Summary Measures: Children in Foster Care During April 2025 through March 2026

Children in Foster Care
During April 2025 through March 2026

	Children in Region on March 31 2026	AIAN Children on AIAN Lands in Region on March 31 2026	Children in Care on March 31 2025			Children in Care on March 31 2026			Average Daily Children in Care			Total Children Served in Foster Care During April 2025 through March 2026	Total Days Children Spent in Foster Care During April 2025 through March 2026			Total Days Children Spent in Foster Care Away From Family During April 2025 through March 2026			Accumulated Out of Home Placement-Days on March 31 2026
County	Count	Count	Count	per 10K	Rank	Count	per 10K	Rank	Count	per 10K	Rank	Count	Count	per 10K	Rank	Count	per 10K	Rank	Count	per 10K	Rank
Adams	5718	na	31	54	43	29	51	45.5	29	51.1	44	54	10857	18927	44	6294	10972	35	16330	28559	42
Alcorn	7513	na	107	142	6	124	165	2	119	158.3	2	190	43331	57561	2	19389	25756	4	46039	61279	11
Amite	2189	na	5	22	64	2	9	78.5	5	22.5	68	14	2070	9250	65	664	2967	75	1184	5409	74
Attala	4156	na	20	47	49	21	51	45.5	20	47.5	49.5	30	7301	17433	49	2834	6767	51	8576	20635	54
Benton	1452	na	5	34	57	5	34	60	4	30.8	60	11	1694	11567	60	916	6255	56	2048	14105	63
Bolivar	6770	na	50	72	32.5	46	68	32	44	65.1	35	88	16269	23818	36	11642	17044	10	26340	38907	28
Calhoun	2603	na	40	150	4	27	104	12	41	154.3	4	59	15087	57323	3	5258	19978	7	15280	58701	13
Carroll	1367	na	4	28	58	6	44	51	7	47.2	51	10	2473	17583	48	1780	12656	30	3790	27725	45
Chickasaw	4191	na	9	22	64	15	36	58	16	37.4	58	21	5663	13528	58	1732	4137	68	5495	13111	64
Choctaw	1782	na	1	6	79	8	45	49	3	16.8	75	9	978	5513	76	306	1725	77	870	4882	76
Claiborne	1799	na	10	55	42	13	72	28.5	13	69.5	32	17	4619	25490	32	1525	8416	43	9170	50973	19
Clarke	3539	na	38	109	14	16	45	49	27	77.8	26	53	10455	29794	20	2368	6748	52	5407	15278	60
Clay	4006	na	32	79	27	27	67	33.5	28	69.9	31	37	10340	25735	31	5316	13231	26	23211	57941	14
Coahoma	5337	na	41	76	29	52	97	14	44	81.5	20	63	15647	29218	22	9123	17035	11	32433	60770	12
Copiah	6036	na	26	43	51.5	21	35	59	26	43	53	43	9444	15598	53	6452	10656	38	13380	22167	52
Covington	4444	na	18	40	53	28	63	36	21	47.5	49.5	36	7568	17023	51	3593	8082	45	12536	28209	44
Desoto	46120	na	121	26	60.5	87	19	73	111	24.1	66	221	41069	8859	67	14271	3078	74	37254	8078	71
Forrest	17647	na	173	98	17	155	88	18	161	91.2	19	241	59190	33498	19	34777	19682	8	98249	55675	15
Franklin	1804	na	4	22	64	4	22	70.5	3	16.7	76	13	1091	6070	75	604	3360	73	372	2062	80
George	7069	na	58	83	24	60	85	22.5	55	77.9	25	95	20017	28435	25	6297	8945	41	24731	34985	35
Greene	2470	na	40	161	3	27	109	9	30	122	6	52	11467	46352	6	3478	14059	21	17081	69154	8
Grenada	5138	na	10	19	71.5	16	31	61	14	26.2	64	23	4875	9494	64	2387	4649	65	4886	9510	69
Hancock	8384	na	78	92	20	56	67	33.5	64	76.2	28	110	23825	28242	27	11756	13936	23	37808	45095	22
Harrison	46450	na	231	49	47.5	251	54	42.5	236	50.3	46	383	85975	18338	46	33412	7127	49	132076	28434	43
Hinds	47106	na	215	45	50	200	42	54.5	208	43.7	52	287	76010	15985	52	61955	13029	27	163561	34722	36
Holmes	3513	na	24	66	36.5	13	37	56.5	23	63.7	36	31	8545	23950	35	6110	17125	9	13548	38565	31
Humphreys	1707	na	21	121	11	23	135	4	20	118.2	7	31	7350	42673	7	2874	16686	12	13019	76268	5
Issaquena	128	na	0	0	81.5	0	0	81.5	0	0	81.5	0	0	0	81.5	0	0	81.5	0	0	81.5
Itawamba	5195	na	49	95	18.5	37	71	30	40	76.1	29	57	14520	28014	28	7295	14074	20	25538	49159	21
Jackson	33667	na	192	57	40.5	201	60	39.5	188	56.1	41	312	68863	20511	41	36827	10969	36	89958	26720	47
Jasper	3611	na	19	52	44.5	15	42	54.5	15	41.3	55	27	5500	15180	55	3208	8854	42	6375	17654	56
Jefferson	1379	na	3	21	67	11	80	25	11	78	24	20	3872	27605	29	1335	9518	40	3981	28869	41
Jefferson Davis	2042	na	28	134	7	17	83	24	23	110.4	11	36	8558	41430	10	6227	30145	1	8977	43962	23
Jones	15991	na	84	52	44.5	99	62	37	85	52.7	43	168	30657	19062	43	10953	6811	50	32563	20363	55
Kemper	1454	na	13	88	22	10	69	31	11	78.2	23	17	4209	28763	24	2195	15000	17	9445	64959	9
Lafayette	11129	na	25	23	62	28	25	68	26	23.2	67	46	9230	8340	68	4278	3865	72	9326	8380	70
Lamar	15818	na	60	38	54	47	30	62	48	30.2	61	130	17492	11046	61	6163	3892	70	15044	9511	68
Lauderdale	15413	na	137	87	23	133	86	21	121	77.3	27	217	44117	28323	26	16993	10910	37	56983	36971	33
Lawrence	2819	na	6	21	67	5	18	75	5	16.9	74	15	1739	6158	73	1519	5379	62	2092	7421	73
Leake	5437	na	8	15	74	16	29	64	16	28.8	62	22	5618	10455	62	2246	4180	67	8923	16412	58
Lee	19980	na	203	101	16	212	106	11	203	100.9	14	310	73829	36768	14	27116	13504	24	110478	55294	16
Leflore	6962	na	47	66	36.5	79	113	6.5	68	97.2	17	112	24647	35148	17	8699	12405	31	29790	42789	25
Lincoln	7864	na	71	90	21	34	43	52.5	62	78.5	22	114	22933	29089	23	10557	13391	25	19833	25220	50
Lowndes	13128	na	175	132	10	148	113	6.5	151	114.5	9	243	55672	42150	9	19426	14708	18	96303	73357	6
Madison	26055	na	49	19	71.5	50	19	73	47	17.8	72	72	16968	6478	72	10179	3886	71	28218	10830	67
Marion	5657	na	28	50	46	30	53	44	21	37.8	57	49	7712	13656	57	2973	5264	64	14871	26288	48
Marshall	6894	na	26	37	55	42	61	38	34	48.5	48	65	11845	17106	50	4341	6269	55	18988	27543	46
Monroe	7522	na	52	69	35	49	65	35	50	67.2	34	72	18399	24469	34	7887	10489	39	28077	37327	32
Montgomery	2190	na	1	5	80	2	9	78.5	1	6.7	80	2	515	2358	80	117	536	79	528	2411	79
Neshoba	7538	na	44	57	40.5	45	60	39.5	47	62	38	60	17301	22786	39	4961	6534	53	41335	54836	17
Newton	4952	na	18	36	56	14	28	66.5	16	31.8	59	26	5879	11809	59	2906	5837	59	7464	15073	61
Noxubee	2386	na	23	95	18.5	22	92	17	22	92.5	18	27	8178	33982	18	1720	7147	48	20499	85914	4
Oktibbeha	8722	na	51	58	39	51	58	41	47	54.1	42	81	17265	19757	42	6612	7567	46	21415	24553	51
Panola	8022	na	17	21	67	23	29	64	20	24.5	65	26	7113	8883	66	6612	8257	44	23942	29845	39
Pearl River	13530	na	97	72	32.5	102	75	26	92	68.1	33	162	33504	24865	33	17546	13022	28	48138	35579	34
Perry	2413	na	19	78	28	13	54	42.5	12	49.2	47	25	4533	18679	45	1806	7442	47	10376	43000	24
Pike	9575	na	104	107	15	83	87	19.5	76	79	21	185	28307	29362	21	15089	15651	16	24966	26074	49
Pontotoc	7970	na	66	82	25	76	95	15.5	80	100.2	15	119	29067	36339	15	12577	15724	15	40115	50332	20
Prentiss	5740	na	94	166	2	83	145	3	88	154.9	3	146	32704	57265	4	13236	23176	5	37270	64930	10
Quitman	1297	na	1	8	78	3	23	69	1	11.1	79	3	471	3638	79	9	70	80	478	3685	78
Rankin	35440	na	71	20	69.5	69	19	73	72	20.2	70	118	26316	7425	70	20390	5753	60	43606	12304	66
Scott	7510	na	54	71	34	34	45	49	46	61.4	39	66	17354	22992	38	9668	12809	29	29019	38640	30
Sharkey	809	na	0	0	81.5	0	0	81.5	0	0	81.5	0	0	0	81.5	0	0	81.5	0	0	81.5
Simpson	6196	na	30	49	47.5	23	37	56.5	26	41.6	54	47	9363	15188	54	7283	11814	33	13185	21280	53
Smith	3378	na	5	15	74	2	6	80	4	11.8	78	8	1409	4200	78	550	1640	78	1785	5284	75
Stone	3867	na	77	197	1	65	168	1	63	161.8	1	108	23193	59705	1	10558	27179	3	33353	86250	3
Sunflower	4838	na	74	149	5	62	128	5	64	131.6	5	88	23775	48515	5	14255	29089	2	55791	115318	1
Tallahatchie	2150	na	6	27	59	3	14	77	3	13.8	77	9	1112	5096	77	942	4317	66	945	4395	77
Tate	5800	na	9	15	74	10	17	76	11	18.9	71	21	3953	6727	71	3136	5337	63	8977	15478	59
Tippah	4703	na	35	73	31	34	72	28.5	30	63.3	37	61	10984	23154	37	5777	12178	32	19337	41116	26
Tishomingo	3860	na	52	133	8.5	39	101	13	40	102.3	13	79	14799	38168	13	6373	16437	13	12563	32547	37
Tunica	2436	na	3	12	76.5	7	29	64	7	27.9	63	8	2456	10013	63	1342	5471	61	3062	12570	65
Union	6912	na	18	26	60.5	34	49	47	27	39	56	45	9551	13773	56	4249	6127	58	10334	14951	62
Walthall	3123	na	37	118	12	35	112	8	36	116.3	8	53	13327	42650	8	5088	16283	14	21761	69680	7
Warren	9568	na	72	74	30	81	85	22.5	70	73.5	30	155	25887	26919	30	13511	14050	22	50963	53264	18
Washington	10730	na	87	81	26	115	107	10	105	98.1	16	140	38211	35594	16	23727	22102	6	101286	94395	2
Wayne	5260	na	57	111	13	46	87	19.5	55	104.7	12	88	20232	38851	12	7360	14133	19	20430	38840	29
Webster	2522	na	33	133	8.5	24	95	15.5	28	113.8	10	45	10376	41410	11	2862	11422	34	10224	40539	27
Wilkinson	1413	na	3	20	69.5	4	28	66.5	3	20.3	69	6	1097	7590	69	581	4020	69	2349	16624	57
Winston	3696	na	16	43	51.5	27	73	27	19	50.8	45	32	6773	18204	47	2288	6150	57	10785	29180	40
Yalobusha	2325	na	3	12	76.5	5	22	70.5	4	17.2	73	6	1460	6155	74	546	2302	76	1846	7940	72
Yazoo	5550	na	34	61	38	24	43	52.5	32	57.2	40	48	11904	21423	40	3602	6482	54	17196	30984	38
Statewide	664876	na	3998	60	na	3855	58	na	3845	57.7	na	6419	1407959	21096	na	674809	10111	na	2125760	31972	na

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Children in Foster Care
During April 2025 through March 2026

