Initial placement types for children entering substitute care during the year.
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Data extracted on September 30, 2025.
| Cook Central Sub-Region | Initial 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 Entering Substitute Care | |||||||||
| N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | |||
| 2019 | 2 | 0.5% | 266 | 64.1% | 91 | 21.9% | 26 | 6.3% | 9 | 2.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 20 | 4.8% | 415 | |
| 2020 | 13 | 2.4% | 392 | 72.1% | 86 | 15.8% | 11 | 2.0% | 13 | 2.4% | 2 | 0.4% | 27 | 5.0% | 544 | |
| 2021 | 8 | 1.7% | 345 | 73.9% | 83 | 17.8% | 10 | 2.1% | 9 | 1.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 12 | 2.6% | 467 | |
| 2022 | 5 | 1.7% | 227 | 77.7% | 42 | 14.4% | 4 | 1.4% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 13 | 4.5% | 292 | |
| 2023 | 0 | 0.0% | 182 | 68.4% | 59 | 22.2% | 6 | 2.3% | 9 | 3.4% | 1 | 0.4% | 9 | 3.4% | 266 | |
| 2024 | 2 | 0.7% | 230 | 76.9% | 43 | 14.4% | 9 | 3.0% | 5 | 1.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 10 | 3.3% | 299 | |
| 2025 | 5 | 1.6% | 235 | 76.3% | 39 | 12.7% | 4 | 1.3% | 19 | 6.2% | 1 | 0.3% | 5 | 1.6% | 308 | |
| Cook Central Sub-Region | Initial 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 Entering Substitute Care | |||||||||
| N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | |||
| 2019 | Black (Non-Latinx) | 2 | 0.8% | 138 | 58.2% | 59 | 24.9% | 14 | 5.9% | 7 | 3.0% | 1 | 0.4% | 16 | 6.8% | 237 | White (Non-Latinx) | 0 | 0.0% | 44 | 71.0% | 13 | 21.0% | 3 | 4.8% | 1 | 1.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 1.6% | 62 | Latinx (Any Race) | 0 | 0.0% | 80 | 74.1% | 18 | 16.7% | 7 | 6.5% | 1 | 0.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 1.9% | 108 | Other Race | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ≤ 5 |
| ALL CHILDREN | 2 | 0.5% | 266 | 64.1% | 91 | 21.9% | 26 | 6.3% | 9 | 2.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 20 | 4.8% | 415 | |
| 2020 | Black (Non-Latinx) | 6 | 2.2% | 186 | 68.4% | 45 | 16.5% | 10 | 3.7% | 9 | 3.3% | 2 | 0.7% | 14 | 5.1% | 272 | White (Non-Latinx) | 0 | 0.0% | 49 | 77.8% | 12 | 19.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 3.2% | 63 | Latinx (Any Race) | 6 | 3.1% | 148 | 75.9% | 27 | 13.8% | 1 | 0.5% | 3 | 1.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 10 | 5.1% | 195 | Other Race | 1 | 12.5% | 4 | 50.0% | 2 | 25.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 12.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 8 |
| ALL CHILDREN | 13 | 2.4% | 392 | 72.1% | 86 | 15.8% | 11 | 2.0% | 13 | 2.4% | 2 | 0.4% | 27 | 5.0% | 544 | |
| 2021 | Black (Non-Latinx) | 5 | 2.0% | 169 | 68.1% | 49 | 19.8% | 9 | 3.6% | 8 | 3.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 8 | 3.2% | 248 | White (Non-Latinx) | 2 | 3.2% | 45 | 71.4% | 15 | 23.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 1.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 63 | Latinx (Any Race) | 1 | 0.7% | 122 | 84.7% | 16 | 11.1% | 1 | 0.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 4 | 2.8% | 144 | Other Race | 0 | 0.0% | 5 | 62.5% | 3 | 37.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 8 |
| ALL CHILDREN | 8 | 1.7% | 345 | 73.9% | 83 | 17.8% | 10 | 2.1% | 9 | 1.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 12 | 2.6% | 467 | |
