Statistics for Bartow County
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Statistics for Larger Regions: Region 3, North District, Cherokee Circuit, CII.
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| Bartow County Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports (duplicated) During October 2023 through September 2024 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=159) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports | 1,662 | 52.6 per 10K | 39.1 per 10K | 57 |
| Unique Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports | 1,395/1,662 | 83.9% | 86.4% | 118 |
| Children Subject of Maltreatment Investigations | 364 | 11.5 per 10K | 14.3 per 10K | 119.5 |
| Children Subject of Alternative Response | 646 | 20.4 per 10K | 10.7 per 10K | 34 |
| Children Subject of Undetermined Reports | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.0 per 10K | 80 |
| Children Subject of Non-Alleged Reports | 652 | 20.6 per 10K | 14.1 per 10K | 40 |
| Victim Reports | 112 | 3.5 per 10K | 3.9 per 10K | 116 |
| Victim Reports of Neglect | 73 | 2.3 per 10K | 2.7 per 10K | 112.5 |
| Victim Reports of Physical Abuse | 5 | 0.2 per 10K | 0.5 per 10K | 139 |
| Victim Reports of Sexual Abuse | 9 | 0.3 per 10K | 0.2 per 10K | 56.5 |
| Victim Reports of Other Abuse | 25 | 0.8 per 10K | 0.5 per 10K | 59.5 |
| Victims Removed to Foster Care | 23/112 | 20.5% | 26.1% | 113 |
| Non-Victims Removed to Foster Care | 24/898 | 2.7% | 3.1% | 72.5 |
| Children Subject of Alternative Response Removed to Foster Care | 10/646 | 1.5% | 1.3% | 41.5 |
| Children Subject of Undetermined Reports Removed to Foster Care | 0/0 | na | na | na |
| Removed to Foster Care Before Report | 0/59 | 0% | 0.5% | 85.5 |
| Removed to Foster Care within 3 Days of Report | 12/59 | 20.3% | 25.2% | 79.5 |
| Removed to Foster Care within 7 Days of Report | 16/59 | 27.1% | 31.6% | 86 |
| Median Days from Report to Removal | 59 | 88.0 days | 43.0 days | 43.5 |
| 90th Percentile Days from Report to Removal | 59 | 422.0 days | 365.0 days | 17.5 |
| Removed to Foster Care Prior to Start of Investigation | 0/59 | 0% | 1.3% | 94 |
| Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2023 to March 2024 | 5/149 | 3.4% | 3.1% | 46.5 |
| Removed Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2023 to March 2024 | 0/47 | 0% | 1.5% | 88.5 |
| Non-Removed Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2023 to March 2024 | 5/102 | 4.9% | 3.7% | 36.5 |
| Non-Victims Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2023 to March 2024 | 14/922 | 1.5% | 2.6% | 110.5 |
| Alternative Response Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2023 to March 2024 | 12/590 | 2% | 2.1% | 66.5 |
| Undetermined Reports Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2023 to March 2024 | 0/0 | na | na | na |
| Bartow County Children Removed to Foster Care During October 2024 through September 2025 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=159) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Removals to Foster Care | 85 | 32.0 per 10K | 19.7 per 10K | 61.5 |
| Average Monthly Removals to Foster Care | 7.1 | 2.7 per 10K | 1.6 per 10K | 61.5 |
| Reentries to Foster Care | 17/85 | 20% | 13.6% | 33 |
| Reentries to Foster Care within 12 months of Previous Discharge | 5/85 | 5.9% | 4.7% | 32 |
| Removals for Neglect | 4/85 | 5% | 35% | 131 |
| Removals for Caretaker Drug or Alcohol Use | 46/85 | 54% | 39% | 49.5 |
| Removals for Physical Abuse | 5/85 | 6% | 9% | 65 |
| Removals for Caretaker Inability to Cope | 10/85 | 12% | 9% | 33.5 |
| Removals for Inadequate Housing | 11/85 | 13% | 18% | 76 |
| Removals for Incarceration | 19/85 | 22% | 13% | 30 |
| Removals for Child Behavior | 5/85 | 6% | 8% | 62.5 |
| Removals for Abandonment | 1/85 | 1% | 11% | 83.5 |
| Removals for Sexual Abuse | 12/85 | 14% | 3% | 6.5 |
| Removals to Non-Relative Foster Care First Setting | 31/52 | 60% | 57% | 74 |
| Removals to Relative Foster Care First Setting | 18/52 | 35% | 37% | 62.5 |
