Summary Measures: Children in Foster Care During October 2023 through September 2024

Children in Foster Care
During October 2023 through September 2024

	Children in Region on September 30 2024	AIAN Children on AIAN Lands in Region on September 30 2024	Children in Care on September 30 2023			Children in Care on September 30 2024			Average Daily Children in Care			Total Children Served in Foster Care During October 2023 through September 2024	Total Days Children Spent in Foster Care During October 2023 through September 2024			Total Days Children Spent in Foster Care Away From Family During October 2023 through September 2024			Accumulated Out of Home Placement-Days on September 30 2024
JudicialCircuit	Count	Count	Count	per 10K	Rank	Count	per 10K	Rank	Count	per 10K	Rank	Count	Count	per 10K	Rank	Count	per 10K	Rank	Count	per 10K	Rank
Alapaha	14264	na	132	91	5	180	126	4	135	94.3	4	229	48748	33966	4	37605	26202	5	93500	65550	7
Alcovy	55028	na	202	37	34.5	179	33	38	184	33.7	37	266	67843	12391	36	55975	10223	35	151260	27488	33
Appalachian	15914	na	162	101	4	113	71	15	136	84.8	7	226	50375	31514	6	36305	22712	8	67253	42260	20
Atlanta	224506	na	406	18	47	517	23	46	453	20.2	47	716	164091	7329	47	119152	5322	47	384936	17146	44
Atlantic	49015	na	149	31	38.5	171	35	36	157	32.4	38	242	57156	11767	38	47318	9741	38	113159	23087	39
Augusta	53849	na	404	76	11	455	84	7.5	423	78.7	12	653	154207	28751	12	117533	21913	9	336520	62493	8
Bell-Forsyth	68234	na	90	13	51	90	13	50	88	12.8	49.5	129	32094	4709	50	27348	4012	49	49428	7244	50
Blue Ridge	63406	na	437	69	19	350	55	24	386	60.8	20	564	142132	22433	20	110148	17385	19	242107	38184	25
Brunswick	47485	na	313	66	21	266	56	23	283	59.7	23	405	104226	22024	23	81924	17311	20	227694	47951	16
Chattahoochee	62169	na	469	75	12	520	84	7.5	504	80.7	10	677	183394	29340	10	130865	20936	10	418267	67279	6
Cherokee	39855	na	271	68	20	194	49	27.5	239	60.1	22	380	88849	22343	21	63034	15852	24	117936	29591	28
Clayton	75934	na	196	25	45	260	34	37	237	30.9	41	379	85799	11198	41	74931	9779	37	196939	25936	35
Cobb	169964	na	456	27	43.5	441	26	45	447	26.3	45	671	163733	9617	45	124557	7316	45	301152	17719	43
Columbia	40484	na	55	14	49	56	14	49	51	12.7	51	84	18640	4616	51	14585	3612	51	27380	6763	51
Conasauga	34858	na	206	59	24.5	220	63	18.5	212	60.6	21	350	77132	22089	22	60892	17438	18	115909	33252	27
Cordele	11948	na	271	225	1	262	219	1	263	219.4	1	349	96494	80413	1	68705	57255	1	239441	200403	2
Coweta	56076	na	167	30	40.5	161	29	42.5	167	29.7	42	256	61518	10972	42	46916	8367	42	89479	15957	45
Dougherty	19422	na	247	126	3	247	127	3	243	124.5	3	284	89049	45597	3	82804	42400	3	447219	230264	1
Douglas	37273	na	131	35	36	149	40	33	138	37.1	33	197	50534	13577	33	37484	10071	36	148909	39951	23
Dublin	16627	na	87	52	29.5	82	49	27.5	81	48.3	29	114	29391	17668	29	24395	14664	30	69089	41552	21
Eastern	63032	na	273	44	32	291	46	31	278	44.4	32	383	101320	16165	32	93422	14905	28	261176	41435	22
Enotah	17268	na	149	87	8	128	74	12.5	145	84.2	8	213	53328	30967	8	43616	25327	6	82591	47829	17
Flint	62945	na	87	14	49	71	11	51	80	12.8	49.5	115	29643	4730	49	24496	3909	50	47952	7618	49
Griffin	55492	na	149	27	43.5	161	29	42.5	150	27	44	224	54686	9899	44	44318	8022	44	104651	18859	42
Gwinnett	251182	na	346	14	49	381	15	48	381	15.2	48	535	139142	5540	48	113040	4501	48	351125	13979	47
Houston	44093	na	137	31	38.5	138	31	39	140	32.1	39	217	51087	11650	39	39147	8928	40	68531	15542	46
Lookout Mountain	37424	na	279	74	14	298	80	10	300	79.8	11	464	109247	29063	11	92337	24564	7	192244	51369	14
Macon	47561	na	242	52	29.5	276	58	22	262	55.3	26	340	95498	20205	26	78937	16701	23	255032	53622	12
Middle	23224	na	162	70	17.5	172	74	12.5	166	71.5	15	243	60787	26142	15	45497	19567	13	101315	43625	19
Mountain	19702	na	170	88	7	162	82	9	167	85.7	6	241	61064	31212	7	51809	26481	4	109737	55698	11
Northeastern	58477	na	305	53	28	270	46	31	302	52.2	27	435	111531	19215	27	85916	14802	29	168041	28736	30
Northern	26433	na	120	46	31	124	47	29	119	45.5	31	184	43218	16463	31	33120	12617	31	71609	27091	34
Ocmulgee	33263	na	246	74	14	220	66	17	227	68.2	16	331	83935	25182	16	68863	20660	11	160236	48172	15
Oconee	12398	na	99	79	10	120	97	5	108	87	5	156	39327	31544	5	25525	20474	12	84534	68184	5
Ogeechee	40679	na	118	30	40.5	116	29	42.5	119	29.5	43	164	43677	10832	43	33836	8392	41	85497	21017	40
Pataula	9723	na	58	59	24.5	49	50	26	47	47.6	30	78	17195	17634	30	12213	12525	32	37321	38384	24
Paulding	46412	na	106	23	46	81	17	47	98	21.2	46	147	36010	7810	46	27995	6072	46	51064	11002	48
Piedmont	49305	na	161	33	37	148	30	40	152	31.2	40	234	56035	11471	40	44256	9060	39	94682	19203	41
Rockdale	22941	na	63	28	42	83	36	35	77	33.8	36	110	27858	12200	37	25644	11230	33	55124	24029	37
Rome	22391	na	133	60	23	102	46	31	115	51.6	28	175	42459	18991	28	39045	17464	17	77039	34406	26
South Georgia	19904	na	74	38	33	58	29	42.5	69	34.7	35	101	25673	12950	35	16302	8223	43	46799	23512	38
Southern	55696	na	446	80	9	404	73	14	414	74.4	14	580	152366	27338	14	107501	19288	14	344326	61822	9
Southwestern	19137	na	172	90	6	144	75	11	147	76.4	13	218	54101	28220	13	32337	16867	22	133408	69712	4
Stone Mountain	171332	na	638	37	34.5	631	37	34	627	36.7	34	943	230436	13478	34	177785	10399	34	497265	29023	29
Tallapoosa	19303	na	117	62	22	117	61	20.5	124	65	18	176	45698	23848	18	36353	18971	15	84695	43877	18
Tifton	19310	na	142	74	14	172	89	6	161	83.6	9	266	58567	30444	9	35828	18624	16	116581	60373	10
Toombs	10866	na	62	57	26	66	61	20.5	64	58.8	24.5	121	23203	21377	25	16542	15240	27	29971	27582	32
Towaliga	16693	na	113	70	17.5	105	63	18.5	106	64.5	19	190	38826	23561	19	28322	17187	21	47664	28553	31
Waycross	33982	na	572	169	2	519	153	2	542	159.8	2	775	199668	58851	2	145816	42978	2	426057	125377	3
West Georgia	33841	na	182	55	27	181	53	25	197	58.8	24.5	303	72397	21637	24	52253	15617	26	84380	24934	36
Western	32609	na	236	72	16	218	67	16	214	65.6	17	326	78690	24122	17	51128	15673	25	168771	51756	13
Statewide	2532929	na	11008	44	na	10919	43	na	10926	43.2	na	16159	4002077	15830	na	3085675	12205	na	8276995	32678	na

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Children in Foster Care
During October 2023 through September 2024