	Children in Care on March 31 2026			Average Monthly Foster Care Costs During April 2025 through March 2026			Children in Congregate Settings on March 31 2026			Children In Care with Both TPRs on March 31 2026			17-Year-Olds In Care with Both TPRs on March 31 2026
County	Count	per 10K	Rank	Count	per 10K	Rank	Count	per 10K	Rank	Count	per 10K	Rank	Count	per 10K	Rank
Adams	29	51	45.5	23018	40127	36	3	5.2	39	6	10.5	27	0	0	60
Alcorn	124	165	2	96298	127922	2	7	9.3	18	1	1.3	65.5	0	0	60
Amite	2	9	78.5	1089	4865	77	0	0	76	1	4.6	49	0	0	60
Attala	21	51	45.5	13183	31476	48	1	2.4	61	1	2.4	57	0	0	60
Benton	5	34	60	1966	13424	69	1	6.9	33	0	0	74.5	0	0	60
Bolivar	46	68	32	26852	39310	38	6	8.9	19	1	1.5	62.5	1	1.5	22.5
Calhoun	27	104	12	24183	91882	4	3	11.5	9	8	30.7	2	2	7.7	5
Carroll	6	44	51	4057	28847	52	0	0	76	0	0	74.5	0	0	60
Chickasaw	15	36	58	10240	24462	57	0	0	76	0	0	74.5	0	0	60
Choctaw	8	45	49	1377	7764	73	0	0	76	2	11.2	25	0	0	60
Claiborne	13	72	28.5	10533	58125	21	3	16.7	4	0	0	74.5	0	0	60
Clarke	16	45	49	24755	70545	14	0	0	76	0	0	74.5	0	0	60
Clay	27	67	33.5	20990	52240	26	1	2.5	60	3	7.5	38.5	0	0	60
Coahoma	52	97	14	26220	48960	29	5	9.4	17	11	20.6	7	1	1.9	20
Copiah	21	35	59	15226	25148	55	2	3.3	53	3	5	48	0	0	60
Covington	28	63	36	15003	33746	45	1	2.3	62.5	3	6.8	43	0	0	60
Desoto	87	19	73	71345	15390	66	13	2.8	56.5	9	2	60	2	0.4	35
Forrest	155	88	18	120472	68179	15	14	7.9	25	32	18.1	13	6	3.4	14
Franklin	4	22	70.5	2526	14052	68	0	0	76	0	0	74.5	0	0	60
George	60	85	22.5	36844	52339	25	5	7.1	31.5	9	12.7	22	1	1.4	24
Greene	27	109	9	13996	56574	22	2	8.1	22	11	44.5	1	3	12.1	2
Grenada	16	31	61	6174	12024	71	2	3.9	51	1	1.9	61	0	0	60
Hancock	56	67	33.5	49884	59133	19	9	10.7	11	17	20.3	8	6	7.2	6
Harrison	251	54	42.5	166381	35489	43	38	8.2	21	40	8.6	35	3	0.6	31.5
Hinds	200	42	54.5	142190	29902	50	35	7.4	30	14	3	55	2	0.4	35
Holmes	13	37	56.5	19055	53407	24	1	2.8	56.5	4	11.4	24	3	8.5	3
Humphreys	23	135	4	12447	72266	12	4	23.4	2	3	17.6	14	3	17.6	1
Issaquena	0	0	81.5	0	0	80.5	0	0	76	0	0	74.5	0	0	60
Itawamba	37	71	30	19095	36840	41	8	15.4	5	10	19.2	10.5	3	5.8	7
Jackson	201	60	39.5	132202	39376	37	17	5	40	19	5.6	44	1	0.3	37
Jasper	15	42	54.5	7981	22027	58	4	11.1	10	3	8.3	36	0	0	60
Jefferson	11	80	25	5281	37648	39	0	0	76	0	0	74.5	0	0	60
Jefferson Davis	17	83	24	13320	64482	18	2	9.8	15	4	19.6	9	0	0	60
Jones	99	62	37	56843	35345	44	6	3.8	52	12	7.5	38.5	1	0.6	31.5
Kemper	10	69	31	12604	86132	6	3	20.6	3	2	13.8	19	0	0	60
Lafayette	28	25	68	18486	16703	65	3	2.7	58	6	5.4	46	0	0	60
Lamar	47	30	62	31219	19714	62	2	1.3	68	4	2.5	56	1	0.6	31.5
Lauderdale	133	86	21	78408	50338	27	7	4.5	43	16	10.4	28	2	1.3	26.5
Lawrence	5	18	75	1745	6177	75	2	7.1	31.5	2	7.1	41.5	1	3.5	13
Leake	16	29	64	13419	24974	56	1	1.8	65.5	3	5.5	45	0	0	60
Lee	212	106	11	163733	81541	8	16	8	23.5	38	19	12	4	2	19
Leflore	79	113	6.5	32017	45659	30	7	10.1	14	0	0	74.5	0	0	60
Lincoln	34	43	52.5	35528	45064	32	11	14	7	1	1.3	65.5	1	1.3	26.5
Lowndes	148	113	6.5	96016	72694	11	10	7.6	27.5	35	26.7	4	7	5.3	8
Madison	50	19	73	37976	14498	67	5	1.9	64	4	1.5	62.5	1	0.4	35
Marion	30	53	44	18857	33390	46	1	1.8	65.5	2	3.5	52	1	1.8	21
Marshall	42	61	38	19391	28004	54	3	4.4	44	6	8.7	33.5	1	1.5	22.5
Monroe	49	65	35	33666	44773	33	6	8	23.5	12	16	17	1	1.3	26.5
Montgomery	2	9	78.5	0	0	80.5	1	4.6	42	0	0	74.5	0	0	60
Neshoba	45	60	39.5	33602	44255	34	3	4	49.5	3	4	51	0	0	60
Newton	14	28	66.5	10514	21120	60	3	6.1	38	0	0	74.5	0	0	60
Noxubee	22	92	17	21826	90693	5	1	4.2	46	5	21	6	0	0	60
Oktibbeha	51	58	41	32598	37304	40	2	2.3	62.5	2	2.3	58	1	1.1	29
Panola	23	29	64	13801	17234	64	1	1.2	69	7	8.7	33.5	2	2.5	16.5
Pearl River	102	75	26	67049	49761	28	9	6.7	34.5	26	19.2	10.5	6	4.4	11
Perry	13	54	42.5	9835	40526	35	1	4.1	47.5	3	12.4	23	2	8.3	4
Pike	83	87	19.5	31860	33048	47	8	8.4	20	13	13.6	20	0	0	60
Pontotoc	76	95	15.5	46765	58465	20	6	7.5	29	7	8.8	32	2	2.5	16.5
Prentiss	83	145	3	67284	117814	3	8	13.9	8	15	26.1	5	0	0	60
Quitman	3	23	69	806	6226	74	1	7.7	26	0	0	74.5	0	0	60
Rankin	69	19	73	64936	18322	63	17	4.8	41	5	1.4	64	2	0.6	31.5
Scott	34	45	49	41408	54861	23	5	6.7	34.5	13	17.3	15	1	1.3	26.5
Sharkey	0	0	81.5	0	0	80.5	0	0	76	0	0	74.5	0	0	60
Simpson	23	37	56.5	17668	28660	53	4	6.5	36	2	3.2	54	0	0	60
Smith	2	6	80	1687	5029	76	1	3	54	0	0	74.5	0	0	60
Stone	65	168	1	70161	180615	1	4	10.3	12.5	11	28.4	3	2	5.2	9
Sunflower	62	128	5	35155	71738	13	12	24.8	1	1	2.1	59	1	2.1	18
Tallahatchie	3	14	77	722	3308	78	0	0	76	0	0	74.5	0	0	60
Tate	10	17	76	5154	8772	72	1	1.7	67	2	3.4	53	0	0	60
Tippah	34	72	28.5	17395	36670	42	3	6.4	37	6	12.8	21	0	0	60
Tishomingo	39	101	13	26308	67851	16	1	2.6	59	2	5.2	47	0	0	60
Tunica	7	29	64	4994	20359	61	1	4.1	47.5	0	0	74.5	0	0	60
Union	34	49	47	21776	31401	49	2	2.9	55	5	7.2	40	0	0	60
Walthall	35	112	8	23930	76582	10	3	9.6	16	3	9.6	29	1	3.2	15
Warren	81	85	22.5	43492	45226	31	14	14.6	6	14	14.6	18	0	0	60
Washington	115	107	10	88708	82632	7	11	10.3	12.5	10	9.3	30	5	4.7	10
Wayne	46	87	19.5	40299	77384	9	4	7.6	27.5	9	17.1	16	0	0	60
Webster	24	95	15.5	16929	67563	17	1	4	49.5	2	7.9	37	0	0	60
Wilkinson	4	28	66.5	0	0	80.5	0	0	76	1	7.1	41.5	0	0	60
Winston	27	73	27	11036	29663	51	0	0	76	4	10.8	26	0	0	60
Yalobusha	5	22	70.5	2854	12030	70	1	4.3	45	1	4.3	50	0	0	60
Yazoo	24	43	52.5	11924	21459	59	0	0	76	5	9	31	2	3.6	12
Statewide	3855	58	na	2666565	39955	na	399	6	na	536	8.1	na	85	1.3	na

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Children in Foster Care
During April 2025 through March 2026

