Statistics for District 22
Charts:
Statistics for Individual County: Copiah, Claiborne, Jefferson.
Tables:
| District 22 Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports (duplicated) During October 2024 through September 2025 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=22) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports | 393 | 35.1 per 10K | 45.7 per 10K | 20 |
| Unique Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports | 329/393 | 83.7% | 85.3% | 17.5 |
| Children Subject of Maltreatment Investigations | 389 | 34.7 per 10K | 44.8 per 10K | 20 |
| Children Subject of Alternative Response | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.0 per 10K | 11.5 |
| Children Subject of Undetermined Reports | 4 | 0.4 per 10K | 1.0 per 10K | 17.5 |
| Children Subject of Non-Alleged Reports | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.0 per 10K | 11.5 |
| Victim Reports | 100 | 8.9 per 10K | 11.6 per 10K | 17 |
| Victim Reports of Neglect | 73 | 6.5 per 10K | 8.4 per 10K | 16 |
| Victim Reports of Physical Abuse | 9 | 0.8 per 10K | 1.1 per 10K | 18.5 |
| Victim Reports of Sexual Abuse | 8 | 0.7 per 10K | 0.8 per 10K | 14.5 |
| Victim Reports of Other Abuse | 10 | 0.9 per 10K | 1.3 per 10K | 13.5 |
| Victims Removed to Foster Care | 38/100 | 38% | 19.1% | 1 |
| Non-Victims Removed to Foster Care | 8/289 | 2.8% | 2% | 4 |
| Children Subject of Alternative Response Removed to Foster Care | 0/0 | na | na | na |
| Children Subject of Undetermined Reports Removed to Foster Care | 0/4 | 0% | 1.3% | 14 |
| Removed to Foster Care Before Report | 0/46 | 0% | 0.5% | 16 |
| Removed to Foster Care within 3 Days of Report | 13/46 | 28.3% | 29% | 9 |
| Removed to Foster Care within 7 Days of Report | 24/46 | 52.2% | 34.9% | 4 |
| Median Days from Report to Removal | 46 | 7.0 days | 25.0 days | 18 |
| 90th Percentile Days from Report to Removal | 46 | 200.0 days | 241.0 days | 16 |
| Removed to Foster Care Prior to Start of Investigation | 0/46 | 0% | 1.7% | 19 |
| Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2024 to March 2025 | 9/91 | 9.9% | 6.3% | 1.5 |
| Removed Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2024 to March 2025 | 0/8 | 0% | 4.2% | 20 |
| Non-Removed Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2024 to March 2025 | 9/83 | 10.8% | 6.8% | 2 |
| Non-Victims Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2024 to March 2025 | 9/284 | 3.2% | 4.6% | 19.5 |
| 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 | 0/0 | na | 4.4% | na |
| District 22 Children Removed to Foster Care During April 2025 through March 2026 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=22) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Removals to Foster Care | 41 | 44.2 per 10K | 36.3 per 10K | 7 |
| Average Monthly Removals to Foster Care | 3.4 | 3.7 per 10K | 3.0 per 10K | 7 |
| Reentries to Foster Care | 1/41 | 2.4% | 15.1% | 21 |
| Reentries to Foster Care within 12 months of Previous Discharge | 0/41 | 0% | 6% | 21 |
| Removals for Neglect | 23/41 | 56% | 70% | 20 |
| Removals for Caretaker Drug or Alcohol Use | 16/41 | 39% | 41% | 13 |
| Removals for Physical Abuse | 6/41 | 15% | 10% | 4.5 |
| Removals for Caretaker Inability to Cope | 3/41 | 7% | 15% | 17.5 |
| Removals for Inadequate Housing | 8/41 | 20% | 18% | 9.5 |
| Removals for Incarceration | 1/41 | 2% | 8% | 18.5 |
| Removals for Child Behavior | 1/41 | 2% | 2% | 11.5 |
| Removals for Abandonment | 7/41 | 17% | 9% | 4 |
| Removals for Sexual Abuse | 1/41 | 2% | 4% | 19 |
| Removals to Non-Relative Foster Care First Setting | 6/23 | 26% | 27% | 13.5 |
| Removals to Relative Foster Care First Setting | 5/23 | 22% | 45% | 18 |
| Removals to Pre-Adoptive Home First Setting | 0/23 | 0% | 0% | 12 |