	Children in Care on September 30 2024			Average Monthly Foster Care Costs During October 2023 through September 2024			Children in Congregate Settings on September 30 2024			Children In Care with Both TPRs on September 30 2024			17-Year-Olds In Care with Both TPRs on September 30 2024
JudicialCircuit	Count	per 10K	Rank	Count	per 10K	Rank	Count	per 10K	Rank	Count	per 10K	Rank	Count	per 10K	Rank
Alapaha	180	126	4	0	0	26	15	10.5	9.5	5	3.5	30.5	0	0	43.5
Alcovy	179	33	38	0	0	26	34	6.2	28.5	27	4.9	21.5	3	0.5	25
Appalachian	113	71	15	0	0	26	16	10.1	11	20	12.6	4	1	0.6	21
Atlanta	517	23	46	0	0	26	92	4.1	41	21	0.9	48	4	0.2	34
Atlantic	171	35	36	0	0	26	30	6.1	30	14	2.9	35	0	0	43.5
Augusta	455	84	7.5	0	0	26	64	11.9	5.5	8	1.5	45.5	2	0.4	30
Bell-Forsyth	90	13	50	0	0	26	15	2.2	46.5	13	1.9	43	2	0.3	32
Blue Ridge	350	55	24	0	0	26	51	8	23	17	2.7	37	3	0.5	25
Brunswick	266	56	23	0	0	26	50	10.5	9.5	35	7.4	15	7	1.5	8
Chattahoochee	520	84	7.5	0	0	26	42	6.8	25	55	8.8	12	9	1.4	9.5
Cherokee	194	49	27.5	0	0	26	26	6.5	26.5	30	7.5	14	0	0	43.5
Clayton	260	34	37	0	0	26	43	5.7	32	18	2.4	39.5	4	0.5	25
Cobb	441	26	45	0	0	26	62	3.6	43	26	1.5	45.5	0	0	43.5
Columbia	56	14	49	0	0	26	8	2	49.5	10	2.5	38	0	0	43.5
Conasauga	220	63	18.5	0	0	26	45	12.9	3	17	4.9	21.5	4	1.1	15
Cordele	262	219	1	0	0	26	13	10.9	8	14	11.7	7	2	1.7	6
Coweta	161	29	42.5	0	0	26	27	4.8	37	20	3.6	28.5	0	0	43.5
Dougherty	247	127	3	0	0	26	29	14.9	2	31	16	2	0	0	43.5
Douglas	149	40	33	0	0	26	23	6.2	28.5	8	2.1	42	4	1.1	15
Dublin	82	49	27.5	0	0	26	16	9.6	13.5	6	3.6	28.5	2	1.2	12
Eastern	291	46	31	0	0	26	45	7.1	24	26	4.1	26	3	0.5	25
Enotah	128	74	12.5	0	0	26	14	8.1	22	19	11	8	4	2.3	3
Flint	71	11	51	0	0	26	17	2.7	45	2	0.3	51	0	0	43.5
Griffin	161	29	42.5	0	0	26	30	5.4	33.5	12	2.2	41	0	0	43.5
Gwinnett	381	15	48	0	0	26	47	1.9	51	35	1.4	47	4	0.2	34
Houston	138	31	39	0	0	26	9	2	49.5	8	1.8	44	0	0	43.5
Lookout Mountain	298	80	10	0	0	26	42	11.2	7	44	11.8	6	9	2.4	2
Macon	276	58	22	0	0	26	39	8.2	21	47	9.9	10	10	2.1	4.5
Middle	172	74	12.5	0	0	26	11	4.7	38	8	3.4	32	1	0.4	30
Mountain	162	82	9	0	0	26	19	9.6	13.5	21	10.7	9	2	1	18
Northeastern	270	46	31	0	0	26	35	6	31	30	5.1	20	3	0.5	25
Northern	124	47	29	0	0	26	24	9.1	16	14	5.3	19	3	1.1	15
Ocmulgee	220	66	17	0	0	26	29	8.7	18	50	15	3	7	2.1	4.5
Oconee	120	97	5	0	0	26	12	9.7	12	3	2.4	39.5	2	1.6	7
Ogeechee	116	29	42.5	0	0	26	9	2.2	46.5	24	5.9	18	2	0.5	25
Pataula	49	50	26	0	0	26	2	2.1	48	3	3.1	33.5	0	0	43.5
Paulding	81	17	47	0	0	26	13	2.8	44	2	0.4	50	0	0	43.5
Piedmont	148	30	40	0	0	26	22	4.5	39.5	32	6.5	17	7	1.4	9.5
Rockdale	83	36	35	0	0	26	9	3.9	42	21	9.2	11	0	0	43.5
Rome	102	46	31	0	0	26	27	12.1	4	9	4	27	1	0.4	30
South Georgia	58	29	42.5	0	0	26	9	4.5	39.5	9	4.5	24	1	0.5	25
Southern	404	73	14	0	0	26	29	5.2	35	27	4.8	23	4	0.7	20
Southwestern	144	75	11	0	0	26	16	8.4	19	33	17.2	1	2	1	18
Stone Mountain	631	37	34	0	0	26	93	5.4	33.5	14	0.8	49	3	0.2	34
Tallapoosa	117	61	20.5	0	0	26	18	9.3	15	6	3.1	33.5	2	1	18
Tifton	172	89	6	0	0	26	23	11.9	5.5	24	12.4	5	5	2.6	1
Toombs	66	61	20.5	0	0	26	9	8.3	20	3	2.8	36	0	0	43.5
Towaliga	105	63	18.5	0	0	26	15	9	17	11	6.6	16	2	1.2	12
Waycross	519	153	2	0	0	26	68	20	1	26	7.7	13	4	1.2	12
West Georgia	181	53	25	0	0	26	22	6.5	26.5	12	3.5	30.5	0	0	43.5
Western	218	67	16	0	0	26	16	4.9	36	14	4.3	25	0	0	43.5
Statewide	10919	43	na	0	0	na	1474	5.8	na	984	3.9	na	128	0.5	na

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Children in Foster Care
During October 2023 through September 2024

