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End of the Year Placement Types

Placement types for children in substitute care at the end of the fiscal year.

Data extracted on April 4, 2026.

Illinois Total		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 in Substitute Care at End of Year
		N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	Total Children in Substitute Care at End of Year
2019	870	5.5%	8,520	54.1%	3,496	22.2%	1,950	12.4%	28	0.2%	118	0.7%	781	5.0%	15,763
2020	856	4.7%	10,454	57.9%	3,761	20.8%	2,098	11.6%	38	0.2%	96	0.5%	764	4.2%	18,067
2021	1,007	5.3%	11,312	59.2%	3,811	20.0%	2,112	11.1%	41	0.2%	103	0.5%	715	3.7%	19,101
2022	856	4.6%	11,187	60.5%	3,690	20.0%	1,953	10.6%	73	0.4%	93	0.5%	628	3.4%	18,480
2023	763	4.3%	10,774	60.1%	3,444	19.2%	2,103	11.7%	88	0.5%	93	0.5%	667	3.7%	17,932
2024	791	4.7%	10,028	59.3%	3,210	19.0%	2,066	12.2%	86	0.5%	105	0.6%	618	3.7%	16,904
2025	758	5.0%	8,941	58.6%	2,788	18.3%	1,979	13.0%	116	0.8%	96	0.6%	583	3.8%	15,261
2026*	697	4.9%	8,477	60.2%	2,468	17.5%	1,699	12.1%	92	0.7%	108	0.8%	541	3.8%	14,082

Illinois Total		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 in Substitute Care at End of Year
		N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	Total Children in Substitute Care at End of Year
2019	Black (Non-Latinx)	337	5.3%	3,086	48.1%	1,516	23.6%	1,040	16.2%	10	0.2%	50	0.8%	375	5.8%	6,414
	White (Non-Latinx)	435	6.2%	4,219	59.7%	1,438	20.3%	595	8.4%	13	0.2%	54	0.8%	315	4.5%	7,069
	Latinx (Any Race)	47	3.3%	754	52.9%	337	23.6%	216	15.1%	4	0.3%	8	0.6%	60	4.2%	1,426
	Other Race	35	4.9%	389	54.4%	170	23.8%	87	12.2%	1	0.1%	6	0.8%	27	3.8%	715
	ALL CHILDREN	870	5.5%	8,520	54.1%	3,496	22.2%	1,950	12.4%	28	0.2%	118	0.7%	781	5.0%	15,763
2020	Black (Non-Latinx)	306	4.3%	3,808	52.9%	1,528	21.2%	1,147	15.9%	14	0.2%	39	0.5%	357	5.0%	7,199
	White (Non-Latinx)	459	5.7%	5,013	61.9%	1,657	20.5%	590	7.3%	18	0.2%	48	0.6%	310	3.8%	8,095
	Latinx (Any Race)	44	2.4%	1,121	61.1%	354	19.3%	244	13.3%	4	0.2%	5	0.3%	63	3.4%	1,835
	Other Race	39	5.0%	432	55.0%	178	22.6%	103	13.1%	1	0.1%	4	0.5%	29	3.7%	786
	ALL CHILDREN	856	4.7%	10,454	57.9%	3,761	20.8%	2,098	11.6%	38	0.2%	96	0.5%	764	4.2%	18,067
2021	Black (Non-Latinx)	302	4.2%	3,987	55.2%	1,441	19.9%	1,096	15.2%	19	0.3%	42	0.6%	337	4.7%	7,224
	White (Non-Latinx)	563	6.4%	5,446	62.0%	1,749	19.9%	677	7.7%	12	0.1%	48	0.5%	285	3.2%	8,780
	Latinx (Any Race)	77	3.6%	1,348	63.0%	413	19.3%	231	10.8%	7	0.3%	9	0.4%	55	2.6%	2,140
	Other Race	57	7.1%	442	55.2%	168	21.0%	94	11.7%	3	0.4%	2	0.2%	35	4.4%	801
	ALL CHILDREN	1,007	5.3%	11,312	59.2%	3,811	20.0%	2,112	11.1%	41	0.2%	103	0.5%	715	3.7%	19,101
2022	Black (Non-Latinx)	259	3.7%	3,930	56.6%	1,420	20.4%	964	13.9%	28	0.4%	36	0.5%	307	4.4%	6,944
