Summary Measures: Children in Foster Care During October 2006 through September 2007

Children in Foster Care
During October 2006 through September 2007

	Children in Care on September 30 2006			Children in Care on September 30 2007			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
Adair	55	117	14.5	61	130	14	62	131	14	53791	114740	4	95
Andrew	9	20	103	12	26	97	11	24	99	10212	22445	94	16
Atchison	4	27	97	3	21	102.5	3	21	101.5	844	5748	112	7
Audrain	25	39	88	16	25	98.5	19	30	93	22810	35968	74	28
Barry	112	117	14.5	98	102	27	103	107	23.5	62216	64746	32	167
Barton	18	50	75.5	16	44	81	16	45	81	13941	38750	65	18
Bates	24	53	70	25	55	67.5	22	48	77	17197	37838	67	37
Benton	20	52	71.5	12	31	92	15	39	86	9616	24810	91	21
Bollinger	7	22	99.5	12	37	85.5	10	32	92	2307	7138	108	19
Boone	237	71	51	244	72	51	242	72	46.5	269769	80024	20	336
Buchanan	64	31	95	58	28	94	58	28	94	31061	15070	100	96
Butler	71	70	54	74	73	49.5	71	70	49.5	53708	53148	46	92
Caldwell	1	4	114.5	3	12	111.5	2	9	112	587	2318	113	3
Callaway	93	85	36.5	84	76	46	85	77	43.5	67328	61092	37	135
Camden	48	59	67	51	61	60.5	42	51	72	24500	29703	81	78
Cape Girardeau	78	46	79.5	97	57	66	95	56	66	61116	36003	73	176
Carroll	1	4	114.5	1	4	113	1	4	113	475	1883	114	1
Carter	6	40	86.5	5	33	89.5	5	33	90.5	4172	27886	82	7
Cass	49	18	107	62	22	101	56	20	103	42293	15234	99	86
Cedar	21	61	63.5	18	52	74.5	15	44	82	9346	27007	84	31
Chariton	17	90	32.5	17	90	36.5	15	79	41.5	11852	62720	34	26
Christian	144	72	48	122	59	63.5	131	64	58	87352	43129	61	221
Clark	25	137	10	24	132	13	25	137	10	18401	100783	9	44
Clay	104	19	104.5	100	18	105	104	19	104	81796	15042	101	151
Clinton	22	40	86.5	12	21	102.5	15	26	96.5	9251	16541	98	34
Cole	164	92	31	144	81	41	149	84	39	141738	79517	22	219
Cooper	18	45	81.5	19	47	78	21	53	69	13907	34766	75	30
Crawford	82	130	13	99	155	5	91	143	5.5	55874	87994	16	132
Dade	15	79	40	10	53	72.5	11	57	65	7407	39080	64	16
Dallas	25	54	69	21	45	79.5	24	53	69	14090	30405	80	36
Daviess	17	78	42.5	22	101	28	18	81	40	13519	61877	35	27
DeKalb	10	45	81.5	15	68	53	11	49	74.5	5350	24039	92	18
Dent	75	197	2	38	99	30.5	55	143	5.5	41388	108456	6	92
Douglas	11	31	95	5	14	109.5	9	26	96.5	8824	24830	90	21
Dunklin	114	136	11	113	136	8	119	143	5.5	56545	67682	30	215
Franklin	167	61	63.5	174	63	57	176	64	58	132148	47840	56	243
Gasconade	29	75	47	21	54	70	25	64	58	21521	55561	44	41
