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Permanence Within 36 Months (By Permanence Type)

Of all children who entered substitute care during the year, the percentage that attained permanence within 36 months.

Data extracted on December 31, 2024.

Cook Region		Children Entering Substitute Care	Attained Permanence within 36 Months
			Reunification		Adoption		Guardianship		Total Permanences
			N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%
2015	1,462	376	25.7%	64	4.4%	49	3.4%	532	36.4%
2016	1,224	274	22.4%	70	5.7%	44	3.6%	420	34.3%
2017	1,165	265	22.7%	69	5.9%	26	2.2%	390	33.5%
2018	1,349	395	29.3%	41	3.0%	15	1.1%	482	35.7%
2019	1,245	314	25.2%	29	2.3%	21	1.7%	383	30.8%
2020	1,779	509	28.6%	34	1.9%	16	0.9%	580	32.6%
2021	1,305	389	29.8%	30	2.3%	16	1.2%	466	35.7%
2022*	1,010	287	28.4%	41	4.1%	22	2.2%	383	37.9%

Cook Region		Children Entering Substitute Care	Attained Permanence within 36 Months
			Reunification		Adoption		Guardianship		Total Permanences
			N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%
2015	Black	976	216	22.1%	35	3.6%	32	3.3%	310	31.8%
	White	147	47	32.0%	10	6.8%	5	3.4%	65	44.2%
	Latinx (Any Race)	306	108	35.3%	11	3.6%	10	3.3%	140	45.8%
	Other Race	23	3	13.0%	4	17.4%	2	8.7%	11	47.8%
	ALL CHILDREN	1,462	376	25.7%	64	4.4%	49	3.4%	532	36.4%
2016	Black	802	138	17.2%	46	5.7%	29	3.6%	242	30.2%
	White	136	36	26.5%	15	11.0%	6	4.4%	58	42.6%
	Latinx (Any Race)	255	87	34.1%	5	2.0%	8	3.1%	102	40.0%
	Other Race	26	12	46.2%	1	3.8%	1	3.8%	14	53.8%
	ALL CHILDREN	1,224	274	22.4%	70	5.7%	44	3.6%	420	34.3%
2017	Black	748	151	20.2%	37	4.9%	17	2.3%	226	30.2%
	White	132	30	22.7%	15	11.4%	0	0.0%	50	37.9%
	Latinx (Any Race)	249	75	30.1%	14	5.6%	8	3.2%	101	40.6%
	Other Race	29	7	24.1%	2	6.9%	1	3.4%	10	34.5%
	ALL CHILDREN	1,165	265	22.7%	69	5.9%	26	2.2%	390	33.5%
2018	Black	962	272	28.3%	23	2.4%	11	1.1%	329	34.2%
	White	147	46	31.3%	10	6.8%	2	1.4%	61	41.5%
	Latinx (Any Race)	182	59	32.4%	8	4.4%	1	0.5%	71	39.0%
	Other Race	43	11	25.6%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	12	27.9%
	ALL CHILDREN	1,349	395	29.3%	41	3.0%	15	1.1%	482	35.7%
2019	Black	844	203	24.1%	17	2.0%	11	1.3%	243	28.8%
	White	142	43	30.3%	8	5.6%	6	4.2%	60	42.3%
	Latinx (Any Race)	225	60	26.7%	4	1.8%	4	1.8%	72	32.0%
	Other Race	24	6	25.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	6	25.0%
	ALL CHILDREN	1,245	314	25.2%	29	2.3%	21	1.7%	383	30.8%
2020	Black	1,109	291	26.2%	13	1.2%	10	0.9%	328	29.6%
	White	192	75	39.1%	6	3.1%	3	1.6%	85	44.3%
	Latinx (Any Race)	427	125	29.3%	10	2.3%	2	0.5%	141	33.0%
	Other Race	34	16	47.1%	4	11.8%	1	2.9%	22	64.7%
	ALL CHILDREN	1,779	509	28.6%	34	1.9%	16	0.9%	580	32.6%
2021	Black	789	218	27.6%	19	2.4%	10	1.3%	264	33.5%
	White	163	39	23.9%	5	3.1%	2	1.2%	50	30.7%
	Latinx (Any Race)	318	114	35.8%	6	1.9%	4	1.3%	134	42.1%
	Other Race	29	17	58.6%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	17	58.6%
	ALL CHILDREN	1,305	389	29.8%	30	2.3%	16	1.2%	466	35.7%
2022*	Black	651	158	24.3%	27	4.1%	19	2.9%	228	35.0%
	White	130	44	33.8%	10	7.7%	2	1.5%	61	46.9%
	Latinx (Any Race)	208	75	36.1%	3	1.4%	1	0.5%	83	39.9%
	Other Race	18	9	50.0%	1	5.6%	0	0.0%	10	55.6%
	ALL CHILDREN	1,010	287	28.4%	41	4.1%	22	2.2%	383	37.9%

