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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 September 30, 2025.

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%	1,607	34.0%
2018	5,695	1,644	28.9%	218	3.8%	88	1.5%	2,015	35.4%
2019	6,447	1,886	29.3%	167	2.6%	68	1.1%	2,187	33.9%
2020	7,367	2,326	31.6%	135	1.8%	66	0.9%	2,583	35.1%
2021	7,081	2,479	35.0%	170	2.4%	55	0.8%	2,780	39.3%
2022	5,750	1,914	33.3%	164	2.9%	74	1.3%	2,217	38.6%
2023	5,597	1,934	34.6%	197	3.5%	49	0.9%	2,246	40.1%

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%	523	30.2%
	White (Non-Latinx)	2,252	622	27.6%	128	5.7%	39	1.7%	822	36.5%
	Latinx (Any Race)	477	127	26.6%	18	3.8%	10	2.1%	161	33.8%
	Other Race	229	63	27.5%	17	7.4%	4	1.7%	88	38.4%
	ALL CHILDREN	4,730	1,249	26.4%	216	4.6%	71	1.5%	1,607	34.0%
2018	Black (Non-Latinx)	2,119	571	26.9%	58	2.7%	27	1.3%	681	32.1%
	White (Non-Latinx)	2,813	843	30.0%	139	4.9%	50	1.8%	1,064	37.8%
	Latinx (Any Race)	425	132	31.1%	11	2.6%	6	1.4%	155	36.5%
	Other Race	264	75	28.4%	9	3.4%	4	1.5%	90	34.1%
	ALL CHILDREN	5,695	1,644	28.9%	218	3.8%	88	1.5%	2,015	35.4%
2019	Black (Non-Latinx)	2,253	604	26.8%	32	1.4%	12	0.5%	670	29.7%
	White (Non-Latinx)	3,307	1,018	30.8%	112	3.4%	50	1.5%	1,213	36.7%
	Latinx (Any Race)	542	153	28.2%	5	0.9%	3	0.6%	171	31.5%
	Other Race	284	86	30.3%	17	6.0%	2	0.7%	106	37.3%
	ALL CHILDREN	6,447	1,886	29.3%	167	2.6%	68	1.1%	2,187	33.9%
2020	Black (Non-Latinx)	2,637	793	30.1%	20	0.8%	5	0.2%	836	31.7%
	White (Non-Latinx)	3,515	1,193	33.9%	102	2.9%	55	1.6%	1,382	39.3%
	Latinx (Any Race)	850	214	25.2%	5	0.6%	5	0.6%	230	27.1%
	Other Race	302	106	35.1%	7	2.3%	0	0.0%	113	37.4%
	ALL CHILDREN	7,367	2,326	31.6%	135	1.8%	66	0.9%	2,583	35.1%
2021	Black (Non-Latinx)	2,203	702	31.9%	38	1.7%	18	0.8%	776	35.2%
	White (Non-Latinx)	3,642	1,342	36.8%	111	3.0%	24	0.7%	1,523	41.8%
	Latinx (Any Race)	874	297	34.0%	16	1.8%	7	0.8%	329	37.6%
	Other Race	290	106	36.6%	5	1.7%	5	1.7%	118	40.7%
	ALL CHILDREN	7,081	2,479	35.0%	170	2.4%	55	0.8%	2,780	39.3%
2022	Black (Non-Latinx)	1,873	604	32.2%	38	2.0%	20	1.1%	687	36.7%
	White (Non-Latinx)	2,942	1,000	34.0%	113	3.8%	43	1.5%	1,190	40.4%
	Latinx (Any Race)	657	215	32.7%	9	1.4%	9	1.4%	237	36.1%
	Other Race	225	72	32.0%	3	1.3%	2	0.9%	79	35.1%
	ALL CHILDREN	5,750	1,914	33.3%	164	2.9%	74	1.3%	2,217	38.6%
