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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 September 30, 2025.

Cook Region		Children Entering Substitute Care	Attained Permanence within 24 Months
			Reunification		Adoption		Guardianship		Total Permanences
			N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%
2017	1,161	201	17.3%	21	1.8%	2	0.2%	241	20.8%
2018	1,367	289	21.1%	21	1.5%	12	0.9%	340	24.9%
2019	1,336	238	17.8%	17	1.3%	7	0.5%	275	20.6%
2020	1,819	318	17.5%	4	0.2%	0	0.0%	325	17.9%
2021	1,379	288	20.9%	11	0.8%	3	0.2%	314	22.8%
2022	1,059	230	21.7%	18	1.7%	14	1.3%	279	26.3%
2023	993	225	22.7%	15	1.5%	6	0.6%	266	26.8%

Cook Region		Children Entering Substitute Care	Attained Permanence within 24 Months
			Reunification		Adoption		Guardianship		Total Permanences
			N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%
2017	Black (Non-Latinx)	754	116	15.4%	11	1.5%	0	0.0%	136	18.0%
	White (Non-Latinx)	140	24	17.1%	4	2.9%	0	0.0%	33	23.6%
	Latinx (Any Race)	229	54	23.6%	3	1.3%	1	0.4%	61	26.6%
	Other Race	31	7	22.6%	2	6.5%	1	3.2%	10	32.3%
	ALL CHILDREN	1,161	201	17.3%	21	1.8%	2	0.2%	241	20.8%
2018	Black (Non-Latinx)	950	202	21.3%	15	1.6%	9	0.9%	240	25.3%
	White (Non-Latinx)	171	32	18.7%	2	1.2%	1	0.6%	36	21.1%
	Latinx (Any Race)	191	48	25.1%	4	2.1%	1	0.5%	56	29.3%
	Other Race	39	5	12.8%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	5	12.8%
	ALL CHILDREN	1,367	289	21.1%	21	1.5%	12	0.9%	340	24.9%
2019	Black (Non-Latinx)	849	137	16.1%	10	1.2%	4	0.5%	160	18.8%
	White (Non-Latinx)	218	56	25.7%	5	2.3%	3	1.4%	64	29.4%
	Latinx (Any Race)	231	39	16.9%	2	0.9%	0	0.0%	45	19.5%
	Other Race	28	4	14.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	4	14.3%
	ALL CHILDREN	1,336	238	17.8%	17	1.3%	7	0.5%	275	20.6%
2020	Black (Non-Latinx)	1,116	185	16.6%	3	0.3%	0	0.0%	190	17.0%
	White (Non-Latinx)	230	62	27.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	62	27.0%
	Latinx (Any Race)	421	56	13.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	57	13.5%
	Other Race	35	12	34.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	12	34.3%
	ALL CHILDREN	1,819	318	17.5%	4	0.2%	0	0.0%	325	17.9%
2021	Black (Non-Latinx)	810	169	20.9%	6	0.7%	0	0.0%	181	22.3%
	White (Non-Latinx)	197	43	21.8%	2	1.0%	0	0.0%	46	23.4%
	Latinx (Any Race)	331	69	20.8%	3	0.9%	1	0.3%	78	23.6%
	Other Race	34	6	17.6%	0	0.0%	2	5.9%	8	23.5%
	ALL CHILDREN	1,379	288	20.9%	11	0.8%	3	0.2%	314	22.8%
2022	Black (Non-Latinx)	674	132	19.6%	12	1.8%	10	1.5%	167	24.8%
	White (Non-Latinx)	143	37	25.9%	4	2.8%	1	0.7%	43	30.1%
	Latinx (Any Race)	218	54	24.8%	1	0.5%	3	1.4%	61	28.0%
	Other Race	19	6	31.6%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	6	31.6%
	ALL CHILDREN	1,059	230	21.7%	18	1.7%	14	1.3%	279	26.3%
2023	Black (Non-Latinx)	616	133	21.6%	7	1.1%	6	1.0%	157	25.5%
	White (Non-Latinx)	122	32	26.2%	2	1.6%	0	0.0%	35	28.7%
	Latinx (Any Race)	215	45	20.9%	5	2.3%	0	0.0%	57	26.5%
	Other Race	25	11	44.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	11	44.0%
	ALL CHILDREN	993	225	22.7%	15	1.5%	6	0.6%	266	26.8%

