Summary Measures: Children in Foster Care During October 2022 through September 2023

Children in Foster Care
During October 2022 through September 2023

	Children in Region on September 30 2023	AIAN Children on AIAN Lands in Region on September 30 2023	Children in Care on September 30 2022			Children in Care on September 30 2023			Average Daily Children in Care			Total Children Served in Foster Care During October 2022 through September 2023	Total Days Children Spent in Foster Care During October 2022 through September 2023			Total Days Children Spent in Foster Care Away From Family During October 2022 through September 2023			Accumulated Out of Home Placement-Days on September 30 2023
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	15488	na	146	95	6.5	134	87	7.5	138	89	6	201	50208	32469	6	37934	24532	7	85949	55494	11
Alcovy	53495	na	239	45	33	208	39	34	216	40.6	34	320	79291	14871	33	57900	10859	34	163368	30539	34
Appalachian	16257	na	166	102	4	165	101	4	161	98.6	4	264	58774	36069	5	40968	25141	5	80916	49773	17
Atlanta	223088	na	433	19	46	410	18	46	428	19.1	46	629	156687	7009	46	116226	5199	46	402771	18054	43
Atlantic	45997	na	165	36	37.5	149	32	38.5	165	36	38	221	60410	13169	38	45545	9929	37	110295	23979	36
Augusta	91580	na	490	54	27	455	50	29	480	52.4	28	676	175792	19200	28	134793	14722	29	360856	39403	27
Bell-Forsyth	68529	na	65	10	49	92	13	49	85	12.5	49	139	30510	4471	49	22140	3244	49	50665	7393	49
Blue Ridge	63290	na	386	61	24	433	68	20.5	433	68.3	20	617	157030	24866	20	121782	19284	19	271759	42939	20
Brunswick	45489	na	327	71	17.5	309	68	20.5	325	71.2	17.5	432	119026	26049	18	96284	21072	11	259746	57101	10
Chattahoochee	63329	na	405	64	22	460	73	14.5	430	68	21	597	156179	24685	21	113618	17958	22	392380	61959	9
Cherokee	39688	na	304	77	15	284	72	16	286	72	16	453	104390	26314	16	77761	19602	16	159820	40269	25
Clayton	75824	na	187	24	45	200	26	44	196	25.5	44	272	71254	9325	44	60580	7928	43	166142	21912	39
Cobb	167711	na	440	26	41.5	454	27	43	449	26.7	43	641	163849	9715	43	122269	7249	44	356160	21237	40
Conasauga	34586	na	225	64	22	208	60	25	219	62.8	23	349	80064	23003	23	60009	17241	25	125475	36279	29
Cordele	11933	na	278	227	1	274	230	1	279	231.3	1	367	101757	84235	1	71645	59308	1	226467	189782	2
Coweta	87745	na	317	36	37.5	351	40	33	346	39.4	35	567	125199	14263	36	85655	9758	38	155597	17733	44
Dougherty	18347	na	285	151	3	248	135	3	257	138	3	321	94124	50584	3	81678	43896	3	428371	233483	1
Douglas	36935	na	178	48	31.5	134	36	36	158	42.5	31.5	218	58192	15720	31	44293	11965	32	150628	40782	23
Dublin	16389	na	106	64	22	86	52	28	94	57.1	25.5	126	34554	21053	25	28755	17520	24	66322	40467	24
Eastern	58131	na	294	50	29.5	278	48	30	283	48.5	29	395	103524	17728	29	90507	15499	28	247401	42559	21
Enotah	17873	na	174	98	5	159	89	6	175	98.5	5	245	64603	36314	4	52648	29594	4	98843	55303	12
Flint	63159	na	98	16	48	88	14	47.5	95	15	48	127	34763	5542	48	27481	4381	48	66490	10527	48
Griffin	52868	na	178	34	39.5	147	28	42	167	31.8	41	243	61561	11658	40	46048	8720	41	101825	19260	42
Gwinnett	243802	na	408	17	47	341	14	47.5	370	15.2	47	527	135804	5554	47	111513	4560	47	340022	13947	46
Houston	43001	na	111	26	41.5	138	32	38.5	137	31.9	40	203	49636	11628	41	36943	8654	42	64544	15010	45
Lookout Mountain	38068	na	331	87	9	276	73	14.5	312	81.8	11	497	114147	29920	12	90987	23849	8	176501	46365	19
Macon	44096	na	232	52	28	238	54	27	243	55	27	315	88602	20042	27	75016	16969	26	226738	51419	15
Middle	23378	na	162	69	19	162	69	19	164	70.1	19	223	60016	25681	19	42882	18349	20	92894	39736	26
Mountain	19199	na	182	95	6.5	167	87	7.5	166	86.4	7	255	60506	31588	7	47959	25038	6	105960	55190	13
Northeastern	55376	na	329	59	25.5	303	55	26	316	57.1	25.5	521	115995	20924	26	93278	16827	27	172585	31166	32
Northern	25475	na	122	48	31.5	121	47	31	122	48.1	30	172	44643	17581	30	34473	13576	30	68266	26797	35
Ocmulgee	33419	na	237	71	17.5	247	74	12.5	249	74.4	15	346	91155	27263	15	74328	22231	9	156978	46973	18
Oconee	12860	na	109	83	10.5	97	75	11	107	82.3	9.5	140	39173	30092	10	23763	18254	21	84818	65955	7
Ogeechee	39443	na	156	40	35	115	29	41	133	33.7	39	183	49066	12505	39	40903	10425	35	89177	22609	38
Pataula	8916	na	76	83	10.5	63	71	17.5	72	80.4	13	90	26567	29452	13	16092	17840	23	60902	68306	5
Paulding	45984	na	116	25	43.5	104	23	45	112	24.4	45	172	40822	8921	45	31669	6921	45	55656	12103	47
Piedmont	47948	na	201	43	34	160	33	37	185	38.8	36	267	68089	14322	35	54169	11394	33	108507	22630	37
Rockdale	22029	na	55	25	43.5	66	30	40	63	28.6	42	84	22845	10379	42	20221	9187	40	46268	21003	41
Rome	21843	na	165	75	16	133	61	24	138	63	22	222	50929	23223	22	45516	20755	12	110856	50751	16
South Georgia	18289	na	93	50	29.5	75	41	32	78	42.5	31.5	129	28777	15672	32	17851	9721	39	57052	31195	31
Southern	54713	na	375	68	20	445	81	9	418	76.3	14	520	151735	27716	14	110124	20115	14	345577	63162	8
Southwestern	18439	na	147	79	13	173	94	5	157	84.4	8	193	56969	30713	8	36195	19514	18	151008	81896	4
Stone Mountain	168686	na	585	34	39.5	629	37	35	617	36.4	37	870	224428	13253	37	172674	10197	36	528803	31348	30
Tallapoosa	18571	na	108	59	25.5	116	62	23	114	61.8	24	187	41739	22553	24	36345	19639	15	71839	38683	28
Tifton	17975	na	145	80	12	141	78	10	148	82.3	9.5	215	54250	30104	9	38529	21380	10	121130	67388	6
Toombs	10264	na	40	39	36	66	64	22	43	42	33	82	15339	14866	34	12524	12138	31	31461	30652	33
Towaliga	15859	na	121	78	14	113	71	17.5	112	71.2	17.5	179	41011	26081	17	31930	20306	13	65605	41368	22
Waycross	33351	na	626	187	2	575	172	2	615	184	2	841	225393	67500	2	160759	48144	2	493301	147912	3
Western	32259	na	293	91	8	238	74	12.5	262	81.2	12	366	96703	29958	11	63141	19561	17	175744	54479	14
Statewide	2480974	na	11411	46	na	11028	44	na	11317	45.6	na	16219	4136080	16653	na	3156303	12708	na	8530438	34383	na

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Children in Foster Care
During October 2022 through September 2023

