Statistics for Lauderdale County
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Statistics for Larger Regions: Service Area 6, District 10.
Tables:
| Lauderdale 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 | 984 | 52.0 per 10K | 45.7 per 10K | 24.5 |
| Unique Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports | 823/984 | 83.6% | 85.3% | 57 |
| Children Subject of Maltreatment Investigations | 978 | 51.7 per 10K | 44.8 per 10K | 23 |
| Children Subject of Alternative Response | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.0 per 10K | 41.5 |
| Children Subject of Undetermined Reports | 6 | 0.3 per 10K | 1.0 per 10K | 51 |
| Children Subject of Non-Alleged Reports | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.0 per 10K | 41.5 |
| Victim Reports | 224 | 11.8 per 10K | 11.6 per 10K | 36.5 |
| Victim Reports of Neglect | 177 | 9.4 per 10K | 8.4 per 10K | 29 |
| Victim Reports of Physical Abuse | 11 | 0.6 per 10K | 1.1 per 10K | 64.5 |
| Victim Reports of Sexual Abuse | 14 | 0.7 per 10K | 0.8 per 10K | 47.5 |
| Victim Reports of Other Abuse | 22 | 1.2 per 10K | 1.3 per 10K | 34 |
| Victims Removed to Foster Care | 58/224 | 25.9% | 19.1% | 25 |
| Non-Victims Removed to Foster Care | 15/754 | 2% | 2% | 37 |
| Children Subject of Alternative Response Removed to Foster Care | 0/0 | na | na | na |
| Children Subject of Undetermined Reports Removed to Foster Care | 1/6 | 16.7% | 1.3% | 2 |
| Removed to Foster Care Before Report | 0/74 | 0% | 0.5% | 45 |
| Removed to Foster Care within 3 Days of Report | 26/74 | 35.1% | 29% | 24 |
| Removed to Foster Care within 7 Days of Report | 33/74 | 44.6% | 34.9% | 25 |
| Median Days from Report to Removal | 74 | 10.0 days | 25.0 days | 64.5 |
| 90th Percentile Days from Report to Removal | 74 | 287.0 days | 241.0 days | 20 |
| Removed to Foster Care Prior to Start of Investigation | 1/74 | 1.4% | 1.7% | 21 |
| Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2024 to March 2025 | 22/239 | 9.2% | 6.3% | 10 |
| Removed Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2024 to March 2025 | 1/66 | 1.5% | 4.2% | 33.5 |
| Non-Removed Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2024 to March 2025 | 21/173 | 12.1% | 6.8% | 10 |
| Non-Victims Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2024 to March 2025 | 36/871 | 4.1% | 4.6% | 43 |
| 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 | 0/18 | 0% | 4.4% | 43.5 |
| Lauderdale 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 | 80 | 51.4 per 10K | 36.3 per 10K | 21 |
| Average Monthly Removals to Foster Care | 6.7 | 4.3 per 10K | 3.0 per 10K | 20.5 |
| Reentries to Foster Care | 12/80 | 15% | 15.1% | 33 |
| Reentries to Foster Care within 12 months of Previous Discharge | 1/80 | 1.2% | 6% | 37 |
| Removals for Neglect | 53/80 | 66% | 70% | 48.5 |
| Removals for Caretaker Drug or Alcohol Use | 36/80 | 45% | 41% | 30.5 |
| Removals for Physical Abuse | 6/80 | 8% | 10% | 36 |
| Removals for Caretaker Inability to Cope | 22/80 | 28% | 15% | 8.5 |
| Removals for Inadequate Housing | 19/80 | 24% | 18% | 28.5 |
| Removals for Incarceration | 3/80 | 4% | 8% | 36 |
| Removals for Child Behavior | 1/80 | 1% | 2% | 28.5 |
| Removals for Abandonment | 7/80 | 9% | 9% | 28.5 |
| Removals for Sexual Abuse | 1/80 | 1% | 4% | 38 |
| Removals to Non-Relative Foster Care First Setting | 13/50 | 26% | 27% | 34 |
| Removals to Relative Foster Care First Setting | 33/50 | 66% | 45% | 20 |
| Removals to Pre-Adoptive Home First Setting | 0/50 | 0% | 0% | 39.5 |
| Removals to Group Home First Setting | 0/50 | 0% | 2% | 47.5 |
