Statistics for Ada County
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Statistics for Larger Regions: Region 4, District 4.
Tables:
| Ada County Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports (duplicated) During October 2024 through September 2025 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=44) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports | 2,309 | 17.8 per 10K | 21.4 per 10K | 33 |
| Unique Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports | 1,925/2,309 | 83.4% | 83% | 22 |
| Children Subject of Maltreatment Investigations | 2,309 | 17.8 per 10K | 21.4 per 10K | 33 |
| Children Subject of Alternative Response | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.0 per 10K | 22.5 |
| Children Subject of Undetermined Reports | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.0 per 10K | 23 |
| Children Subject of Non-Alleged Reports | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.0 per 10K | 22.5 |
| Victim Reports | 314 | 2.4 per 10K | 2.3 per 10K | 16.5 |
| Victim Reports of Neglect | 250 | 1.9 per 10K | 1.7 per 10K | 15 |
| Victim Reports of Physical Abuse | 44 | 0.3 per 10K | 0.4 per 10K | 26.5 |
| Victim Reports of Sexual Abuse | 20 | 0.2 per 10K | 0.2 per 10K | 15.5 |
| Victim Reports of Other Abuse | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.0 per 10K | 23 |
| Victims Removed to Foster Care | 184/314 | 58.6% | 43.8% | 11 |
| Non-Victims Removed to Foster Care | 75/1,995 | 3.8% | 3.6% | 23 |
| Children Subject of Alternative Response Removed to Foster Care | 0/0 | na | na | na |
| Children Subject of Undetermined Reports Removed to Foster Care | 0/0 | na | 100% | na |
| Removed to Foster Care Before Report | 0/259 | 0% | 0.2% | 22 |
| Removed to Foster Care within 3 Days of Report | 155/259 | 59.8% | 43.3% | 10 |
| Removed to Foster Care within 7 Days of Report | 171/259 | 66% | 52.7% | 14 |
| Median Days from Report to Removal | 259 | 0.0 days | 7.0 days | 39 |
| 90th Percentile Days from Report to Removal | 259 | 236.0 days | 232.0 days | 10.5 |
| Removed to Foster Care Prior to Start of Investigation | 11/259 | 4.2% | 3.2% | 9 |
| Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2024 to March 2025 | 6/307 | 2% | 1.9% | 8 |
| Removed Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2024 to March 2025 | 2/152 | 1.3% | 0.7% | 2 |
| Non-Removed Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2024 to March 2025 | 4/155 | 2.6% | 2.5% | 8 |
| Non-Victims Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2024 to March 2025 | 44/2,210 | 2% | 2.7% | 22 |
| Alternative Response Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2024 to March 2025 | 0/0 | na | na | na |
| Undetermined Reports Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2024 to March 2025 | 0/0 | na | 0% | na |
| Ada County Children Removed to Foster Care During April 2025 through March 2026 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=44) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Removals to Foster Care | 311 | 29.1 per 10K | 20.1 per 10K | 13 |
| Average Monthly Removals to Foster Care | 25.9 | 2.4 per 10K | 1.7 per 10K | 13 |
| Reentries to Foster Care | 64/311 | 20.6% | 18.3% | 10 |
| Reentries to Foster Care within 12 months of Previous Discharge | 29/311 | 9.3% | 7.2% | 10 |
| Removals for Neglect | 293/311 | 94% | 77% | 14 |
| Removals for Caretaker Drug or Alcohol Use | 89/311 | 29% | 26% | 14.5 |
| Removals for Physical Abuse | 45/311 | 14% | 12% | 13 |
| Removals for Caretaker Inability to Cope | 26/311 | 8% | 6% | 7 |
| Removals for Inadequate Housing | 7/311 | 2% | 4% | 9 |
| Removals for Incarceration | 137/311 | 44% | 24% | 6 |
| Removals for Child Behavior | 4/311 | 1% | 5% | 13 |
| Removals for Abandonment | 1/311 | 0% | 2% | 22.5 |
| Removals for Sexual Abuse | 8/311 | 3% | 4% | 7 |
| Removals to Non-Relative Foster Care First Setting | 71/108 | 66% | 66% | 17 |
