Statistics for Region 7
Charts:
Statistics for Individual County: Bonneville, Madison, Jefferson, Fremont, Lemhi, Custer, Teton, Butte, Clark.
Tables:
| Region 7 Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports (duplicated) During October 2024 through September 2025 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=7) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports | 1,498 | 17.8 per 10K | 21.4 per 10K | 6 |
| Unique Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports | 1,253/1,498 | 83.6% | 83% | 3 |
| Children Subject of Maltreatment Investigations | 1,498 | 17.8 per 10K | 21.4 per 10K | 6 |
| Children Subject of Alternative Response | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.0 per 10K | 4 |
| Children Subject of Undetermined Reports | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.0 per 10K | 4 |
| Children Subject of Non-Alleged Reports | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.0 per 10K | 4 |
| Victim Reports | 119 | 1.4 per 10K | 2.3 per 10K | 7 |
| Victim Reports of Neglect | 77 | 0.9 per 10K | 1.7 per 10K | 7 |
| Victim Reports of Physical Abuse | 27 | 0.3 per 10K | 0.4 per 10K | 6.5 |
| Victim Reports of Sexual Abuse | 12 | 0.1 per 10K | 0.2 per 10K | 6.5 |
| Victim Reports of Other Abuse | 3 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.0 per 10K | 4 |
| Victims Removed to Foster Care | 48/119 | 40.3% | 43.8% | 4 |
| Non-Victims Removed to Foster Care | 49/1,379 | 3.6% | 3.6% | 4 |
| 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 | 1/97 | 1% | 0.2% | 2 |
| Removed to Foster Care within 3 Days of Report | 33/97 | 34% | 43.3% | 4 |
| Removed to Foster Care within 7 Days of Report | 48/97 | 49.5% | 52.7% | 4 |
| Median Days from Report to Removal | 97 | 9.0 days | 7.0 days | 4 |
| 90th Percentile Days from Report to Removal | 97 | 213.0 days | 232.0 days | 5 |
| Removed to Foster Care Prior to Start of Investigation | 9/97 | 9.3% | 3.2% | 1 |
| Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2024 to March 2025 | 6/198 | 3% | 1.9% | 2 |
| Removed Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2024 to March 2025 | 0/51 | 0% | 0.7% | 5.5 |
| Non-Removed Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2024 to March 2025 | 6/147 | 4.1% | 2.5% | 2 |
| Non-Victims Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2024 to March 2025 | 36/1,402 | 2.6% | 2.7% | 5 |
| 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 | 0/1 | 0% | 0% | 2 |
| Region 7 Children Removed to Foster Care During April 2025 through March 2026 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=7) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Removals to Foster Care | 94 | 13.3 per 10K | 20.1 per 10K | 6 |
| Average Monthly Removals to Foster Care | 7.8 | 1.1 per 10K | 1.7 per 10K | 5.5 |
| Reentries to Foster Care | 24/94 | 25.5% | 18.3% | 1 |
| Reentries to Foster Care within 12 months of Previous Discharge | 12/94 | 12.8% | 7.2% | 1 |
| Removals for Neglect | 44/94 | 47% | 77% | 7 |
| Removals for Caretaker Drug or Alcohol Use | 34/94 | 36% | 26% | 3 |
| Removals for Physical Abuse | 2/94 | 2% | 12% | 7 |
| Removals for Caretaker Inability to Cope | 12/94 | 13% | 6% | 2 |
| Removals for Inadequate Housing | 6/94 | 6% | 4% | 3 |
| Removals for Incarceration | 10/94 | 11% | 24% | 6 |
| Removals for Child Behavior | 11/94 | 12% | 5% | 2.5 |
| Removals for Abandonment | 7/94 | 7% | 2% | 1 |
| Removals for Sexual Abuse | 2/94 | 2% | 4% | 5 |
| Removals to Non-Relative Foster Care First Setting | 33/53 | 62% | 66% | 4 |
| Removals to Relative Foster Care First Setting | 12/53 | 23% | 19% | 2 |
| Removals to Pre-Adoptive Home First Setting | 0/53 | 0% | 0% | 4 |
| Removals to Group Home First Setting | 0/53 | 0% | 0% | 4.5 |
