Statistics for Pearl River County
Charts:
Statistics for Larger Regions: Service Area 7, District 15.
Tables:
| Pearl River County Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports (duplicated) During October 2024 through September 2025 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=82) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports | 819 | 50.9 per 10K | 45.7 per 10K | 28 |
| Unique Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports | 698/819 | 85.2% | 85.3% | 44.5 |
| Children Subject of Maltreatment Investigations | 816 | 50.7 per 10K | 44.8 per 10K | 26 |
| Children Subject of Alternative Response | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.0 per 10K | 41.5 |
| Children Subject of Undetermined Reports | 3 | 0.2 per 10K | 1.0 per 10K | 57.5 |
| Children Subject of Non-Alleged Reports | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.0 per 10K | 41.5 |
| Victim Reports | 150 | 9.3 per 10K | 11.6 per 10K | 57.5 |
| Victim Reports of Neglect | 111 | 6.9 per 10K | 8.4 per 10K | 55 |
| Victim Reports of Physical Abuse | 15 | 0.9 per 10K | 1.1 per 10K | 51 |
| Victim Reports of Sexual Abuse | 15 | 0.9 per 10K | 0.8 per 10K | 35 |
| Victim Reports of Other Abuse | 9 | 0.6 per 10K | 1.3 per 10K | 55 |
| Victims Removed to Foster Care | 41/150 | 27.3% | 19.1% | 22.5 |
| Non-Victims Removed to Foster Care | 22/666 | 3.3% | 2% | 14.5 |
| Children Subject of Alternative Response Removed to Foster Care | 0/0 | na | na | na |
| Children Subject of Undetermined Reports Removed to Foster Care | 0/3 | 0% | 1.3% | 37 |
| Removed to Foster Care Before Report | 1/63 | 1.6% | 0.5% | 8 |
| Removed to Foster Care within 3 Days of Report | 15/63 | 23.8% | 29% | 43 |
| Removed to Foster Care within 7 Days of Report | 15/63 | 23.8% | 34.9% | 54.5 |
| Median Days from Report to Removal | 63 | 56.5 days | 25.0 days | 15 |
| 90th Percentile Days from Report to Removal | 63 | 318.0 days | 241.0 days | 13 |
| Removed to Foster Care Prior to Start of Investigation | 1/63 | 1.6% | 1.7% | 19.5 |
| Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2024 to March 2025 | 4/187 | 2.1% | 6.3% | 61 |
| Removed Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2024 to March 2025 | 1/47 | 2.1% | 4.2% | 31 |
| Non-Removed Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2024 to March 2025 | 3/140 | 2.1% | 6.8% | 59.5 |
| Non-Victims Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2024 to March 2025 | 37/732 | 5.1% | 4.6% | 29.5 |
| 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 | 1/13 | 7.7% | 4.4% | 15 |
| Pearl River County Children Removed to Foster Care During April 2025 through March 2026 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=82) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Removals to Foster Care | 65 | 48.2 per 10K | 36.3 per 10K | 26 |
| Average Monthly Removals to Foster Care | 5.4 | 4.0 per 10K | 3.0 per 10K | 26 |
| Reentries to Foster Care | 8/65 | 12.3% | 15.1% | 41 |
| Reentries to Foster Care within 12 months of Previous Discharge | 0/65 | 0% | 6% | 59.5 |
| Removals for Neglect | 44/65 | 68% | 70% | 44 |
| Removals for Caretaker Drug or Alcohol Use | 28/65 | 43% | 41% | 33.5 |
| Removals for Physical Abuse | 14/65 | 22% | 10% | 8 |
| Removals for Caretaker Inability to Cope | 3/65 | 5% | 15% | 50 |
| Removals for Inadequate Housing | 13/65 | 20% | 18% | 36 |
| Removals for Incarceration | 11/65 | 17% | 8% | 8.5 |
| Removals for Child Behavior | 0/65 | 0% | 2% | 55.5 |
| Removals for Abandonment | 12/65 | 18% | 9% | 11 |
| Removals for Sexual Abuse | 2/65 | 3% | 4% | 32.5 |
| Removals to Non-Relative Foster Care First Setting | 7/37 | 19% | 27% | 47 |
| Removals to Relative Foster Care First Setting | 25/37 | 68% | 45% | 14 |
| Removals to Pre-Adoptive Home First Setting | 0/37 | 0% | 0% | 39.5 |