	Children in Care on March 31 2026			Children in Non-Relative Foster Care on Last Day			Children in Relative Foster Care on Last Day			Children in Pre-Adoptive Home on Last Day			Children in Group Home on Last Day			Children in Institution on Last Day			Children in Home Visit on Last Day			Children in Runaway on Last Day			Children in ILP on Last Day
County	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
Adams	29	51	45.5	11/29	38%	39.0	6/29	21%	64.0	0/29	0%	45.0	3/29	10%	16.0	0/29	0%	67.0	8/29	28%	7.0	0/29	0%	46.5	1/29	3%	15.0
Alcorn	124	165	2	50/124	40%	31.0	57/124	46%	29.5	0/124	0%	45.0	4/124	3%	55.0	3/124	2%	49.5	10/124	8%	42.0	0/124	0%	46.5	0/124	0%	58.5
Amite	2	9	78.5	0/2	0%	79.0	1/2	50%	23.5	0/2	0%	45.0	0/2	0%	72.5	0/2	0%	67.0	1/2	50%	1.5	0/2	0%	46.5	0/2	0%	58.5
Attala	21	51	45.5	8/21	38%	39.0	12/21	57%	13.5	0/21	0%	45.0	0/21	0%	72.5	1/21	5%	25.5	0/21	0%	70.5	0/21	0%	46.5	0/21	0%	58.5
Benton	5	34	60	0/5	0%	79.0	4/5	80%	1.0	0/5	0%	45.0	0/5	0%	72.5	1/5	20%	3.0	0/5	0%	70.5	0/5	0%	46.5	0/5	0%	58.5
Bolivar	46	68	32	30/46	65%	7.5	5/46	11%	69.0	0/46	0%	45.0	4/46	9%	19.0	2/46	4%	34.0	5/46	11%	27.0	0/46	0%	46.5	0/46	0%	58.5
Calhoun	27	104	12	13/27	48%	17.0	6/27	22%	63.0	0/27	0%	45.0	2/27	7%	25.0	1/27	4%	34.0	5/27	19%	15.0	0/27	0%	46.5	0/27	0%	58.5
Carroll	6	44	51	6/6	100%	1.5	0/6	0%	77.5	0/6	0%	45.0	0/6	0%	72.5	0/6	0%	67.0	0/6	0%	70.5	0/6	0%	46.5	0/6	0%	58.5
Chickasaw	15	36	58	2/15	13%	75.0	6/15	40%	39.5	0/15	0%	45.0	0/15	0%	72.5	0/15	0%	67.0	7/15	47%	3.0	0/15	0%	46.5	0/15	0%	58.5
Choctaw	8	45	49	0/8	0%	79.0	6/8	75%	2.5	0/8	0%	45.0	0/8	0%	72.5	0/8	0%	67.0	2/8	25%	9.0	0/8	0%	46.5	0/8	0%	58.5
Claiborne	13	72	28.5	3/13	23%	71.0	6/13	46%	29.5	1/13	8%	1.0	3/13	23%	4.0	0/13	0%	67.0	0/13	0%	70.5	0/13	0%	46.5	0/13	0%	58.5
Clarke	16	45	49	4/16	25%	68.0	12/16	75%	2.5	0/16	0%	45.0	0/16	0%	72.5	0/16	0%	67.0	0/16	0%	70.5	0/16	0%	46.5	0/16	0%	58.5
Clay	27	67	33.5	10/27	37%	44.5	14/27	52%	19.0	0/27	0%	45.0	1/27	4%	46.0	0/27	0%	67.0	2/27	7%	48.0	0/27	0%	46.5	0/27	0%	58.5
Coahoma	52	97	14	24/52	46%	19.5	17/52	33%	50.0	0/52	0%	45.0	1/52	2%	60.5	4/52	8%	10.5	6/52	12%	23.5	0/52	0%	46.5	0/52	0%	58.5
Copiah	21	35	59	11/21	52%	10.0	7/21	33%	50.0	0/21	0%	45.0	1/21	5%	38.0	1/21	5%	25.5	1/21	5%	51.0	0/21	0%	46.5	0/21	0%	58.5
Covington	28	63	36	11/28	39%	34.5	11/28	39%	42.5	0/28	0%	45.0	1/28	4%	46.0	0/28	0%	67.0	5/28	18%	16.5	0/28	0%	46.5	0/28	0%	58.5
Desoto	87	19	73	23/87	26%	64.5	35/87	40%	39.5	0/87	0%	45.0	8/87	9%	19.0	5/87	6%	19.5	14/87	16%	18.5	0/87	0%	46.5	2/87	2%	23.5
Forrest	155	88	18	76/155	49%	15.5	44/155	28%	58.0	0/155	0%	45.0	10/155	6%	31.0	4/155	3%	44.0	15/155	10%	31.0	1/155	1%	9.0	5/155	3%	15.0
Franklin	4	22	70.5	4/4	100%	1.5	0/4	0%	77.5	0/4	0%	45.0	0/4	0%	72.5	0/4	0%	67.0	0/4	0%	70.5	0/4	0%	46.5	0/4	0%	58.5
George	60	85	22.5	23/60	38%	39.0	31/60	52%	19.0	0/60	0%	45.0	1/60	2%	60.5	4/60	7%	14.0	1/60	2%	57.5	0/60	0%	46.5	0/60	0%	58.5
Greene	27	109	9	11/27	41%	26.5	12/27	44%	32.5	0/27	0%	45.0	1/27	4%	46.0	1/27	4%	34.0	0/27	0%	70.5	1/27	4%	4.0	1/27	4%	8.0
Grenada	16	31	61	6/16	38%	39.0	7/16	44%	32.5	1/16	6%	2.0	1/16	6%	31.0	1/16	6%	19.5	0/16	0%	70.5	0/16	0%	46.5	0/16	0%	58.5
Hancock	56	67	33.5	23/56	41%	26.5	17/56	30%	56.5	0/56	0%	45.0	6/56	11%	13.5	3/56	5%	25.5	6/56	11%	27.0	0/56	0%	46.5	1/56	2%	23.5
Harrison	251	54	42.5	86/251	34%	50.0	118/251	47%	28.0	0/251	0%	45.0	20/251	8%	22.0	18/251	7%	14.0	5/251	2%	57.5	1/251	0%	46.5	3/251	1%	30.5
Hinds	200	42	54.5	130/200	65%	7.5	8/200	4%	71.0	0/200	0%	45.0	27/200	14%	10.5	8/200	4%	34.0	15/200	8%	42.0	5/200	2%	6.0	7/200	4%	8.0
Holmes	13	37	56.5	6/13	46%	19.5	4/13	31%	54.0	0/13	0%	45.0	1/13	8%	22.0	0/13	0%	67.0	1/13	8%	42.0	1/13	8%	2.0	0/13	0%	58.5
Humphreys	23	135	4	7/23	30%	55.0	9/23	39%	42.5	0/23	0%	45.0	3/23	13%	12.0	1/23	4%	34.0	1/23	4%	53.5	0/23	0%	46.5	2/23	9%	3.0
Issaquena	0	0	81.5	0/0	0%	79.0	0/0	0%	77.5	0/0	0%	45.0	0/0	0%	72.5	0/0	0%	67.0	0/0	0%	70.5	0/0	0%	46.5	0/0	0%	58.5
Itawamba	37	71	30	15/37	41%	26.5	10/37	27%	59.0	0/37	0%	45.0	6/37	16%	8.5	2/37	5%	25.5	3/37	8%	42.0	0/37	0%	46.5	1/37	3%	15.0
Jackson	201	60	39.5	86/201	43%	22.5	71/201	35%	47.0	0/201	0%	45.0	6/201	3%	55.0	11/201	5%	25.5	20/201	10%	31.0	4/201	2%	6.0	3/201	1%	30.5
Jasper	15	42	54.5	6/15	40%	31.0	5/15	33%	50.0	0/15	0%	45.0	1/15	7%	25.0	3/15	20%	3.0	0/15	0%	70.5	0/15	0%	46.5	0/15	0%	58.5
Jefferson	11	80	25	4/11	36%	47.5	4/11	36%	45.5	0/11	0%	45.0	0/11	0%	72.5	0/11	0%	67.0	3/11	27%	8.0	0/11	0%	46.5	0/11	0%	58.5
Jefferson Davis	17	83	24	13/17	76%	5.0	0/17	0%	77.5	0/17	0%	45.0	1/17	6%	31.0	1/17	6%	19.5	2/17	12%	23.5	0/17	0%	46.5	0/17	0%	58.5
Jones	99	62	37	39/99	39%	34.5	45/99	45%	31.0	2/99	2%	3.5	5/99	5%	38.0	1/99	1%	51.0	6/99	6%	50.0	0/99	0%	46.5	1/99	1%	30.5
Kemper	10	69	31	3/10	30%	55.0	4/10	40%	39.5	0/10	0%	45.0	3/10	30%	3.0	0/10	0%	67.0	0/10	0%	70.5	0/10	0%	46.5	0/10	0%	58.5
Lafayette	28	25	68	8/28	29%	57.5	9/28	32%	52.0	0/28	0%	45.0	3/28	11%	13.5	0/28	0%	67.0	8/28	29%	5.5	0/28	0%	46.5	0/28	0%	58.5
Lamar	47	30	62	13/47	28%	59.5	27/47	57%	13.5	0/47	0%	45.0	2/47	4%	46.0	0/47	0%	67.0	4/47	9%	35.5	0/47	0%	46.5	1/47	2%	23.5
Lauderdale	133	86	21	46/133	35%	49.0	69/133	52%	19.0	0/133	0%	45.0	3/133	2%	60.5	4/133	3%	44.0	11/133	8%	42.0	0/133	0%	46.5	0/133	0%	58.5
Lawrence	5	18	75	2/5	40%	31.0	0/5	0%	77.5	0/5	0%	45.0	1/5	20%	5.5	1/5	20%	3.0	0/5	0%	70.5	0/5	0%	46.5	1/5	20%	1.0
Leake	16	29	64	6/16	38%	39.0	9/16	56%	15.0	0/16	0%	45.0	1/16	6%	31.0	0/16	0%	67.0	0/16	0%	70.5	0/16	0%	46.5	0/16	0%	58.5
Lee	212	106	11	51/212	24%	70.0	122/212	58%	12.0	1/212	0%	45.0	9/212	4%	46.0	7/212	3%	44.0	17/212	8%	42.0	0/212	0%	46.5	5/212	2%	23.5
Leflore	79	113	6.5	30/79	38%	39.0	24/79	30%	56.5	0/79	0%	45.0	3/79	4%	46.0	4/79	5%	25.5	17/79	22%	11.5	0/79	0%	46.5	1/79	1%	30.5
Lincoln	34	43	52.5	10/34	29%	57.5	8/34	24%	61.0	0/34	0%	45.0	6/34	18%	7.0	5/34	15%	5.0	4/34	12%	23.5	0/34	0%	46.5	1/34	3%	15.0
Lowndes	148	113	6.5	45/148	30%	55.0	76/148	51%	21.0	1/148	1%	6.0	6/148	4%	46.0	4/148	3%	44.0	10/148	7%	48.0	0/148	0%	46.5	6/148	4%	8.0
Madison	50	19	73	20/50	40%	31.0	13/50	26%	60.0	0/50	0%	45.0	3/50	6%	31.0	2/50	4%	34.0	8/50	16%	18.5	1/50	2%	6.0	3/50	6%	5.0
Marion	30	53	44	8/30	27%	61.5	13/30	43%	34.5	0/30	0%	45.0	0/30	0%	72.5	1/30	3%	44.0	7/30	23%	10.0	0/30	0%	46.5	1/30	3%	15.0
Marshall	42	61	38	15/42	36%	47.5	18/42	43%	34.5	0/42	0%	45.0	0/42	0%	72.5	3/42	7%	14.0	4/42	10%	31.0	0/42	0%	46.5	2/42	5%	6.0
Monroe	49	65	35	7/49	14%	74.0	29/49	59%	10.5	0/49	0%	45.0	2/49	4%	46.0	4/49	8%	10.5	7/49	14%	20.0	0/49	0%	46.5	0/49	0%	58.5
Montgomery	2	9	78.5	0/2	0%	79.0	0/2	0%	77.5	0/2	0%	45.0	0/2	0%	72.5	1/2	50%	1.0	0/2	0%	70.5	1/2	50%	1.0	0/2	0%	58.5
Neshoba	45	60	39.5	9/45	20%	73.0	33/45	73%	4.0	0/45	0%	45.0	2/45	4%	46.0	1/45	2%	49.5	0/45	0%	70.5	0/45	0%	46.5	0/45	0%	58.5
Newton	14	28	66.5	3/14	21%	72.0	7/14	50%	23.5	0/14	0%	45.0	1/14	7%	25.0	2/14	14%	6.0	1/14	7%	48.0	0/14	0%	46.5	0/14	0%	58.5
Noxubee	22	92	17	6/22	27%	61.5	15/22	68%	5.5	0/22	0%	45.0	1/22	5%	38.0	0/22	0%	67.0	0/22	0%	70.5	0/22	0%	46.5	0/22	0%	58.5
Oktibbeha	51	58	41	19/51	37%	44.5	27/51	53%	17.0	0/51	0%	45.0	0/51	0%	72.5	2/51	4%	34.0	2/51	4%	53.5	0/51	0%	46.5	1/51	2%	23.5
Panola	23	29	64	18/23	78%	3.5	3/23	13%	68.0	0/23	0%	45.0	0/23	0%	72.5	1/23	4%	34.0	1/23	4%	53.5	0/23	0%	46.5	0/23	0%	58.5
Pearl River	102	75	26	50/102	49%	15.5	37/102	36%	45.5	0/102	0%	45.0	5/102	5%	38.0	4/102	4%	34.0	3/102	3%	56.0	1/102	1%	9.0	2/102	2%	23.5
Perry	13	54	42.5	5/13	38%	39.0	5/13	38%	44.0	0/13	0%	45.0	1/13	8%	22.0	0/13	0%	67.0	1/13	8%	42.0	0/13	0%	46.5	1/13	8%	4.0
Pike	83	87	19.5	31/83	37%	44.5	26/83	31%	54.0	1/83	1%	6.0	5/83	6%	31.0	3/83	4%	34.0	17/83	20%	13.5	0/83	0%	46.5	0/83	0%	58.5
Pontotoc	76	95	15.5	25/76	33%	51.0	26/76	34%	48.0	1/76	1%	6.0	4/76	5%	38.0	2/76	3%	44.0	17/76	22%	11.5	0/76	0%	46.5	1/76	1%	30.5
Prentiss	83	145	3	31/83	37%	44.5	35/83	42%	36.0	0/83	0%	45.0	5/83	6%	31.0	3/83	4%	34.0	8/83	10%	31.0	0/83	0%	46.5	1/83	1%	30.5
Quitman	3	23	69	0/3	0%	79.0	2/3	67%	7.0	0/3	0%	45.0	1/3	33%	2.0	0/3	0%	67.0	0/3	0%	70.5	0/3	0%	46.5	0/3	0%	58.5
Rankin	69	19	73	38/69	55%	9.0	3/69	4%	71.0	0/69	0%	45.0	11/69	16%	8.5	6/69	9%	9.0	9/69	13%	21.0	1/69	1%	9.0	1/69	1%	30.5
Scott	34	45	49	11/34	32%	52.0	14/34	41%	37.0	0/34	0%	45.0	3/34	9%	19.0	2/34	6%	19.5	3/34	9%	35.5	0/34	0%	46.5	1/34	3%	15.0
Sharkey	0	0	81.5	0/0	0%	79.0	0/0	0%	77.5	0/0	0%	45.0	0/0	0%	72.5	0/0	0%	67.0	0/0	0%	70.5	0/0	0%	46.5	0/0	0%	58.5
Simpson	23	37	56.5	18/23	78%	3.5	1/23	4%	71.0	0/23	0%	45.0	1/23	4%	46.0	3/23	13%	7.5	0/23	0%	70.5	0/23	0%	46.5	0/23	0%	58.5
Smith	2	6	80	1/2	50%	12.5	0/2	0%	77.5	0/2	0%	45.0	1/2	50%	1.0	0/2	0%	67.0	0/2	0%	70.5	0/2	0%	46.5	0/2	0%	58.5
Stone	65	168	1	27/65	42%	24.0	32/65	49%	26.5	0/65	0%	45.0	2/65	3%	55.0	2/65	3%	44.0	0/65	0%	70.5	0/65	0%	46.5	2/65	3%	15.0
Sunflower	62	128	5	27/62	44%	21.0	10/62	16%	66.0	0/62	0%	45.0	4/62	6%	31.0	8/62	13%	7.5	11/62	18%	16.5	0/62	0%	46.5	2/62	3%	15.0
Tallahatchie	3	14	77	2/3	67%	6.0	0/3	0%	77.5	0/3	0%	45.0	0/3	0%	72.5	0/3	0%	67.0	1/3	33%	4.0	0/3	0%	46.5	0/3	0%	58.5
Tate	10	17	76	5/10	50%	12.5	2/10	20%	65.0	0/10	0%	45.0	1/10	10%	16.0	0/10	0%	67.0	2/10	20%	13.5	0/10	0%	46.5	0/10	0%	58.5
Tippah	34	72	28.5	9/34	26%	64.5	17/34	50%	23.5	0/34	0%	45.0	2/34	6%	31.0	1/34	3%	44.0	4/34	12%	23.5	0/34	0%	46.5	1/34	3%	15.0
Tishomingo	39	101	13	10/39	26%	64.5	24/39	62%	8.5	0/39	0%	45.0	1/39	3%	55.0	0/39	0%	67.0	4/39	10%	31.0	0/39	0%	46.5	0/39	0%	58.5
Tunica	7	29	64	3/7	43%	22.5	1/7	14%	67.0	0/7	0%	45.0	1/7	14%	10.5	0/7	0%	67.0	2/7	29%	5.5	0/7	0%	46.5	0/7	0%	58.5
Union	34	49	47	9/34	26%	64.5	23/34	68%	5.5	0/34	0%	45.0	1/34	3%	55.0	1/34	3%	44.0	0/34	0%	70.5	0/34	0%	46.5	0/34	0%	58.5
Walthall	35	112	8	11/35	31%	53.0	17/35	49%	26.5	0/35	0%	45.0	1/35	3%	55.0	2/35	6%	19.5	3/35	9%	35.5	0/35	0%	46.5	1/35	3%	15.0
Warren	81	85	22.5	38/81	47%	18.0	25/81	31%	54.0	0/81	0%	45.0	8/81	10%	16.0	6/81	7%	14.0	3/81	4%	53.5	0/81	0%	46.5	1/81	1%	30.5
Washington	115	107	10	58/115	50%	12.5	27/115	23%	62.0	0/115	0%	45.0	4/115	3%	55.0	7/115	6%	19.5	10/115	9%	35.5	6/115	5%	3.0	3/115	3%	15.0
Wayne	46	87	19.5	13/46	28%	59.5	23/46	50%	23.5	1/46	2%	3.5	1/46	2%	60.5	3/46	7%	14.0	5/46	11%	27.0	0/46	0%	46.5	0/46	0%	58.5
Webster	24	95	15.5	6/24	25%	68.0	15/24	62%	8.5	0/24	0%	45.0	1/24	4%	46.0	0/24	0%	67.0	2/24	8%	42.0	0/24	0%	46.5	0/24	0%	58.5
Wilkinson	4	28	66.5	2/4	50%	12.5	0/4	0%	77.5	0/4	0%	45.0	0/4	0%	72.5	0/4	0%	67.0	2/4	50%	1.5	0/4	0%	46.5	0/4	0%	58.5
Winston	27	73	27	11/27	41%	26.5	16/27	59%	10.5	0/27	0%	45.0	0/27	0%	72.5	0/27	0%	67.0	0/27	0%	70.5	0/27	0%	46.5	0/27	0%	58.5
Yalobusha	5	22	70.5	2/5	40%	31.0	2/5	40%	39.5	0/5	0%	45.0	1/5	20%	5.5	0/5	0%	67.0	0/5	0%	70.5	0/5	0%	46.5	0/5	0%	58.5
Yazoo	24	43	52.5	6/24	25%	68.0	13/24	54%	16.0	0/24	0%	45.0	0/24	0%	72.5	0/24	0%	67.0	2/24	8%	42.0	0/24	0%	46.5	3/24	12%	2.0
Statewide	3855	58	na	1,509/3,855	39%	na	1,492/3,855	39%	na	9/3,855	0%	na	228/3,855	6%	na	171/3,855	4%	na	354/3,855	9%	na	23/3,855	1%	na	69/3,855	2%	na