	Children in Care on September 30 2023			Average Monthly Foster Care Costs During October 2022 through September 2023			Children in Congregate Settings on September 30 2023			Children In Care with Both TPRs on September 30 2023			17-Year-Olds In Care with Both TPRs on September 30 2023
JudicialCircuit	Count	per 10K	Rank	Count	per 10K	Rank	Count	per 10K	Rank	Count	per 10K	Rank	Count	per 10K	Rank
Alapaha	134	87	7.5	10195	6593	14	17	11	11	10	6.5	22.5	0	0	46.5
Alcovy	208	39	34	12976	2434	38	38	7.1	24	19	3.6	31	1	0.2	36.5
Appalachian	165	101	4	16679	10236	8	22	13.5	6	22	13.5	6.5	1	0.6	23.5
Atlanta	410	18	46	53752	2405	39	83	3.7	43.5	12	0.5	48	4	0.2	36.5
Atlantic	149	32	38.5	16106	3511	29	25	5.4	36	13	2.8	35	1	0.2	36.5
Augusta	455	50	29	41776	4563	20	57	6.2	28.5	7	0.8	47	1	0.1	42
Bell-Forsyth	92	13	49	3129	458	49	14	2	48	12	1.8	42.5	2	0.3	31
Blue Ridge	433	68	20.5	22673	3590	27	74	11.7	9	29	4.6	28	1	0.2	36.5
Brunswick	309	68	20.5	21611	4729	18	49	10.8	12	53	11.7	9.5	7	1.5	9.5
Chattahoochee	460	73	14.5	26038	4116	23	32	5.1	37	49	7.7	18	1	0.2	36.5
Cherokee	284	72	16	31261	7880	12	38	9.6	16	30	7.6	19.5	2	0.5	27
Clayton	200	26	44	12012	1572	46	28	3.7	43.5	25	3.3	33	5	0.7	22
Cobb	454	27	43	29993	1778	42	65	3.9	41.5	36	2.1	38.5	2	0.1	42
Conasauga	208	60	25	14367	4128	22	41	11.9	8	31	9	14	1	0.3	31
Cordele	274	230	1	22428	18566	1	17	14.2	5	23	19.3	2	2	1.7	5.5
Coweta	351	40	33	35697	4067	24	50	5.7	32.5	23	2.6	37	2	0.2	36.5
Dougherty	248	135	3	18072	9712	9	28	15.3	3	24	13.1	8	3	1.6	7.5
Douglas	134	36	36	17243	4658	19	21	5.7	32.5	13	3.5	32	5	1.4	11
Dublin	86	52	28	6817	4153	21	19	11.6	10	7	4.3	29	1	0.6	23.5
Eastern	278	48	30	29261	5011	17	34	5.8	31	31	5.3	26	1	0.2	36.5
Enotah	159	89	6	17250	9696	10	17	9.5	17	14	7.8	16.5	3	1.7	5.5
Flint	88	14	47.5	12817	2043	40	18	2.8	46	12	1.9	40.5	1	0.2	36.5
Griffin	147	28	42	15375	2912	35	35	6.6	26	10	1.9	40.5	0	0	46.5
Gwinnett	341	14	47.5	14354	587	47	51	2.1	47	44	1.8	42.5	2	0.1	42
Houston	138	32	38.5	7237	1695	44	15	3.5	45	7	1.6	44	0	0	46.5
Lookout Mountain	276	73	14.5	30998	8125	11	38	10	14	36	9.5	13	3	0.8	20.5
Macon	238	54	27	8030	1816	41	38	8.6	20	32	7.3	21	5	1.1	15
Middle	162	69	19	6314	2702	36	21	9	19	5	2.1	38.5	0	0	46.5
Mountain	167	87	7.5	20678	10795	7	25	13	7	30	15.6	3	2	1	17.5
Northeastern	303	55	26	31742	5726	16	42	7.6	22	34	6.1	24	3	0.5	27
Northern	121	47	31	8978	3536	28	20	7.9	21	15	5.9	25	5	2	3
Ocmulgee	247	74	12.5	20417	6106	15	25	7.5	23	36	10.8	11	5	1.5	9.5
Oconee	97	75	11	9570	7352	13	8	6.2	28.5	5	3.9	30	1	0.8	20.5
Ogeechee	115	29	41	13115	3343	30	5	1.3	49	30	7.6	19.5	2	0.5	27
Pataula	63	71	17.5	10956	12146	6	4	4.5	38	13	14.6	5	1	1.1	15
Paulding	104	23	45	15085	3297	32	19	4.1	40	2	0.4	49	0	0	46.5
Piedmont	160	33	37	15043	3164	33	20	4.2	39	46	9.6	12	10	2.1	2
Rockdale	66	30	40	1073	487	48	15	6.8	25	7	3.2	34	1	0.5	27
Rome	133	61	24	39757	18128	2	37	16.9	2	17	7.8	16.5	4	1.8	4
South Georgia	75	41	32	3202	1744	43	10	5.5	34.5	9	4.9	27	1	0.5	27
Southern	445	81	9	18250	3334	31	34	6.2	28.5	46	8.4	15	5	0.9	19
Southwestern	173	94	5	4529	2441	37	18	9.8	15	42	22.8	1	2	1.1	15
Stone Mountain	629	37	35	63368	3742	26	92	5.5	34.5	18	1.1	45	5	0.3	31
Tallapoosa	116	62	23	23568	12735	5	17	9.2	18	5	2.7	36	3	1.6	7.5
Tifton	141	78	10	27326	15163	4	27	15	4	21	11.7	9.5	8	4.5	1
Toombs	66	64	22	1662	1610	45	4	3.9	41.5	1	1	46	1	1	17.5
Towaliga	113	71	17.5	4806	3057	34	16	10.1	13	24	15.1	4	2	1.3	12
Waycross	575	172	2	50682	15178	3	65	19.5	1	45	13.5	6.5	4	1.2	13
Western	238	74	12.5	12124	3756	25	20	6.2	28.5	21	6.5	22.5	0	0	46.5
Statewide	11028	44	na	950389	3827	na	1508	6.1	na	1096	4.4	na	122	0.5	na

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Children in Foster Care
During October 2022 through September 2023

