Initial placement types for children entering substitute care during the year.
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Data extracted on December 31, 2024.
| 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 | % | |||
| 2018 | 0 | 0.0% | 242 | 61.9% | 78 | 19.9% | 20 | 5.1% | 12 | 3.1% | 6 | 1.5% | 33 | 8.4% | 391 | |
| 2019 | 2 | 0.6% | 219 | 63.5% | 74 | 21.4% | 18 | 5.2% | 9 | 2.6% | 2 | 0.6% | 21 | 6.1% | 345 | |
| 2020 | 12 | 2.4% | 353 | 69.2% | 93 | 18.2% | 9 | 1.8% | 12 | 2.4% | 2 | 0.4% | 29 | 5.7% | 510 | |
| 2021 | 4 | 1.0% | 273 | 70.9% | 77 | 20.0% | 11 | 2.9% | 4 | 1.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 16 | 4.2% | 385 | |
| 2022 | 5 | 2.0% | 185 | 73.1% | 46 | 18.2% | 1 | 0.4% | 3 | 1.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 13 | 5.1% | 253 | |
| 2023 | 0 | 0.0% | 134 | 65.0% | 53 | 25.7% | 4 | 1.9% | 8 | 3.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 7 | 3.4% | 206 | |
| 2024 | 4 | 1.9% | 146 | 69.2% | 40 | 19.0% | 6 | 2.8% | 6 | 2.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 9 | 4.3% | 211 | |
| 2025* | 0 | 0.0% | 70 | 70.7% | 16 | 16.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 8 | 8.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 5 | 5.1% | 99 | |
| 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 | % | |||
| 2018 | Black | 0 | 0.0% | 162 | 60.7% | 51 | 19.1% | 18 | 6.7% | 6 | 2.2% | 3 | 1.1% | 27 | 10.1% | 267 | White | 0 | 0.0% | 15 | 53.6% | 8 | 28.6% | 1 | 3.6% | 1 | 3.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 10.7% | 28 | Latinx (Any Race) | 0 | 0.0% | 60 | 69.0% | 16 | 18.4% | 1 | 1.1% | 5 | 5.7% | 2 | 2.3% | 3 | 3.4% | 87 | Other Race | 0 | 0.0% | 4 | 57.1% | 2 | 28.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 14.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 7 |
| ALL CHILDREN | 0 | 0.0% | 242 | 61.9% | 78 | 19.9% | 20 | 5.1% | 12 | 3.1% | 6 | 1.5% | 33 | 8.4% | 391 | |
| 2019 | Black | 2 | 0.9% | 121 | 57.1% | 53 | 25.0% | 10 | 4.7% | 7 | 3.3% | 2 | 0.9% | 17 | 8.0% | 212 | White | 0 | 0.0% | 23 | 65.7% | 10 | 28.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 2.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 2.9% | 35 | Latinx (Any Race) | 0 | 0.0% | 73 | 79.3% | 9 | 9.8% | 7 | 7.6% | 1 | 1.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 2.2% | 92 | Other Race | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 40.0% | 2 | 40.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 20.0% | 5 |
| ALL CHILDREN | 2 | 0.6% | 219 | 63.5% | 74 | 21.4% | 18 | 5.2% | 9 | 2.6% | 2 | 0.6% | 21 | 6.1% | 345 | |
| 2020 | Black | 8 | 3.0% | 176 | 65.4% | 53 | 19.7% | 8 | 3.0% | 7 | 2.6% | 2 | 0.7% | 15 | 5.6% | 269 | White | 0 | 0.0% | 30 | 68.2% | 11 | 25.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 6.8% | 44 | Latinx (Any Race) | 4 | 2.2% | 138 | 75.4% | 27 | 14.8% | 1 | 0.5% | 3 | 1.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 10 | 5.5% | 183 | Other Race | 0 | 0.0% | 4 | 57.1% | 2 | 28.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 14.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 7 |
| ALL CHILDREN | 12 | 2.4% | 353 | 69.2% | 93 | 18.2% | 9 | 1.8% | 12 | 2.4% | 2 | 0.4% | 29 | 5.7% | 510 | |
| 2021 | Black | 2 | 0.9% | 141 | 66.2% | 44 | 20.7% | 10 | 4.7% | 4 | 1.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 12 | 5.6% | 213 | White | 2 | 4.9% | 26 | 63.4% | 13 | 31.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 41 | Latinx (Any Race) | 0 | 0.0% | 99 | 81.8% | 17 | 14.0% | 1 | 0.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 4 | 3.3% | 121 | 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 | 4 | 1.0% | 273 | 70.9% | 77 | 20.0% | 11 | 2.9% | 4 | 1.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 16 | 4.2% | 385 | |
