Statistics for Service Area 7
Charts:
Statistics for Individual County: Harrison, Jackson, Pearl River, Hancock, George, Stone.
Tables:
| Service Area 7 Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports (duplicated) During October 2024 through September 2025 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=7) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports | 6,814 | 50.0 per 10K | 45.7 per 10K | 3 |
| Unique Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports | 5,771/6,814 | 84.7% | 85.3% | 5 |
| Children Subject of Maltreatment Investigations | 6,675 | 48.9 per 10K | 44.8 per 10K | 3 |
| Children Subject of Alternative Response | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.0 per 10K | 4 |
| Children Subject of Undetermined Reports | 139 | 1.0 per 10K | 1.0 per 10K | 2 |
| Children Subject of Non-Alleged Reports | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.0 per 10K | 4 |
| Victim Reports | 1,818 | 13.3 per 10K | 11.6 per 10K | 2 |
| Victim Reports of Neglect | 1,315 | 9.6 per 10K | 8.4 per 10K | 2 |
| Victim Reports of Physical Abuse | 182 | 1.3 per 10K | 1.1 per 10K | 2 |
| Victim Reports of Sexual Abuse | 108 | 0.8 per 10K | 0.8 per 10K | 4 |
| Victim Reports of Other Abuse | 213 | 1.6 per 10K | 1.3 per 10K | 2.5 |
| Victims Removed to Foster Care | 286/1,818 | 15.7% | 19.1% | 6 |
| Non-Victims Removed to Foster Care | 118/4,857 | 2.4% | 2% | 2 |
| Children Subject of Alternative Response Removed to Foster Care | 0/0 | na | na | na |
| Children Subject of Undetermined Reports Removed to Foster Care | 3/139 | 2.2% | 1.3% | 3 |
| Removed to Foster Care Before Report | 2/408 | 0.5% | 0.5% | 3.5 |
| Removed to Foster Care within 3 Days of Report | 101/408 | 24.8% | 29% | 5 |
| Removed to Foster Care within 7 Days of Report | 123/408 | 30.1% | 34.9% | 5 |
| Median Days from Report to Removal | 408 | 35.0 days | 25.0 days | 1 |
| 90th Percentile Days from Report to Removal | 408 | 322.0 days | 241.0 days | 1 |
| Removed to Foster Care Prior to Start of Investigation | 7/408 | 1.7% | 1.7% | 3.5 |
| Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2024 to March 2025 | 147/2,109 | 7% | 6.3% | 2.5 |
| Removed Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2024 to March 2025 | 23/344 | 6.7% | 4.2% | 2 |
| Non-Removed Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2024 to March 2025 | 124/1,765 | 7% | 6.8% | 4 |
| Non-Victims Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2024 to March 2025 | 266/5,126 | 5.2% | 4.6% | 2 |
| 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 | 10/161 | 6.2% | 4.4% | 3 |
| Service Area 7 Children Removed to Foster Care During April 2025 through March 2026 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=7) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Removals to Foster Care | 437 | 38.6 per 10K | 36.3 per 10K | 4 |
| Average Monthly Removals to Foster Care | 36.4 | 3.2 per 10K | 3.0 per 10K | 3.5 |
| Reentries to Foster Care | 70/437 | 16% | 15.1% | 4 |
| Reentries to Foster Care within 12 months of Previous Discharge | 11/437 | 2.5% | 6% | 7 |
| Removals for Neglect | 328/437 | 75% | 70% | 1.5 |
| Removals for Caretaker Drug or Alcohol Use | 200/437 | 46% | 41% | 3 |
| Removals for Physical Abuse | 61/437 | 14% | 10% | 1 |
| Removals for Caretaker Inability to Cope | 117/437 | 27% | 15% | 1 |
| Removals for Inadequate Housing | 111/437 | 25% | 18% | 1 |
| Removals for Incarceration | 45/437 | 10% | 8% | 1 |
| Removals for Child Behavior | 3/437 | 1% | 2% | 7 |
| Removals for Abandonment | 51/437 | 12% | 9% | 1.5 |
| Removals for Sexual Abuse | 21/437 | 5% | 4% | 3 |
| Removals to Non-Relative Foster Care First Setting | 69/220 | 31% | 27% | 2 |
| Removals to Relative Foster Care First Setting | 113/220 | 51% | 45% | 3 |
| Removals to Pre-Adoptive Home First Setting | 0/220 | 0% | 0% | 4 |