| Removals to Pre-Adoptive Home First Setting | 0/52 | 0% | 0% | 71 |
| Removals to Group Home First Setting | 0/52 | 0% | 0% | 70.5 |
| Removals to Institution First Setting | 3/52 | 6% | 5% | 45 |
| Removals to Home Visit First Setting | 0/52 | 0% | 0% | 70.5 |
| Removals to Runaway First Setting | 0/52 | 0% | 1% | 74 |
| Removals to ILP First Setting | 0/52 | 0% | 0% | 70.5 |
| Discharged within 1 Month of October 2024 through August 2025 Removal | 7/83 | 8% | 8% | 38 |
| Permanence within 12 months of October 2023 through September 2024 Removal | 19/50 | 38% | 30% | 35.5 |
| IV-E Reimbursed in Removal Cohort (excludes latest 6 months) | 0/32 | 0% | 0% | 68 |
| Bartow County Children in Foster Care During October 2024 through September 2025 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=159) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children in Region on September 30 2025 | 26,622 | na | na | 23 |
| AIAN Children on AIAN Lands in Region on September 30 2025 | na | na | na | na |
| Children in Care on September 30 2024 | 112 | 42.0 per 10K | 44.0 per 10K | 106.5 |
| Children in Care on September 30 2025 | 112 | 42.0 per 10K | 43.0 per 10K | 107 |
| Average Daily Children in Care | 112 | 41.9 per 10K | 43.1 per 10K | 110 |
| Total Children Served in Foster Care During October 2024 through September 2025 | 197 | na | na | 19 |
| Total Days Children Spent in Foster Care During October 2024 through September 2025 | 40,769 | 15,364.0 per 10K | 15,770.0 per 10K | 109 |
| Total Days Children Spent in Foster Care Away From Family During October 2024 through September 2025 | 31,817 | 11,991.0 per 10K | 12,143.0 per 10K | 100 |
| Accumulated Out of Home Placement-Days on September 30 2025 | 52,542 | 19,736.0 per 10K | 32,934.0 per 10K | 122 |
| Average Monthly Foster Care Costs During October 2024 through September 2025 | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.0 per 10K | 80 |
| Children in Congregate Settings on September 30 2025 | 14 | 5.3 per 10K | 6.1 per 10K | 102.5 |
| Children In Care with Both TPRs on September 30 2025 | 2 | 0.8 per 10K | 3.5 per 10K | 120 |
| 17-Year-Olds In Care with Both TPRs on September 30 2025 | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.4 per 10K | 109.5 |
| Children in Non-Relative Foster Care on Last Day | 73/112 | 65% | 62% | 70 |
| Children in Relative Foster Care on Last Day | 19/112 | 17% | 19% | 72 |
| Children in Pre-Adoptive Home on Last Day | 6/112 | 5% | 3% | 32.5 |
| Children in Group Home on Last Day | 0/112 | 0% | 0% | 80 |
| Children in Institution on Last Day | 14/112 | 12% | 14% | 94 |
| Children in Home Visit on Last Day | 0/112 | 0% | 1% | 103.5 |
| Children in Runaway on Last Day | 0/112 | 0% | 1% | 91.5 |
| Children in ILP on Last Day | 0/112 | 0% | 0% | 84 |
| Children Investigated for Maltreatment in Care during October 2023 through September 2024 | 17/219 | 7.76% | 4.84% | 19 |
| Children Victimized in Care during October 2023 through September 2024 | 2/219 | 0.91% | 0.77% | 35 |
| Children Victimized in Care during October 2023 through September 2024 by Parent | 1/219 | 0.46% | 0.21% | 13 |
| Children Victimized in Care during October 2023 through September 2024 by Foster Parent or Facility Staff | 1/219 | 0.46% | 0.32% | 20 |
| Children Over 12 in Group Settings on September 30 2025 | 14/14 | 100% | 89% | 34 |
| Placement Moves During First 12 Months In Care per 1,000 Child-Days | 42/13,334 | 3.1 Per 1K Days | 5.8 Per 1K Days | 113 |
| Placements Moves Toward Permanence | 48/150 | 32% | 25% | 45 |
| Lateral Placements Moves | 82/150 | 55% | 57% | 89 |
| Placements Moves Away from Permanence | 20/150 | 13% | 17% | 105.5 |
| IV-E Reimbursement Rate, Children In Care on September 30 2025 | 0/112 | 0% | 0% | 79.5 |
| Long Term Foster Care Plan Goal, Children In Care on September 30 2025 | 11/112 | 10% | 8% | 44 |
| Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on September 30 2024 | 112 | 15.9 months | 16.3 months | 76 |
| Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on September 30 2025 | 112 | 11.1 months | 17.0 months | 124 |
| Permanence within 12 Months, Children In Care on September 30 2024 | 55/112 | 49% | 32% | 35.5 |
| Permanence within 12 Months, Children with Both TPRs In Care on September 30 2024 | 17/19 | 89% | 54% | 31 |
| In Care Over 18 Months on September 30 2025 | 35/112 | 31% | 48% | 118 |
| In Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2025 | 25/112 | 22% | 37% | 109.5 |
| In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2025 | 21/112 | 19% | 34% | 115 |
| In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months with Both TPRs on September 30 2025 | 2/21 | 10% | 19% | 98.5 |
| In Care Over 18 Months on September 30 2024 Permanent within 12 Months | 24/46 | 52% | 31% | 29.5 |
| In Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2024 Permanent within 12 Months | 20/36 | 56% | 28% | 20 |
| Entering 18th Month In Care during October 2023 through September 2024 Permanent within 12 Months | 17/31 | 55% | 39% | 45 |
| Bartow County Children Discharged During October 2024 through September 2025 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=159) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Discharges | 83/26,535 | 31.3 per 10K | 19.4 per 10K | 64 |
| Children Discharged for Reunification | 36/83 | 43% | 47% | 77.5 |
| Children Discharged for Relative | 8/83 | 10% | 5% | 22.5 |
| Children Discharged for Adoption | 17/83 | 20% | 21% | 84.5 |
| Children Discharged for Transfer | 0/83 | 0% | 1% | 83.5 |
| Children Discharged for Emancipation | 8/83 | 10% | 10% | 61.5 |
| Children Discharged for Guardianship | 14/83 | 17% | 17% | 61 |
| Children Discharged for Runaway | 0/83 | 0% | 0% | 80.5 |
| Children Discharged for Death | 0/83 | 0% | 0% | 84 |
| Children Discharged for Unknown | 0/83 | 0% | 0% | 77 |
| Median Length of Stay in Foster Care | 83 | 17.2 months | 18.4 months | 94.5 |
| Median Months from Removal to Reunification Discharge | 36 | 11.4 months | 12.3 months | 81 |
| Median Months from Removal to Relative Discharge | 8 | 2.6 months | 11.0 months | 60 |
| Median Months from Removal to Guardianship Discharge | 14 | 17.2 months | 15.8 months | 52.5 |
| Median Months from Removal to Adoption Discharge | 17 | 35.2 months | 34.6 months | 61 |
| Reunified within 72 Hours | 1/36 | 3% | 5% | 27 |
| Reunified within 12 Months | 22/36 | 61% | 51% | 43 |
| Adopted within 24 Months | 3/17 | 18% | 19% | 52 |
| Adopted within 48 Months | 16/17 | 94% | 73% | 65 |
| Median Months from Removal to TPR Among Adoptions During Latest 12 Months | 16 | 24.7 months | 22.8 months | 50.5 |
| Median Months from TPR to Final Adoption Among Adoptions During Latest 12 Months | 16 | 10.2 months | 10.1 months | 70.5 |
| In Care 12+ Months at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 3/4 | 75% | 61% | 42.5 |
| In Care with Both TPRs at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 0/0 | na | 67% | na |
| Adoption Discharges | 17/26,535 | 6.4 per 10K | 4.1 per 10K | 66 |
| Non-Permanent Discharges | 8/26,535 | 3 per 10K | 2.1 per 10K | 59.5 |
| Non-Permanent Discharges Among Children with Both TPRs | 0/19 | 0% | 3% | 75.5 |
| Discharged Runaways Under 18 on September 30 2025 | 0 | 0.0 per 1M | 4.3 per 1M | 84 |
| Children Victimized within 6 Months After Discharge during April 2023 through March 2024 | 0/88 | 0% | 1.9% | 97.5 |
| Children Discharged for Reunification October 2023 through September 2024 Reentering within 12 Months | 3/41 | 7.3% | 8% | 39 |
| Children Discharged for Relative October 2023 through September 2024 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/4 | 0% | 6.9% | 42.5 |
| Children Discharged for Adoption October 2023 through September 2024 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/22 | 0% | 0% | 62 |
| Children Discharged for Transfer October 2023 through September 2024 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/1 | 0% | 0% | 3.5 |