Gentry	3	18	107	12	74	48	6	38	88	4280	26187	89	12
Greene	807	142	8	767	133	11	776	135	12	630741	110125	5	1127
Grundy	39	164	4	39	164	3	39	164	3	24308	102256	8	57
Harrison	23	109	23	19	90	36.5	22	103	27.5	11676	55268	45	31
Henry	34	63	59	43	80	43	42	77	43.5	30536	56584	42	62
Hickory	7	38	89.5	5	27	95.5	6	33	90.5	9374	50592	51	8
Holt	6	51	73.5	6	51	76	5	46	79	854	7254	106	13
Howard	26	109	23	13	55	67.5	16	66	55	14293	59984	39	30
Howell	41	41	85	55	54	70	50	49	74.5	37874	37335	70	85
Iron	27	105	26.5	24	94	32.5	33	128	16.5	18549	72288	27	54
Jackson	1417	83	38.5	1326	77	44.5	1359	79	41.5	1183851	69083	29	2075
Jasper	423	145	6	433	147	6	416	142	8	300902	102805	7	627
Jefferson	382	63	59	354	58	65	366	60	62.5	245206	40101	63	626
Johnson	90	71	51	80	62	59	84	65	56	72865	56987	41	115
Knox	6	59	67	11	110	22	9	91	36	5121	50907	50	13
Laclede	73	78	42.5	118	124	16	100	105	25	42297	44631	60	153
Lafayette	45	52	71.5	35	40	84	40	46	79	32597	37537	68	61
Lawrence	91	89	34	102	99	30.5	96	94	33	74146	72313	26	139
Lewis	18	71	51	15	60	62	17	69	52.5	10533	41843	62	26
Lincoln	71	46	79.5	68	43	82	65	42	83	41324	26550	86	120
Linn	25	77	45.5	29	90	36.5	33	102	30	16817	52134	47	52
Livingston	15	43	83	26	75	47	22	63	60.5	12090	34643	76	34
Macon	44	116	16	48	127	15	44	115	20	31979	84379	18	71
Madison	15	50	75.5	20	67	54	18	58	64	7919	26451	88	23
Maries	12	51	73.5	6	25	98.5	6	23	100	5438	22882	93	16
Marion	45	62	61.5	31	42	83	40	54	67	23147	31656	79	62
McDonald	70	105	26.5	98	146	7	88	132	13	41394	61751	36	153
Mercer	2	24	98	0	0	114.5	0	2	115	554	6791	109	2
Miller	47	71	51	55	83	39	57	86	37	33934	51189	49	82
Mississippi	5	14	109	5	14	109.5	6	17	106.5	3607	9841	104	11
Moniteau	5	13	110	13	33	89.5	8	21	101.5	2438	6229	111	18
Monroe	3	12	111.5	4	16	107	2	10	111	4725	19446	97	5
Montgomery	43	139	9	31	100	29	36	116	19	40060	129376	2	54
Morgan	16	32	93	26	52	74.5	20	40	84	10357	20812	95	35
New Madrid	54	112	19	55	115	19	58	120	18	42223	88138	14	101
Newton	133	90	32.5	167	112	21	151	102	30	74192	49937	52	291
Nodaway	25	60	65	12	29	93	19	46	79	11266	26840	85	32
Oregon	27	106	25	24	94	32.5	27	107	23.5	20267	79795	21	33
Osage	17	48	78	16	45	79.5	17	49	74.5	9466	26526	87	23
Ozark	13	63	59	13	63	57	12	60	62.5	9942	48062	55	18
Pemiscot	39	68	56	46	81	41	40	70	49.5	33548	58811	40	83
Perry	10	21	101.5	11	23	100	8	17	106.5	4190	8608	105	25
