Fourth District Children in Foster Care During October 2008 through September 2009 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=31) |
| Children in Care on September 30 2008 | 425 | 95.0 per 10K | 47.0 per 10K | 2 |
| Children in Care on September 30 2009 | 306 | 67.0 per 10K | 43.0 per 10K | 4 |
| Average Daily Children in Care | 354 | 79.0 per 10K | 44.0 per 10K | 3 |
| Total Out of Home Placement-Days | 169,923 | 37,673.0 per 10K | 20,348.0 per 10K | 3 |
| Total Children Served | 680 | na | na | 4 |
| Children in Non-Relative Foster Care on Last Day | 217/306 | 71% | 60% | 1 |
| Children in Relative Foster Care on Last Day | 17/306 | 6% | 7% | 20 |
| Children in Pre-Adoptive Home on Last Day | 8/306 | 3% | 2% | 8.5 |
| Children in Home Visit on Last Day | 18/306 | 6% | 8% | 24 |
| Children in Group Home on Last Day | 12/306 | 4% | 6% | 26.5 |
| Children in Institution on Last Day | 31/306 | 10% | 14% | 24 |
| Children in Other (ILP; Runaway; etc.) on Last Day | 3/306 | 1% | 2% | 20.5 |
| Children Investigated for Maltreatment in Care during September 2007 through August 2008 | na | na | na | na |
| Children Victimized in Care during September 2007 through August 2008 | 23/784 | 2.93% | 1.73% | 5 |
| Children Victimized in Care during September 2007 through August 2008 by Parent | 15/784 | 1.91% | 0.77% | 3 |
| Children Over 12 in Group Settings on September 30 2009 | 39/43 | 91% | 95% | 26.5 |
| Children with 2 or Fewer Moves | 197/354 | 56% | 57% | 23 |
| IV-E Reimbursement Rate, Children In Care on September 30 2009 | 116/306 | 38% | 38% | 15 |
| Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on September 30 2008 | 425 | 8.9 months | 10.1 months | 17.5 |
| Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on September 30 2009 | 306 | 12.4 months | 8.7 months | 2 |
| Permanency within 12 Months, Children In Care on September 30 2008 | 251/425 | 59% | 53% | 9 |
| Permanency within 12 Months, Children with TPR In Care on September 30 2008 | 23/106 | 22% | 26% | 18 |
| In Care Over 12 Months on September 30 2009 | 157/306 | 51% | 41% | 3 |
| In Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2009 | 71/306 | 23% | 18% | 7.5 |
| In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2009 | 70/306 | 23% | 17% | 3 |
| In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months with TPR on September 30 2009 | 33/70 | 47% | 43% | 12.5 |
| In Care Over 12 Months on September 30 2008 Permanent within 12 Months | 87/166 | 52% | 52% | 17.5 |
| In Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2008 Permanent within 12 Months | 39/75 | 52% | 48% | 11 |