Statistics for Sunflower County
Charts:
Statistics for Larger Regions: Service Area 1, District 4.
Tables:
| Sunflower 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 | 273 | 45.8 per 10K | 45.7 per 10K | 46 |
| Unique Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports | 235/273 | 86.1% | 85.3% | 33.5 |
| Children Subject of Maltreatment Investigations | 273 | 45.8 per 10K | 44.8 per 10K | 43 |
| Children Subject of Alternative Response | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.0 per 10K | 41.5 |
| Children Subject of Undetermined Reports | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 1.0 per 10K | 74.5 |
| Children Subject of Non-Alleged Reports | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.0 per 10K | 41.5 |
| Victim Reports | 63 | 10.6 per 10K | 11.6 per 10K | 48 |
| Victim Reports of Neglect | 37 | 6.2 per 10K | 8.4 per 10K | 62.5 |
| Victim Reports of Physical Abuse | 9 | 1.5 per 10K | 1.1 per 10K | 20 |
| Victim Reports of Sexual Abuse | 4 | 0.7 per 10K | 0.8 per 10K | 47.5 |
| Victim Reports of Other Abuse | 13 | 2.2 per 10K | 1.3 per 10K | 20 |
| Victims Removed to Foster Care | 9/63 | 14.3% | 19.1% | 51 |
| Non-Victims Removed to Foster Care | 2/210 | 1% | 2% | 60 |
| 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 | 1.3% | na |
| Removed to Foster Care Before Report | 0/11 | 0% | 0.5% | 45 |
| Removed to Foster Care within 3 Days of Report | 5/11 | 45.5% | 29% | 18 |
| Removed to Foster Care within 7 Days of Report | 6/11 | 54.5% | 34.9% | 11.5 |
| Median Days from Report to Removal | 11 | 14.0 days | 25.0 days | 58.5 |
| 90th Percentile Days from Report to Removal | 11 | 72.0 days | 241.0 days | 72 |
| Removed to Foster Care Prior to Start of Investigation | 0/11 | 0% | 1.7% | 52 |
| Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2024 to March 2025 | 5/67 | 7.5% | 6.3% | 24 |
| Removed Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2024 to March 2025 | 1/18 | 5.6% | 4.2% | 21 |
| Non-Removed Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2024 to March 2025 | 4/49 | 8.2% | 6.8% | 23 |
| Non-Victims Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2024 to March 2025 | 13/253 | 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 | 0/3 | 0% | 4.4% | 43.5 |
| Sunflower 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 | 14 | 28.6 per 10K | 36.3 per 10K | 49 |
| Average Monthly Removals to Foster Care | 1.2 | 2.4 per 10K | 3.0 per 10K | 48.5 |
| Reentries to Foster Care | 2/14 | 14.3% | 15.1% | 34 |
| Reentries to Foster Care within 12 months of Previous Discharge | 2/14 | 14.3% | 6% | 11.5 |
| Removals for Neglect | 8/14 | 57% | 70% | 59 |
| Removals for Caretaker Drug or Alcohol Use | 3/14 | 21% | 41% | 67 |
| Removals for Physical Abuse | 0/14 | 0% | 10% | 65 |
| Removals for Caretaker Inability to Cope | 2/14 | 14% | 15% | 27 |
| Removals for Inadequate Housing | 1/14 | 7% | 18% | 58 |
| Removals for Incarceration | 1/14 | 7% | 8% | 26 |
| Removals for Child Behavior | 1/14 | 7% | 2% | 16.5 |
| Removals for Abandonment | 2/14 | 14% | 9% | 16 |
| Removals for Sexual Abuse | 1/14 | 7% | 4% | 15 |
| Removals to Non-Relative Foster Care First Setting | 1/2 | 50% | 27% | 11 |
| Removals to Relative Foster Care First Setting | 0/2 | 0% | 45% | 71 |
| Removals to Pre-Adoptive Home First Setting | 0/2 | 0% | 0% | 39.5 |
| Removals to Group Home First Setting | 0/2 | 0% | 2% | 47.5 |
| Removals to Institution First Setting | 0/2 | 0% | 1% | 46.5 |
| Removals to Home Visit First Setting | 1/2 | 50% | 22% | 9 |
