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Permanence Within 24 Months (By Permanence Type)

Of all children who entered substitute care during the year, the percentage that attained permanence within 24 months.

Data extracted on December 31, 2024.

Cook Region		Children Entering Substitute Care	Attained Permanence within 24 Months
			Reunification		Adoption		Guardianship		Total Permanences
			N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%
2016	1,224	176	14.4%	17	1.4%	9	0.7%	222	18.1%
2017	1,165	187	16.1%	18	1.5%	4	0.3%	229	19.7%
2018	1,349	281	20.8%	13	1.0%	8	0.6%	319	23.6%
2019	1,245	204	16.4%	14	1.1%	5	0.4%	236	19.0%
2020	1,779	285	16.0%	1	0.1%	2	0.1%	296	16.6%
2021	1,305	248	19.0%	6	0.5%	1	0.1%	267	20.5%
2022	1,010	204	20.2%	15	1.5%	13	1.3%	251	24.9%
2023*	943	184	19.5%	10	1.1%	5	0.5%	217	23.0%

Cook Region		Children Entering Substitute Care	Attained Permanence within 24 Months
			Reunification		Adoption		Guardianship		Total Permanences
			N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%
2016	Black	802	93	11.6%	15	1.9%	6	0.7%	133	16.6%
	White	136	29	21.3%	1	0.7%	2	1.5%	32	23.5%
	Latinx (Any Race)	255	46	18.0%	1	0.4%	0	0.0%	48	18.8%
	Other Race	26	7	26.9%	0	0.0%	1	3.8%	8	30.8%
	ALL CHILDREN	1,224	176	14.4%	17	1.4%	9	0.7%	222	18.1%
2017	Black	748	108	14.4%	10	1.3%	2	0.3%	132	17.6%
	White	132	17	12.9%	3	2.3%	0	0.0%	25	18.9%
	Latinx (Any Race)	249	57	22.9%	3	1.2%	1	0.4%	64	25.7%
	Other Race	29	5	17.2%	1	3.4%	1	3.4%	7	24.1%
	ALL CHILDREN	1,165	187	16.1%	18	1.5%	4	0.3%	229	19.7%
2018	Black	962	203	21.1%	10	1.0%	6	0.6%	233	24.2%
	White	147	28	19.0%	1	0.7%	1	0.7%	31	21.1%
	Latinx (Any Race)	182	39	21.4%	2	1.1%	0	0.0%	43	23.6%
	Other Race	43	9	20.9%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	9	20.9%
	ALL CHILDREN	1,349	281	20.8%	13	1.0%	8	0.6%	319	23.6%
2019	Black	844	134	15.9%	8	0.9%	4	0.5%	156	18.5%
	White	142	29	20.4%	4	2.8%	1	0.7%	34	23.9%
	Latinx (Any Race)	225	35	15.6%	2	0.9%	0	0.0%	40	17.8%
	Other Race	24	4	16.7%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	4	16.7%
	ALL CHILDREN	1,245	204	16.4%	14	1.1%	5	0.4%	236	19.0%
2020	Black	1,109	166	15.0%	0	0.0%	2	0.2%	175	15.8%
	White	192	51	26.6%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	51	26.6%
	Latinx (Any Race)	427	54	12.6%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	55	12.9%
	Other Race	34	13	38.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	13	38.2%
	ALL CHILDREN	1,779	285	16.0%	1	0.1%	2	0.1%	296	16.6%
2021	Black	789	152	19.3%	3	0.4%	0	0.0%	161	20.4%
	White	163	27	16.6%	1	0.6%	1	0.6%	30	18.4%
	Latinx (Any Race)	318	63	19.8%	2	0.6%	0	0.0%	70	22.0%
	Other Race	29	5	17.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	5	17.2%
	ALL CHILDREN	1,305	248	19.0%	6	0.5%	1	0.1%	267	20.5%
2022	Black	651	116	17.8%	10	1.5%	11	1.7%	152	23.3%
	White	130	33	25.4%	4	3.1%	1	0.8%	39	30.0%
	Latinx (Any Race)	208	49	23.6%	1	0.5%	1	0.5%	54	26.0%
	Other Race	18	6	33.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	6	33.3%
	ALL CHILDREN	1,010	204	20.2%	15	1.5%	13	1.3%	251	24.9%
2023*	Black	603	113	18.7%	4	0.7%	5	0.8%	133	22.1%
	White	92	24	26.1%	1	1.1%	0	0.0%	25	27.2%
	Latinx (Any Race)	207	34	16.4%	4	1.9%	0	0.0%	44	21.3%
	Other Race	26	10	38.5%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	10	38.5%
	ALL CHILDREN	943	184	19.5%	10	1.1%	5	0.5%	217	23.0%

