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Children Removed to Foster Care
During October 2021 through September 2022
| Total Removals to Foster Care | Average Monthly Removals to Foster Care | Reentries to Foster Care | Reentries to Foster Care within 12 months of Previous Discharge | Discharged within 1 Month of October 2021 through August 2022 Removal | Permanence within 12 months of October 2020 through September 2021 Removal | IV-E Reimbursed in Removal Cohort (excludes latest 6 months) |
JudicialCircuit | Count | per 10K | Rank | Count | per 10K | Rank | Count | Percent | Rank | Count | Percent | Rank | Count | Percent | Rank | Count | Percent | Rank | Count | Percent | Rank |
Eighteenth Circuit | 684 | 32.6 | 7 | 57 | 2.7 | 7.5 | 159/684 | 23.2% | 3.0 | 54/684 | 7.9% | 7.5 | 22/640 | 3% | 3.5 | 297/863 | 34% | 8.5 | 100/371 | 27% | 19.0 |
Eighth Circuit | 227 | 29.6 | 11 | 18.9 | 2.5 | 11 | 36/227 | 15.9% | 17.0 | 12/227 | 5.3% | 16.5 | 5/210 | 2% | 9.0 | 85/332 | 26% | 16.5 | 49/123 | 40% | 10.0 |
Eleventh Circuit | 738 | 13.6 | 20 | 61.5 | 1.1 | 20 | 124/738 | 16.8% | 16.0 | 50/738 | 6.8% | 9.0 | 15/661 | 2% | 9.0 | 152/550 | 28% | 14.0 | 129/319 | 40% | 10.0 |
Fifteenth Circuit | 568 | 20 | 17 | 47.3 | 1.7 | 17 | 101/568 | 17.8% | 14.0 | 30/568 | 5.3% | 16.5 | 12/508 | 2% | 9.0 | 210/573 | 37% | 6.0 | 117/265 | 44% | 4.0 |
Fifth Circuit | 818 | 38 | 5 | 68.2 | 3.2 | 4.5 | 171/818 | 20.9% | 7.0 | 75/818 | 9.2% | 2.0 | 11/766 | 1% | 16.0 | 326/985 | 33% | 10.5 | 114/396 | 29% | 18.0 |
First Circuit | 511 | 29.2 | 12 | 42.6 | 2.4 | 12.5 | 76/511 | 14.9% | 18.5 | 19/511 | 3.7% | 20.0 | 11/471 | 2% | 9.0 | 183/702 | 26% | 16.5 | 64/264 | 24% | 20.0 |
Fourteenth Circuit | 294 | 49.9 | 2 | 24.5 | 4.2 | 2 | 62/294 | 21.1% | 6.0 | 25/294 | 8.5% | 4.5 | 6/252 | 2% | 9.0 | 64/258 | 25% | 18.5 | 40/103 | 39% | 13.0 |
Fourth Circuit | 606 | 21 | 16 | 50.5 | 1.8 | 16 | 90/606 | 14.9% | 18.5 | 24/606 | 4.0% | 19.0 | 5/539 | 1% | 16.0 | 296/891 | 33% | 10.5 | 180/279 | 65% | 1.0 |
Nineteenth Circuit | 398 | 31.2 | 9 | 33.2 | 2.6 | 9.5 | 70/398 | 17.6% | 15.0 | 26/398 | 6.5% | 11.0 | 19/364 | 5% | 1.0 | 157/324 | 48% | 2.0 | 77/165 | 47% | 2.0 |
Ninth Circuit | 655 | 16.5 | 18 | 54.6 | 1.4 | 18 | 148/655 | 22.6% | 5.0 | 53/655 | 8.1% | 6.0 | 12/600 | 2% | 9.0 | 225/783 | 29% | 12.5 | 128/319 | 40% | 10.0 |
