/35	43%	14.0	11/24	46%	9.0	9/19	47%	15.5
Western	132/216	61%	9.0	89/216	41%	16.5	69/216	32%	30.5	16/69	23%	27.5	49/119	41%	15.0	44/105	42%	14.0	19/48	40%	23.0
Statewide	5,416/11,017	49%	na	4,127/11,017	37%	na	3,758/11,017	34%	na	829/3,758	22%	na	1,749/5,416	32%	na	1,324/4,284	31%	na	882/2,473	36%	na

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