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Permanence Within 24 Months (By Permanence Type)

Of all children who entered substitute care during the year, the percentage that attained permanence within 24 months.

Data extracted on July 5, 2026.

Illinois Total		Children Entering Substitute Care	Attained Permanence within 24 Months
			Reunification		Adoption		Guardianship		Total Permanences
			N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%
2017	4,730	1,249	26.4%	216	4.6%	71	1.5%	1,536	32.5%
2018	5,695	1,647	28.9%	218	3.8%	85	1.5%	1,950	34.2%
2019	6,447	1,887	29.3%	167	2.6%	69	1.1%	2,123	32.9%
2020	7,367	2,325	31.6%	135	1.8%	68	0.9%	2,528	34.3%
2021	7,082	2,477	35.0%	170	2.4%	63	0.9%	2,710	38.3%
2022	5,751	1,914	33.3%	165	2.9%	74	1.3%	2,153	37.4%
2023	5,597	1,939	34.6%	197	3.5%	51	0.9%	2,187	39.1%
2024*	5,519	1,872	33.9%	220	4.0%	86	1.6%	2,178	39.5%

Illinois Total		Children Entering Substitute Care	Attained Permanence within 24 Months
			Reunification		Adoption		Guardianship		Total Permanences
			N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%
2017	Black (Non-Latinx)	1,732	428	24.7%	51	2.9%	18	1.0%	497	28.7%
	White (Non-Latinx)	2,249	622	27.7%	128	5.7%	39	1.7%	789	35.1%
	Latinx (Any Race)	480	127	26.5%	18	3.8%	10	2.1%	155	32.3%
	Other Race	229	63	27.5%	17	7.4%	4	1.7%	84	36.7%
	ALL CHILDREN	4,730	1,249	26.4%	216	4.6%	71	1.5%	1,536	32.5%
2018	Black (Non-Latinx)	2,120	574	27.1%	59	2.8%	24	1.1%	657	31.0%
	White (Non-Latinx)	2,813	843	30.0%	138	4.9%	50	1.8%	1,031	36.7%
	Latinx (Any Race)	424	132	31.1%	11	2.6%	6	1.4%	149	35.1%
	Other Race	264	75	28.4%	9	3.4%	4	1.5%	88	33.3%
	ALL CHILDREN	5,695	1,647	28.9%	218	3.8%	85	1.5%	1,950	34.2%
2019	Black (Non-Latinx)	2,253	605	26.9%	32	1.4%	13	0.6%	650	28.9%
	White (Non-Latinx)	3,305	1,018	30.8%	112	3.4%	50	1.5%	1,180	35.7%
	Latinx (Any Race)	543	153	28.2%	5	0.9%	3	0.6%	161	29.7%
	Other Race	285	86	30.2%	17	6.0%	2	0.7%	105	36.8%
	ALL CHILDREN	6,447	1,887	29.3%	167	2.6%	69	1.1%	2,123	32.9%
2020	Black (Non-Latinx)	2,637	792	30.0%	20	0.8%	6	0.2%	818	31.0%
	White (Non-Latinx)	3,514	1,193	33.9%	102	2.9%	55	1.6%	1,350	38.4%
	Latinx (Any Race)	850	215	25.3%	5	0.6%	5	0.6%	225	26.5%
	Other Race	303	105	34.7%	7	2.3%	1	0.3%	113	37.3%
	ALL CHILDREN	7,367	2,325	31.6%	135	1.8%	68	0.9%	2,528	34.3%
2021	Black (Non-Latinx)	2,206	700	31.7%	38	1.7%	23	1.0%	761	34.5%
	White (Non-Latinx)	3,640	1,341	36.8%	111	3.0%	25	0.7%	1,477	40.6%