| Removals to Institution First Setting | 1/50 | 2% | 1% | 12 |
| Removals to Home Visit First Setting | 3/50 | 6% | 22% | 56 |
| Removals to Runaway First Setting | 0/50 | 0% | 1% | 42 |
| Removals to ILP First Setting | 0/50 | 0% | 0% | 40.5 |
| Discharged within 1 Month of April 2025 through February 2026 Removal | 4/65 | 6% | 7% | 23.5 |
| Permanence within 12 months of April 2024 through March 2025 Removal | 24/79 | 30% | 44% | 61 |
| IV-E Reimbursed in Removal Cohort (excludes latest 6 months) | 16/24 | 67% | 35% | 14 |
| Lauderdale 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 | 15,413 | na | na | 11 |
| AIAN Children on AIAN Lands in Region on March 31 2026 | na | na | na | na |
| Children in Care on March 31 2025 | 137 | 87.0 per 10K | 60.0 per 10K | 23 |
| Children in Care on March 31 2026 | 133 | 86.0 per 10K | 58.0 per 10K | 21 |
| Average Daily Children in Care | 121 | 77.3 per 10K | 57.7 per 10K | 27 |
| Total Children Served in Foster Care During April 2025 through March 2026 | 217 | na | na | 8 |
| Total Days Children Spent in Foster Care During April 2025 through March 2026 | 44,117 | 28,323.0 per 10K | 21,096.0 per 10K | 26 |
| Total Days Children Spent in Foster Care Away From Family During April 2025 through March 2026 | 16,993 | 10,910.0 per 10K | 10,111.0 per 10K | 37 |
| Accumulated Out of Home Placement-Days on March 31 2026 | 56,983 | 36,971.0 per 10K | 31,972.0 per 10K | 33 |
| Average Monthly Foster Care Costs During April 2025 through March 2026 | 78,408 | 50,338.0 per 10K | 39,955.0 per 10K | 27 |
| Children in Congregate Settings on March 31 2026 | 7 | 4.5 per 10K | 6.0 per 10K | 43 |
| Children In Care with Both TPRs on March 31 2026 | 16 | 10.4 per 10K | 8.1 per 10K | 28 |
| 17-Year-Olds In Care with Both TPRs on March 31 2026 | 2 | 1.3 per 10K | 1.3 per 10K | 26.5 |
| Children in Non-Relative Foster Care on Last Day | 46/133 | 35% | 39% | 49 |
| Children in Relative Foster Care on Last Day | 69/133 | 52% | 39% | 19 |
| Children in Pre-Adoptive Home on Last Day | 0/133 | 0% | 0% | 45 |
| Children in Group Home on Last Day | 3/133 | 2% | 6% | 60.5 |
| Children in Institution on Last Day | 4/133 | 3% | 4% | 44 |
| Children in Home Visit on Last Day | 11/133 | 8% | 9% | 42 |
| Children in Runaway on Last Day | 0/133 | 0% | 1% | 46.5 |
| Children in ILP on Last Day | 0/133 | 0% | 2% | 58.5 |
| Children Investigated for Maltreatment in Care during September 2024 through August 2025 | 8/193 | 4.15% | 6.97% | 55 |
| Children Victimized in Care during September 2024 through August 2025 | 0/193 | 0% | 2.2% | 65 |
| Children Victimized in Care during September 2024 through August 2025 by Parent | 0/193 | 0% | 0.97% | 54 |
| Children Victimized in Care during September 2024 through August 2025 by Foster Parent or Facility Staff | 0/193 | 0% | 0.54% | 51 |
| Children Over 12 in Group Settings on March 31 2026 | 6/7 | 86% | 78% | 38.5 |
| Placement Moves During First 12 Months In Care per 1,000 Child-Days | 44/10,458 | 4.2 Per 1K Days | 5.5 Per 1K Days | 51.5 |
| Placements Moves Toward Permanence | 60/102 | 59% | 50% | 21.5 |
| Lateral Placements Moves | 32/102 | 31% | 33% | 40.5 |
| Placements Moves Away from Permanence | 10/102 | 10% | 17% | 54 |
| IV-E Reimbursement Rate, Children In Care on March 31 2026 | 64/133 | 48% | 34% | 15 |
| Long Term Foster Care Plan Goal, Children In Care on March 31 2026 | 0/133 | 0% | 0% | 40.5 |
| Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on March 31 2025 | 137 | 10.6 months | 11.5 months | 48 |
| Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on March 31 2026 | 133 | 10.0 months | 12.4 months | 51 |
