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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 December 31, 2024.

Illinois Total		Children Entering Substitute Care	Attained Permanence within 24 Months
			Reunification		Adoption		Guardianship		Total Permanences
			N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%
2016	4,591	1,247	27.2%	204	4.4%	91	2.0%	1,603	34.9%
2017	4,731	1,238	26.2%	212	4.5%	75	1.6%	1,599	33.8%
2018	5,692	1,635	28.7%	214	3.8%	86	1.5%	2,000	35.1%
2019	6,440	1,868	29.0%	164	2.5%	76	1.2%	2,177	33.8%
2020	7,364	2,310	31.4%	133	1.8%	69	0.9%	2,577	35.0%
2021	7,077	2,474	35.0%	168	2.4%	57	0.8%	2,775	39.2%
2022	5,743	1,899	33.1%	161	2.8%	80	1.4%	2,210	38.5%
2023*	5,591	1,782	31.9%	153	2.7%	47	0.8%	2,039	36.5%

Illinois Total		Children Entering Substitute Care	Attained Permanence within 24 Months
			Reunification		Adoption		Guardianship		Total Permanences
			N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%
2016	Black	1,783	434	24.3%	45	2.5%	18	1.0%	529	29.7%
	White	2,111	611	28.9%	143	6.8%	62	2.9%	839	39.7%
	Latinx (Any Race)	491	145	29.5%	7	1.4%	8	1.6%	162	33.0%
	Other Race	170	40	23.5%	5	2.9%	2	1.2%	51	30.0%
	ALL CHILDREN	4,591	1,247	27.2%	204	4.4%	91	2.0%	1,603	34.9%
2017	Black	1,733	422	24.4%	49	2.8%	20	1.2%	522	30.1%
	White	2,256	619	27.4%	126	5.6%	41	1.8%	817	36.2%
	Latinx (Any Race)	475	127	26.7%	18	3.8%	9	1.9%	160	33.7%
	Other Race	227	60	26.4%	17	7.5%	5	2.2%	87	38.3%
	ALL CHILDREN	4,731	1,238	26.2%	212	4.5%	75	1.6%	1,599	33.8%
2018	Black	2,120	568	26.8%	54	2.5%	24	1.1%	672	31.7%
	White	2,812	841	29.9%	139	4.9%	50	1.8%	1,062	37.8%
	Latinx (Any Race)	425	132	31.1%	11	2.6%	6	1.4%	154	36.2%
	Other Race	262	71	27.1%	9	3.4%	5	1.9%	87	33.2%
	ALL CHILDREN	5,692	1,635	28.7%	214	3.8%	86	1.5%	2,000	35.1%
2019	Black	2,249	602	26.8%	30	1.3%	14	0.6%	669	29.7%
	White	3,311	1,011	30.5%	112	3.4%	55	1.7%	1,213	36.6%
	Latinx (Any Race)	538	146	27.1%	5	0.9%	3	0.6%	163	30.3%
	Other Race	282	84	29.8%	16	5.7%	3	1.1%	105	37.2%
	ALL CHILDREN	6,440	1,868	29.0%	164	2.5%	76	1.2%	2,177	33.8%
2020	Black	2,636	786	29.8%	19	0.7%	7	0.3%	836	31.7%
	White	3,517	1,189	33.8%	101	2.9%	56	1.6%	1,381	39.3%
	Latinx (Any Race)	849	212	25.0%	5	0.6%	5	0.6%	228	26.9%
	Other Race	299	105	35.1%	7	2.3%	0	0.0%	112	37.5%
	ALL CHILDREN	7,364	2,310	31.4%	133	1.8%	69	0.9%	2,577	35.0%
2021	Black	2,205	700	31.7%	37	1.7%	20	0.9%	775	35.1%