	Latinx (Any Race)	873	297	34.0%	16	1.8%	9	1.0%	322	36.9%
	Other Race	289	106	36.7%	5	1.7%	5	1.7%	116	40.1%
	ALL CHILDREN	7,082	2,477	35.0%	170	2.4%	63	0.9%	2,710	38.3%
2022	Black (Non-Latinx)	1,873	603	32.2%	37	2.0%	20	1.1%	660	35.2%
	White (Non-Latinx)	2,936	997	34.0%	113	3.8%	44	1.5%	1,154	39.3%
	Latinx (Any Race)	658	216	32.8%	10	1.5%	8	1.2%	234	35.6%
	Other Race	230	75	32.6%	4	1.7%	2	0.9%	81	35.2%
	ALL CHILDREN	5,751	1,914	33.3%	165	2.9%	74	1.3%	2,153	37.4%
2023	Black (Non-Latinx)	1,849	597	32.3%	40	2.2%	19	1.0%	656	35.5%
	White (Non-Latinx)	2,802	1,000	35.7%	134	4.8%	28	1.0%	1,162	41.5%
	Latinx (Any Race)	583	191	32.8%	13	2.2%	1	0.2%	205	35.2%
	Other Race	272	118	43.4%	5	1.8%	1	0.4%	124	45.6%
	ALL CHILDREN	5,597	1,939	34.6%	197	3.5%	51	0.9%	2,187	39.1%
2024*	Black (Non-Latinx)	1,867	600	32.1%	41	2.2%	37	2.0%	678	36.3%
	White (Non-Latinx)	2,722	933	34.3%	137	5.0%	42	1.5%	1,112	40.9%
	Latinx (Any Race)	598	219	36.6%	23	3.8%	4	0.7%	246	41.1%
	Other Race	252	94	37.3%	10	4.0%	2	0.8%	106	42.1%
	ALL CHILDREN	5,519	1,872	33.9%	220	4.0%	86	1.6%	2,178	39.5%

Illinois Total		Children Entering Substitute Care	Attained Permanence within 24 Months
			Reunification		Adoption		Guardianship		Total Permanences
			N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%
2017	0 to 2	1,893	451	23.8%	157	8.3%	21	1.1%	629	33.2%
	3 to 5	825	238	28.8%	27	3.3%	12	1.5%	277	33.6%
	6 to 11	1,124	365	32.5%	18	1.6%	21	1.9%	404	35.9%
	12 to 17	888	195	22.0%	14	1.6%	17	1.9%	226	25.5%
	ALL CHILDREN	4,730	1,249	26.4%	216	4.6%	71	1.5%	1,536	32.5%
2018	0 to 2	2,368	586	24.7%	171	7.2%	34	1.4%	791	33.4%
	3 to 5	922	292	31.7%	17	1.8%	11	1.2%	320	34.7%
	6 to 11	1,387	503	36.3%	21	1.5%	17	1.2%	541	39.0%
	12 to 17	1,018	266	26.1%	9	0.9%	23	2.3%	298	29.3%
	ALL CHILDREN	5,695	1,647	28.9%	218	3.8%	85	1.5%	1,950	34.2%
2019	0 to 2	2,523	654	25.9%	131	5.2%	23	0.9%	808	32.0%
	3 to 5	1,198	396	33.1%	16	1.3%	12	1.0%	424	35.4%
	6 to 11	1,580	516	32.7%	14	0.9%	15	0.9%	545	34.5%
	12 to 17	1,146	321	28.0%	6	0.5%	19	1.7%	346	30.2%
	ALL CHILDREN	6,447	1,887	29.3%	167	2.6%	69	1.1%	2,123	32.9%
2020	0 to 2	2,982	842	28.2%	114	3.8%	21	0.7%	977	32.8%
	3 to 5	1,296	487	37.6%	8	0.6%	8	0.6%	503	38.8%
	6 to 11	1,707	629	36.8%	5	0.3%	20	1.2%	654	38.3%
	12 to 17	1,382	367	26.6%	8	0.6%	19	1.4%	394	28.5%
	ALL CHILDREN	7,367	2,325	31.6%	135	1.8%	68	0.9%	2,528	34.3%
2021	0 to 2	2,950	927	31.4%	127	4.3%	24	0.8%	1,078	36.5%
	3 to 5	1,227	512	41.7%	14	1.1%	10	0.8%	536	43.7%