| Permanence within 12 Months, Children In Care on March 31 2025 | 74/137 | 54% | 46% | 28 |
| Permanence within 12 Months, Children with Both TPRs In Care on March 31 2025 | 20/26 | 77% | 61% | 18 |
| In Care Over 18 Months on March 31 2026 | 31/133 | 23% | 37% | 60 |
| In Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2026 | 25/133 | 19% | 24% | 49.5 |
| In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2026 | 19/133 | 14% | 18% | 43 |
| In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months with Both TPRs on March 31 2026 | 8/19 | 42% | 33% | 27 |
| In Care Over 18 Months on March 31 2025 Permanent within 12 Months | 24/33 | 73% | 44% | 11.5 |
| In Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2025 Permanent within 12 Months | 14/22 | 64% | 40% | 17 |
| Entering 18th Month In Care during April 2024 through March 2025 Permanent within 12 Months | 12/18 | 67% | 50% | 28.5 |
| Lauderdale County Children Discharged During April 2025 through March 2026 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=82) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Discharges | 82/15,576 | 52.6 per 10K | 36.3 per 10K | 21 |
| Children Discharged for Reunification | 32/83 | 39% | 50% | 54.5 |
| Children Discharged for Relative | 5/83 | 6% | 12% | 45.5 |
| Children Discharged for Adoption | 26/83 | 31% | 25% | 30 |
| Children Discharged for Transfer | 0/83 | 0% | 0% | 42 |
| Children Discharged for Emancipation | 0/83 | 0% | 2% | 51 |
| Children Discharged for Guardianship | 18/83 | 22% | 10% | 12.5 |
| Children Discharged for Runaway | 1/83 | 1% | 1% | 9 |
| Children Discharged for Death | 0/83 | 0% | 0% | 42 |
| Children Discharged for Unknown | 0/83 | 0% | 0% | 43 |
| Median Length of Stay in Foster Care | 82 | 17.1 months | 13.8 months | 24 |
| Median Months from Removal to Reunification Discharge | 32 | 16.1 months | 10.4 months | 13 |
| Median Months from Removal to Relative Discharge | 5 | 16.3 months | 8.0 months | 14 |
| Median Months from Removal to Guardianship Discharge | 18 | 10.1 months | 10.2 months | 32 |
| Median Months from Removal to Adoption Discharge | 26 | 29.8 months | 24.8 months | 20 |
| Reunified within 72 Hours | 0/32 | 0% | 1% | 40 |
| Reunified within 12 Months | 11/32 | 34% | 67% | 64 |
| Adopted within 24 Months | 5/26 | 19% | 46% | 48 |
| Adopted within 48 Months | 18/26 | 69% | 90% | 53 |
| Median Months from Removal to TPR Among Adoptions During Latest 12 Months | 26 | 24.9 months | 19.1 months | 18.5 |
| Median Months from TPR to Final Adoption Among Adoptions During Latest 12 Months | 26 | 5.0 months | 5.2 months | 33.5 |
| In Care 12+ Months at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 2/2 | 100% | 97% | 19 |
| In Care with Both TPRs at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 1/1 | 100% | 100% | 10 |
| Adoption Discharges | 26/15,576 | 16.7 per 10K | 9 per 10K | 17 |
| Non-Permanent Discharges | 1/15,576 | 0.6 per 10K | 1.3 per 10K | 31 |
| Non-Permanent Discharges Among Children with Both TPRs | 0/25 | 0% | 3% | 39 |
| 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 | 2/80 | 2.5% | 2.4% | 17 |
| Children Discharged for Reunification April 2024 through March 2025 Reentering within 12 Months | 1/23 | 4.3% | 4.9% | 17.5 |
| Children Discharged for Relative April 2024 through March 2025 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/5 | 0% | 4.1% | 34.5 |
| Children Discharged for Adoption April 2024 through March 2025 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/15 | 0% | 0.5% | 35 |