| Removals to Relative Foster Care First Setting | 19/108 | 18% | 19% | 11 |
| Removals to Pre-Adoptive Home First Setting | 0/108 | 0% | 0% | 16 |
| Removals to Group Home First Setting | 0/108 | 0% | 0% | 16.5 |
| Removals to Institution First Setting | 12/108 | 11% | 10% | 8.5 |
| Removals to Home Visit First Setting | 2/108 | 2% | 1% | 4 |
| Removals to Runaway First Setting | 0/108 | 0% | 0% | 16 |
| Removals to ILP First Setting | 4/108 | 4% | 4% | 4.5 |
| Discharged within 1 Month of April 2025 through February 2026 Removal | 54/299 | 18% | 15% | 14 |
| Permanence within 12 months of April 2024 through March 2025 Removal | 101/207 | 49% | 42% | 17 |
| IV-E Reimbursed in Removal Cohort (excludes latest 6 months) | 0/124 | 0% | 0% | 17 |
| Ada County Children in Foster Care During April 2025 through March 2026 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=44) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children in Region on March 31 2026 | 106,217 | na | na | 1 |
| AIAN Children on AIAN Lands in Region on March 31 2026 | na | na | na | na |
| Children in Care on March 31 2025 | 242 | 22.0 per 10K | 28.0 per 10K | 24.5 |
| Children in Care on March 31 2026 | 280 | 26.0 per 10K | 27.0 per 10K | 20.5 |
| Average Daily Children in Care | 266 | 24.8 per 10K | 27.4 per 10K | 20.5 |
| Total Children Served in Foster Care During April 2025 through March 2026 | 553 | na | na | 1 |
| Total Days Children Spent in Foster Care During April 2025 through March 2026 | 96,274 | 8,995.0 per 10K | 10,015.0 per 10K | 20 |
| Total Days Children Spent in Foster Care Away From Family During April 2025 through March 2026 | 66,995 | 6,259.0 per 10K | 6,859.0 per 10K | 22 |
| Accumulated Out of Home Placement-Days on March 31 2026 | 105,411 | 9,924.0 per 10K | 13,780.0 per 10K | 24 |
| Average Monthly Foster Care Costs During April 2025 through March 2026 | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.0 per 10K | 22.5 |
| Children in Congregate Settings on March 31 2026 | 29 | 2.7 per 10K | 4.5 per 10K | 21.5 |
| Children In Care with Both TPRs on March 31 2026 | 15 | 1.4 per 10K | 2.1 per 10K | 17 |
| 17-Year-Olds In Care with Both TPRs on March 31 2026 | 2 | 0.2 per 10K | 0.3 per 10K | 9 |
| Children in Non-Relative Foster Care on Last Day | 135/280 | 48% | 49% | 19 |
| Children in Relative Foster Care on Last Day | 61/280 | 22% | 19% | 15 |
| Children in Pre-Adoptive Home on Last Day | 3/280 | 1% | 1% | 3.5 |
| Children in Group Home on Last Day | 0/280 | 0% | 0% | 23 |
| Children in Institution on Last Day | 29/280 | 10% | 16% | 24.5 |
| Children in Home Visit on Last Day | 40/280 | 14% | 12% | 7 |
| Children in Runaway on Last Day | 0/280 | 0% | 0% | 23 |
| Children in ILP on Last Day | 12/280 | 4% | 4% | 13 |
| Children Investigated for Maltreatment in Care during October 2024 through September 2025 | 45/575 | 7.83% | 6.14% | 12 |
| Children Victimized in Care during October 2024 through September 2025 | 4/575 | 0.7% | 0.31% | 2 |
| Children Victimized in Care during October 2024 through September 2025 by Parent | 4/575 | 0.7% | 0.19% | 1 |
| Children Victimized in Care during October 2024 through September 2025 by Foster Parent or Facility Staff | 0/575 | 0% | 0.04% | 22.5 |
| Children Over 12 in Group Settings on March 31 2026 | 24/29 | 83% | 83% | 18.5 |
| Placement Moves During First 12 Months In Care per 1,000 Child-Days | 306/41,741 | 7.3 Per 1K Days | 7.2 Per 1K Days | 17.5 |
| Placements Moves Toward Permanence | 248/582 | 43% | 36% | 13 |
| Lateral Placements Moves | 271/582 | 47% | 52% | 25 |
| Placements Moves Away from Permanence | 63/582 | 11% | 12% | 21.5 |
| IV-E Reimbursement Rate, Children In Care on March 31 2026 | 0/280 | 0% | 0% | 21 |
| Long Term Foster Care Plan Goal, Children In Care on March 31 2026 | 10/280 | 4% | 5% | 16 |
| Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on March 31 2025 | 242 | 10.9 months | 12.6 months | 29 |
| Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on March 31 2026 | 280 | 8.0 months | 11.0 months | 31 |
| Permanence within 12 Months, Children In Care on March 31 2025 | 133/242 | 55% | 43% | 7 |
| Permanence within 12 Months, Children with Both TPRs In Care on March 31 2025 | 10/15 | 67% | 62% | 11 |
| In Care Over 18 Months on March 31 2026 | 50/280 | 18% | 31% | 33 |
| In Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2026 | 31/280 | 11% | 21% | 31.5 |
| In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2026 | 30/280 | 11% | 19% | 31.5 |
| In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months with Both TPRs on March 31 2026 | 6/30 | 20% | 22% | 14 |
| In Care Over 18 Months on March 31 2025 Permanent within 12 Months | 24/61 | 39% | 44% | 25 |
| In Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2025 Permanent within 12 Months | 11/44 | 25% | 37% | 19 |
| Entering 18th Month In Care during April 2024 through March 2025 Permanent within 12 Months | 47/92 | 51% | 47% | 14 |
| Ada County Children Discharged During April 2025 through March 2026 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=44) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Discharges | 263/107,032 | 24.6 per 10K | 19.7 per 10K | 13 |
| Children Discharged for Reunification | 177/263 | 67% | 59% | 15 |
| Children Discharged for Relative | 0/263 | 0% | 0% | 20 |
| Children Discharged for Adoption | 45/263 | 17% | 24% | 26 |
| Children Discharged for Transfer | 3/263 | 1% | 2% | 7 |
| Children Discharged for Emancipation | 23/263 | 9% | 10% | 16 |
| Children Discharged for Guardianship | 15/263 | 6% | 5% | 8.5 |
| Children Discharged for Runaway | 0/263 | 0% | 0% | 20 |
| Children Discharged for Death | 0/263 | 0% | 0% | 21 |
| Children Discharged for Unknown | 0/263 | 0% | 0% | 20 |
| Median Length of Stay in Foster Care | 263 | 10.0 months | 14.2 months | 28 |
| Median Months from Removal to Reunification Discharge | 177 | 5.9 months | 9.4 months | 25 |
| Median Months from Removal to Relative Discharge | 0 | na | na | na |
| Median Months from Removal to Guardianship Discharge | 15 | 0.1 months | 12.2 months | 11.5 |
| Median Months from Removal to Adoption Discharge | 45 | 18.6 months | 26.5 months | 27 |
| Reunified within 72 Hours | 11/177 | 6% | 6% | 9 |
| Reunified within 12 Months | 137/177 | 77% | 68% | 15 |
| Adopted within 24 Months | 32/45 | 71% | 43% | 8 |
| Adopted within 48 Months | 43/45 | 96% | 89% | 20 |
| Median Months from Removal to TPR Among Adoptions During Latest 12 Months | 28 | 15.0 months | 19.9 months | 20 |
| Median Months from TPR to Final Adoption Among Adoptions During Latest 12 Months | 28 | 4.7 months | 5.5 months | 16 |
| In Care 12+ Months at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 4/10 | 40% | 57% | 14 |
| In Care with Both TPRs at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 0/1 | 0% | 64% | 9.5 |
| Adoption Discharges | 45/107,032 | 4.2 per 10K | 4.6 per 10K | 21 |
| Non-Permanent Discharges | 26/107,032 | 2.4 per 10K | 2.4 per 10K | 16 |
| Non-Permanent Discharges Among Children with Both TPRs | 1/29 | 3% | 4% | 5 |
| Discharged Runaways Under 18 on March 31 2026 | 0 | 0.0 per 1M | 4.3 per 1M | 23.5 |
| Children Victimized within 6 Months After Discharge during April 2024 through March 2025 | 2/261 | 0.8% | 1.4% | 7 |
| Children Discharged for Reunification April 2024 through March 2025 Reentering within 12 Months | 8/169 | 4.7% | 6.3% | 9 |
| Children Discharged for Relative April 2024 through March 2025 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/0 | na | na | na |
| Children Discharged for Adoption April 2024 through March 2025 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/68 | 0% | 0% | 17 |
| Children Discharged for Transfer April 2024 through March 2025 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/1 | 0% | 0% | 3.5 |
