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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 January 1, 2026.

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%	237	4.5%	5,297
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%	882	18.9%	866	18.6%	34	0.7%	29	0.6%	221	4.7%	4,668
2024	28	0.7%	2,187	53.5%	789	19.3%	813	19.9%	38	0.9%	42	1.0%	189	4.6%	4,086
2025	40	1.1%	1,990	53.2%	649	17.4%	826	22.1%	49	1.3%	27	0.7%	158	4.2%	3,739
2026*	44	1.2%	1,944	55.1%	581	16.5%	726	20.6%	45	1.3%	33	0.9%	152	4.3%	3,525

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	48.9%	109	22.3%	96	19.6%	0	0.0%	7	1.4%	24	4.9%	489
	Latinx (Any Race)	24	3.2%	392	52.5%	152	20.3%	137	18.3%	2	0.3%	4	0.5%	36	4.8%	747
	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%	296	56.2%	104	19.7%	89	16.9%	1	0.2%	4	0.8%	24	4.6%	527
	Latinx (Any Race)	17	1.7%	606	61.7%	155	15.8%	159	16.2%	2	0.2%	1	0.1%	42	4.3%	982
	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%	1,925	54.3%	709	20.0%	656	18.5%	11	0.3%	21	0.6%	192	5.4%	3,543
	White (Non-Latinx)	11	2.0%	314	58.1%	99	18.3%	96	17.8%	2	0.4%	6	1.1%	12	2.2%	540
	Latinx (Any Race)	19	1.8%	708	66.0%	167	15.6%	140	13.1%	4	0.4%	5	0.5%	29	2.7%	1,072
	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%	237	4.5%	5,297
2022	Black (Non-Latinx)	39	1.2%	1,861	55.0%	684	20.2%	591	17.5%	20	0.6%	23	0.7%	164	4.8%	3,382
	White (Non-Latinx)	8	1.6%	300	58.7%	111	21.7%	70	13.7%	4	0.8%	4	0.8%	14	2.7%	511
	Latinx (Any Race)	13	1.3%	649	65.2%	170	17.1%	129	13.0%	0	0.0%	6	0.6%	28	2.8%	995
	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)	27	0.9%	1,655	52.8%	597	19.0%	645	20.6%	21	0.7%	19	0.6%	171	5.5%	3,135
	White (Non-Latinx)	9	1.9%	247	52.6%	123	26.2%	62	13.2%	7	1.5%	6	1.3%	16	3.4%	470
	Latinx (Any Race)	16	1.7%	611	65.2%	138	14.7%	135	14.4%	6	0.6%	4	0.4%	27	2.9%	937
	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%	882	18.9%	866	18.6%	34	0.7%	29	0.6%	221	4.7%	4,668
2024	Black (Non-Latinx)	17	0.6%	1,427	51.8%	524	19.0%	589	21.4%	27	1.0%	29	1.1%	141	5.1%	2,754
	White (Non-Latinx)	7	1.8%	200	50.1%	106	26.6%	60	15.0%	8	2.0%	3	0.8%	15	3.8%	399
	Latinx (Any Race)	4	0.5%	507	61.8%	137	16.7%	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%	2,187	53.5%	789	19.3%	813	19.9%	38	0.9%	42	1.0%	189	4.6%	4,086
2025	Black (Non-Latinx)	25	1.0%	1,277	51.0%	438	17.5%	590	23.6%	34	1.4%	21	0.8%	119	4.8%	2,504
	White (Non-Latinx)	8	2.2%	178	49.0%	83	22.9%	76	20.9%	3	0.8%	4	1.1%	11	3.0%	363
	Latinx (Any Race)	3	0.4%	476	63.3%	111	14.8%	133	17.7%	9	1.2%	1	0.1%	19	2.5%	752
	Other Race	4	4.8%	43	51.2%	10	11.9%	16	19.0%	3	3.6%	0	0.0%	8	9.5%	84
	ALL CHILDREN	40	1.1%	1,990	53.2%	649	17.4%	826	22.1%	49	1.3%	27	0.7%	158	4.2%	3,739
2026*	Black (Non-Latinx)	27	1.2%	1,243	53.3%	381	16.3%	513	22.0%	27	1.2%	23	1.0%	120	5.1%	2,334
	White (Non-Latinx)	6	1.7%	184	51.1%	80	22.2%	72	20.0%	5	1.4%	3	0.8%	10	2.8%	360
	Latinx (Any Race)	8	1.1%	463	64.5%	102	14.2%	115	16.0%	11	1.5%	4	0.6%	15	2.1%	718
	Other Race	2	2.6%	39	50.6%	11	14.3%	15	19.5%	1	1.3%	2	2.6%	7	9.1%	77
	ALL CHILDREN	44	1.2%	1,944	55.1%	581	16.5%	726	20.6%	45	1.3%	33	0.9%	152	4.3%	3,525