	White	3,643	1,341	36.8%	111	3.0%	25	0.7%	1,523	41.8%
	Latinx (Any Race)	869	298	34.3%	15	1.7%	6	0.7%	328	37.7%
	Other Race	292	105	36.0%	5	1.7%	3	1.0%	115	39.4%
	ALL CHILDREN	7,077	2,474	35.0%	168	2.4%	57	0.8%	2,775	39.2%
2022	Black	1,874	596	31.8%	36	1.9%	23	1.2%	685	36.6%
	White	2,946	997	33.8%	112	3.8%	46	1.6%	1,189	40.4%
	Latinx (Any Race)	654	214	32.7%	9	1.4%	9	1.4%	236	36.1%
	Other Race	217	69	31.8%	3	1.4%	2	0.9%	76	35.0%
	ALL CHILDREN	5,743	1,899	33.1%	161	2.8%	80	1.4%	2,210	38.5%
2023*	Black	1,846	529	28.7%	29	1.6%	14	0.8%	588	31.9%
	White	2,815	934	33.2%	106	3.8%	28	1.0%	1,093	38.8%
	Latinx (Any Race)	582	183	31.4%	11	1.9%	1	0.2%	208	35.7%
	Other Race	257	107	41.6%	2	0.8%	2	0.8%	113	44.0%
	ALL CHILDREN	5,591	1,782	31.9%	153	2.7%	47	0.8%	2,039	36.5%

Illinois Total		Children Entering Substitute Care	Attained Permanence within 24 Months
			Reunification		Adoption		Guardianship		Total Permanences
			N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%
2016	0 to 2	1,850	476	25.7%	144	7.8%	18	1.0%	646	34.9%
	3 to 5	759	226	29.8%	26	3.4%	18	2.4%	270	35.6%
	6 to 11	1,053	328	31.1%	20	1.9%	23	2.2%	375	35.6%
	12 to 17	929	217	23.4%	14	1.5%	32	3.4%	312	33.6%
	ALL CHILDREN	4,591	1,247	27.2%	204	4.4%	91	2.0%	1,603	34.9%
2017	0 to 2	1,894	449	23.7%	156	8.2%	23	1.2%	634	33.5%
	3 to 5	827	238	28.8%	25	3.0%	13	1.6%	276	33.4%
	6 to 11	1,123	363	32.3%	18	1.6%	19	1.7%	405	36.1%
	12 to 17	887	188	21.2%	13	1.5%	20	2.3%	284	32.0%
	ALL CHILDREN	4,731	1,238	26.2%	212	4.5%	75	1.6%	1,599	33.8%
2018	0 to 2	2,368	582	24.6%	171	7.2%	34	1.4%	795	33.6%
	3 to 5	921	289	31.4%	17	1.8%	12	1.3%	318	34.5%
	6 to 11	1,386	500	36.1%	18	1.3%	17	1.2%	540	39.0%
	12 to 17	1,017	264	26.0%	8	0.8%	23	2.3%	347	34.1%
	ALL CHILDREN	5,692	1,635	28.7%	214	3.8%	86	1.5%	2,000	35.1%
2019	0 to 2	2,521	650	25.8%	129	5.1%	24	1.0%	811	32.2%
	3 to 5	1,198	394	32.9%	16	1.3%	13	1.1%	426	35.6%
	6 to 11	1,579	510	32.3%	13	0.8%	17	1.1%	542	34.3%
	12 to 17	1,142	314	27.5%	6	0.5%	22	1.9%	398	34.9%
	ALL CHILDREN	6,440	1,868	29.0%	164	2.5%	76	1.2%	2,177	33.8%
2020	0 to 2	2,983	835	28.0%	112	3.8%	20	0.7%	974	32.7%
	3 to 5	1,296	485	37.4%	8	0.6%	9	0.7%	503	38.8%
	6 to 11	1,704	627	36.8%	5	0.3%	20	1.2%	654	38.4%
	12 to 17	1,380	363	26.3%	8	0.6%	20	1.4%	446	32.3%
	ALL CHILDREN	7,364	2,310	31.4%	133	1.8%	69	0.9%	2,577	35.0%