Second Circuit | 209 | 27 | 14 | 17.4 | 2.2 | 14 | 29/209 | 13.9% | 20.0 | 19/209 | 9.1% | 3.0 | 8/188 | 4% | 2.0 | 81/207 | 39% | 4.0 | 39/90 | 43% | 5.5 |
Seventeenth Circuit | 625 | 15.4 | 19 | 52.1 | 1.3 | 19 | 166/625 | 26.6% | 1.0 | 53/625 | 8.5% | 4.5 | 9/585 | 2% | 9.0 | 225/663 | 34% | 8.5 | 138/335 | 41% | 7.5 |
Seventh Circuit | 471 | 23.7 | 15 | 39.2 | 2 | 15 | 114/471 | 24.2% | 2.0 | 48/471 | 10.2% | 1.0 | 9/444 | 2% | 9.0 | 157/548 | 29% | 12.5 | 114/256 | 45% | 3.0 |
Sixteenth Circuit | 45 | 38.7 | 4 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 4.5 | 9/45 | 20.0% | 9.0 | 2/45 | 4.4% | 18.0 | 0/42 | 0% | 19.5 | 30/37 | 81% | 1.0 | 11/28 | 39% | 13.0 |
Sixth Circuit | 1149 | 42.4 | 3 | 95.8 | 3.5 | 3 | 218/1,149 | 19.0% | 12.0 | 75/1,149 | 6.5% | 11.0 | 22/1,083 | 2% | 9.0 | 356/1,420 | 25% | 18.5 | 236/628 | 38% | 15.0 |
Tenth Circuit | 625 | 32.5 | 8 | 52.1 | 2.7 | 7.5 | 142/625 | 22.7% | 4.0 | 40/625 | 6.4% | 13.0 | 2/590 | 0% | 19.5 | 296/795 | 37% | 6.0 | 126/305 | 41% | 7.5 |
Third Circuit | 246 | 60.6 | 1 | 20.5 | 5 | 1 | 47/246 | 19.1% | 11.0 | 15/246 | 6.1% | 15.0 | 3/231 | 1% | 16.0 | 52/234 | 22% | 20.0 | 53/124 | 43% | 5.5 |
Thirteenth Circuit | 1024 | 30.8 | 10 | 85.3 | 2.6 | 9.5 | 198/1,024 | 19.3% | 10.0 | 81/1,024 | 7.9% | 7.5 | 13/968 | 1% | 16.0 | 323/1,211 | 27% | 15.0 | 171/514 | 33% | 17.0 |
Twelfth Circuit | 536 | 37.6 | 6 | 44.7 | 3.1 | 6 | 109/536 | 20.3% | 8.0 | 35/536 | 6.5% | 11.0 | 5/503 | 1% | 16.0 | 237/584 | 41% | 3.0 | 106/269 | 39% | 13.0 |
Twentieth Circuit | 698 | 29.1 | 13 | 58.2 | 2.4 | 12.5 | 130/698 | 18.6% | 13.0 | 44/698 | 6.3% | 14.0 | 16/634 | 3% | 3.5 | 332/905 | 37% | 6.0 | 114/315 | 36% | 16.0 |
Statewide | 11127 | 26 | na | 927.2 | 2.2 | na | 2,199/11,127 | 19.8% | na | 780/11,127 | 7.0% | na | 205/10,279 | 2% | na | 4,084/12,865 | 32% | na | 2,106/5,468 | 39% | na |
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Children Removed to Foster Care
During October 2021 through September 2022
| Total Removals to Foster Care | Removals for Neglect | Removals for Caretaker Drug or Alcohol Use | Removals for Physical Abuse | Removals for Caretaker Inability to Cope | Removals for Inadequate Housing | Removals for Incarceration | Removals for Child Behavior | Removals for Abandonment | Removals for Sexual Abuse |
JudicialCircuit | 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 | Count | Percent | Rank | Count | Percent | Rank |
