Statistics for Jackson County
Charts:
Statistics for Larger Regions: Service Area 7, District 19.
Tables:
| Jackson County Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports (duplicated) During October 2024 through September 2025 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=82) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports | 1,834 | 45.7 per 10K | 45.7 per 10K | 47 |
| Unique Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports | 1,530/1,834 | 83.4% | 85.3% | 58 |
| Children Subject of Maltreatment Investigations | 1,781 | 44.3 per 10K | 44.8 per 10K | 46.5 |
| Children Subject of Alternative Response | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.0 per 10K | 41.5 |
| Children Subject of Undetermined Reports | 53 | 1.3 per 10K | 1.0 per 10K | 20.5 |
| Children Subject of Non-Alleged Reports | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.0 per 10K | 41.5 |
| Victim Reports | 438 | 10.9 per 10K | 11.6 per 10K | 44.5 |
| Victim Reports of Neglect | 253 | 6.3 per 10K | 8.4 per 10K | 61 |
| Victim Reports of Physical Abuse | 48 | 1.2 per 10K | 1.1 per 10K | 29 |
| Victim Reports of Sexual Abuse | 20 | 0.5 per 10K | 0.8 per 10K | 62 |
| Victim Reports of Other Abuse | 117 | 2.9 per 10K | 1.3 per 10K | 9 |
| Victims Removed to Foster Care | 73/438 | 16.7% | 19.1% | 45 |
| Non-Victims Removed to Foster Care | 29/1,343 | 2.2% | 2% | 34 |
| Children Subject of Alternative Response Removed to Foster Care | 0/0 | na | na | na |
| Children Subject of Undetermined Reports Removed to Foster Care | 1/53 | 1.9% | 1.3% | 6.5 |
| Removed to Foster Care Before Report | 0/103 | 0% | 0.5% | 45 |
| Removed to Foster Care within 3 Days of Report | 26/103 | 25.2% | 29% | 37 |
| Removed to Foster Care within 7 Days of Report | 34/103 | 33% | 34.9% | 42 |
| Median Days from Report to Removal | 103 | 27.0 days | 25.0 days | 38.5 |
| 90th Percentile Days from Report to Removal | 103 | 293.0 days | 241.0 days | 18 |
| Removed to Foster Care Prior to Start of Investigation | 1/103 | 1% | 1.7% | 23 |
| Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2024 to March 2025 | 31/434 | 7.1% | 6.3% | 26 |
| Removed Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2024 to March 2025 | 5/74 | 6.8% | 4.2% | 17 |
| Non-Removed Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2024 to March 2025 | 26/360 | 7.2% | 6.8% | 31.5 |
| Non-Victims Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2024 to March 2025 | 66/1,360 | 4.9% | 4.6% | 33 |
| 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 | 3/57 | 5.3% | 4.4% | 18 |
| Jackson County Children Removed to Foster Care During April 2025 through March 2026 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=82) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Removals to Foster Care | 120 | 35.7 per 10K | 36.3 per 10K | 44 |
| Average Monthly Removals to Foster Care | 10 | 3.0 per 10K | 3.0 per 10K | 44 |
| Reentries to Foster Care | 11/120 | 9.2% | 15.1% | 46 |
| Reentries to Foster Care within 12 months of Previous Discharge | 4/120 | 3.3% | 6% | 31 |
| Removals for Neglect | 90/120 | 75% | 70% | 32 |
| Removals for Caretaker Drug or Alcohol Use | 57/120 | 48% | 41% | 28 |
| Removals for Physical Abuse | 17/120 | 14% | 10% | 16.5 |
| Removals for Caretaker Inability to Cope | 52/120 | 43% | 15% | 3 |
| Removals for Inadequate Housing | 24/120 | 20% | 18% | 36 |
| Removals for Incarceration | 11/120 | 9% | 8% | 19 |
| Removals for Child Behavior | 2/120 | 2% | 2% | 25 |
| Removals for Abandonment | 15/120 | 12% | 9% | 19 |
| Removals for Sexual Abuse | 10/120 | 8% | 4% | 11.5 |
| Removals to Non-Relative Foster Care First Setting | 24/62 | 39% | 27% | 18 |
| Removals to Relative Foster Care First Setting | 22/62 | 35% | 45% | 50 |
| Removals to Pre-Adoptive Home First Setting | 0/62 | 0% | 0% | 39.5 |