	White (Non-Latinx)	505	5.9%	5,383	63.2%	1,648	19.4%	648	7.6%	34	0.4%	40	0.5%	254	3.0%	8,512
	Latinx (Any Race)	58	2.7%	1,350	63.8%	429	20.3%	220	10.4%	2	0.1%	11	0.5%	46	2.2%	2,116
	Other Race	28	3.7%	436	58.1%	155	20.6%	103	13.7%	8	1.1%	2	0.3%	19	2.5%	751
	ALL CHILDREN	856	4.6%	11,187	60.5%	3,690	20.0%	1,953	10.6%	73	0.4%	93	0.5%	628	3.4%	18,480
2023	Black (Non-Latinx)	194	2.9%	3,794	56.5%	1,277	19.0%	1,069	15.9%	35	0.5%	34	0.5%	307	4.6%	6,710
	White (Non-Latinx)	474	5.8%	5,139	62.6%	1,580	19.2%	666	8.1%	38	0.5%	45	0.5%	268	3.3%	8,210
	Latinx (Any Race)	53	2.6%	1,311	63.3%	389	18.8%	243	11.7%	12	0.6%	10	0.5%	53	2.6%	2,071
	Other Race	32	4.2%	429	56.9%	152	20.2%	102	13.5%	1	0.1%	4	0.5%	34	4.5%	754
	ALL CHILDREN	763	4.3%	10,774	60.1%	3,444	19.2%	2,103	11.7%	88	0.5%	93	0.5%	667	3.7%	17,932
2024	Black (Non-Latinx)	224	3.5%	3,528	55.8%	1,218	19.3%	1,002	15.8%	44	0.7%	40	0.6%	267	4.2%	6,323
	White (Non-Latinx)	456	5.9%	4,867	62.8%	1,397	18.0%	698	9.0%	32	0.4%	47	0.6%	255	3.3%	7,752
	Latinx (Any Race)	65	3.4%	1,133	59.6%	380	20.0%	254	13.4%	6	0.3%	14	0.7%	49	2.6%	1,901
	Other Race	35	4.8%	395	54.1%	166	22.7%	92	12.6%	4	0.5%	2	0.3%	36	4.9%	730
	ALL CHILDREN	791	4.7%	10,028	59.3%	3,210	19.0%	2,066	12.2%	86	0.5%	105	0.6%	618	3.7%	16,904
2025	Black (Non-Latinx)	239	4.1%	3,241	55.0%	1,073	18.2%	991	16.8%	58	1.0%	39	0.7%	251	4.3%	5,892
	White (Non-Latinx)	437	6.4%	4,151	61.1%	1,231	18.1%	643	9.5%	37	0.5%	48	0.7%	244	3.6%	6,791
	Latinx (Any Race)	47	2.7%	1,050	61.1%	318	18.5%	238	13.8%	14	0.8%	5	0.3%	47	2.7%	1,719
	Other Race	32	4.7%	403	59.1%	122	17.9%	80	11.7%	7	1.0%	3	0.4%	35	5.1%	682
	ALL CHILDREN	758	5.0%	8,941	58.6%	2,788	18.3%	1,979	13.0%	116	0.8%	96	0.6%	583	3.8%	15,261
2026*	Black (Non-Latinx)	206	3.7%	3,184	57.3%	965	17.4%	870	15.7%	55	1.0%	37	0.7%	239	4.3%	5,556
	White (Non-Latinx)	400	6.5%	3,809	62.1%	1,103	18.0%	508	8.3%	29	0.5%	53	0.9%	228	3.7%	6,130
	Latinx (Any Race)	42	2.6%	1,025	63.8%	261	16.2%	222	13.8%	7	0.4%	11	0.7%	39	2.4%	1,607
	Other Race	39	6.2%	370	59.1%	107	17.1%	76	12.1%	0	0.0%	6	1.0%	28	4.5%	626
	ALL CHILDREN	697	4.9%	8,477	60.2%	2,468	17.5%	1,699	12.1%	92	0.7%	108	0.8%	541	3.8%	14,082

Illinois Total		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 in Substitute Care at End of Year
		N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	Total Children in Substitute Care at End of Year
2019	0 to 2	190	4.8%	2,257	56.7%	1,305	32.8%	225	5.7%	0	0.0%	1	0.0%	1	0.0%	3,979
	3 to 5	211	6.2%	1,989	58.2%	923	27.0%	281	8.2%	3	0.1%	2	0.1%	7	0.2%	3,416
	6 to 11	310	6.6%	2,683	57.4%	865	18.5%	673	14.4%	8	0.2%	15	0.3%	121	2.6%	4,675
	12 to 17	159	4.3%	1,591	43.1%	403	10.9%	771	20.9%	17	0.5%	100	2.7%	652	17.7%	3,693
