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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 December 31, 2024.

Illinois Total		Children Entering Substitute Care	Attained Permanence within 36 Months
			Reunification		Adoption		Guardianship		Total Permanences
			N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%
2015	5,011	1,791	35.7%	619	12.4%	166	3.3%	2,709	54.1%
2016	4,591	1,632	35.5%	639	13.9%	170	3.7%	2,552	55.6%
2017	4,731	1,611	34.1%	750	15.9%	149	3.1%	2,632	55.6%
2018	5,692	2,139	37.6%	652	11.5%	141	2.5%	3,055	53.7%
2019	6,440	2,468	38.3%	615	9.5%	147	2.3%	3,349	52.0%
2020	7,364	3,076	41.8%	570	7.7%	141	1.9%	3,920	53.2%
2021	7,077	3,096	43.7%	615	8.7%	133	1.9%	3,988	56.4%
2022*	5,743	2,383	41.5%	552	9.6%	149	2.6%	3,194	55.6%

Illinois Total		Children Entering Substitute Care	Attained Permanence within 36 Months
			Reunification		Adoption		Guardianship		Total Permanences
			N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%
2015	Black	2,122	688	32.4%	176	8.3%	54	2.5%	970	45.7%
	White	2,135	803	37.6%	365	17.1%	94	4.4%	1,323	62.0%
	Latinx (Any Race)	534	226	42.3%	39	7.3%	14	2.6%	295	55.2%
	Other Race	201	66	32.8%	35	17.4%	4	2.0%	109	54.2%
	ALL CHILDREN	5,011	1,791	35.7%	619	12.4%	166	3.3%	2,709	54.1%
2016	Black	1,783	587	32.9%	171	9.6%	50	2.8%	854	47.9%
	White	2,111	769	36.4%	407	19.3%	100	4.7%	1,328	62.9%
	Latinx (Any Race)	491	201	40.9%	31	6.3%	17	3.5%	257	52.3%
	Other Race	170	54	31.8%	22	12.9%	2	1.2%	83	48.8%
	ALL CHILDREN	4,591	1,632	35.5%	639	13.9%	170	3.7%	2,552	55.6%
2017	Black	1,733	539	31.1%	180	10.4%	44	2.5%	818	47.2%
	White	2,256	822	36.4%	472	20.9%	75	3.3%	1,422	63.0%
	Latinx (Any Race)	475	158	33.3%	53	11.2%	21	4.4%	240	50.5%
	Other Race	227	74	32.6%	42	18.5%	7	3.1%	128	56.4%
	ALL CHILDREN	4,731	1,611	34.1%	750	15.9%	149	3.1%	2,632	55.6%
2018	Black	2,120	762	35.9%	161	7.6%	38	1.8%	1,010	47.6%
	White	2,812	1,078	38.3%	414	14.7%	84	3.0%	1,638	58.3%
	Latinx (Any Race)	425	176	41.4%	34	8.0%	8	1.9%	224	52.7%
	Other Race	262	90	34.4%	34	13.0%	9	3.4%	138	52.7%
	ALL CHILDREN	5,692	2,139	37.6%	652	11.5%	141	2.5%	3,055	53.7%
2019	Black	2,249	811	36.1%	135	6.0%	35	1.6%	1,016	45.2%
	White	3,311	1,326	40.0%	403	12.2%	91	2.7%	1,891	57.1%
	Latinx (Any Race)	538	199	37.0%	24	4.5%	11	2.0%	245	45.5%
	Other Race	282	104	36.9%	43	15.2%	6	2.1%	155	55.0%
	ALL CHILDREN	6,440	2,468	38.3%	615	9.5%	147	2.3%	3,349	52.0%
2020	Black	2,636	1,065	40.4%	107	4.1%	28	1.1%	1,251	47.5%