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%	676	63.6%	299	28.1%	75	7.1%	1	0.1%	0	0.0%	1	0.1%	1,063
	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%	962	58.8%	303	18.5%	329	20.1%	1	0.1%	2	0.1%	23	1.4%	1,637
	12 to 17	20	1.4%	695	47.8%	125	8.6%	361	24.8%	16	1.1%	30	2.1%	206	14.2%	1,453
	ALL CHILDREN	59	1.1%	3,023	57.1%	1,008	19.0%	920	17.4%	18	0.3%	32	0.6%	237	4.5%	5,297
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%	690	60.6%	280	24.6%	153	13.4%	1	0.1%	0	0.0%	2	0.2%	1,138
	6 to 11	24	1.5%	929	59.2%	298	19.0%	283	18.0%	7	0.4%	2	0.1%	25	1.6%	1,568
	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%	630	58.2%	262	24.2%	172	15.9%	3	0.3%	0	0.0%	2	0.2%	1,082
	6 to 11	17	1.1%	895	58.9%	261	17.2%	316	20.8%	7	0.5%	0	0.0%	23	1.5%	1,519
	12 to 17	18	1.4%	587	45.5%	137	10.6%	306	23.7%	23	1.8%	29	2.2%	191	14.8%	1,291
	ALL CHILDREN	53	1.1%	2,583	55.3%	882	18.9%	866	18.6%	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%	528	46.3%	133	11.7%	256	22.5%	27	2.4%	41	3.6%	148	13.0%	1,140
	ALL CHILDREN	28	0.7%	2,187	53.5%	789	19.3%	813	19.9%	38	0.9%	42	1.0%	189	4.6%	4,086
2025	0 to 2	9	1.5%	336	56.5%	168	28.2%	81	13.6%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	0.2%	595
	3 to 5	10	1.2%	457	55.8%	190	23.2%	158	19.3%	1	0.1%	0	0.0%	3	0.4%	819
	6 to 11	11	0.9%	692	55.8%	184	14.8%	322	26.0%	2	0.2%	0	0.0%	29	2.3%	1,240
	12 to 17	10	0.9%	505	46.5%	107	9.9%	265	24.4%	46	4.2%	27	2.5%	125	11.5%	1,085
	ALL CHILDREN	40	1.1%	1,990	53.2%	649	17.4%	826	22.1%	49	1.3%	27	0.7%	158	4.2%	3,739
2026*	0 to 2	8	1.4%	331	59.6%	154	27.7%	59	10.6%	2	0.4%	0	0.0%	1	0.2%	555
	3 to 5	7	1.0%	432	59.1%	151	20.7%	134	18.3%	3	0.4%	0	0.0%	4	0.5%	731
	6 to 11	16	1.3%	690	57.6%	168	14.0%	291	24.3%	7	0.6%	0	0.0%	26	2.2%	1,198
	12 to 17	13	1.2%	491	47.2%	108	10.4%	242	23.2%	33	3.2%	33	3.2%	121	11.6%	1,041
	ALL CHILDREN	44	1.2%	1,944	55.1%	581	16.5%	726	20.6%	45	1.3%	33	0.9%	152	4.3%	3,525