| Removals to Group Home First Setting | 1/62 | 2% | 2% | 15.5 |
| Removals to Institution First Setting | 3/62 | 5% | 1% | 8 |
| Removals to Home Visit First Setting | 8/62 | 13% | 22% | 47.5 |
| Removals to Runaway First Setting | 3/62 | 5% | 1% | 4 |
| Removals to ILP First Setting | 1/62 | 2% | 0% | 2.5 |
| Discharged within 1 Month of April 2025 through February 2026 Removal | 3/110 | 3% | 7% | 29 |
| Permanence within 12 months of April 2024 through March 2025 Removal | 21/91 | 23% | 44% | 70 |
| IV-E Reimbursed in Removal Cohort (excludes latest 6 months) | 12/44 | 27% | 35% | 42.5 |
| Jackson County Children in Foster Care During April 2025 through March 2026 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=82) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children in Region on March 31 2026 | 33,667 | na | na | 5 |
| AIAN Children on AIAN Lands in Region on March 31 2026 | na | na | na | na |
| Children in Care on March 31 2025 | 192 | 57.0 per 10K | 60.0 per 10K | 40.5 |
| Children in Care on March 31 2026 | 201 | 60.0 per 10K | 58.0 per 10K | 39.5 |
| Average Daily Children in Care | 188 | 56.1 per 10K | 57.7 per 10K | 41 |
| Total Children Served in Foster Care During April 2025 through March 2026 | 312 | na | na | 2 |
| Total Days Children Spent in Foster Care During April 2025 through March 2026 | 68,863 | 20,511.0 per 10K | 21,096.0 per 10K | 41 |
| Total Days Children Spent in Foster Care Away From Family During April 2025 through March 2026 | 36,827 | 10,969.0 per 10K | 10,111.0 per 10K | 36 |
| Accumulated Out of Home Placement-Days on March 31 2026 | 89,958 | 26,720.0 per 10K | 31,972.0 per 10K | 47 |
| Average Monthly Foster Care Costs During April 2025 through March 2026 | 132,202 | 39,376.0 per 10K | 39,955.0 per 10K | 37 |
| Children in Congregate Settings on March 31 2026 | 17 | 5.0 per 10K | 6.0 per 10K | 40 |
| Children In Care with Both TPRs on March 31 2026 | 19 | 5.6 per 10K | 8.1 per 10K | 44 |
| 17-Year-Olds In Care with Both TPRs on March 31 2026 | 1 | 0.3 per 10K | 1.3 per 10K | 37 |
| Children in Non-Relative Foster Care on Last Day | 86/201 | 43% | 39% | 22.5 |
| Children in Relative Foster Care on Last Day | 71/201 | 35% | 39% | 47 |
| Children in Pre-Adoptive Home on Last Day | 0/201 | 0% | 0% | 45 |
| Children in Group Home on Last Day | 6/201 | 3% | 6% | 55 |
| Children in Institution on Last Day | 11/201 | 5% | 4% | 25.5 |
| Children in Home Visit on Last Day | 20/201 | 10% | 9% | 31 |
| Children in Runaway on Last Day | 4/201 | 2% | 1% | 6 |
| Children in ILP on Last Day | 3/201 | 1% | 2% | 30.5 |
| Children Investigated for Maltreatment in Care during September 2024 through August 2025 | 27/284 | 9.51% | 6.97% | 20 |
| Children Victimized in Care during September 2024 through August 2025 | 11/284 | 3.87% | 2.2% | 13 |
| Children Victimized in Care during September 2024 through August 2025 by Parent | 2/284 | 0.7% | 0.97% | 21 |
| Children Victimized in Care during September 2024 through August 2025 by Foster Parent or Facility Staff | 5/284 | 1.76% | 0.54% | 4 |
| Children Over 12 in Group Settings on March 31 2026 | 11/17 | 65% | 78% | 53 |
| Placement Moves During First 12 Months In Care per 1,000 Child-Days | 84/18,676 | 4.5 Per 1K Days | 5.5 Per 1K Days | 48.5 |
| Placements Moves Toward Permanence | 61/120 | 51% | 50% | 34.5 |
| Lateral Placements Moves | 35/120 | 29% | 33% | 47 |
| Placements Moves Away from Permanence | 24/120 | 20% | 17% | 22.5 |
| IV-E Reimbursement Rate, Children In Care on March 31 2026 | 60/201 | 30% | 34% | 42.5 |
| Long Term Foster Care Plan Goal, Children In Care on March 31 2026 | 0/201 | 0% | 0% | 40.5 |
| Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on March 31 2025 | 192 | 13.1 months | 11.5 months | 26.5 |
| Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on March 31 2026 | 201 | 11.4 months | 12.4 months | 43 |
| Permanence within 12 Months, Children In Care on March 31 2025 | 99/192 | 52% | 46% | 33.5 |
| Permanence within 12 Months, Children with Both TPRs In Care on March 31 2025 | 22/27 | 81% | 61% | 13 |
| In Care Over 18 Months on March 31 2026 | 57/201 | 28% | 37% | 56.5 |
| In Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2026 | 34/201 | 17% | 24% | 52.5 |
| In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2026 | 20/201 | 10% | 18% | 58.5 |
| In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months with Both TPRs on March 31 2026 | 5/20 | 25% | 33% | 39.5 |
| In Care Over 18 Months on March 31 2025 Permanent within 12 Months | 50/79 | 63% | 44% | 22 |
| In Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2025 Permanent within 12 Months | 30/55 | 55% | 40% | 23 |
| Entering 18th Month In Care during April 2024 through March 2025 Permanent within 12 Months | 36/68 | 53% | 50% | 34.5 |
| Jackson County Children Discharged During April 2025 through March 2026 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=82) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Discharges | 111/33,574 | 33.1 per 10K | 36.3 per 10K | 43.5 |
| Children Discharged for Reunification | 47/111 | 42% | 50% | 51 |
| Children Discharged for Relative | 5/111 | 5% | 12% | 48.5 |
| Children Discharged for Adoption | 49/111 | 44% | 25% | 9.5 |
| Children Discharged for Transfer | 1/111 | 1% | 0% | 4 |
| Children Discharged for Emancipation | 0/111 | 0% | 2% | 51 |
| Children Discharged for Guardianship | 8/111 | 7% | 10% | 39.5 |
| Children Discharged for Runaway | 0/111 | 0% | 1% | 45 |
| Children Discharged for Death | 0/111 | 0% | 0% | 42 |
| Children Discharged for Unknown | 1/111 | 1% | 0% | 6 |
| Median Length of Stay in Foster Care | 111 | 22.5 months | 13.8 months | 6.5 |
| Median Months from Removal to Reunification Discharge | 47 | 14.6 months | 10.4 months | 19 |
| Median Months from Removal to Relative Discharge | 5 | 18.7 months | 8.0 months | 9.5 |
| Median Months from Removal to Guardianship Discharge | 8 | 25.3 months | 10.2 months | 15 |
| Median Months from Removal to Adoption Discharge | 49 | 29.2 months | 24.8 months | 21.5 |
| Reunified within 72 Hours | 3/47 | 6% | 1% | 4 |
| Reunified within 12 Months | 20/47 | 43% | 67% | 58 |
| Adopted within 24 Months | 16/49 | 33% | 46% | 39 |
| Adopted within 48 Months | 44/49 | 90% | 90% | 46.5 |
| Median Months from Removal to TPR Among Adoptions During Latest 12 Months | 49 | 22.1 months | 19.1 months | 21.5 |
| Median Months from TPR to Final Adoption Among Adoptions During Latest 12 Months | 49 | 4.2 months | 5.2 months | 46.5 |
| In Care 12+ Months at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 3/3 | 100% | 97% | 19 |
| In Care with Both TPRs at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 0/0 | na | 100% | na |
| Adoption Discharges | 49/33,574 | 14.6 per 10K | 9 per 10K | 21 |
| Non-Permanent Discharges | 2/33,574 | 0.6 per 10K | 1.3 per 10K | 31 |
| Non-Permanent Discharges Among Children with Both TPRs | 1/50 | 2% | 3% | 16.5 |
| Discharged Runaways Under 18 on March 31 2026 | 0 | 0.0 per 1M | 39.1 per 1M | 46 |
| Children Victimized within 6 Months After Discharge during March 2024 through February 2025 | 4/120 | 3.3% | 2.4% | 13.5 |
| Children Discharged for Reunification April 2024 through March 2025 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/38 | 0% | 4.9% | 46.5 |
| Children Discharged for Relative April 2024 through March 2025 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/13 | 0% | 4.1% | 34.5 |
| Children Discharged for Adoption April 2024 through March 2025 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/54 | 0% | 0.5% | 35 |
| 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 | 0/1 | 0% | 0% | 12.5 |