2021	0 to 2	2,948	926	31.4%	126	4.3%	23	0.8%	1,082	36.7%
	3 to 5	1,228	512	41.7%	13	1.1%	9	0.7%	538	43.8%
	6 to 11	1,635	673	41.2%	19	1.2%	12	0.7%	706	43.2%
	12 to 17	1,266	363	28.7%	10	0.8%	13	1.0%	449	35.5%
	ALL CHILDREN	7,077	2,474	35.0%	168	2.4%	57	0.8%	2,775	39.2%
2022	0 to 2	2,335	649	27.8%	117	5.0%	32	1.4%	806	34.5%
	3 to 5	993	413	41.6%	11	1.1%	10	1.0%	438	44.1%
	6 to 11	1,380	541	39.2%	21	1.5%	15	1.1%	579	42.0%
	12 to 17	1,034	296	28.6%	12	1.2%	23	2.2%	387	37.4%
	ALL CHILDREN	5,743	1,899	33.1%	161	2.8%	80	1.4%	2,210	38.5%
2023*	0 to 2	2,238	641	28.6%	120	5.4%	15	0.7%	786	35.1%
	3 to 5	971	372	38.3%	10	1.0%	5	0.5%	387	39.9%
	6 to 11	1,378	532	38.6%	10	0.7%	8	0.6%	550	39.9%
	12 to 17	1,004	237	23.6%	13	1.3%	19	1.9%	316	31.5%
	ALL CHILDREN	5,591	1,782	31.9%	153	2.7%	47	0.8%	2,039	36.5%

Illinois Total		Children Entering Substitute Care	Attained Permanence within 24 Months
			Reunification		Adoption		Guardianship		Total Permanences
			N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%
2016	Female	2,202	584	26.5%	92	4.2%	47	2.1%	754	34.2%
	Male	2,389	663	27.8%	112	4.7%	44	1.8%	849	35.5%
	ALL CHILDREN	4,591	1,247	27.2%	204	4.4%	91	2.0%	1,603	34.9%
2017	Female	2,292	602	26.3%	108	4.7%	32	1.4%	771	33.6%
	Male	2,439	636	26.1%	104	4.3%	43	1.8%	828	33.9%
	ALL CHILDREN	4,731	1,238	26.2%	212	4.5%	75	1.6%	1,599	33.8%
2018	Female	2,730	766	28.1%	103	3.8%	49	1.8%	947	34.7%
	Male	2,962	869	29.3%	111	3.7%	37	1.2%	1,053	35.6%
	ALL CHILDREN	5,692	1,635	28.7%	214	3.8%	86	1.5%	2,000	35.1%
2019	Female	3,203	939	29.3%	89	2.8%	42	1.3%	1,101	34.4%
	Male	3,237	929	28.7%	75	2.3%	34	1.1%	1,076	33.2%
	ALL CHILDREN	6,440	1,868	29.0%	164	2.5%	76	1.2%	2,177	33.8%
2020	Female	3,628	1,119	30.8%	64	1.8%	42	1.2%	1,256	34.6%
	Male	3,736	1,191	31.9%	69	1.8%	27	0.7%	1,321	35.4%
	ALL CHILDREN	7,364	2,310	31.4%	133	1.8%	69	0.9%	2,577	35.0%
2021	Female	3,449	1,171	34.0%	97	2.8%	28	0.8%	1,335	38.7%
	Male	3,628	1,303	35.9%	71	2.0%	29	0.8%	1,440	39.7%
	ALL CHILDREN	7,077	2,474	35.0%	168	2.4%	57	0.8%	2,775	39.2%
2022	Female	2,833	926	32.7%	72	2.5%	39	1.4%	1,069	37.7%
	Male	2,910	973	33.4%	89	3.1%	41	1.4%	1,141	39.2%
	ALL CHILDREN	5,743	1,899	33.1%	161	2.8%	80	1.4%	2,210	38.5%
2023*	Female	2,772	871	31.4%	75	2.7%	26	0.9%	996	35.9%
	Male	2,819	911	32.3%	78	2.8%	21	0.7%	1,043	37.0%
	ALL CHILDREN	5,591	1,782	31.9%	153	2.7%	47	0.8%	2,039	36.5%