| 2022 | Black (Non-Latinx) | 5 | 3.0% | 120 | 72.3% | 27 | 16.3% | 2 | 1.2% | 1 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 11 | 6.6% | 166 | White (Non-Latinx) | 0 | 0.0% | 31 | 77.5% | 8 | 20.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 2.5% | 40 | Latinx (Any Race) | 0 | 0.0% | 69 | 88.5% | 6 | 7.7% | 2 | 2.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 1.3% | 78 | Other Race | 0 | 0.0% | 6 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 6 |
| ALL CHILDREN | 5 | 1.7% | 227 | 77.7% | 42 | 14.4% | 4 | 1.4% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 13 | 4.5% | 292 | |
| 2023 | Black (Non-Latinx) | 0 | 0.0% | 97 | 69.8% | 25 | 18.0% | 4 | 2.9% | 6 | 4.3% | 1 | 0.7% | 6 | 4.3% | 139 | White (Non-Latinx) | 0 | 0.0% | 27 | 62.8% | 15 | 34.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 2.3% | 43 | Latinx (Any Race) | 0 | 0.0% | 57 | 73.1% | 15 | 19.2% | 2 | 2.6% | 2 | 2.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 2.6% | 78 | Other Race | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ≤ 5 |
| ALL CHILDREN | 0 | 0.0% | 182 | 68.4% | 59 | 22.2% | 6 | 2.3% | 9 | 3.4% | 1 | 0.4% | 9 | 3.4% | 266 | |
| 2024 | Black (Non-Latinx) | 1 | 0.5% | 147 | 74.2% | 29 | 14.6% | 9 | 4.5% | 4 | 2.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 8 | 4.0% | 198 | White (Non-Latinx) | 0 | 0.0% | 25 | 78.1% | 6 | 18.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 3.1% | 32 | Latinx (Any Race) | 1 | 1.5% | 55 | 84.6% | 8 | 12.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 1.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 65 | Other Race | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ≤ 5 |
| ALL CHILDREN | 2 | 0.7% | 230 | 76.9% | 43 | 14.4% | 9 | 3.0% | 5 | 1.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 10 | 3.3% | 299 | |
| 2025 | Black (Non-Latinx) | 2 | 1.5% | 94 | 71.8% | 18 | 13.7% | 4 | 3.1% | 8 | 6.1% | 1 | 0.8% | 4 | 3.1% | 131 | White (Non-Latinx) | 1 | 1.9% | 42 | 79.2% | 8 | 15.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 3.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 53 | Latinx (Any Race) | 2 | 1.8% | 94 | 82.5% | 11 | 9.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 6 | 5.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.9% | 114 | Other Race | 0 | 0.0% | 4 | 50.0% | 1 | 12.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 37.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 8 |
| ALL CHILDREN | 5 | 1.6% | 235 | 76.3% | 39 | 12.7% | 4 | 1.3% | 19 | 6.2% | 1 | 0.3% | 5 | 1.6% | 308 | |
| Cook Central Sub-Region | Initial 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 Entering Substitute Care | |||||||||
| N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | |||
| 2019 | 0 to 2 | 0 | 0.0% | 96 | 58.9% | 56 | 34.4% | 9 | 5.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.6% | 163 | 3 to 5 | 0 | 0.0% | 49 | 67.1% | 17 | 23.3% | 6 | 8.2% | 1 | 1.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 73 | 6 to 11 | 0 | 0.0% | 60 | 72.3% | 14 | 16.9% | 4 | 4.8% | 2 | 2.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 3.6% | 83 | 12 to 17 | 2 | 2.1% | 61 | 63.5% | 4 | 4.2% | 7 | 7.3% | 6 | 6.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 16 | 16.7% | 96 |
