Statistics for Lee County
Charts:
Statistics for Larger Regions: Service Area 2, District 1.
Tables:
| Lee 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 | 1,579 | 65.1 per 10K | 45.7 per 10K | 7 |
| Unique Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports | 1,287/1,579 | 81.5% | 85.3% | 69 |
| Children Subject of Maltreatment Investigations | 1,549 | 63.9 per 10K | 44.8 per 10K | 8 |
| Children Subject of Alternative Response | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.0 per 10K | 41.5 |
| Children Subject of Undetermined Reports | 30 | 1.2 per 10K | 1.0 per 10K | 23 |
| Children Subject of Non-Alleged Reports | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.0 per 10K | 41.5 |
| Victim Reports | 518 | 21.4 per 10K | 11.6 per 10K | 4 |
| Victim Reports of Neglect | 376 | 15.5 per 10K | 8.4 per 10K | 6 |
| Victim Reports of Physical Abuse | 36 | 1.5 per 10K | 1.1 per 10K | 20 |
| Victim Reports of Sexual Abuse | 14 | 0.6 per 10K | 0.8 per 10K | 55.5 |
| Victim Reports of Other Abuse | 92 | 3.8 per 10K | 1.3 per 10K | 3.5 |
| Victims Removed to Foster Care | 93/518 | 18% | 19.1% | 44 |
| Non-Victims Removed to Foster Care | 11/1,031 | 1.1% | 2% | 58 |
| Children Subject of Alternative Response Removed to Foster Care | 0/0 | na | na | na |
| Children Subject of Undetermined Reports Removed to Foster Care | 2/30 | 6.7% | 1.3% | 4.5 |
| Removed to Foster Care Before Report | 0/106 | 0% | 0.5% | 45 |
| Removed to Foster Care within 3 Days of Report | 26/106 | 24.5% | 29% | 41 |
| Removed to Foster Care within 7 Days of Report | 32/106 | 30.2% | 34.9% | 45 |
| Median Days from Report to Removal | 106 | 21.0 days | 25.0 days | 48.5 |
| 90th Percentile Days from Report to Removal | 106 | 230.0 days | 241.0 days | 33 |
| Removed to Foster Care Prior to Start of Investigation | 0/106 | 0% | 1.7% | 52 |
| Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2024 to March 2025 | 53/603 | 8.8% | 6.3% | 15.5 |
| Removed Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2024 to March 2025 | 1/123 | 0.8% | 4.2% | 36 |
| Non-Removed Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2024 to March 2025 | 52/480 | 10.8% | 6.8% | 14 |
| Non-Victims Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2024 to March 2025 | 70/1,011 | 6.9% | 4.6% | 14.5 |
| 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 | 5/34 | 14.7% | 4.4% | 5 |
| Lee 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 | 107 | 53.3 per 10K | 36.3 per 10K | 17 |
| Average Monthly Removals to Foster Care | 8.9 | 4.5 per 10K | 3.0 per 10K | 16 |
| Reentries to Foster Care | 23/107 | 21.5% | 15.1% | 24 |
| Reentries to Foster Care within 12 months of Previous Discharge | 15/107 | 14% | 6% | 13 |
| Removals for Neglect | 82/107 | 77% | 70% | 27 |
| Removals for Caretaker Drug or Alcohol Use | 70/107 | 65% | 41% | 13 |
| Removals for Physical Abuse | 14/107 | 13% | 10% | 19.5 |
| Removals for Caretaker Inability to Cope | 21/107 | 20% | 15% | 16 |
| Removals for Inadequate Housing | 19/107 | 18% | 18% | 39 |
| Removals for Incarceration | 24/107 | 22% | 8% | 3.5 |
| Removals for Child Behavior | 1/107 | 1% | 2% | 28.5 |
| Removals for Abandonment | 5/107 | 5% | 9% | 36.5 |
| Removals for Sexual Abuse | 0/107 | 0% | 4% | 59.5 |
| Removals to Non-Relative Foster Care First Setting | 15/63 | 24% | 27% | 37.5 |
| Removals to Relative Foster Care First Setting | 32/63 | 51% | 45% | 33 |
| Removals to Pre-Adoptive Home First Setting | 0/63 | 0% | 0% | 39.5 |