	White	3,517	1,517	43.1%	395	11.2%	96	2.7%	2,076	59.0%
	Latinx (Any Race)	849	337	39.7%	29	3.4%	8	0.9%	384	45.2%
	Other Race	299	132	44.1%	34	11.4%	5	1.7%	174	58.2%
	ALL CHILDREN	7,364	3,076	41.8%	570	7.7%	141	1.9%	3,920	53.2%
2021	Black	2,205	870	39.5%	133	6.0%	40	1.8%	1,086	49.3%
	White	3,643	1,627	44.7%	398	10.9%	72	2.0%	2,177	59.8%
	Latinx (Any Race)	869	422	48.6%	60	6.9%	13	1.5%	511	58.8%
	Other Race	292	142	48.6%	19	6.5%	5	1.7%	170	58.2%
	ALL CHILDREN	7,077	3,096	43.7%	615	8.7%	133	1.9%	3,988	56.4%
2022*	Black	1,874	748	39.9%	127	6.8%	49	2.6%	972	51.9%
	White	2,946	1,234	41.9%	353	12.0%	84	2.9%	1,724	58.5%
	Latinx (Any Race)	654	286	43.7%	43	6.6%	14	2.1%	348	53.2%
	Other Race	217	87	40.1%	21	9.7%	2	0.9%	114	52.5%
	ALL CHILDREN	5,743	2,383	41.5%	552	9.6%	149	2.6%	3,194	55.6%

Illinois Total		Children Entering Substitute Care	Attained Permanence within 36 Months
			Reunification		Adoption		Guardianship		Total Permanences
			N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%
2015	0 to 2	2,033	714	35.1%	456	22.4%	37	1.8%	1,220	60.0%
	3 to 5	827	323	39.1%	77	9.3%	24	2.9%	428	51.8%
	6 to 11	1,126	469	41.7%	72	6.4%	62	5.5%	609	54.1%
	12 to 17	1,025	285	27.8%	14	1.4%	43	4.2%	452	44.1%
	ALL CHILDREN	5,011	1,791	35.7%	619	12.4%	166	3.3%	2,709	54.1%
2016	0 to 2	1,850	634	34.3%	411	22.2%	38	2.1%	1,093	59.1%
	3 to 5	759	301	39.7%	108	14.2%	27	3.6%	436	57.4%
	6 to 11	1,053	419	39.8%	93	8.8%	58	5.5%	574	54.5%
	12 to 17	929	278	29.9%	27	2.9%	47	5.1%	449	48.3%
	ALL CHILDREN	4,591	1,632	35.5%	639	13.9%	170	3.7%	2,552	55.6%
2017	0 to 2	1,894	596	31.5%	462	24.4%	43	2.3%	1,109	58.6%
	3 to 5	827	317	38.3%	130	15.7%	23	2.8%	470	56.8%
	6 to 11	1,123	459	40.9%	125	11.1%	38	3.4%	627	55.8%
	12 to 17	887	239	26.9%	33	3.7%	45	5.1%	426	48.0%
	ALL CHILDREN	4,731	1,611	34.1%	750	15.9%	149	3.1%	2,632	55.6%
2018	0 to 2	2,368	798	33.7%	485	20.5%	43	1.8%	1,335	56.4%
	3 to 5	921	380	41.3%	69	7.5%	20	2.2%	469	50.9%
	6 to 11	1,386	623	44.9%	79	5.7%	38	2.7%	746	53.8%
	12 to 17	1,017	338	33.2%	19	1.9%	40	3.9%	505	49.7%
	ALL CHILDREN	5,692	2,139	37.6%	652	11.5%	141	2.5%	3,055	53.7%
2019	0 to 2	2,521	883	35.0%	415	16.5%	37	1.5%	1,344	53.3%
	3 to 5	1,198	526	43.9%	88	7.3%	25	2.1%	642	53.6%
	6 to 11	1,579	674	42.7%	89	5.6%	44	2.8%	809	51.2%
	12 to 17	1,142	385	33.7%	23	2.0%	41	3.6%	554	48.5%
	ALL CHILDREN	6,440	2,468	38.3%	615	9.5%	147	2.3%	3,349	52.0%
2020	0 to 2	2,983	1,159	38.9%	417	14.0%	42	1.4%	1,631	54.7%
