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End of the Year Placement Types

Placement types for children in substitute care at the end of the fiscal year.

Data extracted on September 30, 2025.

Cook Region		Placement Type
		Home of Parents		Kinship Foster Home		Traditional Foster Home		Specialized Foster Home		Emergency Shelter or Emergency Foster Home		Group Home		Institution		Total Children in Substitute Care at End of Year
		N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	Total Children in Substitute Care at End of Year
2019	150	3.3%	2,189	47.7%	1,002	21.8%	930	20.2%	11	0.2%	42	0.9%	269	5.9%	4,593
2020	100	1.9%	2,806	54.0%	1,007	19.4%	975	18.8%	13	0.3%	28	0.5%	269	5.2%	5,198
2021	59	1.1%	3,023	57.1%	1,008	19.0%	920	17.4%	18	0.3%	32	0.6%	238	4.5%	5,298
2022	62	1.2%	2,882	57.4%	993	19.8%	815	16.2%	24	0.5%	34	0.7%	208	4.1%	5,018
2023	53	1.1%	2,583	55.3%	883	18.9%	865	18.5%	34	0.7%	29	0.6%	221	4.7%	4,668
2024	28	0.7%	2,186	53.5%	791	19.4%	813	19.9%	38	0.9%	42	1.0%	189	4.6%	4,087
2025	43	1.1%	1,982	52.9%	650	17.3%	838	22.4%	49	1.3%	27	0.7%	159	4.2%	3,748

Cook Region		Placement Type
		Home of Parents		Kinship Foster Home		Traditional Foster Home		Specialized Foster Home		Emergency Shelter or Emergency Foster Home		Group Home		Institution		Total Children in Substitute Care at End of Year
		N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	Total Children in Substitute Care at End of Year
2019	Black (Non-Latinx)	107	3.3%	1,504	46.7%	712	22.1%	657	20.4%	8	0.2%	30	0.9%	204	6.3%	3,222
	White (Non-Latinx)	14	2.9%	239	48.8%	109	22.2%	97	19.8%	0	0.0%	7	1.4%	24	4.9%	490
	Latinx (Any Race)	24	3.2%	392	52.5%	152	20.4%	136	18.2%	2	0.3%	4	0.5%	36	4.8%	746
	Other Race	0	0.0%	38	38.0%	23	23.0%	33	33.0%	1	1.0%	1	1.0%	4	4.0%	100
	ALL CHILDREN	150	3.3%	2,189	47.7%	1,002	21.8%	930	20.2%	11	0.2%	42	0.9%	269	5.9%	4,593
2020	Black (Non-Latinx)	72	2.0%	1,839	51.9%	715	20.2%	685	19.3%	10	0.3%	23	0.6%	199	5.6%	3,543
	White (Non-Latinx)	9	1.7%	297	56.3%	104	19.7%	89	16.9%	1	0.2%	4	0.8%	24	4.5%	528
	Latinx (Any Race)	17	1.7%	605	61.7%	155	15.8%	159	16.2%	2	0.2%	1	0.1%	42	4.3%	981
	Other Race	2	1.8%	47	43.1%	24	22.0%	34	31.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2	1.8%	109
	ALL CHILDREN	100	1.9%	2,806	54.0%	1,007	19.4%	975	18.8%	13	0.3%	28	0.5%	269	5.2%	5,198
2021	Black (Non-Latinx)	29	0.8%	1,924	54.3%	709	20.0%	656	18.5%	11	0.3%	21	0.6%	192	5.4%	3,542
	White (Non-Latinx)	11	2.0%	315	58.2%	99	18.3%	96	17.7%	2	0.4%	6	1.1%	12	2.2%	541