2023	Black (Non-Latinx)	1,848	594	32.1%	40	2.2%	17	0.9%	670	36.3%
	White (Non-Latinx)	2,808	1,002	35.7%	134	4.8%	28	1.0%	1,193	42.5%
	Latinx (Any Race)	581	189	32.5%	13	2.2%	1	0.2%	217	37.3%
	Other Race	268	116	43.3%	5	1.9%	1	0.4%	124	46.3%
	ALL CHILDREN	5,597	1,934	34.6%	197	3.5%	49	0.9%	2,246	40.1%

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%	636	33.6%
	3 to 5	825	238	28.8%	27	3.3%	12	1.5%	278	33.7%
	6 to 11	1,124	365	32.5%	18	1.6%	21	1.9%	408	36.3%
	12 to 17	888	195	22.0%	14	1.6%	17	1.9%	285	32.1%
	ALL CHILDREN	4,730	1,249	26.4%	216	4.6%	71	1.5%	1,607	34.0%
2018	0 to 2	2,368	586	24.7%	171	7.2%	34	1.4%	798	33.7%
	3 to 5	922	291	31.6%	17	1.8%	12	1.3%	321	34.8%
	6 to 11	1,387	502	36.2%	21	1.5%	18	1.3%	546	39.4%
	12 to 17	1,018	265	26.0%	9	0.9%	24	2.4%	350	34.4%
	ALL CHILDREN	5,695	1,644	28.9%	218	3.8%	88	1.5%	2,015	35.4%
2019	0 to 2	2,523	654	25.9%	131	5.2%	23	0.9%	814	32.3%
	3 to 5	1,198	396	33.1%	16	1.3%	12	1.0%	427	35.6%
	6 to 11	1,580	517	32.7%	14	0.9%	14	0.9%	546	34.6%
	12 to 17	1,146	319	27.8%	6	0.5%	19	1.7%	400	34.9%
	ALL CHILDREN	6,447	1,886	29.3%	167	2.6%	68	1.1%	2,187	33.9%
2020	0 to 2	2,982	843	28.3%	114	3.8%	20	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%	19	1.1%	655	38.4%
	12 to 17	1,382	367	26.6%	8	0.6%	19	1.4%	448	32.4%
	ALL CHILDREN	7,367	2,326	31.6%	135	1.8%	66	0.9%	2,583	35.1%
2021	0 to 2	2,949	928	31.5%	127	4.3%	21	0.7%	1,084	36.8%
	3 to 5	1,226	513	41.8%	14	1.1%	7	0.6%	538	43.9%
	6 to 11	1,638	674	41.1%	19	1.2%	14	0.9%	709	43.3%
	12 to 17	1,268	364	28.7%	10	0.8%	13	1.0%	449	35.4%
	ALL CHILDREN	7,081	2,479	35.0%	170	2.4%	55	0.8%	2,780	39.3%
2022	0 to 2	2,335	654	28.0%	118	5.1%	30	1.3%	809	34.6%
	3 to 5	993	413	41.6%	12	1.2%	8	0.8%	437	44.0%
	6 to 11	1,385	542	39.1%	22	1.6%	14	1.0%	580	41.9%
	12 to 17	1,037	305	29.4%	12	1.2%	22	2.1%	391	37.7%
	ALL CHILDREN	5,750	1,914	33.3%	164	2.9%	74	1.3%	2,217	38.6%
2023	0 to 2	2,237	700	31.3%	150	6.7%	13	0.6%	872	39.0%
	3 to 5	972	404	41.6%	13	1.3%	6	0.6%	424	43.6%
	6 to 11	1,381	575	41.6%	17	1.2%	8	0.6%	600	43.4%
	12 to 17	1,007	255	25.3%	17	1.7%	22	2.2%	350	34.8%
	ALL CHILDREN	5,597	1,934	34.6%	197	3.5%	49	0.9%	2,246	40.1%

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%	774	33.8%
	Male	2,439	642	26.3%	107	4.4%	42	1.7%	833	34.2%