	3 to 5	1,296	645	49.8%	69	5.3%	24	1.9%	740	57.1%
	6 to 11	1,704	816	47.9%	67	3.9%	40	2.3%	927	54.4%
	12 to 17	1,380	455	33.0%	17	1.2%	35	2.5%	621	45.0%
	ALL CHILDREN	7,364	3,076	41.8%	570	7.7%	141	1.9%	3,920	53.2%
2021	0 to 2	2,948	1,174	39.8%	459	15.6%	49	1.7%	1,690	57.3%
	3 to 5	1,228	628	51.1%	61	5.0%	22	1.8%	715	58.2%
	6 to 11	1,635	864	52.8%	62	3.8%	30	1.8%	958	58.6%
	12 to 17	1,266	430	34.0%	33	2.6%	32	2.5%	625	49.4%
	ALL CHILDREN	7,077	3,096	43.7%	615	8.7%	133	1.9%	3,988	56.4%
2022*	0 to 2	2,335	839	35.9%	393	16.8%	46	2.0%	1,287	55.1%
	3 to 5	993	521	52.5%	53	5.3%	19	1.9%	599	60.3%
	6 to 11	1,380	669	48.5%	78	5.7%	44	3.2%	795	57.6%
	12 to 17	1,034	354	34.2%	28	2.7%	40	3.9%	513	49.6%
	ALL CHILDREN	5,743	2,383	41.5%	552	9.6%	149	2.6%	3,194	55.6%

Illinois Total		Children Entering Substitute Care	Attained Permanence within 36 Months
			Reunification		Adoption		Guardianship		Total Permanences
			N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%
2015	Female	2,466	869	35.2%	311	12.6%	97	3.9%	1,352	54.8%
	Male	2,545	922	36.2%	308	12.1%	69	2.7%	1,357	53.3%
	ALL CHILDREN	5,011	1,791	35.7%	619	12.4%	166	3.3%	2,709	54.1%
2016	Female	2,202	763	34.7%	304	13.8%	86	3.9%	1,212	55.0%
	Male	2,389	869	36.4%	335	14.0%	84	3.5%	1,340	56.1%
	ALL CHILDREN	4,591	1,632	35.5%	639	13.9%	170	3.7%	2,552	55.6%
2017	Female	2,292	788	34.4%	362	15.8%	65	2.8%	1,266	55.2%
	Male	2,439	823	33.7%	388	15.9%	84	3.4%	1,366	56.0%
	ALL CHILDREN	4,731	1,611	34.1%	750	15.9%	149	3.1%	2,632	55.6%
2018	Female	2,730	1,002	36.7%	325	11.9%	74	2.7%	1,458	53.4%
	Male	2,962	1,137	38.4%	327	11.0%	67	2.3%	1,597	53.9%
	ALL CHILDREN	5,692	2,139	37.6%	652	11.5%	141	2.5%	3,055	53.7%
2019	Female	3,203	1,239	38.7%	308	9.6%	79	2.5%	1,676	52.3%
	Male	3,237	1,229	38.0%	307	9.5%	68	2.1%	1,673	51.7%
	ALL CHILDREN	6,440	2,468	38.3%	615	9.5%	147	2.3%	3,349	52.0%
2020	Female	3,628	1,484	40.9%	268	7.4%	79	2.2%	1,892	52.1%
	Male	3,736	1,592	42.6%	302	8.1%	62	1.7%	2,028	54.3%
	ALL CHILDREN	7,364	3,076	41.8%	570	7.7%	141	1.9%	3,920	53.2%
2021	Female	3,449	1,465	42.5%	333	9.7%	70	2.0%	1,940	56.2%
	Male	3,628	1,631	45.0%	282	7.8%	63	1.7%	2,048	56.4%
	ALL CHILDREN	7,077	3,096	43.7%	615	8.7%	133	1.9%	3,988	56.4%
2022*	Female	2,833	1,183	41.8%	248	8.8%	75	2.6%	1,555	54.9%
	Male	2,910	1,200	41.2%	304	10.4%	74	2.5%	1,639	56.3%
	ALL CHILDREN	5,743	2,383	41.5%	552	9.6%	149	2.6%	3,194	55.6%

