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Children Removed to Foster Care
During October 2017 through September 2018
| Total Removals to Foster Care | Average Monthly Removals to Foster Care | Reentries to Foster Care | Reentries to Foster Care within 12 months of Previous Discharge | Discharged within 1 Month of Removal | Permanence within 12 months of October 2016 through September 2017 Removal | IV-E Reimbursed in Removal Cohort (excludes latest 6 months) |
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| DCSRegion | Count | per 10K | Rank | Count | per 10K | Rank | Count | Percent | Rank | Count | Percent | Rank | Count | Percent | Rank | Count | Percent | Rank | Count | Percent | Rank |
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| Davidson | 498 | 32.3 | 9 | 41.5 | 2.7 | 9 | 110/498 | 22.1% | 5.5 | 67/498 | 13.5% | 2.0 | 59/455 | 13% | 1.0 | 126/392 | 32% | 11.0 | 69/192 | 36% | 10.0 |
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| East | 1171 | 69.5 | 2 | 97.6 | 5.8 | 2 | 271/1,171 | 23.1% | 3.0 | 143/1,171 | 12.2% | 4.5 | 84/1,063 | 8% | 6.5 | 317/932 | 34% | 8.5 | 227/499 | 45% | 2.5 |
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| Hamilton | 225 | 28.5 | 10 | 18.8 | 2.4 | 10 | 45/225 | 20.0% | 9.0 | 27/225 | 12.0% | 6.0 | 17/214 | 8% | 6.5 | 56/164 | 34% | 8.5 | 49/108 | 45% | 2.5 |
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| Knox | 607 | 59.8 | 4 | 50.6 | 5 | 4 | 115/607 | 18.9% | 11.0 | 54/607 | 8.9% | 11.0 | 25/564 | 4% | 12.0 | 178/538 | 33% | 10.0 | 111/280 | 40% | 9.0 |
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| Mid Cumberland | 950 | 28 | 12 | 79.2 | 2.3 | 11.5 | 228/950 | 24.0% | 1.0 | 149/950 | 15.7% | 1.0 | 94/874 | 11% | 2.0 | 340/849 | 40% | 3.0 | 144/435 | 33% | 12.0 |
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| Northeast | 582 | 55.5 | 5 | 48.5 | 4.6 | 5.5 | 111/582 | 19.1% | 10.0 | 69/582 | 11.9% | 7.0 | 34/543 | 6% | 10.5 | 247/599 | 41% | 1.5 | 113/254 | 44% | 5.0 |
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| Northwest | 290 | 51.3 | 7 | 24.2 | 4.3 | 7 | 64/290 | 22.1% | 5.5 | 39/290 | 13.4% | 3.0 | 20/271 | 7% | 8.5 | 70/180 | 39% | 4.0 | 47/116 | 41% | 8.0 |
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| Shelby | 704 | 28.1 | 11 | 58.7 | 2.3 | 11.5 | 148/704 | 21.0% | 8.0 | 75/704 | 10.7% | 9.0 | 57/634 | 9% | 4.5 | 239/626 | 38% | 5.0 | 107/306 | 35% | 11.0 |
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| South Central | 598 | 62.7 | 3 | 49.8 | 5.2 | 3 | 103/598 | 17.2% | 12.0 | 50/598 | 8.4% | 12.0 | 48/549 | 9% | 4.5 | 138/487 | 28% | 12.0 | 101/237 | 43% | 6.5 |
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| Southeast | 419 | 55.3 | 6 | 34.9 | 4.6 | 5.5 | 100/419 | 23.9% | 2.0 | 47/419 | 11.2% | 8.0 | 25/388 | 6% | 10.5 | 153/373 | 41% | 1.5 | 78/180 | 43% | 6.5 |