Cook Region		Children Entering Substitute Care	Attained Permanence within 36 Months
			Reunification		Adoption		Guardianship		Total Permanences
			N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%
2015	0 to 2	601	158	26.3%	59	9.8%	18	3.0%	240	39.9%
	3 to 5	220	65	29.5%	4	1.8%	3	1.4%	74	33.6%
	6 to 11	294	86	29.3%	1	0.3%	20	6.8%	112	38.1%
	12 to 17	347	67	19.3%	0	0.0%	8	2.3%	106	30.5%
	ALL CHILDREN	1,462	376	25.7%	64	4.4%	49	3.4%	532	36.4%
2016	0 to 2	512	111	21.7%	58	11.3%	11	2.1%	183	35.7%
	3 to 5	178	48	27.0%	8	4.5%	5	2.8%	61	34.3%
	6 to 11	231	54	23.4%	2	0.9%	17	7.4%	73	31.6%
	12 to 17	303	61	20.1%	2	0.7%	11	3.6%	103	34.0%
	ALL CHILDREN	1,224	274	22.4%	70	5.7%	44	3.6%	420	34.3%
2017	0 to 2	466	88	18.9%	53	11.4%	9	1.9%	153	32.8%
	3 to 5	178	57	32.0%	7	3.9%	4	2.2%	68	38.2%
	6 to 11	248	73	29.4%	9	3.6%	7	2.8%	90	36.3%
	12 to 17	273	47	17.2%	0	0.0%	6	2.2%	79	28.9%
	ALL CHILDREN	1,165	265	22.7%	69	5.9%	26	2.2%	390	33.5%
2018	0 to 2	534	135	25.3%	36	6.7%	3	0.6%	180	33.7%
	3 to 5	191	59	30.9%	0	0.0%	1	0.5%	60	31.4%
	6 to 11	318	116	36.5%	2	0.6%	4	1.3%	124	39.0%
	12 to 17	306	85	27.8%	3	1.0%	7	2.3%	118	38.6%
	ALL CHILDREN	1,349	395	29.3%	41	3.0%	15	1.1%	482	35.7%
2019	0 to 2	480	108	22.5%	25	5.2%	5	1.0%	141	29.4%
	3 to 5	209	74	35.4%	1	0.5%	5	2.4%	81	38.8%
	6 to 11	276	78	28.3%	2	0.7%	5	1.8%	85	30.8%
	12 to 17	280	54	19.3%	1	0.4%	6	2.1%	76	27.1%
	ALL CHILDREN	1,245	314	25.2%	29	2.3%	21	1.7%	383	30.8%
2020	0 to 2	657	169	25.7%	28	4.3%	4	0.6%	205	31.2%
	3 to 5	271	93	34.3%	3	1.1%	6	2.2%	103	38.0%
	6 to 11	387	140	36.2%	2	0.5%	4	1.0%	146	37.7%
	12 to 17	463	106	22.9%	1	0.2%	2	0.4%	125	27.0%
	ALL CHILDREN	1,779	509	28.6%	34	1.9%	16	0.9%	580	32.6%
2021	0 to 2	519	137	26.4%	25	4.8%	7	1.3%	173	33.3%
	3 to 5	197	69	35.0%	3	1.5%	3	1.5%	78	39.6%
	6 to 11	278	105	37.8%	1	0.4%	3	1.1%	109	39.2%
	12 to 17	311	78	25.1%	1	0.3%	3	1.0%	106	34.1%
	ALL CHILDREN	1,305	389	29.8%	30	2.3%	16	1.2%	466	35.7%
2022*	0 to 2	414	106	25.6%	35	8.5%	7	1.7%	150	36.2%
	3 to 5	142	54	38.0%	1	0.7%	5	3.5%	62	43.7%
	6 to 11	209	72	34.4%	3	1.4%	5	2.4%	82	39.2%
	12 to 17	244	55	22.5%	2	0.8%	5	2.0%	89	36.5%
	ALL CHILDREN	1,010	287	28.4%	41	4.1%	22	2.2%	383	37.9%