	ALL CHILDREN	870	5.5%	8,520	54.1%	3,496	22.2%	1,950	12.4%	28	0.2%	118	0.7%	781	5.0%	15,763
2020	0 to 2	169	3.6%	2,783	60.0%	1,463	31.5%	223	4.8%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	4	0.1%	4,642
	3 to 5	228	5.7%	2,439	60.9%	973	24.3%	353	8.8%	1	0.0%	0	0.0%	12	0.3%	4,006
	6 to 11	271	5.1%	3,197	60.6%	934	17.7%	745	14.1%	7	0.1%	10	0.2%	112	2.1%	5,276
	12 to 17	188	4.5%	2,035	49.1%	391	9.4%	777	18.8%	30	0.7%	86	2.1%	636	15.4%	4,143
	ALL CHILDREN	856	4.7%	10,454	57.9%	3,761	20.8%	2,098	11.6%	38	0.2%	96	0.5%	764	4.2%	18,067
2021	0 to 2	217	4.5%	2,977	61.6%	1,400	29.0%	232	4.8%	1	0.0%	0	0.0%	7	0.1%	4,834
	3 to 5	253	5.8%	2,634	60.8%	1,051	24.3%	377	8.7%	1	0.0%	0	0.0%	13	0.3%	4,329
	6 to 11	338	6.0%	3,413	61.0%	960	17.2%	770	13.8%	3	0.1%	10	0.2%	99	1.8%	5,593
	12 to 17	199	4.6%	2,288	52.7%	400	9.2%	733	16.9%	36	0.8%	93	2.1%	596	13.7%	4,345
	ALL CHILDREN	1,007	5.3%	11,312	59.2%	3,811	20.0%	2,112	11.1%	41	0.2%	103	0.5%	715	3.7%	19,101
2022	0 to 2	184	4.2%	2,709	61.1%	1,334	30.1%	195	4.4%	1	0.0%	0	0.0%	8	0.2%	4,431
	3 to 5	216	5.1%	2,607	62.0%	1,003	23.8%	367	8.7%	5	0.1%	1	0.0%	8	0.2%	4,207
	6 to 11	286	5.2%	3,476	62.9%	925	16.8%	727	13.2%	18	0.3%	9	0.2%	81	1.5%	5,522
	12 to 17	170	3.9%	2,395	55.4%	428	9.9%	664	15.4%	49	1.1%	83	1.9%	531	12.3%	4,320
	ALL CHILDREN	856	4.6%	11,187	60.5%	3,690	20.0%	1,953	10.6%	73	0.4%	93	0.5%	628	3.4%	18,480
2023	0 to 2	155	3.9%	2,414	60.1%	1,227	30.6%	208	5.2%	2	0.0%	0	0.0%	8	0.2%	4,014
	3 to 5	191	4.6%	2,564	61.9%	942	22.8%	428	10.3%	4	0.1%	0	0.0%	10	0.2%	4,139
	6 to 11	262	4.8%	3,466	63.2%	867	15.8%	776	14.2%	21	0.4%	2	0.0%	90	1.6%	5,484
	12 to 17	155	3.6%	2,330	54.2%	408	9.5%	691	16.1%	61	1.4%	91	2.1%	559	13.0%	4,295
	ALL CHILDREN	763	4.3%	10,774	60.1%	3,444	19.2%	2,103	11.7%	88	0.5%	93	0.5%	667	3.7%	17,932
2024	0 to 2	149	4.1%	2,120	58.3%	1,122	30.9%	238	6.5%	1	0.0%	0	0.0%	6	0.2%	3,636
	3 to 5	194	5.1%	2,271	60.1%	888	23.5%	416	11.0%	1	0.0%	0	0.0%	10	0.3%	3,780
	6 to 11	269	5.0%	3,344	62.6%	802	15.0%	786	14.7%	17	0.3%	3	0.1%	118	2.2%	5,339
	12 to 17	179	4.3%	2,293	55.3%	398	9.6%	626	15.1%	67	1.6%	102	2.5%	484	11.7%	4,149
	ALL CHILDREN	791	4.7%	10,028	59.3%	3,210	19.0%	2,066	12.2%	86	0.5%	105	0.6%	618	3.7%	16,904
2025	0 to 2	145	4.4%	1,938	59.1%	981	29.9%	210	6.4%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	3	0.1%	3,277
	3 to 5	192	5.8%	1,948	58.4%	753	22.6%	428	12.8%	3	0.1%	0	0.0%	9	0.3%	3,333
	6 to 11	269	5.5%	2,996	61.6%	722	14.8%	750	15.4%	15	0.3%	3	0.1%	109	2.2%	4,864
	12 to 17	152	4.0%	2,059	54.4%	332	8.8%	591	15.6%	98	2.6%	93	2.5%	462	12.2%	3,787
	ALL CHILDREN	758	5.0%	8,941	58.6%	2,788	18.3%	1,979	13.0%	116	0.8%	96	0.6%	583	3.8%	15,261
2026*	0 to 2	143	4.6%	1,840	59.5%	944	30.5%	161	5.2%	2	0.1%	0	0.0%	2	0.1%	3,092