| Children Discharged for Emancipation April 2024 through March 2025 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/8 | 0% | 5.5% | 14 |
| Children Discharged for Guardianship April 2024 through March 2025 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/15 | 0% | 5% | 8 |
| Children Discharged for Runaway April 2024 through March 2025 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/0 | na | 50% | na |
| Ada County Child and Family Services Review Measures During April 2025 through March 2026 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=44) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maltreatment Reports During October 2024 through September 2025 | 2,309 | 17.8 per 10K | 21.4 per 10K | 33 |
| Substantiated Maltreatment Victims During October 2024 through September 2025 | 314 | 2.4 per 10K | 2.3 per 10K | 16 |
| Removals During Period | 311 | 2.4 per 10K | 1.7 per 10K | 13 |
| In-care on March 31 2026 | 280 | 26.0 per 10K | 27.0 per 10K | 20.5 |
| Total Children Served | na | na | na | na |
| Discharges During Period | 263 | na | na | 1 |
| S1.1: Non-Recurrence of Substantiated Maltreatment within 6 Months | 139/142 | 97.9% | 99% | 35 |
| S1.2: Non-Maltreated by Foster Parent or Facility Staff October 2024 through September 2025 | 575/575 | 100% | 100% | 22 |
| C1.1: Discharged to Reunification or Relative within 12 Months | 118/158 | 75% | 64% | 14 |
| C1.2: Discharged to Reunification or Relative Median Length of Stay | 158 | 5.5 months | 8.0 months | 27 |
| C1.3: Removed During 6-Months before April 01 2025, Discharged to Reunification or Relative | 34/67 | 51% | 36% | 9 |
| C1.4: Discharged During 12-Months before April 01 2025, Reentering within 12 Months | 17/178 | 9.6% | 9.2% | 10.5 |
| C2.1: Discharged to Adoption within 24 Months | 32/45 | 71% | 43% | 8 |
| C2.2: Discharged to Adoption Median Length of Stay | 45 | 18.6 months | 26.5 months | 27 |
| C2.3: In-care 17+ Months on April 01 2025, Adopted During Period | 15/45 | 33% | 36% | 17.5 |
| C2.4: In-care 17+ Months on April 01 2025, Freed for Adoption During First 6 Months of Period | 1/39 | 3% | 8% | 11 |
| C2.5: Legally Freed April 2024 through March 2025 , Adopted within 12 Months | 23/38 | 61% | 62% | 10 |
| C3.1: In-care 24+ Months on April 01 2025, Permanent By 18th Birthday | 11/35 | 31% | 43% | 20 |
| C3.2: Discharges to Permanence Among Legally Free Children | 28/29 | 97% | 96% | 20 |
| C3.3: Emancipated After In-care 3+ Years | 7/25 | 28% | 27% | 9 |
| C4.1: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care <12 Months | 219/318 | 69% | 66% | 23 |
| C4.2: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care 12 to 24 Months | 52/123 | 42% | 49% | 23 |
| C4.3: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care Over 24 Months | 7/59 | 12% | 23% | 23 |
| Ada County Court Improvement Program Reporting Measures During April 2025 through March 2026 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=44) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIP1.1: Free for Adoption or Living with Family within 15 Months of January 2024 through December 2024 Removal | 190/221 | 86% | 73% | 19 |
| CIP1.2: Discharged within 1 Month of April 2025 through February 2026 Removal | 54/299 | 18% | 15% | 14 |
| CIP1.3: Permanent within 12 Months of April 2024 through March 2025 Removal | 101/207 | 49% | 42% | 17 |
| CIP1.4: In Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2025 Permanent within 12 Months | 11/44 | 25% | 37% | 19 |
| CIP1.5: TPRs Completed during Latest 12 Months within 15 Months of Removal | 20/30 | 67% | 33% | 4 |
| CIP1.6: In Care with Both TPRs on March 31 2025 Permanent within 12 Months | 10/15 | 67% | 62% | 11 |
| CIP1.7: In Care 12+ Months at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 4/10 | 40% | 57% | 14 |
| CIP1.8: In Care 12+ Months with Both TPRs at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 0/1 | 0% | 64% | 9.5 |