Initial placement types for children entering substitute care during the year.
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Data extracted on September 30, 2025.
| Cook South 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 | 3 | 0.5% | 373 | 67.3% | 84 | 15.2% | 30 | 5.4% | 20 | 3.6% | 5 | 0.9% | 39 | 7.0% | 554 | |
| 2020 | 20 | 2.5% | 542 | 68.7% | 124 | 15.7% | 16 | 2.0% | 24 | 3.0% | 5 | 0.6% | 58 | 7.4% | 789 | |
| 2021 | 7 | 1.2% | 423 | 73.7% | 69 | 12.0% | 27 | 4.7% | 9 | 1.6% | 3 | 0.5% | 36 | 6.3% | 574 | |
| 2022 | 5 | 1.0% | 320 | 66.9% | 95 | 19.9% | 12 | 2.5% | 15 | 3.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 31 | 6.5% | 478 | |
| 2023 | 4 | 0.9% | 321 | 71.7% | 77 | 17.2% | 11 | 2.5% | 6 | 1.3% | 2 | 0.4% | 27 | 6.0% | 448 | |
| 2024 | 3 | 0.9% | 232 | 69.5% | 50 | 15.0% | 9 | 2.7% | 18 | 5.4% | 1 | 0.3% | 21 | 6.3% | 334 | |
| 2025 | 2 | 0.6% | 233 | 68.9% | 52 | 15.4% | 4 | 1.2% | 32 | 9.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 15 | 4.4% | 338 | |
| Cook South 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) | 3 | 0.8% | 243 | 62.5% | 62 | 15.9% | 26 | 6.7% | 17 | 4.4% | 3 | 0.8% | 35 | 9.0% | 389 | White (Non-Latinx) | 0 | 0.0% | 68 | 75.6% | 15 | 16.7% | 2 | 2.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 2.2% | 3 | 3.3% | 90 | Latinx (Any Race) | 0 | 0.0% | 49 | 86.0% | 4 | 7.0% | 2 | 3.5% | 2 | 3.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 57 | Other Race | 0 | 0.0% | 11 | 73.3% | 2 | 13.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 6.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 6.7% | 15 |
| ALL CHILDREN | 3 | 0.5% | 373 | 67.3% | 84 | 15.2% | 30 | 5.4% | 20 | 3.6% | 5 | 0.9% | 39 | 7.0% | 554 | |
| 2020 | Black (Non-Latinx) | 16 | 2.7% | 400 | 66.9% | 98 | 16.4% | 11 | 1.8% | 21 | 3.5% | 5 | 0.8% | 47 | 7.9% | 598 | White (Non-Latinx) | 0 | 0.0% | 55 | 73.3% | 14 | 18.7% | 3 | 4.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 4.0% | 75 | Latinx (Any Race) | 4 | 4.2% | 78 | 81.3% | 5 | 5.2% | 2 | 2.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 7 | 7.3% | 96 | Other Race | 0 | 0.0% | 6 | 40.0% | 7 | 46.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 13.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 15 |
| ALL CHILDREN | 20 | 2.5% | 542 | 68.7% | 124 | 15.7% | 16 | 2.0% | 24 | 3.0% | 5 | 0.6% | 58 | 7.4% | 789 | |
| 2021 | Black (Non-Latinx) | 7 | 1.8% | 281 | 70.3% | 47 | 11.8% | 22 | 5.5% | 8 | 2.0% | 2 | 0.5% | 33 | 8.3% | 400 | White (Non-Latinx) | 0 | 0.0% | 63 | 90.0% | 4 | 5.7% | 1 | 1.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 1.4% | 1 | 1.4% | 70 | Latinx (Any Race) | 0 | 0.0% | 65 | 76.5% | 17 | 20.0% | 1 | 1.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 2.4% | 85 | Other Race | 0 | 0.0% | 11 | 68.8% | 1 | 6.3% | 3 | 18.8% | 1 | 6.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 16 |
| ALL CHILDREN | 7 | 1.2% | 423 | 73.7% | 69 | 12.0% | 27 | 4.7% | 9 | 1.6% | 3 | 0.5% | 36 | 6.3% | 574 | |
