Foster Care Demographics
Removals, Exits, and Out of Home Summary
Children in Out of Home Placement by County
Removal by Primary Reason
Children in Out of Home by Age and Gender
Safety Outcomes
Maltreatment in Foster Care-SFY26
The rate of victimizations per 100,000 days spent in care.
Performance: 3.47
Re-entry into Foster Care in 12 Months-SFY26
Children who exit foster care to a permanent home during 12 month period will not re-enter foster care in the following 12 months of their discharge.
Performance: 7.1 %
Placement and Stability
Placement Stability for Children Entering Care-SFY26
The rate of moves per 1,000 days spent in care for children in OOH care for 12 months or less.
Performance Rate as of December 31, 2025: 6.7
Children in Out of Home by Placement Setting-SFY26
Statewide, 37.18% of children are placed with relatives. Statewide, 8.89% are placed in group or residential care. Report also available by County - SFY26 and Catchment Area - SFY26.
Sibling Placement-SFY26
Children will live with other siblings while in out of home placement.
Performance: 74.2 %
Children Live with Relatives-SFY26
Children will live with relatives while in out of home placement.
Performance: 48.3 %
Placement in Family Like Setting-SFY26
Children in out of home placements are placed in a family like setting.
Performance as of December 31, 2025: 91.3%
Education
Same School-SFY26
Children aged 6 and over attend the same school as prior to removal.
Performance: 35.1%
Educational Progression-SFY25
Children in out of home placement for 365 days or longer will progress to the next grade level.
Performance FY to date: 88.3%
(Results for this outcome are not complete or posted until the end of the SFY)
Educational Success: Completed 12th Grade-SFY26
Young adults ending custody with the Secretary will have completed grade 12.
Performance FY to date: 54%
Permanency Outcomes
Children in Out of Home by Permanency Goal-SFY26.
Statewide, 54.60% of children in out of home placement have a goal of reunification. Report is also available by Catchment Area - SFY26.
Length of Stay and Reason for Ending Out of Home Placement-SFY26.
The average length of time in placement for children who have exited care this year is 24.7 months.
Report also available by County - SFY2 6.
Permanency in 12 months for children entering Foster Care-SFY26
Children who enter foster care, will be discharged to a permanent home within 12 months of their date of entry into foster care and before turning 18.
Performance as of December 31, 2025: 32.7%
Permanency in 12 months for children in Foster Care 12 to 23 months-SFY26
Children in foster care between 12 and 23 months, will be discharged to a permanent home within 12 months from the first day of the reporting period and before turning 18.
Performance as of December 31, 2025: 32.1%
Permanency in 12 months for children in Foster Care 24 months or longer-SFY26
Children in foster care 24 months or longer, will be discharged to a permanent home within 12 months from the first day of the reporting period and before turning 18.
Performance as of December 31, 2025: 29.8%
Achieving Permanency: Permanency for Children with Termination of Parental Rights-SFY24
Children discharged from foster care who were legally free for adoption at the time of discharge and will be discharged to a permanent home prior to their 18th birthday.
This report will not be updated beyond SFY24.
Children in Care 3+ Years-SFY24
Children discharged from foster care for reason of emancipation or who reached their 18th birthday while in foster care who were in care 3 years or longer. (A lower percentage is better for this measure)
This report will not be updated beyond SFY2024.
Progress Towards Adoption (Adopted in Less than 12 months from Legal Freedom)-SFY24
Children who became legally free for adoption in the 12 months prior will be discharged to a finalized adoption in less than 12 months of becoming legally free.
Performance: 38.1%
This report will not be updated beyond SFY2024.
Timely Adoption (Less than 24 months)-SFY25
Children discharged from custody for reason of adoption will be released from custody in less than 24 months of removal into care.
Performance: 12.9%
Case Reads
Out of Home Services:
This report covers program review for services provided to children and families who receive reintegration, adoption, or other permanency services when there is a child in state agency custody and placed out of home.
AFCARS: This report covers program review for Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System (AFCARS) and Family and Child Tracking System (FACTS) data quality.
Mcintyre Settlement
Monitoring Report
Performance improvement and outcome monthly monitoring data. Archived Historical Reports: SFY24
Metric Plan
Outlines measurement parameters for the Settlement Agreement. Archived Historical Plans: SFY24