| Removals to Group Home First Setting | 1/37 | 3% | 2% | 13 |
| Removals to Institution First Setting | 0/37 | 0% | 1% | 46.5 |
| Removals to Home Visit First Setting | 4/37 | 11% | 22% | 52 |
| Removals to Runaway First Setting | 0/37 | 0% | 1% | 42 |
| Removals to ILP First Setting | 0/37 | 0% | 0% | 40.5 |
| Discharged within 1 Month of April 2025 through February 2026 Removal | 4/64 | 6% | 7% | 23.5 |
| Permanence within 12 months of April 2024 through March 2025 Removal | 31/64 | 48% | 44% | 32 |
| IV-E Reimbursed in Removal Cohort (excludes latest 6 months) | 5/17 | 29% | 35% | 40.5 |
| Pearl River County Children in Foster Care During April 2025 through March 2026 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=82) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children in Region on March 31 2026 | 13,530 | na | na | 12 |
| AIAN Children on AIAN Lands in Region on March 31 2026 | na | na | na | na |
| Children in Care on March 31 2025 | 97 | 72.0 per 10K | 60.0 per 10K | 32.5 |
| Children in Care on March 31 2026 | 102 | 75.0 per 10K | 58.0 per 10K | 26 |
| Average Daily Children in Care | 92 | 68.1 per 10K | 57.7 per 10K | 33 |
| Total Children Served in Foster Care During April 2025 through March 2026 | 162 | na | na | 12 |
| Total Days Children Spent in Foster Care During April 2025 through March 2026 | 33,504 | 24,865.0 per 10K | 21,096.0 per 10K | 33 |
| Total Days Children Spent in Foster Care Away From Family During April 2025 through March 2026 | 17,546 | 13,022.0 per 10K | 10,111.0 per 10K | 28 |
| Accumulated Out of Home Placement-Days on March 31 2026 | 48,138 | 35,579.0 per 10K | 31,972.0 per 10K | 34 |
| Average Monthly Foster Care Costs During April 2025 through March 2026 | 67,049 | 49,761.0 per 10K | 39,955.0 per 10K | 28 |
| Children in Congregate Settings on March 31 2026 | 9 | 6.7 per 10K | 6.0 per 10K | 34.5 |
| Children In Care with Both TPRs on March 31 2026 | 26 | 19.2 per 10K | 8.1 per 10K | 10.5 |
| 17-Year-Olds In Care with Both TPRs on March 31 2026 | 6 | 4.4 per 10K | 1.3 per 10K | 11 |
| Children in Non-Relative Foster Care on Last Day | 50/102 | 49% | 39% | 15.5 |
| Children in Relative Foster Care on Last Day | 37/102 | 36% | 39% | 45.5 |
| Children in Pre-Adoptive Home on Last Day | 0/102 | 0% | 0% | 45 |
| Children in Group Home on Last Day | 5/102 | 5% | 6% | 38 |
| Children in Institution on Last Day | 4/102 | 4% | 4% | 34 |
| Children in Home Visit on Last Day | 3/102 | 3% | 9% | 56 |
| Children in Runaway on Last Day | 1/102 | 1% | 1% | 9 |
| Children in ILP on Last Day | 2/102 | 2% | 2% | 23.5 |
| Children Investigated for Maltreatment in Care during September 2024 through August 2025 | 10/155 | 6.45% | 6.97% | 37.5 |
| Children Victimized in Care during September 2024 through August 2025 | 3/155 | 1.94% | 2.2% | 30 |
| Children Victimized in Care during September 2024 through August 2025 by Parent | 1/155 | 0.65% | 0.97% | 22 |
| Children Victimized in Care during September 2024 through August 2025 by Foster Parent or Facility Staff | 0/155 | 0% | 0.54% | 51 |
| Children Over 12 in Group Settings on March 31 2026 | 6/9 | 67% | 78% | 49 |
| Placement Moves During First 12 Months In Care per 1,000 Child-Days | 57/8,090 | 7 Per 1K Days | 5.5 Per 1K Days | 25 |
| Placements Moves Toward Permanence | 26/63 | 41% | 50% | 56 |
| Lateral Placements Moves | 20/63 | 32% | 33% | 39 |
| Placements Moves Away from Permanence | 17/63 | 27% | 17% | 6.5 |
| IV-E Reimbursement Rate, Children In Care on March 31 2026 | 37/102 | 36% | 34% | 35 |
| Long Term Foster Care Plan Goal, Children In Care on March 31 2026 | 0/102 | 0% | 0% | 40.5 |
| Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on March 31 2025 | 97 | 11.0 months | 11.5 months | 43.5 |
| Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on March 31 2026 | 102 | 8.5 months | 12.4 months | 61 |
