Summary Measures: Children Removed to Foster Care During October 2024 through September 2025

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Children Removed to Foster Care
During October 2024 through September 2025

	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 2024 through August 2025 Removal			Permanence within 12 months of October 2023 through September 2024 Removal			IV-E Reimbursed in Removal Cohort (excludes latest 6 months)
DFCSRegion	Count	per 10K	Rank	Count	per 10K	Rank	Count	Percent	Rank	Count	Percent	Rank	Count	Percent	Rank	Count	Percent	Rank	Count	Percent	Rank
Region 1	522	31.7	3	43.5	2.6	3	76/522	14.6%	4.0	22/522	4.2%	6.5	66/490	13%	2.0	211/568	37%	1.5	0/226	0%	7.5
Region 10	187	22.9	6	15.6	1.9	6	19/187	10.2%	12.5	4/187	2.1%	11.5	14/183	8%	6.0	26/134	19%	12.5	0/80	0%	7.5
Region 11	644	63.6	1	53.7	5.3	1	104/644	16.1%	3.0	45/644	7.0%	1.5	28/612	5%	8.5	150/555	27%	8.0	0/319	0%	7.5
Region 12	225	12.9	13	18.8	1.1	13	30/225	13.3%	7.0	9/225	4.0%	8.0	19/203	9%	5.0	68/270	25%	9.5	0/113	0%	7.5
Region 13	430	8.7	14	35.8	0.7	14	51/430	11.9%	9.5	25/430	5.8%	4.0	62/406	15%	1.0	216/579	37%	1.5	0/170	0%	7.5
Region 14	661	16.7	10	55.1	1.4	10	116/661	17.5%	2.0	46/661	7.0%	1.5	72/599	12%	3.0	222/614	36%	3.0	0/253	0%	7.5
Region 2	310	17.3	9	25.8	1.4	10	42/310	13.5%	6.0	11/310	3.5%	9.0	11/281	4%	11.5	75/322	23%	11.0	0/140	0%	7.5
Region 3	305	20	8	25.4	1.7	8	55/305	18.0%	1.0	21/305	6.9%	3.0	27/271	10%	4.0	91/261	35%	4.0	0/112	0%	7.5
Region 4	353	16.1	12	29.4	1.3	12	45/353	12.7%	8.0	15/353	4.2%	6.5	14/328	4%	11.5	114/384	30%	5.0	0/168	0%	7.5
Region 5	300	16.3	11	25	1.4	10	41/300	13.7%	5.0	4/300	1.3%	13.0	12/276	4%	11.5	86/338	25%	9.5	0/120	0%	7.5
Region 6	259	21.6	7	21.6	1.8	7	14/259	5.4%	14.0	3/259	1.2%	14.0	7/225	3%	14.0	68/239	28%	6.5	0/124	0%	7.5
Region 7	327	27.6	5	27.2	2.3	5	39/327	11.9%	9.5	17/327	5.2%	5.0	19/293	6%	7.0	123/432	28%	6.5	0/146	0%	7.5
Region 8	294	36.4	2	24.5	3	2	30/294	10.2%	12.5	7/294	2.4%	10.0	15/280	5%	8.5	58/303	19%	12.5	0/141	0%	7.5
Region 9	193	28.2	4	16.1	2.4	4	21/193	10.9%	11.0	4/193	2.1%	11.5	8/190	4%	11.5	28/154	18%	14.0	0/99	0%	7.5
Statewide	5010	19.7	na	417.5	1.6	na	683/5,010	13.6%	na	233/5,010	4.7%	na	374/4,637	8%	na	1,536/5,153	30%	na	0/2,211	0%	na

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Children Removed to Foster Care
During October 2024 through September 2025