	ALL CHILDREN	4,730	1,249	26.4%	216	4.6%	71	1.5%	1,607	34.0%
2018	Female	2,732	771	28.2%	105	3.8%	51	1.9%	957	35.0%
	Male	2,963	873	29.5%	113	3.8%	37	1.2%	1,058	35.7%
	ALL CHILDREN	5,695	1,644	28.9%	218	3.8%	88	1.5%	2,015	35.4%
2019	Female	3,206	949	29.6%	90	2.8%	37	1.2%	1,106	34.5%
	Male	3,241	937	28.9%	77	2.4%	31	1.0%	1,081	33.4%
	ALL CHILDREN	6,447	1,886	29.3%	167	2.6%	68	1.1%	2,187	33.9%
2020	Female	3,632	1,126	31.0%	65	1.8%	40	1.1%	1,259	34.7%
	Male	3,735	1,200	32.1%	70	1.9%	26	0.7%	1,324	35.4%
	ALL CHILDREN	7,367	2,326	31.6%	135	1.8%	66	0.9%	2,583	35.1%
2021	Female	3,449	1,172	34.0%	99	2.9%	29	0.8%	1,338	38.8%
	Male	3,632	1,307	36.0%	71	2.0%	26	0.7%	1,442	39.7%
	ALL CHILDREN	7,081	2,479	35.0%	170	2.4%	55	0.8%	2,780	39.3%
2022	Female	2,836	928	32.7%	72	2.5%	40	1.4%	1,071	37.8%
	Male	2,914	986	33.8%	92	3.2%	34	1.2%	1,146	39.3%
	ALL CHILDREN	5,750	1,914	33.3%	164	2.9%	74	1.3%	2,217	38.6%
2023	Female	2,780	941	33.8%	97	3.5%	25	0.9%	1,092	39.3%
	Male	2,817	993	35.3%	100	3.5%	24	0.9%	1,154	41.0%
	ALL CHILDREN	5,597	1,934	34.6%	197	3.5%	49	0.9%	2,246	40.1%

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%	241	20.8%
	Northern	869	254	29.2%	54	6.2%	20	2.3%	346	39.8%
	Central	1,721	536	31.1%	90	5.2%	26	1.5%	671	39.0%
	Southern	974	253	26.0%	51	5.2%	23	2.4%	344	35.3%
	ALL CHILDREN	4,730	1,249	26.4%	216	4.6%	71	1.5%	1,607	34.0%
2018	Cook	1,367	289	21.1%	21	1.5%	12	0.9%	340	24.9%
	Northern	925	314	33.9%	46	5.0%	27	2.9%	396	42.8%
	Central	2,087	698	33.4%	88	4.2%	23	1.1%	825	39.5%
	Southern	1,303	331	25.4%	63	4.8%	26	2.0%	441	33.8%
	ALL CHILDREN	5,695	1,644	28.9%	218	3.8%	88	1.5%	2,015	35.4%
2019	Cook	1,336	238	17.8%	17	1.3%	7	0.5%	275	20.6%
	Northern	1,083	351	32.4%	33	3.0%	10	0.9%	406	37.5%
	Central	2,462	814	33.1%	72	2.9%	24	1.0%	931	37.8%
	Southern	1,557	474	30.4%	45	2.9%	27	1.7%	566	36.4%
	ALL CHILDREN	6,447	1,886	29.3%	167	2.6%	68	1.1%	2,187	33.9%
2020	Cook	1,819	318	17.5%	4	0.2%	0	0.0%	325	17.9%
	Northern	1,292	544	42.1%	33	2.6%	12	0.9%	603	46.7%
	Central	2,762	1,001	36.2%	50	1.8%	25	0.9%	1,100	39.8%
	Southern	1,479	448	30.3%	48	3.2%	29	2.0%	540	36.5%
	ALL CHILDREN	7,367	2,326	31.6%	135	1.8%	66	0.9%	2,583	35.1%
2021	Cook	1,379	288	20.9%	11	0.8%	3	0.2%	314	22.8%
	Northern	1,552	720	46.4%	42	2.7%	15	1.0%	786	50.6%
	Central	2,649	992	37.4%	62	2.3%	19	0.7%	1,102	41.6%
