Statistics for Kootenai County
Charts:
Statistics for Larger Regions: Region 1, District 1.
Tables:
| Kootenai County Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports (duplicated) During October 2024 through September 2025 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=44) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports | 1,088 | 22.1 per 10K | 21.4 per 10K | 23 |
| Unique Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports | 936/1,088 | 86% | 83% | 10 |
| Children Subject of Maltreatment Investigations | 1,088 | 22.1 per 10K | 21.4 per 10K | 23 |
| Children Subject of Alternative Response | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.0 per 10K | 22.5 |
| Children Subject of Undetermined Reports | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.0 per 10K | 23 |
| Children Subject of Non-Alleged Reports | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.0 per 10K | 22.5 |
| Victim Reports | 63 | 1.3 per 10K | 2.3 per 10K | 33 |
| Victim Reports of Neglect | 40 | 0.8 per 10K | 1.7 per 10K | 31 |
| Victim Reports of Physical Abuse | 16 | 0.3 per 10K | 0.4 per 10K | 26.5 |
| Victim Reports of Sexual Abuse | 7 | 0.1 per 10K | 0.2 per 10K | 21 |
| Victim Reports of Other Abuse | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.0 per 10K | 23 |
| Victims Removed to Foster Care | 14/63 | 22.2% | 43.8% | 29 |
| Non-Victims Removed to Foster Care | 36/1,025 | 3.5% | 3.6% | 24 |
| Children Subject of Alternative Response Removed to Foster Care | 0/0 | na | na | na |
| Children Subject of Undetermined Reports Removed to Foster Care | 0/0 | na | 100% | na |
| Removed to Foster Care Before Report | 0/50 | 0% | 0.2% | 22 |
| Removed to Foster Care within 3 Days of Report | 27/50 | 54% | 43.3% | 14 |
| Removed to Foster Care within 7 Days of Report | 32/50 | 64% | 52.7% | 16 |
| Median Days from Report to Removal | 50 | 2.5 days | 7.0 days | 32.5 |
| 90th Percentile Days from Report to Removal | 50 | 170.0 days | 232.0 days | 19 |
| Removed to Foster Care Prior to Start of Investigation | 0/50 | 0% | 3.2% | 26 |
| Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2024 to March 2025 | 1/102 | 1% | 1.9% | 9.5 |
| Removed Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2024 to March 2025 | 0/25 | 0% | 0.7% | 20.5 |
| Non-Removed Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2024 to March 2025 | 1/77 | 1.3% | 2.5% | 9.5 |
| Non-Victims Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2024 to March 2025 | 14/984 | 1.4% | 2.7% | 29 |
| Alternative Response Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2024 to March 2025 | 0/0 | na | na | na |
| Undetermined Reports Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2024 to March 2025 | 0/0 | na | 0% | na |
| Kootenai County Children Removed to Foster Care During April 2025 through March 2026 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=44) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Removals to Foster Care | 52 | 12.7 per 10K | 20.1 per 10K | 26 |
| Average Monthly Removals to Foster Care | 4.3 | 1.0 per 10K | 1.7 per 10K | 27.5 |
| Reentries to Foster Care | 9/52 | 17.3% | 18.3% | 14 |
| Reentries to Foster Care within 12 months of Previous Discharge | 3/52 | 5.8% | 7.2% | 14 |
| Removals for Neglect | 33/52 | 63% | 77% | 24 |
| Removals for Caretaker Drug or Alcohol Use | 5/52 | 10% | 26% | 25.5 |
| Removals for Physical Abuse | 11/52 | 21% | 12% | 8 |
| Removals for Caretaker Inability to Cope | 3/52 | 6% | 6% | 8 |
| Removals for Inadequate Housing | 2/52 | 4% | 4% | 7 |
| Removals for Incarceration | 6/52 | 12% | 24% | 14.5 |
| Removals for Child Behavior | 1/52 | 2% | 5% | 12 |
| Removals for Abandonment | 2/52 | 4% | 2% | 5 |
| Removals for Sexual Abuse | 1/52 | 2% | 4% | 8.5 |
| Removals to Non-Relative Foster Care First Setting | 17/21 | 81% | 66% | 11 |