	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
DFCSRegion	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
Region 1	522	31.7	3	128/522	25%	9.5	250/522	48%	3.0	69/522	13%	1.0	34/522	7%	9.5	97/522	19%	7.0	89/522	17%	3.5	31/522	6%	9.5	21/522	4%	12.5	30/522	6%	2.0
Region 10	187	22.9	6	50/187	27%	8.0	86/187	46%	5.5	7/187	4%	14.0	16/187	9%	7.0	21/187	11%	12.5	11/187	6%	14.0	17/187	9%	5.0	15/187	8%	9.5	5/187	3%	6.5
Region 11	644	63.6	1	287/644	45%	2.0	296/644	46%	5.5	49/644	8%	9.5	62/644	10%	4.5	172/644	27%	1.0	71/644	11%	10.0	40/644	6%	9.5	28/644	4%	12.5	21/644	3%	6.5
Region 12	225	12.9	13	43/225	19%	14.0	85/225	38%	10.0	20/225	9%	7.5	39/225	17%	1.0	29/225	13%	10.5	21/225	9%	11.0	17/225	8%	6.0	22/225	10%	4.0	2/225	1%	12.0
Region 13	430	8.7	14	88/430	20%	13.0	71/430	17%	14.0	42/430	10%	5.0	32/430	7%	9.5	48/430	11%	12.5	52/430	12%	8.5	54/430	13%	1.0	80/430	19%	2.0	7/430	2%	9.0
Region 14	661	16.7	10	422/661	64%	1.0	132/661	20%	13.0	82/661	12%	2.5	57/661	9%	7.0	52/661	8%	14.0	81/661	12%	8.5	71/661	11%	3.0	201/661	30%	1.0	18/661	3%	6.5
Region 2	310	17.3	9	87/310	28%	7.0	150/310	48%	3.0	21/310	7%	11.0	17/310	5%	13.5	41/310	13%	10.5	60/310	19%	2.0	20/310	6%	9.5	29/310	9%	6.5	11/310	4%	3.5
Region 3	305	20	8	64/305	21%	12.0	129/305	42%	8.5	19/305	6%	12.5	41/305	13%	2.0	70/305	23%	3.0	72/305	24%	1.0	22/305	7%	7.0	26/305	9%	6.5	20/305	7%	1.0
Region 4	353	16.1	12	146/353	41%	3.0	160/353	45%	7.0	31/353	9%	7.5	37/353	10%	4.5	69/353	20%	6.0	47/353	13%	7.0	21/353	6%	9.5	33/353	9%	6.5	3/353	1%	12.0
Region 5	300	16.3	11	116/300	39%	4.5	168/300	56%	1.0	29/300	10%	5.0	16/300	5%	13.5	48/300	16%	9.0	47/300	16%	5.5	14/300	5%	12.0	36/300	12%	3.0	11/300	4%	3.5
Region 6	259	21.6	7	83/259	32%	6.0	93/259	36%	12.0	22/259	8%	9.5	23/259	9%	7.0	55/259	21%	5.0	42/259	16%	5.5	9/259	3%	13.5	23/259	9%	6.5	8/259	3%	6.5
Region 7	327	27.6	5	81/327	25%	9.5	156/327	48%	3.0	18/327	6%	12.5	18/327	6%	11.5	83/327	25%	2.0	24/327	7%	12.5	39/327	12%	2.0	27/327	8%	9.5	3/327	1%	12.0
Region 8	294	36.4	2	70/294	24%	11.0	110/294	37%	11.0	34/294	12%	2.5	18/294	6%	11.5	64/294	22%	4.0	22/294	7%	12.5	9/294	3%	13.5	13/294	4%	12.5	4/294	1%	12.0
Region 9	193	28.2	4	76/193	39%	4.5	81/193	42%	8.5	20/193	10%	5.0	24/193	12%	3.0	32/193	17%	8.0	32/193	17%	3.5	19/193	10%	4.0	8/193	4%	12.5	1/193	1%	12.0
Statewide	5010	19.7	na	1,741/5,010	35%	na	1,967/5,010	39%	na	463/5,010	9%	na	434/5,010	9%	na	881/5,010	18%	na	671/5,010	13%	na	383/5,010	8%	na	562/5,010	11%	na	144/5,010	3%	na