| 2022 | Black (Non-Latinx) | 5 | 1.4% | 240 | 65.6% | 73 | 19.9% | 8 | 2.2% | 13 | 3.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 27 | 7.4% | 366 | White (Non-Latinx) | 0 | 0.0% | 30 | 73.2% | 9 | 22.0% | 1 | 2.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 2.4% | 41 | Latinx (Any Race) | 0 | 0.0% | 48 | 75.0% | 11 | 17.2% | 2 | 3.1% | 1 | 1.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 3.1% | 64 | Other Race | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ≤ 5 |
| ALL CHILDREN | 5 | 1.0% | 320 | 66.9% | 95 | 19.9% | 12 | 2.5% | 15 | 3.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 31 | 6.5% | 478 | |
| 2023 | Black (Non-Latinx) | 4 | 1.2% | 227 | 70.3% | 59 | 18.3% | 5 | 1.5% | 6 | 1.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 22 | 6.8% | 323 | White (Non-Latinx) | 0 | 0.0% | 25 | 71.4% | 6 | 17.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 2.9% | 3 | 8.6% | 35 | Latinx (Any Race) | 0 | 0.0% | 57 | 78.1% | 10 | 13.7% | 5 | 6.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 1.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 73 | Other Race | 0 | 0.0% | 8 | 66.7% | 1 | 8.3% | 1 | 8.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 16.7% | 12 |
| ALL CHILDREN | 4 | 0.9% | 321 | 71.7% | 77 | 17.2% | 11 | 2.5% | 6 | 1.3% | 2 | 0.4% | 27 | 6.0% | 448 | |
| 2024 | Black (Non-Latinx) | 2 | 0.9% | 157 | 67.1% | 37 | 15.8% | 7 | 3.0% | 12 | 5.1% | 1 | 0.4% | 18 | 7.7% | 234 | White (Non-Latinx) | 0 | 0.0% | 31 | 68.9% | 7 | 15.6% | 2 | 4.4% | 3 | 6.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 4.4% | 45 | Latinx (Any Race) | 0 | 0.0% | 42 | 87.5% | 4 | 8.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 2.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 2.1% | 48 | Other Race | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ≤ 5 |
| ALL CHILDREN | 3 | 0.9% | 232 | 69.5% | 50 | 15.0% | 9 | 2.7% | 18 | 5.4% | 1 | 0.3% | 21 | 6.3% | 334 | |
| 2025 | Black (Non-Latinx) | 1 | 0.4% | 182 | 70.0% | 40 | 15.4% | 3 | 1.2% | 20 | 7.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 14 | 5.4% | 260 | White (Non-Latinx) | 1 | 4.2% | 15 | 62.5% | 4 | 16.7% | 1 | 4.2% | 3 | 12.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 24 | Latinx (Any Race) | 0 | 0.0% | 30 | 66.7% | 6 | 13.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 8 | 17.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 2.2% | 45 | Other Race | 0 | 0.0% | 4 | 66.7% | 1 | 16.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 16.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 6 |
| ALL CHILDREN | 2 | 0.6% | 233 | 68.9% | 52 | 15.4% | 4 | 1.2% | 32 | 9.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 15 | 4.4% | 338 | |
| Cook South 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% | 132 | 67.7% | 51 | 26.2% | 9 | 4.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 1.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 195 | 3 to 5 | 2 | 2.2% | 71 | 77.2% | 13 | 14.1% | 6 | 6.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 92 | 6 to 11 | 0 | 0.0% | 99 | 75.0% | 15 | 11.4% | 4 | 3.0% | 9 | 6.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 5 | 3.8% | 132 | 12 to 17 | 1 | 0.7% | 71 | 52.6% | 5 | 3.7% | 11 | 8.1% | 11 | 8.1% | 2 | 1.5% | 34 | 25.2% | 135 |
| ALL CHILDREN | 3 | 0.5% | 373 | 67.3% | 84 | 15.2% | 30 | 5.4% | 20 | 3.6% | 5 | 0.9% | 39 | 7.0% | 554 | |