	Children in Care on September 30 2023			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	134	87	7.5	83/134	62%	24.0	27/134	20%	20.0	5/134	4%	14.0	0/134	0%	25	17/134	13%	30.5	0/134	0%	41.0	2/134	1%	21.0	0/134	0%	26.0
Alcovy	208	39	34	123/208	59%	31.5	40/208	19%	23.0	2/208	1%	42.0	0/208	0%	25	38/208	18%	9.5	4/208	2%	14.5	1/208	0%	40.0	0/208	0%	26.0
Appalachian	165	101	4	92/165	56%	39.0	42/165	25%	10.0	6/165	4%	14.0	0/165	0%	25	22/165	13%	30.5	2/165	1%	25.5	1/165	1%	21.0	0/165	0%	26.0
Atlanta	410	18	46	207/410	50%	47.0	88/410	21%	18.0	1/410	0%	47.0	0/410	0%	25	83/410	20%	6.0	11/410	3%	9.0	16/410	4%	1.5	4/410	1%	1.5
Atlantic	149	32	38.5	81/149	54%	41.5	29/149	19%	23.0	11/149	7%	5.5	0/149	0%	25	25/149	17%	12.0	0/149	0%	41.0	3/149	2%	8.0	0/149	0%	26.0
Augusta	455	50	29	286/455	63%	19.5	74/455	16%	30.5	23/455	5%	9.0	0/455	0%	25	57/455	13%	30.5	9/455	2%	14.5	6/455	1%	21.0	0/455	0%	26.0
Bell-Forsyth	92	13	49	59/92	64%	14.5	17/92	18%	26.0	2/92	2%	30.5	0/92	0%	25	14/92	15%	19.0	0/92	0%	41.0	0/92	0%	40.0	0/92	0%	26.0
Blue Ridge	433	68	20.5	258/433	60%	27.0	84/433	19%	23.0	10/433	2%	30.5	0/433	0%	25	74/433	17%	12.0	0/433	0%	41.0	3/433	1%	21.0	4/433	1%	1.5
Brunswick	309	68	20.5	196/309	63%	19.5	50/309	16%	30.5	12/309	4%	14.0	0/309	0%	25	49/309	16%	15.0	1/309	0%	41.0	1/309	0%	40.0	0/309	0%	26.0
Chattahoochee	460	73	14.5	284/460	62%	24.0	129/460	28%	4.5	9/460	2%	30.5	0/460	0%	25	32/460	7%	45.0	0/460	0%	41.0	6/460	1%	21.0	0/460	0%	26.0
Cherokee	284	72	16	167/284	59%	31.5	69/284	24%	12.0	7/284	2%	30.5	0/284	0%	25	38/284	13%	30.5	3/284	1%	25.5	0/284	0%	40.0	0/284	0%	26.0
Clayton	200	26	44	141/200	70%	8.0	16/200	8%	46.5	4/200	2%	30.5	0/200	0%	25	28/200	14%	24.5	3/200	2%	14.5	8/200	4%	1.5	0/200	0%	26.0
Cobb	454	27	43	265/454	58%	35.5	94/454	21%	18.0	6/454	1%	42.0	0/454	0%	25	65/454	14%	24.5	16/454	4%	6.5	8/454	2%	8.0	0/454	0%	26.0
Conasauga	208	60	25	113/208	54%	41.5	31/208	15%	33.5	10/208	5%	9.0	0/208	0%	25	41/208	20%	6.0	10/208	5%	5.0	3/208	1%	21.0	0/208	0%	26.0
Cordele	274	230	1	173/274	63%	19.5	70/274	26%	7.5	2/274	1%	42.0	0/274	0%	25	17/274	6%	47.0	10/274	4%	6.5	2/274	1%	21.0	0/274	0%	26.0
Coweta	351	40	33	203/351	58%	35.5	80/351	23%	14.0	8/351	2%	30.5	0/351	0%	25	50/351	14%	24.5	9/351	3%	9.0	1/351	0%	40.0	0/351	0%	26.0
Dougherty	248	135	3	192/248	77%	1.5	21/248	8%	46.5	3/248	1%	42.0	0/248	0%	25	28/248	11%	37.5	2/248	1%	25.5	2/248	1%	21.0	0/248	0%	26.0
Douglas	134	36	36	80/134	60%	27.0	18/134	13%	39.0	10/134	7%	5.5	0/134	0%	25	21/134	16%	15.0	1/134	1%	25.5	4/134	3%	3.5	0/134	0%	26.0
Dublin	86	52	28	55/86	64%	14.5	12/86	14%	36.5	0/86	0%	47.0	0/86	0%	25	19/86	22%	4.0	0/86	0%	41.0	0/86	0%	40.0	0/86	0%	26.0
Eastern	278	48	30	200/278	72%	6.0	23/278	8%	46.5	10/278	4%	14.0	0/278	0%	25	34/278	12%	34.5	5/278	2%	14.5	6/278	2%	8.0	0/278	0%	26.0
Enotah	159	89	6	113/159	71%	7.0	26/159	16%	30.5	3/159	2%	30.5	0/159	0%	25	17/159	11%	37.5	0/159	0%	41.0	0/159	0%	40.0	0/159	0%	26.0
Flint	88	14	47.5	52/88	59%	31.5	12/88	14%	36.5	3/88	3%	19.5	0/88	0%	25	18/88	20%	6.0	0/88	0%	41.0	3/88	3%	3.5	0/88	0%	26.0
Griffin	147	28	42	84/147	57%	37.5	24/147	16%	30.5	3/147	2%	30.5	0/147	0%	25	35/147	24%	2.0	0/147	0%	41.0	1/147	1%	21.0	0/147	0%	26.0
Gwinnett	341	14	47.5	226/341	66%	11.5	50/341	15%	33.5	6/341	2%	30.5	0/341	0%	25	51/341	15%	19.0	3/341	1%	25.5	4/341	1%	21.0	1/341	0%	26.0
Houston	138	32	38.5	83/138	60%	27.0	36/138	26%	7.5	3/138	2%	30.5	0/138	0%	25	15/138	11%	37.5	1/138	1%	25.5	0/138	0%	40.0	0/138	0%	26.0
Lookout Mountain	276	73	14.5	177/276	64%	14.5	46/276	17%	27.5	7/276	3%	19.5	0/276	0%	25	38/276	14%	24.5	7/276	3%	9.0	1/276	0%	40.0	0/276	0%	26.0
Macon	238	54	27	158/238	66%	11.5	34/238	14%	36.5	6/238	3%	19.5	0/238	0%	25	38/238	16%	15.0	1/238	0%	41.0	1/238	0%	40.0	0/238	0%	26.0
Middle	162	69	19	102/162	63%	19.5	31/162	19%	23.0	4/162	2%	30.5	0/162	0%	25	21/162	13%	30.5	3/162	2%	14.5	1/162	1%	21.0	0/162	0%	26.0
Mountain	167	87	7.5	112/167	67%	9.5	15/167	9%	43.0	12/167	7%	5.5	0/167	0%	25	25/167	15%	19.0	2/167	1%	25.5	1/167	1%	21.0	0/167	0%	26.0
Northeastern	303	55	26	191/303	63%	19.5	58/303	19%	23.0	8/303	3%	19.5	0/303	0%	25	42/303	14%	24.5	0/303	0%	41.0	3/303	1%	21.0	1/303	0%	26.0
Northern	121	47	31	63/121	52%	44.5	29/121	24%	12.0	3/121	2%	30.5	0/121	0%	25	20/121	17%	12.0	3/121	2%	14.5	3/121	2%	8.0	0/121	0%	26.0
Ocmulgee	247	74	12.5	185/247	75%	3.0	24/247	10%	41.0	9/247	4%	14.0	0/247	0%	25	25/247	10%	40.5	2/247	1%	25.5	2/247	1%	21.0	0/247	0%	26.0
Oconee	97	75	11	50/97	52%	44.5	31/97	32%	3.0	0/97	0%	47.0	0/97	0%	25	8/97	8%	43.0	8/97	8%	1.5	0/97	0%	40.0	0/97	0%	26.0
Ogeechee	115	29	41	88/115	77%	1.5	10/115	9%	43.0	12/115	10%	2.5	0/115	0%	25	5/115	4%	49.0	0/115	0%	41.0	0/115	0%	40.0	0/115	0%	26.0
Pataula	63	71	17.5	33/63	52%	44.5	14/63	22%	15.5	8/63	13%	1.0	0/63	0%	25	4/63	6%	47.0	4/63	6%	3.5	0/63	0%	40.0	0/63	0%	26.0
Paulding	104	23	45	59/104	57%	37.5	15/104	14%	36.5	4/104	4%	14.0	0/104	0%	25	19/104	18%	9.5	6/104	6%	3.5	1/104	1%	21.0	0/104	0%	26.0
Piedmont	160	33	37	102/160	64%	14.5	18/160	11%	40.0	16/160	10%	2.5	0/160	0%	25	20/160	12%	34.5	2/160	1%	25.5	2/160	1%	21.0	0/160	0%	26.0
Rockdale	66	30	40	48/66	73%	5.0	2/66	3%	49.0	1/66	2%	30.5	0/66	0%	25	15/66	23%	3.0	0/66	0%	41.0	0/66	0%	40.0	0/66	0%	26.0
Rome	133	61	24	79/133	59%	31.5	10/133	8%	46.5	5/133	4%	14.0	0/133	0%	25	37/133	28%	1.0	0/133	0%	41.0	2/133	2%	8.0	0/133	0%	26.0
South Georgia	75	41	32	32/75	43%	49.0	31/75	41%	1.0	0/75	0%	47.0	0/75	0%	25	10/75	13%	30.5	1/75	1%	25.5	1/75	1%	21.0	0/75	0%	26.0
Southern	445	81	9	278/445	62%	24.0	116/445	26%	7.5	8/445	2%	30.5	0/445	0%	25	34/445	8%	43.0	7/445	2%	14.5	2/445	0%	40.0	0/445	0%	26.0
Southwestern	173	94	5	90/173	52%	44.5	61/173	35%	2.0	3/173	2%	30.5	0/173	0%	25	18/173	10%	40.5	1/173	1%	25.5	0/173	0%	40.0	0/173	0%	26.0
Stone Mountain	629	37	35	369/629	59%	31.5	140/629	22%	15.5	15/629	2%	30.5	0/629	0%	25	92/629	15%	19.0	0/629	0%	41.0	13/629	2%	8.0	0/629	0%	26.0
Tallapoosa	116	62	23	86/116	74%	4.0	11/116	9%	43.0	2/116	2%	30.5	0/116	0%	25	17/116	15%	19.0	0/116	0%	41.0	0/116	0%	40.0	0/116	0%	26.0
Tifton	141	78	10	69/141	49%	48.0	40/141	28%	4.5	2/141	1%	42.0	0/141	0%	25	27/141	19%	8.0	2/141	1%	25.5	1/141	1%	21.0	0/141	0%	26.0
Toombs	66	64	22	44/66	67%	9.5	17/66	26%	7.5	0/66	0%	47.0	0/66	0%	25	4/66	6%	47.0	1/66	2%	14.5	0/66	0%	40.0	0/66	0%	26.0
Towaliga	113	71	17.5	67/113	59%	31.5	19/113	17%	27.5	8/113	7%	5.5	0/113	0%	25	16/113	14%	24.5	1/113	1%	25.5	2/113	2%	8.0	0/113	0%	26.0
Waycross	575	172	2	364/575	63%	19.5	123/575	21%	18.0	13/575	2%	30.5	0/575	0%	25	65/575	11%	37.5	7/575	1%	25.5	3/575	1%	21.0	0/575	0%	26.0
Western	238	74	12.5	130/238	55%	40.0	56/238	24%	12.0	13/238	5%	9.0	0/238	0%	25	20/238	8%	43.0	18/238	8%	1.5	1/238	0%	40.0	0/238	0%	26.0
Statewide	11028	44	na	6,792/11,028	62%	na	2,113/11,028	19%	na	318/11,028	3%	na	0/11,028	0%	na	1,508/11,028	14%	na	166/11,028	2%	na	121/11,028	1%	na	10/11,028	0%	na