Eighteenth Circuit | 684 | 32.6 | 7 | 424/684 | 62% | 5.0 | 358/684 | 52% | 13.0 | 83/684 | 12% | 13.0 | 147/684 | 21% | 3.0 | 99/684 | 14% | 12.0 | 86/684 | 13% | 4.0 | 27/684 | 4% | 3.0 | 48/684 | 7% | 14.5 | 16/684 | 2% | 16.5 |
Eighth Circuit | 227 | 29.6 | 11 | 115/227 | 51% | 11.0 | 129/227 | 57% | 11.0 | 30/227 | 13% | 10.5 | 42/227 | 19% | 5.0 | 23/227 | 10% | 17.0 | 27/227 | 12% | 6.0 | 7/227 | 3% | 6.5 | 18/227 | 8% | 12.5 | 18/227 | 8% | 1.0 |
Eleventh Circuit | 738 | 13.6 | 20 | 375/738 | 51% | 11.0 | 227/738 | 31% | 18.5 | 124/738 | 17% | 6.0 | 116/738 | 16% | 8.0 | 134/738 | 18% | 5.5 | 48/738 | 7% | 12.0 | 18/738 | 2% | 12.0 | 81/738 | 11% | 8.5 | 34/738 | 5% | 8.0 |
Fifteenth Circuit | 568 | 20 | 17 | 529/568 | 93% | 1.0 | 219/568 | 39% | 16.0 | 78/568 | 14% | 8.5 | 45/568 | 8% | 16.0 | 90/568 | 16% | 9.5 | 23/568 | 4% | 17.0 | 17/568 | 3% | 6.5 | 71/568 | 12% | 6.5 | 34/568 | 6% | 4.0 |
Fifth Circuit | 818 | 38 | 5 | 300/818 | 37% | 20.0 | 500/818 | 61% | 6.0 | 87/818 | 11% | 15.5 | 62/818 | 8% | 16.0 | 69/818 | 8% | 18.5 | 85/818 | 10% | 9.5 | 4/818 | 0% | 20.0 | 65/818 | 8% | 12.5 | 42/818 | 5% | 8.0 |
First Circuit | 511 | 29.2 | 12 | 313/511 | 61% | 6.0 | 333/511 | 65% | 1.5 | 131/511 | 26% | 1.0 | 26/511 | 5% | 19.5 | 139/511 | 27% | 3.0 | 64/511 | 13% | 4.0 | 8/511 | 2% | 12.0 | 16/511 | 3% | 20.0 | 23/511 | 5% | 8.0 |
Fourteenth Circuit | 294 | 49.9 | 2 | 149/294 | 51% | 11.0 | 189/294 | 64% | 3.0 | 56/294 | 19% | 4.5 | 15/294 | 5% | 19.5 | 35/294 | 12% | 14.5 | 38/294 | 13% | 4.0 | 6/294 | 2% | 12.0 | 37/294 | 13% | 5.0 | 19/294 | 6% | 4.0 |
Fourth Circuit | 606 | 21 | 16 | 264/606 | 44% | 16.5 | 288/606 | 48% | 14.0 | 82/606 | 14% | 8.5 | 76/606 | 13% | 10.5 | 96/606 | 16% | 9.5 | 62/606 | 10% | 9.5 | 21/606 | 3% | 6.5 | 90/606 | 15% | 3.5 | 23/606 | 4% | 11.5 |
Nineteenth Circuit | 398 | 31.2 | 9 | 221/398 | 56% | 8.0 | 240/398 | 60% | 7.0 | 47/398 | 12% | 13.0 | 71/398 | 18% | 6.0 | 62/398 | 16% | 9.5 | 68/398 | 17% | 2.0 | 3/398 | 1% | 17.5 | 23/398 | 6% | 17.0 | 5/398 | 1% | 19.0 |
Ninth Circuit | 655 | 16.5 | 18 | 321/655 | 49% | 13.0 | 202/655 | 31% | 18.5 | 140/655 | 21% | 2.0 | 102/655 | 16% | 8.0 | 73/655 | 11% | 16.0 | 37/655 | 6% | 13.5 | 26/655 | 4% | 3.0 | 109/655 | 17% | 2.0 | 45/655 | 7% | 2.0 |
Second Circuit | 209 | 27 | 14 | 123/209 | 59% | 7.0 | 88/209 | 42% | 15.0 | 41/209 | 20% | 3.0 | 26/209 | 12% | 12.0 | 36/209 | 17% | 7.0 | 12/209 | 6% | 13.5 | 2/209 | 1% | 17.5 | 26/209 | 12% | 6.5 | 4/209 | 2% | 16.5 |
