Statistics for North Carolina

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Statewide Children Removed to Foster Care
During October 2015 through September 2016
CountRateState RateRank
(high=1 to low=48)
Total Removals to Foster Care5,84424.1 per 10K24.1 per 10Kna
Average Monthly Removals to Foster Care4872.0 per 10K2.0 per 10Kna
Reentries to Foster Care232/5,8444%4%na
Reentries to Foster Care within 12 months of Previous Discharge153/5,8442.6%2.6%na
Removals for Neglect4,836/5,84483%83%na
Removals for Caretaker Drug or Alcohol Use2,370/5,84441%41%na
Removals for Physical Abuse535/5,8449%9%na
Removals for Caretaker Inability to Cope1,298/5,84422%22%na
Removals for Inadequate Housing855/5,84415%15%na
Removals for Incarceration327/5,8446%6%na
Removals for Child Behavior450/5,8448%8%na
Removals for Abandonment302/5,8445%5%na
Removals for Sexual Abuse149/5,8443%3%na
Discharged within 1 Month of Removal221/5,3264%4%na
Permanence within 12 months of October 2014 through September 2015 Removal1,601/5,10631%31%na
IV-E Reimbursed in Removal Cohort (excludes latest 6 months)907/2,53936%36%na