| Removals to Group Home First Setting | 1/63 | 2% | 2% | 15.5 |
| Removals to Institution First Setting | 1/63 | 2% | 1% | 12 |
| Removals to Home Visit First Setting | 14/63 | 22% | 22% | 37.5 |
| Removals to Runaway First Setting | 0/63 | 0% | 1% | 42 |
| Removals to ILP First Setting | 0/63 | 0% | 0% | 40.5 |
| Discharged within 1 Month of April 2025 through February 2026 Removal | 5/102 | 5% | 7% | 26 |
| Permanence within 12 months of April 2024 through March 2025 Removal | 44/141 | 31% | 44% | 57.5 |
| IV-E Reimbursed in Removal Cohort (excludes latest 6 months) | 27/48 | 56% | 35% | 18.5 |
| Lee 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 | 19,980 | na | na | 7 |
| AIAN Children on AIAN Lands in Region on March 31 2026 | na | na | na | na |
| Children in Care on March 31 2025 | 203 | 101.0 per 10K | 60.0 per 10K | 16 |
| Children in Care on March 31 2026 | 212 | 106.0 per 10K | 58.0 per 10K | 11 |
| Average Daily Children in Care | 203 | 100.9 per 10K | 57.7 per 10K | 14 |
| Total Children Served in Foster Care During April 2025 through March 2026 | 310 | na | na | 3 |
| Total Days Children Spent in Foster Care During April 2025 through March 2026 | 73,829 | 36,768.0 per 10K | 21,096.0 per 10K | 14 |
| Total Days Children Spent in Foster Care Away From Family During April 2025 through March 2026 | 27,116 | 13,504.0 per 10K | 10,111.0 per 10K | 24 |
| Accumulated Out of Home Placement-Days on March 31 2026 | 110,478 | 55,294.0 per 10K | 31,972.0 per 10K | 16 |
| Average Monthly Foster Care Costs During April 2025 through March 2026 | 163,733 | 81,541.0 per 10K | 39,955.0 per 10K | 8 |
| Children in Congregate Settings on March 31 2026 | 16 | 8.0 per 10K | 6.0 per 10K | 23.5 |
| Children In Care with Both TPRs on March 31 2026 | 38 | 19.0 per 10K | 8.1 per 10K | 12 |
| 17-Year-Olds In Care with Both TPRs on March 31 2026 | 4 | 2.0 per 10K | 1.3 per 10K | 19 |
| Children in Non-Relative Foster Care on Last Day | 51/212 | 24% | 39% | 70 |
| Children in Relative Foster Care on Last Day | 122/212 | 58% | 39% | 12 |
| Children in Pre-Adoptive Home on Last Day | 1/212 | 0% | 0% | 45 |
| Children in Group Home on Last Day | 9/212 | 4% | 6% | 46 |
| Children in Institution on Last Day | 7/212 | 3% | 4% | 44 |
| Children in Home Visit on Last Day | 17/212 | 8% | 9% | 42 |
| Children in Runaway on Last Day | 0/212 | 0% | 1% | 46.5 |
| Children in ILP on Last Day | 5/212 | 2% | 2% | 23.5 |
| Children Investigated for Maltreatment in Care during September 2024 through August 2025 | 25/305 | 8.2% | 6.97% | 25 |
| Children Victimized in Care during September 2024 through August 2025 | 5/305 | 1.64% | 2.2% | 36 |
| Children Victimized in Care during September 2024 through August 2025 by Parent | 1/305 | 0.33% | 0.97% | 27 |
| Children Victimized in Care during September 2024 through August 2025 by Foster Parent or Facility Staff | 4/305 | 1.31% | 0.54% | 10 |
| Children Over 12 in Group Settings on March 31 2026 | 11/16 | 69% | 78% | 45 |
| Placement Moves During First 12 Months In Care per 1,000 Child-Days | 88/17,918 | 4.9 Per 1K Days | 5.5 Per 1K Days | 45.5 |
| Placements Moves Toward Permanence | 76/153 | 50% | 50% | 41.5 |
| Lateral Placements Moves | 53/153 | 35% | 33% | 33.5 |
| Placements Moves Away from Permanence | 24/153 | 16% | 17% | 36.5 |
| IV-E Reimbursement Rate, Children In Care on March 31 2026 | 77/212 | 36% | 34% | 35 |