Cook Region		Children Entering Substitute Care	Attained Permanence within 24 Months
			Reunification		Adoption		Guardianship		Total Permanences
			N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%
2017	0 to 2	463	67	14.5%	20	4.3%	0	0.0%	88	19.0%
	3 to 5	178	43	24.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	43	24.2%
	6 to 11	242	58	24.0%	0	0.0%	1	0.4%	60	24.8%
	12 to 17	278	33	11.9%	1	0.4%	1	0.4%	50	18.0%
	ALL CHILDREN	1,161	201	17.3%	21	1.8%	2	0.2%	241	20.8%
2018	0 to 2	542	94	17.3%	15	2.8%	4	0.7%	117	21.6%
	3 to 5	197	42	21.3%	1	0.5%	1	0.5%	45	22.8%
	6 to 11	315	88	27.9%	3	1.0%	3	1.0%	97	30.8%
	12 to 17	313	65	20.8%	2	0.6%	4	1.3%	81	25.9%
	ALL CHILDREN	1,367	289	21.1%	21	1.5%	12	0.9%	340	24.9%
2019	0 to 2	505	82	16.2%	13	2.6%	5	1.0%	102	20.2%
	3 to 5	233	59	25.3%	1	0.4%	1	0.4%	62	26.6%
	6 to 11	299	48	16.1%	2	0.7%	0	0.0%	50	16.7%
	12 to 17	299	49	16.4%	1	0.3%	1	0.3%	61	20.4%
	ALL CHILDREN	1,336	238	17.8%	17	1.3%	7	0.5%	275	20.6%
2020	0 to 2	670	97	14.5%	2	0.3%	0	0.0%	99	14.8%
	3 to 5	282	57	20.2%	1	0.4%	0	0.0%	58	20.6%
	6 to 11	400	88	22.0%	1	0.3%	0	0.0%	89	22.3%
	12 to 17	467	76	16.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	79	16.9%
	ALL CHILDREN	1,819	318	17.5%	4	0.2%	0	0.0%	325	17.9%
2021	0 to 2	550	106	19.3%	11	2.0%	1	0.2%	121	22.0%
	3 to 5	214	54	25.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	57	26.6%
	6 to 11	297	68	22.9%	0	0.0%	2	0.7%	70	23.6%
	12 to 17	318	60	18.9%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	66	20.8%
	ALL CHILDREN	1,379	288	20.9%	11	0.8%	3	0.2%	314	22.8%
2022	0 to 2	436	79	18.1%	14	3.2%	4	0.9%	98	22.5%
	3 to 5	149	38	25.5%	2	1.3%	2	1.3%	42	28.2%
	6 to 11	222	60	27.0%	0	0.0%	4	1.8%	64	28.8%
	12 to 17	252	53	21.0%	2	0.8%	4	1.6%	75	29.8%
	ALL CHILDREN	1,059	230	21.7%	18	1.7%	14	1.3%	279	26.3%
2023	0 to 2	361	65	18.0%	12	3.3%	2	0.6%	83	23.0%
	3 to 5	143	46	32.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	46	32.2%
	6 to 11	229	65	28.4%	3	1.3%	1	0.4%	69	30.1%
	12 to 17	260	49	18.8%	0	0.0%	3	1.2%	68	26.2%
	ALL CHILDREN	993	225	22.7%	15	1.5%	6	0.6%	266	26.8%