| Removals to Group Home First Setting | 1/23 | 4% | 2% | 5 |
| Removals to Institution First Setting | 2/23 | 9% | 1% | 2 |
| Removals to Home Visit First Setting | 9/23 | 39% | 22% | 3 |
| Removals to Runaway First Setting | 0/23 | 0% | 1% | 14 |
| Removals to ILP First Setting | 0/23 | 0% | 0% | 13 |
| Discharged within 1 Month of April 2025 through February 2026 Removal | 0/41 | 0% | 7% | 20 |
| Permanence within 12 months of April 2024 through March 2025 Removal | 10/25 | 40% | 44% | 12.5 |
| IV-E Reimbursed in Removal Cohort (excludes latest 6 months) | 3/28 | 11% | 35% | 21 |
| District 22 Children in Foster Care During April 2025 through March 2026 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=22) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children in Region on March 31 2026 | 9,214 | na | na | 22 |
| AIAN Children on AIAN Lands in Region on March 31 2026 | na | na | na | na |
| Children in Care on March 31 2025 | 39 | 42.0 per 10K | 60.0 per 10K | 16.5 |
| Children in Care on March 31 2026 | 45 | 49.0 per 10K | 58.0 per 10K | 15.5 |
| Average Daily Children in Care | 50 | 53.4 per 10K | 57.7 per 10K | 12 |
| Total Children Served in Foster Care During April 2025 through March 2026 | 80 | na | na | 22 |
| Total Days Children Spent in Foster Care During April 2025 through March 2026 | 17,935 | 19,349.0 per 10K | 21,096.0 per 10K | 12 |
| Total Days Children Spent in Foster Care Away From Family During April 2025 through March 2026 | 9,312 | 10,046.0 per 10K | 10,111.0 per 10K | 12 |
| Accumulated Out of Home Placement-Days on March 31 2026 | 26,531 | 28,794.0 per 10K | 31,972.0 per 10K | 14 |
| Average Monthly Foster Care Costs During April 2025 through March 2026 | 31,040 | 33,486.0 per 10K | 39,955.0 per 10K | 14 |
| Children in Congregate Settings on March 31 2026 | 5 | 5.4 per 10K | 6.0 per 10K | 12 |
| Children In Care with Both TPRs on March 31 2026 | 3 | 3.3 per 10K | 8.1 per 10K | 19 |
| 17-Year-Olds In Care with Both TPRs on March 31 2026 | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 1.3 per 10K | 20 |
| Children in Non-Relative Foster Care on Last Day | 18/45 | 40% | 39% | 11 |
| Children in Relative Foster Care on Last Day | 17/45 | 38% | 39% | 11.5 |
| Children in Pre-Adoptive Home on Last Day | 1/45 | 2% | 0% | 1.5 |
| Children in Group Home on Last Day | 4/45 | 9% | 6% | 4 |
| Children in Institution on Last Day | 1/45 | 2% | 4% | 18.5 |
| Children in Home Visit on Last Day | 4/45 | 9% | 9% | 10 |
| Children in Runaway on Last Day | 0/45 | 0% | 1% | 15 |
| Children in ILP on Last Day | 0/45 | 0% | 2% | 20 |
| Children Investigated for Maltreatment in Care during September 2024 through August 2025 | 7/93 | 7.53% | 6.97% | 7 |
| Children Victimized in Care during September 2024 through August 2025 | 4/93 | 4.3% | 2.2% | 3 |
| Children Victimized in Care during September 2024 through August 2025 by Parent | 4/93 | 4.3% | 0.97% | 1 |
| Children Victimized in Care during September 2024 through August 2025 by Foster Parent or Facility Staff | 0/93 | 0% | 0.54% | 19.5 |
| Children Over 12 in Group Settings on March 31 2026 | 3/5 | 60% | 78% | 21 |
| Placement Moves During First 12 Months In Care per 1,000 Child-Days | 49/7,311 | 6.7 Per 1K Days | 5.5 Per 1K Days | 7 |
| Placements Moves Toward Permanence | 20/30 | 67% | 50% | 1 |
| Lateral Placements Moves | 8/30 | 27% | 33% | 19.5 |
| Placements Moves Away from Permanence | 2/30 | 7% | 17% | 22 |
| IV-E Reimbursement Rate, Children In Care on March 31 2026 | 11/45 | 24% | 34% | 17 |
| Long Term Foster Care Plan Goal, Children In Care on March 31 2026 | 0/45 | 0% | 0% | 11.5 |
| Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on March 31 2025 | 39 | 11.8 months | 11.5 months | 10 |
| Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on March 31 2026 | 45 | 12.2 months | 12.4 months | 11.5 |
| Permanence within 12 Months, Children In Care on March 31 2025 | 13/39 | 33% | 46% | 19 |
| Permanence within 12 Months, Children with Both TPRs In Care on March 31 2025 | 4/7 | 57% | 61% | 11 |
| In Care Over 18 Months on March 31 2026 | 16/45 | 36% | 37% | 11.5 |
| In Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2026 | 10/45 | 22% | 24% | 13 |
| In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2026 | 10/45 | 22% | 18% | 8 |
| In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months with Both TPRs on March 31 2026 | 3/10 | 30% | 33% | 13.5 |
| In Care Over 18 Months on March 31 2025 Permanent within 12 Months | 5/16 | 31% | 44% | 17 |
| In Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2025 Permanent within 12 Months | 1/11 | 9% | 40% | 22 |
| Entering 18th Month In Care during April 2024 through March 2025 Permanent within 12 Months | 6/8 | 75% | 50% | 1.5 |
| District 22 Children Discharged During April 2025 through March 2026 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=22) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Discharges | 32/9,269 | 34.5 per 10K | 36.3 per 10K | 14 |
| Children Discharged for Reunification | 14/32 | 44% | 50% | 15 |
| Children Discharged for Relative | 11/32 | 34% | 12% | 1 |
| Children Discharged for Adoption | 7/32 | 22% | 25% | 13 |
| Children Discharged for Transfer | 0/32 | 0% | 0% | 13.5 |
| Children Discharged for Emancipation | 0/32 | 0% | 2% | 19 |
| Children Discharged for Guardianship | 0/32 | 0% | 10% | 21.5 |
| Children Discharged for Runaway | 0/32 | 0% | 1% | 15.5 |
| Children Discharged for Death | 0/32 | 0% | 0% | 13.5 |
| Children Discharged for Unknown | 0/32 | 0% | 0% | 14.5 |
| Median Length of Stay in Foster Care | 32 | 5.8 months | 13.8 months | 21 |
| Median Months from Removal to Reunification Discharge | 14 | 4.8 months | 10.4 months | 19 |
| Median Months from Removal to Relative Discharge | 11 | 4.2 months | 8.0 months | 18 |
| Median Months from Removal to Guardianship Discharge | 0 | na | 10.2 months | na |
| Median Months from Removal to Adoption Discharge | 7 | 14.5 months | 24.8 months | 22 |
| Reunified within 72 Hours | 0/14 | 0% | 1% | 14 |
| Reunified within 12 Months | 14/14 | 100% | 67% | 1.5 |
| Adopted within 24 Months | 6/7 | 86% | 46% | 2 |
| Adopted within 48 Months | 7/7 | 100% | 90% | 4.5 |
| Median Months from Removal to TPR Among Adoptions During Latest 12 Months | 6 | 15.8 months | 19.1 months | 18 |
| Median Months from TPR to Final Adoption Among Adoptions During Latest 12 Months | 7 | 4.4 months | 5.2 months | 18.5 |
| In Care 12+ Months at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 1/1 | 100% | 97% | 9.5 |
| In Care with Both TPRs at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 0/0 | na | 100% | na |
| Adoption Discharges | 7/9,269 | 7.6 per 10K | 9 per 10K | 16 |
| Non-Permanent Discharges | 0/9,269 | 0 per 10K | 1.3 per 10K | 19.5 |
| Non-Permanent Discharges Among Children with Both TPRs | 1/8 | 12% | 3% | 2 |
| Discharged Runaways Under 18 on March 31 2026 | 0 | 0.0 per 1M | 39.1 per 1M | 15 |
| Children Victimized within 6 Months After Discharge during March 2024 through February 2025 | 0/26 | 0% | 2.4% | 20.5 |
| Children Discharged for Reunification April 2024 through March 2025 Reentering within 12 Months | 2/13 | 15.4% | 4.9% | 1 |
| Children Discharged for Relative April 2024 through March 2025 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/1 | 0% | 4.1% | 14.5 |
| Children Discharged for Adoption April 2024 through March 2025 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/9 | 0% | 0.5% | 13 |
| 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 | 0/0 | na | 0% | na |