Cook Region		Children Entering Substitute Care	Attained Permanence within 36 Months
			Reunification		Adoption		Guardianship		Total Permanences
			N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%
2015	Female	742	199	26.8%	31	4.2%	35	4.7%	287	38.7%
	Male	720	177	24.6%	33	4.6%	14	1.9%	245	34.0%
	ALL CHILDREN	1,462	376	25.7%	64	4.4%	49	3.4%	532	36.4%
2016	Female	558	109	19.5%	35	6.3%	22	3.9%	180	32.3%
	Male	666	165	24.8%	35	5.3%	22	3.3%	240	36.0%
	ALL CHILDREN	1,224	274	22.4%	70	5.7%	44	3.6%	420	34.3%
2017	Female	574	142	24.7%	32	5.6%	13	2.3%	198	34.5%
	Male	591	123	20.8%	37	6.3%	13	2.2%	192	32.5%
	ALL CHILDREN	1,165	265	22.7%	69	5.9%	26	2.2%	390	33.5%
2018	Female	666	185	27.8%	17	2.6%	9	1.4%	224	33.6%
	Male	683	210	30.7%	24	3.5%	6	0.9%	258	37.8%
	ALL CHILDREN	1,349	395	29.3%	41	3.0%	15	1.1%	482	35.7%
2019	Female	632	167	26.4%	16	2.5%	10	1.6%	207	32.8%
	Male	613	147	24.0%	13	2.1%	11	1.8%	176	28.7%
	ALL CHILDREN	1,245	314	25.2%	29	2.3%	21	1.7%	383	30.8%
2020	Female	901	251	27.9%	18	2.0%	8	0.9%	290	32.2%
	Male	878	258	29.4%	16	1.8%	8	0.9%	290	33.0%
	ALL CHILDREN	1,779	509	28.6%	34	1.9%	16	0.9%	580	32.6%
2021	Female	682	197	28.9%	23	3.4%	9	1.3%	244	35.8%
	Male	623	192	30.8%	7	1.1%	7	1.1%	222	35.6%
	ALL CHILDREN	1,305	389	29.8%	30	2.3%	16	1.2%	466	35.7%
2022*	Female	493	142	28.8%	17	3.4%	10	2.0%	180	36.5%
	Male	517	145	28.0%	24	4.6%	12	2.3%	203	39.3%
	ALL CHILDREN	1,010	287	28.4%	41	4.1%	22	2.2%	383	37.9%

Cook Region		Children Entering Substitute Care	Attained Permanence within 36 Months
			Reunification		Adoption		Guardianship		Total Permanences
			N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%
2015	Cook North	288	79	27.4%	26	9.0%	10	3.5%	123	42.7%
	Cook Central	583	136	23.3%	20	3.4%	22	3.8%	199	34.1%
	Cook South	591	161	27.2%	18	3.0%	17	2.9%	210	35.5%
	ALL CHILDREN	1,462	376	25.7%	64	4.4%	49	3.4%	532	36.4%
2016	Cook North	319	75	23.5%	28	8.8%	13	4.1%	122	38.2%
	Cook Central	430	90	20.9%	16	3.7%	20	4.7%	137	31.9%
	Cook South	475	109	22.9%	26	5.5%	11	2.3%	161	33.9%
	ALL CHILDREN	1,224	274	22.4%	70	5.7%	44	3.6%	420	34.3%
2017	Cook North	270	66	24.4%	22	8.1%	2	0.7%	96	35.6%
	Cook Central	346	85	24.6%	23	6.6%	11	3.2%	128	37.0%
	Cook South	549	114	20.8%	24	4.4%	13	2.4%	166	30.2%
	ALL CHILDREN	1,165	265	22.7%	69	5.9%	26	2.2%	390	33.5%
2018	Cook North	350	117	33.4%	10	2.9%	2	0.6%	136	38.9%
	Cook Central	391	113	28.9%	9	2.3%	6	1.5%	136	34.8%
	Cook South	608	165	27.1%	22	3.6%	7	1.2%	210	34.5%
	ALL CHILDREN	1,349	395	29.3%	41	3.0%	15	1.1%	482	35.7%
2019	Cook North	316	99	31.3%	10	3.2%	6	1.9%	124	39.2%
	Cook Central	345	91	26.4%	9	2.6%	3	0.9%	109	31.6%
	Cook South	584	124	21.2%	10	1.7%	12	2.1%	150	25.7%
	ALL CHILDREN	1,245	314	25.2%	29	2.3%	21	1.7%	383	30.8%
2020	Cook North	448	144	32.1%	16	3.6%	3	0.7%	168	37.5%
	Cook Central	510	143	28.0%	7	1.4%	3	0.6%	161	31.6%
	Cook South	821	222	27.0%	11	1.3%	10	1.2%	251	30.6%
	ALL CHILDREN	1,779	509	28.6%	34	1.9%	16	0.9%	580	32.6%
2021	Cook North	326	100	30.7%	11	3.4%	4	1.2%	124	38.0%
	Cook Central	385	123	31.9%	5	1.3%	7	1.8%	147	38.2%
	Cook South	594	166	27.9%	14	2.4%	5	0.8%	195	32.8%
	ALL CHILDREN	1,305	389	29.8%	30	2.3%	16	1.2%	466	35.7%
2022*	Cook North	306	110	35.9%	10	3.3%	7	2.3%	136	44.4%
	Cook Central	253	60	23.7%	12	4.7%	4	1.6%	86	34.0%
	Cook South	451	117	25.9%	19	4.2%	11	2.4%	161	35.7%
	ALL CHILDREN	1,010	287	28.4%	41	4.1%	22	2.2%	383	37.9%