	Children in Care on September 30 2024			Children in Non-Relative Foster Care on Last Day			Children in Relative Foster Care on Last Day			Children in Pre-Adoptive Home on Last Day			Children in Group Home on Last Day			Children in Institution on Last Day			Children in Home Visit on Last Day			Children in Runaway on Last Day			Children in ILP on Last Day
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
Alapaha	180	126	4	117/180	65%	19.5	40/180	22%	13.0	6/180	3%	28.0	0/180	0%	26	15/180	8%	44.0	0/180	0%	41.5	2/180	1%	15.5	0/180	0%	27.5
Alcovy	179	33	38	107/179	60%	34.0	25/179	14%	33.0	6/179	3%	28.0	0/179	0%	26	34/179	19%	6.5	4/179	2%	15.5	3/179	2%	5.5	0/179	0%	27.5
Appalachian	113	71	15	65/113	58%	40.5	16/113	14%	33.0	11/113	10%	2.0	0/113	0%	26	16/113	14%	25.5	5/113	4%	5.0	0/113	0%	37.0	0/113	0%	27.5
Atlanta	517	23	46	277/517	54%	46.0	128/517	25%	10.0	2/517	0%	50.0	0/517	0%	26	92/517	18%	9.5	9/517	2%	15.5	2/517	0%	37.0	7/517	1%	2.0
Atlantic	171	35	36	111/171	65%	19.5	21/171	12%	40.0	5/171	3%	28.0	0/171	0%	26	30/171	18%	9.5	0/171	0%	41.5	4/171	2%	5.5	0/171	0%	27.5
Augusta	455	84	7.5	276/455	61%	30.0	95/455	21%	16.0	11/455	2%	37.5	0/455	0%	26	64/455	14%	25.5	8/455	2%	15.5	1/455	0%	37.0	0/455	0%	27.5
Bell-Forsyth	90	13	50	68/90	76%	2.0	7/90	8%	47.0	0/90	0%	50.0	0/90	0%	26	15/90	17%	12.0	0/90	0%	41.5	0/90	0%	37.0	0/90	0%	27.5
Blue Ridge	350	55	24	232/350	66%	15.5	55/350	16%	29.5	5/350	1%	45.5	0/350	0%	26	51/350	15%	18.5	0/350	0%	41.5	3/350	1%	15.5	4/350	1%	2.0
Brunswick	266	56	23	164/266	62%	28.0	32/266	12%	40.0	11/266	4%	21.0	0/266	0%	26	50/266	19%	6.5	7/266	3%	8.0	1/266	0%	37.0	1/266	0%	27.5
Chattahoochee	520	84	7.5	342/520	66%	15.5	125/520	24%	11.0	8/520	2%	37.5	0/520	0%	26	42/520	8%	44.0	2/520	0%	41.5	1/520	0%	37.0	0/520	0%	27.5
Cherokee	194	49	27.5	112/194	58%	40.5	42/194	22%	13.0	9/194	5%	16.0	0/194	0%	26	26/194	13%	32.0	4/194	2%	15.5	1/194	1%	15.5	0/194	0%	27.5
Clayton	260	34	37	174/260	67%	12.0	35/260	13%	36.0	3/260	1%	45.5	0/260	0%	26	43/260	17%	12.0	1/260	0%	41.5	4/260	2%	5.5	0/260	0%	27.5
Cobb	441	26	45	271/441	61%	30.0	88/441	20%	18.0	8/441	2%	37.5	0/441	0%	26	62/441	14%	25.5	7/441	2%	15.5	5/441	1%	15.5	0/441	0%	27.5
Columbia	56	14	49	32/56	57%	44.0	8/56	14%	33.0	6/56	11%	1.0	0/56	0%	26	8/56	14%	25.5	1/56	2%	15.5	1/56	2%	5.5	0/56	0%	27.5
Conasauga	220	63	18.5	132/220	60%	34.0	24/220	11%	43.0	4/220	2%	37.5	0/220	0%	26	45/220	20%	3.5	13/220	6%	3.0	1/220	0%	37.0	1/220	0%	27.5
Cordele	262	219	1	175/262	67%	12.0	67/262	26%	9.0	5/262	2%	37.5	0/262	0%	26	13/262	5%	50.0	1/262	0%	41.5	1/262	0%	37.0	0/262	0%	27.5
Coweta	161	29	42.5	92/161	57%	44.0	29/161	18%	21.5	8/161	5%	16.0	0/161	0%	26	27/161	17%	12.0	4/161	2%	15.5	1/161	1%	15.5	0/161	0%	27.5
Dougherty	247	127	3	198/247	80%	1.0	9/247	4%	50.0	10/247	4%	21.0	0/247	0%	26	29/247	12%	36.5	0/247	0%	41.5	1/247	0%	37.0	0/247	0%	27.5
Douglas	149	40	33	88/149	59%	37.5	29/149	19%	19.5	9/149	6%	10.0	0/149	0%	26	23/149	15%	18.5	0/149	0%	41.5	0/149	0%	37.0	0/149	0%	27.5
Dublin	82	49	27.5	49/82	60%	34.0	11/82	13%	36.0	5/82	6%	10.0	0/82	0%	26	16/82	20%	3.5	1/82	1%	26.5	0/82	0%	37.0	0/82	0%	27.5
Eastern	291	46	31	203/291	70%	7.0	22/291	8%	47.0	8/291	3%	28.0	0/291	0%	26	45/291	15%	18.5	3/291	1%	26.5	9/291	3%	2.0	1/291	0%	27.5
Enotah	128	74	12.5	90/128	70%	7.0	15/128	12%	40.0	9/128	7%	5.0	0/128	0%	26	14/128	11%	40.0	0/128	0%	41.5	0/128	0%	37.0	0/128	0%	27.5
Flint	71	11	51	45/71	63%	25.5	5/71	7%	49.0	4/71	6%	10.0	0/71	0%	26	17/71	24%	2.0	0/71	0%	41.5	0/71	0%	37.0	0/71	0%	27.5
Griffin	161	29	42.5	99/161	61%	30.0	28/161	17%	25.5	3/161	2%	37.5	0/161	0%	26	30/161	19%	6.5	1/161	1%	26.5	0/161	0%	37.0	0/161	0%	27.5
Gwinnett	381	15	48	251/381	66%	15.5	65/381	17%	25.5	12/381	3%	28.0	0/381	0%	26	47/381	12%	36.5	5/381	1%	26.5	1/381	0%	37.0	0/381	0%	27.5
Houston	138	31	39	99/138	72%	4.0	23/138	17%	25.5	5/138	4%	21.0	0/138	0%	26	9/138	7%	47.0	2/138	1%	26.5	0/138	0%	37.0	0/138	0%	27.5
Lookout Mountain	298	80	10	212/298	71%	5.0	31/298	10%	44.5	3/298	1%	45.5	0/298	0%	26	42/298	14%	25.5	9/298	3%	8.0	0/298	0%	37.0	1/298	0%	27.5
Macon	276	58	22	183/276	66%	15.5	47/276	17%	25.5	4/276	1%	45.5	0/276	0%	26	39/276	14%	25.5	0/276	0%	41.5	3/276	1%	15.5	0/276	0%	27.5
Middle	172	74	12.5	118/172	69%	9.5	38/172	22%	13.0	3/172	2%	37.5	0/172	0%	26	11/172	6%	49.0	1/172	1%	26.5	1/172	1%	15.5	0/172	0%	27.5
Mountain	162	82	9	118/162	73%	3.0	13/162	8%	47.0	12/162	7%	5.0	0/162	0%	26	19/162	12%	36.5	0/162	0%	41.5	0/162	0%	37.0	0/162	0%	27.5
Northeastern	270	46	31	162/270	60%	34.0	50/270	19%	19.5	17/270	6%	10.0	0/270	0%	26	35/270	13%	32.0	0/270	0%	41.5	6/270	2%	5.5	0/270	0%	27.5
Northern	124	47	29	71/124	57%	44.0	21/124	17%	25.5	4/124	3%	28.0	0/124	0%	26	24/124	19%	6.5	3/124	2%	15.5	1/124	1%	15.5	0/124	0%	27.5
Ocmulgee	220	66	17	140/220	64%	22.5	28/220	13%	36.0	18/220	8%	3.0	0/220	0%	26	29/220	13%	32.0	4/220	2%	15.5	1/220	0%	37.0	0/220	0%	27.5
Oconee	120	97	5	69/120	58%	40.5	36/120	30%	4.0	1/120	1%	45.5	0/120	0%	26	12/120	10%	42.0	1/120	1%	26.5	1/120	1%	15.5	0/120	0%	27.5
Ogeechee	116	29	42.5	80/116	69%	9.5	19/116	16%	29.5	3/116	3%	28.0	0/116	0%	26	9/116	8%	44.0	0/116	0%	41.5	5/116	4%	1.0	0/116	0%	27.5
Pataula	49	50	26	29/49	59%	37.5	14/49	29%	5.0	0/49	0%	50.0	0/49	0%	26	2/49	4%	51.0	4/49	8%	1.0	0/49	0%	37.0	0/49	0%	27.5
Paulding	81	17	47	51/81	63%	25.5	10/81	12%	40.0	4/81	5%	16.0	0/81	0%	26	13/81	16%	14.5	3/81	4%	5.0	0/81	0%	37.0	0/81	0%	27.5
Piedmont	148	30	40	99/148	67%	12.0	15/148	10%	44.5	9/148	6%	10.0	0/148	0%	26	22/148	15%	18.5	2/148	1%	26.5	1/148	1%	15.5	0/148	0%	27.5
Rockdale	83	36	35	58/83	70%	7.0	10/83	12%	40.0	3/83	4%	21.0	0/83	0%	26	9/83	11%	40.0	2/83	2%	15.5	1/83	1%	15.5	0/83	0%	27.5
Rome	102	46	31	64/102	63%	25.5	3/102	3%	51.0	7/102	7%	5.0	0/102	0%	26	27/102	26%	1.0	0/102	0%	41.5	1/102	1%	15.5	0/102	0%	27.5
South Georgia	58	29	42.5	30/58	52%	49.0	18/58	31%	3.0	1/58	2%	37.5	0/58	0%	26	9/58	16%	14.5	0/58	0%	41.5	0/58	0%	37.0	0/58	0%	27.5
Southern	404	73	14	260/404	64%	22.5	110/404	27%	7.5	4/404	1%	45.5	0/404	0%	26	29/404	7%	47.0	0/404	0%	41.5	1/404	0%	37.0	0/404	0%	27.5
Southwestern	144	75	11	68/144	47%	50.0	47/144	33%	2.0	7/144	5%	16.0	0/144	0%	26	16/144	11%	40.0	6/144	4%	5.0	0/144	0%	37.0	0/144	0%	27.5
Stone Mountain	631	37	34	408/631	65%	19.5	113/631	18%	21.5	10/631	2%	37.5	0/631	0%	26	93/631	15%	18.5	0/631	0%	41.5	7/631	1%	15.5	0/631	0%	27.5
Tallapoosa	117	61	20.5	74/117	63%	25.5	17/117	15%	31.0	4/117	3%	28.0	0/117	0%	26	18/117	15%	18.5	4/117	3%	8.0	0/117	0%	37.0	0/117	0%	27.5
Tifton	172	89	6	78/172	45%	51.0	61/172	35%	1.0	7/172	4%	21.0	0/172	0%	26	23/172	13%	32.0	2/172	1%	26.5	1/172	1%	15.5	0/172	0%	27.5
Toombs	66	61	20.5	38/66	58%	40.5	14/66	21%	16.0	4/66	6%	10.0	0/66	0%	26	9/66	14%	25.5	1/66	2%	15.5	0/66	0%	37.0	0/66	0%	27.5
Towaliga	105	63	18.5	56/105	53%	47.5	29/105	28%	6.0	2/105	2%	37.5	0/105	0%	26	15/105	14%	25.5	0/105	0%	41.5	2/105	2%	5.5	1/105	1%	2.0
Waycross	519	153	2	309/519	60%	34.0	109/519	21%	16.0	27/519	5%	16.0	0/519	0%	26	68/519	13%	32.0	6/519	1%	26.5	0/519	0%	37.0	0/519	0%	27.5
West Georgia	181	53	25	118/181	65%	19.5	31/181	17%	25.5	6/181	3%	28.0	0/181	0%	26	22/181	12%	36.5	4/181	2%	15.5	0/181	0%	37.0	0/181	0%	27.5
Western	218	67	16	116/218	53%	47.5	58/218	27%	7.5	13/218	6%	10.0	0/218	0%	26	16/218	7%	47.0	15/218	7%	2.0	0/218	0%	37.0	0/218	0%	27.5
Statewide	10919	43	na	6,878/10,919	63%	na	1,986/10,919	18%	na	346/10,919	3%	na	0/10,919	0%	na	1,474/10,919	13%	na	145/10,919	1%	na	74/10,919	1%	na	16/10,919	0%	na

