Statistics for District 9
Charts:
Statistics for Individual County: Warren, Sharkey, Issaquena.
Tables:
| District 9 Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports (duplicated) During October 2024 through September 2025 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=22) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports | 583 | 45.8 per 10K | 45.7 per 10K | 12 |
| Unique Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports | 519/583 | 89% | 85.3% | 4 |
| Children Subject of Maltreatment Investigations | 580 | 45.6 per 10K | 44.8 per 10K | 11 |
| Children Subject of Alternative Response | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.0 per 10K | 11.5 |
| Children Subject of Undetermined Reports | 3 | 0.2 per 10K | 1.0 per 10K | 21 |
| Children Subject of Non-Alleged Reports | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.0 per 10K | 11.5 |
| Victim Reports | 172 | 13.5 per 10K | 11.6 per 10K | 5 |
| Victim Reports of Neglect | 137 | 10.8 per 10K | 8.4 per 10K | 6 |
| Victim Reports of Physical Abuse | 12 | 0.9 per 10K | 1.1 per 10K | 14.5 |
| Victim Reports of Sexual Abuse | 10 | 0.8 per 10K | 0.8 per 10K | 11 |
| Victim Reports of Other Abuse | 13 | 1.0 per 10K | 1.3 per 10K | 11.5 |
| Victims Removed to Foster Care | 50/172 | 29.1% | 19.1% | 5 |
| Non-Victims Removed to Foster Care | 12/408 | 2.9% | 2% | 2.5 |
| Children Subject of Alternative Response Removed to Foster Care | 0/0 | na | na | na |
| Children Subject of Undetermined Reports Removed to Foster Care | 0/3 | 0% | 1.3% | 14 |
| Removed to Foster Care Before Report | 0/62 | 0% | 0.5% | 16 |
| Removed to Foster Care within 3 Days of Report | 30/62 | 48.4% | 29% | 2 |
| Removed to Foster Care within 7 Days of Report | 36/62 | 58.1% | 34.9% | 2 |
| Median Days from Report to Removal | 62 | 5.5 days | 25.0 days | 19 |
| 90th Percentile Days from Report to Removal | 62 | 222.0 days | 241.0 days | 12 |
| Removed to Foster Care Prior to Start of Investigation | 1/62 | 1.6% | 1.7% | 12 |
| Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2024 to March 2025 | 5/222 | 2.3% | 6.3% | 21.5 |
| Removed Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2024 to March 2025 | 4/83 | 4.8% | 4.2% | 9 |
| Non-Removed Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2024 to March 2025 | 1/139 | 0.7% | 6.8% | 22 |
| Non-Victims Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2024 to March 2025 | 16/426 | 3.8% | 4.6% | 15.5 |
| 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 | 0/6 | 0% | 4.4% | 18 |
| District 9 Children Removed to Foster Care During April 2025 through March 2026 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=22) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Removals to Foster Care | 83 | 78.6 per 10K | 36.3 per 10K | 1 |
| Average Monthly Removals to Foster Care | 6.9 | 6.5 per 10K | 3.0 per 10K | 1 |
| Reentries to Foster Care | 22/83 | 26.5% | 15.1% | 1 |
| Reentries to Foster Care within 12 months of Previous Discharge | 9/83 | 10.8% | 6% | 6 |
| Removals for Neglect | 57/83 | 69% | 70% | 12.5 |
| Removals for Caretaker Drug or Alcohol Use | 16/83 | 19% | 41% | 21 |
| Removals for Physical Abuse | 15/83 | 18% | 10% | 2.5 |
| Removals for Caretaker Inability to Cope | 11/83 | 13% | 15% | 8.5 |
| Removals for Inadequate Housing | 8/83 | 10% | 18% | 20 |
| Removals for Incarceration | 0/83 | 0% | 8% | 21.5 |
| Removals for Child Behavior | 6/83 | 7% | 2% | 3.5 |
| Removals for Abandonment | 2/83 | 2% | 9% | 20 |
| Removals for Sexual Abuse | 12/83 | 14% | 4% | 1 |
| Removals to Non-Relative Foster Care First Setting | 8/40 | 20% | 27% | 17.5 |
| Removals to Relative Foster Care First Setting | 16/40 | 40% | 45% | 14 |
| Removals to Pre-Adoptive Home First Setting | 0/40 | 0% | 0% | 12 |