| Long Term Foster Care Plan Goal, Children In Care on March 31 2026 | 0/212 | 0% | 0% | 40.5 |
| Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on March 31 2025 | 203 | 8.6 months | 11.5 months | 63 |
| Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on March 31 2026 | 212 | 14.0 months | 12.4 months | 32 |
| Permanence within 12 Months, Children In Care on March 31 2025 | 78/203 | 38% | 46% | 54.5 |
| Permanence within 12 Months, Children with Both TPRs In Care on March 31 2025 | 14/27 | 52% | 61% | 32.5 |
| In Care Over 18 Months on March 31 2026 | 86/212 | 41% | 37% | 30.5 |
| In Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2026 | 40/212 | 19% | 24% | 49.5 |
| In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2026 | 23/212 | 11% | 18% | 53 |
| In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months with Both TPRs on March 31 2026 | 13/23 | 57% | 33% | 16.5 |
| In Care Over 18 Months on March 31 2025 Permanent within 12 Months | 21/56 | 38% | 44% | 46 |
| In Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2025 Permanent within 12 Months | 17/37 | 46% | 40% | 33 |
| Entering 18th Month In Care during April 2024 through March 2025 Permanent within 12 Months | 17/39 | 44% | 50% | 44 |
| Lee County Children Discharged During April 2025 through March 2026 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=82) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Discharges | 91/20,080 | 45.3 per 10K | 36.3 per 10K | 31 |
| Children Discharged for Reunification | 59/91 | 65% | 50% | 14 |
| Children Discharged for Relative | 7/91 | 8% | 12% | 40.5 |
| Children Discharged for Adoption | 20/91 | 22% | 25% | 39 |
| Children Discharged for Transfer | 0/91 | 0% | 0% | 42 |
| Children Discharged for Emancipation | 1/91 | 1% | 2% | 20.5 |
| Children Discharged for Guardianship | 4/91 | 4% | 10% | 49.5 |
| Children Discharged for Runaway | 0/91 | 0% | 1% | 45 |
| Children Discharged for Death | 0/91 | 0% | 0% | 42 |
| Children Discharged for Unknown | 0/91 | 0% | 0% | 43 |
| Median Length of Stay in Foster Care | 91 | 12.0 months | 13.8 months | 52 |
| Median Months from Removal to Reunification Discharge | 59 | 10.8 months | 10.4 months | 32.5 |
| Median Months from Removal to Relative Discharge | 7 | 1.0 months | 8.0 months | 44 |
| Median Months from Removal to Guardianship Discharge | 4 | 29.8 months | 10.2 months | 11 |
| Median Months from Removal to Adoption Discharge | 20 | 20.1 months | 24.8 months | 49 |
| Reunified within 72 Hours | 0/59 | 0% | 1% | 40 |
| Reunified within 12 Months | 38/59 | 64% | 67% | 43 |
| Adopted within 24 Months | 12/20 | 60% | 46% | 20 |
| Adopted within 48 Months | 18/20 | 90% | 90% | 46.5 |
| Median Months from Removal to TPR Among Adoptions During Latest 12 Months | 19 | 15.8 months | 19.1 months | 45 |
| Median Months from TPR to Final Adoption Among Adoptions During Latest 12 Months | 19 | 4.4 months | 5.2 months | 42 |
| 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 | 0/0 | na | 100% | na |
| Adoption Discharges | 20/20,080 | 10 per 10K | 9 per 10K | 27 |
| Non-Permanent Discharges | 1/20,080 | 0.5 per 10K | 1.3 per 10K | 33 |
| Non-Permanent Discharges Among Children with Both TPRs | 0/22 | 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 | 7/124 | 5.6% | 2.4% | 7 |
| Children Discharged for Reunification April 2024 through March 2025 Reentering within 12 Months | 10/63 | 15.9% | 4.9% | 10 |