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Children in Foster Care
During October 2023 through September 2024

	Children Investigated for Maltreatment in Care during June 2021 through May 2022			Children Victimized in Care during June 2021 through May 2022			Children Victimized in Care during June 2021 through May 2022 by Parent			Children Victimized in Care during June 2021 through May 2022 by Foster Parent or Facility Staff
JudicialCircuit	Count	Percent	Rank	Count	Percent	Rank	Count	Percent	Rank	Count	Percent	Rank
Alapaha	6/201	2.99%	25.0	3/201	1.49%	4.0	0/201	0.00%	34.0	1/201	0.50%	9.0
Alcovy	16/374	4.28%	9.0	2/374	0.53%	20.0	2/374	0.53%	5.0	0/374	0.00%	36.5
Appalachian	15/246	6.10%	3.0	3/246	1.22%	8.0	2/246	0.81%	2.0	1/246	0.41%	11.0
Atlanta	26/584	4.45%	8.0	3/584	0.51%	21.0	0/584	0.00%	34.0	1/584	0.17%	18.0
Atlantic	10/269	3.72%	16.0	1/269	0.37%	29.0	0/269	0.00%	34.0	0/269	0.00%	36.5
Augusta	20/664	3.01%	24.0	1/664	0.15%	35.0	0/664	0.00%	34.0	1/664	0.15%	19.0
Bell-Forsyth	5/112	4.46%	7.0	3/112	2.68%	1.0	0/112	0.00%	34.0	3/112	2.68%	1.0
Blue Ridge	19/556	3.42%	21.0	4/556	0.72%	15.0	1/556	0.18%	16.0	1/556	0.18%	16.5
Brunswick	13/457	2.84%	27.0	2/457	0.44%	25.0	1/457	0.22%	14.0	1/457	0.22%	14.0
Chattahoochee	21/558	3.76%	15.0	2/558	0.36%	30.5	0/558	0.00%	34.0	1/558	0.18%	16.5
Cherokee	20/518	3.86%	13.0	6/518	1.16%	10.0	2/518	0.39%	6.5	4/518	0.77%	7.0
Clayton	5/228	2.19%	39.0	1/228	0.44%	25.0	0/228	0.00%	34.0	0/228	0.00%	36.5
Cobb	17/694	2.45%	33.0	1/694	0.14%	36.0	0/694	0.00%	34.0	0/694	0.00%	36.5
Columbia	2/82	2.44%	34.0	1/82	1.22%	8.0	0/82	0.00%	34.0	0/82	0.00%	36.5
Conasauga	3/350	0.86%	48.0	1/350	0.29%	32.0	1/350	0.29%	13.0	0/350	0.00%	36.5
Cordele	7/311	2.25%	38.0	2/311	0.64%	17.0	1/311	0.32%	12.0	1/311	0.32%	12.0
Coweta	16/301	5.32%	6.0	8/301	2.66%	2.0	2/301	0.66%	3.0	6/301	1.99%	2.0
Dougherty	8/311	2.57%	31.0	4/311	1.29%	6.0	0/311	0.00%	34.0	4/311	1.29%	5.0
Douglas	19/264	7.20%	2.0	1/264	0.38%	28.0	1/264	0.38%	8.0	0/264	0.00%	36.5
Dublin	4/116	3.45%	20.0	0/116	0.00%	44.0	0/116	0.00%	34.0	0/116	0.00%	36.5
Eastern	16/424	3.77%	14.0	1/424	0.24%	33.5	0/424	0.00%	34.0	1/424	0.24%	13.0
Enotah	5/211	2.37%	35.0	1/211	0.47%	23.0	0/211	0.00%	34.0	1/211	0.47%	10.0
Flint	3/142	2.11%	40.0	1/142	0.70%	16.0	0/142	0.00%	34.0	0/142	0.00%	36.5
Griffin	8/284	2.82%	28.0	0/284	0.00%	44.0	0/284	0.00%	34.0	0/284	0.00%	36.5
Gwinnett	17/633	2.69%	29.5	0/633	0.00%	44.0	0/633	0.00%	34.0	0/633	0.00%	36.5
Houston	1/151	0.66%	49.0	0/151	0.00%	44.0	0/151	0.00%	34.0	0/151	0.00%	36.5
Lookout Mountain	10/497	2.01%	42.0	3/497	0.60%	18.0	1/497	0.20%	15.0	1/497	0.20%	15.0
Macon	5/278	1.80%	43.0	1/278	0.36%	30.5	1/278	0.36%	9.0	0/278	0.00%	36.5
Middle	14/250	5.60%	5.0	0/250	0.00%	44.0	0/250	0.00%	34.0	0/250	0.00%	36.5
Mountain	5/246	2.03%	41.0	3/246	1.22%	8.0	0/246	0.00%	34.0	3/246	1.22%	6.0
Northeastern	3/556	0.54%	50.0	0/556	0.00%	44.0	0/556	0.00%	34.0	0/556	0.00%	36.5
Northern	7/180	3.89%	12.0	2/180	1.11%	12.0	2/180	1.11%	1.0	0/180	0.00%	36.5
Ocmulgee	8/350	2.29%	37.0	0/350	0.00%	44.0	0/350	0.00%	34.0	0/350	0.00%	36.5
Oconee	2/116	1.72%	44.0	0/116	0.00%	44.0	0/116	0.00%	34.0	0/116	0.00%	36.5
Ogeechee	6/191	3.14%	22.0	0/191	0.00%	44.0	0/191	0.00%	34.0	0/191	0.00%	36.5
Pataula	1/97	1.03%	47.0	1/97	1.03%	13.0	0/97	0.00%	34.0	0/97	0.00%	36.5
Paulding	10/170	5.88%	4.0	1/170	0.59%	19.0	1/170	0.59%	4.0	0/170	0.00%	36.5
Piedmont	8/297	2.69%	29.5	4/297	1.35%	5.0	1/297	0.34%	10.5	4/297	1.35%	4.0
Rockdale	3/102	2.94%	26.0	0/102	0.00%	44.0	0/102	0.00%	34.0	0/102	0.00%	36.5
Rome	3/253	1.19%	46.0	0/253	0.00%	44.0	0/253	0.00%	34.0	0/253	0.00%	36.5
South Georgia	5/160	3.12%	23.0	0/160	0.00%	44.0	0/160	0.00%	34.0	0/160	0.00%	36.5
Southern	14/403	3.47%	19.0	2/403	0.50%	22.0	0/403	0.00%	34.0	0/403	0.00%	36.5
Southwestern	3/175	1.71%	45.0	0/175	0.00%	44.0	0/175	0.00%	34.0	0/175	0.00%	36.5
Stone Mountain	31/881	3.52%	18.0	7/881	0.79%	14.0	3/881	0.34%	10.5	1/881	0.11%	21.0
Tallapoosa	7/193	3.63%	17.0	3/193	1.55%	3.0	0/193	0.00%	34.0	3/193	1.55%	3.0
Tifton	9/226	3.98%	10.0	1/226	0.44%	25.0	0/226	0.00%	34.0	0/226	0.00%	36.5
Toombs	0/71	0.00%	51.0	0/71	0.00%	44.0	0/71	0.00%	34.0	0/71	0.00%	36.5
Towaliga	13/175	7.43%	1.0	2/175	1.14%	11.0	0/175	0.00%	34.0	1/175	0.57%	8.0
Waycross	33/832	3.97%	11.0	2/832	0.24%	33.5	0/832	0.00%	34.0	1/832	0.12%	20.0
West Georgia	6/257	2.33%	36.0	1/257	0.39%	27.0	1/257	0.39%	6.5	0/257	0.00%	36.5
Western	10/391	2.56%	32.0	0/391	0.00%	44.0	0/391	0.00%	34.0	0/391	0.00%	36.5
Statewide	518/16,388	3.16%	na	85/16,388	0.52%	na	23/16,388	0.14%	na	41/16,388	0.25%	na

