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Permanence Within 36 Months (By Permanence Type)

Of all children who entered substitute care during the year, the percentage that attained permanence within 36 months.

Data extracted on January 1, 2026.

Illinois Total		Children Entering Substitute Care	Attained Permanence within 36 Months
			Reunification		Adoption		Guardianship		Total Permanences
			N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%
2016	4,594	1,643	35.8%	642	14.0%	169	3.7%	2,557	55.7%
2017	4,730	1,622	34.3%	756	16.0%	145	3.1%	2,640	55.8%
2018	5,695	2,153	37.8%	659	11.6%	140	2.5%	3,074	54.0%
2019	6,447	2,488	38.6%	620	9.6%	138	2.1%	3,360	52.1%
2020	7,367	3,100	42.1%	579	7.9%	133	1.8%	3,928	53.3%
2021	7,081	3,108	43.9%	622	8.8%	133	1.9%	3,995	56.4%
2022	5,750	2,497	43.4%	647	11.3%	153	2.7%	3,398	59.1%
2023*	2,706	1,213	44.8%	338	12.5%	93	3.4%	1,698	62.7%

Illinois Total		Children Entering Substitute Care	Attained Permanence within 36 Months
			Reunification		Adoption		Guardianship		Total Permanences
			N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%
2016	Black (Non-Latinx)	1,784	592	33.2%	171	9.6%	50	2.8%	855	47.9%
	White (Non-Latinx)	2,111	769	36.4%	409	19.4%	100	4.7%	1,328	62.9%
	Latinx (Any Race)	493	205	41.6%	31	6.3%	16	3.2%	260	52.7%
	Other Race	169	56	33.1%	23	13.6%	2	1.2%	84	49.7%
	ALL CHILDREN	4,594	1,643	35.8%	642	14.0%	169	3.7%	2,557	55.7%
2017	Black (Non-Latinx)	1,732	546	31.5%	182	10.5%	41	2.4%	817	47.2%
	White (Non-Latinx)	2,250	822	36.5%	475	21.1%	74	3.3%	1,426	63.4%
	Latinx (Any Race)	479	159	33.2%	54	11.3%	22	4.6%	243	50.7%
	Other Race	229	78	34.1%	42	18.3%	6	2.6%	130	56.8%
	ALL CHILDREN	4,730	1,622	34.3%	756	16.0%	145	3.1%	2,640	55.8%
2018	Black (Non-Latinx)	2,120	770	36.3%	168	7.9%	38	1.8%	1,024	48.3%
	White (Non-Latinx)	2,812	1,080	38.4%	414	14.7%	84	3.0%	1,639	58.3%
	Latinx (Any Race)	425	176	41.4%	34	8.0%	8	1.9%	225	52.9%
	Other Race	264	94	35.6%	34	12.9%	8	3.0%	141	53.4%
	ALL CHILDREN	5,695	2,153	37.8%	659	11.6%	140	2.5%	3,074	54.0%
2019	Black (Non-Latinx)	2,253	815	36.2%	138	6.1%	33	1.5%	1,018	45.2%
	White (Non-Latinx)	3,307	1,332	40.3%	404	12.2%	85	2.6%	1,890	57.2%
	Latinx (Any Race)	542	206	38.0%	24	4.4%	11	2.0%	253	46.7%
	Other Race	284	107	37.7%	44	15.5%	5	1.8%	157	55.3%
	ALL CHILDREN	6,447	2,488	38.6%	620	9.6%	138	2.1%	3,360	52.1%
2020	Black (Non-Latinx)	2,638	1,075	40.8%	110	4.2%	24	0.9%	1,254	47.5%
	White (Non-Latinx)	3,514	1,526	43.4%	400	11.4%	92	2.6%	2,075	59.0%