	6 to 11	1,637	673	41.1%	19	1.2%	15	0.9%	707	43.2%
	12 to 17	1,268	365	28.8%	10	0.8%	14	1.1%	389	30.7%
	ALL CHILDREN	7,082	2,477	35.0%	170	2.4%	63	0.9%	2,710	38.3%
2022	0 to 2	2,335	654	28.0%	119	5.1%	29	1.2%	802	34.3%
	3 to 5	993	413	41.6%	12	1.2%	8	0.8%	433	43.6%
	6 to 11	1,386	542	39.1%	22	1.6%	14	1.0%	578	41.7%
	12 to 17	1,037	305	29.4%	12	1.2%	23	2.2%	340	32.8%
	ALL CHILDREN	5,751	1,914	33.3%	165	2.9%	74	1.3%	2,153	37.4%
2023	0 to 2	2,237	701	31.3%	150	6.7%	13	0.6%	864	38.6%
	3 to 5	972	405	41.7%	13	1.3%	7	0.7%	425	43.7%
	6 to 11	1,381	577	41.8%	17	1.2%	8	0.6%	602	43.6%
	12 to 17	1,007	256	25.4%	17	1.7%	23	2.3%	296	29.4%
	ALL CHILDREN	5,597	1,939	34.6%	197	3.5%	51	0.9%	2,187	39.1%
2024*	0 to 2	2,054	633	30.8%	181	8.8%	16	0.8%	830	40.4%
	3 to 5	962	390	40.5%	10	1.0%	18	1.9%	418	43.5%
	6 to 11	1,430	546	38.2%	16	1.1%	19	1.3%	581	40.6%
	12 to 17	1,073	303	28.2%	13	1.2%	33	3.1%	349	32.5%
	ALL CHILDREN	5,519	1,872	33.9%	220	4.0%	86	1.6%	2,178	39.5%

Illinois Total		Children Entering Substitute Care	Attained Permanence within 24 Months
			Reunification		Adoption		Guardianship		Total Permanences
			N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%
2017	Female	2,291	607	26.5%	109	4.8%	29	1.3%	745	32.5%
	Male	2,439	642	26.3%	107	4.4%	42	1.7%	791	32.4%
	ALL CHILDREN	4,730	1,249	26.4%	216	4.6%	71	1.5%	1,536	32.5%
2018	Female	2,732	773	28.3%	105	3.8%	49	1.8%	927	33.9%
	Male	2,963	874	29.5%	113	3.8%	36	1.2%	1,023	34.5%
	ALL CHILDREN	5,695	1,647	28.9%	218	3.8%	85	1.5%	1,950	34.2%
2019	Female	3,206	949	29.6%	90	2.8%	38	1.2%	1,077	33.6%
	Male	3,241	938	28.9%	77	2.4%	31	1.0%	1,046	32.3%
	ALL CHILDREN	6,447	1,887	29.3%	167	2.6%	69	1.1%	2,123	32.9%
2020	Female	3,633	1,126	31.0%	65	1.8%	41	1.1%	1,232	33.9%
	Male	3,734	1,199	32.1%	70	1.9%	27	0.7%	1,296	34.7%
	ALL CHILDREN	7,367	2,325	31.6%	135	1.8%	68	0.9%	2,528	34.3%
2021	Female	3,450	1,169	33.9%	99	2.9%	33	1.0%	1,301	37.7%
	Male	3,632	1,308	36.0%	71	2.0%	30	0.8%	1,409	38.8%
	ALL CHILDREN	7,082	2,477	35.0%	170	2.4%	63	0.9%	2,710	38.3%
2022	Female	2,837	928	32.7%	73	2.6%	39	1.4%	1,040	36.7%
	Male	2,914	986	33.8%	92	3.2%	35	1.2%	1,113	38.2%
	ALL CHILDREN	5,751	1,914	33.3%	165	2.9%	74	1.3%	2,153	37.4%
2023	Female	2,779	942	33.9%	97	3.5%	25	0.9%	1,064	38.3%
	Male	2,818	997	35.4%	100	3.5%	26	0.9%	1,123	39.9%
	ALL CHILDREN	5,597	1,939	34.6%	197	3.5%	51	0.9%	2,187	39.1%
2024*	Female	2,722	917	33.7%	116	4.3%	39	1.4%	1,072	39.4%