Pettis	74	69	55	65	61	60.5	67	63	60.5	59704	55729	43	111
Phelps	136	135	12	135	133	11	137	136	11	96250	95050	11	192
Pike	27	62	61.5	29	66	55	30	70	49.5	26277	60248	38	55
Platte	20	9	113	35	16	107	24	11	110	13911	6398	110	48
Polk	24	31	95	29	37	85.5	27	35	89	26141	33853	77	42
Pulaski	80	67	57	59	49	77	64	53	69	45168	37414	69	140
Putnam	14	114	18	10	81	41	10	85	38	9009	73349	25	24
Ralls	3	12	111.5	4	16	107	3	12	109	1813	7231	107	6
Randolph	60	99	28	66	108	23	60	99	32	52416	86008	17	97
Ray	12	18	107	8	12	111.5	11	16	108	9867	14871	102	14
Reynolds	11	71	51	12	77	44.5	14	92	34.5	7104	45761	58	23
Ripley	27	78	42.5	22	63	57	24	69	52.5	17038	48926	53	31
Saline	61	110	20.5	57	103	26	61	111	22	36931	66839	31	76
Schuyler	10	95	30	12	113	20	12	114	21	13206	125070	3	14
Scotland	12	85	36.5	15	107	24.5	14	102	30	6820	48570	54	20
Scott	55	49	77	61	54	70	58	52	71	42013	37154	71	96
Shannon	5	22	99.5	6	27	95.5	6	26	96.5	8684	38495	66	7
Shelby	25	148	5	18	107	24.5	24	143	5.5	14028	83224	19	39
St. Charles	187	19	104.5	196	19	104	178	18	105	114773	11433	103	298
St. Clair	17	77	45.5	16	73	49.5	15	70	49.5	20054	91496	13	27
Ste. Genevieve	10	21	101.5	16	33	89.5	13	26	96.5	9542	19651	96	17
St. Francois	125	83	38.5	90	59	63.5	102	67	54	95576	63024	33	156
St. Louis	1047	42	84	902	36	87	984	39	86	930233	37038	72	1498
St. Louis City	1286	143	7	1200	134	9	1243	138	9	1866775	207928	1	1706
Stoddard	183	258	1	129	181	2	146	205	1	67486	94960	12	299
Stone	78	115	17	91	133	11	88	128	16.5	53504	78487	23	127
Sullivan	10	59	67	15	90	36.5	13	76	45	8656	51649	48	25
Taney	179	181	3	184	184	1	180	181	2	99636	100159	10	269
Texas	64	109	23	70	118	18	62	104	26	26990	45737	59	116
Vernon	18	33	92	18	33	89.5	21	39	86	18304	33601	78	36
Warren	70	87	35	58	70	52	59	72	46.5	38574	47226	57	119
Washington	63	98	29	77	119	17	67	103	27.5	56728	88041	15	94
Wayne	33	110	20.5	48	160	4	39	129	15	23422	77945	24	61
Webster	36	35	91	56	53	72.5	51	49	74.5	28618	27438	83	69
Worth	2	38	89.5	0	0	114.5	0	3	114	53	1012	115	2
Wright	39	78	42.5	46	92	34	46	92	34.5	35986	71717	28	68
Statewide	10379	69	na	10024	66	na	10144	67	na	8690422	57817	na	15695

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Children in Foster Care
During October 2006 through September 2007

	Children in Care on September 30 2007			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