| Children Discharged for Guardianship April 2024 through March 2025 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/8 | 0% | 0.4% | 28 |
| Children Discharged for Runaway April 2024 through March 2025 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/0 | na | 0% | na |
| Jackson County Child and Family Services Review Measures During April 2025 through March 2026 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=82) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maltreatment Reports During October 2024 through September 2025 | 1,834 | 45.7 per 10K | 45.7 per 10K | 47 |
| Substantiated Maltreatment Victims During October 2024 through September 2025 | 438 | 11.0 per 10K | 11.6 per 10K | 42 |
| Removals During Period | 120 | 3.0 per 10K | 3.0 per 10K | 44 |
| In-care on March 31 2026 | 201 | 60.0 per 10K | 58.0 per 10K | 39.5 |
| Total Children Served | na | na | na | na |
| Discharges During Period | 111 | na | na | 3 |
| S1.1: Non-Recurrence of Substantiated Maltreatment within 6 Months | 233/245 | 95.1% | 94.4% | 43.5 |
| S1.2: Non-Maltreated by Foster Parent or Facility Staff October 2024 through September 2025 | 275/283 | 97.17% | 99.12% | 75 |
| C1.1: Discharged to Reunification or Relative within 12 Months | 18/48 | 38% | 67% | 66 |
| C1.2: Discharged to Reunification or Relative Median Length of Stay | 48 | 12.6 months | 8.3 months | 16 |
| C1.3: Removed During 6-Months before April 01 2025, Discharged to Reunification or Relative | 12/47 | 26% | 40% | 46.5 |
| C1.4: Discharged During 12-Months before April 01 2025, Reentering within 12 Months | 0/51 | 0% | 7.4% | 55.5 |
| C2.1: Discharged to Adoption within 24 Months | 16/49 | 33% | 46% | 39 |
| C2.2: Discharged to Adoption Median Length of Stay | 49 | 29.2 months | 24.8 months | 20.5 |
| C2.3: In-care 17+ Months on April 01 2025, Adopted During Period | 34/62 | 55% | 35% | 20 |
| C2.4: In-care 17+ Months on April 01 2025, Freed for Adoption During First 6 Months of Period | 16/42 | 38% | 24% | 21 |
| C2.5: Legally Freed April 2024 through March 2025 , Adopted within 12 Months | 53/57 | 93% | 82% | 28 |
| C3.1: In-care 24+ Months on April 01 2025, Permanent By 18th Birthday | 28/52 | 54% | 39% | 19.5 |
| C3.2: Discharges to Permanence Among Legally Free Children | 49/50 | 98% | 97% | 44.5 |
| C3.3: Emancipated After In-care 3+ Years | 2/7 | 29% | 26% | 22 |
| C4.1: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care <12 Months | 104/126 | 83% | 80% | 32.5 |
| C4.2: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care 12 to 24 Months | 52/94 | 55% | 57% | 43.5 |
| C4.3: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care Over 24 Months | 39/81 | 48% | 41% | 24 |
| Jackson County Court Improvement Program Reporting Measures During April 2025 through March 2026 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=82) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIP1.1: Free for Adoption or Living with Family within 15 Months of January 2024 through December 2024 Removal | 45/68 | 66% | 76% | 57 |
| CIP1.2: Discharged within 1 Month of April 2025 through February 2026 Removal | 3/110 | 3% | 7% | 29 |
| CIP1.3: Permanent within 12 Months of April 2024 through March 2025 Removal | 21/91 | 23% | 44% | 70 |
| CIP1.4: In Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2025 Permanent within 12 Months | 30/55 | 55% | 40% | 23 |
| CIP1.5: TPRs Completed during Latest 12 Months within 15 Months of Removal | 10/40 | 25% | 32% | 34 |
| CIP1.6: In Care with Both TPRs on March 31 2025 Permanent within 12 Months | 22/27 | 81% | 61% | 13 |
| CIP1.7: In Care 12+ Months at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 3/3 | 100% | 97% | 19 |
| CIP1.8: In Care 12+ Months with Both TPRs at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 0/0 | na | 100% | na |