| Permanence within 12 Months, Children In Care on March 31 2025 | 48/97 | 49% | 46% | 37.5 |
| Permanence within 12 Months, Children with Both TPRs In Care on March 31 2025 | 6/16 | 38% | 61% | 41.5 |
| In Care Over 18 Months on March 31 2026 | 29/102 | 28% | 37% | 56.5 |
| In Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2026 | 21/102 | 21% | 24% | 41.5 |
| In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2026 | 20/102 | 20% | 18% | 30.5 |
| In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months with Both TPRs on March 31 2026 | 12/20 | 60% | 33% | 15 |
| In Care Over 18 Months on March 31 2025 Permanent within 12 Months | 13/30 | 43% | 44% | 43.5 |
| In Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2025 Permanent within 12 Months | 9/21 | 43% | 40% | 34.5 |
| Entering 18th Month In Care during April 2024 through March 2025 Permanent within 12 Months | 14/24 | 58% | 50% | 32 |
| Pearl River County Children Discharged During April 2025 through March 2026 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=82) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Discharges | 57/13,474 | 42.3 per 10K | 36.3 per 10K | 36 |
| Children Discharged for Reunification | 35/57 | 61% | 50% | 19.5 |
| Children Discharged for Relative | 0/57 | 0% | 12% | 65 |
| Children Discharged for Adoption | 16/57 | 28% | 25% | 33 |
| Children Discharged for Transfer | 0/57 | 0% | 0% | 42 |
| Children Discharged for Emancipation | 3/57 | 5% | 2% | 13 |
| Children Discharged for Guardianship | 3/57 | 5% | 10% | 46 |
| Children Discharged for Runaway | 0/57 | 0% | 1% | 45 |
| Children Discharged for Death | 0/57 | 0% | 0% | 42 |
| Children Discharged for Unknown | 0/57 | 0% | 0% | 43 |
| Median Length of Stay in Foster Care | 57 | 13.8 months | 13.8 months | 43.5 |
| Median Months from Removal to Reunification Discharge | 35 | 10.5 months | 10.4 months | 34 |
| Median Months from Removal to Relative Discharge | 0 | na | 8.0 months | na |
| Median Months from Removal to Guardianship Discharge | 3 | 10.4 months | 10.2 months | 30 |
| Median Months from Removal to Adoption Discharge | 16 | 20.4 months | 24.8 months | 48 |
| Reunified within 72 Hours | 3/35 | 9% | 1% | 2 |
| Reunified within 12 Months | 26/35 | 74% | 67% | 32.5 |
| Adopted within 24 Months | 9/16 | 56% | 46% | 22.5 |
| Adopted within 48 Months | 16/16 | 100% | 90% | 20 |
| Median Months from Removal to TPR Among Adoptions During Latest 12 Months | 16 | 15.6 months | 19.1 months | 47 |
| Median Months from TPR to Final Adoption Among Adoptions During Latest 12 Months | 16 | 6.2 months | 5.2 months | 19.5 |
| In Care 12+ Months at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 1/2 | 50% | 97% | 39 |
| In Care with Both TPRs at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 0/0 | na | 100% | na |
| Adoption Discharges | 16/13,474 | 11.9 per 10K | 9 per 10K | 25 |
| Non-Permanent Discharges | 3/13,474 | 2.2 per 10K | 1.3 per 10K | 18 |
| Non-Permanent Discharges Among Children with Both TPRs | 1/16 | 6% | 3% | 13.5 |
| Discharged Runaways Under 18 on March 31 2026 | 0 | 0.0 per 1M | 39.1 per 1M | 46 |
| Children Victimized within 6 Months After Discharge during March 2024 through February 2025 | 1/63 | 1.6% | 2.4% | 21 |
| Children Discharged for Reunification April 2024 through March 2025 Reentering within 12 Months | 4/26 | 15.4% | 4.9% | 11 |
| Children Discharged for Relative April 2024 through March 2025 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/5 | 0% | 4.1% | 34.5 |
| Children Discharged for Adoption April 2024 through March 2025 Reentering within 12 Months | 1/30 | 3.3% | 0.5% | 2 |
| Children Discharged for Transfer April 2024 through March 2025 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/1 | 0% | 0% | 5 |
| Children Discharged for Emancipation April 2024 through March 2025 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/0 | na | 0% | na |