Cook Region		Children Entering Substitute Care	Attained Permanence within 24 Months
			Reunification		Adoption		Guardianship		Total Permanences
			N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%
2016	0 to 2	512	69	13.5%	14	2.7%	1	0.2%	87	17.0%
	3 to 5	178	32	18.0%	1	0.6%	2	1.1%	35	19.7%
	6 to 11	231	33	14.3%	0	0.0%	1	0.4%	34	14.7%
	12 to 17	303	42	13.9%	2	0.7%	5	1.7%	66	21.8%
	ALL CHILDREN	1,224	176	14.4%	17	1.4%	9	0.7%	222	18.1%
2017	0 to 2	466	64	13.7%	18	3.9%	1	0.2%	85	18.2%
	3 to 5	178	40	22.5%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	40	22.5%
	6 to 11	248	52	21.0%	0	0.0%	2	0.8%	55	22.2%
	12 to 17	273	31	11.4%	0	0.0%	1	0.4%	49	17.9%
	ALL CHILDREN	1,165	187	16.1%	18	1.5%	4	0.3%	229	19.7%
2018	0 to 2	534	91	17.0%	12	2.2%	3	0.6%	111	20.8%
	3 to 5	191	41	21.5%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	41	21.5%
	6 to 11	318	89	28.0%	0	0.0%	2	0.6%	93	29.2%
	12 to 17	306	60	19.6%	1	0.3%	3	1.0%	74	24.2%
	ALL CHILDREN	1,349	281	20.8%	13	1.0%	8	0.6%	319	23.6%
2019	0 to 2	480	71	14.8%	11	2.3%	3	0.6%	88	18.3%
	3 to 5	209	49	23.4%	1	0.5%	1	0.5%	52	24.9%
	6 to 11	276	45	16.3%	1	0.4%	0	0.0%	46	16.7%
	12 to 17	280	39	13.9%	1	0.4%	1	0.4%	50	17.9%
	ALL CHILDREN	1,245	204	16.4%	14	1.1%	5	0.4%	236	19.0%
2020	0 to 2	657	82	12.5%	1	0.2%	0	0.0%	87	13.2%
	3 to 5	271	52	19.2%	0	0.0%	1	0.4%	53	19.6%
	6 to 11	387	79	20.4%	0	0.0%	1	0.3%	80	20.7%
	12 to 17	463	72	15.6%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	76	16.4%
	ALL CHILDREN	1,779	285	16.0%	1	0.1%	2	0.1%	296	16.6%
2021	0 to 2	519	89	17.1%	6	1.2%	1	0.2%	99	19.1%
	3 to 5	197	42	21.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	45	22.8%
	6 to 11	278	59	21.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	59	21.2%
	12 to 17	311	58	18.6%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	64	20.6%
	ALL CHILDREN	1,305	248	19.0%	6	0.5%	1	0.1%	267	20.5%
2022	0 to 2	414	68	16.4%	12	2.9%	3	0.7%	84	20.3%
	3 to 5	142	34	23.9%	1	0.7%	3	2.1%	38	26.8%
	6 to 11	209	55	26.3%	0	0.0%	4	1.9%	59	28.2%
	12 to 17	244	47	19.3%	2	0.8%	3	1.2%	70	28.7%
	ALL CHILDREN	1,010	204	20.2%	15	1.5%	13	1.3%	251	24.9%
2023*	0 to 2	344	51	14.8%	9	2.6%	2	0.6%	66	19.2%
	3 to 5	139	37	26.6%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	37	26.6%
	6 to 11	214	55	25.7%	1	0.5%	1	0.5%	57	26.6%
	12 to 17	246	41	16.7%	0	0.0%	2	0.8%	57	23.2%
	ALL CHILDREN	943	184	19.5%	10	1.1%	5	0.5%	217	23.0%