	3 to 5	175	6.0%	1,819	62.4%	584	20.0%	324	11.1%	2	0.1%	0	0.0%	10	0.3%	2,914
	6 to 11	229	5.1%	2,873	63.5%	656	14.5%	666	14.7%	10	0.2%	3	0.1%	89	2.0%	4,526
	12 to 17	150	4.2%	1,945	54.8%	284	8.0%	548	15.4%	78	2.2%	105	3.0%	440	12.4%	3,550
	ALL CHILDREN	697	4.9%	8,477	60.2%	2,468	17.5%	1,699	12.1%	92	0.7%	108	0.8%	541	3.8%	14,082

Illinois Total		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 in Substitute Care at End of Year
		N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	Total Children in Substitute Care at End of Year
2019	Female	424	5.6%	4,270	56.1%	1,750	23.0%	826	10.8%	7	0.1%	49	0.6%	289	3.8%	7,615
	Male	446	5.5%	4,250	52.2%	1,746	21.4%	1,124	13.8%	21	0.3%	69	0.8%	492	6.0%	8,148
	ALL CHILDREN	870	5.5%	8,520	54.1%	3,496	22.2%	1,950	12.4%	28	0.2%	118	0.7%	781	5.0%	15,763
2020	Female	404	4.6%	5,281	59.9%	1,876	21.3%	909	10.3%	14	0.2%	34	0.4%	292	3.3%	8,810
	Male	452	4.9%	5,173	55.9%	1,885	20.4%	1,189	12.8%	24	0.3%	62	0.7%	472	5.1%	9,257
	ALL CHILDREN	856	4.7%	10,454	57.9%	3,761	20.8%	2,098	11.6%	38	0.2%	96	0.5%	764	4.2%	18,067
2021	Female	511	5.5%	5,628	60.7%	1,894	20.4%	903	9.7%	17	0.2%	36	0.4%	281	3.0%	9,270
	Male	496	5.0%	5,684	57.8%	1,917	19.5%	1,209	12.3%	24	0.2%	67	0.7%	434	4.4%	9,831
	ALL CHILDREN	1,007	5.3%	11,312	59.2%	3,811	20.0%	2,112	11.1%	41	0.2%	103	0.5%	715	3.7%	19,101
2022	Female	405	4.5%	5,610	62.9%	1,824	20.4%	810	9.1%	28	0.3%	35	0.4%	214	2.4%	8,926
	Male	451	4.7%	5,577	58.4%	1,866	19.5%	1,143	12.0%	45	0.5%	58	0.6%	414	4.3%	9,554
	ALL CHILDREN	856	4.6%	11,187	60.5%	3,690	20.0%	1,953	10.6%	73	0.4%	93	0.5%	628	3.4%	18,480
2023	Female	373	4.2%	5,453	61.9%	1,742	19.8%	916	10.4%	36	0.4%	37	0.4%	247	2.8%	8,804
	Male	390	4.3%	5,321	58.3%	1,702	18.6%	1,187	13.0%	52	0.6%	56	0.6%	420	4.6%	9,128
	ALL CHILDREN	763	4.3%	10,774	60.1%	3,444	19.2%	2,103	11.7%	88	0.5%	93	0.5%	667	3.7%	17,932
2024	Female	390	4.7%	5,023	60.7%	1,641	19.8%	903	10.9%	35	0.4%	42	0.5%	235	2.8%	8,269
	Male	401	4.6%	5,005	58.0%	1,569	18.2%	1,163	13.5%	51	0.6%	63	0.7%	383	4.4%	8,635
	ALL CHILDREN	791	4.7%	10,028	59.3%	3,210	19.0%	2,066	12.2%	86	0.5%	105	0.6%	618	3.7%	16,904
2025	Female	374	5.0%	4,465	59.9%	1,424	19.1%	890	11.9%	54	0.7%	41	0.6%	204	2.7%	7,452
	Male	384	4.9%	4,476	57.3%	1,364	17.5%	1,089	13.9%	62	0.8%	55	0.7%	379	4.9%	7,809
	ALL CHILDREN	758	5.0%	8,941	58.6%	2,788	18.3%	1,979	13.0%	116	0.8%	96	0.6%	583	3.8%	15,261
2026*	Female	354	5.1%	4,203	61.1%	1,304	18.9%	743	10.8%	48	0.7%	43	0.6%	188	2.7%	6,883
	Male	343	4.8%	4,274	59.4%	1,164	16.2%	956	13.3%	44	0.6%	65	0.9%	353	4.9%	7,199
	ALL CHILDREN	697	4.9%	8,477	60.2%	2,468	17.5%	1,699	12.1%	92	0.7%	108	0.8%	541	3.8%	14,082

Illinois Total		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 in Substitute Care at End of Year