| 2022 | Black | 5 | 3.2% | 106 | 68.8% | 28 | 18.2% | 1 | 0.6% | 3 | 1.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 11 | 7.1% | 154 | White | 0 | 0.0% | 12 | 57.1% | 8 | 38.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 4.8% | 21 | Latinx (Any Race) | 0 | 0.0% | 65 | 86.7% | 9 | 12.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 1.3% | 75 | Other Race | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 |
| ALL CHILDREN | 5 | 2.0% | 185 | 73.1% | 46 | 18.2% | 1 | 0.4% | 3 | 1.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 13 | 5.1% | 253 | |
| 2023 | Black | 0 | 0.0% | 81 | 64.3% | 30 | 23.8% | 4 | 3.2% | 6 | 4.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 5 | 4.0% | 126 | White | 0 | 0.0% | 9 | 47.4% | 9 | 47.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 5.3% | 19 | Latinx (Any Race) | 0 | 0.0% | 43 | 75.4% | 11 | 19.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 3.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 1.8% | 57 | Other Race | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 |
| ALL CHILDREN | 0 | 0.0% | 134 | 65.0% | 53 | 25.7% | 4 | 1.9% | 8 | 3.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 7 | 3.4% | 206 | |
| 2024 | Black | 1 | 0.8% | 88 | 66.2% | 26 | 19.5% | 6 | 4.5% | 5 | 3.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 7 | 5.3% | 133 | White | 0 | 0.0% | 13 | 65.0% | 6 | 30.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 5.0% | 20 | Latinx (Any Race) | 2 | 3.7% | 44 | 81.5% | 7 | 13.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 1.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 54 | Other Race | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 |
| ALL CHILDREN | 4 | 1.9% | 146 | 69.2% | 40 | 19.0% | 6 | 2.8% | 6 | 2.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 9 | 4.3% | 211 | |
| 2025* | Black | 0 | 0.0% | 32 | 64.0% | 8 | 16.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 7 | 14.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 6.0% | 50 | White | 0 | 0.0% | 6 | 54.5% | 5 | 45.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 11 | Latinx (Any Race) | 0 | 0.0% | 30 | 85.7% | 2 | 5.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 2.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 5.7% | 35 | Other Race | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 |
| ALL CHILDREN | 0 | 0.0% | 70 | 70.7% | 16 | 16.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 8 | 8.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 5 | 5.1% | 99 | |
| 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 | % | |||
| 2018 | 0 to 2 | 0 | 0.0% | 94 | 59.1% | 53 | 33.3% | 6 | 3.8% | 1 | 0.6% | 3 | 1.9% | 2 | 1.3% | 159 | 3 to 5 | 0 | 0.0% | 37 | 75.5% | 8 | 16.3% | 2 | 4.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 4.1% | 49 | 6 to 11 | 0 | 0.0% | 66 | 70.2% | 13 | 13.8% | 7 | 7.4% | 4 | 4.3% | 2 | 2.1% | 2 | 2.1% | 94 | 12 to 17 | 0 | 0.0% | 45 | 50.6% | 4 | 4.5% | 5 | 5.6% | 7 | 7.9% | 1 | 1.1% | 27 | 30.3% | 89 |
| ALL CHILDREN | 0 | 0.0% | 242 | 61.9% | 78 | 19.9% | 20 | 5.1% | 12 | 3.1% | 6 | 1.5% | 33 | 8.4% | 391 | |
| 2019 | 0 to 2 | 0 | 0.0% | 92 | 62.6% | 47 | 32.0% | 4 | 2.7% | 1 | 0.7% | 2 | 1.4% | 1 | 0.7% | 147 | 3 to 5 | 0 | 0.0% | 39 | 75.0% | 8 | 15.4% | 4 | 7.7% | 1 | 1.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 52 | 6 to 11 | 0 | 0.0% | 51 | 68.0% | 16 | 21.3% | 4 | 5.3% | 1 | 1.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 4.0% | 75 | 12 to 17 | 2 | 2.8% | 37 | 52.1% | 3 | 4.2% | 6 | 8.5% | 6 | 8.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 17 | 23.9% | 71 |