	Latinx (Any Race)	19	1.8%	708	66.0%	167	15.6%	140	13.0%	4	0.4%	5	0.5%	30	2.8%	1,073
	Other Race	0	0.0%	56	51.4%	26	23.9%	23	21.1%	1	0.9%	0	0.0%	3	2.8%	109
	ALL CHILDREN	59	1.1%	3,023	57.1%	1,008	19.0%	920	17.4%	18	0.3%	32	0.6%	238	4.5%	5,298
2022	Black (Non-Latinx)	39	1.2%	1,859	55.0%	684	20.2%	591	17.5%	20	0.6%	23	0.7%	164	4.9%	3,380
	White (Non-Latinx)	8	1.6%	301	58.8%	111	21.7%	70	13.7%	4	0.8%	4	0.8%	14	2.7%	512
	Latinx (Any Race)	13	1.3%	650	65.3%	170	17.1%	129	13.0%	0	0.0%	6	0.6%	28	2.8%	996
	Other Race	2	2.0%	55	55.0%	22	22.0%	19	19.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2	2.0%	100
	ALL CHILDREN	62	1.2%	2,882	57.4%	993	19.8%	815	16.2%	24	0.5%	34	0.7%	208	4.1%	5,018
2023	Black (Non-Latinx)	26	0.8%	1,654	52.8%	598	19.1%	644	20.6%	21	0.7%	19	0.6%	171	5.5%	3,133
	White (Non-Latinx)	9	1.9%	248	52.7%	123	26.1%	62	13.2%	7	1.5%	6	1.3%	16	3.4%	471
	Latinx (Any Race)	17	1.8%	611	65.1%	138	14.7%	135	14.4%	6	0.6%	4	0.4%	27	2.9%	938
	Other Race	1	1.1%	49	53.3%	16	17.4%	19	20.7%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	7	7.6%	92
	ALL CHILDREN	53	1.1%	2,583	55.3%	883	18.9%	865	18.5%	34	0.7%	29	0.6%	221	4.7%	4,668
2024	Black (Non-Latinx)	17	0.6%	1,426	51.8%	525	19.1%	588	21.4%	27	1.0%	29	1.1%	141	5.1%	2,753
	White (Non-Latinx)	7	1.7%	201	50.1%	106	26.4%	61	15.2%	8	2.0%	3	0.7%	15	3.7%	401
	Latinx (Any Race)	4	0.5%	506	61.6%	138	16.8%	138	16.8%	3	0.4%	9	1.1%	23	2.8%	821
	Other Race	0	0.0%	32	42.7%	17	22.7%	18	24.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	8	10.7%	75
	ALL CHILDREN	28	0.7%	2,186	53.5%	791	19.4%	813	19.9%	38	0.9%	42	1.0%	189	4.6%	4,087
2025	Black (Non-Latinx)	25	1.0%	1,273	50.8%	438	17.5%	597	23.8%	34	1.4%	21	0.8%	120	4.8%	2,508
	White (Non-Latinx)	9	2.5%	176	48.2%	83	22.7%	79	21.6%	3	0.8%	4	1.1%	11	3.0%	365
	Latinx (Any Race)	3	0.4%	474	62.9%	112	14.9%	135	17.9%	9	1.2%	1	0.1%	19	2.5%	753
	Other Race	6	7.0%	43	50.0%	10	11.6%	16	18.6%	3	3.5%	0	0.0%	8	9.3%	86
	ALL CHILDREN	43	1.1%	1,982	52.9%	650	17.3%	838	22.4%	49	1.3%	27	0.7%	159	4.2%	3,748

Cook Region		Placement Type
		Home of Parents		Kinship Foster Home		Traditional Foster Home		Specialized Foster Home		Emergency Shelter or Emergency Foster Home		Group Home		Institution		Total Children in Substitute Care at End of Year
		N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	Total Children in Substitute Care at End of Year
2019	0 to 2	30	3.2%	479	51.5%	315	33.9%	105	11.3%	0	0.0%	1	0.1%	0	0.0%	930
	3 to 5	32	3.2%	559	55.3%	275	27.2%	133	13.2%	3	0.3%	1	0.1%	7	0.7%	1,010