| Children Discharged for Relative April 2024 through March 2025 Reentering within 12 Months | 4/11 | 36.4% | 4.1% | 2 |
| Children Discharged for Adoption April 2024 through March 2025 Reentering within 12 Months | 1/40 | 2.5% | 0.5% | 3 |
| 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 | 0/2 | 0% | 0% | 12.5 |
| Children Discharged for Guardianship April 2024 through March 2025 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/9 | 0% | 0.4% | 28 |
| Children Discharged for Runaway April 2024 through March 2025 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/0 | na | 0% | na |
| Lee 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 | 1,579 | 65.1 per 10K | 45.7 per 10K | 7 |
| Substantiated Maltreatment Victims During October 2024 through September 2025 | 518 | 21.3 per 10K | 11.6 per 10K | 4 |
| Removals During Period | 107 | 4.5 per 10K | 3.0 per 10K | 16 |
| In-care on March 31 2026 | 212 | 106.0 per 10K | 58.0 per 10K | 11 |
| Total Children Served | na | na | na | na |
| Discharges During Period | 91 | na | na | 5 |
| S1.1: Non-Recurrence of Substantiated Maltreatment within 6 Months | 234/259 | 90.3% | 94.4% | 63 |
| S1.2: Non-Maltreated by Foster Parent or Facility Staff October 2024 through September 2025 | 303/307 | 98.7% | 99.12% | 64 |
| C1.1: Discharged to Reunification or Relative within 12 Months | 41/63 | 65% | 67% | 48 |
| C1.2: Discharged to Reunification or Relative Median Length of Stay | 63 | 9.2 months | 8.3 months | 34 |
| C1.3: Removed During 6-Months before April 01 2025, Discharged to Reunification or Relative | 13/44 | 30% | 40% | 42.5 |
| C1.4: Discharged During 12-Months before April 01 2025, Reentering within 12 Months | 15/75 | 20% | 7.4% | 8 |
| C2.1: Discharged to Adoption within 24 Months | 12/20 | 60% | 46% | 19.5 |
| C2.2: Discharged to Adoption Median Length of Stay | 20 | 20.1 months | 24.8 months | 48 |
| C2.3: In-care 17+ Months on April 01 2025, Adopted During Period | 9/43 | 21% | 35% | 44 |
| C2.4: In-care 17+ Months on April 01 2025, Freed for Adoption During First 6 Months of Period | 4/24 | 17% | 24% | 41.5 |
| C2.5: Legally Freed April 2024 through March 2025 , Adopted within 12 Months | 20/31 | 65% | 82% | 52 |
| C3.1: In-care 24+ Months on April 01 2025, Permanent By 18th Birthday | 14/32 | 44% | 39% | 30.5 |
| C3.2: Discharges to Permanence Among Legally Free Children | 22/22 | 100% | 97% | 22 |
| C3.3: Emancipated After In-care 3+ Years | 1/6 | 17% | 26% | 28 |
| C4.1: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care <12 Months | 109/141 | 77% | 80% | 50 |
| C4.2: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care 12 to 24 Months | 56/102 | 55% | 57% | 43.5 |
| C4.3: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care Over 24 Months | 23/59 | 39% | 41% | 35 |
| Lee 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 | 96/127 | 76% | 76% | 42 |
| CIP1.2: Discharged within 1 Month of April 2025 through February 2026 Removal | 5/102 | 5% | 7% | 26 |
| CIP1.3: Permanent within 12 Months of April 2024 through March 2025 Removal | 44/141 | 31% | 44% | 57.5 |
| CIP1.4: In Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2025 Permanent within 12 Months | 17/37 | 46% | 40% | 33 |
| CIP1.5: TPRs Completed during Latest 12 Months within 15 Months of Removal | 12/34 | 35% | 32% | 25 |
| CIP1.6: In Care with Both TPRs on March 31 2025 Permanent within 12 Months | 14/27 | 52% | 61% | 32.5 |
| 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 | 0/0 | na | 100% | na |