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Children in Foster Care
During October 2022 through September 2023

	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	5/200	2.50%	29.0	2/200	1.00%	11.0	0/200	0.00%	31.5	0/200	0.00%	35.0
Alcovy	12/373	3.22%	20.5	1/373	0.27%	27.5	1/373	0.27%	9.0	0/373	0.00%	35.0
Appalachian	11/246	4.47%	5.0	2/246	0.81%	12.0	1/246	0.41%	4.0	1/246	0.41%	10.0
Atlanta	26/584	4.45%	7.0	3/584	0.51%	17.0	0/584	0.00%	31.5	1/584	0.17%	17.0
Atlantic	8/269	2.97%	24.0	0/269	0.00%	41.0	0/269	0.00%	31.5	0/269	0.00%	35.0
Augusta	20/746	2.68%	27.0	2/746	0.27%	27.5	0/746	0.00%	31.5	1/746	0.13%	18.0
Bell-Forsyth	5/112	4.46%	6.0	3/112	2.68%	1.0	0/112	0.00%	31.5	3/112	2.68%	1.0
Blue Ridge	18/553	3.25%	19.0	4/553	0.72%	13.0	1/553	0.18%	13.0	1/553	0.18%	15.5
Brunswick	11/457	2.41%	31.0	2/457	0.44%	21.0	1/457	0.22%	11.0	1/457	0.22%	13.0
Chattahoochee	19/558	3.41%	16.0	1/558	0.18%	31.0	0/558	0.00%	31.5	1/558	0.18%	15.5
Cherokee	21/520	4.04%	8.0	6/520	1.15%	7.0	2/520	0.38%	5.5	4/520	0.77%	7.0
Clayton	5/228	2.19%	35.0	1/228	0.44%	21.0	0/228	0.00%	31.5	0/228	0.00%	35.0
Cobb	17/692	2.46%	30.0	1/692	0.14%	32.0	0/692	0.00%	31.5	0/692	0.00%	35.0
Conasauga	3/352	0.85%	46.0	1/352	0.28%	26.0	1/352	0.28%	8.0	0/352	0.00%	35.0
Cordele	4/310	1.29%	42.0	1/310	0.32%	25.0	0/310	0.00%	31.5	1/310	0.32%	11.0
Coweta	22/558	3.94%	10.0	9/558	1.61%	3.0	3/558	0.54%	3.0	6/558	1.08%	5.0
Dougherty	6/311	1.93%	39.0	4/311	1.29%	5.0	0/311	0.00%	31.5	4/311	1.29%	3.0
Douglas	19/264	7.20%	1.0	1/264	0.38%	23.0	1/264	0.38%	5.5	0/264	0.00%	35.0
Dublin	4/116	3.45%	15.0	0/116	0.00%	41.0	0/116	0.00%	31.5	0/116	0.00%	35.0
Eastern	14/423	3.31%	17.0	1/423	0.24%	29.5	0/423	0.00%	31.5	1/423	0.24%	12.0
Enotah	5/212	2.36%	32.0	1/212	0.47%	19.0	0/212	0.00%	31.5	1/212	0.47%	9.0
Flint	3/142	2.11%	36.0	1/142	0.70%	14.0	0/142	0.00%	31.5	0/142	0.00%	35.0
Griffin	8/283	2.83%	25.0	0/283	0.00%	41.0	0/283	0.00%	31.5	0/283	0.00%	35.0
Gwinnett	14/633	2.21%	34.0	0/633	0.00%	41.0	0/633	0.00%	31.5	0/633	0.00%	35.0
Houston	0/151	0.00%	48.5	0/151	0.00%	41.0	0/151	0.00%	31.5	0/151	0.00%	35.0
Lookout Mountain	10/497	2.01%	38.0	3/497	0.60%	16.0	1/497	0.20%	12.0	1/497	0.20%	14.0
Macon	5/277	1.81%	40.0	1/277	0.36%	24.0	1/277	0.36%	7.0	0/277	0.00%	35.0
Middle	14/250	5.60%	3.0	0/250	0.00%	41.0	0/250	0.00%	31.5	0/250	0.00%	35.0
Mountain	5/248	2.02%	37.0	3/248	1.21%	6.0	0/248	0.00%	31.5	3/248	1.21%	4.0
Northeastern	3/555	0.54%	47.0	0/555	0.00%	41.0	0/555	0.00%	31.5	0/555	0.00%	35.0
Northern	7/181	3.87%	11.0	2/181	1.10%	9.0	2/181	1.10%	1.0	0/181	0.00%	35.0
Ocmulgee	8/350	2.29%	33.0	0/350	0.00%	41.0	0/350	0.00%	31.5	0/350	0.00%	35.0
Oconee	2/116	1.72%	41.0	0/116	0.00%	41.0	0/116	0.00%	31.5	0/116	0.00%	35.0
Ogeechee	6/192	3.12%	22.5	0/192	0.00%	41.0	0/192	0.00%	31.5	0/192	0.00%	35.0
Pataula	1/97	1.03%	45.0	1/97	1.03%	10.0	0/97	0.00%	31.5	0/97	0.00%	35.0
Paulding	9/170	5.29%	4.0	0/170	0.00%	41.0	0/170	0.00%	31.5	0/170	0.00%	35.0
Piedmont	8/296	2.70%	26.0	5/296	1.69%	2.0	2/296	0.68%	2.0	3/296	1.01%	6.0
Rockdale	4/104	3.85%	12.0	0/104	0.00%	41.0	0/104	0.00%	31.5	0/104	0.00%	35.0
Rome	3/253	1.19%	43.0	0/253	0.00%	41.0	0/253	0.00%	31.5	0/253	0.00%	35.0
South Georgia	5/160	3.12%	22.5	0/160	0.00%	41.0	0/160	0.00%	31.5	0/160	0.00%	35.0
Southern	13/404	3.22%	20.5	2/404	0.50%	18.0	0/404	0.00%	31.5	0/404	0.00%	35.0
Southwestern	2/176	1.14%	44.0	0/176	0.00%	41.0	0/176	0.00%	31.5	0/176	0.00%	35.0
Stone Mountain	29/881	3.29%	18.0	6/881	0.68%	15.0	2/881	0.23%	10.0	1/881	0.11%	20.0
Tallapoosa	7/193	3.63%	14.0	3/193	1.55%	4.0	0/193	0.00%	31.5	3/193	1.55%	2.0
Tifton	9/226	3.98%	9.0	1/226	0.44%	21.0	0/226	0.00%	31.5	0/226	0.00%	35.0
Toombs	0/71	0.00%	48.5	0/71	0.00%	41.0	0/71	0.00%	31.5	0/71	0.00%	35.0
Towaliga	12/175	6.86%	2.0	2/175	1.14%	8.0	0/175	0.00%	31.5	1/175	0.57%	8.0
Waycross	31/831	3.73%	13.0	2/831	0.24%	29.5	0/831	0.00%	31.5	1/831	0.12%	19.0
Western	10/391	2.56%	28.0	0/391	0.00%	41.0	0/391	0.00%	31.5	0/391	0.00%	35.0
Statewide	483/16,387	2.95%	na	78/16,387	0.48%	na	19/16,387	0.12%	na	39/16,387	0.24%	na