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Children in Foster Care
During April 2025 through March 2026

	Children Investigated for Maltreatment in Care during September 2024 through August 2025			Children Victimized in Care during September 2024 through August 2025			Children Victimized in Care during September 2024 through August 2025 by Parent			Children Victimized in Care during September 2024 through August 2025 by Foster Parent or Facility Staff
County	Count	Percent	Rank	Count	Percent	Rank	Count	Percent	Rank	Count	Percent	Rank
Adams	2/65	3.08%	63.0	1/65	1.54%	38.0	0/65	0.00%	54.0	1/65	1.54%	7.0
Alcorn	22/174	12.64%	8.0	6/174	3.45%	16.5	0/174	0.00%	54.0	3/174	1.72%	6.0
Amite	2/15	13.33%	7.0	0/15	0.00%	65.0	0/15	0.00%	54.0	0/15	0.00%	51.0
Attala	2/29	6.90%	30.0	1/29	3.45%	16.5	0/29	0.00%	54.0	0/29	0.00%	51.0
Benton	0/17	0.00%	75.0	0/17	0.00%	65.0	0/17	0.00%	54.0	0/17	0.00%	51.0
Bolivar	8/82	9.76%	18.0	5/82	6.10%	8.0	3/82	3.66%	8.0	1/82	1.22%	11.0
Calhoun	3/63	4.76%	51.5	3/63	4.76%	12.0	3/63	4.76%	5.0	0/63	0.00%	51.0
Carroll	0/8	0.00%	75.0	0/8	0.00%	65.0	0/8	0.00%	54.0	0/8	0.00%	51.0
Chickasaw	1/26	3.85%	57.5	1/26	3.85%	14.5	0/26	0.00%	54.0	0/26	0.00%	51.0
Choctaw	3/9	33.33%	1.0	0/9	0.00%	65.0	0/9	0.00%	54.0	0/9	0.00%	51.0
Claiborne	1/17	5.88%	44.5	1/17	5.88%	9.0	1/17	5.88%	1.0	0/17	0.00%	51.0
Clarke	6/54	11.11%	13.5	4/54	7.41%	3.0	2/54	3.70%	6.0	0/54	0.00%	51.0
Clay	2/42	4.76%	51.5	0/42	0.00%	65.0	0/42	0.00%	54.0	0/42	0.00%	51.0
Coahoma	3/53	5.66%	46.5	1/53	1.89%	31.5	0/53	0.00%	54.0	1/53	1.89%	1.5
Copiah	5/58	8.62%	23.0	3/58	5.17%	11.0	3/58	5.17%	4.0	0/58	0.00%	51.0
Covington	2/26	7.69%	29.0	0/26	0.00%	65.0	0/26	0.00%	54.0	0/26	0.00%	51.0
Desoto	23/267	8.61%	24.0	7/267	2.62%	22.0	5/267	1.87%	14.0	2/267	0.75%	17.0
Forrest	15/247	6.07%	42.0	8/247	3.24%	19.0	5/247	2.02%	13.0	2/247	0.81%	16.0
Franklin	1/8	12.50%	9.5	0/8	0.00%	65.0	0/8	0.00%	54.0	0/8	0.00%	51.0
George	4/105	3.81%	59.0	1/105	0.95%	45.0	1/105	0.95%	19.0	0/105	0.00%	51.0
Greene	7/59	11.86%	11.0	2/59	3.39%	18.0	2/59	3.39%	9.0	0/59	0.00%	51.0
Grenada	0/27	0.00%	75.0	0/27	0.00%	65.0	0/27	0.00%	54.0	0/27	0.00%	51.0
Hancock	8/124	6.45%	37.5	3/124	2.42%	24.0	0/124	0.00%	54.0	0/124	0.00%	51.0
Harrison	24/371	6.47%	36.0	3/371	0.81%	47.0	2/371	0.54%	26.0	1/371	0.27%	21.0
Hinds	21/316	6.65%	34.0	7/316	2.22%	28.0	5/316	1.58%	15.0	2/316	0.63%	18.0
Holmes	3/34	8.82%	22.0	1/34	2.94%	20.0	0/34	0.00%	54.0	0/34	0.00%	51.0
Humphreys	2/33	6.06%	43.0	0/33	0.00%	65.0	0/33	0.00%	54.0	0/33	0.00%	51.0
Issaquena	0/0	na%	na	0/0	na%	na	0/0	na%	na	0/0	na%	na
Itawamba	7/64	10.94%	15.0	1/64	1.56%	37.0	1/64	1.56%	16.0	0/64	0.00%	51.0
Jackson	27/284	9.51%	20.0	11/284	3.87%	13.0	2/284	0.70%	21.0	5/284	1.76%	4.0
Jasper	3/28	10.71%	16.0	2/28	7.14%	4.0	0/28	0.00%	54.0	0/28	0.00%	51.0
Jefferson	1/18	5.56%	48.0	0/18	0.00%	65.0	0/18	0.00%	54.0	0/18	0.00%	51.0
Jefferson Davis	3/44	6.82%	31.0	1/44	2.27%	26.5	1/44	2.27%	11.5	0/44	0.00%	51.0
Jones	3/164	1.83%	67.0	2/164	1.22%	42.0	1/164	0.61%	23.0	1/164	0.61%	19.0
Kemper	1/16	6.25%	39.0	1/16	6.25%	7.0	0/16	0.00%	54.0	0/16	0.00%	51.0
Lafayette	3/53	5.66%	46.5	0/53	0.00%	65.0	0/53	0.00%	54.0	0/53	0.00%	51.0
Lamar	7/114	6.14%	40.0	1/114	0.88%	46.0	0/114	0.00%	54.0	1/114	0.88%	15.0
Lauderdale	8/193	4.15%	55.0	0/193	0.00%	65.0	0/193	0.00%	54.0	0/193	0.00%	51.0
Lawrence	2/14	14.29%	6.0	0/14	0.00%	65.0	0/14	0.00%	54.0	0/14	0.00%	51.0
Leake	1/27	3.70%	60.0	0/27	0.00%	65.0	0/27	0.00%	54.0	0/27	0.00%	51.0
Lee	25/305	8.20%	25.0	5/305	1.64%	36.0	1/305	0.33%	27.0	4/305	1.31%	10.0
Leflore	3/83	3.61%	61.0	1/83	1.20%	43.0	0/83	0.00%	54.0	0/83	0.00%	51.0
Lincoln	7/115	6.09%	41.0	2/115	1.74%	35.0	0/115	0.00%	54.0	2/115	1.74%	5.0
Lowndes	14/254	5.51%	49.0	2/254	0.79%	48.0	0/254	0.00%	54.0	1/254	0.39%	20.0
Madison	1/65	1.54%	69.0	0/65	0.00%	65.0	0/65	0.00%	54.0	0/65	0.00%	51.0
Marion	2/51	3.92%	56.0	1/51	1.96%	29.0	0/51	0.00%	54.0	0/51	0.00%	51.0
Marshall	8/78	10.26%	17.0	2/78	2.56%	23.0	2/78	2.56%	10.0	0/78	0.00%	51.0
Monroe	2/74	2.70%	65.5	2/74	2.70%	21.0	0/74	0.00%	54.0	1/74	1.35%	9.0
Montgomery	0/4	0.00%	75.0	0/4	0.00%	65.0	0/4	0.00%	54.0	0/4	0.00%	51.0
Neshoba	2/74	2.70%	65.5	1/74	1.35%	39.0	0/74	0.00%	54.0	0/74	0.00%	51.0
Newton	2/30	6.67%	33.0	0/30	0.00%	65.0	0/30	0.00%	54.0	0/30	0.00%	51.0
Noxubee	0/39	0.00%	75.0	0/39	0.00%	65.0	0/39	0.00%	54.0	0/39	0.00%	51.0
Oktibbeha	6/75	8.00%	27.5	1/75	1.33%	41.0	1/75	1.33%	17.0	0/75	0.00%	51.0
Panola	2/25	8.00%	27.5	0/25	0.00%	65.0	0/25	0.00%	54.0	0/25	0.00%	51.0
Pearl River	10/155	6.45%	37.5	3/155	1.94%	30.0	1/155	0.65%	22.0	0/155	0.00%	51.0
Perry	1/26	3.85%	57.5	0/26	0.00%	65.0	0/26	0.00%	54.0	0/26	0.00%	51.0
Pike	11/168	6.55%	35.0	2/168	1.19%	44.0	1/168	0.60%	24.0	0/168	0.00%	51.0
Pontotoc	12/126	9.52%	19.0	8/126	6.35%	6.0	7/126	5.56%	3.0	0/126	0.00%	51.0
Prentiss	12/149	8.05%	26.0	2/149	1.34%	40.0	0/149	0.00%	54.0	0/149	0.00%	51.0
Quitman	0/2	0.00%	75.0	0/2	0.00%	65.0	0/2	0.00%	54.0	0/2	0.00%	51.0
Rankin	3/110	2.73%	64.0	2/110	1.82%	33.0	0/110	0.00%	54.0	0/110	0.00%	51.0
Scott	5/85	5.88%	44.5	2/85	2.35%	25.0	1/85	1.18%	18.0	1/85	1.18%	12.0
Sharkey	0/0	na%	na	0/0	na%	na	0/0	na%	na	0/0	na%	na
Simpson	2/44	4.55%	53.0	1/44	2.27%	26.5	1/44	2.27%	11.5	0/44	0.00%	51.0
Smith	0/8	0.00%	75.0	0/8	0.00%	65.0	0/8	0.00%	54.0	0/8	0.00%	51.0
Stone	23/109	21.10%	2.0	10/109	9.17%	2.0	4/109	3.67%	7.0	1/109	0.92%	14.0
Sunflower	13/89	14.61%	5.0	6/89	6.74%	5.0	5/89	5.62%	2.0	1/89	1.12%	13.0
Tallahatchie	2/11	18.18%	4.0	0/11	0.00%	65.0	0/11	0.00%	54.0	0/11	0.00%	51.0
Tate	0/18	0.00%	75.0	0/18	0.00%	65.0	0/18	0.00%	54.0	0/18	0.00%	51.0
Tippah	5/53	9.43%	21.0	1/53	1.89%	31.5	0/53	0.00%	54.0	1/53	1.89%	1.5
Tishomingo	14/75	18.67%	3.0	0/75	0.00%	65.0	0/75	0.00%	54.0	0/75	0.00%	51.0
Tunica	1/9	11.11%	13.5	1/9	11.11%	1.0	0/9	0.00%	54.0	0/9	0.00%	51.0
Union	2/40	5.00%	50.0	0/40	0.00%	65.0	0/40	0.00%	54.0	0/40	0.00%	51.0
Walthall	6/52	11.54%	12.0	2/52	3.85%	14.5	0/52	0.00%	54.0	0/52	0.00%	51.0
Warren	6/169	3.55%	62.0	1/169	0.59%	49.0	1/169	0.59%	25.0	0/169	0.00%	51.0
Washington	9/134	6.72%	32.0	7/134	5.22%	10.0	1/134	0.75%	20.0	2/134	1.49%	8.0
Wayne	4/95	4.21%	54.0	0/95	0.00%	65.0	0/95	0.00%	54.0	0/95	0.00%	51.0
Webster	0/46	0.00%	75.0	0/46	0.00%	65.0	0/46	0.00%	54.0	0/46	0.00%	51.0
Wilkinson	0/20	0.00%	75.0	0/20	0.00%	65.0	0/20	0.00%	54.0	0/20	0.00%	51.0
Winston	0/22	0.00%	75.0	0/22	0.00%	65.0	0/22	0.00%	54.0	0/22	0.00%	51.0
Yalobusha	1/8	12.50%	9.5	0/8	0.00%	65.0	0/8	0.00%	54.0	0/8	0.00%	51.0
Yazoo	1/56	1.79%	68.0	1/56	1.79%	34.0	0/56	0.00%	54.0	1/56	1.79%	3.0
Statewide	453/6,499	6.97%	na	143/6,499	2.20%	na	63/6,499	0.97%	na	35/6,499	0.54%	na