Seventeenth Circuit | 625 | 15.4 | 19 | 517/625 | 83% | 2.0 | 112/625 | 18% | 20.0 | 46/625 | 7% | 18.5 | 50/625 | 8% | 16.0 | 384/625 | 61% | 1.0 | 13/625 | 2% | 19.0 | 12/625 | 2% | 12.0 | 357/625 | 57% | 1.0 | 11/625 | 2% | 16.5 |
Seventh Circuit | 471 | 23.7 | 15 | 208/471 | 44% | 16.5 | 292/471 | 62% | 4.5 | 56/471 | 12% | 13.0 | 62/471 | 13% | 10.5 | 62/471 | 13% | 13.0 | 83/471 | 18% | 1.0 | 8/471 | 2% | 12.0 | 31/471 | 7% | 14.5 | 24/471 | 5% | 8.0 |
Sixteenth Circuit | 45 | 38.7 | 4 | 19/45 | 42% | 18.0 | 24/45 | 53% | 12.0 | 7/45 | 16% | 7.0 | 5/45 | 11% | 13.5 | 8/45 | 18% | 5.5 | 4/45 | 9% | 11.0 | 2/45 | 4% | 3.0 | 4/45 | 9% | 10.5 | 0/45 | 0% | 20.0 |
Sixth Circuit | 1149 | 42.4 | 3 | 941/1,149 | 82% | 3.0 | 681/1,149 | 59% | 8.0 | 149/1,149 | 13% | 10.5 | 83/1,149 | 7% | 18.0 | 188/1,149 | 16% | 9.5 | 48/1,149 | 4% | 17.0 | 34/1,149 | 3% | 6.5 | 67/1,149 | 6% | 17.0 | 30/1,149 | 3% | 13.5 |
Tenth Circuit | 625 | 32.5 | 8 | 284/625 | 45% | 15.0 | 405/625 | 65% | 1.5 | 68/625 | 11% | 15.5 | 99/625 | 16% | 8.0 | 135/625 | 22% | 4.0 | 67/625 | 11% | 7.5 | 9/625 | 1% | 17.5 | 54/625 | 9% | 10.5 | 21/625 | 3% | 13.5 |
Third Circuit | 246 | 60.6 | 1 | 135/246 | 55% | 9.0 | 152/246 | 62% | 4.5 | 12/246 | 5% | 20.0 | 48/246 | 20% | 4.0 | 17/246 | 7% | 20.0 | 11/246 | 4% | 17.0 | 5/246 | 2% | 12.0 | 15/246 | 6% | 17.0 | 13/246 | 5% | 8.0 |
Thirteenth Circuit | 1024 | 30.8 | 10 | 485/1,024 | 47% | 14.0 | 374/1,024 | 37% | 17.0 | 81/1,024 | 8% | 17.0 | 483/1,024 | 47% | 1.0 | 86/1,024 | 8% | 18.5 | 11/1,024 | 1% | 20.0 | 9/1,024 | 1% | 17.5 | 48/1,024 | 5% | 19.0 | 23/1,024 | 2% | 16.5 |
Twelfth Circuit | 536 | 37.6 | 6 | 213/536 | 40% | 19.0 | 309/536 | 58% | 9.5 | 37/536 | 7% | 18.5 | 59/536 | 11% | 13.5 | 64/536 | 12% | 14.5 | 26/536 | 5% | 15.0 | 11/536 | 2% | 12.0 | 60/536 | 11% | 8.5 | 19/536 | 4% | 11.5 |
Twentieth Circuit | 698 | 29.1 | 13 | 511/698 | 73% | 4.0 | 402/698 | 58% | 9.5 | 136/698 | 19% | 4.5 | 293/698 | 42% | 2.0 | 245/698 | 35% | 2.0 | 78/698 | 11% | 7.5 | 32/698 | 5% | 1.0 | 103/698 | 15% | 3.5 | 40/698 | 6% | 4.0 |
Statewide | 11127 | 26 | na | 6,447/11,127 | 58% | na | 5,524/11,127 | 50% | na | 1,491/11,127 | 13% | na | 1,910/11,127 | 17% | na | 2,045/11,127 | 18% | na | 891/11,127 | 8% | na | 261/11,127 | 2% | na | 1,323/11,127 | 12% | na | 444/11,127 | 4% | na |