	6 to 11	52	3.6%	721	50.4%	273	19.1%	325	22.7%	4	0.3%	8	0.6%	47	3.3%	1,430
	12 to 17	36	2.9%	430	35.2%	139	11.4%	367	30.0%	4	0.3%	32	2.6%	215	17.6%	1,223
	ALL CHILDREN	150	3.3%	2,189	47.7%	1,002	21.8%	930	20.2%	11	0.2%	42	0.9%	269	5.9%	4,593
2020	0 to 2	22	2.1%	628	58.8%	330	30.9%	88	8.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1,068
	3 to 5	32	2.9%	665	59.6%	241	21.6%	168	15.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	9	0.8%	1,115
	6 to 11	27	1.7%	855	54.5%	304	19.4%	343	21.9%	2	0.1%	5	0.3%	32	2.0%	1,568
	12 to 17	19	1.3%	658	45.5%	132	9.1%	376	26.0%	11	0.8%	23	1.6%	228	15.8%	1,447
	ALL CHILDREN	100	1.9%	2,806	54.0%	1,007	19.4%	975	18.8%	13	0.3%	28	0.5%	269	5.2%	5,198
2021	0 to 2	11	1.0%	675	63.6%	299	28.2%	75	7.1%	1	0.1%	0	0.0%	1	0.1%	1,062
	3 to 5	11	1.0%	690	60.3%	281	24.6%	155	13.5%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	7	0.6%	1,144
	6 to 11	17	1.0%	963	58.8%	303	18.5%	329	20.1%	1	0.1%	2	0.1%	23	1.4%	1,638
	12 to 17	20	1.4%	695	47.8%	125	8.6%	361	24.8%	16	1.1%	30	2.1%	207	14.2%	1,454
	ALL CHILDREN	59	1.1%	3,023	57.1%	1,008	19.0%	920	17.4%	18	0.3%	32	0.6%	238	4.5%	5,298
2022	0 to 2	11	1.2%	597	62.6%	281	29.5%	60	6.3%	1	0.1%	0	0.0%	4	0.4%	954
	3 to 5	12	1.1%	689	60.6%	280	24.6%	153	13.5%	1	0.1%	0	0.0%	2	0.2%	1,137
	6 to 11	24	1.5%	930	59.3%	298	19.0%	283	18.0%	7	0.4%	2	0.1%	25	1.6%	1,569
	12 to 17	15	1.1%	666	49.0%	134	9.9%	319	23.5%	15	1.1%	32	2.4%	177	13.0%	1,358
	ALL CHILDREN	62	1.2%	2,882	57.4%	993	19.8%	815	16.2%	24	0.5%	34	0.7%	208	4.1%	5,018
2023	0 to 2	5	0.6%	471	60.7%	222	28.6%	72	9.3%	1	0.1%	0	0.0%	5	0.6%	776
	3 to 5	13	1.2%	629	58.2%	262	24.2%	172	15.9%	3	0.3%	0	0.0%	2	0.2%	1,081
	6 to 11	17	1.1%	896	58.9%	261	17.2%	316	20.8%	7	0.5%	0	0.0%	23	1.5%	1,520
	12 to 17	18	1.4%	587	45.5%	138	10.7%	305	23.6%	23	1.8%	29	2.2%	191	14.8%	1,291
	ALL CHILDREN	53	1.1%	2,583	55.3%	883	18.9%	865	18.5%	34	0.7%	29	0.6%	221	4.7%	4,668
2024	0 to 2	4	0.6%	355	54.6%	201	30.9%	85	13.1%	1	0.2%	0	0.0%	4	0.6%	650
	3 to 5	11	1.2%	528	56.9%	220	23.7%	165	17.8%	1	0.1%	0	0.0%	3	0.3%	928
	6 to 11	6	0.4%	776	56.7%	235	17.2%	307	22.4%	9	0.7%	1	0.1%	34	2.5%	1,368
	12 to 17	7	0.6%	527	46.2%	135	11.8%	256	22.4%	27	2.4%	41	3.6%	148	13.0%	1,141
	ALL CHILDREN	28	0.7%	2,186	53.5%	791	19.4%	813	19.9%	38	0.9%	42	1.0%	189	4.6%	4,087
2025	0 to 2	8	1.3%	334	56.1%	170	28.6%	81	13.6%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2	0.3%	595
	3 to 5	11	1.3%	457	55.7%	192	23.4%	157	19.1%	1	0.1%	0	0.0%	3	0.4%	821
