Initial placement types for children entering substitute care during the year.
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Data extracted on September 30, 2025.
| Rockford 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 | 9 | 1.7% | 405 | 75.7% | 104 | 19.4% | 4 | 0.7% | 4 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.2% | 8 | 1.5% | 535 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0.2% | 405 | 78.9% | 90 | 17.5% | 4 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 10 | 1.9% | 513 | |
| 2021 | 5 | 0.9% | 490 | 84.5% | 71 | 12.2% | 3 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 10 | 1.7% | 580 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0.2% | 309 | 76.7% | 71 | 17.6% | 10 | 2.5% | 3 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.2% | 8 | 2.0% | 403 | |
| 2023 | 0 | 0.0% | 292 | 77.7% | 70 | 18.6% | 2 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 9 | 2.4% | 376 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0.2% | 312 | 75.4% | 73 | 17.6% | 8 | 1.9% | 7 | 1.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 13 | 3.1% | 414 | |
| 2025 | 0 | 0.0% | 291 | 80.6% | 49 | 13.6% | 2 | 0.6% | 9 | 2.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 10 | 2.8% | 361 | |
| Rockford 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) | 6 | 2.7% | 157 | 70.7% | 50 | 22.5% | 1 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.9% | 1 | 0.5% | 5 | 2.3% | 222 | White (Non-Latinx) | 0 | 0.0% | 187 | 81.3% | 39 | 17.0% | 1 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.4% | 230 | Latinx (Any Race) | 3 | 5.8% | 36 | 69.2% | 11 | 21.2% | 1 | 1.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 1.9% | 52 | Other Race | 0 | 0.0% | 20 | 87.0% | 3 | 13.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 23 |
| ALL CHILDREN | 9 | 1.7% | 405 | 75.7% | 104 | 19.4% | 4 | 0.7% | 4 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.2% | 8 | 1.5% | 535 | |
| 2020 | Black (Non-Latinx) | 0 | 0.0% | 161 | 77.4% | 39 | 18.8% | 3 | 1.4% | 1 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 4 | 1.9% | 208 | White (Non-Latinx) | 1 | 0.5% | 173 | 80.1% | 34 | 15.7% | 1 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 5 | 2.3% | 216 | Latinx (Any Race) | 0 | 0.0% | 42 | 79.2% | 10 | 18.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 1.9% | 53 | Other Race | 0 | 0.0% | 24 | 82.8% | 5 | 17.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 29 |
| ALL CHILDREN | 1 | 0.2% | 405 | 78.9% | 90 | 17.5% | 4 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 10 | 1.9% | 513 | |
| 2021 | Black (Non-Latinx) | 0 | 0.0% | 166 | 86.0% | 22 | 11.4% | 3 | 1.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 1.0% | 193 | White (Non-Latinx) | 1 | 0.4% | 242 | 84.9% | 36 | 12.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 5 | 1.8% | 285 | Latinx (Any Race) | 0 | 0.0% | 47 | 88.7% | 4 | 7.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 3.8% | 53 | Other Race | 4 | 10.3% | 26 | 66.7% | 8 | 20.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 2.6% | 39 |
| ALL CHILDREN | 5 | 0.9% | 490 | 84.5% | 71 | 12.2% | 3 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 10 | 1.7% | 580 | |
| 2022 | Black (Non-Latinx) | 0 | 0.0% | 93 | 83.8% | 13 | 11.7% | 1 | 0.9% | 1 | 0.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 2.7% | 111 | White (Non-Latinx) | 1 | 0.5% | 146 | 73.0% | 38 | 19.0% | 9 | 4.5% | 1 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.5% | 4 | 2.0% | 200 | Latinx (Any Race) | 0 | 0.0% | 50 | 74.6% | 17 | 25.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 67 | Other Race | 0 | 0.0% | 16 | 84.2% | 3 | 15.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 19 |
| ALL CHILDREN | 1 | 0.2% | 309 | 76.7% | 71 | 17.6% | 10 | 2.5% | 3 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.2% | 8 | 2.0% | 403 | |
| 2023 | Black (Non-Latinx) | 0 | 0.0% | 101 | 73.2% | 32 | 23.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 4 | 2.9% | 138 | White (Non-Latinx) | 0 | 0.0% | 128 | 80.0% | 25 | 15.6% | 2 | 1.3% | 1 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 4 | 2.5% | 160 | Latinx (Any Race) | 0 | 0.0% | 33 | 78.6% | 8 | 19.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 2.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 42 | Other Race | 0 | 0.0% | 25 | 86.2% | 3 | 10.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 3.4% | 29 |