| Children Discharged for Transfer April 2024 through March 2025 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/2 | 0% | 0% | 5 |
| Children Discharged for Emancipation April 2024 through March 2025 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/3 | 0% | 0% | 12.5 |
| Children Discharged for Guardianship April 2024 through March 2025 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/31 | 0% | 0.4% | 28 |
| Children Discharged for Runaway April 2024 through March 2025 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/2 | 0% | 0% | 4 |
| Lauderdale 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 | 984 | 52.0 per 10K | 45.7 per 10K | 24.5 |
| Substantiated Maltreatment Victims During October 2024 through September 2025 | 224 | 11.9 per 10K | 11.6 per 10K | 36 |
| Removals During Period | 80 | 4.3 per 10K | 3.0 per 10K | 20.5 |
| In-care on March 31 2026 | 133 | 86.0 per 10K | 58.0 per 10K | 21 |
| Total Children Served | na | na | na | na |
| Discharges During Period | 83 | na | na | 7 |
| S1.1: Non-Recurrence of Substantiated Maltreatment within 6 Months | 131/135 | 97% | 94.4% | 31 |
| S1.2: Non-Maltreated by Foster Parent or Facility Staff October 2024 through September 2025 | 188/188 | 100% | 99.12% | 25 |
| C1.1: Discharged to Reunification or Relative within 12 Months | 12/35 | 34% | 67% | 68 |
| C1.2: Discharged to Reunification or Relative Median Length of Stay | 35 | 14.4 months | 8.3 months | 13 |
| C1.3: Removed During 6-Months before April 01 2025, Discharged to Reunification or Relative | 5/36 | 14% | 40% | 58 |
| C1.4: Discharged During 12-Months before April 01 2025, Reentering within 12 Months | 1/28 | 3.6% | 7.4% | 32.5 |
| C2.1: Discharged to Adoption within 24 Months | 5/25 | 20% | 46% | 47 |
| C2.2: Discharged to Adoption Median Length of Stay | 25 | 29.5 months | 24.8 months | 19 |
| C2.3: In-care 17+ Months on April 01 2025, Adopted During Period | 20/29 | 69% | 35% | 11 |
| C2.4: In-care 17+ Months on April 01 2025, Freed for Adoption During First 6 Months of Period | 2/7 | 29% | 24% | 29.5 |
| C2.5: Legally Freed April 2024 through March 2025 , Adopted within 12 Months | 21/22 | 95% | 82% | 27 |
| C3.1: In-care 24+ Months on April 01 2025, Permanent By 18th Birthday | 12/19 | 63% | 39% | 15 |
| C3.2: Discharges to Permanence Among Legally Free Children | 25/25 | 100% | 97% | 22 |
| C3.3: Emancipated After In-care 3+ Years | 1/4 | 25% | 26% | 23 |
| C4.1: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care <12 Months | 81/92 | 88% | 80% | 17.5 |
| C4.2: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care 12 to 24 Months | 37/68 | 54% | 57% | 46.5 |
| C4.3: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care Over 24 Months | 26/50 | 52% | 41% | 17 |
| Lauderdale 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 | 53/69 | 77% | 76% | 40.5 |
| CIP1.2: Discharged within 1 Month of April 2025 through February 2026 Removal | 4/65 | 6% | 7% | 23.5 |
| CIP1.3: Permanent within 12 Months of April 2024 through March 2025 Removal | 24/79 | 30% | 44% | 61 |
| CIP1.4: In Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2025 Permanent within 12 Months | 14/22 | 64% | 40% | 17 |
| CIP1.5: TPRs Completed during Latest 12 Months within 15 Months of Removal | 9/18 | 50% | 32% | 17.5 |
| CIP1.6: In Care with Both TPRs on March 31 2025 Permanent within 12 Months | 20/26 | 77% | 61% | 18 |
| CIP1.7: In Care 12+ Months at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 2/2 | 100% | 97% | 19 |
| CIP1.8: In Care 12+ Months with Both TPRs at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 1/1 | 100% | 100% | 10 |