| Removals to Runaway First Setting | 0/2 | 0% | 1% | 42 |
| Removals to ILP First Setting | 0/2 | 0% | 0% | 40.5 |
| Discharged within 1 Month of April 2025 through February 2026 Removal | 1/14 | 7% | 7% | 21.5 |
| Permanence within 12 months of April 2024 through March 2025 Removal | 8/26 | 31% | 44% | 57.5 |
| IV-E Reimbursed in Removal Cohort (excludes latest 6 months) | 2/7 | 29% | 35% | 40.5 |
| Sunflower 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 | 4,838 | na | na | 45 |
| AIAN Children on AIAN Lands in Region on March 31 2026 | na | na | na | na |
| Children in Care on March 31 2025 | 74 | 149.0 per 10K | 60.0 per 10K | 5 |
| Children in Care on March 31 2026 | 62 | 128.0 per 10K | 58.0 per 10K | 5 |
| Average Daily Children in Care | 64 | 131.6 per 10K | 57.7 per 10K | 5 |
| Total Children Served in Foster Care During April 2025 through March 2026 | 88 | na | na | 25 |
| Total Days Children Spent in Foster Care During April 2025 through March 2026 | 23,775 | 48,515.0 per 10K | 21,096.0 per 10K | 5 |
| Total Days Children Spent in Foster Care Away From Family During April 2025 through March 2026 | 14,255 | 29,089.0 per 10K | 10,111.0 per 10K | 2 |
| Accumulated Out of Home Placement-Days on March 31 2026 | 55,791 | 115,318.0 per 10K | 31,972.0 per 10K | 1 |
| Average Monthly Foster Care Costs During April 2025 through March 2026 | 35,155 | 71,738.0 per 10K | 39,955.0 per 10K | 13 |
| Children in Congregate Settings on March 31 2026 | 12 | 24.8 per 10K | 6.0 per 10K | 1 |
| Children In Care with Both TPRs on March 31 2026 | 1 | 2.1 per 10K | 8.1 per 10K | 59 |
| 17-Year-Olds In Care with Both TPRs on March 31 2026 | 1 | 2.1 per 10K | 1.3 per 10K | 18 |
| Children in Non-Relative Foster Care on Last Day | 27/62 | 44% | 39% | 21 |
| Children in Relative Foster Care on Last Day | 10/62 | 16% | 39% | 66 |
| Children in Pre-Adoptive Home on Last Day | 0/62 | 0% | 0% | 45 |
| Children in Group Home on Last Day | 4/62 | 6% | 6% | 31 |
| Children in Institution on Last Day | 8/62 | 13% | 4% | 7.5 |
| Children in Home Visit on Last Day | 11/62 | 18% | 9% | 16.5 |
| Children in Runaway on Last Day | 0/62 | 0% | 1% | 46.5 |
| Children in ILP on Last Day | 2/62 | 3% | 2% | 15 |
| Children Investigated for Maltreatment in Care during September 2024 through August 2025 | 13/89 | 14.61% | 6.97% | 5 |
| Children Victimized in Care during September 2024 through August 2025 | 6/89 | 6.74% | 2.2% | 5 |
| Children Victimized in Care during September 2024 through August 2025 by Parent | 5/89 | 5.62% | 0.97% | 2 |
| Children Victimized in Care during September 2024 through August 2025 by Foster Parent or Facility Staff | 1/89 | 1.12% | 0.54% | 13 |
| Children Over 12 in Group Settings on March 31 2026 | 12/12 | 100% | 78% | 16 |
| Placement Moves During First 12 Months In Care per 1,000 Child-Days | 31/2,092 | 14.8 Per 1K Days | 5.5 Per 1K Days | 5 |
| Placements Moves Toward Permanence | 28/55 | 51% | 50% | 34.5 |
| Lateral Placements Moves | 14/55 | 25% | 33% | 56.5 |
| Placements Moves Away from Permanence | 13/55 | 24% | 17% | 13 |
| IV-E Reimbursement Rate, Children In Care on March 31 2026 | 12/62 | 19% | 34% | 65.5 |
| Long Term Foster Care Plan Goal, Children In Care on March 31 2026 | 0/62 | 0% | 0% | 40.5 |
| Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on March 31 2025 | 74 | 17.4 months | 11.5 months | 12 |
| Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on March 31 2026 | 62 | 24.3 months | 12.4 months | 8 |