| Removals to Relative Foster Care First Setting | 4/21 | 19% | 19% | 9.5 |
| Removals to Pre-Adoptive Home First Setting | 0/21 | 0% | 0% | 16 |
| Removals to Group Home First Setting | 0/21 | 0% | 0% | 16.5 |
| Removals to Institution First Setting | 0/21 | 0% | 10% | 21 |
| Removals to Home Visit First Setting | 0/21 | 0% | 1% | 18 |
| Removals to Runaway First Setting | 0/21 | 0% | 0% | 16 |
| Removals to ILP First Setting | 0/21 | 0% | 4% | 19 |
| Discharged within 1 Month of April 2025 through February 2026 Removal | 9/49 | 18% | 15% | 14 |
| Permanence within 12 months of April 2024 through March 2025 Removal | 16/44 | 36% | 42% | 23.5 |
| IV-E Reimbursed in Removal Cohort (excludes latest 6 months) | 0/21 | 0% | 0% | 17 |
| Kootenai County Children in Foster Care During April 2025 through March 2026 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=44) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children in Region on March 31 2026 | 41,070 | na | na | 3 |
| AIAN Children on AIAN Lands in Region on March 31 2026 | na | na | na | na |
| Children in Care on March 31 2025 | 70 | 17.0 per 10K | 28.0 per 10K | 27 |
| Children in Care on March 31 2026 | 78 | 19.0 per 10K | 27.0 per 10K | 24 |
| Average Daily Children in Care | 75 | 18.4 per 10K | 27.4 per 10K | 26 |
| Total Children Served in Foster Care During April 2025 through March 2026 | 122 | na | na | 6 |
| Total Days Children Spent in Foster Care During April 2025 through March 2026 | 27,380 | 6,676.0 per 10K | 10,015.0 per 10K | 26 |
| Total Days Children Spent in Foster Care Away From Family During April 2025 through March 2026 | 22,167 | 5,405.0 per 10K | 6,859.0 per 10K | 24 |
| Accumulated Out of Home Placement-Days on March 31 2026 | 39,942 | 9,725.0 per 10K | 13,780.0 per 10K | 25 |
| Average Monthly Foster Care Costs During April 2025 through March 2026 | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.0 per 10K | 22.5 |
| Children in Congregate Settings on March 31 2026 | 5 | 1.2 per 10K | 4.5 per 10K | 27 |
| Children In Care with Both TPRs on March 31 2026 | 6 | 1.5 per 10K | 2.1 per 10K | 15.5 |
| 17-Year-Olds In Care with Both TPRs on March 31 2026 | 2 | 0.5 per 10K | 0.3 per 10K | 4 |
| Children in Non-Relative Foster Care on Last Day | 56/78 | 72% | 49% | 8.5 |
| Children in Relative Foster Care on Last Day | 9/78 | 12% | 19% | 21.5 |
| Children in Pre-Adoptive Home on Last Day | 0/78 | 0% | 1% | 24.5 |
| Children in Group Home on Last Day | 0/78 | 0% | 0% | 23 |
| Children in Institution on Last Day | 5/78 | 6% | 16% | 28 |
| Children in Home Visit on Last Day | 8/78 | 10% | 12% | 9 |
| Children in Runaway on Last Day | 0/78 | 0% | 0% | 23 |
| Children in ILP on Last Day | 0/78 | 0% | 4% | 31 |
| Children Investigated for Maltreatment in Care during October 2024 through September 2025 | 12/150 | 8% | 6.14% | 11 |
| Children Victimized in Care during October 2024 through September 2025 | 1/150 | 0.67% | 0.31% | 3 |
| Children Victimized in Care during October 2024 through September 2025 by Parent | 0/150 | 0% | 0.19% | 23 |
| Children Victimized in Care during October 2024 through September 2025 by Foster Parent or Facility Staff | 1/150 | 0.67% | 0.04% | 1 |
| Children Over 12 in Group Settings on March 31 2026 | 4/5 | 80% | 83% | 20 |
| Placement Moves During First 12 Months In Care per 1,000 Child-Days | 55/7,574 | 7.3 Per 1K Days | 7.2 Per 1K Days | 17.5 |
| Placements Moves Toward Permanence | 30/127 | 24% | 36% | 25.5 |
| Lateral Placements Moves | 82/127 | 65% | 52% | 11 |
| Placements Moves Away from Permanence | 15/127 | 12% | 12% | 19.5 |
| IV-E Reimbursement Rate, Children In Care on March 31 2026 | 0/78 | 0% | 0% | 21 |
| Long Term Foster Care Plan Goal, Children In Care on March 31 2026 | 1/78 | 1% | 5% | 19 |
| Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on March 31 2025 | 70 | 16.6 months | 12.6 months | 20.5 |
| Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on March 31 2026 | 78 | 11.5 months | 11.0 months | 22.5 |
| Permanence within 12 Months, Children In Care on March 31 2025 | 27/70 | 39% | 43% | 28 |
| Permanence within 12 Months, Children with Both TPRs In Care on March 31 2025 | 1/4 | 25% | 62% | 17 |
| In Care Over 18 Months on March 31 2026 | 33/78 | 42% | 31% | 14 |
| In Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2026 | 15/78 | 19% | 21% | 27.5 |
| In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2026 | 12/78 | 15% | 19% | 28 |
| In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months with Both TPRs on March 31 2026 | 3/12 | 25% | 22% | 11 |
| In Care Over 18 Months on March 31 2025 Permanent within 12 Months | 11/26 | 42% | 44% | 21 |
| In Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2025 Permanent within 12 Months | 4/12 | 33% | 37% | 16 |
| Entering 18th Month In Care during April 2024 through March 2025 Permanent within 12 Months | 13/32 | 41% | 47% | 21.5 |
| Kootenai County Children Discharged During April 2025 through March 2026 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=44) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Discharges | 43/41,015 | 10.5 per 10K | 19.7 per 10K | 29.5 |
| Children Discharged for Reunification | 25/43 | 58% | 59% | 19 |
| Children Discharged for Relative | 0/43 | 0% | 0% | 20 |
| Children Discharged for Adoption | 9/43 | 21% | 24% | 23.5 |
| Children Discharged for Transfer | 2/43 | 5% | 2% | 4 |
| Children Discharged for Emancipation | 4/43 | 9% | 10% | 16 |
| Children Discharged for Guardianship | 3/43 | 7% | 5% | 6.5 |
| Children Discharged for Runaway | 0/43 | 0% | 0% | 20 |
| Children Discharged for Death | 0/43 | 0% | 0% | 21 |
| Children Discharged for Unknown | 0/43 | 0% | 0% | 20 |
| Median Length of Stay in Foster Care | 43 | 18.2 months | 14.2 months | 20 |
| Median Months from Removal to Reunification Discharge | 25 | 9.9 months | 9.4 months | 16.5 |
| Median Months from Removal to Relative Discharge | 0 | na | na | na |
| Median Months from Removal to Guardianship Discharge | 3 | 18.7 months | 12.2 months | 5 |
| Median Months from Removal to Adoption Discharge | 9 | 30.6 months | 26.5 months | 12 |
| Reunified within 72 Hours | 3/25 | 12% | 6% | 5 |
| Reunified within 12 Months | 17/25 | 68% | 68% | 18 |
| Adopted within 24 Months | 2/9 | 22% | 43% | 16.5 |
| Adopted within 48 Months | 8/9 | 89% | 89% | 22 |
| Median Months from Removal to TPR Among Adoptions During Latest 12 Months | 4 | 28.8 months | 19.9 months | 5 |
| Median Months from TPR to Final Adoption Among Adoptions During Latest 12 Months | 4 | 5.2 months | 5.5 months | 12 |
| In Care 12+ Months at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 5/6 | 83% | 57% | 7 |
| In Care with Both TPRs at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 0/1 | 0% | 64% | 9.5 |
| Adoption Discharges | 9/41,015 | 2.2 per 10K | 4.6 per 10K | 28 |
| Non-Permanent Discharges | 6/41,015 | 1.5 per 10K | 2.4 per 10K | 20 |
| Non-Permanent Discharges Among Children with Both TPRs | 1/5 | 20% | 4% | 1 |
| Discharged Runaways Under 18 on March 31 2026 | 0 | 0.0 per 1M | 4.3 per 1M | 23.5 |
| Children Victimized within 6 Months After Discharge during April 2024 through March 2025 | 0/59 | 0% | 1.4% | 24 |
| Children Discharged for Reunification April 2024 through March 2025 Reentering within 12 Months | 1/29 | 3.4% | 6.3% | 12 |
| Children Discharged for Relative April 2024 through March 2025 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/0 | na | na | na |
| Children Discharged for Adoption April 2024 through March 2025 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/18 | 0% | 0% | 17 |
| Children Discharged for Transfer April 2024 through March 2025 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/4 | 0% | 0% | 3.5 |