| 2020 | 0 to 2 | 11 | 4.0% | 184 | 66.2% | 73 | 26.3% | 4 | 1.4% | 4 | 1.4% | 2 | 0.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 278 | 3 to 5 | 3 | 2.4% | 95 | 75.4% | 20 | 15.9% | 3 | 2.4% | 3 | 2.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 1.6% | 126 | 6 to 11 | 2 | 1.2% | 135 | 80.4% | 21 | 12.5% | 1 | 0.6% | 5 | 3.0% | 1 | 0.6% | 3 | 1.8% | 168 | 12 to 17 | 4 | 1.8% | 128 | 59.0% | 10 | 4.6% | 8 | 3.7% | 12 | 5.5% | 2 | 0.9% | 53 | 24.4% | 217 |
| ALL CHILDREN | 20 | 2.5% | 542 | 68.7% | 124 | 15.7% | 16 | 2.0% | 24 | 3.0% | 5 | 0.6% | 58 | 7.4% | 789 | |
| 2021 | 0 to 2 | 1 | 0.4% | 173 | 73.3% | 44 | 18.6% | 14 | 5.9% | 2 | 0.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.8% | 236 | 3 to 5 | 0 | 0.0% | 76 | 83.5% | 8 | 8.8% | 5 | 5.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 2.2% | 91 | 6 to 11 | 3 | 2.7% | 94 | 84.7% | 8 | 7.2% | 3 | 2.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.9% | 2 | 1.8% | 111 | 12 to 17 | 3 | 2.2% | 80 | 58.8% | 9 | 6.6% | 5 | 3.7% | 7 | 5.1% | 2 | 1.5% | 30 | 22.1% | 136 |
| ALL CHILDREN | 7 | 1.2% | 423 | 73.7% | 69 | 12.0% | 27 | 4.7% | 9 | 1.6% | 3 | 0.5% | 36 | 6.3% | 574 | |
| 2022 | 0 to 2 | 0 | 0.0% | 113 | 63.5% | 55 | 30.9% | 4 | 2.2% | 1 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 5 | 2.8% | 178 | 3 to 5 | 0 | 0.0% | 54 | 78.3% | 12 | 17.4% | 2 | 2.9% | 1 | 1.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 69 | 6 to 11 | 1 | 0.9% | 85 | 75.9% | 14 | 12.5% | 2 | 1.8% | 6 | 5.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 4 | 3.6% | 112 | 12 to 17 | 4 | 3.4% | 68 | 57.1% | 14 | 11.8% | 4 | 3.4% | 7 | 5.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 22 | 18.5% | 119 |
| ALL CHILDREN | 5 | 1.0% | 320 | 66.9% | 95 | 19.9% | 12 | 2.5% | 15 | 3.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 31 | 6.5% | 478 | |
| 2023 | 0 to 2 | 1 | 0.7% | 96 | 64.9% | 44 | 29.7% | 5 | 3.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 1.4% | 148 | 3 to 5 | 0 | 0.0% | 56 | 84.8% | 9 | 13.6% | 1 | 1.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 66 | 6 to 11 | 1 | 0.9% | 89 | 81.7% | 14 | 12.8% | 2 | 1.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 2.8% | 109 | 12 to 17 | 2 | 1.6% | 80 | 64.0% | 10 | 8.0% | 3 | 2.4% | 6 | 4.8% | 2 | 1.6% | 22 | 17.6% | 125 |
| ALL CHILDREN | 4 | 0.9% | 321 | 71.7% | 77 | 17.2% | 11 | 2.5% | 6 | 1.3% | 2 | 0.4% | 27 | 6.0% | 448 | |
| 2024 | 0 to 2 | 0 | 0.0% | 88 | 73.3% | 26 | 21.7% | 5 | 4.2% | 1 | 0.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 120 | 3 to 5 | 2 | 4.0% | 40 | 80.0% | 5 | 10.0% | 2 | 4.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 2.0% | 50 | 6 to 11 | 0 | 0.0% | 54 | 76.1% | 12 | 16.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 4 | 5.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 1.4% | 71 | 12 to 17 | 1 | 1.1% | 50 | 53.8% | 7 | 7.5% | 2 | 2.2% | 13 | 14.0% | 1 | 1.1% | 19 | 20.4% | 93 |
| ALL CHILDREN | 3 | 0.9% | 232 | 69.5% | 50 | 15.0% | 9 | 2.7% | 18 | 5.4% | 1 | 0.3% | 21 | 6.3% | 334 | |