		N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	Total Children in Substitute Care at End of Year
2019	Cook	150	3.3%	2,189	47.7%	1,002	21.8%	930	20.2%	11	0.2%	42	0.9%	269	5.9%	4,593
	Northern	74	2.8%	1,285	49.3%	641	24.6%	441	16.9%	3	0.1%	26	1.0%	139	5.3%	2,609
	Central	437	8.4%	2,907	55.7%	1,173	22.5%	422	8.1%	7	0.1%	32	0.6%	237	4.5%	5,215
	Southern	209	6.2%	2,139	63.9%	680	20.3%	157	4.7%	7	0.2%	18	0.5%	136	4.1%	3,346
	ALL CHILDREN	870	5.5%	8,520	54.1%	3,496	22.2%	1,950	12.4%	28	0.2%	118	0.7%	781	5.0%	15,763
2020	Cook	100	1.9%	2,806	54.0%	1,007	19.4%	975	18.8%	13	0.3%	28	0.5%	269	5.2%	5,198
	Northern	82	2.7%	1,577	52.7%	644	21.5%	495	16.5%	10	0.3%	35	1.2%	152	5.1%	2,995
	Central	411	6.7%	3,689	60.1%	1,343	21.9%	451	7.3%	6	0.1%	26	0.4%	214	3.5%	6,140
	Southern	263	7.0%	2,382	63.8%	767	20.5%	177	4.7%	9	0.2%	7	0.2%	129	3.5%	3,734
	ALL CHILDREN	856	4.7%	10,454	57.9%	3,761	20.8%	2,098	11.6%	38	0.2%	96	0.5%	764	4.2%	18,067
2021	Cook	59	1.1%	3,023	57.1%	1,008	19.0%	920	17.4%	18	0.3%	32	0.6%	237	4.5%	5,297
	Northern	106	3.2%	1,788	54.1%	693	21.0%	522	15.8%	8	0.2%	24	0.7%	162	4.9%	3,303
	Central	589	8.9%	3,976	60.3%	1,333	20.2%	460	7.0%	11	0.2%	33	0.5%	191	2.9%	6,593
	Southern	253	6.5%	2,525	64.6%	777	19.9%	210	5.4%	4	0.1%	14	0.4%	125	3.2%	3,908
	ALL CHILDREN	1,007	5.3%	11,312	59.2%	3,811	20.0%	2,112	11.1%	41	0.2%	103	0.5%	715	3.7%	19,101
2022	Cook	62	1.2%	2,882	57.4%	993	19.8%	815	16.2%	24	0.5%	34	0.7%	208	4.1%	5,018
	Northern	79	2.5%	1,801	56.0%	699	21.7%	481	14.9%	8	0.2%	13	0.4%	137	4.3%	3,218
	Central	483	7.6%	4,006	62.9%	1,217	19.1%	441	6.9%	18	0.3%	36	0.6%	164	2.6%	6,365
	Southern	232	6.0%	2,498	64.4%	781	20.1%	216	5.6%	23	0.6%	10	0.3%	119	3.1%	3,879
	ALL CHILDREN	856	4.6%	11,187	60.5%	3,690	20.0%	1,953	10.6%	73	0.4%	93	0.5%	628	3.4%	18,480
2023	Cook	53	1.1%	2,583	55.3%	882	18.9%	866	18.6%	34	0.7%	29	0.6%	221	4.7%	4,668
	Northern	45	1.4%	1,805	57.0%	661	20.9%	474	15.0%	23	0.7%	17	0.5%	140	4.4%	3,165
	Central	434	6.9%	3,985	63.4%	1,146	18.2%	501	8.0%	15	0.2%	30	0.5%	172	2.7%	6,283
	Southern	231	6.1%	2,401	62.9%	755	19.8%	262	6.9%	16	0.4%	17	0.4%	134	3.5%	3,816
	ALL CHILDREN	763	4.3%	10,774	60.1%	3,444	19.2%	2,103	11.7%	88	0.5%	93	0.5%	667	3.7%	17,932
2024	Cook	28	0.7%	2,188	53.5%	788	19.3%	813	19.9%	38	0.9%	42	1.0%	189	4.6%	4,086
	Northern	60	2.0%	1,684	55.9%	625	20.8%	471	15.6%	12	0.4%	17	0.6%	142	4.7%	3,011
	Central	451	7.4%	3,814	62.2%	1,149	18.7%	502	8.2%	18	0.3%	34	0.6%	165	2.7%	6,133
	Southern	252	6.9%	2,342	63.7%	648	17.6%	280	7.6%	18	0.5%	12	0.3%	122	3.3%	3,674
	ALL CHILDREN	791	4.7%	10,028	59.3%	3,210	19.0%	2,066	12.2%	86	0.5%	105	0.6%	618	3.7%	16,904
2025	Cook	38	1.0%	1,986	53.2%	648	17.4%	826	22.1%	49	1.3%	27	0.7%	158	4.2%	3,732