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Children in Foster Care
During April 2025 through March 2026

	Children in Care on March 31 2026			Children Over 12 in Group Settings on March 31 2026			Placement Moves During First 12 Months In Care per 1,000 Child-Days			Placements Moves Toward Permanence			Lateral Placements Moves			Placements Moves Away from Permanence
County	Count	per 10K	Rank	Count	Percent	Rank	Count	Per 1K Days	Rank	Count	Percent	Rank	Count	Percent	Rank	Count	Percent	Rank
Adams	29	51	45.5	3/3	100%	16.0	18/3,556	5.1	43.5	10/20	50%	41.5	5/20	25%	56.5	5/20	25%	9.5
Alcorn	124	165	2	6/7	86%	38.5	73/17,759	4.1	54.0	32/70	46%	50.0	26/70	37%	28.0	12/70	17%	33.0
Amite	2	9	78.5	0/0	na%	na	13/1,251	10.4	14.0	3/3	100%	2.0	0/3	0%	76.5	0/3	0%	72.5
Attala	21	51	45.5	1/1	100%	16.0	4/1,413	2.8	65.5	5/11	45%	52.0	5/11	45%	16.0	1/11	9%	57.5
Benton	5	34	60	1/1	100%	16.0	2/722	2.8	65.5	2/4	50%	41.5	2/4	50%	13.5	0/4	0%	72.5
Bolivar	46	68	32	6/6	100%	16.0	48/3,950	12.2	10.0	14/34	41%	56.0	15/34	44%	18.5	5/34	15%	39.5
Calhoun	27	104	12	2/3	67%	49.0	18/4,438	4.1	54.0	21/37	57%	24.0	9/37	24%	61.5	7/37	19%	27.0
Carroll	6	44	51	0/0	na%	na	2/1,007	2.0	70.5	0/0	na%	na	0/0	na%	na	0/0	na%	na
Chickasaw	15	36	58	0/0	na%	na	8/3,302	2.4	68.5	8/10	80%	5.0	2/10	20%	68.5	0/10	0%	72.5
Choctaw	8	45	49	0/0	na%	na	3/862	3.5	59.0	2/2	100%	2.0	0/2	0%	76.5	0/2	0%	72.5
Claiborne	13	72	28.5	2/3	67%	49.0	6/962	6.2	30.0	3/9	33%	66.0	4/9	44%	18.5	2/9	22%	19.0
Clarke	16	45	49	0/0	na%	na	8/2,282	3.5	59.0	17/24	71%	9.0	1/24	4%	73.0	6/24	25%	9.5
Clay	27	67	33.5	0/1	0%	69.0	3/731	4.1	54.0	13/21	62%	18.5	7/21	33%	36.5	1/21	5%	63.5
Coahoma	52	97	14	3/5	60%	59.0	33/2,824	11.7	11.0	12/31	39%	62.0	17/31	55%	10.0	2/31	6%	61.5
Copiah	21	35	59	1/2	50%	65.0	32/3,228	9.9	16.5	14/17	82%	4.0	3/17	18%	71.0	0/17	0%	72.5
Covington	28	63	36	1/1	100%	16.0	4/2,128	1.9	72.5	6/16	38%	63.0	4/16	25%	56.5	6/16	38%	3.0
Desoto	87	19	73	12/13	92%	33.0	71/12,550	5.7	36.0	53/94	56%	25.5	26/94	28%	50.5	15/94	16%	36.5
Forrest	155	88	18	13/14	93%	32.0	57/10,867	5.2	41.0	56/141	40%	59.5	53/141	38%	24.0	32/141	23%	16.0
Franklin	4	22	70.5	0/0	na%	na	1/587	1.7	75.5	1/5	20%	70.0	4/5	80%	5.5	0/5	0%	72.5
George	60	85	22.5	4/5	80%	41.0	37/5,676	6.5	27.0	13/20	65%	14.5	5/20	25%	56.5	2/20	10%	54.0
Greene	27	109	9	1/2	50%	65.0	7/1,950	3.6	56.5	14/26	54%	28.5	5/26	19%	70.0	7/26	27%	6.5
Grenada	16	31	61	1/2	50%	65.0	7/2,382	2.9	64.0	2/2	100%	2.0	0/2	0%	76.5	0/2	0%	72.5
Hancock	56	67	33.5	8/9	89%	37.0	28/4,551	6.2	30.0	26/56	46%	50.0	20/56	36%	31.5	10/56	18%	30.5
Harrison	251	54	42.5	23/38	61%	57.0	158/21,722	7.3	23.0	72/147	49%	47.0	52/147	35%	33.5	23/147	16%	36.5
Hinds	200	42	54.5	32/35	91%	34.5	85/10,297	8.3	20.0	49/120	41%	56.0	44/120	37%	28.0	27/120	22%	19.0
Holmes	13	37	56.5	1/1	100%	16.0	13/913	14.2	6.0	7/9	78%	6.0	1/9	11%	72.0	1/9	11%	49.5
Humphreys	23	135	4	3/4	75%	43.0	17/1,502	11.3	13.0	3/9	33%	66.0	4/9	44%	18.5	2/9	22%	19.0
Issaquena	0	0	81.5	0/0	na%	na	0/0	na	na	0/0	na%	na	0/0	na%	na	0/0	na%	na
Itawamba	37	71	30	5/8	62%	55.5	7/1,677	4.2	51.5	16/35	46%	50.0	11/35	31%	40.5	8/35	23%	16.0
Jackson	201	60	39.5	11/17	65%	53.0	84/18,676	4.5	48.5	61/120	51%	34.5	35/120	29%	47.0	24/120	20%	22.5
Jasper	15	42	54.5	3/4	75%	43.0	6/694	8.6	19.0	8/17	47%	48.0	5/17	29%	47.0	4/17	24%	13.0
Jefferson	11	80	25	0/0	na%	na	11/3,121	3.5	59.0	3/4	75%	7.5	1/4	25%	56.5	0/4	0%	72.5
Jefferson Davis	17	83	24	1/2	50%	65.0	3/1,822	1.6	77.5	12/19	63%	17.0	5/19	26%	52.0	2/19	11%	49.5
Jones	99	62	37	3/6	50%	65.0	77/12,984	5.9	32.5	34/53	64%	16.0	15/53	28%	50.5	4/53	8%	59.5
Kemper	10	69	31	3/3	100%	16.0	3/263	11.4	12.0	4/8	50%	41.5	2/8	25%	56.5	2/8	25%	9.5
Lafayette	28	25	68	3/3	100%	16.0	13/3,605	3.6	56.5	12/24	50%	41.5	9/24	38%	24.0	3/24	12%	45.5
Lamar	47	30	62	2/2	100%	16.0	24/7,752	3.1	61.5	26/45	58%	23.0	15/45	33%	36.5	4/45	9%	57.5
Lauderdale	133	86	21	6/7	86%	38.5	44/10,458	4.2	51.5	60/102	59%	21.5	32/102	31%	40.5	10/102	10%	54.0
Lawrence	5	18	75	2/2	100%	16.0	11/810	13.6	7.0	0/1	0%	77.0	0/1	0%	76.5	1/1	100%	1.5
Leake	16	29	64	1/1	100%	16.0	6/3,369	1.8	74.0	1/9	11%	73.0	7/9	78%	7.0	1/9	11%	49.5
Lee	212	106	11	11/16	69%	45.0	88/17,918	4.9	45.5	76/153	50%	41.5	53/153	35%	33.5	24/153	16%	36.5
Leflore	79	113	6.5	7/7	100%	16.0	72/11,607	6.2	30.0	28/47	60%	20.0	10/47	21%	67.0	9/47	19%	27.0
Lincoln	34	43	52.5	6/11	55%	61.0	40/6,946	5.8	34.5	42/60	70%	10.0	12/60	20%	68.5	6/60	10%	54.0
Lowndes	148	113	6.5	9/10	90%	36.0	34/11,463	3.0	63.0	51/103	50%	41.5	34/103	33%	36.5	18/103	17%	33.0
Madison	50	19	73	3/5	60%	59.0	28/3,121	9.0	18.0	14/42	33%	66.0	16/42	38%	24.0	12/42	29%	5.0
Marion	30	53	44	1/1	100%	16.0	10/1,809	5.5	37.0	8/16	50%	41.5	7/16	44%	18.5	1/16	6%	61.5
Marshall	42	61	38	2/3	67%	49.0	40/5,987	6.7	26.0	6/17	35%	64.0	9/17	53%	11.5	2/17	12%	45.5
Monroe	49	65	35	6/6	100%	16.0	6/3,242	1.9	72.5	24/47	51%	34.5	14/47	30%	43.0	9/47	19%	27.0
Montgomery	2	9	78.5	1/1	100%	16.0	2/149	13.4	8.0	0/1	0%	77.0	0/1	0%	76.5	1/1	100%	1.5
Neshoba	45	60	39.5	2/3	67%	49.0	5/2,469	2.0	70.5	12/18	67%	12.0	4/18	22%	65.0	2/18	11%	49.5
Newton	14	28	66.5	2/3	67%	49.0	16/1,241	12.9	9.0	8/12	67%	12.0	3/12	25%	56.5	1/12	8%	59.5
Noxubee	22	92	17	1/1	100%	16.0	4/738	5.4	38.5	4/20	20%	70.0	14/20	70%	8.0	2/20	10%	54.0
Oktibbeha	51	58	41	2/2	100%	16.0	23/3,618	6.4	28.0	15/30	50%	41.5	11/30	37%	28.0	4/30	13%	42.5
Panola	23	29	64	1/1	100%	16.0	1/1,149	0.9	79.0	1/11	9%	74.0	10/11	91%	4.0	0/11	0%	72.5
Pearl River	102	75	26	6/9	67%	49.0	57/8,090	7.0	25.0	26/63	41%	56.0	20/63	32%	39.0	17/63	27%	6.5
Perry	13	54	42.5	1/1	100%	16.0	3/175	17.1	3.0	7/13	54%	28.5	3/13	23%	63.0	3/13	23%	16.0
Pike	83	87	19.5	5/8	62%	55.5	22/8,094	2.7	67.0	32/60	53%	31.0	22/60	37%	28.0	6/60	10%	54.0
Pontotoc	76	95	15.5	4/6	67%	49.0	50/9,527	5.2	41.0	36/65	55%	27.0	19/65	29%	47.0	10/65	15%	39.5
Prentiss	83	145	3	8/8	100%	16.0	30/9,728	3.1	61.5	32/63	51%	34.5	21/63	33%	36.5	10/63	16%	36.5
Quitman	3	23	69	1/1	100%	16.0	4/104	38.5	1.0	0/1	0%	77.0	1/1	100%	2.0	0/1	0%	72.5
Rankin	69	19	73	14/17	82%	40.0	66/6,428	10.3	15.0	26/59	44%	53.0	22/59	37%	28.0	11/59	19%	27.0
Scott	34	45	49	3/5	60%	59.0	10/1,859	5.4	38.5	30/48	62%	18.5	12/48	25%	56.5	6/48	12%	45.5
Sharkey	0	0	81.5	0/0	na%	na	0/0	na	na	0/0	na%	na	0/0	na%	na	0/0	na%	na
Simpson	23	37	56.5	4/4	100%	16.0	19/1,925	9.9	16.5	8/19	42%	54.0	10/19	53%	11.5	1/19	5%	63.5
Smith	2	6	80	1/1	100%	16.0	0/355	0.0	80.0	3/4	75%	7.5	0/4	0%	76.5	1/4	25%	9.5
Stone	65	168	1	2/4	50%	65.0	17/3,283	5.2	41.0	18/34	53%	31.0	10/34	29%	47.0	6/34	18%	30.5
Sunflower	62	128	5	12/12	100%	16.0	31/2,092	14.8	5.0	28/55	51%	34.5	14/55	25%	56.5	13/55	24%	13.0
Tallahatchie	3	14	77	0/0	na%	na	10/669	14.9	4.0	2/5	40%	59.5	2/5	40%	21.5	1/5	20%	22.5
Tate	10	17	76	1/1	100%	16.0	7/1,541	4.5	48.5	1/5	20%	70.0	4/5	80%	5.5	0/5	0%	72.5
Tippah	34	72	28.5	3/3	100%	16.0	8/3,295	2.4	68.5	7/14	50%	41.5	5/14	36%	31.5	2/14	14%	41.0
Tishomingo	39	101	13	1/1	100%	16.0	23/3,900	5.9	32.5	20/30	67%	12.0	9/30	30%	43.0	1/30	3%	65.0
Tunica	7	29	64	1/1	100%	16.0	7/1,461	4.8	47.0	1/6	17%	72.0	4/6	67%	9.0	1/6	17%	33.0
Union	34	49	47	1/2	50%	65.0	20/4,576	4.4	50.0	4/10	40%	59.5	4/10	40%	21.5	2/10	20%	22.5
Walthall	35	112	8	3/3	100%	16.0	12/2,361	5.1	43.5	14/25	56%	25.5	6/25	24%	61.5	5/25	20%	22.5
Warren	81	85	22.5	9/14	64%	54.0	67/8,748	7.7	22.0	20/50	40%	59.5	15/50	30%	43.0	15/50	30%	4.0
Washington	115	107	10	10/11	91%	34.5	51/10,396	4.9	45.5	24/74	32%	68.0	36/74	49%	15.0	14/74	19%	27.0
Wayne	46	87	19.5	3/4	75%	43.0	33/4,668	7.1	24.0	24/45	53%	31.0	10/45	22%	65.0	11/45	24%	13.0
Webster	24	95	15.5	1/1	100%	16.0	2/1,230	1.6	77.5	10/17	59%	21.5	5/17	29%	47.0	2/17	12%	45.5
Wilkinson	4	28	66.5	0/0	na%	na	15/652	23.0	2.0	0/2	0%	77.0	2/2	100%	2.0	0/2	0%	72.5
Winston	27	73	27	0/0	na%	na	9/1,545	5.8	34.5	2/4	50%	41.5	2/4	50%	13.5	0/4	0%	72.5
Yalobusha	5	22	70.5	1/1	100%	16.0	4/493	8.1	21.0	0/2	0%	77.0	2/2	100%	2.0	0/2	0%	72.5
Yazoo	24	43	52.5	0/0	na%	na	5/3,013	1.7	75.5	15/23	65%	14.5	5/23	22%	65.0	3/23	13%	42.5
Statewide	3855	58	na	313/399	78%	na	1,996/360,207	5.5	na	1,374/2,748	50%	na	913/2,748	33%	na	461/2,748	17%	na