Cook Region		Children Entering Substitute Care	Attained Permanence within 24 Months
			Reunification		Adoption		Guardianship		Total Permanences
			N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%
2017	Female	577	101	17.5%	9	1.6%	0	0.0%	116	20.1%
	Male	584	100	17.1%	12	2.1%	2	0.3%	125	21.4%
	ALL CHILDREN	1,161	201	17.3%	21	1.8%	2	0.2%	241	20.8%
2018	Female	678	137	20.2%	5	0.7%	10	1.5%	160	23.6%
	Male	689	152	22.1%	16	2.3%	2	0.3%	180	26.1%
	ALL CHILDREN	1,367	289	21.1%	21	1.5%	12	0.9%	340	24.9%
2019	Female	682	134	19.6%	10	1.5%	4	0.6%	158	23.2%
	Male	654	104	15.9%	7	1.1%	3	0.5%	117	17.9%
	ALL CHILDREN	1,336	238	17.8%	17	1.3%	7	0.5%	275	20.6%
2020	Female	930	166	17.8%	3	0.3%	0	0.0%	171	18.4%
	Male	889	152	17.1%	1	0.1%	0	0.0%	154	17.3%
	ALL CHILDREN	1,819	318	17.5%	4	0.2%	0	0.0%	325	17.9%
2021	Female	714	136	19.0%	7	1.0%	2	0.3%	150	21.0%
	Male	665	152	22.9%	4	0.6%	1	0.2%	164	24.7%
	ALL CHILDREN	1,379	288	20.9%	11	0.8%	3	0.2%	314	22.8%
2022	Female	525	110	21.0%	8	1.5%	7	1.3%	131	25.0%
	Male	534	120	22.5%	10	1.9%	7	1.3%	148	27.7%
	ALL CHILDREN	1,059	230	21.7%	18	1.7%	14	1.3%	279	26.3%
2023	Female	496	114	23.0%	7	1.4%	1	0.2%	131	26.4%
	Male	497	111	22.3%	8	1.6%	5	1.0%	135	27.2%
	ALL CHILDREN	993	225	22.7%	15	1.5%	6	0.6%	266	26.8%

Cook Region		Children Entering Substitute Care	Attained Permanence within 24 Months
			Reunification		Adoption		Guardianship		Total Permanences
			N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%
2017	Cook North	286	49	17.1%	4	1.4%	0	0.0%	58	20.3%
	Cook Central	369	71	19.2%	11	3.0%	1	0.3%	89	24.1%
	Cook South	506	81	16.0%	6	1.2%	1	0.2%	94	18.6%
	ALL CHILDREN	1,161	201	17.3%	21	1.8%	2	0.2%	241	20.8%
2018	Cook North	305	50	16.4%	3	1.0%	6	2.0%	59	19.3%
	Cook Central	460	108	23.5%	10	2.2%	3	0.7%	128	27.8%
	Cook South	602	131	21.8%	8	1.3%	3	0.5%	153	25.4%
	ALL CHILDREN	1,367	289	21.1%	21	1.5%	12	0.9%	340	24.9%
2019	Cook North	367	69	18.8%	6	1.6%	2	0.5%	82	22.3%
	Cook Central	415	79	19.0%	7	1.7%	4	1.0%	95	22.9%
	Cook South	554	90	16.2%	4	0.7%	1	0.2%	98	17.7%
	ALL CHILDREN	1,336	238	17.8%	17	1.3%	7	0.5%	275	20.6%
2020	Cook North	486	83	17.1%	1	0.2%	0	0.0%	84	17.3%
	Cook Central	544	97	17.8%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	98	18.0%
	Cook South	789	138	17.5%	3	0.4%	0	0.0%	143	18.1%
	ALL CHILDREN	1,819	318	17.5%	4	0.2%	0	0.0%	325	17.9%
2021	Cook North	338	71	21.0%	6	1.8%	2	0.6%	82	24.3%
	Cook Central	467	97	20.8%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	101	21.6%
	Cook South	574	120	20.9%	5	0.9%	1	0.2%	131	22.8%
	ALL CHILDREN	1,379	288	20.9%	11	0.8%	3	0.2%	314	22.8%
2022	Cook North	289	83	28.7%	6	2.1%	5	1.7%	99	34.3%
	Cook Central	292	57	19.5%	5	1.7%	5	1.7%	70	24.0%
	Cook South	478	90	18.8%	7	1.5%	4	0.8%	110	23.0%
	ALL CHILDREN	1,059	230	21.7%	18	1.7%	14	1.3%	279	26.3%
2023	Cook North	279	90	32.3%	4	1.4%	2	0.7%	105	37.6%
	Cook Central	266	51	19.2%	4	1.5%	3	1.1%	63	23.7%
	Cook South	448	84	18.8%	7	1.6%	1	0.2%	98	21.9%
	ALL CHILDREN	993	225	22.7%	15	1.5%	6	0.6%	266	26.8%