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Children in Foster Care
During October 2023 through September 2024

	Children in Care on September 30 2024			Children Over 12 in Group Settings on September 30 2024			Placement Moves During First 12 Months In Care per 1,000 Child-Days			Placements Moves Toward Permanence			Lateral Placements Moves			Placements Moves Away from Permanence
JudicialCircuit	Count	per 10K	Rank	Count	Percent	Rank	Count	Per 1K Days	Rank	Count	Percent	Rank	Count	Percent	Rank	Count	Percent	Rank
Alapaha	180	126	4	13/15	87%	40.0	79/9,827	8.0	7.5	36/180	20%	45.5	121/180	67%	5.0	23/180	13%	45.5
Alcovy	179	33	38	31/34	91%	32.0	88/8,710	10.1	1.0	78/331	24%	32.0	177/331	53%	36.5	76/331	23%	4.5
Appalachian	113	71	15	14/16	88%	36.5	63/10,639	5.9	24.5	107/269	40%	1.5	118/269	44%	49.0	44/269	16%	29.5
Atlanta	517	23	46	85/92	92%	29.5	261/43,873	5.9	24.5	224/890	25%	28.0	429/890	48%	47.5	237/890	27%	2.5
Atlantic	171	35	36	27/30	90%	33.0	81/14,760	5.5	31.5	41/165	25%	28.0	93/165	56%	26.5	31/165	19%	16.5
Augusta	455	84	7.5	55/64	86%	43.0	188/34,883	5.4	33.0	143/577	25%	28.0	318/577	55%	30.5	116/577	20%	12.5
Bell-Forsyth	90	13	50	13/15	87%	40.0	43/5,401	8.0	7.5	18/97	19%	47.0	57/97	59%	18.0	22/97	23%	4.5
Blue Ridge	350	55	24	47/51	92%	29.5	150/19,592	7.7	9.0	101/474	21%	42.0	309/474	65%	9.5	64/474	14%	39.0
Brunswick	266	56	23	39/50	78%	49.0	66/16,073	4.1	45.5	108/353	31%	11.5	179/353	51%	40.5	66/353	19%	16.5
Chattahoochee	520	84	7.5	39/42	93%	24.5	244/36,005	6.8	14.0	101/648	16%	50.5	457/648	71%	2.0	90/648	14%	39.0
Cherokee	194	49	27.5	24/26	92%	29.5	126/17,945	7.0	12.5	123/364	34%	4.0	179/364	49%	45.5	62/364	17%	26.0
Clayton	260	34	37	37/43	86%	43.0	210/22,903	9.2	3.0	88/523	17%	49.0	360/523	69%	4.0	75/523	14%	39.0
Cobb	441	26	45	60/62	97%	12.0	196/33,656	5.8	26.0	221/721	31%	11.5	354/721	49%	45.5	146/721	20%	12.5
Columbia	56	14	49	7/8	88%	36.5	20/3,869	5.2	34.0	21/92	23%	34.0	55/92	60%	15.0	16/92	17%	26.0
Conasauga	220	63	18.5	43/45	96%	16.0	133/26,143	5.1	35.5	127/389	33%	5.5	199/389	51%	40.5	63/389	16%	29.5
Cordele	262	219	1	10/13	77%	51.0	56/11,303	5.0	37.0	43/262	16%	50.5	187/262	71%	2.0	32/262	12%	49.5
Coweta	161	29	42.5	23/27	85%	45.0	90/14,289	6.3	18.5	91/320	28%	19.5	185/320	58%	21.5	44/320	14%	39.0
Dougherty	247	127	3	27/29	93%	24.5	40/5,700	7.0	12.5	68/279	24%	32.0	158/279	57%	24.0	53/279	19%	16.5
Douglas	149	40	33	23/23	100%	5.5	47/11,996	3.9	47.0	45/174	26%	24.0	96/174	55%	30.5	33/174	19%	16.5
Dublin	82	49	27.5	16/16	100%	5.5	12/3,603	3.3	49.0	38/94	40%	1.5	35/94	37%	50.0	21/94	22%	6.5
Eastern	291	46	31	43/45	96%	16.0	138/18,501	7.5	10.0	119/477	25%	28.0	256/477	54%	34.0	102/477	21%	9.0
Enotah	128	74	12.5	13/14	93%	24.5	67/11,731	5.7	28.5	69/226	31%	11.5	117/226	52%	38.0	40/226	18%	21.5
Flint	71	11	51	15/17	88%	36.5	25/4,162	6.0	23.0	26/119	22%	37.0	78/119	66%	7.0	15/119	13%	45.5
Griffin	161	29	42.5	28/30	93%	24.5	41/11,246	3.6	48.0	52/246	21%	42.0	158/246	64%	11.0	36/246	15%	33.5
Gwinnett	381	15	48	45/47	96%	16.0	242/29,743	8.1	6.0	131/602	22%	37.0	372/602	62%	13.0	99/602	16%	29.5
Houston	138	31	39	9/9	100%	5.5	74/12,999	5.7	28.5	50/230	22%	37.0	146/230	63%	12.0	34/230	15%	33.5
Lookout Mountain	298	80	10	33/42	79%	47.0	275/28,542	9.6	2.0	148/722	20%	45.5	478/722	66%	7.0	96/722	13%	45.5
Macon	276	58	22	38/39	97%	12.0	91/17,720	5.1	35.5	65/368	18%	48.0	238/368	65%	9.5	65/368	18%	21.5
Middle	172	74	12.5	9/11	82%	46.0	63/13,969	4.5	40.0	60/200	30%	16.0	108/200	54%	34.0	32/200	16%	29.5
Mountain	162	82	9	18/19	95%	19.5	73/13,180	5.5	31.5	49/239	21%	42.0	170/239	71%	2.0	20/239	8%	51.0
Northeastern	270	46	31	34/35	97%	12.0	103/24,424	4.2	43.0	106/383	28%	19.5	221/383	58%	21.5	56/383	15%	33.5
Northern	124	47	29	24/24	100%	5.5	85/10,037	8.5	5.0	53/247	21%	42.0	149/247	60%	15.0	45/247	18%	21.5
Ocmulgee	220	66	17	27/29	93%	24.5	85/13,610	6.2	20.5	106/369	29%	17.5	214/369	58%	21.5	49/369	13%	45.5
Oconee	120	97	5	11/12	92%	29.5	64/9,902	6.5	17.0	42/137	31%	11.5	66/137	48%	47.5	29/137	21%	9.0
Ogeechee	116	29	42.5	7/9	78%	49.0	28/9,086	3.1	50.5	33/108	31%	11.5	60/108	56%	26.5	15/108	14%	39.0
Pataula	49	50	26	2/2	100%	5.5	12/2,544	4.7	39.0	14/43	33%	5.5	24/43	56%	26.5	5/43	12%	49.5
Paulding	81	17	47	13/13	100%	5.5	50/6,870	7.3	11.0	73/228	32%	7.0	113/228	50%	43.5	42/228	18%	21.5
Piedmont	148	30	40	21/22	95%	19.5	80/12,719	6.3	18.5	67/217	31%	11.5	114/217	53%	36.5	36/217	17%	26.0
Rockdale	83	36	35	9/9	100%	5.5	44/7,221	6.1	22.0	21/101	21%	42.0	67/101	66%	7.0	13/101	13%	45.5
Rome	102	46	31	25/27	93%	24.5	36/5,370	6.7	15.5	46/179	26%	24.0	108/179	60%	15.0	25/179	14%	39.0
South Georgia	58	29	42.5	7/9	78%	49.0	31/4,965	6.2	20.5	25/113	22%	37.0	58/113	51%	40.5	30/113	27%	2.5
Southern	404	73	14	25/29	86%	43.0	76/18,352	4.1	45.5	92/379	24%	32.0	205/379	54%	34.0	82/379	22%	6.5
Southwestern	144	75	11	14/16	88%	36.5	27/6,454	4.2	43.0	55/212	26%	24.0	126/212	59%	18.0	31/212	15%	33.5
Stone Mountain	631	37	34	89/93	96%	16.0	280/49,106	5.7	28.5	196/897	22%	37.0	523/897	58%	21.5	178/897	20%	12.5
Tallapoosa	117	61	20.5	18/18	100%	5.5	31/10,115	3.1	50.5	36/143	25%	28.0	78/143	55%	30.5	29/143	20%	12.5
Tifton	172	89	6	23/23	100%	5.5	85/20,452	4.2	43.0	82/224	37%	3.0	74/224	33%	51.0	68/224	30%	1.0
Toombs	66	61	20.5	8/9	89%	34.0	59/6,674	8.8	4.0	37/139	27%	21.5	77/139	55%	30.5	25/139	18%	21.5
Towaliga	105	63	18.5	13/15	87%	40.0	69/12,136	5.7	28.5	51/176	29%	17.5	88/176	50%	43.5	37/176	21%	9.0
Waycross	519	153	2	65/68	96%	16.0	158/33,018	4.8	38.0	205/661	31%	11.5	338/661	51%	40.5	118/661	18%	21.5
West Georgia	181	53	25	22/22	100%	5.5	108/25,067	4.3	41.0	93/340	27%	21.5	199/340	59%	18.0	48/340	14%	39.0
Western	218	67	16	15/16	94%	21.0	85/12,687	6.7	15.5	95/310	31%	11.5	175/310	56%	26.5	40/310	13%	45.5
Statewide	10919	43	na	1,356/1,474	92%	na	4,878/813,772	6.0	na	4,119/16,237	25%	na	9,264/16,237	57%	na	2,854/16,237	18%	na