| ALL CHILDREN | 2 | 0.6% | 219 | 63.5% | 74 | 21.4% | 18 | 5.2% | 9 | 2.6% | 2 | 0.6% | 21 | 6.1% | 345 | |
| 2020 | 0 to 2 | 4 | 2.2% | 114 | 63.7% | 54 | 30.2% | 3 | 1.7% | 3 | 1.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.6% | 179 | 3 to 5 | 1 | 1.2% | 61 | 75.3% | 14 | 17.3% | 1 | 1.2% | 2 | 2.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 2.5% | 81 | 6 to 11 | 2 | 1.8% | 87 | 77.7% | 14 | 12.5% | 2 | 1.8% | 4 | 3.6% | 1 | 0.9% | 2 | 1.8% | 112 | 12 to 17 | 5 | 3.6% | 91 | 65.9% | 11 | 8.0% | 3 | 2.2% | 3 | 2.2% | 1 | 0.7% | 24 | 17.4% | 138 |
| ALL CHILDREN | 12 | 2.4% | 353 | 69.2% | 93 | 18.2% | 9 | 1.8% | 12 | 2.4% | 2 | 0.4% | 29 | 5.7% | 510 | |
| 2021 | 0 to 2 | 0 | 0.0% | 83 | 65.9% | 40 | 31.7% | 2 | 1.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.8% | 126 | 3 to 5 | 0 | 0.0% | 51 | 82.3% | 8 | 12.9% | 2 | 3.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 1.6% | 62 | 6 to 11 | 0 | 0.0% | 74 | 81.3% | 14 | 15.4% | 1 | 1.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 2.2% | 91 | 12 to 17 | 4 | 3.8% | 65 | 61.3% | 15 | 14.2% | 6 | 5.7% | 4 | 3.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 12 | 11.3% | 106 |
| ALL CHILDREN | 4 | 1.0% | 273 | 70.9% | 77 | 20.0% | 11 | 2.9% | 4 | 1.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 16 | 4.2% | 385 | |
| 2022 | 0 to 2 | 0 | 0.0% | 75 | 70.1% | 30 | 28.0% | 1 | 0.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.9% | 107 | 3 to 5 | 3 | 8.1% | 27 | 73.0% | 7 | 18.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 37 | 6 to 11 | 0 | 0.0% | 39 | 83.0% | 5 | 10.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 6.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 47 | 12 to 17 | 2 | 3.3% | 43 | 70.5% | 4 | 6.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 12 | 19.7% | 61 |
| ALL CHILDREN | 5 | 2.0% | 185 | 73.1% | 46 | 18.2% | 1 | 0.4% | 3 | 1.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 13 | 5.1% | 253 | |
| 2023 | 0 to 2 | 0 | 0.0% | 45 | 52.3% | 39 | 45.3% | 2 | 2.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 86 | 3 to 5 | 0 | 0.0% | 16 | 84.2% | 3 | 15.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 19 | 6 to 11 | 0 | 0.0% | 35 | 89.7% | 2 | 5.1% | 1 | 2.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 2.6% | 39 | 12 to 17 | 0 | 0.0% | 38 | 61.3% | 9 | 14.5% | 1 | 1.6% | 8 | 12.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 6 | 9.7% | 62 |
| ALL CHILDREN | 0 | 0.0% | 134 | 65.0% | 53 | 25.7% | 4 | 1.9% | 8 | 3.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 7 | 3.4% | 206 | |
| 2024 | 0 to 2 | 0 | 0.0% | 55 | 67.1% | 26 | 31.7% | 1 | 1.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 82 | 3 to 5 | 0 | 0.0% | 22 | 75.9% | 4 | 13.8% | 2 | 6.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 3.4% | 29 | 6 to 11 | 0 | 0.0% | 46 | 86.8% | 4 | 7.5% | 2 | 3.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 1.9% | 53 | 12 to 17 | 4 | 8.5% | 23 | 48.9% | 6 | 12.8% | 1 | 2.1% | 6 | 12.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 7 | 14.9% | 47 |
| ALL CHILDREN | 4 | 1.9% | 146 | 69.2% | 40 | 19.0% | 6 | 2.8% | 6 | 2.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 9 | 4.3% | 211 | |
| 2025* | 0 to 2 | 0 | 0.0% | 14 | 48.3% | 15 | 51.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 29 | 3 to 5 | 0 | 0.0% | 7 | 87.5% | 1 | 12.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 8 | 6 to 11 | 0 | 0.0% | 21 | 95.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 4.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 22 | 12 to 17 | 0 | 0.0% | 28 | 70.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 7 | 17.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 5 | 12.5% | 40 |