| Removals to Group Home First Setting | 8/40 | 20% | 2% | 1 |
| Removals to Institution First Setting | 0/40 | 0% | 1% | 17 |
| Removals to Home Visit First Setting | 8/40 | 20% | 22% | 11.5 |
| Removals to Runaway First Setting | 0/40 | 0% | 1% | 14 |
| Removals to ILP First Setting | 0/40 | 0% | 0% | 13 |
| Discharged within 1 Month of April 2025 through February 2026 Removal | 18/73 | 25% | 7% | 2 |
| Permanence within 12 months of April 2024 through March 2025 Removal | 71/94 | 76% | 44% | 2 |
| IV-E Reimbursed in Removal Cohort (excludes latest 6 months) | 11/18 | 61% | 35% | 2 |
| District 9 Children in Foster Care During April 2025 through March 2026 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=22) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children in Region on March 31 2026 | 10,505 | na | na | 21 |
| AIAN Children on AIAN Lands in Region on March 31 2026 | na | na | na | na |
| Children in Care on March 31 2025 | 72 | 68.0 per 10K | 60.0 per 10K | 8.5 |
| Children in Care on March 31 2026 | 81 | 77.0 per 10K | 58.0 per 10K | 6 |
| Average Daily Children in Care | 70 | 67.0 per 10K | 57.7 per 10K | 8 |
| Total Children Served in Foster Care During April 2025 through March 2026 | 155 | na | na | 17 |
| Total Days Children Spent in Foster Care During April 2025 through March 2026 | 25,887 | 24,529.0 per 10K | 21,096.0 per 10K | 8 |
| Total Days Children Spent in Foster Care Away From Family During April 2025 through March 2026 | 13,511 | 12,802.0 per 10K | 10,111.0 per 10K | 7 |
| Accumulated Out of Home Placement-Days on March 31 2026 | 50,963 | 48,513.0 per 10K | 31,972.0 per 10K | 5 |
| Average Monthly Foster Care Costs During April 2025 through March 2026 | 43,492 | 41,211.0 per 10K | 39,955.0 per 10K | 9 |
| Children in Congregate Settings on March 31 2026 | 14 | 13.3 per 10K | 6.0 per 10K | 1.5 |
| Children In Care with Both TPRs on March 31 2026 | 14 | 13.3 per 10K | 8.1 per 10K | 4 |
| 17-Year-Olds In Care with Both TPRs on March 31 2026 | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 1.3 per 10K | 20 |
| Children in Non-Relative Foster Care on Last Day | 38/81 | 47% | 39% | 6 |
| Children in Relative Foster Care on Last Day | 25/81 | 31% | 39% | 15 |
| Children in Pre-Adoptive Home on Last Day | 0/81 | 0% | 0% | 13.5 |
| Children in Group Home on Last Day | 8/81 | 10% | 6% | 3 |
| Children in Institution on Last Day | 6/81 | 7% | 4% | 3.5 |
| Children in Home Visit on Last Day | 3/81 | 4% | 9% | 20 |
| Children in Runaway on Last Day | 0/81 | 0% | 1% | 15 |
| Children in ILP on Last Day | 1/81 | 1% | 2% | 14.5 |
| Children Investigated for Maltreatment in Care during September 2024 through August 2025 | 6/169 | 3.55% | 6.97% | 19 |
| Children Victimized in Care during September 2024 through August 2025 | 1/169 | 0.59% | 2.2% | 22 |
| Children Victimized in Care during September 2024 through August 2025 by Parent | 1/169 | 0.59% | 0.97% | 13 |
| Children Victimized in Care during September 2024 through August 2025 by Foster Parent or Facility Staff | 0/169 | 0% | 0.54% | 19.5 |
| Children Over 12 in Group Settings on March 31 2026 | 9/14 | 64% | 78% | 19.5 |
| Placement Moves During First 12 Months In Care per 1,000 Child-Days | 67/8,748 | 7.7 Per 1K Days | 5.5 Per 1K Days | 5 |
| Placements Moves Toward Permanence | 20/50 | 40% | 50% | 20.5 |
| Lateral Placements Moves | 15/50 | 30% | 33% | 15.5 |
| Placements Moves Away from Permanence | 15/50 | 30% | 17% | 1 |
| IV-E Reimbursement Rate, Children In Care on March 31 2026 | 21/81 | 26% | 34% | 16 |
| Long Term Foster Care Plan Goal, Children In Care on March 31 2026 | 0/81 | 0% | 0% | 11.5 |
| Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on March 31 2025 | 72 | 10.4 months | 11.5 months | 17 |
| Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on March 31 2026 | 81 | 8.5 months | 12.4 months | 19 |
| Permanence within 12 Months, Children In Care on March 31 2025 | 34/72 | 47% | 46% | 10 |
| Permanence within 12 Months, Children with Both TPRs In Care on March 31 2025 | 8/22 | 36% | 61% | 19 |
| In Care Over 18 Months on March 31 2026 | 30/81 | 37% | 37% | 10 |
| In Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2026 | 20/81 | 25% | 24% | 11 |
| In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2026 | 18/81 | 22% | 18% | 8 |
| In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months with Both TPRs on March 31 2026 | 11/18 | 61% | 33% | 3 |
| In Care Over 18 Months on March 31 2025 Permanent within 12 Months | 8/30 | 27% | 44% | 18.5 |
| In Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2025 Permanent within 12 Months | 8/26 | 31% | 40% | 16 |
| Entering 18th Month In Care during April 2024 through March 2025 Permanent within 12 Months | 8/15 | 53% | 50% | 13 |
| District 9 Children Discharged During April 2025 through March 2026 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=22) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Discharges | 69/10,554 | 65.4 per 10K | 36.3 per 10K | 2 |
| Children Discharged for Reunification | 39/69 | 57% | 50% | 5 |
| Children Discharged for Relative | 21/69 | 30% | 12% | 3 |
| Children Discharged for Adoption | 5/69 | 7% | 25% | 21 |
| Children Discharged for Transfer | 0/69 | 0% | 0% | 13.5 |
| Children Discharged for Emancipation | 1/69 | 1% | 2% | 13 |
| Children Discharged for Guardianship | 2/69 | 3% | 10% | 19 |
| Children Discharged for Runaway | 0/69 | 0% | 1% | 15.5 |
| Children Discharged for Death | 1/69 | 1% | 0% | 2.5 |
| Children Discharged for Unknown | 0/69 | 0% | 0% | 14.5 |
| Median Length of Stay in Foster Care | 69 | 7.0 months | 13.8 months | 20 |
| Median Months from Removal to Reunification Discharge | 39 | 3.2 months | 10.4 months | 22 |
| Median Months from Removal to Relative Discharge | 21 | 7.0 months | 8.0 months | 12 |
| Median Months from Removal to Guardianship Discharge | 2 | 24.8 months | 10.2 months | 3 |
| Median Months from Removal to Adoption Discharge | 5 | 121.7 months | 24.8 months | 1 |
| Reunified within 72 Hours | 0/39 | 0% | 1% | 14 |
| Reunified within 12 Months | 34/39 | 87% | 67% | 5 |
| Adopted within 24 Months | 1/5 | 20% | 46% | 20 |
| Adopted within 48 Months | 1/5 | 20% | 90% | 21 |
| Median Months from Removal to TPR Among Adoptions During Latest 12 Months | 5 | 44.8 months | 19.1 months | 1 |
| Median Months from TPR to Final Adoption Among Adoptions During Latest 12 Months | 5 | 76.8 months | 5.2 months | 1 |
| In Care 12+ Months at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 1/1 | 100% | 97% | 9.5 |
| In Care with Both TPRs at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 1/1 | 100% | 100% | 7 |
| Adoption Discharges | 5/10,554 | 4.7 per 10K | 9 per 10K | 17 |
| Non-Permanent Discharges | 2/10,554 | 1.9 per 10K | 1.3 per 10K | 5.5 |
| Non-Permanent Discharges Among Children with Both TPRs | 2/8 | 25% | 3% | 1 |
| Discharged Runaways Under 18 on March 31 2026 | 1 | 95.2 per 1M | 39.1 per 1M | 5.5 |
| Children Victimized within 6 Months After Discharge during March 2024 through February 2025 | 3/109 | 2.8% | 2.4% | 8 |
| Children Discharged for Reunification April 2024 through March 2025 Reentering within 12 Months | 2/72 | 2.8% | 4.9% | 12 |
| Children Discharged for Relative April 2024 through March 2025 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/22 | 0% | 4.1% | 14.5 |
| Children Discharged for Adoption April 2024 through March 2025 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/7 | 0% | 0.5% | 13 |
| 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 | 0/0 | na | 0% | na |