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Children in Foster Care
During October 2022 through September 2023

	Children in Care on September 30 2023			Children Over 12 in Group Settings on September 30 2023			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	134	87	7.5	15/17	88%	37.5	40/8,841	4.5	34.0	39/136	29%	9.0	68/136	50%	43.0	29/136	21%	14.0
Alcovy	208	39	34	37/38	97%	13.0	103/12,610	8.2	4.0	97/362	27%	17.0	184/362	51%	39.0	81/362	22%	9.5
Appalachian	165	101	4	21/22	95%	19.5	95/16,197	5.9	19.5	80/289	28%	12.5	163/289	56%	25.0	46/289	16%	33.0
Atlanta	410	18	46	82/83	99%	10.0	140/26,062	5.4	23.5	175/681	26%	23.5	353/681	52%	35.0	153/681	22%	9.5
Atlantic	149	32	38.5	22/25	88%	37.5	71/9,900	7.2	9.0	48/195	25%	28.5	117/195	60%	16.5	30/195	15%	37.5
Augusta	455	50	29	55/57	96%	16.0	151/30,241	5.0	27.5	161/555	29%	9.0	294/555	53%	33.0	100/555	18%	24.0
Bell-Forsyth	92	13	49	11/14	79%	46.0	57/11,672	4.9	29.0	24/114	21%	41.0	68/114	60%	16.5	22/114	19%	19.5
Blue Ridge	433	68	20.5	66/74	89%	33.5	197/38,251	5.2	25.5	95/492	19%	44.5	304/492	62%	10.5	93/492	19%	19.5
Brunswick	309	68	20.5	35/49	71%	48.0	63/20,124	3.1	46.0	87/338	26%	23.5	197/338	58%	22.0	54/338	16%	33.0
Chattahoochee	460	73	14.5	32/32	100%	5.0	117/30,270	3.9	42.0	98/423	23%	33.5	219/423	52%	35.0	106/423	25%	2.0
Cherokee	284	72	16	35/38	92%	26.0	90/20,407	4.4	37.0	77/334	23%	33.5	202/334	60%	16.5	55/334	16%	33.0
Clayton	200	26	44	23/28	82%	43.5	146/12,395	11.8	1.0	74/418	18%	47.0	271/418	65%	4.5	73/418	17%	28.5
Cobb	454	27	43	63/65	97%	13.0	250/33,414	7.5	6.0	168/650	26%	23.5	351/650	54%	31.0	131/650	20%	16.5
Conasauga	208	60	25	37/41	90%	29.5	133/17,454	7.6	5.0	136/416	33%	5.0	189/416	45%	47.0	91/416	22%	9.5
Cordele	274	230	1	17/17	100%	5.0	42/16,367	2.6	47.5	53/275	19%	44.5	179/275	65%	4.5	43/275	16%	33.0
Coweta	351	40	33	46/50	92%	26.0	193/43,032	4.5	34.0	130/497	26%	23.5	302/497	61%	13.5	65/497	13%	46.5
Dougherty	248	135	3	24/28	86%	40.0	30/4,399	6.8	10.0	53/236	22%	38.0	135/236	57%	24.0	48/236	20%	16.5
Douglas	134	36	36	21/21	100%	5.0	32/5,811	5.5	22.0	46/168	27%	17.0	87/168	52%	35.0	35/168	21%	14.0
Dublin	86	52	28	17/19	89%	33.5	22/3,517	6.3	16.5	26/113	23%	33.5	71/113	63%	7.0	16/113	14%	42.0
Eastern	278	48	30	28/34	82%	43.5	95/15,997	5.9	19.5	107/404	26%	23.5	205/404	51%	39.0	92/404	23%	5.0
Enotah	159	89	6	16/17	94%	22.0	91/12,432	7.3	7.5	57/222	26%	23.5	134/222	60%	16.5	31/222	14%	42.0
Flint	88	14	47.5	15/18	83%	42.0	24/5,306	4.5	34.0	29/125	23%	33.5	68/125	54%	31.0	28/125	22%	9.5
Griffin	147	28	42	31/35	89%	33.5	70/10,773	6.5	13.0	66/242	27%	17.0	133/242	55%	27.5	43/242	18%	24.0
Gwinnett	341	14	47.5	50/51	98%	11.0	122/14,698	8.3	3.0	100/388	26%	23.5	214/388	55%	27.5	74/388	19%	19.5
Houston	138	32	38.5	14/15	93%	23.5	101/18,184	5.6	21.0	49/203	24%	30.0	126/203	62%	10.5	28/203	14%	42.0
Lookout Mountain	276	73	14.5	36/38	95%	19.5	172/27,493	6.3	16.5	128/513	25%	28.5	304/513	59%	19.5	81/513	16%	33.0
Macon	238	54	27	37/38	97%	13.0	45/13,901	3.2	45.0	92/354	26%	23.5	209/354	59%	19.5	53/354	15%	37.5
Middle	162	69	19	13/21	62%	49.0	50/12,232	4.1	40.5	52/196	27%	17.0	100/196	51%	39.0	44/196	22%	9.5
Mountain	167	87	7.5	20/25	80%	45.0	49/10,384	4.7	30.0	46/197	23%	33.5	122/197	62%	10.5	29/197	15%	37.5
Northeastern	303	55	26	40/42	95%	19.5	123/28,295	4.3	39.0	114/403	28%	12.5	222/403	55%	27.5	67/403	17%	28.5
Northern	121	47	31	20/20	100%	5.0	30/6,876	4.4	37.0	50/169	30%	7.0	93/169	55%	27.5	26/169	15%	37.5
Ocmulgee	247	74	12.5	23/25	92%	26.0	136/20,267	6.7	11.0	72/379	19%	44.5	255/379	67%	3.0	52/379	14%	42.0
Oconee	97	75	11	7/8	88%	37.5	32/6,159	5.2	25.5	46/123	37%	1.0	61/123	50%	43.0	16/123	13%	46.5
Ogeechee	115	29	41	5/5	100%	5.0	20/4,905	4.1	40.5	31/134	23%	33.5	84/134	63%	7.0	19/134	14%	42.0
Pataula	63	71	17.5	4/4	100%	5.0	4/2,351	1.7	49.0	31/86	36%	3.0	44/86	51%	39.0	11/86	13%	46.5
Paulding	104	23	45	18/19	95%	19.5	56/8,813	6.4	14.0	57/205	28%	12.5	100/205	49%	45.0	48/205	23%	5.0
Piedmont	160	33	37	18/20	90%	29.5	68/10,762	6.3	16.5	105/292	36%	3.0	133/292	46%	46.0	54/292	18%	24.0
Rockdale	66	30	40	14/15	93%	23.5	38/5,230	7.3	7.5	15/99	15%	48.0	67/99	68%	2.0	17/99	17%	28.5
Rome	133	61	24	33/37	89%	33.5	52/7,890	6.6	12.0	42/219	19%	44.5	138/219	63%	7.0	39/219	18%	24.0
South Georgia	75	41	32	9/10	90%	29.5	23/4,989	4.6	31.5	34/109	31%	6.0	45/109	41%	48.5	30/109	28%	1.0
Southern	445	81	9	29/34	85%	41.0	89/24,359	3.7	44.0	90/407	22%	38.0	220/407	54%	31.0	97/407	24%	3.0
Southwestern	173	94	5	18/18	100%	5.0	31/6,713	4.6	31.5	35/159	22%	38.0	93/159	58%	22.0	31/159	19%	19.5
Stone Mountain	629	37	35	88/92	96%	16.0	249/46,537	5.4	23.5	216/812	27%	17.0	415/812	51%	39.0	181/812	22%	9.5
Tallapoosa	116	62	23	17/17	100%	5.0	104/11,918	8.7	2.0	38/179	21%	41.0	109/179	61%	13.5	32/179	18%	24.0
Tifton	141	78	10	26/27	96%	16.0	35/13,702	2.6	47.5	63/175	36%	3.0	71/175	41%	48.5	41/175	23%	5.0
Toombs	66	64	22	4/4	100%	5.0	15/3,998	3.8	43.0	7/53	13%	49.0	39/53	74%	1.0	7/53	13%	46.5
Towaliga	113	71	17.5	12/16	75%	47.0	42/9,578	4.4	37.0	41/145	28%	12.5	73/145	50%	43.0	31/145	21%	14.0
Waycross	575	172	2	57/65	88%	37.5	189/38,062	5.0	27.5	131/619	21%	41.0	385/619	62%	10.5	103/619	17%	28.5
Western	238	74	12.5	18/20	90%	29.5	64/10,181	6.3	16.5	96/328	29%	9.0	191/328	58%	22.0	41/328	12%	49.0
Statewide	11028	44	na	1,379/1,508	91%	na	4,191/773,949	5.4	na	3,707/14,631	25%	na	8,207/14,631	56%	na	2,717/14,631	19%	na