| Removals to Group Home First Setting | 3/220 | 1% | 2% | 5 |
| Removals to Institution First Setting | 5/220 | 2% | 1% | 2 |
| Removals to Home Visit First Setting | 26/220 | 12% | 22% | 7 |
| Removals to Runaway First Setting | 3/220 | 1% | 1% | 3.5 |
| Removals to ILP First Setting | 1/220 | 0% | 0% | 4.5 |
| Discharged within 1 Month of April 2025 through February 2026 Removal | 9/384 | 2% | 7% | 6.5 |
| Permanence within 12 months of April 2024 through March 2025 Removal | 144/423 | 34% | 44% | 6.5 |
| IV-E Reimbursed in Removal Cohort (excludes latest 6 months) | 59/161 | 37% | 35% | 2 |
| Service Area 7 Children in Foster Care During April 2025 through March 2026 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=7) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children in Region on March 31 2026 | 112,968 | na | na | 2 |
| AIAN Children on AIAN Lands in Region on March 31 2026 | na | na | na | na |
| Children in Care on March 31 2025 | 733 | 64.0 per 10K | 60.0 per 10K | 4 |
| Children in Care on March 31 2026 | 735 | 65.0 per 10K | 58.0 per 10K | 3.5 |
| Average Daily Children in Care | 698 | 61.7 per 10K | 57.7 per 10K | 4 |
| Total Children Served in Foster Care During April 2025 through March 2026 | 1,170 | na | na | 1 |
| Total Days Children Spent in Foster Care During April 2025 through March 2026 | 255,377 | 22,542.0 per 10K | 21,096.0 per 10K | 4 |
| Total Days Children Spent in Foster Care Away From Family During April 2025 through March 2026 | 116,396 | 10,274.0 per 10K | 10,111.0 per 10K | 3 |
| Accumulated Out of Home Placement-Days on March 31 2026 | 366,064 | 32,404.0 per 10K | 31,972.0 per 10K | 4 |
| Average Monthly Foster Care Costs During April 2025 through March 2026 | 522,522 | 46,122.0 per 10K | 39,955.0 per 10K | 4 |
| Children in Congregate Settings on March 31 2026 | 82 | 7.3 per 10K | 6.0 per 10K | 1 |
| Children In Care with Both TPRs on March 31 2026 | 122 | 10.8 per 10K | 8.1 per 10K | 4 |
| 17-Year-Olds In Care with Both TPRs on March 31 2026 | 19 | 1.7 per 10K | 1.3 per 10K | 1.5 |
| Children in Non-Relative Foster Care on Last Day | 295/735 | 40% | 39% | 3.5 |
| Children in Relative Foster Care on Last Day | 306/735 | 42% | 39% | 3 |
| Children in Pre-Adoptive Home on Last Day | 0/735 | 0% | 0% | 4 |
| Children in Group Home on Last Day | 40/735 | 5% | 6% | 5 |
| Children in Institution on Last Day | 42/735 | 6% | 4% | 1.5 |
| Children in Home Visit on Last Day | 35/735 | 5% | 9% | 7 |
| Children in Runaway on Last Day | 6/735 | 1% | 1% | 2.5 |
| Children in ILP on Last Day | 11/735 | 1% | 2% | 6 |
| Children Investigated for Maltreatment in Care during September 2024 through August 2025 | 96/1,148 | 8.36% | 6.97% | 2 |
| Children Victimized in Care during September 2024 through August 2025 | 31/1,148 | 2.7% | 2.2% | 2 |
| Children Victimized in Care during September 2024 through August 2025 by Parent | 10/1,148 | 0.87% | 0.97% | 4 |
| Children Victimized in Care during September 2024 through August 2025 by Foster Parent or Facility Staff | 7/1,148 | 0.61% | 0.54% | 3 |
| Children Over 12 in Group Settings on March 31 2026 | 54/82 | 66% | 78% | 7 |
| Placement Moves During First 12 Months In Care per 1,000 Child-Days | 381/61,998 | 6.1 Per 1K Days | 5.5 Per 1K Days | 3 |
| Placements Moves Toward Permanence | 216/440 | 49% | 50% | 4.5 |
| Lateral Placements Moves | 142/440 | 32% | 33% | 5 |
| Placements Moves Away from Permanence | 82/440 | 19% | 17% | 2 |
| IV-E Reimbursement Rate, Children In Care on March 31 2026 | 247/735 | 34% | 34% | 3 |
| Long Term Foster Care Plan Goal, Children In Care on March 31 2026 | 0/735 | 0% | 0% | 4 |
| Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on March 31 2025 | 733 | 11.6 months | 11.5 months | 4 |
| Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on March 31 2026 | 735 | 11.3 months | 12.4 months | 5 |