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%	107	4.1%	2,613
	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%	237	4.5%	5,297
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%	454	19.9%	378	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%	882	18.9%	866	18.6%	34	0.7%	29	0.6%	221	4.7%	4,668
2024	Female	8	0.4%	1,105	55.7%	411	20.7%	355	17.9%	14	0.7%	13	0.7%	79	4.0%	1,985
	Male	20	1.0%	1,082	51.5%	378	18.0%	458	21.8%	24	1.1%	29	1.4%	110	5.2%	2,101
	ALL CHILDREN	28	0.7%	2,187	53.5%	789	19.3%	813	19.9%	38	0.9%	42	1.0%	189	4.6%	4,086
2025	Female	17	0.9%	1,016	55.2%	338	18.4%	368	20.0%	28	1.5%	13	0.7%	60	3.3%	1,840
	Male	23	1.2%	974	51.3%	311	16.4%	458	24.1%	21	1.1%	14	0.7%	98	5.2%	1,899
	ALL CHILDREN	40	1.1%	1,990	53.2%	649	17.4%	826	22.1%	49	1.3%	27	0.7%	158	4.2%	3,739
2026*	Female	17	1.0%	1,012	57.5%	317	18.0%	314	17.8%	24	1.4%	12	0.7%	64	3.6%	1,760
	Male	27	1.5%	932	52.8%	264	15.0%	412	23.3%	21	1.2%	21	1.2%	88	5.0%	1,765
	ALL CHILDREN	44	1.2%	1,944	55.1%	581	16.5%	726	20.6%	45	1.3%	33	0.9%	152	4.3%	3,525

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%	119	6.1%	1,961
	ALL CHILDREN	59	1.1%	3,023	57.1%	1,008	19.0%	920	17.4%	18	0.3%	32	0.6%	237	4.5%	5,297
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%	204	16.3%	267	21.3%	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%	882	18.9%	866	18.6%	34	0.7%	29	0.6%	221	4.7%	4,668
2024	Cook North	12	1.0%	623	53.1%	215	18.3%	253	21.6%	14	1.2%	13	1.1%	43	3.7%	1,173
	Cook Central	7	0.5%	770	53.2%	308	21.3%	279	19.3%	3	0.2%	11	0.8%	69	4.8%	1,447
	Cook South	9	0.6%	794	54.2%	266	18.1%	281	19.2%	21	1.4%	18	1.2%	77	5.3%	1,466
	ALL CHILDREN	28	0.7%	2,187	53.5%	789	19.3%	813	19.9%	38	0.9%	42	1.0%	189	4.6%	4,086
2025	Cook North	16	1.4%	600	52.8%	172	15.1%	283	24.9%	20	1.8%	4	0.4%	42	3.7%	1,137
	Cook Central	13	1.0%	717	54.4%	242	18.4%	278	21.1%	6	0.5%	13	1.0%	48	3.6%	1,317
	Cook South	11	0.9%	673	52.4%	235	18.3%	265	20.6%	23	1.8%	10	0.8%	68	5.3%	1,285
	ALL CHILDREN	40	1.1%	1,990	53.2%	649	17.4%	826	22.1%	49	1.3%	27	0.7%	158	4.2%	3,739
2026*	Cook North	16	1.4%	632	56.7%	154	13.8%	252	22.6%	16	1.4%	8	0.7%	37	3.3%	1,115
	Cook Central	11	1.0%	606	54.3%	196	17.6%	238	21.3%	10	0.9%	9	0.8%	46	4.1%	1,116
	Cook South	17	1.3%	706	54.6%	231	17.9%	236	18.2%	19	1.5%	16	1.2%	69	5.3%	1,294
	ALL CHILDREN	44	1.2%	1,944	55.1%	581	16.5%	726	20.6%	45	1.3%	33	0.9%	152	4.3%	3,525

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