| Permanence within 12 Months, Children In Care on March 31 2025 | 18/74 | 24% | 46% | 70.5 |
| Permanence within 12 Months, Children with Both TPRs In Care on March 31 2025 | 1/2 | 50% | 61% | 36.5 |
| In Care Over 18 Months on March 31 2026 | 39/62 | 63% | 37% | 6 |
| In Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2026 | 36/62 | 58% | 24% | 4 |
| In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2026 | 33/62 | 53% | 18% | 3 |
| In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months with Both TPRs on March 31 2026 | 1/33 | 3% | 33% | 51 |
| In Care Over 18 Months on March 31 2025 Permanent within 12 Months | 5/36 | 14% | 44% | 61 |
| In Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2025 Permanent within 12 Months | 5/36 | 14% | 40% | 49.5 |
| Entering 18th Month In Care during April 2024 through March 2025 Permanent within 12 Months | 2/11 | 18% | 50% | 59.5 |
| Sunflower County Children Discharged During April 2025 through March 2026 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=82) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Discharges | 25/4,900 | 51 per 10K | 36.3 per 10K | 24 |
| Children Discharged for Reunification | 14/25 | 56% | 50% | 31.5 |
| Children Discharged for Relative | 3/25 | 12% | 12% | 29.5 |
| Children Discharged for Adoption | 1/25 | 4% | 25% | 60 |
| Children Discharged for Transfer | 0/25 | 0% | 0% | 42 |
| Children Discharged for Emancipation | 6/25 | 24% | 2% | 1 |
| Children Discharged for Guardianship | 1/25 | 4% | 10% | 49.5 |
| Children Discharged for Runaway | 0/25 | 0% | 1% | 45 |
| Children Discharged for Death | 0/25 | 0% | 0% | 42 |
| Children Discharged for Unknown | 0/25 | 0% | 0% | 43 |
| Median Length of Stay in Foster Care | 25 | 20.5 months | 13.8 months | 12 |
| Median Months from Removal to Reunification Discharge | 14 | 16.3 months | 10.4 months | 12 |
| Median Months from Removal to Relative Discharge | 3 | 6.7 months | 8.0 months | 31.5 |
| Median Months from Removal to Guardianship Discharge | 1 | 92.2 months | 10.2 months | 3 |
| Median Months from Removal to Adoption Discharge | 1 | 60.2 months | 24.8 months | 3 |
| Reunified within 72 Hours | 0/14 | 0% | 1% | 40 |
| Reunified within 12 Months | 3/14 | 21% | 67% | 69 |
| Adopted within 24 Months | 0/1 | 0% | 46% | 56 |
| Adopted within 48 Months | 0/1 | 0% | 90% | 60.5 |
| Median Months from Removal to TPR Among Adoptions During Latest 12 Months | 1 | 54.4 months | 19.1 months | 1 |
| Median Months from TPR to Final Adoption Among Adoptions During Latest 12 Months | 1 | 5.8 months | 5.2 months | 24 |
| In Care 12+ Months at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 1/1 | 100% | 97% | 19 |
| In Care with Both TPRs at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 0/0 | na | 100% | na |
| Adoption Discharges | 1/4,900 | 2 per 10K | 9 per 10K | 55 |
| Non-Permanent Discharges | 6/4,900 | 12.2 per 10K | 1.3 per 10K | 3 |
| Non-Permanent Discharges Among Children with Both TPRs | 0/1 | 0% | 3% | 39 |
| 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 | 0/14 | 0% | 2.4% | 51.5 |
| Children Discharged for Reunification April 2024 through March 2025 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/10 | 0% | 4.9% | 46.5 |
| Children Discharged for Relative April 2024 through March 2025 Reentering within 12 Months | 1/1 | 100% | 4.1% | 1 |
| Children Discharged for Adoption April 2024 through March 2025 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/1 | 0% | 0.5% | 35 |
| Children Discharged for Transfer April 2024 through March 2025 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/0 | na | 0% | na |