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| Southwest | 353 | 38.7 | 8 | 29.4 | 3.2 | 8 | 81/353 | 22.9% | 4.0 | 43/353 | 12.2% | 4.5 | 34/325 | 10% | 3.0 | 93/268 | 35% | 6.5 | 71/158 | 45% | 2.5 |
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| Upper Cumberland | 676 | 87.8 | 1 | 56.3 | 7.3 | 1 | 143/676 | 21.2% | 7.0 | 71/676 | 10.5% | 10.0 | 41/617 | 7% | 8.5 | 174/495 | 35% | 6.5 | 138/310 | 45% | 2.5 |
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| Statewide | 7073 | 44.4 | na | 589.4 | 3.7 | na | 1,519/7,073 | 21.5% | na | 834/7,073 | 11.8% | na | 538/6,497 | 8% | na | 2,131/5,903 | 36% | na | 1,255/3,075 | 41% | na |
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Children Removed to Foster Care
During October 2017 through September 2018
| Total Removals to Foster Care | Removals for Neglect | Removals for Caretaker Drug or Alcohol Use | Removals for Physical Abuse | Removals for Caretaker Inability to Cope | Removals for Inadequate Housing | Removals for Incarceration | Removals for Child Behavior | Removals for Abandonment | Removals for Sexual Abuse |
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| DCSRegion | 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 | Count | Percent | Rank |
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| Davidson | 498 | 32.3 | 9 | 101/498 | 20% | 11.0 | 121/498 | 24% | 12 | 26/498 | 5% | 9.5 | 78/498 | 16% | 3.0 | 33/498 | 7% | 10.5 | 23/498 | 5% | 10.0 | 148/498 | 30% | 4 | 110/498 | 22% | 1.0 | 6/498 | 1% | 11 |
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| East | 1171 | 69.5 | 2 | 592/1,171 | 51% | 1.0 | 417/1,171 | 36% | 5 | 80/1,171 | 7% | 4.5 | 146/1,171 | 12% | 7.5 | 133/1,171 | 11% | 6.5 | 107/1,171 | 9% | 5.5 | 325/1,171 | 28% | 7 | 75/1,171 | 6% | 9.5 | 39/1,171 | 3% | 4 |
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| Hamilton | 225 | 28.5 | 10 | 75/225 | 33% | 6.5 | 80/225 | 36% | 5 | 14/225 | 6% | 7.0 | 60/225 | 27% | 1.0 | 36/225 | 16% | 1.5 | 21/225 | 9% | 5.5 | 74/225 | 33% | 2 | 22/225 | 10% | 3.0 | 3/225 | 1% | 11 |
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| Knox | 607 | 59.8 | 4 | 200/607 | 33% | 6.5 | 329/607 | 54% | 1 | 62/607 | 10% | 2.0 | 145/607 | 24% | 2.0 | 98/607 | 16% | 1.5 | 42/607 | 7% | 9.0 | 110/607 | 18% | 12 | 30/607 | 5% | 11.0 | 16/607 | 3% | 4 |
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| Mid Cumberland | 950 | 28 | 12 | 389/950 | 41% | 2.0 | 243/950 | 26% | 10 | 87/950 | 9% | 3.0 | 106/950 | 11% | 9.0 | 61/950 | 6% | 12.0 | 42/950 | 4% | 11.0 | 257/950 | 27% | 10 | 66/950 | 7% | 7.0 | 26/950 | 3% | 4 |
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| Northeast | 582 | 55.5 | 5 | 204/582 | 35% | 5.0 | 211/582 | 36% | 5 | 37/582 | 6% | 7.0 | 76/582 | 13% | 5.0 | 78/582 | 13% | 4.0 | 47/582 | 8% | 7.5 | 163/582 | 28% | 7 | 42/582 | 7% | 7.0 | 13/582 | 2% | 8 |