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Children in Foster Care
During October 2023 through September 2024

	Children in Care on September 30 2024			IV-E Reimbursement Rate, Children In Care on September 30 2024			Long Term Foster Care Plan Goal, Children In Care on September 30 2024
JudicialCircuit	Count	per 10K	Rank	Count	Percent	Rank	Count	Percent	Rank
Alapaha	180	126	4	0/180	0%	26	3/180	2%	48.5
Alcovy	179	33	38	0/179	0%	26	11/179	6%	31.5
Appalachian	113	71	15	0/113	0%	26	7/113	6%	31.5
Atlanta	517	23	46	0/517	0%	26	74/517	14%	2.0
Atlantic	171	35	36	0/171	0%	26	13/171	8%	17.5
Augusta	455	84	7.5	0/455	0%	26	35/455	8%	17.5
Bell-Forsyth	90	13	50	0/90	0%	26	7/90	8%	17.5
Blue Ridge	350	55	24	0/350	0%	26	18/350	5%	36.0
Brunswick	266	56	23	0/266	0%	26	28/266	11%	6.0
Chattahoochee	520	84	7.5	0/520	0%	26	21/520	4%	41.5
Cherokee	194	49	27.5	0/194	0%	26	13/194	7%	25.0
Clayton	260	34	37	0/260	0%	26	11/260	4%	41.5
Cobb	441	26	45	0/441	0%	26	46/441	10%	9.0
Columbia	56	14	49	0/56	0%	26	5/56	9%	13.0
Conasauga	220	63	18.5	0/220	0%	26	9/220	4%	41.5
Cordele	262	219	1	0/262	0%	26	9/262	3%	46.0
Coweta	161	29	42.5	0/161	0%	26	12/161	7%	25.0
Dougherty	247	127	3	0/247	0%	26	18/247	7%	25.0
Douglas	149	40	33	0/149	0%	26	22/149	15%	1.0
Dublin	82	49	27.5	0/82	0%	26	11/82	13%	3.5
Eastern	291	46	31	0/291	0%	26	19/291	7%	25.0
Enotah	128	74	12.5	0/128	0%	26	9/128	7%	25.0
Flint	71	11	51	0/71	0%	26	5/71	7%	25.0
Griffin	161	29	42.5	0/161	0%	26	16/161	10%	9.0
Gwinnett	381	15	48	0/381	0%	26	37/381	10%	9.0
Houston	138	31	39	0/138	0%	26	7/138	5%	36.0
Lookout Mountain	298	80	10	0/298	0%	26	24/298	8%	17.5
Macon	276	58	22	0/276	0%	26	33/276	12%	5.0
Middle	172	74	12.5	0/172	0%	26	7/172	4%	41.5
Mountain	162	82	9	0/162	0%	26	8/162	5%	36.0
Northeastern	270	46	31	0/270	0%	26	26/270	10%	9.0
Northern	124	47	29	0/124	0%	26	16/124	13%	3.5
Ocmulgee	220	66	17	0/220	0%	26	18/220	8%	17.5
Oconee	120	97	5	0/120	0%	26	7/120	6%	31.5
Ogeechee	116	29	42.5	0/116	0%	26	3/116	3%	46.0
Pataula	49	50	26	0/49	0%	26	3/49	6%	31.5
Paulding	81	17	47	0/81	0%	26	4/81	5%	36.0
Piedmont	148	30	40	0/148	0%	26	11/148	7%	25.0
Rockdale	83	36	35	0/83	0%	26	4/83	5%	36.0
Rome	102	46	31	0/102	0%	26	7/102	7%	25.0
South Georgia	58	29	42.5	0/58	0%	26	5/58	9%	13.0
Southern	404	73	14	0/404	0%	26	16/404	4%	41.5
Southwestern	144	75	11	0/144	0%	26	2/144	1%	50.0
Stone Mountain	631	37	34	0/631	0%	26	66/631	10%	9.0
Tallapoosa	117	61	20.5	0/117	0%	26	3/117	3%	46.0
Tifton	172	89	6	0/172	0%	26	15/172	9%	13.0
Toombs	66	61	20.5	0/66	0%	26	0/66	0%	51.0
Towaliga	105	63	18.5	0/105	0%	26	8/105	8%	17.5
Waycross	519	153	2	0/519	0%	26	23/519	4%	41.5
West Georgia	181	53	25	0/181	0%	26	13/181	7%	25.0
Western	218	67	16	0/218	0%	26	5/218	2%	48.5
Statewide	10919	43	na	0/10,919	0%	na	793/10,919	7%	na

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Children in Foster Care
During October 2023 through September 2024