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Children in Foster Care
During April 2025 through March 2026

	Children in Care on March 31 2026			IV-E Reimbursement Rate, Children In Care on March 31 2026			Long Term Foster Care Plan Goal, Children In Care on March 31 2026
County	Count	per 10K	Rank	Count	Percent	Rank	Count	Percent	Rank
Adams	29	51	45.5	7/29	24%	54.5	0/29	0%	40.5
Alcorn	124	165	2	31/124	25%	51.5	0/124	0%	40.5
Amite	2	9	78.5	0/2	0%	75.5	0/2	0%	40.5
Attala	21	51	45.5	12/21	57%	6.5	0/21	0%	40.5
Benton	5	34	60	0/5	0%	75.5	0/5	0%	40.5
Bolivar	46	68	32	17/46	37%	32.0	0/46	0%	40.5
Calhoun	27	104	12	10/27	37%	32.0	0/27	0%	40.5
Carroll	6	44	51	3/6	50%	11.5	0/6	0%	40.5
Chickasaw	15	36	58	7/15	47%	17.0	0/15	0%	40.5
Choctaw	8	45	49	0/8	0%	75.5	0/8	0%	40.5
Claiborne	13	72	28.5	0/13	0%	75.5	0/13	0%	40.5
Clarke	16	45	49	7/16	44%	20.0	0/16	0%	40.5
Clay	27	67	33.5	12/27	44%	20.0	0/27	0%	40.5
Coahoma	52	97	14	17/52	33%	37.0	0/52	0%	40.5
Copiah	21	35	59	8/21	38%	29.5	0/21	0%	40.5
Covington	28	63	36	7/28	25%	51.5	0/28	0%	40.5
Desoto	87	19	73	11/87	13%	68.0	0/87	0%	40.5
Forrest	155	88	18	67/155	43%	22.5	0/155	0%	40.5
Franklin	4	22	70.5	1/4	25%	51.5	0/4	0%	40.5
George	60	85	22.5	24/60	40%	27.5	0/60	0%	40.5
Greene	27	109	9	14/27	52%	8.0	0/27	0%	40.5
Grenada	16	31	61	4/16	25%	51.5	0/16	0%	40.5
Hancock	56	67	33.5	28/56	50%	11.5	0/56	0%	40.5
Harrison	251	54	42.5	91/251	36%	35.0	0/251	0%	40.5
Hinds	200	42	54.5	45/200	22%	59.0	0/200	0%	40.5
Holmes	13	37	56.5	3/13	23%	56.5	0/13	0%	40.5
Humphreys	23	135	4	5/23	22%	59.0	0/23	0%	40.5
Issaquena	0	0	81.5	0/0	na%	na	0/0	na%	na
Itawamba	37	71	30	7/37	19%	65.5	0/37	0%	40.5
Jackson	201	60	39.5	60/201	30%	42.5	0/201	0%	40.5
Jasper	15	42	54.5	4/15	27%	47.0	0/15	0%	40.5
Jefferson	11	80	25	3/11	27%	47.0	0/11	0%	40.5
Jefferson Davis	17	83	24	7/17	41%	26.0	0/17	0%	40.5
Jones	99	62	37	42/99	42%	24.5	0/99	0%	40.5
Kemper	10	69	31	6/10	60%	4.0	0/10	0%	40.5
Lafayette	28	25	68	9/28	32%	38.5	0/28	0%	40.5
Lamar	47	30	62	13/47	28%	45.0	0/47	0%	40.5
Lauderdale	133	86	21	64/133	48%	15.0	0/133	0%	40.5
Lawrence	5	18	75	0/5	0%	75.5	0/5	0%	40.5
Leake	16	29	64	8/16	50%	11.5	0/16	0%	40.5
Lee	212	106	11	77/212	36%	35.0	0/212	0%	40.5
Leflore	79	113	6.5	13/79	16%	67.0	0/79	0%	40.5
Lincoln	34	43	52.5	13/34	38%	29.5	0/34	0%	40.5
Lowndes	148	113	6.5	62/148	42%	24.5	0/148	0%	40.5
Madison	50	19	73	15/50	30%	42.5	0/50	0%	40.5
Marion	30	53	44	6/30	20%	63.5	0/30	0%	40.5
Marshall	42	61	38	13/42	31%	40.5	0/42	0%	40.5
Monroe	49	65	35	13/49	27%	47.0	0/49	0%	40.5
Montgomery	2	9	78.5	0/2	0%	75.5	0/2	0%	40.5
Neshoba	45	60	39.5	23/45	51%	9.0	0/45	0%	40.5
Newton	14	28	66.5	3/14	21%	61.5	0/14	0%	40.5
Noxubee	22	92	17	19/22	86%	1.0	0/22	0%	40.5
Oktibbeha	51	58	41	16/51	31%	40.5	0/51	0%	40.5
Panola	23	29	64	10/23	43%	22.5	0/23	0%	40.5
Pearl River	102	75	26	37/102	36%	35.0	0/102	0%	40.5
Perry	13	54	42.5	1/13	8%	70.0	0/13	0%	40.5
Pike	83	87	19.5	31/83	37%	32.0	0/83	0%	40.5
Pontotoc	76	95	15.5	45/76	59%	5.0	0/76	0%	40.5
Prentiss	83	145	3	37/83	45%	18.0	0/83	0%	40.5
Quitman	3	23	69	0/3	0%	75.5	0/3	0%	40.5
Rankin	69	19	73	20/69	29%	44.0	0/69	0%	40.5
Scott	34	45	49	15/34	44%	20.0	0/34	0%	40.5
Sharkey	0	0	81.5	0/0	na%	na	0/0	na%	na
Simpson	23	37	56.5	14/23	61%	3.0	0/23	0%	40.5
Smith	2	6	80	0/2	0%	75.5	0/2	0%	40.5
Stone	65	168	1	7/65	11%	69.0	0/65	0%	40.5
Sunflower	62	128	5	12/62	19%	65.5	0/62	0%	40.5
Tallahatchie	3	14	77	0/3	0%	75.5	0/3	0%	40.5
Tate	10	17	76	4/10	40%	27.5	0/10	0%	40.5
Tippah	34	72	28.5	8/34	24%	54.5	0/34	0%	40.5
Tishomingo	39	101	13	9/39	23%	56.5	0/39	0%	40.5
Tunica	7	29	64	4/7	57%	6.5	0/7	0%	40.5
Union	34	49	47	11/34	32%	38.5	0/34	0%	40.5
Walthall	35	112	8	23/35	66%	2.0	0/35	0%	40.5
Warren	81	85	22.5	21/81	26%	49.0	0/81	0%	40.5
Washington	115	107	10	25/115	22%	59.0	0/115	0%	40.5
Wayne	46	87	19.5	22/46	48%	15.0	0/46	0%	40.5
Webster	24	95	15.5	12/24	50%	11.5	0/24	0%	40.5
Wilkinson	4	28	66.5	0/4	0%	75.5	0/4	0%	40.5
Winston	27	73	27	13/27	48%	15.0	0/27	0%	40.5
Yalobusha	5	22	70.5	1/5	20%	63.5	0/5	0%	40.5
Yazoo	24	43	52.5	5/24	21%	61.5	0/24	0%	40.5
Statewide	3855	58	na	1,314/3,855	34%	na	0/3,855	0%	na

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Children in Foster Care
During April 2025 through March 2026