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| Northwest | 290 | 51.3 | 7 | 93/290 | 32% | 8.0 | 83/290 | 29% | 9 | 34/290 | 12% | 1.0 | 37/290 | 13% | 5.0 | 24/290 | 8% | 9.0 | 33/290 | 11% | 3.0 | 82/290 | 28% | 7 | 18/290 | 6% | 9.5 | 14/290 | 5% | 1 |
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| Shelby | 704 | 28.1 | 11 | 142/704 | 20% | 11.0 | 174/704 | 25% | 11 | 49/704 | 7% | 4.5 | 48/704 | 7% | 12.0 | 46/704 | 7% | 10.5 | 19/704 | 3% | 12.0 | 223/704 | 32% | 3 | 81/704 | 12% | 2.0 | 18/704 | 3% | 4 |
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| South Central | 598 | 62.7 | 3 | 227/598 | 38% | 3.0 | 212/598 | 35% | 7 | 27/598 | 5% | 9.5 | 61/598 | 10% | 10.5 | 66/598 | 11% | 6.5 | 61/598 | 10% | 4.0 | 166/598 | 28% | 7 | 46/598 | 8% | 5.0 | 14/598 | 2% | 8 |
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| Southeast | 419 | 55.3 | 6 | 155/419 | 37% | 4.0 | 177/419 | 42% | 3 | 25/419 | 6% | 7.0 | 52/419 | 12% | 7.5 | 63/419 | 15% | 3.0 | 58/419 | 14% | 1.0 | 116/419 | 28% | 7 | 36/419 | 9% | 4.0 | 8/419 | 2% | 8 |
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| Southwest | 353 | 38.7 | 8 | 72/353 | 20% | 11.0 | 111/353 | 31% | 8 | 15/353 | 4% | 11.0 | 35/353 | 10% | 10.5 | 34/353 | 10% | 8.0 | 27/353 | 8% | 7.5 | 126/353 | 36% | 1 | 13/353 | 4% | 12.0 | 12/353 | 3% | 4 |
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| Upper Cumberland | 676 | 87.8 | 1 | 202/676 | 30% | 9.0 | 353/676 | 52% | 2 | 23/676 | 3% | 12.0 | 87/676 | 13% | 5.0 | 81/676 | 12% | 5.0 | 79/676 | 12% | 2.0 | 155/676 | 23% | 11 | 46/676 | 7% | 7.0 | 10/676 | 1% | 11 |
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| Statewide | 7073 | 44.4 | na | 2,452/7,073 | 35% | na | 2,511/7,073 | 36% | na | 479/7,073 | 7% | na | 931/7,073 | 13% | na | 753/7,073 | 11% | na | 559/7,073 | 8% | na | 1,945/7,073 | 27% | na | 585/7,073 | 8% | na | 179/7,073 | 3% | na |
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Children Removed to Foster Care
During October 2017 through September 2018
| Total Removals to Foster Care | Removals to Non-Relative Foster Care First Setting | Removals to Relative Foster Care First Setting | Removals to Pre-Adoptive Home First Setting | Removals to Group Home First Setting | Removals to Institution First Setting | Removals to Home Visit First Setting | Removals to Runaway First Setting | Removals to ILP First Setting |
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| DCSRegion | 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 |
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| Davidson | 498 | 32.3 | 9 | 47/102 | 46% | 12.0 | 22/102 | 22% | 3.5 | 0/102 | 0% | 9.0 | 9/102 | 9% | 4.0 | 12/102 | 12% | 1.0 | 0/102 | 0% | 7 | 0/102 | 0% | 7.5 | 12/102 | 12% | 1.0 |