Adair	61	130	14	29/61	48%	62.5	12/61	20%	58.0	1/61	2%	51.5	0/61	0%	72.0	0/61	0%	67.5	17/61	28%	19.5	2/61	3%	47.0
Andrew	12	26	97	7/12	58%	34.5	0/12	0%	108.5	0/12	0%	87.0	3/12	25%	2.0	0/12	0%	67.5	1/12	8%	93.5	1/12	8%	12.5
Atchison	3	21	102.5	2/3	67%	15.5	1/3	33%	21.0	0/3	0%	87.0	0/3	0%	72.0	0/3	0%	67.5	0/3	0%	109.0	0/3	0%	91.0
Audrain	16	25	98.5	8/16	50%	54.5	0/16	0%	108.5	3/16	19%	4.0	0/16	0%	72.0	0/16	0%	67.5	5/16	31%	14.0	0/16	0%	91.0
Barry	98	102	27	42/98	43%	73.0	18/98	18%	64.5	5/98	5%	35.0	13/98	13%	11.0	0/98	0%	67.5	17/98	17%	51.5	3/98	3%	47.0
Barton	16	44	81	6/16	38%	87.5	9/16	56%	4.0	0/16	0%	87.0	0/16	0%	72.0	0/16	0%	67.5	0/16	0%	109.0	1/16	6%	23.0
Bates	25	55	67.5	9/25	36%	94.0	10/25	40%	12.5	0/25	0%	87.0	0/25	0%	72.0	0/25	0%	67.5	3/25	12%	78.5	3/25	12%	6.0
Benton	12	31	92	8/12	67%	15.5	0/12	0%	108.5	0/12	0%	87.0	0/12	0%	72.0	0/12	0%	67.5	4/12	33%	11.0	0/12	0%	91.0
Bollinger	12	37	85.5	6/12	50%	54.5	3/12	25%	42.5	0/12	0%	87.0	2/12	17%	6.5	0/12	0%	67.5	1/12	8%	93.5	0/12	0%	91.0
Boone	244	72	51	119/244	49%	59.5	60/244	25%	42.5	10/244	4%	41.0	0/244	0%	72.0	0/244	0%	67.5	40/244	16%	58.0	15/244	6%	23.0
Buchanan	58	28	94	33/58	57%	38.5	6/58	10%	89.0	4/58	7%	25.5	3/58	5%	21.0	0/58	0%	67.5	11/58	19%	40.5	1/58	2%	55.5
Butler	74	73	49.5	42/74	57%	38.5	16/74	22%	55.0	3/74	4%	41.0	0/74	0%	72.0	7/74	9%	6.0	5/74	7%	97.5	1/74	1%	63.5
Caldwell	3	12	111.5	3/3	100%	1.5	0/3	0%	108.5	0/3	0%	87.0	0/3	0%	72.0	0/3	0%	67.5	0/3	0%	109.0	0/3	0%	91.0
Callaway	84	76	46	47/84	56%	40.5	21/84	25%	42.5	2/84	2%	51.5	0/84	0%	72.0	0/84	0%	67.5	11/84	13%	73.0	3/84	4%	38.0
Camden	51	61	60.5	27/51	53%	47.0	6/51	12%	83.5	9/51	18%	5.5	0/51	0%	72.0	2/51	4%	9.5	7/51	14%	68.0	0/51	0%	91.0
Cape Girardeau	97	57	66	38/97	39%	84.5	19/97	20%	58.0	1/97	1%	57.0	24/97	25%	2.0	0/97	0%	67.5	9/97	9%	89.5	6/97	6%	23.0
Carroll	1	4	113	0/1	0%	113.0	1/1	100%	1.0	0/1	0%	87.0	0/1	0%	72.0	0/1	0%	67.5	0/1	0%	109.0	0/1	0%	91.0
Carter	5	33	89.5	0/5	0%	113.0	3/5	60%	2.0	0/5	0%	87.0	0/5	0%	72.0	0/5	0%	67.5	2/5	40%	6.0	0/5	0%	91.0
Cass	62	22	101	36/62	58%	34.5	10/62	16%	74.0	4/62	6%	30.5	0/62	0%	72.0	0/62	0%	67.5	10/62	16%	58.0	2/62	3%	47.0
Cedar	18	52	74.5	11/18	61%	21.0	0/18	0%	108.5	2/18	11%	11.5	0/18	0%	72.0	0/18	0%	67.5	5/18	28%	19.5	0/18	0%	91.0
Chariton	17	90	36.5	7/17	41%	78.0	7/17	41%	11.0	0/17	0%	87.0	0/17	0%	72.0	0/17	0%	67.5	2/17	12%	78.5	1/17	6%	23.0