Illinois Total		Children Entering Substitute Care	Attained Permanence within 36 Months
			Reunification		Adoption		Guardianship		Total Permanences
			N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%
2015	Cook	1,462	376	25.7%	64	4.4%	49	3.4%	532	36.4%
	Northern	1,032	423	41.0%	165	16.0%	41	4.0%	654	63.4%
	Central	1,648	654	39.7%	285	17.3%	50	3.0%	1,027	62.3%
	Southern	869	338	38.9%	105	12.1%	26	3.0%	496	57.1%
	ALL CHILDREN	5,011	1,791	35.7%	619	12.4%	166	3.3%	2,709	54.1%
2016	Cook	1,224	274	22.4%	70	5.7%	44	3.6%	420	34.3%
	Northern	902	367	40.7%	164	18.2%	36	4.0%	581	64.4%
	Central	1,588	675	42.5%	271	17.1%	53	3.3%	1,039	65.4%
	Southern	877	316	36.0%	134	15.3%	37	4.2%	512	58.4%
	ALL CHILDREN	4,591	1,632	35.5%	639	13.9%	170	3.7%	2,552	55.6%
2017	Cook	1,165	265	22.7%	69	5.9%	26	2.2%	390	33.5%
	Northern	848	326	38.4%	170	20.0%	31	3.7%	553	65.2%
	Central	1,751	688	39.3%	308	17.6%	50	2.9%	1,084	61.9%
	Southern	967	332	34.3%	203	21.0%	42	4.3%	605	62.6%
	ALL CHILDREN	4,731	1,611	34.1%	750	15.9%	149	3.1%	2,632	55.6%
2018	Cook	1,349	395	29.3%	41	3.0%	15	1.1%	482	35.7%
	Northern	913	385	42.2%	144	15.8%	37	4.1%	583	63.9%
	Central	2,119	907	42.8%	261	12.3%	42	2.0%	1,252	59.1%
	Southern	1,311	452	34.5%	206	15.7%	47	3.6%	738	56.3%
	ALL CHILDREN	5,692	2,139	37.6%	652	11.5%	141	2.5%	3,055	53.7%
2019	Cook	1,245	314	25.2%	29	2.3%	21	1.7%	383	30.8%
	Northern	1,115	475	42.6%	102	9.1%	29	2.6%	624	56.0%
	Central	2,486	1,046	42.1%	294	11.8%	52	2.1%	1,438	57.8%
	Southern	1,594	633	39.7%	190	11.9%	45	2.8%	904	56.7%
	ALL CHILDREN	6,440	2,468	38.3%	615	9.5%	147	2.3%	3,349	52.0%
2020	Cook	1,779	509	28.6%	34	1.9%	16	0.9%	580	32.6%
	Northern	1,323	678	51.2%	107	8.1%	26	2.0%	837	63.3%
	Central	2,772	1,299	46.9%	262	9.5%	46	1.7%	1,658	59.8%
	Southern	1,490	590	39.6%	167	11.2%	53	3.6%	845	56.7%
	ALL CHILDREN	7,364	3,076	41.8%	570	7.7%	141	1.9%	3,920	53.2%
2021	Cook	1,305	389	29.8%	30	2.3%	16	1.2%	466	35.7%
	Northern	1,612	905	56.1%	164	10.2%	40	2.5%	1,129	70.0%
	Central	2,643	1,210	45.8%	240	9.1%	40	1.5%	1,543	58.4%
	Southern	1,517	592	39.0%	181	11.9%	37	2.4%	850	56.0%
	ALL CHILDREN	7,077	3,096	43.7%	615	8.7%	133	1.9%	3,988	56.4%
2022*	Cook	1,010	287	28.4%	41	4.1%	22	2.2%	383	37.9%
	Northern	1,264	587	46.4%	140	11.1%	44	3.5%	788	62.3%
	Central	2,136	990	46.3%	212	9.9%	45	2.1%	1,275	59.7%
	Southern	1,333	519	38.9%	159	11.9%	38	2.9%	748	56.1%
	ALL CHILDREN	5,743	2,383	41.5%	552	9.6%	149	2.6%	3,194	55.6%