	Latinx (Any Race)	850	338	39.8%	30	3.5%	8	0.9%	386	45.4%
	Other Race	302	134	44.4%	34	11.3%	5	1.7%	176	58.3%
	ALL CHILDREN	7,367	3,100	42.1%	579	7.9%	133	1.8%	3,928	53.3%
2021	Black (Non-Latinx)	2,204	875	39.7%	136	6.2%	40	1.8%	1,087	49.3%
	White (Non-Latinx)	3,643	1,630	44.7%	400	11.0%	70	1.9%	2,178	59.8%
	Latinx (Any Race)	872	423	48.5%	62	7.1%	15	1.7%	513	58.8%
	Other Race	290	143	49.3%	19	6.6%	7	2.4%	173	59.7%
	ALL CHILDREN	7,081	3,108	43.9%	622	8.8%	133	1.9%	3,995	56.4%
2022	Black (Non-Latinx)	1,872	793	42.4%	151	8.1%	49	2.6%	1,034	55.2%
	White (Non-Latinx)	2,939	1,269	43.2%	408	13.9%	88	3.0%	1,815	61.8%
	Latinx (Any Race)	656	307	46.8%	53	8.1%	14	2.1%	379	57.8%
	Other Race	230	100	43.5%	27	11.7%	2	0.9%	134	58.3%
	ALL CHILDREN	5,750	2,497	43.4%	647	11.3%	153	2.7%	3,398	59.1%
2023*	Black (Non-Latinx)	950	400	42.1%	63	6.6%	31	3.3%	518	54.5%
	White (Non-Latinx)	1,340	604	45.1%	243	18.1%	49	3.7%	912	68.1%
	Latinx (Any Race)	252	121	48.0%	21	8.3%	10	4.0%	161	63.9%
	Other Race	129	72	55.8%	8	6.2%	2	1.6%	85	65.9%
	ALL CHILDREN	2,706	1,213	44.8%	338	12.5%	93	3.4%	1,698	62.7%

Illinois Total		Children Entering Substitute Care	Attained Permanence within 36 Months
			Reunification		Adoption		Guardianship		Total Permanences
			N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%
2016	0 to 2	1,852	636	34.3%	413	22.3%	38	2.1%	1,096	59.2%
	3 to 5	759	301	39.7%	108	14.2%	27	3.6%	436	57.4%
	6 to 11	1,053	420	39.9%	94	8.9%	58	5.5%	575	54.6%
	12 to 17	930	286	30.8%	27	2.9%	46	4.9%	450	48.4%
	ALL CHILDREN	4,594	1,643	35.8%	642	14.0%	169	3.7%	2,557	55.7%
2017	0 to 2	1,893	597	31.5%	466	24.6%	40	2.1%	1,111	58.7%
	3 to 5	825	317	38.4%	131	15.9%	22	2.7%	471	57.1%
	6 to 11	1,124	461	41.0%	125	11.1%	41	3.6%	631	56.1%
	12 to 17	888	247	27.8%	34	3.8%	42	4.7%	427	48.1%
	ALL CHILDREN	4,730	1,622	34.3%	756	16.0%	145	3.1%	2,640	55.8%
2018	0 to 2	2,368	803	33.9%	487	20.6%	43	1.8%	1,340	56.6%
	3 to 5	922	383	41.5%	69	7.5%	19	2.1%	472	51.2%
	6 to 11	1,387	626	45.1%	82	5.9%	38	2.7%	752	54.2%
	12 to 17	1,018	341	33.5%	21	2.1%	40	3.9%	510	50.1%
	ALL CHILDREN	5,695	2,153	37.8%	659	11.6%	140	2.5%	3,074	54.0%
2019	0 to 2	2,523	887	35.2%	418	16.6%	36	1.4%	1,348	53.4%
	3 to 5	1,198	528	44.1%	89	7.4%	23	1.9%	643	53.7%
	6 to 11	1,580	681	43.1%	90	5.7%	41	2.6%	813	51.5%
	12 to 17	1,146	392	34.2%	23	2.0%	38	3.3%	556	48.5%
	ALL CHILDREN	6,447	2,488	38.6%	620	9.6%	138	2.1%	3,360	52.1%
2020	0 to 2	2,982	1,168	39.2%	424	14.2%	40	1.3%	1,634	54.8%
	3 to 5	1,296	648	50.0%	70	5.4%	22	1.7%	741	57.2%