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Children in Foster Care
During October 2022 through September 2023

	Children in Care on September 30 2023			IV-E Reimbursement Rate, Children In Care on September 30 2023			Long Term Foster Care Plan Goal, Children In Care on September 30 2023
JudicialCircuit	Count	per 10K	Rank	Count	Percent	Rank	Count	Percent	Rank
Alapaha	134	87	7.5	0/134	0%	25	6/134	4%	39.0
Alcovy	208	39	34	0/208	0%	25	13/208	6%	29.5
Appalachian	165	101	4	0/165	0%	25	11/165	7%	22.5
Atlanta	410	18	46	0/410	0%	25	73/410	18%	1.0
Atlantic	149	32	38.5	0/149	0%	25	4/149	3%	44.5
Augusta	455	50	29	0/455	0%	25	36/455	8%	15.5
Bell-Forsyth	92	13	49	0/92	0%	25	5/92	5%	34.0
Blue Ridge	433	68	20.5	0/433	0%	25	24/433	6%	29.5
Brunswick	309	68	20.5	0/309	0%	25	32/309	10%	11.5
Chattahoochee	460	73	14.5	0/460	0%	25	18/460	4%	39.0
Cherokee	284	72	16	0/284	0%	25	24/284	8%	15.5
Clayton	200	26	44	0/200	0%	25	16/200	8%	15.5
Cobb	454	27	43	0/454	0%	25	53/454	12%	7.0
Conasauga	208	60	25	0/208	0%	25	10/208	5%	34.0
Cordele	274	230	1	0/274	0%	25	15/274	5%	34.0
Coweta	351	40	33	0/351	0%	25	25/351	7%	22.5
Dougherty	248	135	3	0/248	0%	25	19/248	8%	15.5
Douglas	134	36	36	0/134	0%	25	16/134	12%	7.0
Dublin	86	52	28	0/86	0%	25	10/86	12%	7.0
Eastern	278	48	30	0/278	0%	25	16/278	6%	29.5
Enotah	159	89	6	0/159	0%	25	10/159	6%	29.5
Flint	88	14	47.5	0/88	0%	25	9/88	10%	11.5
Griffin	147	28	42	0/147	0%	25	17/147	12%	7.0
Gwinnett	341	14	47.5	0/341	0%	25	40/341	12%	7.0
Houston	138	32	38.5	0/138	0%	25	9/138	7%	22.5
Lookout Mountain	276	73	14.5	0/276	0%	25	18/276	7%	22.5
Macon	238	54	27	0/238	0%	25	34/238	14%	2.0
Middle	162	69	19	0/162	0%	25	2/162	1%	49.0
Mountain	167	87	7.5	0/167	0%	25	6/167	4%	39.0
Northeastern	303	55	26	0/303	0%	25	21/303	7%	22.5
Northern	121	47	31	0/121	0%	25	7/121	6%	29.5
Ocmulgee	247	74	12.5	0/247	0%	25	17/247	7%	22.5
Oconee	97	75	11	0/97	0%	25	2/97	2%	47.5
Ogeechee	115	29	41	0/115	0%	25	3/115	3%	44.5
Pataula	63	71	17.5	0/63	0%	25	5/63	8%	15.5
Paulding	104	23	45	0/104	0%	25	4/104	4%	39.0
Piedmont	160	33	37	0/160	0%	25	12/160	8%	15.5
Rockdale	66	30	40	0/66	0%	25	4/66	6%	29.5
Rome	133	61	24	0/133	0%	25	9/133	7%	22.5
South Georgia	75	41	32	0/75	0%	25	9/75	12%	7.0
Southern	445	81	9	0/445	0%	25	18/445	4%	39.0
Southwestern	173	94	5	0/173	0%	25	5/173	3%	44.5
Stone Mountain	629	37	35	0/629	0%	25	73/629	12%	7.0
Tallapoosa	116	62	23	0/116	0%	25	5/116	4%	39.0
Tifton	141	78	10	0/141	0%	25	19/141	13%	3.0
Toombs	66	64	22	0/66	0%	25	1/66	2%	47.5
Towaliga	113	71	17.5	0/113	0%	25	8/113	7%	22.5
Waycross	575	172	2	0/575	0%	25	16/575	3%	44.5
Western	238	74	12.5	0/238	0%	25	9/238	4%	39.0
Statewide	11028	44	na	0/11,028	0%	na	818/11,028	7%	na

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Children in Foster Care
During October 2022 through September 2023