	6 to 11	13	1.0%	689	55.3%	181	14.5%	331	26.6%	2	0.2%	0	0.0%	29	2.3%	1,245
	12 to 17	11	1.0%	502	46.2%	107	9.8%	269	24.7%	46	4.2%	27	2.5%	125	11.5%	1,087
	ALL CHILDREN	43	1.1%	1,982	52.9%	650	17.3%	838	22.4%	49	1.3%	27	0.7%	159	4.2%	3,748

Cook Region		Placement Type
		Home of Parents		Kinship Foster Home		Traditional Foster Home		Specialized Foster Home		Emergency Shelter or Emergency Foster Home		Group Home		Institution		Total Children in Substitute Care at End of Year
		N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	Total Children in Substitute Care at End of Year
2019	Female	73	3.3%	1,154	51.6%	492	22.0%	382	17.1%	4	0.2%	14	0.6%	116	5.2%	2,235
	Male	77	3.3%	1,035	43.9%	510	21.6%	548	23.2%	7	0.3%	28	1.2%	153	6.5%	2,358
	ALL CHILDREN	150	3.3%	2,189	47.7%	1,002	21.8%	930	20.2%	11	0.2%	42	0.9%	269	5.9%	4,593
2020	Female	54	2.1%	1,444	56.3%	499	19.5%	430	16.8%	7	0.3%	9	0.4%	120	4.7%	2,563
	Male	46	1.7%	1,362	51.7%	508	19.3%	545	20.7%	6	0.2%	19	0.7%	149	5.7%	2,635
	ALL CHILDREN	100	1.9%	2,806	54.0%	1,007	19.4%	975	18.8%	13	0.3%	28	0.5%	269	5.2%	5,198
2021	Female	37	1.4%	1,531	58.6%	513	19.6%	407	15.6%	10	0.4%	8	0.3%	108	4.1%	2,614
	Male	22	0.8%	1,492	55.6%	495	18.4%	513	19.1%	8	0.3%	24	0.9%	130	4.8%	2,684
	ALL CHILDREN	59	1.1%	3,023	57.1%	1,008	19.0%	920	17.4%	18	0.3%	32	0.6%	238	4.5%	5,298
2022	Female	29	1.2%	1,461	60.0%	491	20.2%	342	14.0%	14	0.6%	11	0.5%	87	3.6%	2,435
	Male	33	1.3%	1,421	55.0%	502	19.4%	473	18.3%	10	0.4%	23	0.9%	121	4.7%	2,583
	ALL CHILDREN	62	1.2%	2,882	57.4%	993	19.8%	815	16.2%	24	0.5%	34	0.7%	208	4.1%	5,018
2023	Female	25	1.1%	1,312	57.4%	455	19.9%	377	16.5%	14	0.6%	8	0.3%	96	4.2%	2,287
	Male	28	1.2%	1,271	53.4%	428	18.0%	488	20.5%	20	0.8%	21	0.9%	125	5.2%	2,381
	ALL CHILDREN	53	1.1%	2,583	55.3%	883	18.9%	865	18.5%	34	0.7%	29	0.6%	221	4.7%	4,668
2024	Female	8	0.4%	1,104	55.6%	413	20.8%	354	17.8%	14	0.7%	13	0.7%	79	4.0%	1,985
	Male	20	1.0%	1,082	51.5%	378	18.0%	459	21.8%	24	1.1%	29	1.4%	110	5.2%	2,102
	ALL CHILDREN	28	0.7%	2,186	53.5%	791	19.4%	813	19.9%	38	0.9%	42	1.0%	189	4.6%	4,087
2025	Female	19	1.0%	1,013	54.9%	341	18.5%	372	20.2%	28	1.5%	13	0.7%	60	3.3%	1,846
	Male	24	1.3%	969	50.9%	309	16.2%	466	24.5%	21	1.1%	14	0.7%	99	5.2%	1,902
	ALL CHILDREN	43	1.1%	1,982	52.9%	650	17.3%	838	22.4%	49	1.3%	27	0.7%	159	4.2%	3,748

Cook Region		Placement Type
		Home of Parents		Kinship Foster Home		Traditional Foster Home		Specialized Foster Home		Emergency Shelter or Emergency Foster Home		Group Home		Institution		Total Children in Substitute Care at End of Year