	Southern	1,481	461	31.1%	55	3.7%	16	1.1%	558	37.7%
	ALL CHILDREN	7,081	2,479	35.0%	170	2.4%	55	0.8%	2,780	39.3%
2022	Cook	1,059	230	21.7%	18	1.7%	14	1.3%	279	26.3%
	Northern	1,219	477	39.1%	49	4.0%	18	1.5%	551	45.2%
	Central	2,142	787	36.7%	56	2.6%	23	1.1%	884	41.3%
	Southern	1,318	410	31.1%	41	3.1%	18	1.4%	491	37.3%
	ALL CHILDREN	5,750	1,914	33.3%	164	2.9%	74	1.3%	2,217	38.6%
2023	Cook	993	225	22.7%	15	1.5%	6	0.6%	266	26.8%
	Northern	1,091	452	41.4%	44	4.0%	17	1.6%	522	47.8%
	Central	2,246	863	38.4%	75	3.3%	16	0.7%	980	43.6%
	Southern	1,264	391	30.9%	63	5.0%	10	0.8%	475	37.6%
	ALL CHILDREN	5,597	1,934	34.6%	197	3.5%	49	0.9%	2,246	40.1%

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%	58	20.3%
	Cook Central	369	71	19.2%	11	3.0%	1	0.3%	89	24.1%
	Cook South	506	81	16.0%	6	1.2%	1	0.2%	94	18.6%
	Aurora	425	110	25.9%	28	6.6%	12	2.8%	157	36.9%
	Rockford	444	144	32.4%	26	5.9%	8	1.8%	189	42.6%
	Champaign	625	222	35.5%	41	6.6%	5	0.8%	272	43.5%
	Peoria	597	183	30.7%	27	4.5%	15	2.5%	232	38.9%
	Springfield	499	131	26.3%	22	4.4%	6	1.2%	167	33.5%
	East St. Louis	405	97	24.0%	19	4.7%	10	2.5%	130	32.1%
	Marion	569	156	27.4%	32	5.6%	13	2.3%	214	37.6%
	ALL CHILDREN	4,730	1,249	26.4%	216	4.6%	71	1.5%	1,607	34.0%
2018	Cook North	305	50	16.4%	3	1.0%	6	2.0%	59	19.3%
	Cook Central	460	108	23.5%	10	2.2%	3	0.7%	128	27.8%
	Cook South	602	131	21.8%	8	1.3%	3	0.5%	153	25.4%
	Aurora	509	173	34.0%	16	3.1%	19	3.7%	214	42.0%
	Rockford	416	141	33.9%	30	7.2%	8	1.9%	182	43.8%
	Champaign	676	264	39.1%	38	5.6%	5	0.7%	310	45.9%
	Peoria	791	266	33.6%	23	2.9%	12	1.5%	312	39.4%
	Springfield	620	168	27.1%	27	4.4%	6	1.0%	203	32.7%
	East St. Louis	562	131	23.3%	25	4.4%	8	1.4%	170	30.2%
	Marion	741	200	27.0%	38	5.1%	18	2.4%	271	36.6%
	ALL CHILDREN	5,695	1,644	28.9%	218	3.8%	88	1.5%	2,015	35.4%
2019	Cook North	367	69	18.8%	6	1.6%	2	0.5%	82	22.3%
	Cook Central	415	79	19.0%	7	1.7%	4	1.0%	95	22.9%
	Cook South	554	90	16.2%	4	0.7%	1	0.2%	98	17.7%
	Aurora	548	170	31.0%	10	1.8%	6	1.1%	191	34.9%
	Rockford	535	181	33.8%	23	4.3%	4	0.7%	215	40.2%
	Champaign	947	386	40.8%	23	2.4%	1	0.1%	420	44.4%
	Peoria	835	230	27.5%	26	3.1%	14	1.7%	276	33.1%
	Springfield	680	198	29.1%	23	3.4%	9	1.3%	235	34.6%
	East St. Louis	677	188	27.8%	22	3.2%	12	1.8%	227	33.5%
	Marion	880	286	32.5%	23	2.6%	15	1.7%	339	38.5%