| Permanence within 12 Months, Children In Care on March 31 2025 | 355/733 | 48% | 46% | 3 |
| Permanence within 12 Months, Children with Both TPRs In Care on March 31 2025 | 90/136 | 66% | 61% | 3 |
| In Care Over 18 Months on March 31 2026 | 233/735 | 32% | 37% | 5 |
| In Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2026 | 138/735 | 19% | 24% | 6 |
| In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2026 | 84/735 | 11% | 18% | 6.5 |
| In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months with Both TPRs on March 31 2026 | 46/84 | 55% | 33% | 1 |
| In Care Over 18 Months on March 31 2025 Permanent within 12 Months | 139/249 | 56% | 44% | 1 |
| In Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2025 Permanent within 12 Months | 79/157 | 50% | 40% | 1 |
| Entering 18th Month In Care during April 2024 through March 2025 Permanent within 12 Months | 113/199 | 57% | 50% | 4 |
| Service Area 7 Children Discharged During April 2025 through March 2026 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=7) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Discharges | 416/113,291 | 36.7 per 10K | 36.3 per 10K | 5 |
| Children Discharged for Reunification | 199/417 | 48% | 50% | 5 |
| Children Discharged for Relative | 20/417 | 5% | 12% | 7 |
| Children Discharged for Adoption | 154/417 | 37% | 25% | 1 |
| Children Discharged for Transfer | 3/417 | 1% | 0% | 1 |
| Children Discharged for Emancipation | 6/417 | 1% | 2% | 6 |
| Children Discharged for Guardianship | 27/417 | 6% | 10% | 7 |
| Children Discharged for Runaway | 4/417 | 1% | 1% | 2.5 |
| Children Discharged for Death | 2/417 | 0% | 0% | 4.5 |
| Children Discharged for Unknown | 1/417 | 0% | 0% | 5 |
| Median Length of Stay in Foster Care | 416 | 18.3 months | 13.8 months | 1 |
| Median Months from Removal to Reunification Discharge | 199 | 12.4 months | 10.4 months | 2 |
| Median Months from Removal to Relative Discharge | 20 | 16.3 months | 8.0 months | 1 |
| Median Months from Removal to Guardianship Discharge | 27 | 20.9 months | 10.2 months | 1 |
| Median Months from Removal to Adoption Discharge | 154 | 25.6 months | 24.8 months | 4 |
| Reunified within 72 Hours | 6/199 | 3% | 1% | 1 |
| Reunified within 12 Months | 119/199 | 60% | 67% | 5 |
| Adopted within 24 Months | 65/154 | 42% | 46% | 4.5 |
| Adopted within 48 Months | 142/154 | 92% | 90% | 3 |
| Median Months from Removal to TPR Among Adoptions During Latest 12 Months | 152 | 18.7 months | 19.1 months | 5 |
| Median Months from TPR to Final Adoption Among Adoptions During Latest 12 Months | 152 | 5.9 months | 5.2 months | 3 |
| In Care 12+ Months at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 13/15 | 87% | 97% | 7 |
| In Care with Both TPRs at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 4/4 | 100% | 100% | 3 |
| Adoption Discharges | 154/113,291 | 13.6 per 10K | 9 per 10K | 2 |
| Non-Permanent Discharges | 16/113,291 | 1.4 per 10K | 1.3 per 10K | 2.5 |
| Non-Permanent Discharges Among Children with Both TPRs | 4/158 | 3% | 3% | 3.5 |
| Discharged Runaways Under 18 on March 31 2026 | 12 | 106.2 per 1M | 39.1 per 1M | 1 |
| Children Victimized within 6 Months After Discharge during March 2024 through February 2025 | 15/434 | 3.5% | 2.4% | 1 |
| Children Discharged for Reunification April 2024 through March 2025 Reentering within 12 Months | 8/181 | 4.4% | 4.9% | 3 |
| Children Discharged for Relative April 2024 through March 2025 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/33 | 0% | 4.1% | 6.5 |
| Children Discharged for Adoption April 2024 through March 2025 Reentering within 12 Months | 1/190 | 0.5% | 0.5% | 3 |
| Children Discharged for Transfer April 2024 through March 2025 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/1 | 0% | 0% | 3 |
| Children Discharged for Emancipation April 2024 through March 2025 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/7 | 0% | 0% | 4 |