| Removals to Institution First Setting | 4/53 | 8% | 10% | 5 |
| Removals to Home Visit First Setting | 2/53 | 4% | 1% | 1 |
| Removals to Runaway First Setting | 0/53 | 0% | 0% | 4 |
| Removals to ILP First Setting | 2/53 | 4% | 4% | 2.5 |
| Discharged within 1 Month of April 2025 through February 2026 Removal | 11/86 | 13% | 15% | 5 |
| Permanence within 12 months of April 2024 through March 2025 Removal | 46/94 | 49% | 42% | 1 |
| IV-E Reimbursed in Removal Cohort (excludes latest 6 months) | 0/41 | 0% | 0% | 4 |
| Region 7 Children in Foster Care During April 2025 through March 2026 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=7) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children in Region on March 31 2026 | 70,637 | na | na | 3 |
| AIAN Children on AIAN Lands in Region on March 31 2026 | na | na | na | na |
| Children in Care on March 31 2025 | 143 | 20.0 per 10K | 28.0 per 10K | 7 |
| Children in Care on March 31 2026 | 122 | 17.0 per 10K | 27.0 per 10K | 7 |
| Average Daily Children in Care | 116 | 16.5 per 10K | 27.4 per 10K | 7 |
| Total Children Served in Foster Care During April 2025 through March 2026 | 237 | na | na | 4 |
| Total Days Children Spent in Foster Care During April 2025 through March 2026 | 42,775 | 6,069.0 per 10K | 10,015.0 per 10K | 7 |
| Total Days Children Spent in Foster Care Away From Family During April 2025 through March 2026 | 27,808 | 3,946.0 per 10K | 6,859.0 per 10K | 7 |
| Accumulated Out of Home Placement-Days on March 31 2026 | 49,682 | 7,033.0 per 10K | 13,780.0 per 10K | 7 |
| Average Monthly Foster Care Costs During April 2025 through March 2026 | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.0 per 10K | 4 |
| Children in Congregate Settings on March 31 2026 | 20 | 2.8 per 10K | 4.5 per 10K | 6 |
| Children In Care with Both TPRs on March 31 2026 | 17 | 2.4 per 10K | 2.1 per 10K | 3.5 |
| 17-Year-Olds In Care with Both TPRs on March 31 2026 | 3 | 0.4 per 10K | 0.3 per 10K | 2.5 |
| Children in Non-Relative Foster Care on Last Day | 60/122 | 49% | 49% | 3.5 |
| Children in Relative Foster Care on Last Day | 24/122 | 20% | 19% | 2.5 |
| Children in Pre-Adoptive Home on Last Day | 1/122 | 1% | 1% | 2 |
| Children in Group Home on Last Day | 0/122 | 0% | 0% | 4.5 |
| Children in Institution on Last Day | 20/122 | 16% | 16% | 5 |
| Children in Home Visit on Last Day | 11/122 | 9% | 12% | 5 |
| Children in Runaway on Last Day | 0/122 | 0% | 0% | 4.5 |
| Children in ILP on Last Day | 6/122 | 5% | 4% | 1.5 |
| Children Investigated for Maltreatment in Care during October 2024 through September 2025 | 23/279 | 8.24% | 6.14% | 2 |
| Children Victimized in Care during October 2024 through September 2025 | 0/279 | 0% | 0.31% | 6 |
| Children Victimized in Care during October 2024 through September 2025 by Parent | 0/279 | 0% | 0.19% | 5 |
| Children Victimized in Care during October 2024 through September 2025 by Foster Parent or Facility Staff | 0/279 | 0% | 0.04% | 4.5 |
| Children Over 12 in Group Settings on March 31 2026 | 15/20 | 75% | 83% | 7 |
| Placement Moves During First 12 Months In Care per 1,000 Child-Days | 67/12,477 | 5.4 Per 1K Days | 7.2 Per 1K Days | 7 |
| Placements Moves Toward Permanence | 61/191 | 32% | 36% | 4.5 |
| Lateral Placements Moves | 105/191 | 55% | 52% | 3.5 |
| Placements Moves Away from Permanence | 25/191 | 13% | 12% | 3 |
| IV-E Reimbursement Rate, Children In Care on March 31 2026 | 0/122 | 0% | 0% | 4 |
| Long Term Foster Care Plan Goal, Children In Care on March 31 2026 | 5/122 | 4% | 5% | 3.5 |
| Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on March 31 2025 | 143 | 11.4 months | 12.6 months | 6 |
| Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on March 31 2026 | 122 | 6.9 months | 11.0 months | 7 |
| Permanence within 12 Months, Children In Care on March 31 2025 | 75/143 | 52% | 43% | 2 |
| Permanence within 12 Months, Children with Both TPRs In Care on March 31 2025 | 12/23 | 52% | 62% | 6 |
| In Care Over 18 Months on March 31 2026 | 33/122 | 27% | 31% | 6 |
| In Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2026 | 22/122 | 18% | 21% | 5.5 |
| In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2026 | 22/122 | 18% | 19% | 5 |
| In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months with Both TPRs on March 31 2026 | 12/22 | 55% | 22% | 1 |
| In Care Over 18 Months on March 31 2025 Permanent within 12 Months | 18/37 | 49% | 44% | 2 |
| In Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2025 Permanent within 12 Months | 1/18 | 6% | 37% | 7 |
| Entering 18th Month In Care during April 2024 through March 2025 Permanent within 12 Months | 26/48 | 54% | 47% | 2 |
| Region 7 Children Discharged During April 2025 through March 2026 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=7) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Discharges | 104/70,477 | 14.8 per 10K | 19.7 per 10K | 5 |
| Children Discharged for Reunification | 57/104 | 55% | 59% | 5 |
| Children Discharged for Relative | 0/104 | 0% | 0% | 4 |
| Children Discharged for Adoption | 27/104 | 26% | 24% | 4 |
| Children Discharged for Transfer | 4/104 | 4% | 2% | 2 |
| Children Discharged for Emancipation | 10/104 | 10% | 10% | 4 |
| Children Discharged for Guardianship | 5/104 | 5% | 5% | 4 |
| Children Discharged for Runaway | 0/104 | 0% | 0% | 4 |
| Children Discharged for Death | 1/104 | 1% | 0% | 1.5 |
| Children Discharged for Unknown | 0/104 | 0% | 0% | 4 |
| Median Length of Stay in Foster Care | 104 | 16.4 months | 14.2 months | 5 |
| Median Months from Removal to Reunification Discharge | 57 | 8.0 months | 9.4 months | 5 |
| Median Months from Removal to Relative Discharge | 0 | na | na | na |
| Median Months from Removal to Guardianship Discharge | 5 | 21.4 months | 12.2 months | 1 |
| Median Months from Removal to Adoption Discharge | 27 | 21.1 months | 26.5 months | 5 |
| Reunified within 72 Hours | 6/57 | 11% | 6% | 3 |
| Reunified within 12 Months | 34/57 | 60% | 68% | 5 |
| Adopted within 24 Months | 20/27 | 74% | 43% | 2 |
| Adopted within 48 Months | 26/27 | 96% | 89% | 2 |
| Median Months from Removal to TPR Among Adoptions During Latest 12 Months | 19 | 14.0 months | 19.9 months | 7 |
| Median Months from TPR to Final Adoption Among Adoptions During Latest 12 Months | 19 | 6.4 months | 5.5 months | 3 |
| In Care 12+ Months at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 4/5 | 80% | 57% | 2 |
| In Care with Both TPRs at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 0/1 | 0% | 64% | 5.5 |
| Adoption Discharges | 27/70,477 | 3.8 per 10K | 4.6 per 10K | 6.5 |
| Non-Permanent Discharges | 15/70,477 | 2.1 per 10K | 2.4 per 10K | 5 |
| Non-Permanent Discharges Among Children with Both TPRs | 1/23 | 4% | 4% | 3 |
| Discharged Runaways Under 18 on March 31 2026 | 0 | 0.0 per 1M | 4.3 per 1M | 4.5 |
| Children Victimized within 6 Months After Discharge during April 2024 through March 2025 | 1/138 | 0.7% | 1.4% | 4.5 |
| Children Discharged for Reunification April 2024 through March 2025 Reentering within 12 Months | 7/92 | 7.6% | 6.3% | 3 |
| 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 | 0/32 | 0% | 0% | 4 |
| Children Discharged for Transfer April 2024 through March 2025 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/0 | na | 0% | na |
| Children Discharged for Emancipation April 2024 through March 2025 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/8 | 0% | 5.5% | 5 |