	Children in Care on September 30 2024			Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on September 30 2023			Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on September 30 2024			Permanence within 12 Months, Children In Care on September 30 2023			Permanence within 12 Months, Children with Both TPRs In Care on September 30 2023
JudicialCircuit	Count	per 10K	Rank	Count	months	Rank	Count	months	Rank	Count	Percent	Rank	Count	Percent	Rank
Alapaha	180	126	4	132	17.5	25	180	8.9	49	42/132	32%	34.5	6/10	60%	22.0
Alcovy	179	33	38	202	18.5	14	179	20.8	11	62/202	31%	38.5	12/24	50%	33.5
Appalachian	113	71	15	162	11.6	46	113	14.6	32	88/162	54%	2.0	16/33	48%	36.5
Atlanta	517	23	46	406	17.7	21.5	517	12.8	44.5	97/406	24%	45.0	9/19	47%	38.5
Atlantic	171	35	36	149	23.4	4	171	14.9	30	48/149	32%	34.5	9/17	53%	27.0
Augusta	455	84	7.5	404	22.8	6	455	15.9	24	125/404	31%	38.5	31/40	78%	7.5
Bell-Forsyth	90	13	50	90	8.6	49	90	15.5	25	29/90	32%	34.5	3/13	23%	47.0
Blue Ridge	350	55	24	437	15.2	31.5	350	18.8	16	163/437	37%	20.5	25/34	74%	11.0
Brunswick	266	56	23	313	18.9	12	266	20.4	12.5	118/313	38%	19.0	31/58	53%	27.0
Chattahoochee	520	84	7.5	469	17.1	26	520	17.1	19	124/469	26%	42.0	23/59	39%	41.0
Cherokee	194	49	27.5	271	14.3	38	194	14.5	33.5	132/271	49%	4.0	35/45	78%	7.5
Clayton	260	34	37	196	17.8	19	260	15.2	26	36/196	18%	49.0	4/23	17%	49.0
Cobb	441	26	45	456	17.6	23.5	441	16.5	21.5	159/456	35%	28.0	33/48	69%	15.0
Columbia	56	14	49	55	12.5	42	56	14.2	35	20/55	36%	24.0	2/4	50%	33.5
Conasauga	220	63	18.5	206	12.4	43	220	11.2	47	95/206	46%	6.5	24/31	77%	9.0
Cordele	262	219	1	271	18	17	262	25.2	3	67/271	25%	43.0	10/26	38%	42.5
Coweta	161	29	42.5	167	11.5	47	161	13.9	38.5	73/167	44%	10.0	13/24	54%	24.0
Dougherty	247	127	3	247	55	1	247	62.6	1	27/247	11%	51.0	10/31	32%	46.0
Douglas	149	40	33	131	32.8	2	149	26.2	2	31/131	24%	45.0	9/17	53%	27.0
Dublin	82	49	27.5	87	19.7	10	82	23.9	6	27/87	31%	38.5	12/15	80%	5.5
Eastern	291	46	31	273	19.6	11	291	22.1	7	64/273	23%	47.0	19/29	66%	18.0
Enotah	128	74	12.5	149	14.6	36	128	12.8	44.5	69/149	46%	6.5	14/22	64%	20.0
Flint	71	11	51	87	21.4	7	71	21.6	8	31/87	36%	24.0	9/11	82%	4.0
Griffin	161	29	42.5	149	15.9	29	161	16.5	21.5	45/149	30%	41.0	9/17	53%	27.0
Gwinnett	381	15	48	346	25.6	3	381	20.9	10	70/346	20%	48.0	19/50	38%	42.5
Houston	138	31	39	137	11.8	45	138	14.1	36	57/137	42%	12.5	8/13	62%	21.0
Lookout Mountain	298	80	10	279	13.6	39	298	13.9	38.5	109/279	39%	17.0	26/50	52%	30.0
Macon	276	58	22	242	18.2	16	276	19.9	14	40/242	17%	50.0	8/36	22%	48.0
Middle	172	74	12.5	162	15.2	31.5	172	15	28.5	56/162	35%	28.0	7/10	70%	14.0
Mountain	162	82	9	170	14.4	37	162	15.1	27	61/170	36%	24.0	18/35	51%	31.0
Northeastern	270	46	31	305	12	44	270	14	37	124/305	41%	14.5	39/55	71%	13.0
Northern	124	47	29	120	16	28	124	13.3	41	43/120	36%	24.0	11/23	48%	36.5
Ocmulgee	220	66	17	246	13.4	40	220	15	28.5	91/246	37%	20.5	20/44	45%	40.0
Oconee	120	97	5	99	17.6	23.5	120	13.2	42.5	34/99	34%	30.5	8/10	80%	5.5
Ogeechee	116	29	42.5	118	18.4	15	116	24.6	4	42/118	36%	24.0	27/36	75%	10.0
Pataula	49	50	26	58	20.3	8	49	21	9	26/58	45%	8.5	8/9	89%	2.0
Paulding	81	17	47	106	15	34.5	81	17.8	18	48/106	45%	8.5	6/6	100%	1.0
Piedmont	148	30	40	161	17.8	19	148	13.2	42.5	69/161	43%	11.0	26/49	53%	27.0
Rockdale	83	36	35	63	12.7	41	83	14.5	33.5	15/63	24%	45.0	0/13	0%	51.0
Rome	102	46	31	133	15.3	30	102	16.9	20	52/133	39%	17.0	10/17	59%	23.0
South Georgia	58	29	42.5	74	15.1	33	58	13.4	40	31/74	42%	12.5	1/9	11%	50.0
Southern	404	73	14	446	18.6	13	404	24.5	5	138/446	31%	38.5	22/47	47%	38.5
Southwestern	144	75	11	172	23	5	144	17.9	17	59/172	34%	30.5	17/49	35%	44.0
Stone Mountain	631	37	34	638	17.7	21.5	631	16.3	23	212/638	33%	32.0	22/33	67%	16.5
Tallapoosa	117	61	20.5	117	9.8	48	117	14.7	31	38/117	32%	34.5	3/6	50%	33.5
Tifton	172	89	6	142	16.2	27	172	10.1	48	58/142	41%	14.5	7/21	33%	45.0
Toombs	66	61	20.5	62	5.6	51	66	8.2	51	32/62	52%	3.0	2/3	67%	16.5
Towaliga	105	63	18.5	113	15	34.5	105	8.5	50	64/113	57%	1.0	29/34	85%	3.0
Waycross	519	153	2	572	19.8	9	519	20.4	12.5	198/572	35%	28.0	49/67	73%	12.0
West Georgia	181	53	25	182	8.4	50	181	11.9	46	86/182	47%	5.0	4/8	50%	33.5
Western	218	67	16	236	17.8	19	218	18.9	15	91/236	39%	17.0	17/26	65%	19.0
Statewide	10919	43	na	11008	17.3	na	10919	16.7	na	3,716/11,008	34%	na	782/1,409	56%	na

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Children in Foster Care
During October 2023 through September 2024