Christian	122	59	63.5	45/122	37%	90.5	22/122	18%	64.5	9/122	7%	25.5	11/122	9%	17.0	1/122	1%	17.5	24/122	20%	36.0	10/122	8%	12.5
Clark	24	132	13	9/24	38%	87.5	4/24	17%	69.5	0/24	0%	87.0	0/24	0%	72.0	2/24	8%	7.0	7/24	29%	18.0	2/24	8%	12.5
Clay	100	18	105	49/100	49%	59.5	28/100	28%	34.0	0/100	0%	87.0	0/100	0%	72.0	0/100	0%	67.5	21/100	21%	31.0	2/100	2%	55.5
Clinton	12	21	102.5	4/12	33%	98.0	3/12	25%	42.5	0/12	0%	87.0	0/12	0%	72.0	0/12	0%	67.5	5/12	42%	4.0	0/12	0%	91.0
Cole	144	81	41	84/144	58%	34.5	15/144	10%	89.0	6/144	4%	41.0	0/144	0%	72.0	0/144	0%	67.5	36/144	25%	24.0	3/144	2%	55.5
Cooper	19	47	78	11/19	58%	34.5	3/19	16%	74.0	0/19	0%	87.0	0/19	0%	72.0	0/19	0%	67.5	4/19	21%	31.0	1/19	5%	29.5
Crawford	99	155	5	44/99	44%	70.5	14/99	14%	77.0	12/99	12%	8.5	10/99	10%	15.5	0/99	0%	67.5	15/99	15%	63.5	4/99	4%	38.0
Dade	10	53	72.5	5/10	50%	54.5	3/10	30%	29.5	0/10	0%	87.0	0/10	0%	72.0	0/10	0%	67.5	2/10	20%	36.0	0/10	0%	91.0
Dallas	21	45	79.5	20/21	95%	3.0	1/21	5%	97.5	0/21	0%	87.0	0/21	0%	72.0	0/21	0%	67.5	0/21	0%	109.0	0/21	0%	91.0
Daviess	22	101	28	13/22	59%	29.5	3/22	14%	77.0	0/22	0%	87.0	0/22	0%	72.0	0/22	0%	67.5	5/22	23%	27.0	1/22	5%	29.5
DeKalb	15	68	53	8/15	53%	47.0	5/15	33%	21.0	0/15	0%	87.0	0/15	0%	72.0	0/15	0%	67.5	2/15	13%	73.0	0/15	0%	91.0
Dent	38	99	30.5	16/38	42%	75.0	5/38	13%	80.0	7/38	18%	5.5	2/38	5%	21.0	0/38	0%	67.5	6/38	16%	58.0	2/38	5%	29.5
Douglas	5	14	109.5	1/5	20%	108.0	1/5	20%	58.0	0/5	0%	87.0	0/5	0%	72.0	0/5	0%	67.5	2/5	40%	6.0	1/5	20%	2.5
Dunklin	113	136	8	45/113	40%	81.0	41/113	36%	15.5	7/113	6%	30.5	13/113	12%	12.5	0/113	0%	67.5	6/113	5%	101.0	1/113	1%	63.5
Franklin	174	63	57	106/174	61%	21.0	44/174	25%	42.5	4/174	2%	51.5	2/174	1%	27.5	2/174	1%	17.5	10/174	6%	99.5	6/174	3%	47.0
Gasconade	21	54	70	10/21	48%	62.5	9/21	43%	10.0	0/21	0%	87.0	0/21	0%	72.0	0/21	0%	67.5	2/21	10%	87.0	0/21	0%	91.0
Gentry	12	74	48	3/12	25%	104.5	7/12	58%	3.0	0/12	0%	87.0	0/12	0%	72.0	0/12	0%	67.5	2/12	17%	51.5	0/12	0%	91.0
Greene	767	133	11	321/767	42%	75.0	138/767	18%	64.5	77/767	10%	15.0	63/767	8%	18.5	0/767	0%	67.5	127/767	17%	51.5	41/767	5%	29.5
Grundy	39	164	3	21/39	54%	44.0	10/39	26%	38.0	0/39	0%	87.0	0/39	0%	72.0	0/39	0%	67.5	7/39	18%	45.0	1/39	3%	47.0
Harrison	19	90	36.5	13/19	68%	12.5	2/19	11%	86.5	0/19	0%	87.0	0/19	0%	72.0	0/19	0%	67.5	3/19	16%	58.0	1/19	5%	29.5
Henry	43	80	43	28/43	65%	18.0	8/43	19%	61.5	1/43	2%	51.5	0/43	0%	72.0	0/43	0%	67.5	6/43	14%	68.0	0/43	0%	91.0