	Northern	62	2.3%	1,508	55.1%	545	19.9%	448	16.4%	25	0.9%	16	0.6%	132	4.8%	2,736
	Central	429	7.6%	3,454	61.4%	1,068	19.0%	445	7.9%	16	0.3%	39	0.7%	175	3.1%	5,626
	Southern	229	7.2%	1,993	62.9%	527	16.6%	260	8.2%	26	0.8%	14	0.4%	118	3.7%	3,167
	ALL CHILDREN	758	5.0%	8,941	58.6%	2,788	18.3%	1,979	13.0%	116	0.8%	96	0.6%	583	3.8%	15,261
2026*	Cook	39	1.1%	1,911	55.2%	574	16.6%	734	21.2%	44	1.3%	29	0.8%	128	3.7%	3,459
	Northern	83	3.2%	1,567	59.7%	432	16.5%	387	14.7%	9	0.3%	25	1.0%	122	4.6%	2,625
	Central	376	7.3%	3,215	62.1%	992	19.1%	379	7.3%	21	0.4%	37	0.7%	161	3.1%	5,181
	Southern	199	7.1%	1,784	63.3%	470	16.7%	199	7.1%	18	0.6%	17	0.6%	130	4.6%	2,817
	ALL CHILDREN	697	4.9%	8,477	60.2%	2,468	17.5%	1,699	12.1%	92	0.7%	108	0.8%	541	3.8%	14,082

Illinois Total		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 in Substitute Care at End of Year
		N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	Total Children in Substitute Care at End of Year
2019	Cook North	46	3.3%	703	50.2%	343	24.5%	234	16.7%	3	0.2%	15	1.1%	57	4.1%	1,401
	Cook Central	65	4.1%	730	45.7%	313	19.6%	391	24.5%	1	0.1%	10	0.6%	89	5.6%	1,599
	Cook South	39	2.4%	756	47.5%	346	21.7%	305	19.1%	7	0.4%	17	1.1%	123	7.7%	1,593
	Aurora	56	3.7%	656	43.2%	423	27.8%	284	18.7%	3	0.2%	15	1.0%	82	5.4%	1,519
	Rockford	18	1.7%	629	57.7%	218	20.0%	157	14.4%	0	0.0%	11	1.0%	57	5.2%	1,090
	Champaign	198	11.5%	1,023	59.6%	327	19.0%	87	5.1%	5	0.3%	14	0.8%	63	3.7%	1,717
	Peoria	124	6.4%	1,061	54.4%	492	25.2%	159	8.2%	0	0.0%	11	0.6%	103	5.3%	1,950
	Springfield	115	7.4%	823	53.2%	354	22.9%	176	11.4%	2	0.1%	7	0.5%	71	4.6%	1,548
	East St. Louis	100	6.5%	986	63.6%	317	20.5%	80	5.2%	3	0.2%	6	0.4%	58	3.7%	1,550
	Marion	109	6.1%	1,153	64.2%	363	20.2%	77	4.3%	4	0.2%	12	0.7%	78	4.3%	1,796
	ALL CHILDREN	870	5.5%	8,520	54.1%	3,496	22.2%	1,950	12.4%	28	0.2%	118	0.7%	781	5.0%	15,763
2020	Cook North	44	2.8%	873	56.5%	316	20.5%	245	15.9%	2	0.1%	9	0.6%	55	3.6%	1,544
	Cook Central	28	1.6%	943	52.4%	322	17.9%	420	23.3%	3	0.2%	8	0.4%	77	4.3%	1,801
	Cook South	28	1.5%	990	53.4%	369	19.9%	310	16.7%	8	0.4%	11	0.6%	137	7.4%	1,853
	Aurora	44	2.4%	934	51.3%	414	22.7%	296	16.3%	7	0.4%	24	1.3%	101	5.5%	1,820
	Rockford	38	3.2%	643	54.7%	230	19.6%	199	16.9%	3	0.3%	11	0.9%	51	4.3%	1,175
	Champaign	167	8.7%	1,155	60.4%	411	21.5%	108	5.6%	1	0.1%	7	0.4%	64	3.3%	1,913
	Peoria	128	5.3%	1,450	60.5%	546	22.8%	182	7.6%	3	0.1%	12	0.5%	76	3.2%	2,397
	Springfield	116	6.3%	1,084	59.2%	386	21.1%	161	8.8%	2	0.1%	7	0.4%	74	4.0%	1,830
	East St. Louis	107	6.5%	1,069	65.0%	316	19.2%	100	6.1%	2	0.1%	1	0.1%	49	3.0%	1,644
	Marion	156	7.5%	1,313	62.8%	451	21.6%	77	3.7%	7	0.3%	6	0.3%	80	3.8%	2,090
	ALL CHILDREN	856	4.7%	10,454	57.9%	3,761	20.8%	2,098	11.6%	38	0.2%	96	0.5%	764	4.2%	18,067