| Children Discharged for Guardianship April 2024 through March 2025 Reentering within 12 Months | 2/3 | 66.7% | 5% | 1 |
| Children Discharged for Runaway April 2024 through March 2025 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/0 | na | 50% | na |
| Region 7 Child and Family Services Review Measures During April 2025 through March 2026 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=7) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maltreatment Reports During October 2024 through September 2025 | 1,498 | 17.8 per 10K | 21.4 per 10K | 6 |
| Substantiated Maltreatment Victims During October 2024 through September 2025 | 119 | 1.4 per 10K | 2.3 per 10K | 7 |
| Removals During Period | 94 | 1.1 per 10K | 1.7 per 10K | 5.5 |
| In-care on March 31 2026 | 122 | 17.0 per 10K | 27.0 per 10K | 7 |
| Total Children Served | na | na | na | na |
| Discharges During Period | 104 | na | na | 4 |
| S1.1: Non-Recurrence of Substantiated Maltreatment within 6 Months | 74/75 | 98.7% | 99% | 5 |
| S1.2: Non-Maltreated by Foster Parent or Facility Staff October 2024 through September 2025 | 279/279 | 100% | 100% | 4 |
| C1.1: Discharged to Reunification or Relative within 12 Months | 26/49 | 53% | 64% | 5.5 |
| C1.2: Discharged to Reunification or Relative Median Length of Stay | 49 | 10.1 months | 8.0 months | 3 |
| C1.3: Removed During 6-Months before April 01 2025, Discharged to Reunification or Relative | 22/43 | 51% | 36% | 1.5 |
| C1.4: Discharged During 12-Months before April 01 2025, Reentering within 12 Months | 10/95 | 10.5% | 9.2% | 3 |
| C2.1: Discharged to Adoption within 24 Months | 20/27 | 74% | 43% | 2 |
| C2.2: Discharged to Adoption Median Length of Stay | 27 | 21.1 months | 26.5 months | 5 |
| C2.3: In-care 17+ Months on April 01 2025, Adopted During Period | 8/28 | 29% | 36% | 6 |
| C2.4: In-care 17+ Months on April 01 2025, Freed for Adoption During First 6 Months of Period | 0/17 | 0% | 8% | 7 |
| C2.5: Legally Freed April 2024 through March 2025 , Adopted within 12 Months | 13/21 | 62% | 62% | 5 |
| C3.1: In-care 24+ Months on April 01 2025, Permanent By 18th Birthday | 1/13 | 8% | 43% | 7 |
| C3.2: Discharges to Permanence Among Legally Free Children | 22/23 | 96% | 96% | 5 |
| C3.3: Emancipated After In-care 3+ Years | 1/12 | 8% | 27% | 6 |
| C4.1: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care <12 Months | 73/116 | 63% | 66% | 4.5 |
| C4.2: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care 12 to 24 Months | 29/64 | 45% | 49% | 5 |
| C4.3: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care Over 24 Months | 17/35 | 49% | 23% | 1 |
| Region 7 Court Improvement Program Reporting Measures During April 2025 through March 2026 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=7) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIP1.1: Free for Adoption or Living with Family within 15 Months of January 2024 through December 2024 Removal | 73/90 | 81% | 73% | 2 |
| CIP1.2: Discharged within 1 Month of April 2025 through February 2026 Removal | 11/86 | 13% | 15% | 5 |
| CIP1.3: Permanent within 12 Months of April 2024 through March 2025 Removal | 46/94 | 49% | 42% | 1 |
| CIP1.4: In Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2025 Permanent within 12 Months | 1/18 | 6% | 37% | 7 |
| CIP1.5: TPRs Completed during Latest 12 Months within 15 Months of Removal | 7/18 | 39% | 33% | 3 |
| CIP1.6: In Care with Both TPRs on March 31 2025 Permanent within 12 Months | 12/23 | 52% | 62% | 6 |
| CIP1.7: In Care 12+ Months at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 4/5 | 80% | 57% | 2 |
| CIP1.8: In Care 12+ Months with Both TPRs at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 0/1 | 0% | 64% | 5.5 |