	Male	2,797	955	34.1%	104	3.7%	47	1.7%	1,106	39.5%
	ALL CHILDREN	5,519	1,872	33.9%	220	4.0%	86	1.6%	2,178	39.5%

Illinois Total		Children Entering Substitute Care	Attained Permanence within 24 Months
			Reunification		Adoption		Guardianship		Total Permanences
			N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%
2017	Cook	1,161	201	17.3%	21	1.8%	2	0.2%	224	19.3%
	Northern	869	254	29.2%	54	6.2%	20	2.3%	328	37.7%
	Central	1,721	536	31.1%	90	5.2%	26	1.5%	652	37.9%
	Southern	974	253	26.0%	51	5.2%	23	2.4%	327	33.6%
	ALL CHILDREN	4,730	1,249	26.4%	216	4.6%	71	1.5%	1,536	32.5%
2018	Cook	1,367	292	21.4%	21	1.5%	9	0.7%	322	23.6%
	Northern	925	314	33.9%	46	5.0%	27	2.9%	387	41.8%
	Central	2,087	698	33.4%	88	4.2%	23	1.1%	809	38.8%
	Southern	1,303	331	25.4%	63	4.8%	26	2.0%	420	32.2%
	ALL CHILDREN	5,695	1,647	28.9%	218	3.8%	85	1.5%	1,950	34.2%
2019	Cook	1,336	238	17.8%	17	1.3%	8	0.6%	263	19.7%
	Northern	1,083	351	32.4%	33	3.0%	10	0.9%	394	36.4%
	Central	2,462	815	33.1%	72	2.9%	24	1.0%	911	37.0%
	Southern	1,557	474	30.4%	45	2.9%	27	1.7%	546	35.1%
	ALL CHILDREN	6,447	1,887	29.3%	167	2.6%	69	1.1%	2,123	32.9%
2020	Cook	1,819	316	17.4%	4	0.2%	2	0.1%	322	17.7%
	Northern	1,292	544	42.1%	33	2.6%	12	0.9%	589	45.6%
	Central	2,762	1,002	36.3%	50	1.8%	25	0.9%	1,077	39.0%
	Southern	1,479	448	30.3%	48	3.2%	29	2.0%	525	35.5%
	ALL CHILDREN	7,367	2,325	31.6%	135	1.8%	68	0.9%	2,528	34.3%
2021	Cook	1,380	286	20.7%	11	0.8%	11	0.8%	308	22.3%
	Northern	1,552	720	46.4%	42	2.7%	15	1.0%	777	50.1%
	Central	2,649	992	37.4%	62	2.3%	19	0.7%	1,073	40.5%
	Southern	1,481	461	31.1%	55	3.7%	16	1.1%	532	35.9%
	ALL CHILDREN	7,082	2,477	35.0%	170	2.4%	63	0.9%	2,710	38.3%
2022	Cook	1,059	230	21.7%	19	1.8%	13	1.2%	262	24.7%
	Northern	1,219	477	39.1%	49	4.0%	18	1.5%	544	44.6%
	Central	2,143	787	36.7%	56	2.6%	23	1.1%	866	40.4%
	Southern	1,318	410	31.1%	41	3.1%	19	1.4%	470	35.7%
	ALL CHILDREN	5,751	1,914	33.3%	165	2.9%	74	1.3%	2,153	37.4%
2023	Cook	993	225	22.7%	15	1.5%	7	0.7%	247	24.9%
	Northern	1,091	455	41.7%	44	4.0%	17	1.6%	516	47.3%
	Central	2,246	865	38.5%	75	3.3%	17	0.8%	957	42.6%
	Southern	1,264	391	30.9%	63	5.0%	10	0.8%	464	36.7%
	ALL CHILDREN	5,597	1,939	34.6%	197	3.5%	51	0.9%	2,187	39.1%
2024*	Cook	898	171	19.0%	28	3.1%	13	1.4%	212	23.6%
	Northern	1,145	459	40.1%	50	4.4%	25	2.2%	534	46.6%
	Central	2,214	802	36.2%	65	2.9%	23	1.0%	890	40.2%
	Southern	1,251	430	34.4%	77	6.2%	24	1.9%	531	42.4%