| Children Discharged for Guardianship April 2024 through March 2025 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/2 | 0% | 0.4% | 12 |
| Children Discharged for Runaway April 2024 through March 2025 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/0 | na | 0% | na |
| District 22 Child and Family Services Review Measures During April 2025 through March 2026 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=22) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maltreatment Reports During October 2024 through September 2025 | 393 | 35.1 per 10K | 45.7 per 10K | 20 |
| Substantiated Maltreatment Victims During October 2024 through September 2025 | 100 | 9.0 per 10K | 11.6 per 10K | 17 |
| Removals During Period | 41 | 3.7 per 10K | 3.0 per 10K | 7 |
| In-care on March 31 2026 | 45 | 49.0 per 10K | 58.0 per 10K | 15.5 |
| Total Children Served | na | na | na | na |
| Discharges During Period | 32 | na | na | 22 |
| S1.1: Non-Recurrence of Substantiated Maltreatment within 6 Months | 47/57 | 82.5% | 94.4% | 22 |
| S1.2: Non-Maltreated by Foster Parent or Facility Staff October 2024 through September 2025 | 94/94 | 100% | 99.12% | 1.5 |
| C1.1: Discharged to Reunification or Relative within 12 Months | 23/25 | 92% | 67% | 1 |
| C1.2: Discharged to Reunification or Relative Median Length of Stay | 25 | 3.8 months | 8.3 months | 20 |
| C1.3: Removed During 6-Months before April 01 2025, Discharged to Reunification or Relative | 8/16 | 50% | 40% | 6 |
| C1.4: Discharged During 12-Months before April 01 2025, Reentering within 12 Months | 2/14 | 14.3% | 7.4% | 4 |
| C2.1: Discharged to Adoption within 24 Months | 6/7 | 86% | 46% | 2 |
| C2.2: Discharged to Adoption Median Length of Stay | 7 | 14.5 months | 24.8 months | 22 |
| C2.3: In-care 17+ Months on April 01 2025, Adopted During Period | 3/15 | 20% | 35% | 18 |
| C2.4: In-care 17+ Months on April 01 2025, Freed for Adoption During First 6 Months of Period | 0/10 | 0% | 24% | 21.5 |
| C2.5: Legally Freed April 2024 through March 2025 , Adopted within 12 Months | 10/11 | 91% | 82% | 5.5 |
| C3.1: In-care 24+ Months on April 01 2025, Permanent By 18th Birthday | 1/11 | 9% | 39% | 22 |
| C3.2: Discharges to Permanence Among Legally Free Children | 7/8 | 88% | 97% | 21 |
| C3.3: Emancipated After In-care 3+ Years | 0/2 | 0% | 26% | 20 |
| C4.1: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care <12 Months | 37/46 | 80% | 80% | 12 |
| C4.2: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care 12 to 24 Months | 8/18 | 44% | 57% | 16.5 |
| C4.3: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care Over 24 Months | 8/16 | 50% | 41% | 3.5 |
| District 22 Court Improvement Program Reporting Measures During April 2025 through March 2026 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=22) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIP1.1: Free for Adoption or Living with Family within 15 Months of January 2024 through December 2024 Removal | 9/15 | 60% | 76% | 19 |
| CIP1.2: Discharged within 1 Month of April 2025 through February 2026 Removal | 0/41 | 0% | 7% | 20 |
| CIP1.3: Permanent within 12 Months of April 2024 through March 2025 Removal | 10/25 | 40% | 44% | 12.5 |
| CIP1.4: In Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2025 Permanent within 12 Months | 1/11 | 9% | 40% | 22 |
| CIP1.5: TPRs Completed during Latest 12 Months within 15 Months of Removal | 2/3 | 67% | 32% | 1 |
| CIP1.6: In Care with Both TPRs on March 31 2025 Permanent within 12 Months | 4/7 | 57% | 61% | 11 |
| CIP1.7: In Care 12+ Months at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 1/1 | 100% | 97% | 9.5 |
| CIP1.8: In Care 12+ Months with Both TPRs at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 0/0 | na | 100% | na |