Illinois Total		Children Entering Substitute Care	Attained Permanence within 24 Months
			Reunification		Adoption		Guardianship		Total Permanences
			N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%
2016	Cook	1,224	176	14.4%	17	1.4%	9	0.7%	222	18.1%
	Northern	902	310	34.4%	50	5.5%	31	3.4%	399	44.2%
	Central	1,588	525	33.1%	92	5.8%	26	1.6%	665	41.9%
	Southern	877	236	26.9%	45	5.1%	25	2.9%	317	36.1%
	ALL CHILDREN	4,591	1,247	27.2%	204	4.4%	91	2.0%	1,603	34.9%
2017	Cook	1,165	187	16.1%	18	1.5%	4	0.3%	229	19.7%
	Northern	848	256	30.2%	53	6.3%	18	2.1%	343	40.4%
	Central	1,751	550	31.4%	90	5.1%	29	1.7%	690	39.4%
	Southern	967	245	25.3%	51	5.3%	24	2.5%	337	34.9%
	ALL CHILDREN	4,731	1,238	26.2%	212	4.5%	75	1.6%	1,599	33.8%
2018	Cook	1,349	281	20.8%	13	1.0%	8	0.6%	319	23.6%
	Northern	913	317	34.7%	47	5.1%	27	3.0%	401	43.9%
	Central	2,119	706	33.3%	92	4.3%	24	1.1%	840	39.6%
	Southern	1,311	331	25.2%	62	4.7%	27	2.1%	440	33.6%
	ALL CHILDREN	5,692	1,635	28.7%	214	3.8%	86	1.5%	2,000	35.1%
2019	Cook	1,245	204	16.4%	14	1.1%	5	0.4%	236	19.0%
	Northern	1,115	375	33.6%	35	3.1%	12	1.1%	434	38.9%
	Central	2,486	812	32.7%	70	2.8%	28	1.1%	934	37.6%
	Southern	1,594	477	29.9%	45	2.8%	31	1.9%	573	35.9%
	ALL CHILDREN	6,440	1,868	29.0%	164	2.5%	76	1.2%	2,177	33.8%
2020	Cook	1,779	285	16.0%	1	0.1%	2	0.1%	296	16.6%
	Northern	1,323	558	42.2%	34	2.6%	13	1.0%	621	46.9%
	Central	2,772	1,012	36.5%	52	1.9%	25	0.9%	1,115	40.2%
	Southern	1,490	455	30.5%	46	3.1%	29	1.9%	545	36.6%
	ALL CHILDREN	7,364	2,310	31.4%	133	1.8%	69	0.9%	2,577	35.0%
2021	Cook	1,305	248	19.0%	6	0.5%	1	0.1%	267	20.5%
	Northern	1,612	761	47.2%	44	2.7%	20	1.2%	834	51.7%
	Central	2,643	982	37.2%	62	2.3%	20	0.8%	1,093	41.4%
	Southern	1,517	483	31.8%	56	3.7%	16	1.1%	581	38.3%
	ALL CHILDREN	7,077	2,474	35.0%	168	2.4%	57	0.8%	2,775	39.2%
2022	Cook	1,010	204	20.2%	15	1.5%	13	1.3%	251	24.9%
	Northern	1,264	501	39.6%	52	4.1%	21	1.7%	584	46.2%
	Central	2,136	785	36.8%	53	2.5%	27	1.3%	885	41.4%
	Southern	1,333	409	30.7%	41	3.1%	19	1.4%	490	36.8%
	ALL CHILDREN	5,743	1,899	33.1%	161	2.8%	80	1.4%	2,210	38.5%
2023*	Cook	943	184	19.5%	10	1.1%	5	0.5%	217	23.0%
	Northern	1,127	452	40.1%	34	3.0%	14	1.2%	507	45.0%
	Central	2,238	790	35.3%	60	2.7%	17	0.8%	888	39.7%
	Southern	1,283	356	27.7%	49	3.8%	11	0.9%	427	33.3%
	ALL CHILDREN	5,591	1,782	31.9%	153	2.7%	47	0.8%	2,039	36.5%