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Children Removed to Foster Care
During October 2021 through September 2022
| Total Removals to Foster Care | Removals to Non-Relative Foster Care First Setting | Removals to Relative Foster Care First Setting | Removals to Pre-Adoptive Home First Setting | Removals to Group Home First Setting | Removals to Institution First Setting | Removals to Home Visit First Setting | Removals to Runaway First Setting | Removals to ILP First Setting |
JudicialCircuit | 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 | Count | Percent | Rank |
Eighteenth Circuit | 684 | 32.6 | 7 | 134/443 | 30% | 17.5 | 286/443 | 65% | 4.5 | 10/443 | 2% | 1.0 | 4/443 | 1% | 14.0 | 0/443 | 0% | 11.5 | 3/443 | 1% | 1.5 | 1/443 | 0% | 10.5 | 5/443 | 1% | 11.5 |
Eighth Circuit | 227 | 29.6 | 11 | 56/135 | 41% | 5.0 | 77/135 | 57% | 12.0 | 1/135 | 1% | 6.0 | 1/135 | 1% | 14.0 | 0/135 | 0% | 11.5 | 0/135 | 0% | 11.5 | 0/135 | 0% | 10.5 | 0/135 | 0% | 17.5 |
Eleventh Circuit | 738 | 13.6 | 20 | 171/470 | 36% | 10.0 | 267/470 | 57% | 12.0 | 1/470 | 0% | 15.5 | 9/470 | 2% | 8.0 | 1/470 | 0% | 11.5 | 0/470 | 0% | 11.5 | 1/470 | 0% | 10.5 | 20/470 | 4% | 1.0 |
Fifteenth Circuit | 568 | 20 | 17 | 139/369 | 38% | 7.0 | 199/369 | 54% | 17.5 | 3/369 | 1% | 6.0 | 21/369 | 6% | 1.0 | 1/369 | 0% | 11.5 | 0/369 | 0% | 11.5 | 0/369 | 0% | 10.5 | 6/369 | 2% | 6.0 |
Fifth Circuit | 818 | 38 | 5 | 175/507 | 35% | 11.5 | 323/507 | 64% | 6.5 | 0/507 | 0% | 15.5 | 3/507 | 1% | 14.0 | 1/507 | 0% | 11.5 | 0/507 | 0% | 11.5 | 1/507 | 0% | 10.5 | 4/507 | 1% | 11.5 |
First Circuit | 511 | 29.2 | 12 | 85/281 | 30% | 17.5 | 190/281 | 68% | 2.5 | 1/281 | 0% | 15.5 | 5/281 | 2% | 8.0 | 0/281 | 0% | 11.5 | 0/281 | 0% | 11.5 | 0/281 | 0% | 10.5 | 0/281 | 0% | 17.5 |
Fourteenth Circuit | 294 | 49.9 | 2 | 66/177 | 37% | 8.5 | 103/177 | 58% | 10.0 | 2/177 | 1% | 6.0 | 1/177 | 1% | 14.0 | 0/177 | 0% | 11.5 | 1/177 | 1% | 1.5 | 0/177 | 0% | 10.5 | 4/177 | 2% | 6.0 |
Fourth Circuit | 606 | 21 | 16 | 170/338 | 50% | 1.0 | 157/338 | 46% | 20.0 | 4/338 | 1% | 6.0 | 3/338 | 1% | 14.0 | 1/338 | 0% | 11.5 | 0/338 | 0% | 11.5 | 0/338 | 0% | 10.5 | 3/338 | 1% | 11.5 |
Nineteenth Circuit | 398 | 31.2 | 9 | 81/251 | 32% | 14.0 | 160/251 | 64% | 6.5 | 1/251 | 0% | 15.5 | 7/251 | 3% | 4.5 | 0/251 | 0% | 11.5 | 0/251 | 0% | 11.5 | 0/251 | 0% | 10.5 | 2/251 | 1% | 11.5 |
