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Children Removed to Foster Care
During October 2022 through September 2023
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Children Removed to Foster Care
During October 2022 through September 2023
| Total Removals to Foster Care | Removals for Neglect | Removals for Caretaker Drug or Alcohol Use | Removals for Physical Abuse | Removals for Caretaker Inability to Cope | Removals for Inadequate Housing | Removals for Incarceration | Removals for Child Behavior | Removals for Abandonment | Removals for Sexual Abuse |
DHWRegion | Count | per 10K | Rank | Count | Percent | Rank | Count | Percent | Rank | Count | Percent | Rank | Count | Percent | Rank | Count | Percent | Rank | Count | Percent | Rank | Count | Percent | Rank | Count | Percent | Rank | Count | Percent | Rank |
Region 1 | 149 | 26 | 3.5 | 31/149 | 21% | 7 | 46/149 | 31% | 5 | 18/149 | 12% | 4.5 | 12/149 | 8% | 3 | 5/149 | 3% | 5.5 | 22/149 | 15% | 3 | 6/149 | 4% | 5.5 | 3/149 | 2% | 7.0 | 6/149 | 4% | 4.5 |
Region 2 | 36 | 16.4 | 7 | 19/36 | 53% | 3 | 17/36 | 47% | 1 | 1/36 | 3% | 7.0 | 4/36 | 11% | 2 | 1/36 | 3% | 5.5 | 4/36 | 11% | 6 | 2/36 | 6% | 4.0 | 2/36 | 6% | 2.0 | 0/36 | 0% | 7.0 |
Region 3 | 242 | 28.9 | 1 | 180/242 | 74% | 1 | 60/242 | 25% | 6 | 32/242 | 13% | 2.5 | 3/242 | 1% | 7 | 7/242 | 3% | 5.5 | 25/242 | 10% | 7 | 5/242 | 2% | 7.0 | 7/242 | 3% | 5.5 | 21/242 | 9% | 2.0 |
Region 4 | 321 | 26 | 3.5 | 221/321 | 69% | 2 | 105/321 | 33% | 3 | 48/321 | 15% | 1.0 | 23/321 | 7% | 4 | 17/321 | 5% | 3.0 | 58/321 | 18% | 2 | 13/321 | 4% | 5.5 | 14/321 | 4% | 3.5 | 19/321 | 6% | 3.0 |
Region 5 | 136 | 24.6 | 5 | 54/136 | 40% | 5 | 33/136 | 24% | 7 | 16/136 | 12% | 4.5 | 4/136 | 3% | 6 | 11/136 | 8% | 1.5 | 18/136 | 13% | 4 | 12/136 | 9% | 2.0 | 4/136 | 3% | 5.5 | 5/136 | 4% | 4.5 |
Region 6 | 124 | 26.2 | 2 | 57/124 | 46% | 4 | 43/124 | 35% | 2 | 9/124 | 7% | 6.0 | 8/124 | 6% | 5 | 4/124 | 3% | 5.5 | 15/124 | 12% | 5 | 9/124 | 7% | 3.0 | 5/124 | 4% | 3.5 | 2/124 | 2% | 6.0 |
Region 7 | 145 | 20.9 | 6 | 46/145 | 32% | 6 | 46/145 | 32% | 4 | 19/145 | 13% | 2.5 | 26/145 | 18% | 1 | 11/145 | 8% | 1.5 | 27/145 | 19% | 1 | 17/145 | 12% | 1.0 | 10/145 | 7% | 1.0 | 14/145 | 10% | 1.0 |
Statewide | 1153 | 25.1 | na | 608/1,153 | 53% | na | 350/1,153 | 30% | na | 143/1,153 | 12% | na | 80/1,153 | 7% | na | 56/1,153 | 5% | na | 169/1,153 | 15% | na | 64/1,153 | 6% | na | 45/1,153 | 4% | na | 67/1,153 | 6% | na |
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Children Removed to Foster Care
During October 2022 through September 2023
| Total Removals to Foster Care | Removals to Non-Relative Foster Care First Setting | Removals to Relative Foster Care First Setting | Removals to Pre-Adoptive Home First Setting | Removals to Group Home First Setting | Removals to Institution First Setting | Removals to Home Visit First Setting | Removals to Runaway First Setting | Removals to ILP First Setting |
DHWRegion | Count | per 10K | Rank | Count | Percent | Rank | Count | Percent | Rank | Count | Percent | Rank | Count | Percent | Rank | Count | Percent | Rank | Count | Percent | Rank | Count | Percent | Rank | Count | Percent | Rank |
Region 1 | 149 | 26 | 3.5 | 57/67 | 85% | 1 | 8/67 | 12% | 7 | 0/67 | 0% | 4 | 0/67 | 0% | 5.5 | 0/67 | 0% | 6.5 | 0/67 | 0% | 4 | 2/67 | 3% | 3.0 | 0/67 | 0% | 5.5 |
Region 2 | 36 | 16.4 | 7 | 9/15 | 60% | 5 | 4/15 | 27% | 4 | 0/15 | 0% | 4 | 1/15 | 7% | 1.0 | 1/15 | 7% | 2.0 | 0/15 | 0% | 4 | 0/15 | 0% | 6.5 | 0/15 | 0% | 5.5 |
Region 3 | 242 | 28.9 | 1 | 55/89 | 62% | 4 | 28/89 | 31% | 3 | 0/89 | 0% | 4 | 5/89 | 6% | 2.0 | 0/89 | 0% | 6.5 | 0/89 | 0% | 4 | 0/89 | 0% | 6.5 | 1/89 | 1% | 2.5 |
Region 4 | 321 | 26 | 3.5 | 54/92 | 59% | 6 | 31/92 | 34% | 2 | 0/92 | 0% | 4 | 3/92 | 3% | 3.0 | 1/92 | 1% | 5.0 | 0/92 | 0% | 4 | 2/92 | 2% | 4.5 | 1/92 | 1% | 2.5 |
Region 5 | 136 | 24.6 | 5 | 32/51 | 63% | 3 | 8/51 | 16% | 6 | 0/51 | 0% | 4 | 0/51 | 0% | 5.5 | 5/51 | 10% | 1.0 | 0/51 | 0% | 4 | 2/51 | 4% | 2.0 | 4/51 | 8% | 1.0 |
Region 6 | 124 | 26.2 | 2 | 40/54 | 74% | 2 | 12/54 | 22% | 5 | 0/54 | 0% | 4 | 0/54 | 0% | 5.5 | 1/54 | 2% | 4.0 | 0/54 | 0% | 4 | 1/54 | 2% | 4.5 | 0/54 | 0% | 5.5 |
Region 7 | 145 | 20.9 | 6 | 26/59 | 44% | 7 | 22/59 | 37% | 1 | 0/59 | 0% | 4 | 0/59 | 0% | 5.5 | 3/59 | 5% | 3.0 | 0/59 | 0% | 4 | 8/59 | 14% | 1.0 | 0/59 | 0% | 5.5 |
Statewide | 1153 | 25.1 | na | 273/427 | 64% | na | 113/427 | 26% | na | 0/427 | 0% | na | 9/427 | 2% | na | 11/427 | 3% | na | 0/427 | 0% | na | 15/427 | 4% | na | 6/427 | 1% | na |
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