Illinois Total		Children Entering Substitute Care	Attained Permanence within 24 Months
			Reunification		Adoption		Guardianship		Total Permanences
			N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%
2016	Cook North	319	50	15.7%	3	0.9%	4	1.3%	60	18.8%
	Cook Central	430	58	13.5%	7	1.6%	1	0.2%	73	17.0%
	Cook South	475	68	14.3%	7	1.5%	4	0.8%	89	18.7%
	Aurora	409	128	31.3%	17	4.2%	18	4.4%	169	41.3%
	Rockford	493	182	36.9%	33	6.7%	13	2.6%	230	46.7%
	Champaign	530	197	37.2%	40	7.5%	6	1.1%	253	47.7%
	Peoria	619	190	30.7%	20	3.2%	11	1.8%	228	36.8%
	Springfield	439	138	31.4%	32	7.3%	9	2.1%	184	41.9%
	East St. Louis	378	85	22.5%	20	5.3%	3	0.8%	110	29.1%
	Marion	499	151	30.3%	25	5.0%	22	4.4%	207	41.5%
	ALL CHILDREN	4,591	1,247	27.2%	204	4.4%	91	2.0%	1,603	34.9%
2017	Cook North	270	53	19.6%	1	0.4%	0	0.0%	57	21.1%
	Cook Central	346	62	17.9%	5	1.4%	1	0.3%	74	21.4%
	Cook South	549	72	13.1%	12	2.2%	3	0.5%	98	17.9%
	Aurora	385	110	28.6%	28	7.3%	13	3.4%	158	41.0%
	Rockford	463	146	31.5%	25	5.4%	5	1.1%	185	40.0%
	Champaign	643	234	36.4%	41	6.4%	5	0.8%	285	44.3%
	Peoria	587	182	31.0%	27	4.6%	17	2.9%	234	39.9%
	Springfield	521	134	25.7%	22	4.2%	7	1.3%	171	32.8%
	East St. Louis	393	79	20.1%	19	4.8%	10	2.5%	112	28.5%
	Marion	574	166	28.9%	32	5.6%	14	2.4%	225	39.2%
	ALL CHILDREN	4,731	1,238	26.2%	212	4.5%	75	1.6%	1,599	33.8%
2018	Cook North	350	85	24.3%	3	0.9%	0	0.0%	91	26.0%
	Cook Central	391	78	19.9%	3	0.8%	6	1.5%	91	23.3%
	Cook South	608	118	19.4%	7	1.2%	2	0.3%	137	22.5%
	Aurora	467	162	34.7%	16	3.4%	18	3.9%	203	43.5%
	Rockford	446	155	34.8%	31	7.0%	9	2.0%	198	44.4%
	Champaign	696	274	39.4%	40	5.7%	5	0.7%	324	46.6%
	Peoria	793	260	32.8%	25	3.2%	13	1.6%	309	39.0%
	Springfield	630	172	27.3%	27	4.3%	6	1.0%	207	32.9%
	East St. Louis	553	123	22.2%	25	4.5%	9	1.6%	163	29.5%
	Marion	758	208	27.4%	37	4.9%	18	2.4%	277	36.5%
	ALL CHILDREN	5,692	1,635	28.7%	214	3.8%	86	1.5%	2,000	35.1%
2019	Cook North	316	64	20.3%	6	1.9%	2	0.6%	78	24.7%
	Cook Central	345	54	15.7%	6	1.7%	1	0.3%	65	18.8%
	Cook South	584	86	14.7%	2	0.3%	2	0.3%	93	15.9%
	Aurora	528	170	32.2%	11	2.1%	9	1.7%	194	36.7%
	Rockford	587	205	34.9%	24	4.1%	3	0.5%	240	40.9%
	Champaign	1,005	406	40.4%	25	2.5%	1	0.1%	443	44.1%
	Peoria	813	215	26.4%	25	3.1%	15	1.8%	262	32.2%
	Springfield	668	191	28.6%	20	3.0%	12	1.8%	229	34.3%
	East St. Louis	655	180	27.5%	20	3.1%	11	1.7%	215	32.8%
	Marion	939	297	31.6%	25	2.7%	20	2.1%	358	38.1%