| Children Discharged for Guardianship April 2024 through March 2025 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/2 | 0% | 0.4% | 12 |
| Children Discharged for Runaway April 2024 through March 2025 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/0 | na | 0% | na |
| District 9 Child and Family Services Review Measures During April 2025 through March 2026 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=22) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maltreatment Reports During October 2024 through September 2025 | 583 | 45.8 per 10K | 45.7 per 10K | 12 |
| Substantiated Maltreatment Victims During October 2024 through September 2025 | 172 | 13.5 per 10K | 11.6 per 10K | 5 |
| Removals During Period | 83 | 6.5 per 10K | 3.0 per 10K | 1 |
| In-care on March 31 2026 | 81 | 77.0 per 10K | 58.0 per 10K | 6 |
| Total Children Served | na | na | na | na |
| Discharges During Period | 69 | na | na | 13 |
| S1.1: Non-Recurrence of Substantiated Maltreatment within 6 Months | 93/93 | 100% | 94.4% | 1 |
| S1.2: Non-Maltreated by Foster Parent or Facility Staff October 2024 through September 2025 | 155/157 | 98.73% | 99.12% | 16 |
| C1.1: Discharged to Reunification or Relative within 12 Months | 49/55 | 89% | 67% | 3 |
| C1.2: Discharged to Reunification or Relative Median Length of Stay | 55 | 4.2 months | 8.3 months | 19 |
| C1.3: Removed During 6-Months before April 01 2025, Discharged to Reunification or Relative | 22/25 | 88% | 40% | 1 |
| C1.4: Discharged During 12-Months before April 01 2025, Reentering within 12 Months | 3/95 | 3.2% | 7.4% | 16 |
| C2.1: Discharged to Adoption within 24 Months | 1/5 | 20% | 46% | 20 |
| C2.2: Discharged to Adoption Median Length of Stay | 5 | 121.7 months | 24.8 months | 1 |
| C2.3: In-care 17+ Months on April 01 2025, Adopted During Period | 4/25 | 16% | 35% | 19 |
| C2.4: In-care 17+ Months on April 01 2025, Freed for Adoption During First 6 Months of Period | 0/8 | 0% | 24% | 21.5 |
| C2.5: Legally Freed April 2024 through March 2025 , Adopted within 12 Months | 1/6 | 17% | 82% | 22 |
| C3.1: In-care 24+ Months on April 01 2025, Permanent By 18th Birthday | 6/24 | 25% | 39% | 17 |
| C3.2: Discharges to Permanence Among Legally Free Children | 6/8 | 75% | 97% | 22 |
| C3.3: Emancipated After In-care 3+ Years | 2/6 | 33% | 26% | 9 |
| C4.1: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care <12 Months | 83/101 | 82% | 80% | 10.5 |
| C4.2: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care 12 to 24 Months | 4/20 | 20% | 57% | 22 |
| C4.3: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care Over 24 Months | 10/28 | 36% | 41% | 13 |
| District 9 Court Improvement Program Reporting Measures During April 2025 through March 2026 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=22) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIP1.1: Free for Adoption or Living with Family within 15 Months of January 2024 through December 2024 Removal | 89/97 | 92% | 76% | 2 |
| CIP1.2: Discharged within 1 Month of April 2025 through February 2026 Removal | 18/73 | 25% | 7% | 2 |
| CIP1.3: Permanent within 12 Months of April 2024 through March 2025 Removal | 71/94 | 76% | 44% | 2 |
| CIP1.4: In Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2025 Permanent within 12 Months | 8/26 | 31% | 40% | 16 |
| CIP1.5: TPRs Completed during Latest 12 Months within 15 Months of Removal | 0/0 | na | 32% | na |
| CIP1.6: In Care with Both TPRs on March 31 2025 Permanent within 12 Months | 8/22 | 36% | 61% | 19 |
| CIP1.7: In Care 12+ Months at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 1/1 | 100% | 97% | 9.5 |
| CIP1.8: In Care 12+ Months with Both TPRs at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 1/1 | 100% | 100% | 7 |