2021	Cook North	23	1.6%	898	61.8%	284	19.5%	192	13.2%	6	0.4%	7	0.5%	43	3.0%	1,453
	Cook Central	20	1.1%	1,025	54.4%	339	18.0%	414	22.0%	1	0.1%	9	0.5%	75	4.0%	1,883
	Cook South	16	0.8%	1,100	56.1%	385	19.6%	314	16.0%	11	0.6%	16	0.8%	119	6.1%	1,961
	Aurora	74	3.6%	1,078	52.3%	472	22.9%	298	14.5%	7	0.3%	18	0.9%	113	5.5%	2,060
	Rockford	32	2.6%	710	57.1%	221	17.8%	224	18.0%	1	0.1%	6	0.5%	49	3.9%	1,243
	Champaign	232	11.0%	1,276	60.5%	410	19.4%	114	5.4%	5	0.2%	13	0.6%	58	2.8%	2,108
	Peoria	154	5.9%	1,604	61.6%	573	22.0%	195	7.5%	4	0.2%	7	0.3%	68	2.6%	2,605
	Springfield	203	10.8%	1,096	58.3%	350	18.6%	151	8.0%	2	0.1%	13	0.7%	65	3.5%	1,880
	East St. Louis	97	5.4%	1,168	65.3%	348	19.5%	120	6.7%	1	0.1%	5	0.3%	50	2.8%	1,789
	Marion	156	7.4%	1,357	64.0%	429	20.2%	90	4.2%	3	0.1%	9	0.4%	75	3.5%	2,119
	ALL CHILDREN	1,007	5.3%	11,312	59.2%	3,811	20.0%	2,112	11.1%	41	0.2%	103	0.5%	715	3.7%	19,101
2022	Cook North	11	0.8%	879	64.0%	257	18.7%	171	12.5%	6	0.4%	6	0.4%	43	3.1%	1,373
	Cook Central	31	1.7%	1,051	56.2%	356	19.0%	357	19.1%	4	0.2%	8	0.4%	64	3.4%	1,871
	Cook South	20	1.1%	952	53.7%	380	21.4%	287	16.2%	14	0.8%	20	1.1%	101	5.7%	1,774
	Aurora	45	2.1%	1,173	55.8%	488	23.2%	284	13.5%	7	0.3%	7	0.3%	99	4.7%	2,103
	Rockford	34	3.0%	628	56.3%	211	18.9%	197	17.7%	1	0.1%	6	0.5%	38	3.4%	1,115
	Champaign	201	9.8%	1,268	61.8%	403	19.6%	115	5.6%	5	0.2%	8	0.4%	52	2.5%	2,052
	Peoria	147	5.8%	1,612	63.5%	522	20.6%	171	6.7%	8	0.3%	10	0.4%	67	2.6%	2,537
	Springfield	135	7.6%	1,126	63.4%	292	16.4%	155	8.7%	5	0.3%	18	1.0%	45	2.5%	1,776
	East St. Louis	115	6.1%	1,219	64.3%	373	19.7%	133	7.0%	4	0.2%	2	0.1%	49	2.6%	1,895
	Marion	117	5.9%	1,279	64.5%	408	20.6%	83	4.2%	19	1.0%	8	0.4%	70	3.5%	1,984
	ALL CHILDREN	856	4.6%	11,187	60.5%	3,690	20.0%	1,953	10.6%	73	0.4%	93	0.5%	628	3.4%	18,480
2023	Cook North	13	1.0%	706	56.3%	204	16.3%	267	21.3%	13	1.0%	4	0.3%	48	3.8%	1,255
	Cook Central	24	1.3%	1,009	54.9%	357	19.4%	357	19.4%	6	0.3%	12	0.7%	74	4.0%	1,839
	Cook South	16	1.0%	868	55.1%	321	20.4%	242	15.4%	15	1.0%	13	0.8%	99	6.3%	1,574
	Aurora	40	1.8%	1,264	57.6%	453	20.6%	312	14.2%	16	0.7%	15	0.7%	94	4.3%	2,194
	Rockford	5	0.5%	541	55.7%	208	21.4%	162	16.7%	7	0.7%	2	0.2%	46	4.7%	971
	Champaign	195	9.3%	1,271	60.9%	414	19.8%	143	6.9%	1	0.0%	7	0.3%	55	2.6%	2,086
	Peoria	95	4.0%	1,552	65.4%	450	19.0%	196	8.3%	8	0.3%	11	0.5%	62	2.6%	2,374
	Springfield	144	7.9%	1,162	63.7%	282	15.5%	162	8.9%	6	0.3%	12	0.7%	55	3.0%	1,823
	East St. Louis	113	5.9%	1,221	63.9%	342	17.9%	168	8.8%	8	0.4%	5	0.3%	55	2.9%	1,912
	Marion	118	6.2%	1,180	62.0%	413	21.7%	94	4.9%	8	0.4%	12	0.6%	79	4.1%	1,904
	ALL CHILDREN	763	4.3%	10,774	60.1%	3,444	19.2%	2,103	11.7%	88	0.5%	93	0.5%	667	3.7%	17,932