| Children Discharged for Guardianship April 2024 through March 2025 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/30 | 0% | 0.4% | 4.5 |
| Children Discharged for Runaway April 2024 through March 2025 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/1 | 0% | 0% | 3 |
| Service Area 7 Child and Family Services Review Measures During April 2025 through March 2026 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=7) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maltreatment Reports During October 2024 through September 2025 | 6,814 | 50.0 per 10K | 45.7 per 10K | 3 |
| Substantiated Maltreatment Victims During October 2024 through September 2025 | 1,818 | 13.4 per 10K | 11.6 per 10K | 2 |
| Removals During Period | 437 | 3.2 per 10K | 3.0 per 10K | 3.5 |
| In-care on March 31 2026 | 735 | 65.0 per 10K | 58.0 per 10K | 3.5 |
| Total Children Served | na | na | na | na |
| Discharges During Period | 417 | na | na | 3 |
| S1.1: Non-Recurrence of Substantiated Maltreatment within 6 Months | 931/980 | 95% | 94.4% | 4 |
| S1.2: Non-Maltreated by Foster Parent or Facility Staff October 2024 through September 2025 | 1,119/1,130 | 99.03% | 99.12% | 4 |
| C1.1: Discharged to Reunification or Relative within 12 Months | 121/208 | 58% | 67% | 5.5 |
| C1.2: Discharged to Reunification or Relative Median Length of Stay | 208 | 10.3 months | 8.3 months | 2 |
| C1.3: Removed During 6-Months before April 01 2025, Discharged to Reunification or Relative | 59/181 | 33% | 40% | 5 |
| C1.4: Discharged During 12-Months before April 01 2025, Reentering within 12 Months | 10/217 | 4.6% | 7.4% | 6 |
| C2.1: Discharged to Adoption within 24 Months | 64/153 | 42% | 46% | 4.5 |
| C2.2: Discharged to Adoption Median Length of Stay | 153 | 25.7 months | 24.8 months | 4 |
| C2.3: In-care 17+ Months on April 01 2025, Adopted During Period | 97/199 | 49% | 35% | 2 |
| C2.4: In-care 17+ Months on April 01 2025, Freed for Adoption During First 6 Months of Period | 39/105 | 37% | 24% | 1 |
| C2.5: Legally Freed April 2024 through March 2025 , Adopted within 12 Months | 146/177 | 82% | 82% | 3.5 |
| C3.1: In-care 24+ Months on April 01 2025, Permanent By 18th Birthday | 70/141 | 50% | 39% | 1 |
| C3.2: Discharges to Permanence Among Legally Free Children | 154/158 | 97% | 97% | 4.5 |
| C3.3: Emancipated After In-care 3+ Years | 13/37 | 35% | 26% | 2 |
| C4.1: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care <12 Months | 385/490 | 79% | 80% | 5 |
| C4.2: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care 12 to 24 Months | 223/370 | 60% | 57% | 3 |
| C4.3: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care Over 24 Months | 118/264 | 45% | 41% | 2 |
| Service Area 7 Court Improvement Program Reporting Measures During April 2025 through March 2026 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=7) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIP1.1: Free for Adoption or Living with Family within 15 Months of January 2024 through December 2024 Removal | 284/377 | 75% | 76% | 4 |
| CIP1.2: Discharged within 1 Month of April 2025 through February 2026 Removal | 9/384 | 2% | 7% | 6.5 |
| CIP1.3: Permanent within 12 Months of April 2024 through March 2025 Removal | 144/423 | 34% | 44% | 6.5 |
| CIP1.4: In Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2025 Permanent within 12 Months | 79/157 | 50% | 40% | 1 |
| CIP1.5: TPRs Completed during Latest 12 Months within 15 Months of Removal | 48/147 | 33% | 32% | 3 |
| CIP1.6: In Care with Both TPRs on March 31 2025 Permanent within 12 Months | 90/136 | 66% | 61% | 3 |
| CIP1.7: In Care 12+ Months at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 13/15 | 87% | 97% | 7 |
| CIP1.8: In Care 12+ Months with Both TPRs at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 4/4 | 100% | 100% | 3 |