| ALL CHILDREN | 0 | 0.0% | 70 | 70.7% | 16 | 16.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 8 | 8.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 5 | 5.1% | 99 | |
| 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 | % | |||
| 2018 | Female | 0 | 0.0% | 126 | 66.0% | 34 | 17.8% | 5 | 2.6% | 7 | 3.7% | 3 | 1.6% | 16 | 8.4% | 191 | Male | 0 | 0.0% | 116 | 58.0% | 44 | 22.0% | 15 | 7.5% | 5 | 2.5% | 3 | 1.5% | 17 | 8.5% | 200 |
| ALL CHILDREN | 0 | 0.0% | 242 | 61.9% | 78 | 19.9% | 20 | 5.1% | 12 | 3.1% | 6 | 1.5% | 33 | 8.4% | 391 | |
| 2019 | Female | 1 | 0.6% | 118 | 68.2% | 36 | 20.8% | 7 | 4.0% | 3 | 1.7% | 1 | 0.6% | 7 | 4.0% | 173 | Male | 1 | 0.6% | 101 | 58.7% | 38 | 22.1% | 11 | 6.4% | 6 | 3.5% | 1 | 0.6% | 14 | 8.1% | 172 |
| ALL CHILDREN | 2 | 0.6% | 219 | 63.5% | 74 | 21.4% | 18 | 5.2% | 9 | 2.6% | 2 | 0.6% | 21 | 6.1% | 345 | |
| 2020 | Female | 8 | 2.9% | 187 | 68.8% | 47 | 17.3% | 5 | 1.8% | 8 | 2.9% | 2 | 0.7% | 15 | 5.5% | 272 | Male | 4 | 1.7% | 166 | 69.7% | 46 | 19.3% | 4 | 1.7% | 4 | 1.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 14 | 5.9% | 238 |
| ALL CHILDREN | 12 | 2.4% | 353 | 69.2% | 93 | 18.2% | 9 | 1.8% | 12 | 2.4% | 2 | 0.4% | 29 | 5.7% | 510 | |
| 2021 | Female | 2 | 1.0% | 150 | 73.9% | 39 | 19.2% | 5 | 2.5% | 1 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 6 | 3.0% | 203 | Male | 2 | 1.1% | 123 | 67.6% | 38 | 20.9% | 6 | 3.3% | 3 | 1.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 10 | 5.5% | 182 |
| ALL CHILDREN | 4 | 1.0% | 273 | 70.9% | 77 | 20.0% | 11 | 2.9% | 4 | 1.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 16 | 4.2% | 385 | |
| 2022 | Female | 3 | 2.3% | 105 | 80.2% | 16 | 12.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 7 | 5.3% | 131 | Male | 2 | 1.6% | 80 | 65.6% | 30 | 24.6% | 1 | 0.8% | 3 | 2.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 6 | 4.9% | 122 |
| ALL CHILDREN | 5 | 2.0% | 185 | 73.1% | 46 | 18.2% | 1 | 0.4% | 3 | 1.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 13 | 5.1% | 253 | |
| 2023 | Female | 0 | 0.0% | 76 | 71.7% | 23 | 21.7% | 2 | 1.9% | 5 | 4.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 106 | Male | 0 | 0.0% | 58 | 58.0% | 30 | 30.0% | 2 | 2.0% | 3 | 3.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 7 | 7.0% | 100 |
| ALL CHILDREN | 0 | 0.0% | 134 | 65.0% | 53 | 25.7% | 4 | 1.9% | 8 | 3.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 7 | 3.4% | 206 | |
| 2024 | Female | 2 | 1.8% | 78 | 68.4% | 23 | 20.2% | 4 | 3.5% | 4 | 3.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 2.6% | 114 | Male | 2 | 2.1% | 68 | 70.1% | 17 | 17.5% | 2 | 2.1% | 2 | 2.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 6 | 6.2% | 97 |
| ALL CHILDREN | 4 | 1.9% | 146 | 69.2% | 40 | 19.0% | 6 | 2.8% | 6 | 2.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 9 | 4.3% | 211 | |
| 2025* | Female | 0 | 0.0% | 35 | 72.9% | 8 | 16.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 4 | 8.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 2.1% | 48 | Male | 0 | 0.0% | 35 | 68.6% | 8 | 15.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 4 | 7.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 4 | 7.8% | 51 |
| ALL CHILDREN | 0 | 0.0% | 70 | 70.7% | 16 | 16.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 8 | 8.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 5 | 5.1% | 99 | |