	In Care Over 18 Months on September 30 2024			In Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2024			In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2024			In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months with Both TPRs on September 30 2024			In Care Over 18 Months on September 30 2023 Permanent within 12 Months			In Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2023 Permanent within 12 Months			Entering 18th Month In Care during October 2022 through September 2023 Permanent within 12 Months
JudicialCircuit	Count	Percent	Rank	Count	Percent	Rank	Count	Percent	Rank	Count	Percent	Rank	Count	Percent	Rank	Count	Percent	Rank	Count	Percent	Rank
Alapaha	64/180	36%	43.5	53/180	29%	39.0	49/180	27%	37.0	5/49	10%	43.0	18/59	31%	36.0	12/36	33%	24.0	20/47	43%	21.0
Alcovy	98/179	55%	9.5	78/179	44%	12.0	74/179	41%	10.0	20/74	27%	21.5	29/102	28%	39.5	28/85	33%	24.0	12/50	24%	43.0
Appalachian	42/113	37%	42.0	34/113	30%	36.0	30/113	27%	37.0	19/30	63%	2.5	19/45	42%	16.5	10/26	38%	19.5	17/35	49%	17.0
Atlanta	215/517	42%	32.0	167/517	32%	31.5	156/517	30%	30.5	19/156	12%	39.0	40/199	20%	46.0	27/171	16%	46.5	27/64	42%	22.0
Atlantic	77/171	45%	25.5	65/171	38%	18.5	65/171	38%	14.0	12/65	18%	31.0	31/83	37%	25.5	25/68	37%	21.5	8/35	23%	44.0
Augusta	216/455	47%	22.0	178/455	39%	16.5	164/455	36%	18.0	5/164	3%	51.0	65/235	28%	39.5	58/193	30%	33.0	39/114	34%	32.5
Bell-Forsyth	35/90	39%	40.0	14/90	16%	49.0	14/90	16%	49.0	10/14	71%	1.0	15/30	50%	4.0	12/24	50%	4.0	7/13	54%	10.5
Blue Ridge	180/350	51%	15.5	122/350	35%	24.5	107/350	31%	28.5	14/107	13%	37.5	81/200	40%	21.0	56/137	41%	12.0	47/128	37%	29.0
Brunswick	150/266	56%	6.5	115/266	43%	14.5	108/266	41%	10.0	30/108	28%	20.0	73/158	46%	11.0	61/133	46%	5.0	20/57	35%	31.0
Chattahoochee	246/520	47%	22.0	191/520	37%	21.0	170/520	33%	24.0	50/170	29%	19.0	67/230	29%	37.5	54/179	30%	33.0	30/101	30%	37.0
Cherokee	78/194	40%	38.5	63/194	32%	31.5	56/194	29%	32.0	18/56	32%	17.5	54/118	46%	11.0	27/67	40%	14.5	47/89	53%	13.0
Clayton	123/260	47%	22.0	101/260	39%	16.5	95/260	37%	16.5	18/95	19%	28.5	13/98	13%	49.0	9/75	12%	50.0	4/45	9%	50.0
Cobb	200/441	45%	25.5	137/441	31%	34.0	125/441	28%	33.5	21/125	17%	33.0	85/224	38%	23.5	77/190	41%	12.0	14/78	18%	46.5
Columbia	20/56	36%	43.5	15/56	27%	42.0	15/56	27%	37.0	5/15	33%	15.5	7/14	50%	4.0	5/11	45%	7.0	7/12	58%	6.5
Conasauga	60/220	27%	49.0	42/220	19%	48.0	42/220	19%	47.0	9/42	21%	26.0	40/80	50%	4.0	15/48	31%	29.5	42/62	68%	2.0
Cordele	170/262	65%	2.0	136/262	52%	3.0	111/262	42%	7.5	14/111	13%	37.5	32/136	24%	43.5	21/104	20%	43.0	21/76	28%	40.5
Coweta	64/161	40%	38.5	34/161	21%	46.5	34/161	21%	45.5	17/34	50%	6.0	23/55	42%	16.5	10/27	37%	21.5	34/60	57%	8.0
Dougherty	189/247	77%	1.0	184/247	74%	1.0	178/247	72%	1.0	28/178	16%	34.5	22/194	11%	51.0	22/192	11%	51.0	0/16	0%	51.0
Douglas	81/149	54%	12.5	77/149	52%	3.0	70/149	47%	3.0	7/70	10%	43.0	18/94	19%	47.0	14/88	16%	46.5	16/32	50%	16.0
Dublin	47/82	57%	5.0	41/82	50%	6.0	40/82	49%	2.0	4/40	10%	43.0	18/49	37%	25.5	5/29	17%	44.5	18/34	53%	13.0
Eastern	163/291	56%	6.5	131/291	45%	9.5	126/291	43%	5.5	23/126	18%	31.0	36/144	25%	42.0	31/115	27%	38.5	18/63	29%	39.0
Enotah	52/128	41%	35.5	44/128	34%	26.0	42/128	33%	24.0	15/42	36%	13.0	23/64	36%	28.5	21/47	45%	7.0	13/43	30%	37.0
Flint	37/71	52%	14.0	27/71	38%	18.5	27/71	38%	14.0	2/27	7%	47.0	23/47	49%	6.0	21/38	55%	2.5	3/26	12%	49.0
Griffin	70/161	43%	29.0	56/161	35%	24.5	53/161	33%	24.0	11/53	21%	26.0	16/69	23%	45.0	15/60	25%	40.0	8/26	31%	34.5
Gwinnett	209/381	55%	9.5	182/381	48%	7.0	169/381	44%	4.0	30/169	18%	31.0	53/207	26%	41.0	41/177	23%	41.5	26/66	39%	26.0
Houston	48/138	35%	45.5	34/138	25%	44.0	32/138	23%	43.0	7/32	22%	23.5	13/32	41%	19.5	9/24	38%	19.5	7/19	37%	29.0
Lookout Mountain	123/298	41%	35.5	85/298	29%	39.0	81/298	27%	37.0	31/81	38%	12.0	47/110	43%	14.0	33/84	39%	17.0	32/54	59%	4.0
Macon	151/276	55%	9.5	122/276	44%	12.0	112/276	41%	10.0	39/112	35%	14.0	16/126	13%	49.0	15/100	15%	48.0	9/51	18%	46.5
Middle	70/172	41%	35.5	56/172	33%	28.0	49/172	28%	33.5	5/49	10%	43.0	24/66	36%	28.5	13/44	30%	33.0	26/45	58%	6.5
Mountain	69/162	43%	29.0	48/162	30%	36.0	48/162	30%	30.5	20/48	42%	9.0	34/73	47%	8.0	19/43	44%	9.0	20/43	47%	18.5
Northeastern	103/270	38%	41.0	73/270	27%	42.0	70/270	26%	40.0	23/70	33%	15.5	53/113	47%	8.0	25/79	32%	27.0	50/92	54%	10.5
Northern	44/124	35%	45.5	36/124	29%	39.0	31/124	25%	41.0	10/31	32%	17.5	11/45	24%	43.5	10/36	28%	36.5	10/39	26%	42.0
Ocmulgee	104/220	47%	22.0	82/220	37%	21.0	78/220	35%	20.0	36/78	46%	8.0	37/103	36%	28.5	11/66	17%	44.5	34/61	56%	9.0
Oconee	50/120	42%	32.0	36/120	30%	36.0	28/120	23%	43.0	2/28	7%	47.0	23/49	47%	8.0	17/38	45%	7.0	7/17	41%	23.5
Ogeechee	68/116	59%	4.0	60/116	52%	3.0	49/116	42%	7.5	20/49	41%	10.0	27/59	46%	11.0	20/46	43%	10.0	10/36	28%	40.5
Pataula	25/49	51%	15.5	23/49	47%	8.0	21/49	43%	5.5	2/21	10%	43.0	14/33	42%	16.5	7/21	33%	24.0	10/17	59%	4.0
Paulding	40/81	49%	18.0	26/81	32%	31.5	22/81	27%	37.0	1/22	5%	49.0	22/38	58%	2.0	12/22	55%	2.5	14/37	38%	27.0
Piedmont	64/148	43%	29.0	47/148	32%	31.5	46/148	31%	28.5	27/46	59%	4.5	35/80	44%	13.0	16/52	31%	29.5	36/61	59%	4.0
Rockdale	35/83	42%	32.0	27/83	33%	28.0	27/83	33%	24.0	17/27	63%	2.5	4/31	13%	49.0	3/23	13%	49.0	6/20	30%	37.0
Rome	48/102	47%	22.0	34/102	33%	28.0	33/102	32%	27.0	7/33	21%	26.0	25/60	42%	16.5	21/54	39%	17.0	6/15	40%	25.0
South Georgia	24/58	41%	35.5	21/58	36%	23.0	19/58	33%	24.0	9/19	47%	7.0	12/31	39%	22.0	12/29	41%	12.0	9/19	47%	18.5
Southern	250/404	62%	3.0	208/404	51%	5.0	160/404	40%	12.0	26/160	16%	34.5	76/231	33%	32.5	58/180	32%	27.0	23/112	21%	45.0
Southwestern	72/144	50%	17.0	65/144	45%	9.5	51/144	35%	20.0	30/51	59%	4.5	32/97	33%	32.5	27/84	32%	27.0	11/30	37%	29.0
Stone Mountain	300/631	48%	19.0	233/631	37%	21.0	218/631	35%	20.0	8/218	4%	50.0	93/316	29%	37.5	75/253	30%	33.0	36/105	34%	32.5
Tallapoosa	51/117	44%	27.0	32/117	27%	42.0	27/117	23%	43.0	6/27	22%	23.5	13/41	32%	34.5	9/32	28%	36.5	16/30	53%	13.0
Tifton	53/172	31%	47.0	39/172	23%	45.0	31/172	18%	48.0	12/31	39%	11.0	27/66	41%	19.5	14/51	27%	38.5	23/30	77%	1.0
Toombs	16/66	24%	51.0	14/66	21%	46.5	14/66	21%	45.5	1/14	7%	47.0	9/25	36%	28.5	7/18	39%	17.0	2/15	13%	48.0
Towaliga	27/105	26%	50.0	16/105	15%	50.0	15/105	14%	50.0	4/15	27%	21.5	30/47	64%	1.0	21/31	68%	1.0	17/38	45%	20.0
Waycross	283/519	55%	9.5	224/519	43%	14.5	198/519	38%	14.0	22/198	11%	40.0	123/326	38%	23.5	89/224	40%	14.5	48/157	31%	34.5
West Georgia	50/181	28%	48.0	24/181	13%	51.0	21/181	12%	51.0	4/21	19%	28.5	11/34	32%	34.5	5/22	23%	41.5	13/25	52%	15.0
Western	117/218	54%	12.5	97/218	44%	12.0	81/218	37%	16.5	11/81	14%	36.0	38/113	34%	31.0	22/73	30%	33.0	26/64	41%	23.5
Statewide	5,171/10,919	47%	na	4,049/10,919	37%	na	3,682/10,919	34%	na	786/3,682	21%	na	1,750/5,279	33%	na	1,247/4,049	31%	na	999/2,604	38%	na

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