	ALL CHILDREN	6,440	1,868	29.0%	164	2.5%	76	1.2%	2,177	33.8%
2020	Cook North	448	82	18.3%	1	0.2%	0	0.0%	85	19.0%
	Cook Central	510	81	15.9%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	83	16.3%
	Cook South	821	122	14.9%	0	0.0%	2	0.2%	128	15.6%
	Aurora	763	338	44.3%	16	2.1%	10	1.3%	375	49.1%
	Rockford	560	220	39.3%	18	3.2%	3	0.5%	246	43.9%
	Champaign	905	358	39.6%	21	2.3%	5	0.6%	395	43.6%
	Peoria	1,065	406	38.1%	14	1.3%	18	1.7%	447	42.0%
	Springfield	802	248	30.9%	17	2.1%	2	0.2%	273	34.0%
	East St. Louis	565	148	26.2%	19	3.4%	13	2.3%	184	32.6%
	Marion	925	307	33.2%	27	2.9%	16	1.7%	361	39.0%
	ALL CHILDREN	7,364	2,310	31.4%	133	1.8%	69	0.9%	2,577	35.0%
2021	Cook North	326	60	18.4%	3	0.9%	1	0.3%	68	20.9%
	Cook Central	385	78	20.3%	1	0.3%	0	0.0%	83	21.6%
	Cook South	594	110	18.5%	2	0.3%	0	0.0%	116	19.5%
	Aurora	981	449	45.8%	29	3.0%	12	1.2%	494	50.4%
	Rockford	631	312	49.4%	15	2.4%	8	1.3%	340	53.9%
	Champaign	975	414	42.5%	19	1.9%	6	0.6%	444	45.5%
	Peoria	972	309	31.8%	18	1.9%	4	0.4%	345	35.5%
	Springfield	696	259	37.2%	25	3.6%	10	1.4%	304	43.7%
	East St. Louis	628	179	28.5%	20	3.2%	7	1.1%	212	33.8%
	Marion	889	304	34.2%	36	4.0%	9	1.0%	369	41.5%
	ALL CHILDREN	7,077	2,474	35.0%	168	2.4%	57	0.8%	2,775	39.2%
2022	Cook North	306	77	25.2%	4	1.3%	6	2.0%	93	30.4%
	Cook Central	253	38	15.0%	5	2.0%	3	1.2%	51	20.2%
	Cook South	451	89	19.7%	6	1.3%	4	0.9%	107	23.7%
	Aurora	840	342	40.7%	21	2.5%	18	2.1%	387	46.1%
	Rockford	424	159	37.5%	31	7.3%	3	0.7%	197	46.5%
	Champaign	757	280	37.0%	23	3.0%	6	0.8%	315	41.6%
	Peoria	804	303	37.7%	11	1.4%	14	1.7%	335	41.7%
	Springfield	575	202	35.1%	19	3.3%	7	1.2%	235	40.9%
	East St. Louis	557	148	26.6%	13	2.3%	11	2.0%	176	31.6%
	Marion	776	261	33.6%	28	3.6%	8	1.0%	314	40.5%
	ALL CHILDREN	5,743	1,899	33.1%	161	2.8%	80	1.4%	2,210	38.5%
2023*	Cook North	278	74	26.6%	5	1.8%	1	0.4%	89	32.0%
	Cook Central	206	23	11.2%	1	0.5%	1	0.5%	28	13.6%
	Cook South	459	87	19.0%	4	0.9%	3	0.7%	100	21.8%
	Aurora	713	298	41.8%	11	1.5%	11	1.5%	327	45.9%
	Rockford	414	154	37.2%	23	5.6%	3	0.7%	180	43.5%
	Champaign	828	314	37.9%	26	3.1%	4	0.5%	352	42.5%
	Peoria	725	218	30.1%	11	1.5%	7	1.0%	242	33.4%
	Springfield	685	258	37.7%	23	3.4%	6	0.9%	294	42.9%
	East St. Louis	570	122	21.4%	16	2.8%	6	1.1%	147	25.8%
	Marion	713	234	32.8%	33	4.6%	5	0.7%	280	39.3%
	ALL CHILDREN	5,591	1,782	31.9%	153	2.7%	47	0.8%	2,039	36.5%