	ALL CHILDREN	6,447	1,886	29.3%	167	2.6%	68	1.1%	2,187	33.9%
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%	98	18.0%
	Cook South	789	138	17.5%	3	0.4%	0	0.0%	143	18.1%
	Aurora	779	332	42.6%	16	2.1%	9	1.2%	366	47.0%
	Rockford	513	212	41.3%	17	3.3%	3	0.6%	237	46.2%
	Champaign	879	351	39.9%	18	2.0%	5	0.6%	383	43.6%
	Peoria	1,087	408	37.5%	15	1.4%	18	1.7%	450	41.4%
	Springfield	796	242	30.4%	17	2.1%	2	0.3%	267	33.5%
	East St. Louis	580	149	25.7%	21	3.6%	14	2.4%	188	32.4%
	Marion	899	299	33.3%	27	3.0%	15	1.7%	352	39.2%
	ALL CHILDREN	7,367	2,326	31.6%	135	1.8%	66	0.9%	2,583	35.1%
2021	Cook North	338	71	21.0%	6	1.8%	2	0.6%	82	24.3%
	Cook Central	467	97	20.8%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	101	21.6%
	Cook South	574	120	20.9%	5	0.9%	1	0.2%	131	22.8%
	Aurora	972	432	44.4%	31	3.2%	10	1.0%	477	49.1%
	Rockford	580	288	49.7%	11	1.9%	5	0.9%	309	53.3%
	Champaign	947	405	42.8%	17	1.8%	5	0.5%	432	45.6%
	Peoria	986	320	32.5%	17	1.7%	3	0.3%	355	36.0%
	Springfield	716	267	37.3%	28	3.9%	11	1.5%	315	44.0%
	East St. Louis	650	184	28.3%	22	3.4%	7	1.1%	219	33.7%
	Marion	831	277	33.3%	33	4.0%	9	1.1%	339	40.8%
	ALL CHILDREN	7,081	2,479	35.0%	170	2.4%	55	0.8%	2,780	39.3%
2022	Cook North	289	83	28.7%	6	2.1%	5	1.7%	99	34.3%
	Cook Central	292	57	19.5%	5	1.7%	5	1.7%	70	24.0%
	Cook South	478	90	18.8%	7	1.5%	4	0.8%	110	23.0%
	Aurora	816	323	39.6%	19	2.3%	16	2.0%	363	44.5%
	Rockford	403	154	38.2%	30	7.4%	2	0.5%	188	46.7%
	Champaign	770	280	36.4%	23	3.0%	6	0.8%	315	40.9%
	Peoria	799	301	37.7%	12	1.5%	12	1.5%	332	41.6%
	Springfield	573	206	36.0%	21	3.7%	5	0.9%	237	41.4%
	East St. Louis	596	159	26.7%	12	2.0%	11	1.8%	188	31.5%
	Marion	722	251	34.8%	29	4.0%	7	1.0%	303	42.0%
	ALL CHILDREN	5,750	1,914	33.3%	164	2.9%	74	1.3%	2,217	38.6%
2023	Cook North	279	90	32.3%	4	1.4%	2	0.7%	105	37.6%
	Cook Central	266	51	19.2%	4	1.5%	3	1.1%	63	23.7%
	Cook South	448	84	18.8%	7	1.6%	1	0.2%	98	21.9%
	Aurora	715	305	42.7%	21	2.9%	13	1.8%	347	48.5%
	Rockford	376	147	39.1%	23	6.1%	4	1.1%	175	46.5%
	Champaign	803	331	41.2%	29	3.6%	5	0.6%	376	46.8%
	Peoria	740	255	34.5%	13	1.8%	6	0.8%	280	37.8%
	Springfield	703	277	39.4%	33	4.7%	5	0.7%	324	46.1%
	East St. Louis	631	160	25.4%	28	4.4%	5	0.8%	197	31.2%
	Marion	633	231	36.5%	35	5.5%	5	0.8%	278	43.9%
	ALL CHILDREN	5,597	1,934	34.6%	197	3.5%	49	0.9%	2,246	40.1%