	6 to 11	1,707	822	48.2%	67	3.9%	37	2.2%	928	54.4%
	12 to 17	1,382	462	33.4%	18	1.3%	34	2.5%	625	45.2%
	ALL CHILDREN	7,367	3,100	42.1%	579	7.9%	133	1.8%	3,928	53.3%
2021	0 to 2	2,950	1,178	39.9%	463	15.7%	46	1.6%	1,693	57.4%
	3 to 5	1,226	631	51.5%	62	5.1%	21	1.7%	716	58.4%
	6 to 11	1,637	865	52.8%	62	3.8%	32	2.0%	961	58.7%
	12 to 17	1,268	434	34.2%	35	2.8%	34	2.7%	625	49.3%
	ALL CHILDREN	7,081	3,108	43.9%	622	8.8%	133	1.9%	3,995	56.4%
2022	0 to 2	2,335	885	37.9%	462	19.8%	44	1.9%	1,398	59.9%
	3 to 5	993	540	54.4%	70	7.0%	19	1.9%	633	63.7%
	6 to 11	1,385	696	50.3%	87	6.3%	47	3.4%	832	60.1%
	12 to 17	1,037	376	36.3%	28	2.7%	43	4.1%	535	51.6%
	ALL CHILDREN	5,750	2,497	43.4%	647	11.3%	153	2.7%	3,398	59.1%
2023*	0 to 2	1,131	462	40.8%	239	21.1%	16	1.4%	724	64.0%
	3 to 5	455	228	50.1%	43	9.5%	14	3.1%	286	62.9%
	6 to 11	649	365	56.2%	41	6.3%	35	5.4%	442	68.1%
	12 to 17	471	158	33.5%	15	3.2%	28	5.9%	246	52.2%
	ALL CHILDREN	2,706	1,213	44.8%	338	12.5%	93	3.4%	1,698	62.7%

Illinois Total		Children Entering Substitute Care	Attained Permanence within 36 Months
			Reunification		Adoption		Guardianship		Total Permanences
			N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%
2016	Female	2,204	766	34.8%	305	13.8%	86	3.9%	1,214	55.1%
	Male	2,390	877	36.7%	337	14.1%	83	3.5%	1,343	56.2%
	ALL CHILDREN	4,594	1,643	35.8%	642	14.0%	169	3.7%	2,557	55.7%
2017	Female	2,291	792	34.6%	363	15.8%	62	2.7%	1,268	55.3%
	Male	2,439	830	34.0%	393	16.1%	83	3.4%	1,372	56.3%
	ALL CHILDREN	4,730	1,622	34.3%	756	16.0%	145	3.1%	2,640	55.8%
2018	Female	2,732	1,012	37.0%	328	12.0%	74	2.7%	1,472	53.9%
	Male	2,963	1,141	38.5%	331	11.2%	66	2.2%	1,602	54.1%
	ALL CHILDREN	5,695	2,153	37.8%	659	11.6%	140	2.5%	3,074	54.0%
2019	Female	3,206	1,250	39.0%	310	9.7%	73	2.3%	1,681	52.4%
	Male	3,241	1,238	38.2%	310	9.6%	65	2.0%	1,679	51.8%
	ALL CHILDREN	6,447	2,488	38.6%	620	9.6%	138	2.1%	3,360	52.1%
2020	Female	3,632	1,495	41.2%	273	7.5%	74	2.0%	1,897	52.2%
	Male	3,735	1,605	43.0%	306	8.2%	59	1.6%	2,031	54.4%
	ALL CHILDREN	7,367	3,100	42.1%	579	7.9%	133	1.8%	3,928	53.3%
2021	Female	3,449	1,468	42.6%	338	9.8%	72	2.1%	1,945	56.4%
	Male	3,632	1,640	45.2%	284	7.8%	61	1.7%	2,050	56.4%
	ALL CHILDREN	7,081	3,108	43.9%	622	8.8%	133	1.9%	3,995	56.4%
2022	Female	2,836	1,235	43.5%	293	10.3%	82	2.9%	1,657	58.4%
	Male	2,914	1,262	43.3%	354	12.1%	71	2.4%	1,741	59.7%
	ALL CHILDREN	5,750	2,497	43.4%	647	11.3%	153	2.7%	3,398	59.1%
2023*	Female	1,326	598	45.1%	167	12.6%	46	3.5%	833	62.8%