| Children Discharged for Emancipation October 2023 through September 2024 Reentering within 12 Months | 1/14 | 7.1% | 2.9% | 11 |
| Children Discharged for Guardianship October 2023 through September 2024 Reentering within 12 Months | 1/22 | 4.5% | 2.8% | 12 |
| Children Discharged for Runaway October 2023 through September 2024 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/0 | na | 0% | na |
| Bartow County Child and Family Services Review Measures During October 2024 through September 2025 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=159) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maltreatment Reports During October 2023 through September 2024 | 1,662 | 52.6 per 10K | 39.1 per 10K | 57 |
| Substantiated Maltreatment Victims During October 2023 through September 2024 | 112 | 3.5 per 10K | 3.9 per 10K | 116 |
| Removals During Period | 85 | 2.7 per 10K | 1.6 per 10K | 61.5 |
| In-care on September 30 2025 | 112 | 42.0 per 10K | 43.0 per 10K | 107 |
| Total Children Served | na | na | na | na |
| Discharges During Period | 83 | na | na | 15.5 |
| S1.1: Non-Recurrence of Substantiated Maltreatment within 6 Months | 62/65 | 95.4% | 96.6% | 118 |
| S1.2: Non-Maltreated by Foster Parent or Facility Staff October 2023 through September 2024 | 219/219 | 100% | 99.58% | 66 |
| C1.1: Discharged to Reunification or Relative within 12 Months | 25/42 | 60% | 48% | 40 |
| C1.2: Discharged to Reunification or Relative Median Length of Stay | 42 | 11.4 months | 12.5 months | 81 |
| C1.3: Removed During 6-Months before October 01 2024, Discharged to Reunification or Relative | 2/19 | 11% | 21% | 71 |
| C1.4: Discharged During 12-Months before October 01 2024, Reentering within 12 Months | 4/46 | 8.7% | 8.4% | 39 |
| C2.1: Discharged to Adoption within 24 Months | 3/17 | 18% | 19% | 52 |
| C2.2: Discharged to Adoption Median Length of Stay | 17 | 35.2 months | 34.6 months | 61 |
| C2.3: In-care 17+ Months on October 01 2024, Adopted During Period | 13/31 | 42% | 21% | 30.5 |
| C2.4: In-care 17+ Months on October 01 2024, Freed for Adoption During First 6 Months of Period | 2/20 | 10% | 6% | 37 |
| C2.5: Legally Freed October 2023 through September 2024 , Adopted within 12 Months | 12/19 | 63% | 61% | 67 |
| C3.1: In-care 24+ Months on October 01 2024, Permanent By 18th Birthday | 19/31 | 61% | 32% | 21 |
| C3.2: Discharges to Permanence Among Legally Free Children | 19/19 | 100% | 97% | 54.5 |
| C3.3: Emancipated After In-care 3+ Years | 3/9 | 33% | 41% | 69 |
| C4.1: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care <12 Months | 85/93 | 91% | 77% | 40 |
| C4.2: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care 12 to 24 Months | 24/42 | 57% | 52% | 53.5 |
| C4.3: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care Over 24 Months | 8/52 | 15% | 28% | 104.5 |
| Bartow County Court Improvement Program Reporting Measures During October 2024 through September 2025 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=159) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIP1.1: Free for Adoption or Living with Family within 15 Months of July 2023 through June 2024 Removal | 27/50 | 54% | 50% | 55.5 |
| CIP1.2: Discharged within 1 Month of October 2024 through August 2025 Removal | 7/83 | 8% | 8% | 38 |
| CIP1.3: Permanent within 12 Months of October 2023 through September 2024 Removal | 19/50 | 38% | 30% | 35.5 |
| CIP1.4: In Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2024 Permanent within 12 Months | 20/36 | 56% | 28% | 20 |
| CIP1.5: TPRs Completed during Latest 12 Months within 15 Months of Removal | 0/2 | 0% | 26% | 81.5 |
| CIP1.6: In Care with Both TPRs on September 30 2024 Permanent within 12 Months | 17/19 | 89% | 54% | 31 |
| CIP1.7: In Care 12+ Months at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 3/4 | 75% | 61% | 42.5 |
| CIP1.8: In Care 12+ Months with Both TPRs at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 0/0 | na | 67% | na |