	Children in Care on September 30 2023			Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on September 30 2022			Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on September 30 2023			Permanence within 12 Months, Children In Care on September 30 2022			Permanence within 12 Months, Children with Both TPRs In Care on September 30 2022
JudicialCircuit	Count	per 10K	Rank	Count	months	Rank	Count	months	Rank	Count	Percent	Rank	Count	Percent	Rank
Alapaha	134	87	7.5	146	10.4	46	134	17.5	25	62/146	42%	11.5	9/14	64%	23.0
Alcovy	208	39	34	239	20.6	10	208	18.1	20	84/239	35%	21.5	22/33	67%	18.0
Appalachian	165	101	4	166	8.6	48	165	11.6	45	81/166	49%	3.5	18/28	64%	23.0
Atlanta	410	18	46	433	21.2	8	410	18	21.5	117/433	27%	41.0	21/33	64%	23.0
Atlantic	149	32	38.5	165	15.7	25	149	22.8	5	52/165	32%	28.5	17/26	65%	20.0
Augusta	455	50	29	490	16.2	24	455	21.9	6.5	152/490	31%	31.0	25/30	83%	4.5
Bell-Forsyth	92	13	49	65	20.1	12	92	8.3	48	27/65	42%	11.5	5/13	38%	44.0
Blue Ridge	433	68	20.5	386	12.5	38.5	433	15.6	32	110/386	28%	37.5	24/33	73%	11.5
Brunswick	309	68	20.5	327	19.5	16	309	19.2	13	104/327	32%	28.5	44/71	62%	29.0
Chattahoochee	460	73	14.5	405	18.9	18	460	18.2	18.5	104/405	26%	43.0	13/41	32%	47.0
Cherokee	284	72	16	304	11.3	43	284	13.7	39.5	125/304	41%	14.5	25/39	64%	23.0
Clayton	200	26	44	187	18.2	19.5	200	18.4	15	41/187	22%	45.5	17/39	44%	38.5
Cobb	454	27	43	440	19.1	17	454	17.6	24	125/440	28%	37.5	34/55	62%	29.0
Conasauga	208	60	25	225	11.5	41.5	208	12.5	43	100/225	44%	8.0	20/34	59%	31.5
Cordele	274	230	1	278	12.7	36	274	17.8	23	78/278	28%	37.5	13/34	38%	44.0
Coweta	351	40	33	317	11.7	40	351	10	46	162/317	51%	2.0	35/42	83%	4.5
Dougherty	248	135	3	285	49.7	1	248	55	1	63/285	22%	45.5	9/23	39%	42.0
Douglas	134	36	36	178	26.1	2	134	32.8	2	58/178	33%	26.0	16/26	62%	29.0
Dublin	86	52	28	106	12.8	35	86	20.3	8.5	32/106	30%	33.0	6/8	75%	10.0
Eastern	278	48	30	294	22.9	5	278	19.9	10	80/294	27%	41.0	23/36	64%	23.0
Enotah	159	89	6	174	16.4	22	159	14.6	38	75/174	43%	9.0	16/23	70%	15.5
Flint	88	14	47.5	98	19.6	15	88	21.9	6.5	18/98	18%	47.0	8/17	47%	36.5
Griffin	147	28	42	178	18.2	19.5	147	16.2	29.5	74/178	42%	11.5	17/21	81%	7.0
Gwinnett	341	14	47.5	408	20.7	9	341	26.7	3	127/408	31%	31.0	24/57	42%	41.0
Houston	138	32	38.5	111	7.1	49	138	11.7	44	38/111	34%	24.0	9/11	82%	6.0
Lookout Mountain	276	73	14.5	331	19.7	14	276	13.7	39.5	163/331	49%	3.5	45/62	73%	11.5
Macon	238	54	27	232	21.5	6	238	18.3	16.5	58/232	25%	44.0	13/34	38%	44.0
Middle	162	69	19	162	9.7	47	162	16.2	29.5	53/162	33%	26.0	15/17	88%	1.0
Mountain	167	87	7.5	182	13.3	34	167	14.8	37	72/182	40%	16.5	26/46	57%	34.0
Northeastern	303	55	26	329	13.4	32	303	12.7	42	152/329	46%	5.0	60/78	77%	8.0
Northern	121	47	31	122	15.3	26	121	16.2	29.5	38/122	31%	31.0	15/21	71%	13.5
Ocmulgee	247	74	12.5	237	10.8	45	247	13.4	41	84/237	35%	21.5	20/43	47%	36.5
Oconee	97	75	11	109	11.1	44	97	18.3	16.5	39/109	36%	19.0	8/12	67%	18.0
Ogeechee	115	29	41	156	13.6	29.5	115	19.4	12	54/156	35%	21.5	21/36	58%	33.0
Pataula	63	71	17.5	76	12.6	37	63	20.3	8.5	22/76	29%	34.5	5/15	33%	46.0
Paulding	104	23	45	116	11.5	41.5	104	15.1	35	48/116	41%	14.5	17/20	85%	2.0
Piedmont	160	33	37	201	15	27	160	17.4	26	91/201	45%	6.5	30/51	59%	31.5
Rockdale	66	30	40	55	13.4	32	66	16.6	27	15/55	27%	41.0	5/9	56%	35.0
Rome	133	61	24	165	25.1	3	133	15.3	33	66/165	40%	16.5	25/33	76%	9.0
South Georgia	75	41	32	93	16.6	21	75	15.2	34	49/93	53%	1.0	12/19	63%	26.5
Southern	445	81	9	375	13.7	28	445	18.6	14	49/375	13%	48.0	9/37	24%	48.0
Southwestern	173	94	5	147	21.3	7	173	23.9	4	12/147	8%	49.0	6/26	23%	49.0
Stone Mountain	629	37	35	585	23.3	4	629	18.2	18.5	171/585	29%	34.5	31/49	63%	26.5
Tallapoosa	116	62	23	108	16.3	23	116	9.8	47	45/108	42%	11.5	4/9	44%	38.5
Tifton	141	78	10	145	19.8	13	141	16.2	29.5	51/145	35%	21.5	13/30	43%	40.0
Toombs	66	64	22	40	13.4	32	66	5.4	49	11/40	28%	37.5	2/3	67%	18.0
Towaliga	113	71	17.5	121	13.6	29.5	113	15	36	55/121	45%	6.5	15/21	71%	13.5
Waycross	575	172	2	626	20.2	11	575	19.8	11	207/626	33%	26.0	62/74	84%	3.0
Western	238	74	12.5	293	12.5	38.5	238	18	21.5	107/293	37%	18.0	14/20	70%	15.5
Statewide	11028	44	na	11411	16.6	na	11028	17.4	na	3,801/11,411	33%	na	943/1,552	61%	na

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Children in Foster Care
During October 2022 through September 2023