| Children Discharged for Guardianship April 2024 through March 2025 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/2 | 0% | 0.4% | 28 |
| Children Discharged for Runaway April 2024 through March 2025 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/0 | na | 0% | na |
| Pearl River County Child and Family Services Review Measures During April 2025 through March 2026 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=82) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maltreatment Reports During October 2024 through September 2025 | 819 | 50.9 per 10K | 45.7 per 10K | 28 |
| Substantiated Maltreatment Victims During October 2024 through September 2025 | 150 | 9.3 per 10K | 11.6 per 10K | 58 |
| Removals During Period | 65 | 4.0 per 10K | 3.0 per 10K | 26 |
| In-care on March 31 2026 | 102 | 75.0 per 10K | 58.0 per 10K | 26 |
| Total Children Served | na | na | na | na |
| Discharges During Period | 57 | na | na | 16 |
| S1.1: Non-Recurrence of Substantiated Maltreatment within 6 Months | 88/90 | 97.8% | 94.4% | 27.5 |
| S1.2: Non-Maltreated by Foster Parent or Facility Staff October 2024 through September 2025 | 152/152 | 100% | 99.12% | 25 |
| C1.1: Discharged to Reunification or Relative within 12 Months | 23/32 | 72% | 67% | 40 |
| C1.2: Discharged to Reunification or Relative Median Length of Stay | 32 | 8.1 months | 8.3 months | 40 |
| C1.3: Removed During 6-Months before April 01 2025, Discharged to Reunification or Relative | 19/33 | 58% | 40% | 14 |
| C1.4: Discharged During 12-Months before April 01 2025, Reentering within 12 Months | 4/31 | 12.9% | 7.4% | 16 |
| C2.1: Discharged to Adoption within 24 Months | 9/16 | 56% | 46% | 22.5 |
| C2.2: Discharged to Adoption Median Length of Stay | 16 | 20.4 months | 24.8 months | 47 |
| C2.3: In-care 17+ Months on April 01 2025, Adopted During Period | 7/24 | 29% | 35% | 37.5 |
| C2.4: In-care 17+ Months on April 01 2025, Freed for Adoption During First 6 Months of Period | 2/9 | 22% | 24% | 35 |
| C2.5: Legally Freed April 2024 through March 2025 , Adopted within 12 Months | 11/18 | 61% | 82% | 53 |
| C3.1: In-care 24+ Months on April 01 2025, Permanent By 18th Birthday | 9/21 | 43% | 39% | 32 |
| C3.2: Discharges to Permanence Among Legally Free Children | 15/16 | 94% | 97% | 47.5 |
| C3.3: Emancipated After In-care 3+ Years | 2/6 | 33% | 26% | 18.5 |
| C4.1: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care <12 Months | 64/78 | 82% | 80% | 38.5 |
| C4.2: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care 12 to 24 Months | 24/47 | 51% | 57% | 51 |
| C4.3: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care Over 24 Months | 11/34 | 32% | 41% | 53 |
| Pearl River County Court Improvement Program Reporting Measures During April 2025 through March 2026 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=82) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIP1.1: Free for Adoption or Living with Family within 15 Months of January 2024 through December 2024 Removal | 39/47 | 83% | 76% | 27.5 |
| CIP1.2: Discharged within 1 Month of April 2025 through February 2026 Removal | 4/64 | 6% | 7% | 23.5 |
| CIP1.3: Permanent within 12 Months of April 2024 through March 2025 Removal | 31/64 | 48% | 44% | 32 |
| CIP1.4: In Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2025 Permanent within 12 Months | 9/21 | 43% | 40% | 34.5 |
| CIP1.5: TPRs Completed during Latest 12 Months within 15 Months of Removal | 14/25 | 56% | 32% | 12 |
| CIP1.6: In Care with Both TPRs on March 31 2025 Permanent within 12 Months | 6/16 | 38% | 61% | 41.5 |
| CIP1.7: In Care 12+ Months at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 1/2 | 50% | 97% | 39 |
| CIP1.8: In Care 12+ Months with Both TPRs at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 0/0 | na | 100% | na |