| Children Discharged for Emancipation April 2024 through March 2025 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/2 | 0% | 0% | 12.5 |
| Children Discharged for Guardianship April 2024 through March 2025 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/0 | na | 0.4% | na |
| Children Discharged for Runaway April 2024 through March 2025 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/0 | na | 0% | na |
| Sunflower 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 | 273 | 45.8 per 10K | 45.7 per 10K | 46 |
| Substantiated Maltreatment Victims During October 2024 through September 2025 | 63 | 10.5 per 10K | 11.6 per 10K | 48 |
| Removals During Period | 14 | 2.4 per 10K | 3.0 per 10K | 48.5 |
| In-care on March 31 2026 | 62 | 128.0 per 10K | 58.0 per 10K | 5 |
| Total Children Served | na | na | na | na |
| Discharges During Period | 25 | na | na | 31.5 |
| S1.1: Non-Recurrence of Substantiated Maltreatment within 6 Months | 27/29 | 93.1% | 94.4% | 54 |
| S1.2: Non-Maltreated by Foster Parent or Facility Staff October 2024 through September 2025 | 87/90 | 96.67% | 99.12% | 78 |
| C1.1: Discharged to Reunification or Relative within 12 Months | 5/14 | 36% | 67% | 67 |
| C1.2: Discharged to Reunification or Relative Median Length of Stay | 14 | 14.0 months | 8.3 months | 14 |
| C1.3: Removed During 6-Months before April 01 2025, Discharged to Reunification or Relative | 8/17 | 47% | 40% | 24 |
| C1.4: Discharged During 12-Months before April 01 2025, Reentering within 12 Months | 2/12 | 16.7% | 7.4% | 10.5 |
| C2.1: Discharged to Adoption within 24 Months | 0/1 | 0% | 46% | 55.5 |
| C2.2: Discharged to Adoption Median Length of Stay | 1 | 60.2 months | 24.8 months | 2 |
| C2.3: In-care 17+ Months on April 01 2025, Adopted During Period | 1/24 | 4% | 35% | 53 |
| C2.4: In-care 17+ Months on April 01 2025, Freed for Adoption During First 6 Months of Period | 1/25 | 4% | 24% | 48 |
| C2.5: Legally Freed April 2024 through March 2025 , Adopted within 12 Months | 1/1 | 100% | 82% | 13.5 |
| C3.1: In-care 24+ Months on April 01 2025, Permanent By 18th Birthday | 3/24 | 12% | 39% | 46.5 |
| C3.2: Discharges to Permanence Among Legally Free Children | 1/1 | 100% | 97% | 22 |
| C3.3: Emancipated After In-care 3+ Years | 2/4 | 50% | 26% | 14 |
| C4.1: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care <12 Months | 5/15 | 33% | 80% | 78.5 |
| C4.2: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care 12 to 24 Months | 9/23 | 39% | 57% | 60.5 |
| C4.3: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care Over 24 Months | 15/35 | 43% | 41% | 28 |
| Sunflower 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 | 13/19 | 68% | 76% | 50.5 |
| CIP1.2: Discharged within 1 Month of April 2025 through February 2026 Removal | 1/14 | 7% | 7% | 21.5 |
| CIP1.3: Permanent within 12 Months of April 2024 through March 2025 Removal | 8/26 | 31% | 44% | 57.5 |
| CIP1.4: In Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2025 Permanent within 12 Months | 5/36 | 14% | 40% | 49.5 |
| CIP1.5: TPRs Completed during Latest 12 Months within 15 Months of Removal | 0/1 | 0% | 32% | 55.5 |
| CIP1.6: In Care with Both TPRs on March 31 2025 Permanent within 12 Months | 1/2 | 50% | 61% | 36.5 |
| CIP1.7: In Care 12+ Months at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 1/1 | 100% | 97% | 19 |
| CIP1.8: In Care 12+ Months with Both TPRs at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 0/0 | na | 100% | na |