Hickory	5	27	95.5	2/5	40%	81.0	0/5	0%	108.5	0/5	0%	87.0	0/5	0%	72.0	0/5	0%	67.5	2/5	40%	6.0	1/5	20%	2.5
Holt	6	51	76	5/6	83%	5.0	1/6	17%	69.5	0/6	0%	87.0	0/6	0%	72.0	0/6	0%	67.5	0/6	0%	109.0	0/6	0%	91.0
Howard	13	55	67.5	7/13	54%	44.0	3/13	23%	51.0	0/13	0%	87.0	0/13	0%	72.0	0/13	0%	67.5	2/13	15%	63.5	1/13	8%	12.5
Howell	55	54	70	16/55	29%	101.0	10/55	18%	64.5	1/55	2%	51.5	6/55	11%	14.0	0/55	0%	67.5	19/55	35%	10.0	3/55	5%	29.5
Iron	24	94	32.5	6/24	25%	104.5	8/24	33%	21.0	3/24	12%	8.5	6/24	25%	2.0	0/24	0%	67.5	1/24	4%	102.0	0/24	0%	91.0
Jackson	1326	77	44.5	466/1,326	35%	96.5	354/1,326	27%	35.5	100/1,326	8%	20.0	9/1,326	1%	27.5	22/1,326	2%	14.0	288/1,326	22%	28.5	87/1,326	7%	18.0
Jasper	433	147	6	196/433	45%	66.5	106/433	24%	46.5	45/433	10%	15.0	1/433	0%	72.0	0/433	0%	67.5	79/433	18%	45.0	6/433	1%	63.5
Jefferson	354	58	65	129/354	36%	94.0	159/354	45%	9.0	12/354	3%	46.0	0/354	0%	72.0	1/354	0%	67.5	40/354	11%	83.5	13/354	4%	38.0
Johnson	80	62	59	38/80	48%	62.5	9/80	11%	86.5	0/80	0%	87.0	0/80	0%	72.0	2/80	2%	14.0	25/80	31%	14.0	6/80	8%	12.5
Knox	11	110	22	3/11	27%	102.0	4/11	36%	15.5	0/11	0%	87.0	0/11	0%	72.0	0/11	0%	67.5	4/11	36%	9.0	0/11	0%	91.0
Laclede	118	124	16	44/118	37%	90.5	38/118	32%	25.0	2/118	2%	51.5	16/118	14%	10.0	5/118	4%	9.5	13/118	11%	83.5	0/118	0%	91.0
Lafayette	35	40	84	13/35	37%	90.5	8/35	23%	51.0	0/35	0%	87.0	0/35	0%	72.0	0/35	0%	67.5	11/35	31%	14.0	3/35	9%	8.0
Lawrence	102	99	30.5	38/102	37%	90.5	20/102	20%	58.0	11/102	11%	11.5	10/102	10%	15.5	0/102	0%	67.5	20/102	20%	36.0	3/102	3%	47.0
Lewis	15	60	62	10/15	67%	15.5	1/15	7%	95.0	0/15	0%	87.0	0/15	0%	72.0	0/15	0%	67.5	4/15	27%	21.5	0/15	0%	91.0
Lincoln	68	43	82	41/68	60%	25.0	5/68	7%	95.0	5/68	7%	25.5	0/68	0%	72.0	2/68	3%	11.5	12/68	18%	45.0	3/68	4%	38.0
Linn	29	90	36.5	22/29	76%	8.0	5/29	17%	69.5	0/29	0%	87.0	0/29	0%	72.0	0/29	0%	67.5	2/29	7%	97.5	0/29	0%	91.0
Livingston	26	75	47	8/26	31%	99.5	13/26	50%	6.0	0/26	0%	87.0	0/26	0%	72.0	0/26	0%	67.5	5/26	19%	40.5	0/26	0%	91.0
Macon	48	127	15	21/48	44%	70.5	11/48	23%	51.0	4/48	8%	20.0	0/48

Children in Foster CareDuring October 2006 through September 2007

Children in Foster CareDuring October 2006 through September 2007

Children in Foster Care
During October 2006 through September 2007

Children in Foster Care
During October 2006 through September 2007