| 2025 | 0 to 2 | 0 | 0.0% | 73 | 70.9% | 27 | 26.2% | 1 | 1.0% | 1 | 1.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 1.0% | 103 | 3 to 5 | 0 | 0.0% | 60 | 87.0% | 4 | 5.8% | 3 | 4.3% | 2 | 2.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 69 | 6 to 11 | 0 | 0.0% | 56 | 72.7% | 18 | 23.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 3.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 77 | 12 to 17 | 2 | 2.2% | 44 | 49.4% | 3 | 3.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 26 | 29.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 14 | 15.7% | 89 |
| ALL CHILDREN | 2 | 0.6% | 233 | 68.9% | 52 | 15.4% | 4 | 1.2% | 32 | 9.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 15 | 4.4% | 338 | |
| Cook South 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 | 0.4% | 202 | 71.9% | 39 | 13.9% | 15 | 5.3% | 9 | 3.2% | 2 | 0.7% | 13 | 4.6% | 281 | Male | 2 | 0.7% | 171 | 62.6% | 45 | 16.5% | 15 | 5.5% | 11 | 4.0% | 3 | 1.1% | 26 | 9.5% | 273 |
| ALL CHILDREN | 3 | 0.5% | 373 | 67.3% | 84 | 15.2% | 30 | 5.4% | 20 | 3.6% | 5 | 0.9% | 39 | 7.0% | 554 | |
| 2020 | Female | 11 | 2.7% | 288 | 70.4% | 56 | 13.7% | 5 | 1.2% | 13 | 3.2% | 5 | 1.2% | 31 | 7.6% | 409 | Male | 9 | 2.4% | 254 | 66.8% | 68 | 17.9% | 11 | 2.9% | 11 | 2.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 27 | 7.1% | 380 |
| ALL CHILDREN | 20 | 2.5% | 542 | 68.7% | 124 | 15.7% | 16 | 2.0% | 24 | 3.0% | 5 | 0.6% | 58 | 7.4% | 789 | |
| 2021 | Female | 5 | 1.7% | 215 | 73.9% | 38 | 13.1% | 11 | 3.8% | 4 | 1.4% | 3 | 1.0% | 15 | 5.2% | 291 | Male | 2 | 0.7% | 208 | 73.5% | 31 | 11.0% | 16 | 5.7% | 5 | 1.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 21 | 7.4% | 283 |
| ALL CHILDREN | 7 | 1.2% | 423 | 73.7% | 69 | 12.0% | 27 | 4.7% | 9 | 1.6% | 3 | 0.5% | 36 | 6.3% | 574 | |
| 2022 | Female | 2 | 0.9% | 171 | 73.1% | 43 | 18.4% | 4 | 1.7% | 7 | 3.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 7 | 3.0% | 234 | Male | 3 | 1.2% | 149 | 61.1% | 52 | 21.3% | 8 | 3.3% | 8 | 3.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 24 | 9.8% | 244 |
| ALL CHILDREN | 5 | 1.0% | 320 | 66.9% | 95 | 19.9% | 12 | 2.5% | 15 | 3.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 31 | 6.5% | 478 | |
| 2023 | Female | 2 | 0.9% | 155 | 69.5% | 41 | 18.4% | 9 | 4.0% | 2 | 0.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 14 | 6.3% | 223 | Male | 2 | 0.9% | 166 | 73.8% | 36 | 16.0% | 2 | 0.9% | 4 | 1.8% | 2 | 0.9% | 13 | 5.8% | 225 |
| ALL CHILDREN | 4 | 0.9% | 321 | 71.7% | 77 | 17.2% | 11 | 2.5% | 6 | 1.3% | 2 | 0.4% | 27 | 6.0% | 448 | |
| 2024 | Female | 2 | 1.2% | 116 | 69.5% | 27 | 16.2% | 6 | 3.6% | 5 | 3.0% | 1 | 0.6% | 10 | 6.0% | 167 | Male | 1 | 0.6% | 116 | 69.5% | 23 | 13.8% | 3 | 1.8% | 13 | 7.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 11 | 6.6% | 167 |
| ALL CHILDREN | 3 | 0.9% | 232 | 69.5% | 50 | 15.0% | 9 | 2.7% | 18 | 5.4% | 1 | 0.3% | 21 | 6.3% | 334 | |
| 2025 | Female | 2 | 1.1% | 137 | 73.7% | 27 | 14.5% | 1 | 0.5% | 17 | 9.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 1.1% | 186 | Male | 0 | 0.0% | 96 | 63.2% | 25 | 16.4% | 3 | 2.0% | 15 | 9.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 13 | 8.6% | 152 |
| ALL CHILDREN | 2 | 0.6% | 233 | 68.9% | 52 | 15.4% | 4 | 1.2% | 32 | 9.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 15 | 4.4% | 338 | |