	Children in Care on March 31 2026			Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on March 31 2025			Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on March 31 2026			Permanence within 12 Months, Children In Care on March 31 2025			Permanence within 12 Months, Children with Both TPRs In Care on March 31 2025
County	Count	per 10K	Rank	Count	months	Rank	Count	months	Rank	Count	Percent	Rank	Count	Percent	Rank
Adams	29	51	45.5	31	21.8	4	29	11	45	17/31	55%	26.0	10/10	100%	4.0
Alcorn	124	165	2	107	8.9	61	124	10.3	50	46/107	43%	48.0	11/13	85%	11.0
Amite	2	9	78.5	5	14.6	22	2	19.4	16	4/5	80%	4.5	0/0	na%	na
Attala	21	51	45.5	20	11.6	40	21	14.5	30	7/20	35%	57.5	1/1	100%	4.0
Benton	5	34	60	5	11	43.5	5	2.2	79	3/5	60%	18.5	0/0	na%	na
Bolivar	46	68	32	50	8.4	64.5	46	18.6	19.5	16/50	32%	63.0	0/0	na%	na
Calhoun	27	104	12	40	7.3	69	27	17.7	22	22/40	55%	26.0	5/7	71%	22.0
Carroll	6	44	51	4	13.1	26.5	6	25.1	5	0/4	0%	78.5	0/0	na%	na
Chickasaw	15	36	58	9	12.6	31	15	10.7	46.5	4/9	44%	46.0	0/0	na%	na
Choctaw	8	45	49	1	16.7	14	8	2.3	77.5	1/1	100%	1.5	0/0	na%	na
Claiborne	13	72	28.5	10	0.2	79.5	13	12.2	40.5	0/10	0%	78.5	0/0	na%	na
Clarke	16	45	49	38	5.5	75	16	13.1	35.5	23/38	61%	16.0	2/2	100%	4.0
Clay	27	67	33.5	32	18.8	8	27	24.3	8	10/32	31%	64.5	0/1	0%	56.5
Coahoma	52	97	14	41	12.4	33.5	52	19.7	15	11/41	27%	68.0	4/8	50%	36.5
Copiah	21	35	59	26	18.7	9	21	21	11.5	12/26	46%	41.5	4/7	57%	29.5
Covington	28	63	36	18	11.4	41.5	28	9.5	54	5/18	28%	67.0	1/1	100%	4.0
Desoto	87	19	73	121	7.1	70.5	87	8.8	58	77/121	64%	13.0	11/18	61%	27.0
Forrest	155	88	18	173	10.8	47	155	16	25	70/173	40%	52.0	11/21	52%	32.5
Franklin	4	22	70.5	4	2	77	4	1.3	80	4/4	100%	1.5	0/0	na%	na
George	60	85	22.5	58	10.1	52.5	60	9.5	54	30/58	52%	33.5	11/12	92%	8.5
Greene	27	109	9	40	9.3	58.5	27	19.3	17	21/40	52%	33.5	0/2	0%	56.5
Grenada	16	31	61	10	12.6	31	16	8.1	66	6/10	60%	18.5	0/0	na%	na
Hancock	56	67	33.5	78	10.2	51	56	12.5	39	41/78	53%	30.0	11/19	58%	28.0
Harrison	251	54	42.5	231	12.8	29	251	10.4	49	103/231	45%	43.5	32/52	62%	26.0
Hinds	200	42	54.5	215	15.8	16.5	200	20.4	13	51/215	24%	70.5	2/8	25%	48.5
Holmes	13	37	56.5	24	20.6	6	13	24.6	6	10/24	42%	49.0	2/5	40%	40.0
Humphreys	23	135	4	21	15.3	19.5	23	12.2	40.5	7/21	33%	60.5	0/3	0%	56.5
Issaquena	0	0	81.5	0	na	na	0	na	na	0/0	na%	na	0/0	na%	na
Itawamba	37	71	30	49	11.7	39	37	18.6	19.5	20/49	41%	50.5	2/8	25%	48.5
Jackson	201	60	39.5	192	13.1	26.5	201	11.4	43	99/192	52%	33.5	22/27	81%	13.0
Jasper	15	42	54.5	19	12.4	33.5	15	7.5	69	12/19	63%	15.0	1/2	50%	36.5
Jefferson	11	80	25	3	11.8	38	11	10.5	48	1/3	33%	60.5	0/0	na%	na
Jefferson Davis	17	83	24	28	14.9	21	17	13.3	34	18/28	64%	13.0	4/4	100%	4.0
Jones	99	62	37	84	10.1	52.5	99	7	72	55/84	65%	11.0	21/28	75%	19.0
Kemper	10	69	31	13	19.8	7	10	23.8	10	3/13	23%	72.5	0/1	0%	56.5
Lafayette	28	25	68	25	11.9	36.5	28	11.3	44	12/25	48%	39.0	1/2	50%	36.5
Lamar	47	30	62	60	9.4	57	47	6.8	73	46/60	77%	6.0	8/10	80%	15.5
Lauderdale	133	86	21	137	10.6	48	133	10	51	74/137	54%	28.0	20/26	77%	18.0
Lawrence	5	18	75	6	7.7	68	5	10.7	46.5	4/6	67%	8.0	0/2	0%	56.5
Leake	16	29	64	8	12.6	31	16	9.5	54	3/8	38%	54.5	0/0	na%	na
Lee	212	106	11	203	8.6	63	212	14	32	78/203	38%	54.5	14/27	52%	32.5
Leflore	79	113	6.5	47	9	60	79	7.4	70	26/47	55%	26.0	0/0	na%	na
Lincoln	34	43	52.5	71	6.4	72	34	13	37	47/71	66%	10.0	12/13	92%	8.5
Lowndes	148	113	6.5	175	17.1	13	148	13.7	33	85/175	49%	37.5	22/31	71%	22.0
Madison	50	19	73	49	15.5	18	50	15.9	26	15/49	31%	64.5	2/6	33%	45.5
Marion	30	53	44	28	10	54	30	6.5	74	16/28	57%	22.0	2/4	50%	36.5
Marshall	42	61	38	26	17.6	11	42	7.9	68	13/26	50%	36.0	2/6	33%	45.5
Monroe	49	65	35	52	6	73	49	16.3	24	18/52	35%	57.5	6/11	55%	31.0
Montgomery	2	9	78.5	1	0.4	78	2	8.6	59	0/1	0%	78.5	0/0	na%	na
Neshoba	45	60	39.5	44	18.6	10	45	26.6	4	10/44	23%	72.5	0/1	0%	56.5
Newton	14	28	66.5	18	12.9	28	14	19.8	14	10/18	56%	24.0	2/2	100%	4.0
Noxubee	22	92	17	23	21.6	5	22	32.7	2	2/23	9%	75.0	0/0	na%	na
Oktibbeha	51	58	41	51	10.9	45.5	51	8	67	27/51	53%	30.0	4/5	80%	15.5
Panola	23	29	64	17	24.8	3	23	34.9	1	1/17	6%	76.0	0/6	0%	56.5
Pearl River	102	75	26	97	11	43.5	102	8.5	61	48/97	49%	37.5	6/16	38%	41.5
Perry	13	54	42.5	19	13.9	24	13	17.5	23	10/19	53%	30.0	1/4	25%	48.5
Pike	83	87	19.5	104	12.1	35	83	5.1	76	67/104	64%	13.0	13/20	65%	25.0
Pontotoc	76	95	15.5	66	10.9	45.5	76	13.1	35.5	20/66	30%	66.0	1/4	25%	48.5
Prentiss	83	145	3	94	11.4	41.5	83	9.9	52	54/94	57%	22.0	12/15	80%	15.5
Quitman	3	23	69	1	0.2	79.5	3	2.3	77.5	0/1	0%	78.5	0/0	na%	na
Rankin	69	19	73	71	9.8	55.5	69	14.2	31	26/71	37%	56.0	5/7	71%	22.0
Scott	34	45	49	54	16.5	15	34	24.3	8	28/54	52%	33.5	5/7	71%	22.0
Sharkey	0	0	81.5	0	na	na	0	na	na	0/0	na%	na	0/0	na%	na
Simpson	23	37	56.5	30	15.3	19.5	23	21	11.5	17/30	57%	22.0	5/7	71%	22.0
Smith	2	6	80	5	11.9	36.5	2	29.3	3	4/5	80%	4.5	0/0	na%	na
Stone	65	168	1	77	10.5	49	65	15.3	28	34/77	44%	46.0	8/10	80%	15.5
Sunflower	62	128	5	74	17.4	12	62	24.3	8	18/74	24%	70.5	1/2	50%	36.5
Tallahatchie	3	14	77	6	2.4	76	3	8.9	57	5/6	83%	3.0	0/0	na%	na
Tate	10	17	76	9	36.7	1	10	8.2	64.5	6/9	67%	8.0	5/6	83%	12.0
Tippah	34	72	28.5	35	15.8	16.5	34	8.2	64.5	21/35	60%	18.5	4/7	57%	29.5
Tishomingo	39	101	13	52	9.8	55.5	39	8.5	61	31/52	60%	18.5	4/11	36%	43.5
Tunica	7	29	64	3	7.1	70.5	7	11.7	42	1/3	33%	60.5	0/0	na%	na
Union	34	49	47	18	5.9	74	34	7.3	71	7/18	39%	53.0	0/1	0%	56.5
Walthall	35	112	8	37	14	23	35	15.6	27	15/37	41%	50.5	4/4	100%	4.0
Warren	81	85	22.5	72	10.4	50	81	8.5	61	34/72	47%	40.0	8/22	36%	43.5
Washington	115	107	10	87	25.9	2	115	18.8	18	18/87	21%	74.0	2/10	20%	51.0
Wayne	46	87	19.5	57	8.8	62	46	14.9	29	26/57	46%	41.5	0/1	0%	56.5
Webster	24	95	15.5	33	8	66.5	24	12.8	38	15/33	45%	43.5	7/8	88%	10.0
Wilkinson	4	28	66.5	3	8	66.5	4	8.3	63	2/3	67%	8.0	0/0	na%	na
Winston	27	73	27	16	13.5	25	27	6.2	75	4/16	25%	69.0	2/4	50%	36.5
Yalobusha	5	22	70.5	3	8.4	64.5	5	9.2	56	1/3	33%	60.5	0/1	0%	56.5
Yazoo	24	43	52.5	34	9.3	58.5	24	18.3	21	15/34	44%	46.0	3/8	38%	41.5
Statewide	3855	58	na	3998	11.5	na	3855	12.4	na	1,823/3,998	46%	na	359/587	61%	na

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Children in Foster Care
During April 2025 through March 2026