| ALL CHILDREN | 2 | 0.5% | 266 | 64.1% | 91 | 21.9% | 26 | 6.3% | 9 | 2.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 20 | 4.8% | 415 | |
| 2020 | 0 to 2 | 3 | 1.5% | 134 | 68.4% | 51 | 26.0% | 2 | 1.0% | 5 | 2.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.5% | 196 | 3 to 5 | 2 | 2.2% | 73 | 81.1% | 10 | 11.1% | 1 | 1.1% | 2 | 2.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 2.2% | 90 | 6 to 11 | 4 | 3.4% | 87 | 73.1% | 16 | 13.4% | 5 | 4.2% | 4 | 3.4% | 1 | 0.8% | 2 | 1.7% | 119 | 12 to 17 | 4 | 2.9% | 98 | 70.5% | 9 | 6.5% | 3 | 2.2% | 2 | 1.4% | 1 | 0.7% | 22 | 15.8% | 139 |
| ALL CHILDREN | 13 | 2.4% | 392 | 72.1% | 86 | 15.8% | 11 | 2.0% | 13 | 2.4% | 2 | 0.4% | 27 | 5.0% | 544 | |
| 2021 | 0 to 2 | 0 | 0.0% | 109 | 69.4% | 46 | 29.3% | 2 | 1.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 157 | 3 to 5 | 2 | 2.6% | 62 | 81.6% | 10 | 13.2% | 2 | 2.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 76 | 6 to 11 | 2 | 1.7% | 101 | 83.5% | 15 | 12.4% | 1 | 0.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 1.7% | 121 | 12 to 17 | 4 | 3.5% | 73 | 64.6% | 12 | 10.6% | 5 | 4.4% | 9 | 8.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 10 | 8.8% | 113 |
| ALL CHILDREN | 8 | 1.7% | 345 | 73.9% | 83 | 17.8% | 10 | 2.1% | 9 | 1.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 12 | 2.6% | 467 | |
| 2022 | 0 to 2 | 0 | 0.0% | 100 | 73.5% | 33 | 24.3% | 2 | 1.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.7% | 136 | 3 to 5 | 3 | 7.5% | 35 | 87.5% | 2 | 5.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 40 | 6 to 11 | 0 | 0.0% | 48 | 90.6% | 2 | 3.8% | 1 | 1.9% | 1 | 1.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 1.9% | 53 | 12 to 17 | 2 | 3.2% | 44 | 69.8% | 5 | 7.9% | 1 | 1.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 11 | 17.5% | 63 |
| ALL CHILDREN | 5 | 1.7% | 227 | 77.7% | 42 | 14.4% | 4 | 1.4% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 13 | 4.5% | 292 | |
| 2023 | 0 to 2 | 0 | 0.0% | 71 | 61.2% | 44 | 37.9% | 1 | 0.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 116 | 3 to 5 | 0 | 0.0% | 31 | 86.1% | 4 | 11.1% | 1 | 2.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 36 | 6 to 11 | 0 | 0.0% | 40 | 87.0% | 2 | 4.3% | 2 | 4.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 4.3% | 46 | 12 to 17 | 0 | 0.0% | 40 | 58.8% | 9 | 13.2% | 2 | 2.9% | 9 | 13.2% | 1 | 1.5% | 7 | 10.3% | 68 |
| ALL CHILDREN | 0 | 0.0% | 182 | 68.4% | 59 | 22.2% | 6 | 2.3% | 9 | 3.4% | 1 | 0.4% | 9 | 3.4% | 266 | |
| 2024 | 0 to 2 | 1 | 1.0% | 74 | 71.2% | 28 | 26.9% | 1 | 1.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 104 | 3 to 5 | 0 | 0.0% | 41 | 82.0% | 5 | 10.0% | 3 | 6.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 2.0% | 50 | 6 to 11 | 0 | 0.0% | 78 | 89.7% | 4 | 4.6% | 3 | 3.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 2.3% | 87 | 12 to 17 | 1 | 1.7% | 37 | 63.8% | 6 | 10.3% | 2 | 3.4% | 5 | 8.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 7 | 12.1% | 58 |
| ALL CHILDREN | 2 | 0.7% | 230 | 76.9% | 43 | 14.4% | 9 | 3.0% | 5 | 1.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 10 | 3.3% | 299 | |