| ALL CHILDREN | 0 | 0.0% | 292 | 77.7% | 70 | 18.6% | 2 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 9 | 2.4% | 376 | |
| 2024 | Black (Non-Latinx) | 0 | 0.0% | 119 | 75.8% | 24 | 15.3% | 5 | 3.2% | 2 | 1.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 7 | 4.5% | 157 | White (Non-Latinx) | 0 | 0.0% | 146 | 80.2% | 28 | 15.4% | 1 | 0.5% | 3 | 1.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 4 | 2.2% | 182 | Latinx (Any Race) | 0 | 0.0% | 27 | 62.8% | 11 | 25.6% | 2 | 4.7% | 2 | 4.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 2.3% | 43 | Other Race | 1 | 4.0% | 17 | 68.0% | 7 | 28.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 25 |
| ALL CHILDREN | 1 | 0.2% | 312 | 75.4% | 73 | 17.6% | 8 | 1.9% | 7 | 1.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 13 | 3.1% | 414 | |
| 2025 | Black (Non-Latinx) | 0 | 0.0% | 103 | 84.4% | 12 | 9.8% | 1 | 0.8% | 2 | 1.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 4 | 3.3% | 122 | White (Non-Latinx) | 0 | 0.0% | 121 | 73.3% | 32 | 19.4% | 1 | 0.6% | 7 | 4.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 4 | 2.4% | 165 | Latinx (Any Race) | 0 | 0.0% | 39 | 90.7% | 3 | 7.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 2.3% | 43 | Other Race | 0 | 0.0% | 20 | 90.9% | 2 | 9.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 22 |
| ALL CHILDREN | 0 | 0.0% | 291 | 80.6% | 49 | 13.6% | 2 | 0.6% | 9 | 2.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 10 | 2.8% | 361 | |
| Rockford 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 | 3 | 1.6% | 134 | 71.3% | 50 | 26.6% | 1 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 188 | 3 to 5 | 4 | 3.4% | 93 | 80.2% | 19 | 16.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 116 | 6 to 11 | 2 | 1.4% | 112 | 78.9% | 26 | 18.3% | 1 | 0.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 142 | 12 to 17 | 0 | 0.0% | 66 | 74.2% | 9 | 10.1% | 2 | 2.2% | 4 | 4.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 8 | 9.0% | 89 |
| ALL CHILDREN | 9 | 1.7% | 405 | 75.7% | 104 | 19.4% | 4 | 0.7% | 4 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.2% | 8 | 1.5% | 535 | |
| 2020 | 0 to 2 | 1 | 0.4% | 177 | 77.3% | 49 | 21.4% | 2 | 0.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 229 | 3 to 5 | 0 | 0.0% | 77 | 81.1% | 18 | 18.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 95 | 6 to 11 | 0 | 0.0% | 89 | 80.9% | 19 | 17.3% | 1 | 0.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.9% | 110 | 12 to 17 | 0 | 0.0% | 62 | 78.5% | 4 | 5.1% | 1 | 1.3% | 3 | 3.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 9 | 11.4% | 79 |
| ALL CHILDREN | 1 | 0.2% | 405 | 78.9% | 90 | 17.5% | 4 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 10 | 1.9% | 513 | |
| 2021 | 0 to 2 | 0 | 0.0% | 175 | 78.8% | 45 | 20.3% | 2 | 0.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 222 | 3 to 5 | 1 | 1.0% | 95 | 90.5% | 8 | 7.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 1.0% | 105 | 6 to 11 | 2 | 1.3% | 134 | 89.3% | 12 | 8.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 1.3% | 150 | 12 to 17 | 2 | 1.9% | 86 | 83.5% | 6 | 5.8% | 1 | 1.0% | 1 | 1.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 7 | 6.8% | 103 |
| ALL CHILDREN | 5 | 0.9% | 490 | 84.5% | 71 | 12.2% | 3 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 10 | 1.7% | 580 | |
| 2022 | 0 to 2 | 0 | 0.0% | 107 | 68.2% | 46 | 29.3% | 3 | 1.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.6% | 157 | 3 to 5 | 0 | 0.0% | 71 | 85.5% | 9 | 10.8% | 3 | 3.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 83 | 6 to 11 | 0 | 0.0% | 78 | 85.7% | 10 | 11.0% | 2 | 2.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 1.1% | 91 | 12 to 17 | 1 | 1.4% | 53 | 73.6% | 6 | 8.3% | 2 | 2.8% | 3 | 4.2% | 1 | 1.4% | 6 | 8.3% | 72 |
| ALL CHILDREN | 1 | 0.2% | 309 | 76.7% | 71 | 17.6% | 10 | 2.5% | 3 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.2% | 8 | 2.0% | 403 | |
| 2023 | 0 to 2 | 0 | 0.0% | 101 | 70.1% | 40 | 27.8% | 2 | 1.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.7% | 144 | 3 to 5 | 0 | 0.0% | 61 | 83.6% | 12 | 16.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 73 | 6 to 11 | 0 | 0.0% | 83 | 86.5% | 12 | 12.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 1.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 96 | 12 to 17 | 0 | 0.0% | 47 | 74.6% | 6 | 9.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 3.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 8 | 12.7% | 63 |