	Male	1,380	615	44.6%	171	12.4%	47	3.4%	865	62.7%
	ALL CHILDREN	2,706	1,213	44.8%	338	12.5%	93	3.4%	1,698	62.7%

Illinois Total		Children Entering Substitute Care	Attained Permanence within 36 Months
			Reunification		Adoption		Guardianship		Total Permanences
			N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%
2016	Cook	1,211	279	23.0%	71	5.9%	45	3.7%	422	34.8%
	Northern	909	356	39.2%	165	18.2%	34	3.7%	570	62.7%
	Central	1,575	671	42.6%	269	17.1%	51	3.2%	1,027	65.2%
	Southern	877	317	36.1%	137	15.6%	37	4.2%	516	58.8%
	ALL CHILDREN	4,594	1,643	35.8%	642	14.0%	169	3.7%	2,557	55.7%
2017	Cook	1,161	278	23.9%	68	5.9%	23	2.0%	397	34.2%
	Northern	869	326	37.5%	177	20.4%	34	3.9%	563	64.8%
	Central	1,721	671	39.0%	309	18.0%	47	2.7%	1,063	61.8%
	Southern	974	342	35.1%	202	20.7%	41	4.2%	612	62.8%
	ALL CHILDREN	4,730	1,622	34.3%	756	16.0%	145	3.1%	2,640	55.8%
2018	Cook	1,367	409	29.9%	51	3.7%	16	1.2%	507	37.1%
	Northern	925	383	41.4%	144	15.6%	39	4.2%	582	62.9%
	Central	2,087	897	43.0%	257	12.3%	42	2.0%	1,236	59.2%
	Southern	1,303	452	34.7%	207	15.9%	43	3.3%	736	56.5%
	ALL CHILDREN	5,695	2,153	37.8%	659	11.6%	140	2.5%	3,074	54.0%
2019	Cook	1,336	360	26.9%	36	2.7%	22	1.6%	437	32.7%
	Northern	1,083	449	41.5%	101	9.3%	26	2.4%	594	54.8%
	Central	2,462	1,047	42.5%	295	12.0%	49	2.0%	1,432	58.2%
	Southern	1,557	623	40.0%	188	12.1%	41	2.6%	888	57.0%
	ALL CHILDREN	6,447	2,488	38.6%	620	9.6%	138	2.1%	3,360	52.1%
2020	Cook	1,819	548	30.1%	41	2.3%	14	0.8%	620	34.1%
	Northern	1,292	662	51.2%	108	8.4%	22	1.7%	815	63.1%
	Central	2,762	1,291	46.7%	264	9.6%	44	1.6%	1,641	59.4%
	Southern	1,479	584	39.5%	166	11.2%	53	3.6%	837	56.6%
	ALL CHILDREN	7,367	3,100	42.1%	579	7.9%	133	1.8%	3,928	53.3%
2021	Cook	1,379	438	31.8%	36	2.6%	21	1.5%	517	37.5%
	Northern	1,552	862	55.5%	162	10.4%	35	2.3%	1,077	69.4%
	Central	2,649	1,218	46.0%	244	9.2%	39	1.5%	1,553	58.6%
	Southern	1,481	572	38.6%	180	12.2%	36	2.4%	828	55.9%
	ALL CHILDREN	7,081	3,108	43.9%	622	8.8%	133	1.9%	3,995	56.4%
2022	Cook	1,059	338	31.9%	62	5.9%	30	2.8%	458	43.2%
	Northern	1,219	591	48.5%	148	12.1%	40	3.3%	794	65.1%
	Central	2,142	1,012	47.2%	251	11.7%	44	2.1%	1,332	62.2%
	Southern	1,318	546	41.4%	186	14.1%	38	2.9%	802	60.8%
	ALL CHILDREN	5,750	2,497	43.4%	647	11.3%	153	2.7%	3,398	59.1%
2023*	Cook	514	169	32.9%	28	5.4%	19	3.7%	239	46.5%
	Northern	517	267	51.6%	52	10.1%	31	6.0%	357	69.1%
	Central	1,066	514	48.2%	136	12.8%	29	2.7%	696	65.3%
	Southern	608	262	43.1%	122	20.1%	14	2.3%	405	66.6%