	ALL CHILDREN	5,519	1,872	33.9%	220	4.0%	86	1.6%	2,178	39.5%

Illinois Total		Children Entering Substitute Care	Attained Permanence within 24 Months
			Reunification		Adoption		Guardianship		Total Permanences
			N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%
2017	Cook North	286	49	17.1%	4	1.4%	0	0.0%	53	18.5%
	Cook Central	370	71	19.2%	11	3.0%	1	0.3%	83	22.4%
	Cook South	505	81	16.0%	6	1.2%	1	0.2%	88	17.4%
	Aurora	425	110	25.9%	28	6.6%	12	2.8%	150	35.3%
	Rockford	444	144	32.4%	26	5.9%	8	1.8%	178	40.1%
	Champaign	625	222	35.5%	41	6.6%	5	0.8%	268	42.9%
	Peoria	597	183	30.7%	27	4.5%	15	2.5%	225	37.7%
	Springfield	499	131	26.3%	22	4.4%	6	1.2%	159	31.9%
	East St. Louis	405	97	24.0%	19	4.7%	10	2.5%	126	31.1%
	Marion	569	156	27.4%	32	5.6%	13	2.3%	201	35.3%
	ALL CHILDREN	4,730	1,249	26.4%	216	4.6%	71	1.5%	1,536	32.5%
2018	Cook North	305	53	17.4%	3	1.0%	3	1.0%	59	19.3%
	Cook Central	460	108	23.5%	10	2.2%	3	0.7%	121	26.3%
	Cook South	602	131	21.8%	8	1.3%	3	0.5%	142	23.6%
	Aurora	509	173	34.0%	16	3.1%	19	3.7%	208	40.9%
	Rockford	416	141	33.9%	30	7.2%	8	1.9%	179	43.0%
	Champaign	676	264	39.1%	38	5.6%	5	0.7%	307	45.4%
	Peoria	791	266	33.6%	23	2.9%	12	1.5%	301	38.1%
	Springfield	620	168	27.1%	27	4.4%	6	1.0%	201	32.4%
	East St. Louis	562	131	23.3%	25	4.4%	8	1.4%	164	29.2%
	Marion	741	200	27.0%	38	5.1%	18	2.4%	256	34.5%
	ALL CHILDREN	5,695	1,647	28.9%	218	3.8%	85	1.5%	1,950	34.2%
2019	Cook North	367	69	18.8%	6	1.6%	2	0.5%	77	21.0%
	Cook Central	415	80	19.3%	7	1.7%	4	1.0%	91	21.9%
	Cook South	554	89	16.1%	4	0.7%	2	0.4%	95	17.1%
	Aurora	548	170	31.0%	10	1.8%	6	1.1%	186	33.9%
	Rockford	535	181	33.8%	23	4.3%	4	0.7%	208	38.9%
	Champaign	947	386	40.8%	23	2.4%	1	0.1%	410	43.3%
	Peoria	835	231	27.7%	26	3.1%	14	1.7%	271	32.5%
	Springfield	680	198	29.1%	23	3.4%	9	1.3%	230	33.8%
	East St. Louis	677	188	27.8%	22	3.2%	12	1.8%	222	32.8%
	Marion	880	286	32.5%	23	2.6%	15	1.7%	324	36.8%
	ALL CHILDREN	6,447	1,887	29.3%	167	2.6%	69	1.1%	2,123	32.9%
2020	Cook North	486	83	17.1%	1	0.2%	0	0.0%	84	17.3%
	Cook Central	544	97	17.8%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	97	17.8%
	Cook South	789	136	17.2%	3	0.4%	2	0.3%	141	17.9%
	Aurora	779	332	42.6%	16	2.1%	9	1.2%	357	45.8%
	Rockford	513	212	41.3%	17	3.3%	3	0.6%	232	45.2%
	Champaign	879	351	39.9%	18	2.0%	5	0.6%	374	42.5%
	Peoria	1,087	408	37.5%	15	1.4%	18	1.7%	441	40.6%
	Springfield	796	243	30.5%	17	2.1%	2	0.3%	262	32.9%
	East St. Louis	580	149	25.7%	21	3.6%	14	2.4%	184	31.7%