Illinois Total		Children Entering Substitute Care	Attained Permanence within 36 Months
			Reunification		Adoption		Guardianship		Total Permanences
			N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%
2015	Cook North	288	79	27.4%	26	9.0%	10	3.5%	123	42.7%
	Cook Central	583	136	23.3%	20	3.4%	22	3.8%	199	34.1%
	Cook South	591	161	27.2%	18	3.0%	17	2.9%	210	35.5%
	Aurora	553	217	39.2%	67	12.1%	30	5.4%	331	59.9%
	Rockford	479	206	43.0%	98	20.5%	11	2.3%	323	67.4%
	Champaign	660	287	43.5%	137	20.8%	22	3.3%	458	69.4%
	Peoria	599	245	40.9%	76	12.7%	23	3.8%	358	59.8%
	Springfield	389	122	31.4%	72	18.5%	5	1.3%	211	54.2%
	East St. Louis	309	81	26.2%	32	10.4%	2	0.6%	125	40.5%
	Marion	560	257	45.9%	73	13.0%	24	4.3%	371	66.3%
	ALL CHILDREN	5,011	1,791	35.7%	619	12.4%	166	3.3%	2,709	54.1%
2016	Cook North	319	75	23.5%	28	8.8%	13	4.1%	122	38.2%
	Cook Central	430	90	20.9%	16	3.7%	20	4.7%	137	31.9%
	Cook South	475	109	22.9%	26	5.5%	11	2.3%	161	33.9%
	Aurora	409	148	36.2%	70	17.1%	21	5.1%	249	60.9%
	Rockford	493	219	44.4%	94	19.1%	15	3.0%	332	67.3%
	Champaign	530	226	42.6%	111	20.9%	11	2.1%	368	69.4%
	Peoria	619	263	42.5%	78	12.6%	30	4.8%	381	61.6%
	Springfield	439	186	42.4%	82	18.7%	12	2.7%	290	66.1%
	East St. Louis	378	117	31.0%	51	13.5%	5	1.3%	183	48.4%
	Marion	499	199	39.9%	83	16.6%	32	6.4%	329	65.9%
	ALL CHILDREN	4,591	1,632	35.5%	639	13.9%	170	3.7%	2,552	55.6%
2017	Cook North	270	66	24.4%	22	8.1%	2	0.7%	96	35.6%
	Cook Central	346	85	24.6%	23	6.6%	11	3.2%	128	37.0%
	Cook South	549	114	20.8%	24	4.4%	13	2.4%	166	30.2%
	Aurora	385	146	37.9%	71	18.4%	17	4.4%	246	63.9%
	Rockford	463	180	38.9%	99	21.4%	14	3.0%	307	66.3%
	Champaign	643	296	46.0%	123	19.1%	8	1.2%	437	68.0%
	Peoria	587	214	36.5%	84	14.3%	32	5.5%	345	58.8%
	Springfield	521	178	34.2%	101	19.4%	10	1.9%	302	58.0%
	East St. Louis	393	118	30.0%	70	17.8%	15	3.8%	210	53.4%
	Marion	574	214	37.3%	133	23.2%	27	4.7%	395	68.8%
	ALL CHILDREN	4,731	1,611	34.1%	750	15.9%	149	3.1%	2,632	55.6%
2018	Cook North	350	117	33.4%	10	2.9%	2	0.6%	136	38.9%
	Cook Central	391	113	28.9%	9	2.3%	6	1.5%	136	34.8%
	Cook South	608	165	27.1%	22	3.6%	7	1.2%	210	34.5%
	Aurora	467	201	43.0%	62	13.3%	27	5.8%	303	64.9%
	Rockford	446	184	41.3%	82	18.4%	10	2.2%	280	62.8%
	Champaign	696	330	47.4%	97	13.9%	9	1.3%	447	64.2%
	Peoria	793	339	42.7%	89	11.2%	22	2.8%	472	59.5%
	Springfield	630	238	37.8%	75	11.9%	11	1.7%	333	52.9%
	East St. Louis	553	179	32.4%	88	15.9%	13	2.4%	289	52.3%