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| East | 1171 | 69.5 | 2 | 166/272 | 61% | 10.0 | 61/272 | 22% | 3.5 | 0/272 | 0% | 9.0 | 17/272 | 6% | 7.5 | 13/272 | 5% | 3.0 | 0/272 | 0% | 7 | 0/272 | 0% | 7.5 | 15/272 | 6% | 4.5 |
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| Hamilton | 225 | 28.5 | 10 | 50/70 | 71% | 4.0 | 10/70 | 14% | 8.0 | 0/70 | 0% | 9.0 | 4/70 | 6% | 7.5 | 2/70 | 3% | 6.5 | 0/70 | 0% | 7 | 0/70 | 0% | 7.5 | 4/70 | 6% | 4.5 |
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| Knox | 607 | 59.8 | 4 | 135/178 | 76% | 1.5 | 16/178 | 9% | 12.0 | 5/178 | 3% | 1.0 | 5/178 | 3% | 11.5 | 9/178 | 5% | 3.0 | 0/178 | 0% | 7 | 0/178 | 0% | 7.5 | 8/178 | 4% | 10.5 |
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| Mid Cumberland | 950 | 28 | 12 | 167/250 | 67% | 5.5 | 33/250 | 13% | 9.5 | 3/250 | 1% | 3.5 | 12/250 | 5% | 9.0 | 10/250 | 4% | 5.0 | 0/250 | 0% | 7 | 0/250 | 0% | 7.5 | 25/250 | 10% | 2.0 |
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| Northeast | 582 | 55.5 | 5 | 114/181 | 63% | 8.5 | 30/181 | 17% | 6.5 | 1/181 | 1% | 3.5 | 24/181 | 13% | 2.0 | 5/181 | 3% | 6.5 | 0/181 | 0% | 7 | 0/181 | 0% | 7.5 | 7/181 | 4% | 10.5 |
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| Northwest | 290 | 51.3 | 7 | 62/92 | 67% | 5.5 | 12/92 | 13% | 9.5 | 0/92 | 0% | 9.0 | 13/92 | 14% | 1.0 | 2/92 | 2% | 9.0 | 0/92 | 0% | 7 | 0/92 | 0% | 7.5 | 3/92 | 3% | 12.0 |
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| Shelby | 704 | 28.1 | 11 | 112/174 | 64% | 7.0 | 44/174 | 25% | 2.0 | 0/174 | 0% | 9.0 | 6/174 | 3% | 11.5 | 1/174 | 1% | 11.5 | 1/174 | 1% | 1 | 0/174 | 0% | 7.5 | 10/174 | 6% | 4.5 |
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| South Central | 598 | 62.7 | 3 | 106/169 | 63% | 8.5 | 34/169 | 20% | 5.0 | 1/169 | 1% | 3.5 | 11/169 | 7% | 6.0 | 8/169 | 5% | 3.0 | 0/169 | 0% | 7 | 1/169 | 1% | 1.5 | 8/169 | 5% | 8.0 |
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| Southeast | 419 | 55.3 | 6 | 89/124 | 72% | 3.0 | 21/124 | 17% | 6.5 | 0/124 | 0% | 9.0 | 5/124 | 4% | 10.0 | 2/124 | 2% | 9.0 | 0/124 | 0% | 7 | 1/124 | 1% | 1.5 | 6/124 | 5% | 8.0 |
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| Southwest | 353 | 38.7 | 8 | 67/88 | 76% | 1.5 | 9/88 | 10% | 11.0 | 0/88 | 0% | 9.0 | 7/88 | 8% | 5.0 | 1/88 | 1% | 11.5 | 0/88 | 0% | 7 | 0/88 | 0% | 7.5 | 4/88 | 5% | 8.0 |
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| Upper Cumberland | 676 | 87.8 | 1 | 118/237 | 50% | 11.0 | 72/237 | 30% | 1.0 | 2/237 | 1% | 3.5 | 25/237 | 11% | 3.0 | 4/237 | 2% | 9.0 | 0/237 | 0% | 7 | 1/237 | 0% | 7.5 | 15/237 | 6% | 4.5 |
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| Statewide | 7073 | 44.4 | na | 1,233/1,937 | 64% | na | 364/1,937 | 19% | na | 12/1,937 | 1% | na | 138/1,937 | 7% | na | 69/1,937 | 4% | na | 1/1,937 | 0% | na | 3/1,937 | 0% | na | 117/1,937 | 6% | na |
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