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Children Removed to Foster Care
During October 2024 through September 2025

	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
DFCSRegion	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
Region 1	522	31.7	3	159/258	62%	5.5	79/258	31%	9.5	0/258	0%	8	0/258	0%	7.5	15/258	6%	6.5	0/258	0%	7.5	5/258	2%	2.0	0/258	0%	7.5
Region 10	187	22.9	6	65/118	55%	10.0	48/118	41%	5.0	0/118	0%	8	0/118	0%	7.5	5/118	4%	10.5	0/118	0%	7.5	0/118	0%	9.5	0/118	0%	7.5
Region 11	644	63.6	1	163/366	45%	14.0	182/366	50%	1.0	0/366	0%	8	0/366	0%	7.5	21/366	6%	6.5	0/366	0%	7.5	0/366	0%	9.5	0/366	0%	7.5
Region 12	225	12.9	13	89/127	70%	1.0	29/127	23%	14.0	0/127	0%	8	0/127	0%	7.5	9/127	7%	4.5	0/127	0%	7.5	0/127	0%	9.5	0/127	0%	7.5
Region 13	430	8.7	14	150/226	66%	2.0	68/226	30%	11.0	0/226	0%	8	0/226	0%	7.5	7/226	3%	12.5	0/226	0%	7.5	1/226	0%	9.5	0/226	0%	7.5
Region 14	661	16.7	10	207/393	53%	11.0	161/393	41%	5.0	0/393	0%	8	0/393	0%	7.5	18/393	5%	8.5	0/393	0%	7.5	6/393	2%	2.0	1/393	0%	7.5
Region 2	310	17.3	9	100/154	65%	3.5	42/154	27%	12.5	0/154	0%	8	0/154	0%	7.5	12/154	8%	2.5	0/154	0%	7.5	0/154	0%	9.5	0/154	0%	7.5
Region 3	305	20	8	114/176	65%	3.5	48/176	27%	12.5	0/176	0%	8	0/176	0%	7.5	14/176	8%	2.5	0/176	0%	7.5	0/176	0%	9.5	0/176	0%	7.5
Region 4	353	16.1	12	117/197	59%	7.0	66/197	34%	8.0	0/197	0%	8	0/197	0%	7.5	14/197	7%	4.5	0/197	0%	7.5	0/197	0%	9.5	0/197	0%	7.5
Region 5	300	16.3	11	99/160	62%	5.5	56/160	35%	7.0	0/160	0%	8	0/160	0%	7.5	5/160	3%	12.5	0/160	0%	7.5	0/160	0%	9.5	0/160	0%	7.5
Region 6	259	21.6	7	86/150	57%	8.0	62/150	41%	5.0	1/150	1%	1	0/150	0%	7.5	1/150	1%	14.0	0/150	0%	7.5	0/150	0%	9.5	0/150	0%	7.5
Region 7	327	27.6	5	86/173	50%	12.0	76/173	44%	3.0	0/173	0%	8	0/173	0%	7.5	8/173	5%	8.5	0/173	0%	7.5	3/173	2%	2.0	0/173	0%	7.5
Region 8	294	36.4	2	80/165	48%	13.0	78/165	47%	2.0	0/165	0%	8	0/165	0%	7.5	6/165	4%	10.5	0/165	0%	7.5	1/165	1%	4.0	0/165	0%	7.5
Region 9	193	28.2	4	61/109	56%	9.0	34/109	31%	9.5	0/109	0%	8	0/109	0%	7.5	14/109	13%	1.0	0/109	0%	7.5	0/109	0%	9.5	0/109	0%	7.5
Statewide	5010	19.7	na	1,576/2,772	57%	na	1,029/2,772	37%	na	1/2,772	0%	na	0/2,772	0%	na	149/2,772	5%	na	0/2,772	0%	na	16/2,772	1%	na	1/2,772	0%	na

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