| Children Discharged for Emancipation April 2024 through March 2025 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/3 | 0% | 5.5% | 14 |
| Children Discharged for Guardianship April 2024 through March 2025 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/5 | 0% | 5% | 8 |
| Children Discharged for Runaway April 2024 through March 2025 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/0 | na | 50% | na |
| Kootenai County Child and Family Services Review Measures During April 2025 through March 2026 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=44) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maltreatment Reports During October 2024 through September 2025 | 1,088 | 22.1 per 10K | 21.4 per 10K | 23 |
| Substantiated Maltreatment Victims During October 2024 through September 2025 | 63 | 1.3 per 10K | 2.3 per 10K | 33 |
| Removals During Period | 52 | 1.0 per 10K | 1.7 per 10K | 27.5 |
| In-care on March 31 2026 | 78 | 19.0 per 10K | 27.0 per 10K | 24 |
| Total Children Served | na | na | na | na |
| Discharges During Period | 43 | na | na | 6 |
| S1.1: Non-Recurrence of Substantiated Maltreatment within 6 Months | 41/41 | 100% | 99% | 17.5 |
| S1.2: Non-Maltreated by Foster Parent or Facility Staff October 2024 through September 2025 | 150/150 | 100% | 100% | 22 |
| C1.1: Discharged to Reunification or Relative within 12 Months | 12/20 | 60% | 64% | 18.5 |
| C1.2: Discharged to Reunification or Relative Median Length of Stay | 20 | 11.5 months | 8.0 months | 14 |
| C1.3: Removed During 6-Months before April 01 2025, Discharged to Reunification or Relative | 1/6 | 17% | 36% | 20.5 |
| C1.4: Discharged During 12-Months before April 01 2025, Reentering within 12 Months | 2/30 | 6.7% | 9.2% | 12 |
| C2.1: Discharged to Adoption within 24 Months | 2/9 | 22% | 43% | 16.5 |
| C2.2: Discharged to Adoption Median Length of Stay | 9 | 30.6 months | 26.5 months | 12 |
| C2.3: In-care 17+ Months on April 01 2025, Adopted During Period | 7/22 | 32% | 36% | 19 |
| C2.4: In-care 17+ Months on April 01 2025, Freed for Adoption During First 6 Months of Period | 1/18 | 6% | 8% | 9 |
| C2.5: Legally Freed April 2024 through March 2025 , Adopted within 12 Months | 4/6 | 67% | 62% | 7.5 |
| C3.1: In-care 24+ Months on April 01 2025, Permanent By 18th Birthday | 4/12 | 33% | 43% | 18 |
| C3.2: Discharges to Permanence Among Legally Free Children | 4/5 | 80% | 96% | 24 |
| C3.3: Emancipated After In-care 3+ Years | 1/5 | 20% | 27% | 11.5 |
| C4.1: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care <12 Months | 29/47 | 62% | 66% | 28 |
| C4.2: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care 12 to 24 Months | 19/37 | 51% | 49% | 14 |
| C4.3: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care Over 24 Months | 9/28 | 32% | 23% | 12 |
| Kootenai County Court Improvement Program Reporting Measures During April 2025 through March 2026 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=44) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIP1.1: Free for Adoption or Living with Family within 15 Months of January 2024 through December 2024 Removal | 22/43 | 51% | 73% | 35 |
| CIP1.2: Discharged within 1 Month of April 2025 through February 2026 Removal | 9/49 | 18% | 15% | 14 |
| CIP1.3: Permanent within 12 Months of April 2024 through March 2025 Removal | 16/44 | 36% | 42% | 23.5 |
| CIP1.4: In Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2025 Permanent within 12 Months | 4/12 | 33% | 37% | 16 |
| CIP1.5: TPRs Completed during Latest 12 Months within 15 Months of Removal | 2/7 | 29% | 33% | 8 |
| CIP1.6: In Care with Both TPRs on March 31 2025 Permanent within 12 Months | 1/4 | 25% | 62% | 17 |
| CIP1.7: In Care 12+ Months at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 5/6 | 83% | 57% | 7 |
| CIP1.8: In Care 12+ Months with Both TPRs at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 0/1 | 0% | 64% | 9.5 |