	ALL CHILDREN	2,706	1,213	44.8%	338	12.5%	93	3.4%	1,698	62.7%

Illinois Total		Children Entering Substitute Care	Attained Permanence within 36 Months
			Reunification		Adoption		Guardianship		Total Permanences
			N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%
2016	Cook North	344	75	21.8%	20	5.8%	14	4.1%	114	33.1%
	Cook Central	438	98	22.4%	29	6.6%	15	3.4%	152	34.7%
	Cook South	429	106	24.7%	22	5.1%	16	3.7%	156	36.4%
	Aurora	443	150	33.9%	76	17.2%	19	4.3%	256	57.8%
	Rockford	466	206	44.2%	89	19.1%	15	3.2%	314	67.4%
	Champaign	523	227	43.4%	109	20.8%	9	1.7%	364	69.6%
	Peoria	628	264	42.0%	81	12.9%	30	4.8%	383	61.0%
	Springfield	424	180	42.5%	79	18.6%	12	2.8%	280	66.0%
	East St. Louis	390	127	32.6%	52	13.3%	7	1.8%	196	50.3%
	Marion	487	190	39.0%	85	17.5%	30	6.2%	320	65.7%
	ALL CHILDREN	4,594	1,643	35.8%	642	14.0%	169	3.7%	2,557	55.7%
2017	Cook North	286	64	22.4%	17	5.9%	8	2.8%	97	33.9%
	Cook Central	369	95	25.7%	29	7.9%	6	1.6%	140	37.9%
	Cook South	506	119	23.5%	22	4.3%	9	1.8%	160	31.6%
	Aurora	425	150	35.3%	82	19.3%	17	4.0%	260	61.2%
	Rockford	444	176	39.6%	95	21.4%	17	3.8%	303	68.2%
	Champaign	625	283	45.3%	122	19.5%	7	1.1%	421	67.4%
	Peoria	597	214	35.8%	86	14.4%	33	5.5%	347	58.1%
	Springfield	499	174	34.9%	101	20.2%	7	1.4%	295	59.1%
	East St. Louis	405	136	33.6%	65	16.0%	15	3.7%	223	55.1%
	Marion	569	206	36.2%	137	24.1%	26	4.6%	389	68.4%
	ALL CHILDREN	4,730	1,622	34.3%	756	16.0%	145	3.1%	2,640	55.8%
2018	Cook North	305	80	26.2%	11	3.6%	5	1.6%	100	32.8%
	Cook Central	460	156	33.9%	21	4.6%	3	0.7%	190	41.3%
	Cook South	602	173	28.7%	19	3.2%	8	1.3%	217	36.0%
	Aurora	509	212	41.7%	72	14.1%	30	5.9%	326	64.0%
	Rockford	416	171	41.1%	72	17.3%	9	2.2%	256	61.5%
	Champaign	676	323	47.8%	97	14.3%	9	1.3%	438	64.8%
	Peoria	791	342	43.2%	87	11.0%	22	2.8%	472	59.7%
	Springfield	620	232	37.4%	73	11.8%	11	1.8%	326	52.6%
	East St. Louis	562	181	32.2%	90	16.0%	12	2.1%	292	52.0%
	Marion	741	271	36.6%	117	15.8%	31	4.2%	444	59.9%
	ALL CHILDREN	5,695	2,153	37.8%	659	11.6%	140	2.5%	3,074	54.0%
2019	Cook North	367	122	33.2%	10	2.7%	5	1.4%	144	39.2%
	Cook Central	415	107	25.8%	11	2.7%	8	1.9%	131	31.6%
	Cook South	554	131	23.6%	15	2.7%	9	1.6%	162	29.2%
	Aurora	548	213	38.9%	35	6.4%	15	2.7%	269	49.1%
	Rockford	535	236	44.1%	66	12.3%	11	2.1%	325	60.7%
	Champaign	947	457	48.3%	102	10.8%	12	1.3%	591	62.4%
	Peoria	835	308	36.9%	89	10.7%	22	2.6%	429	51.4%
	Springfield	680	282	41.5%	104	15.3%	15	2.2%	412	60.6%
	East St. Louis	677	257	38.0%	77	11.4%	18	2.7%	361	53.3%