| 2025 | 0 to 2 | 1 | 1.0% | 74 | 71.8% | 27 | 26.2% | 1 | 1.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 103 | 3 to 5 | 2 | 4.8% | 35 | 83.3% | 5 | 11.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 42 | 6 to 11 | 1 | 1.4% | 63 | 91.3% | 1 | 1.4% | 2 | 2.9% | 1 | 1.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 1.4% | 69 | 12 to 17 | 1 | 1.1% | 63 | 67.0% | 6 | 6.4% | 1 | 1.1% | 18 | 19.1% | 1 | 1.1% | 4 | 4.3% | 94 |
| ALL CHILDREN | 5 | 1.6% | 235 | 76.3% | 39 | 12.7% | 4 | 1.3% | 19 | 6.2% | 1 | 0.3% | 5 | 1.6% | 308 | |
| Cook Central Sub-Region | Initial 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 Entering Substitute Care | |||||||||
| N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | |||
| 2019 | Female | 1 | 0.5% | 134 | 66.7% | 46 | 22.9% | 10 | 5.0% | 3 | 1.5% | 1 | 0.5% | 6 | 3.0% | 201 | Male | 1 | 0.5% | 132 | 61.7% | 45 | 21.0% | 16 | 7.5% | 6 | 2.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 14 | 6.5% | 214 |
| ALL CHILDREN | 2 | 0.5% | 266 | 64.1% | 91 | 21.9% | 26 | 6.3% | 9 | 2.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 20 | 4.8% | 415 | |
| 2020 | Female | 9 | 3.0% | 214 | 72.3% | 44 | 14.9% | 6 | 2.0% | 8 | 2.7% | 2 | 0.7% | 13 | 4.4% | 296 | Male | 4 | 1.6% | 178 | 71.8% | 42 | 16.9% | 5 | 2.0% | 5 | 2.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 14 | 5.6% | 248 |
| ALL CHILDREN | 13 | 2.4% | 392 | 72.1% | 86 | 15.8% | 11 | 2.0% | 13 | 2.4% | 2 | 0.4% | 27 | 5.0% | 544 | |
| 2021 | Female | 4 | 1.7% | 179 | 75.2% | 43 | 18.1% | 4 | 1.7% | 4 | 1.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 4 | 1.7% | 238 | Male | 4 | 1.7% | 166 | 72.5% | 40 | 17.5% | 6 | 2.6% | 5 | 2.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 8 | 3.5% | 229 |
| ALL CHILDREN | 8 | 1.7% | 345 | 73.9% | 83 | 17.8% | 10 | 2.1% | 9 | 1.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 12 | 2.6% | 467 | |
| 2022 | Female | 3 | 2.0% | 121 | 81.2% | 16 | 10.7% | 2 | 1.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 7 | 4.7% | 149 | Male | 2 | 1.4% | 106 | 74.1% | 26 | 18.2% | 2 | 1.4% | 1 | 0.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 6 | 4.2% | 143 |
| ALL CHILDREN | 5 | 1.7% | 227 | 77.7% | 42 | 14.4% | 4 | 1.4% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 13 | 4.5% | 292 | |
| 2023 | Female | 0 | 0.0% | 105 | 72.9% | 27 | 18.8% | 4 | 2.8% | 6 | 4.2% | 1 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.7% | 144 | Male | 0 | 0.0% | 77 | 63.1% | 32 | 26.2% | 2 | 1.6% | 3 | 2.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 8 | 6.6% | 122 |
| ALL CHILDREN | 0 | 0.0% | 182 | 68.4% | 59 | 22.2% | 6 | 2.3% | 9 | 3.4% | 1 | 0.4% | 9 | 3.4% | 266 | |
| 2024 | Female | 1 | 0.6% | 121 | 76.6% | 25 | 15.8% | 5 | 3.2% | 3 | 1.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 1.9% | 158 | Male | 1 | 0.7% | 109 | 77.3% | 18 | 12.8% | 4 | 2.8% | 2 | 1.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 7 | 5.0% | 141 |
| ALL CHILDREN | 2 | 0.7% | 230 | 76.9% | 43 | 14.4% | 9 | 3.0% | 5 | 1.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 10 | 3.3% | 299 | |
| 2025 | Female | 3 | 1.8% | 130 | 76.9% | 20 | 11.8% | 3 | 1.8% | 11 | 6.5% | 1 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.6% | 169 | Male | 2 | 1.4% | 105 | 75.5% | 19 | 13.7% | 1 | 0.7% | 8 | 5.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 4 | 2.9% | 139 |
| ALL CHILDREN | 5 | 1.6% | 235 | 76.3% | 39 | 12.7% | 4 | 1.3% | 19 | 6.2% | 1 | 0.3% | 5 | 1.6% | 308 | |