	Marion	899	299	33.3%	27	3.0%	15	1.7%	341	37.9%
	ALL CHILDREN	7,367	2,325	31.6%	135	1.8%	68	0.9%	2,528	34.3%
2021	Cook North	338	72	21.3%	6	1.8%	2	0.6%	80	23.7%
	Cook Central	467	97	20.8%	0	0.0%	1	0.2%	98	21.0%
	Cook South	575	117	20.3%	5	0.9%	8	1.4%	130	22.6%
	Aurora	972	432	44.4%	31	3.2%	10	1.0%	473	48.7%
	Rockford	580	288	49.7%	11	1.9%	5	0.9%	304	52.4%
	Champaign	947	405	42.8%	17	1.8%	5	0.5%	427	45.1%
	Peoria	986	320	32.5%	17	1.7%	3	0.3%	340	34.5%
	Springfield	716	267	37.3%	28	3.9%	11	1.5%	306	42.7%
	East St. Louis	650	184	28.3%	22	3.4%	7	1.1%	213	32.8%
	Marion	831	277	33.3%	33	4.0%	9	1.1%	319	38.4%
	ALL CHILDREN	7,082	2,477	35.0%	170	2.4%	63	0.9%	2,710	38.3%
2022	Cook North	290	83	28.6%	6	2.1%	5	1.7%	94	32.4%
	Cook Central	295	57	19.3%	6	2.0%	4	1.4%	67	22.7%
	Cook South	474	90	19.0%	7	1.5%	4	0.8%	101	21.3%
	Aurora	816	323	39.6%	19	2.3%	16	2.0%	358	43.9%
	Rockford	403	154	38.2%	30	7.4%	2	0.5%	186	46.2%
	Champaign	770	280	36.4%	23	3.0%	6	0.8%	309	40.1%
	Peoria	799	301	37.7%	12	1.5%	12	1.5%	325	40.7%
	Springfield	574	206	35.9%	21	3.7%	5	0.9%	232	40.4%
	East St. Louis	596	159	26.7%	12	2.0%	11	1.8%	182	30.5%
	Marion	722	251	34.8%	29	4.0%	8	1.1%	288	39.9%
	ALL CHILDREN	5,751	1,914	33.3%	165	2.9%	74	1.3%	2,153	37.4%
2023	Cook North	279	90	32.3%	4	1.4%	2	0.7%	96	34.4%
	Cook Central	266	51	19.2%	4	1.5%	3	1.1%	58	21.8%
	Cook South	448	84	18.8%	7	1.6%	2	0.4%	93	20.8%
	Aurora	715	308	43.1%	21	2.9%	13	1.8%	342	47.8%
	Rockford	376	147	39.1%	23	6.1%	4	1.1%	174	46.3%
	Champaign	803	332	41.3%	29	3.6%	5	0.6%	366	45.6%
	Peoria	740	256	34.6%	13	1.8%	7	0.9%	276	37.3%
	Springfield	703	277	39.4%	33	4.7%	5	0.7%	315	44.8%
	East St. Louis	631	160	25.4%	28	4.4%	5	0.8%	193	30.6%
	Marion	633	231	36.5%	35	5.5%	5	0.8%	271	42.8%
	ALL CHILDREN	5,597	1,939	34.6%	197	3.5%	51	0.9%	2,187	39.1%
2024*	Cook North	266	62	23.3%	7	2.6%	1	0.4%	70	26.3%
	Cook Central	299	53	17.7%	8	2.7%	4	1.3%	65	21.7%
	Cook South	333	56	16.8%	13	3.9%	8	2.4%	77	23.1%
	Aurora	731	311	42.5%	25	3.4%	17	2.3%	353	48.3%
	Rockford	414	148	35.7%	25	6.0%	8	1.9%	181	43.7%
	Champaign	721	266	36.9%	24	3.3%	7	1.0%	297	41.2%
	Peoria	848	310	36.6%	13	1.5%	10	1.2%	333	39.3%
	Springfield	645	226	35.0%	28	4.3%	6	0.9%	260	40.3%
	East St. Louis	537	201	37.4%	20	3.7%	11	2.0%	232	43.2%
	Marion	714	229	32.1%	57	8.0%	13	1.8%	299	41.9%
	ALL CHILDREN	5,519	1,872	33.9%	220	4.0%	86	1.6%	2,178	39.5%

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