2024	Cook North	12	1.0%	624	53.2%	215	18.3%	252	21.5%	14	1.2%	13	1.1%	43	3.7%	1,173
	Cook Central	7	0.5%	770	53.2%	307	21.2%	280	19.4%	3	0.2%	11	0.8%	69	4.8%	1,447
	Cook South	9	0.6%	794	54.2%	266	18.1%	281	19.2%	21	1.4%	18	1.2%	77	5.3%	1,466
	Aurora	51	2.5%	1,147	55.8%	429	20.9%	320	15.6%	9	0.4%	14	0.7%	87	4.2%	2,057
	Rockford	9	0.9%	537	56.3%	196	20.5%	151	15.8%	3	0.3%	3	0.3%	55	5.8%	954
	Champaign	190	9.3%	1,235	60.7%	407	20.0%	134	6.6%	8	0.4%	10	0.5%	51	2.5%	2,035
	Peoria	105	4.5%	1,486	64.1%	446	19.2%	205	8.8%	6	0.3%	10	0.4%	60	2.6%	2,318
	Springfield	156	8.8%	1,093	61.4%	296	16.6%	163	9.2%	4	0.2%	14	0.8%	54	3.0%	1,780
	East St. Louis	108	6.0%	1,129	62.3%	322	17.8%	189	10.4%	11	0.6%	2	0.1%	52	2.9%	1,813
	Marion	144	7.7%	1,213	65.2%	326	17.5%	91	4.9%	7	0.4%	10	0.5%	70	3.8%	1,861
	ALL CHILDREN	791	4.7%	10,028	59.3%	3,210	19.0%	2,066	12.2%	86	0.5%	105	0.6%	618	3.7%	16,904
2025	Cook North	15	1.3%	596	52.6%	172	15.2%	283	25.0%	20	1.8%	4	0.4%	43	3.8%	1,133
	Cook Central	12	0.9%	716	54.5%	242	18.4%	278	21.2%	6	0.5%	13	1.0%	46	3.5%	1,313
	Cook South	11	0.9%	674	52.4%	234	18.2%	265	20.6%	23	1.8%	10	0.8%	69	5.4%	1,286
	Aurora	34	1.8%	1,039	55.4%	370	19.7%	312	16.6%	21	1.1%	13	0.7%	88	4.7%	1,877
	Rockford	28	3.3%	469	54.6%	175	20.4%	136	15.8%	4	0.5%	3	0.3%	44	5.1%	859
	Champaign	181	9.8%	1,094	59.2%	384	20.8%	123	6.7%	6	0.3%	9	0.5%	52	2.8%	1,849
	Peoria	111	5.0%	1,420	64.4%	407	18.5%	179	8.1%	6	0.3%	13	0.6%	69	3.1%	2,205
	Springfield	137	8.7%	940	59.8%	277	17.6%	143	9.1%	4	0.3%	17	1.1%	54	3.4%	1,572
	East St. Louis	119	7.3%	968	59.6%	286	17.6%	181	11.1%	12	0.7%	5	0.3%	53	3.3%	1,624
	Marion	110	7.1%	1,025	66.4%	241	15.6%	79	5.1%	14	0.9%	9	0.6%	65	4.2%	1,543
	ALL CHILDREN	758	5.0%	8,941	58.6%	2,788	18.3%	1,979	13.0%	116	0.8%	96	0.6%	583	3.8%	15,261
2026*	Cook North	16	1.5%	617	56.7%	156	14.3%	248	22.8%	10	0.9%	12	1.1%	29	2.7%	1,088
	Cook Central	11	0.9%	671	57.2%	193	16.4%	242	20.6%	9	0.8%	9	0.8%	39	3.3%	1,174
	Cook South	12	1.0%	623	52.0%	225	18.8%	244	20.4%	25	2.1%	8	0.7%	60	5.0%	1,197
	Aurora	41	2.3%	1,032	58.9%	289	16.5%	286	16.3%	7	0.4%	21	1.2%	77	4.4%	1,753
	Rockford	42	4.8%	535	61.4%	143	16.4%	101	11.6%	2	0.2%	4	0.5%	45	5.2%	872
	Champaign	167	9.9%	1,025	61.0%	326	19.4%	103	6.1%	6	0.4%	7	0.4%	45	2.7%	1,679
	Peoria	108	5.0%	1,387	64.4%	420	19.5%	157	7.3%	8	0.4%	11	0.5%	64	3.0%	2,155
	Springfield	101	7.5%	803	59.6%	246	18.3%	119	8.8%	7	0.5%	19	1.4%	52	3.9%	1,347
	East St. Louis	88	5.8%	952	62.8%	255	16.8%	141	9.3%	9	0.6%	6	0.4%	65	4.3%	1,516
	Marion	111	8.5%	832	64.0%	215	16.5%	58	4.5%	9	0.7%	11	0.8%	65	5.0%	1,301
	ALL CHILDREN	697	4.9%	8,477	60.2%	2,468	17.5%	1,699	12.1%	92	0.7%	108	0.8%	541	3.8%	14,082

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