| ALL CHILDREN | 0 | 0.0% | 292 | 77.7% | 70 | 18.6% | 2 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 9 | 2.4% | 376 | |
| 2024 | 0 to 2 | 0 | 0.0% | 101 | 66.4% | 50 | 32.9% | 1 | 0.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 152 | 3 to 5 | 0 | 0.0% | 68 | 88.3% | 7 | 9.1% | 1 | 1.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 1.3% | 77 | 6 to 11 | 0 | 0.0% | 86 | 78.2% | 15 | 13.6% | 5 | 4.5% | 2 | 1.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 1.8% | 110 | 12 to 17 | 1 | 1.3% | 57 | 76.0% | 1 | 1.3% | 1 | 1.3% | 5 | 6.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 10 | 13.3% | 75 |
| ALL CHILDREN | 1 | 0.2% | 312 | 75.4% | 73 | 17.6% | 8 | 1.9% | 7 | 1.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 13 | 3.1% | 414 | |
| 2025 | 0 to 2 | 0 | 0.0% | 116 | 78.9% | 28 | 19.0% | 2 | 1.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.7% | 147 | 3 to 5 | 0 | 0.0% | 58 | 89.2% | 6 | 9.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 1.5% | 65 | 6 to 11 | 0 | 0.0% | 72 | 87.8% | 8 | 9.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 1.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 1.2% | 82 | 12 to 17 | 0 | 0.0% | 45 | 67.2% | 7 | 10.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 8 | 11.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 7 | 10.4% | 67 |
| ALL CHILDREN | 0 | 0.0% | 291 | 80.6% | 49 | 13.6% | 2 | 0.6% | 9 | 2.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 10 | 2.8% | 361 | |
| Rockford 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 | 5 | 1.9% | 197 | 75.5% | 52 | 19.9% | 2 | 0.8% | 2 | 0.8% | 1 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.8% | 261 | Male | 4 | 1.5% | 208 | 75.9% | 52 | 19.0% | 2 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 6 | 2.2% | 274 |
| ALL CHILDREN | 9 | 1.7% | 405 | 75.7% | 104 | 19.4% | 4 | 0.7% | 4 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.2% | 8 | 1.5% | 535 | |
| 2020 | Female | 0 | 0.0% | 213 | 79.2% | 49 | 18.2% | 2 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 1.1% | 269 | Male | 1 | 0.4% | 192 | 78.7% | 41 | 16.8% | 2 | 0.8% | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 7 | 2.9% | 244 |
| ALL CHILDREN | 1 | 0.2% | 405 | 78.9% | 90 | 17.5% | 4 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 10 | 1.9% | 513 | |
| 2021 | Female | 1 | 0.4% | 224 | 85.8% | 32 | 12.3% | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 1.1% | 261 | Male | 4 | 1.3% | 266 | 83.4% | 39 | 12.2% | 2 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 7 | 2.2% | 319 |
| ALL CHILDREN | 5 | 0.9% | 490 | 84.5% | 71 | 12.2% | 3 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 10 | 1.7% | 580 | |
| 2022 | Female | 1 | 0.5% | 165 | 80.1% | 31 | 15.0% | 4 | 1.9% | 3 | 1.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 1.0% | 206 | Male | 0 | 0.0% | 144 | 73.1% | 40 | 20.3% | 6 | 3.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.5% | 6 | 3.0% | 197 |
| ALL CHILDREN | 1 | 0.2% | 309 | 76.7% | 71 | 17.6% | 10 | 2.5% | 3 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.2% | 8 | 2.0% | 403 | |
| 2023 | Female | 0 | 0.0% | 151 | 75.1% | 44 | 21.9% | 2 | 1.0% | 2 | 1.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 1.0% | 201 | Male | 0 | 0.0% | 141 | 80.6% | 26 | 14.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 7 | 4.0% | 175 |
| ALL CHILDREN | 0 | 0.0% | 292 | 77.7% | 70 | 18.6% | 2 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 9 | 2.4% | 376 | |
| 2024 | Female | 0 | 0.0% | 152 | 76.0% | 38 | 19.0% | 3 | 1.5% | 3 | 1.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 4 | 2.0% | 200 | Male | 1 | 0.5% | 160 | 74.8% | 35 | 16.4% | 5 | 2.3% | 4 | 1.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 9 | 4.2% | 214 |
| ALL CHILDREN | 1 | 0.2% | 312 | 75.4% | 73 | 17.6% | 8 | 1.9% | 7 | 1.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 13 | 3.1% | 414 | |
| 2025 | Female | 0 | 0.0% | 149 | 83.7% | 23 | 12.9% | 2 | 1.1% | 2 | 1.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 1.1% | 178 | Male | 0 | 0.0% | 142 | 77.6% | 26 | 14.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 7 | 3.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 8 | 4.4% | 183 |
| ALL CHILDREN | 0 | 0.0% | 291 | 80.6% | 49 | 13.6% | 2 | 0.6% | 9 | 2.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 10 | 2.8% | 361 | |