Cook Region		Children Entering Substitute Care	Attained Permanence within 24 Months
			Reunification		Adoption		Guardianship		Total Permanences
			N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%
2016	Female	558	74	13.3%	8	1.4%	6	1.1%	97	17.4%
	Male	666	102	15.3%	9	1.4%	3	0.5%	125	18.8%
	ALL CHILDREN	1,224	176	14.4%	17	1.4%	9	0.7%	222	18.1%
2017	Female	574	95	16.6%	6	1.0%	1	0.2%	109	19.0%
	Male	591	92	15.6%	12	2.0%	3	0.5%	120	20.3%
	ALL CHILDREN	1,165	187	16.1%	18	1.5%	4	0.3%	229	19.7%
2018	Female	666	129	19.4%	2	0.3%	7	1.1%	143	21.5%
	Male	683	152	22.3%	11	1.6%	1	0.1%	176	25.8%
	ALL CHILDREN	1,349	281	20.8%	13	1.0%	8	0.6%	319	23.6%
2019	Female	632	116	18.4%	8	1.3%	3	0.5%	138	21.8%
	Male	613	88	14.4%	6	1.0%	2	0.3%	98	16.0%
	ALL CHILDREN	1,245	204	16.4%	14	1.1%	5	0.4%	236	19.0%
2020	Female	901	146	16.2%	1	0.1%	1	0.1%	152	16.9%
	Male	878	139	15.8%	0	0.0%	1	0.1%	144	16.4%
	ALL CHILDREN	1,779	285	16.0%	1	0.1%	2	0.1%	296	16.6%
2021	Female	682	120	17.6%	4	0.6%	1	0.1%	130	19.1%
	Male	623	128	20.5%	2	0.3%	0	0.0%	137	22.0%
	ALL CHILDREN	1,305	248	19.0%	6	0.5%	1	0.1%	267	20.5%
2022	Female	493	97	19.7%	7	1.4%	6	1.2%	115	23.3%
	Male	517	107	20.7%	8	1.5%	7	1.4%	136	26.3%
	ALL CHILDREN	1,010	204	20.2%	15	1.5%	13	1.3%	251	24.9%
2023*	Female	471	99	21.0%	4	0.8%	2	0.4%	112	23.8%
	Male	472	85	18.0%	6	1.3%	3	0.6%	105	22.2%
	ALL CHILDREN	943	184	19.5%	10	1.1%	5	0.5%	217	23.0%

Cook Region		Children Entering Substitute Care	Attained Permanence within 24 Months
			Reunification		Adoption		Guardianship		Total Permanences
			N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%
2016	Cook North	319	50	15.7%	3	0.9%	4	1.3%	60	18.8%
	Cook Central	430	58	13.5%	7	1.6%	1	0.2%	73	17.0%
	Cook South	475	68	14.3%	7	1.5%	4	0.8%	89	18.7%
	ALL CHILDREN	1,224	176	14.4%	17	1.4%	9	0.7%	222	18.1%
2017	Cook North	270	53	19.6%	1	0.4%	0	0.0%	57	21.1%
	Cook Central	346	62	17.9%	5	1.4%	1	0.3%	74	21.4%
	Cook South	549	72	13.1%	12	2.2%	3	0.5%	98	17.9%
	ALL CHILDREN	1,165	187	16.1%	18	1.5%	4	0.3%	229	19.7%
2018	Cook North	350	85	24.3%	3	0.9%	0	0.0%	91	26.0%
	Cook Central	391	78	19.9%	3	0.8%	6	1.5%	91	23.3%
	Cook South	608	118	19.4%	7	1.2%	2	0.3%	137	22.5%
	ALL CHILDREN	1,349	281	20.8%	13	1.0%	8	0.6%	319	23.6%
2019	Cook North	316	64	20.3%	6	1.9%	2	0.6%	78	24.7%
	Cook Central	345	54	15.7%	6	1.7%	1	0.3%	65	18.8%
	Cook South	584	86	14.7%	2	0.3%	2	0.3%	93	15.9%
	ALL CHILDREN	1,245	204	16.4%	14	1.1%	5	0.4%	236	19.0%
2020	Cook North	448	82	18.3%	1	0.2%	0	0.0%	85	19.0%
	Cook Central	510	81	15.9%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	83	16.3%
	Cook South	821	122	14.9%	0	0.0%	2	0.2%	128	15.6%
	ALL CHILDREN	1,779	285	16.0%	1	0.1%	2	0.1%	296	16.6%
2021	Cook North	326	60	18.4%	3	0.9%	1	0.3%	68	20.9%
	Cook Central	385	78	20.3%	1	0.3%	0	0.0%	83	21.6%
	Cook South	594	110	18.5%	2	0.3%	0	0.0%	116	19.5%
	ALL CHILDREN	1,305	248	19.0%	6	0.5%	1	0.1%	267	20.5%
2022	Cook North	306	77	25.2%	4	1.3%	6	2.0%	93	30.4%
	Cook Central	253	38	15.0%	5	2.0%	3	1.2%	51	20.2%
	Cook South	451	89	19.7%	6	1.3%	4	0.9%	107	23.7%
	ALL CHILDREN	1,010	204	20.2%	15	1.5%	13	1.3%	251	24.9%
2023*	Cook North	278	74	26.6%	5	1.8%	1	0.4%	89	32.0%
	Cook Central	206	23	11.2%	1	0.5%	1	0.5%	28	13.6%
	Cook South	459	87	19.0%	4	0.9%	3	0.7%	100	21.8%
	ALL CHILDREN	943	184	19.5%	10	1.1%	5	0.5%	217	23.0%