	Marion	758	273	36.0%	118	15.6%	34	4.5%	449	59.2%
	ALL CHILDREN	5,692	2,139	37.6%	652	11.5%	141	2.5%	3,055	53.7%
2019	Cook North	316	99	31.3%	10	3.2%	6	1.9%	124	39.2%
	Cook Central	345	91	26.4%	9	2.6%	3	0.9%	109	31.6%
	Cook South	584	124	21.2%	10	1.7%	12	2.1%	150	25.7%
	Aurora	528	219	41.5%	35	6.6%	18	3.4%	277	52.5%
	Rockford	587	256	43.6%	67	11.4%	11	1.9%	347	59.1%
	Champaign	1,005	483	48.1%	108	10.7%	12	1.2%	625	62.2%
	Peoria	813	294	36.2%	87	10.7%	22	2.7%	416	51.2%
	Springfield	668	269	40.3%	99	14.8%	18	2.7%	397	59.4%
	East St. Louis	655	242	36.9%	63	9.6%	18	2.7%	332	50.7%
	Marion	939	391	41.6%	127	13.5%	27	2.9%	572	60.9%
	ALL CHILDREN	6,440	2,468	38.3%	615	9.5%	147	2.3%	3,349	52.0%
2020	Cook North	448	144	32.1%	16	3.6%	3	0.7%	168	37.5%
	Cook Central	510	143	28.0%	7	1.4%	3	0.6%	161	31.6%
	Cook South	821	222	27.0%	11	1.3%	10	1.2%	251	30.6%
	Aurora	763	397	52.0%	43	5.6%	20	2.6%	478	62.6%
	Rockford	560	281	50.2%	64	11.4%	6	1.1%	359	64.1%
	Champaign	905	454	50.2%	90	9.9%	6	0.7%	568	62.8%
	Peoria	1,065	512	48.1%	87	8.2%	27	2.5%	642	60.3%
	Springfield	802	333	41.5%	85	10.6%	13	1.6%	448	55.9%
	East St. Louis	565	204	36.1%	45	8.0%	23	4.1%	279	49.4%
	Marion	925	386	41.7%	122	13.2%	30	3.2%	566	61.2%
	ALL CHILDREN	7,364	3,076	41.8%	570	7.7%	141	1.9%	3,920	53.2%
2021	Cook North	326	100	30.7%	11	3.4%	4	1.2%	124	38.0%
	Cook Central	385	123	31.9%	5	1.3%	7	1.8%	147	38.2%
	Cook South	594	166	27.9%	14	2.4%	5	0.8%	195	32.8%
	Aurora	981	531	54.1%	98	10.0%	27	2.8%	665	67.8%
	Rockford	631	374	59.3%	66	10.5%	13	2.1%	464	73.5%
	Champaign	975	501	51.4%	75	7.7%	11	1.1%	599	61.4%
	Peoria	972	405	41.7%	76	7.8%	15	1.5%	521	53.6%
	Springfield	696	304	43.7%	89	12.8%	14	2.0%	423	60.8%
	East St. Louis	628	228	36.3%	60	9.6%	11	1.8%	312	49.7%
	Marion	889	364	40.9%	121	13.6%	26	2.9%	538	60.5%
	ALL CHILDREN	7,077	3,096	43.7%	615	8.7%	133	1.9%	3,988	56.4%
2022*	Cook North	306	110	35.9%	10	3.3%	7	2.3%	136	44.4%
	Cook Central	253	60	23.7%	12	4.7%	4	1.6%	86	34.0%
	Cook South	451	117	25.9%	19	4.2%	11	2.4%	161	35.7%
	Aurora	840	403	48.0%	82	9.8%	29	3.5%	524	62.4%
	Rockford	424	184	43.4%	58	13.7%	15	3.5%	264	62.3%
	Champaign	757	360	47.6%	90	11.9%	10	1.3%	468	61.8%
	Peoria	804	378	47.0%	61	7.6%	25	3.1%	476	59.2%
	Springfield	575	252	43.8%	61	10.6%	10	1.7%	331	57.6%
	East St. Louis	557	192	34.5%	49	8.8%	23	4.1%	276	49.6%
	Marion	776	327	42.1%	110	14.2%	15	1.9%	472	60.8%
	ALL CHILDREN	5,743	2,383	41.5%	552	9.6%	149	2.6%	3,194	55.6%