	In Care Over 18 Months on March 31 2026			In Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2026			In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2026			In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months with Both TPRs on March 31 2026			In Care Over 18 Months on March 31 2025 Permanent within 12 Months			In Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2025 Permanent within 12 Months			Entering 18th Month In Care during April 2024 through March 2025 Permanent within 12 Months
County	Count	Percent	Rank	Count	Percent	Rank	Count	Percent	Rank	Count	Percent	Rank	Count	Percent	Rank	Count	Percent	Rank	Count	Percent	Rank
Adams	12/29	41%	30.5	11/29	38%	18.5	10/29	34%	11.5	3/10	30%	35.0	10/20	50%	34.5	1/5	20%	46.0	13/25	52%	36.0
Alcorn	28/124	23%	60.0	9/124	7%	70.0	6/124	5%	67.5	0/6	0%	61.5	12/18	67%	18.0	6/8	75%	6.5	9/15	60%	31.0
Amite	1/2	50%	20.0	1/2	50%	9.5	0/2	0%	76.0	0/0	na%	na	0/0	na%	na	0/0	na%	na	4/4	100%	6.0
Attala	10/21	48%	22.5	3/21	14%	57.0	1/21	5%	67.5	0/1	0%	61.5	3/4	75%	9.0	3/4	75%	6.5	1/2	50%	39.0
Benton	1/5	20%	63.0	1/5	20%	45.5	1/5	20%	30.5	0/1	0%	61.5	1/2	50%	34.5	1/2	50%	28.0	1/1	100%	6.0
Bolivar	25/46	54%	12.5	11/46	24%	33.5	11/46	24%	23.0	0/11	0%	61.5	2/9	22%	58.0	1/8	12%	51.5	1/2	50%	39.0
Calhoun	13/27	48%	22.5	7/27	26%	29.5	7/27	26%	17.5	4/7	57%	16.5	0/3	0%	68.5	0/1	0%	62.0	1/3	33%	49.5
Carroll	4/6	67%	5.0	4/6	67%	2.0	4/6	67%	1.0	0/4	0%	61.5	0/1	0%	68.5	0/1	0%	62.0	0/1	0%	67.0
Chickasaw	2/15	13%	72.5	0/15	0%	77.0	0/15	0%	76.0	0/0	na%	na	2/3	67%	18.0	2/3	67%	14.0	0/3	0%	67.0
Choctaw	0/8	0%	78.0	0/8	0%	77.0	0/8	0%	76.0	0/0	na%	na	0/0	na%	na	0/0	na%	na	1/1	100%	6.0
Claiborne	3/13	23%	60.0	3/13	23%	35.5	3/13	23%	25.5	0/3	0%	61.5	0/3	0%	68.5	0/3	0%	62.0	0/0	na%	na
Clarke	2/16	12%	74.0	2/16	12%	62.0	2/16	12%	47.5	0/2	0%	61.5	1/1	100%	2.5	0/0	na%	na	1/1	100%	6.0
Clay	19/27	70%	2.5	15/27	56%	5.0	10/27	37%	10.0	1/10	10%	49.0	5/16	31%	51.0	5/14	36%	36.0	1/9	11%	61.0
Coahoma	28/52	54%	12.5	17/52	33%	22.5	13/52	25%	20.0	6/13	46%	26.0	3/14	21%	59.0	1/11	9%	55.0	2/8	25%	55.0
Copiah	11/21	52%	16.0	6/21	29%	27.0	6/21	29%	15.5	3/6	50%	21.0	5/13	38%	46.0	1/8	12%	51.5	6/8	75%	21.5
Covington	10/28	36%	42.0	4/28	14%	57.0	3/28	11%	53.0	1/3	33%	33.0	3/6	50%	34.5	3/6	50%	28.0	1/3	33%	49.5
Desoto	25/87	29%	53.0	13/87	15%	54.0	9/87	10%	58.5	6/9	67%	11.0	15/24	62%	24.0	13/20	65%	16.0	9/12	75%	21.5
Forrest	73/155	47%	25.0	40/155	26%	29.5	31/155	20%	30.5	9/31	29%	36.5	15/47	32%	49.5	11/40	28%	42.0	10/22	45%	42.5
Franklin	0/4	0%	78.0	0/4	0%	77.0	0/4	0%	76.0	0/0	na%	na	1/1	100%	2.5	1/1	100%	1.5	0/0	na%	na
George	19/60	32%	46.0	7/60	12%	62.0	3/60	5%	67.5	1/3	33%	33.0	12/17	71%	14.0	9/13	69%	12.0	6/8	75%	21.5
Greene	14/27	52%	16.0	8/27	30%	25.0	4/27	15%	41.0	2/4	50%	21.0	0/5	0%	68.5	0/5	0%	62.0	1/1	100%	6.0
Grenada	3/16	19%	66.0	2/16	12%	62.0	2/16	12%	47.5	0/2	0%	61.5	3/3	100%	2.5	2/2	100%	1.5	1/1	100%	6.0
Hancock	21/56	38%	38.0	12/56	21%	41.5	10/56	18%	34.5	10/10	100%	3.0	14/26	54%	29.5	9/18	50%	28.0	18/25	72%	24.5
Harrison	80/251	32%	46.0	56/251	22%	38.0	27/251	11%	53.0	17/27	63%	13.0	40/81	49%	38.0	20/42	48%	31.5	26/58	45%	42.5
Hinds	114/200	57%	9.5	90/200	45%	14.0	86/200	43%	6.0	6/86	7%	50.0	9/87	10%	62.0	6/60	10%	54.0	10/47	21%	56.0
Holmes	7/13	54%	12.5	7/13	54%	6.0	5/13	38%	9.0	4/5	80%	7.5	9/14	64%	20.5	6/8	75%	6.5	2/6	33%	49.5
Humphreys	9/23	39%	36.0	5/23	22%	38.0	4/23	17%	36.5	3/4	75%	9.0	2/7	29%	52.0	2/7	29%	41.0	0/0	na%	na
Issaquena	0/0	na%	na	0/0	na%	na	0/0	na%	na	0/0	na%	na	0/0	na%	na	0/0	na%	na	0/0	na%	na
Itawamba	19/37	51%	18.0	16/37	43%	15.0	11/37	30%	14.0	4/11	36%	31.0	4/16	25%	56.0	0/8	0%	62.0	3/10	30%	53.0
Jackson	57/201	28%	56.5	34/201	17%	52.5	20/201	10%	58.5	5/20	25%	39.5	50/79	63%	22.0	30/55	55%	23.0	36/68	53%	34.5
Jasper	6/15	40%	33.0	5/15	33%	22.5	2/15	13%	45.0	1/2	50%	21.0	4/5	80%	6.5	0/1	0%	62.0	7/9	78%	19.0
Jefferson	2/11	18%	68.0	1/11	9%	67.0	1/11	9%	61.0	0/1	0%	61.5	0/0	na%	na	0/0	na%	na	0/0	na%	na
Jefferson Davis	5/17	29%	53.0	5/17	29%	27.0	5/17	29%	15.5	4/5	80%	7.5	8/12	67%	18.0	2/3	67%	14.0	7/10	70%	27.0
Jones	13/99	13%	72.5	7/99	7%	70.0	5/99	5%	67.5	5/5	100%	3.0	17/24	71%	14.0	8/15	53%	25.0	15/20	75%	21.5
Kemper	6/10	60%	8.0	5/10	50%	9.5	4/10	40%	7.5	1/4	25%	39.5	3/8	38%	46.0	0/2	0%	62.0	3/6	50%	39.0
Lafayette	4/28	14%	71.0	2/28	7%	70.0	2/28	7%	63.0	1/2	50%	21.0	4/5	80%	6.5	0/0	na%	na	6/7	86%	12.0
Lamar	9/47	19%	66.0	5/47	11%	65.0	5/47	11%	53.0	2/5	40%	28.5	13/15	87%	5.0	7/9	78%	3.0	13/16	81%	15.5
Lauderdale	31/133	23%	60.0	25/133	19%	49.5	19/133	14%	43.0	8/19	42%	27.0	24/33	73%	11.5	14/22	64%	17.0	12/18	67%	28.5
Lawrence	2/5	40%	33.0	2/5	40%	16.5	2/5	40%	7.5	2/2	100%	3.0	0/0	na%	na	0/0	na%	na	0/0	na%	na
Leake	5/16	31%	48.5	3/16	19%	49.5	2/16	12%	47.5	0/2	0%	61.5	1/3	33%	48.0	1/3	33%	38.0	0/1	0%	67.0
Lee	86/212	41%	30.5	40/212	19%	49.5	23/212	11%	53.0	13/23	57%	16.5	21/56	38%	46.0	17/37	46%	33.0	17/39	44%	44.0
Leflore	16/79	20%	63.0	8/79	10%	66.0	8/79	10%	58.5	0/8	0%	61.5	8/14	57%	27.0	1/7	14%	49.5	6/9	67%	28.5
Lincoln	10/34	29%	53.0	7/34	21%	41.5	6/34	18%	34.5	1/6	17%	47.0	16/22	73%	11.5	16/21	76%	4.0	0/6	0%	67.0
Lowndes	69/148	47%	25.0	48/148	32%	24.0	25/148	17%	36.5	10/25	40%	28.5	36/78	46%	40.0	28/58	48%	31.5	19/48	40%	46.0
Madison	22/50	44%	28.0	17/50	34%	21.0	12/50	24%	23.0	2/12	17%	47.0	7/22	32%	49.5	6/12	50%	28.0	1/14	7%	63.0
Marion	9/30	30%	50.0	6/30	20%	45.5	6/30	20%	30.5	2/6	33%	33.0	0/2	0%	68.5	0/2	0%	62.0	1/1	100%	6.0
Marshall	8/42	19%	66.0	7/42	17%	52.5	3/42	7%	63.0	0/3	0%	61.5	7/13	54%	29.5	6/11	55%	23.0	4/5	80%	17.5
Monroe	16/49	33%	44.0	11/49	22%	38.0	6/49	12%	47.5	4/6	67%	11.0	8/18	44%	41.5	6/11	55%	23.0	6/16	38%	47.0
Montgomery	0/2	0%	78.0	0/2	0%	77.0	0/2	0%	76.0	0/0	na%	na	0/0	na%	na	0/0	na%	na	0/0	na%	na
Neshoba	28/45	62%	7.0	24/45	53%	7.0	7/45	16%	39.0	2/7	29%	36.5	2/23	9%	63.0	0/17	0%	62.0	1/13	8%	62.0
Newton	8/14	57%	9.5	2/14	14%	57.0	1/14	7%	63.0	0/1	0%	61.5	3/5	60%	26.0	3/4	75%	6.5	0/1	0%	67.0
Noxubee	20/22	91%	1.0	16/22	73%	1.0	5/22	23%	25.5	0/5	0%	61.5	0/15	0%	68.5	0/7	0%	62.0	6/20	30%	53.0
Oktibbeha	20/51	39%	36.0	7/51	14%	57.0	5/51	10%	58.5	1/5	20%	43.0	8/15	53%	31.0	4/7	57%	19.5	2/6	33%	49.5
Panola	16/23	70%	2.5	15/23	65%	3.0	15/23	65%	2.0	7/15	47%	25.0	1/15	7%	64.0	1/9	11%	53.0	3/10	30%	53.0
Pearl River	29/102	28%	56.5	21/102	21%	41.5	20/102	20%	30.5	12/20	60%	15.0	13/30	43%	43.5	9/21	43%	34.5	14/24	58%	32.0
Perry	6/13	46%	27.0	5/13	38%	18.5	4/13	31%	13.0	2/4	50%	21.0	4/9	44%	41.5	4/7	57%	19.5	1/5	20%	57.5
Pike	14/83	17%	69.0	10/83	12%	62.0	9/83	11%	53.0	8/9	89%	6.0	29/45	64%	20.5	14/19	74%	9.0	19/30	63%	30.0
Pontotoc	36/76	47%	25.0	16/76	21%	41.5	12/76	16%	39.0	3/12	25%	39.5	8/16	50%	34.5	5/9	56%	21.0	13/18	72%	24.5
Prentiss	26/83	31%	48.5	20/83	24%	33.5	13/83	16%	39.0	5/13	38%	30.0	18/24	75%	9.0	8/13	62%	18.0	18/22	82%	14.0
Quitman	0/3	0%	78.0	0/3	0%	77.0	0/3	0%	76.0	0/0	na%	na	0/0	na%	na	0/0	na%	na	0/0	na%	na
Rankin	27/69	39%	36.0	16/69	23%	35.5	14/69	20%	30.5	3/14	21%	42.0	10/16	62%	24.0	4/6	67%	14.0	7/14	50%	39.0
Scott	23/34	68%	4.0	17/34	50%	9.5	9/34	26%	17.5	6/9	67%	11.0	6/14	43%	43.5	6/14	43%	34.5	6/6	100%	6.0
Sharkey	0/0	na%	na	0/0	na%	na	0/0	na%	na	0/0	na%	na	0/0	na%	na	0/0	na%	na	0/0	na%	na
Simpson	12/23	52%	16.0	11/23	48%	12.0	11/23	48%	5.0	2/11	18%	44.5	7/10	70%	16.0	5/7	71%	10.5	5/9	56%	33.0
Smith	1/2	50%	20.0	1/2	50%	9.5	1/2	50%	4.0	0/1	0%	61.5	1/2	50%	34.5	0/1	0%	62.0	1/1	100%	6.0
Stone	27/65	42%	29.0	8/65	12%	62.0	4/65	6%	65.0	1/4	25%	39.5	10/16	62%	24.0	2/8	25%	43.5	13/16	81%	15.5
Sunflower	39/62	63%	6.0	36/62	58%	4.0	33/62	53%	3.0	1/33	3%	51.0	5/36	14%	61.0	5/36	14%	49.5	2/11	18%	59.5
Tallahatchie	0/3	0%	78.0	0/3	0%	77.0	0/3	0%	76.0	0/0	na%	na	0/0	na%	na	0/0	na%	na	0/0	na%	na
Tate	2/10	20%	63.0	2/10	20%	45.5	2/10	20%	30.5	1/2	50%	21.0	6/8	75%	9.0	5/7	71%	10.5	1/1	100%	6.0
Tippah	11/34	32%	46.0	10/34	29%	27.0	8/34	24%	23.0	4/8	50%	21.0	5/9	56%	28.0	4/8	50%	28.0	5/7	71%	26.0
Tishomingo	3/39	8%	75.0	3/39	8%	68.0	1/39	3%	70.5	0/1	0%	61.5	7/15	47%	39.0	1/6	17%	48.0	3/6	50%	39.0
Tunica	2/7	29%	53.0	1/7	14%	57.0	1/7	14%	43.0	0/1	0%	61.5	0/1	0%	68.5	0/0	na%	na	0/2	0%	67.0
Union	5/34	15%	70.0	1/34	3%	73.0	1/34	3%	70.5	1/1	100%	3.0	1/2	50%	34.5	0/1	0%	62.0	4/5	80%	17.5
Walthall	13/35	37%	40.0	13/35	37%	20.0	5/35	14%	43.0	0/5	0%	61.5	4/15	27%	53.5	3/14	21%	45.0	2/11	18%	59.5
Warren	30/81	37%	40.0	20/81	25%	31.5	18/81	22%	27.0	11/18	61%	14.0	8/30	27%	53.5	8/26	31%	40.0	8/15	53%	34.5
Washington	62/115	54%	12.5	46/115	40%	16.5	39/115	34%	11.5	7/39	18%	44.5	10/50	20%	60.0	8/44	18%	47.0	2/10	20%	57.5
Wayne	16/46	35%	43.0	9/46	20%	45.5	5/46	11%	53.0	0/5	0%	61.5	2/2	100%	2.5	0/0	na%	na	2/2	100%	6.0
Webster	7/24	29%	53.0	1/24	4%	72.0	0/24	0%	76.0	0/0	na%	na	5/7	71%	14.0	1/3	33%	38.0	5/6	83%	13.0
Wilkinson	1/4	25%	58.0	1/4	25%	31.5	1/4	25%	20.0	0/1	0%	61.5	0/1	0%	68.5	0/1	0%	62.0	0/0	na%	na
Winston	10/27	37%	40.0	5/27	19%	49.5	3/27	11%	53.0	3/3	100%	3.0	1/4	25%	56.0	1/4	25%	43.5	3/7	43%	45.0
Yalobusha	2/5	40%	33.0	0/5	0%	77.0	0/5	0%	76.0	0/0	na%	na	0/0	na%	na	0/0	na%	na	0/0	na%	na
Yazoo	12/24	50%	20.0	11/24	46%	13.0	6/24	25%	20.0	1/6	17%	47.0	3/12	25%	56.0	3/9	33%	38.0	0/3	0%	67.0
Statewide	1,437/3,855	37%	na	936/3,855	24%	na	678/3,855	18%	na	222/678	33%	na	575/1,297	44%	na	349/875	40%	na	427/850	50%	na

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