	In Care Over 18 Months on September 30 2023			In Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2023			In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2023			In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months with Both TPRs on September 30 2023			In Care Over 18 Months on September 30 2022 Permanent within 12 Months			In Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2022 Permanent within 12 Months			Entering 18th Month In Care during October 2021 through September 2022 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	60/134	45%	30.5	37/134	28%	36.5	32/134	24%	42.5	9/32	28%	19.0	20/48	42%	18.0	16/38	42%	16.5	6/18	33%	29.5
Alcovy	104/208	50%	20.5	87/208	42%	12.0	69/208	33%	24.5	15/69	22%	29.5	52/128	41%	19.5	42/102	41%	18.0	16/46	35%	26.5
Appalachian	46/165	28%	47.0	26/165	16%	48.0	25/165	15%	47.0	14/25	56%	3.0	25/45	56%	2.5	21/37	57%	4.0	22/33	67%	4.0
Atlanta	204/410	50%	20.5	175/410	43%	9.0	161/410	39%	9.0	12/161	7%	43.5	50/229	22%	45.5	49/205	24%	42.5	22/61	36%	24.0
Atlantic	81/149	54%	10.0	66/149	44%	7.0	60/149	40%	6.0	9/60	15%	36.0	27/81	33%	27.0	19/58	33%	27.0	8/38	21%	41.5
Augusta	250/455	55%	9.0	205/455	45%	6.0	191/455	42%	4.0	5/191	3%	49.0	55/228	24%	43.5	43/187	23%	44.0	37/120	31%	31.0
Bell-Forsyth	30/92	33%	46.0	24/92	26%	42.5	24/92	26%	37.5	10/24	42%	8.0	18/44	41%	19.5	7/25	28%	35.5	9/26	35%	26.5
Blue Ridge	199/433	46%	28.5	135/433	31%	32.5	119/433	27%	34.5	25/119	21%	31.0	35/142	25%	41.0	27/103	26%	38.5	21/83	25%	35.0
Brunswick	159/309	51%	16.0	134/309	43%	9.0	122/309	39%	9.0	46/122	38%	9.0	58/178	33%	27.0	52/143	36%	21.0	17/72	24%	36.5
Chattahoochee	232/460	50%	20.5	180/460	39%	21.5	158/460	34%	21.5	40/158	25%	23.5	53/209	25%	41.0	47/187	25%	40.5	18/51	35%	26.5
Cherokee	120/284	42%	37.0	68/284	24%	45.0	64/284	23%	44.0	19/64	30%	15.5	36/93	39%	23.5	21/61	34%	24.5	29/66	44%	14.0
Clayton	101/200	50%	20.5	78/200	39%	21.5	75/200	38%	11.5	24/75	32%	14.0	27/95	28%	35.0	22/76	29%	33.0	6/33	18%	45.0
Cobb	224/454	49%	25.0	190/454	42%	12.0	167/454	37%	14.5	28/167	17%	35.0	69/239	29%	33.0	48/174	28%	35.5	44/115	38%	22.0
Conasauga	85/208	41%	39.0	53/208	25%	44.0	50/208	24%	42.5	17/50	34%	11.5	29/72	40%	21.5	19/54	35%	22.5	23/41	56%	8.5
Cordele	136/274	50%	20.5	104/274	38%	25.0	90/274	33%	24.5	20/90	22%	29.5	22/102	22%	45.5	19/75	25%	40.5	10/41	24%	36.5
Coweta	90/351	26%	48.0	50/351	14%	49.0	49/351	14%	48.5	9/49	18%	34.0	53/88	60%	1.0	30/57	53%	7.0	40/59	68%	2.0
Dougherty	194/248	78%	1.0	192/248	77%	1.0	180/248	73%	1.0	19/180	11%	40.0	61/246	25%	41.0	61/237	26%	38.5	2/17	12%	47.0
Douglas	96/134	72%	2.0	90/134	67%	2.0	80/134	60%	2.0	8/80	10%	41.5	37/123	30%	31.0	32/93	34%	24.5	13/49	27%	33.5
Dublin	50/86	58%	4.0	30/86	35%	28.0	29/86	34%	21.5	2/29	7%	43.5	19/43	44%	15.0	10/31	32%	29.0	14/20	70%	1.0
Eastern	148/278	53%	11.5	119/278	43%	9.0	112/278	40%	6.0	28/112	25%	23.5	47/156	30%	31.0	42/142	30%	30.5	9/42	21%	41.5
Enotah	69/159	43%	34.0	51/159	32%	30.0	46/159	29%	31.0	11/46	24%	26.0	43/81	53%	4.5	34/61	56%	6.0	7/32	22%	38.5
Flint	50/88	57%	6.5	41/88	47%	5.0	33/88	38%	11.5	9/33	27%	20.5	16/53	30%	31.0	13/43	30%	30.5	3/16	19%	44.0
Griffin	69/147	47%	27.0	60/147	41%	15.5	52/147	35%	20.0	6/52	12%	39.0	38/95	40%	21.5	27/61	44%	13.0	26/66	39%	20.0
Gwinnett	211/341	62%	3.0	181/341	53%	3.0	161/341	47%	3.0	33/161	20%	32.0	60/231	26%	38.5	51/177	29%	33.0	13/84	15%	46.0
Houston	32/138	23%	49.0	24/138	17%	47.0	19/138	14%	48.5	1/19	5%	47.5	16/37	43%	17.0	7/20	35%	22.5	16/35	46%	13.0
Lookout Mountain	110/276	40%	40.5	84/276	30%	34.0	82/276	30%	30.0	24/82	29%	17.5	98/175	56%	2.5	84/147	57%	4.0	30/75	40%	19.0
Macon	126/238	53%	11.5	100/238	42%	12.0	96/238	40%	6.0	23/96	24%	26.0	34/127	27%	37.0	20/109	18%	45.5	29/44	66%	6.5
Middle	70/162	43%	34.0	47/162	29%	35.0	36/162	22%	45.0	5/36	14%	37.5	17/51	33%	27.0	11/33	33%	27.0	16/39	41%	17.0
Mountain	74/167	44%	32.0	44/167	26%	42.5	42/167	25%	40.0	20/42	48%	5.5	35/79	44%	15.0	26/62	42%	16.5	24/48	50%	11.0
Northeastern	115/303	38%	42.5	81/303	27%	39.5	79/303	26%	37.5	19/79	24%	26.0	61/125	49%	9.5	41/89	46%	10.5	56/85	66%	6.5
Northern	48/121	40%	40.5	37/121	31%	32.5	33/121	27%	34.5	10/33	30%	15.5	22/44	50%	8.0	17/30	57%	4.0	12/29	41%	17.0
Ocmulgee	104/247	42%	37.0	66/247	27%	39.5	62/247	25%	40.0	21/62	34%	11.5	27/85	32%	29.0	14/59	24%	42.5	23/47	49%	12.0
Oconee	49/97	51%	16.0	38/97	39%	21.5	31/97	32%	28.0	3/31	10%	41.5	12/49	24%	43.5	6/34	18%	45.5	4/19	21%	41.5
Ogeechee	60/115	52%	13.5	47/115	41%	15.5	45/115	39%	9.0	23/45	51%	4.0	30/65	46%	12.0	27/59	46%	10.5	4/18	22%	38.5
Pataula	36/63	57%	6.5	24/63	38%	25.0	23/63	37%	14.5	11/23	48%	5.5	9/34	26%	38.5	9/31	29%	33.0	3/10	30%	32.0
Paulding	38/104	37%	44.0	22/104	21%	46.0	22/104	21%	46.0	1/22	5%	47.5	17/33	52%	6.5	14/27	52%	8.0	13/25	52%	10.0
Piedmont	79/160	49%	25.0	51/160	32%	30.0	51/160	32%	28.0	30/51	59%	2.0	37/79	47%	11.0	29/64	45%	12.0	19/46	41%	17.0
Rockdale	33/66	50%	20.5	25/66	38%	25.0	24/66	36%	18.0	7/24	29%	17.5	8/22	36%	25.0	8/21	38%	19.5	6/9	67%	4.0
Rome	60/133	45%	30.5	54/133	41%	15.5	49/133	37%	14.5	13/49	27%	20.5	50/113	44%	15.0	38/88	43%	14.5	23/53	43%	15.0
South Georgia	32/75	43%	34.0	30/75	40%	18.5	24/75	32%	28.0	8/24	33%	13.0	24/46	52%	6.5	24/41	59%	2.0	6/16	38%	22.0
Southern	230/445	52%	13.5	180/445	40%	18.5	160/445	36%	18.0	41/160	26%	22.0	15/144	10%	48.0	12/108	11%	48.5	4/61	7%	48.0
Southwestern	99/173	57%	6.5	86/173	50%	4.0	62/173	36%	18.0	29/62	47%	7.0	7/84	8%	49.0	7/61	11%	48.5	1/30	3%	49.0
Stone Mountain	319/629	51%	16.0	256/629	41%	15.5	232/629	37%	14.5	15/232	6%	45.5	96/347	28%	35.0	77/285	27%	37.0	44/163	27%	33.5
Tallapoosa	41/116	35%	45.0	32/116	28%	36.5	29/116	25%	40.0	4/29	14%	37.5	26/53	49%	9.5	18/42	43%	14.5	10/18	56%	8.5
Tifton	65/141	46%	28.5	51/141	36%	27.0	47/141	33%	24.5	17/47	36%	10.0	22/79	28%	35.0	8/60	13%	47.0	20/30	67%	4.0
Toombs	25/66	38%	42.5	18/66	27%	39.5	18/66	27%	34.5	1/18	6%	45.5	2/13	15%	47.0	2/6	33%	27.0	4/12	33%	29.5
Towaliga	47/113	42%	37.0	31/113	27%	39.5	31/113	27%	34.5	19/31	61%	1.0	19/36	53%	4.5	11/17	65%	1.0	10/26	38%	22.0
Waycross	326/575	57%	6.5	224/575	39%	21.5	189/575	33%	24.5	35/189	19%	33.0	130/331	39%	23.5	103/268	38%	19.5	24/112	21%	41.5
Western	116/238	49%	25.0	76/238	32%	30.0	66/238	28%	32.0	15/66	23%	28.0	58/129	45%	13.0	48/100	48%	9.0	22/62	35%	26.5
Statewide	5,342/11,028	48%	na	4,104/11,028	37%	na	3,701/11,028	34%	na	813/3,701	22%	na	1,822/5,429	34%	na	1,413/4,288	33%	na	838/2,341	36%	na

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