		N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	Total Children in Substitute Care at End of Year
2019	Cook North	46	3.3%	703	50.2%	343	24.5%	234	16.7%	3	0.2%	15	1.1%	57	4.1%	1,401
	Cook Central	65	4.1%	730	45.7%	313	19.6%	391	24.5%	1	0.1%	10	0.6%	89	5.6%	1,599
	Cook South	39	2.4%	756	47.5%	346	21.7%	305	19.1%	7	0.4%	17	1.1%	123	7.7%	1,593
	ALL CHILDREN	150	3.3%	2,189	47.7%	1,002	21.8%	930	20.2%	11	0.2%	42	0.9%	269	5.9%	4,593
2020	Cook North	44	2.8%	873	56.5%	316	20.5%	245	15.9%	2	0.1%	9	0.6%	55	3.6%	1,544
	Cook Central	28	1.6%	943	52.4%	322	17.9%	420	23.3%	3	0.2%	8	0.4%	77	4.3%	1,801
	Cook South	28	1.5%	990	53.4%	369	19.9%	310	16.7%	8	0.4%	11	0.6%	137	7.4%	1,853
	ALL CHILDREN	100	1.9%	2,806	54.0%	1,007	19.4%	975	18.8%	13	0.3%	28	0.5%	269	5.2%	5,198
2021	Cook North	23	1.6%	898	61.8%	284	19.5%	192	13.2%	6	0.4%	7	0.5%	43	3.0%	1,453
	Cook Central	20	1.1%	1,025	54.4%	339	18.0%	414	22.0%	1	0.1%	9	0.5%	75	4.0%	1,883
	Cook South	16	0.8%	1,100	56.1%	385	19.6%	314	16.0%	11	0.6%	16	0.8%	120	6.1%	1,962
	ALL CHILDREN	59	1.1%	3,023	57.1%	1,008	19.0%	920	17.4%	18	0.3%	32	0.6%	238	4.5%	5,298
2022	Cook North	11	0.8%	879	64.0%	257	18.7%	171	12.5%	6	0.4%	6	0.4%	43	3.1%	1,373
	Cook Central	31	1.7%	1,051	56.2%	356	19.0%	357	19.1%	4	0.2%	8	0.4%	64	3.4%	1,871
	Cook South	20	1.1%	952	53.7%	380	21.4%	287	16.2%	14	0.8%	20	1.1%	101	5.7%	1,774
	ALL CHILDREN	62	1.2%	2,882	57.4%	993	19.8%	815	16.2%	24	0.5%	34	0.7%	208	4.1%	5,018
2023	Cook North	13	1.0%	706	56.3%	205	16.3%	266	21.2%	13	1.0%	4	0.3%	48	3.8%	1,255
	Cook Central	24	1.3%	1,009	54.9%	357	19.4%	357	19.4%	6	0.3%	12	0.7%	74	4.0%	1,839
	Cook South	16	1.0%	868	55.1%	321	20.4%	242	15.4%	15	1.0%	13	0.8%	99	6.3%	1,574
	ALL CHILDREN	53	1.1%	2,583	55.3%	883	18.9%	865	18.5%	34	0.7%	29	0.6%	221	4.7%	4,668
2024	Cook North	12	1.0%	622	53.1%	215	18.3%	253	21.6%	14	1.2%	13	1.1%	43	3.7%	1,172
	Cook Central	7	0.5%	769	53.1%	309	21.3%	280	19.3%	3	0.2%	11	0.8%	69	4.8%	1,448
	Cook South	9	0.6%	795	54.2%	267	18.2%	280	19.1%	21	1.4%	18	1.2%	77	5.2%	1,467
	ALL CHILDREN	28	0.7%	2,186	53.5%	791	19.4%	813	19.9%	38	0.9%	42	1.0%	189	4.6%	4,087
2025	Cook North	17	1.5%	597	52.3%	175	15.3%	285	25.0%	20	1.8%	4	0.4%	43	3.8%	1,141
	Cook Central	15	1.1%	715	54.1%	243	18.4%	281	21.3%	6	0.5%	13	1.0%	48	3.6%	1,321
	Cook South	11	0.9%	670	52.1%	232	18.0%	272	21.2%	23	1.8%	10	0.8%	68	5.3%	1,286
	ALL CHILDREN	43	1.1%	1,982	52.9%	650	17.3%	838	22.4%	49	1.3%	27	0.7%	159	4.2%	3,748