	Marion	880	366	41.6%	111	12.6%	23	2.6%	527	59.9%
	ALL CHILDREN	6,447	2,488	38.6%	620	9.6%	138	2.1%	3,360	52.1%
2020	Cook North	486	153	31.5%	14	2.9%	2	0.4%	172	35.4%
	Cook Central	544	160	29.4%	8	1.5%	6	1.1%	178	32.7%
	Cook South	789	235	29.8%	19	2.4%	6	0.8%	270	34.2%
	Aurora	779	396	50.8%	48	6.2%	18	2.3%	478	61.4%
	Rockford	513	266	51.9%	60	11.7%	4	0.8%	337	65.7%
	Champaign	879	445	50.6%	86	9.8%	6	0.7%	552	62.8%
	Peoria	1,087	517	47.6%	87	8.0%	27	2.5%	646	59.4%
	Springfield	796	329	41.3%	91	11.4%	11	1.4%	443	55.7%
	East St. Louis	580	206	35.5%	45	7.8%	25	4.3%	283	48.8%
	Marion	899	378	42.0%	121	13.5%	28	3.1%	554	61.6%
	ALL CHILDREN	7,367	3,100	42.1%	579	7.9%	133	1.8%	3,928	53.3%
2021	Cook North	338	101	29.9%	13	3.8%	6	1.8%	125	37.0%
	Cook Central	467	168	36.0%	4	0.9%	7	1.5%	187	40.0%
	Cook South	574	169	29.4%	19	3.3%	8	1.4%	205	35.7%
	Aurora	972	516	53.1%	102	10.5%	28	2.9%	654	67.3%
	Rockford	580	346	59.7%	60	10.3%	7	1.2%	423	72.9%
	Champaign	947	492	52.0%	74	7.8%	10	1.1%	588	62.1%
	Peoria	986	415	42.1%	76	7.7%	14	1.4%	530	53.8%
	Springfield	716	311	43.4%	94	13.1%	15	2.1%	435	60.8%
	East St. Louis	650	242	37.2%	65	10.0%	11	1.7%	331	50.9%
	Marion	831	330	39.7%	115	13.8%	25	3.0%	497	59.8%
	ALL CHILDREN	7,081	3,108	43.9%	622	8.8%	133	1.9%	3,995	56.4%
2022	Cook North	289	101	34.9%	17	5.9%	7	2.4%	132	45.7%
	Cook Central	292	95	32.5%	21	7.2%	9	3.1%	131	44.9%
	Cook South	478	142	29.7%	24	5.0%	14	2.9%	195	40.8%
	Aurora	816	411	50.4%	91	11.2%	27	3.3%	539	66.1%
	Rockford	403	180	44.7%	57	14.1%	13	3.2%	255	63.3%
	Champaign	770	374	48.6%	101	13.1%	10	1.3%	493	64.0%
	Peoria	799	386	48.3%	68	8.5%	26	3.3%	491	61.5%
	Springfield	573	252	44.0%	82	14.3%	8	1.4%	348	60.7%
	East St. Louis	596	223	37.4%	69	11.6%	25	4.2%	331	55.5%
	Marion	722	323	44.7%	117	16.2%	13	1.8%	471	65.2%
	ALL CHILDREN	5,750	2,497	43.4%	647	11.3%	153	2.7%	3,398	59.1%
2023*	Cook North	155	65	41.9%	6	3.9%	8	5.2%	88	56.8%
	Cook Central	121	33	27.3%	11	9.1%	2	1.7%	51	42.1%
	Cook South	238	71	29.8%	11	4.6%	9	3.8%	100	42.0%
	Aurora	353	190	53.8%	21	5.9%	20	5.7%	234	66.3%
	Rockford	164	77	47.0%	31	18.9%	11	6.7%	123	75.0%
	Champaign	373	202	54.2%	38	10.2%	6	1.6%	251	67.3%
	Peoria	361	143	39.6%	46	12.7%	18	5.0%	214	59.3%
	Springfield	332	169	50.9%	52	15.7%	5	1.5%	231	69.6%
	East St. Louis	300	120	40.0%	43	14.3%	6	2.0%	172	57.3%
	Marion	308	142	46.1%	79	25.6%	8	2.6%	233	75.6%
	ALL CHILDREN	2,706	1,213	44.8%	338	12.5%	93	3.4%	1,698	62.7%

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