Ninth Circuit | 655 | 16.5 | 18 | 143/387 | 37% | 8.5 | 218/387 | 56% | 14.5 | 3/387 | 1% | 6.0 | 9/387 | 2% | 8.0 | 1/387 | 0% | 11.5 | 0/387 | 0% | 11.5 | 1/387 | 0% | 10.5 | 12/387 | 3% | 2.5 |
Second Circuit | 209 | 27 | 14 | 41/125 | 33% | 13.0 | 77/125 | 62% | 9.0 | 0/125 | 0% | 15.5 | 2/125 | 2% | 8.0 | 1/125 | 1% | 2.0 | 0/125 | 0% | 11.5 | 0/125 | 0% | 10.5 | 4/125 | 3% | 2.5 |
Seventeenth Circuit | 625 | 15.4 | 19 | 123/351 | 35% | 11.5 | 201/351 | 57% | 12.0 | 5/351 | 1% | 6.0 | 15/351 | 4% | 2.5 | 1/351 | 0% | 11.5 | 0/351 | 0% | 11.5 | 0/351 | 0% | 10.5 | 6/351 | 2% | 6.0 |
Seventh Circuit | 471 | 23.7 | 15 | 119/272 | 44% | 3.0 | 145/272 | 53% | 19.0 | 4/272 | 1% | 6.0 | 0/272 | 0% | 19.0 | 0/272 | 0% | 11.5 | 0/272 | 0% | 11.5 | 0/272 | 0% | 10.5 | 4/272 | 1% | 11.5 |
Sixteenth Circuit | 45 | 38.7 | 4 | 11/24 | 46% | 2.0 | 13/24 | 54% | 17.5 | 0/24 | 0% | 15.5 | 0/24 | 0% | 19.0 | 0/24 | 0% | 11.5 | 0/24 | 0% | 11.5 | 0/24 | 0% | 10.5 | 0/24 | 0% | 17.5 |
Sixth Circuit | 1149 | 42.4 | 3 | 215/693 | 31% | 15.5 | 452/693 | 65% | 4.5 | 3/693 | 0% | 15.5 | 19/693 | 3% | 4.5 | 2/693 | 0% | 11.5 | 0/693 | 0% | 11.5 | 1/693 | 0% | 10.5 | 1/693 | 0% | 17.5 |
Tenth Circuit | 625 | 32.5 | 8 | 117/439 | 27% | 20.0 | 310/439 | 71% | 1.0 | 3/439 | 1% | 6.0 | 4/439 | 1% | 14.0 | 0/439 | 0% | 11.5 | 0/439 | 0% | 11.5 | 0/439 | 0% | 10.5 | 5/439 | 1% | 11.5 |
Third Circuit | 246 | 60.6 | 1 | 64/155 | 41% | 5.0 | 87/155 | 56% | 14.5 | 0/155 | 0% | 15.5 | 0/155 | 0% | 19.0 | 4/155 | 3% | 1.0 | 0/155 | 0% | 11.5 | 0/155 | 0% | 10.5 | 0/155 | 0% | 17.5 |
Thirteenth Circuit | 1024 | 30.8 | 10 | 162/526 | 31% | 15.5 | 333/526 | 63% | 8.0 | 0/526 | 0% | 15.5 | 21/526 | 4% | 2.5 | 2/526 | 0% | 11.5 | 0/526 | 0% | 11.5 | 0/526 | 0% | 10.5 | 8/526 | 2% | 6.0 |
Twelfth Circuit | 536 | 37.6 | 6 | 84/294 | 29% | 19.0 | 201/294 | 68% | 2.5 | 4/294 | 1% | 6.0 | 3/294 | 1% | 14.0 | 0/294 | 0% | 11.5 | 0/294 | 0% | 11.5 | 1/294 | 0% | 10.5 | 1/294 | 0% | 17.5 |
Twentieth Circuit | 698 | 29.1 | 13 | 175/427 | 41% | 5.0 | 235/427 | 55% | 16.0 | 1/427 | 0% | 15.5 | 8/427 | 2% | 8.0 | 0/427 | 0% | 11.5 | 0/427 | 0% | 11.5 | 0/427 | 0% | 10.5 | 8/427 | 2% | 6.0 |
Statewide | 11127 | 26 | na | 2,331/6,664 | 35% | na | 4,034/6,664 | 61% | na | 46/6,664 | 1% | na | 135/6,664 | 2% | na | 15/6,664 | 0% | na | 4/6,664 | 0% | na | 6/6,664 | 0% | na | 93/6,664 | 1% | na |
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