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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 July 5, 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%	2,454	53.4%
2017	4,730	1,622	34.3%	756	16.0%	145	3.1%	2,523	53.3%
2018	5,695	2,153	37.8%	659	11.6%	140	2.5%	2,952	51.8%
2019	6,447	2,486	38.6%	620	9.6%	139	2.2%	3,245	50.3%
2020	7,367	3,098	42.1%	579	7.9%	135	1.8%	3,812	51.7%
2021	7,082	3,104	43.8%	623	8.8%	137	1.9%	3,864	54.6%
2022	5,751	2,496	43.4%	648	11.3%	153	2.7%	3,297	57.3%
2023*	5,597	2,476	44.2%	754	13.5%	190	3.4%	3,420	61.1%

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%	813	45.6%
	White (Non-Latinx)	2,110	768	36.4%	409	19.4%	100	4.7%	1,277	60.5%
	Latinx (Any Race)	493	205	41.6%	31	6.3%	16	3.2%	252	51.1%
	Other Race	170	57	33.5%	23	13.5%	2	1.2%	82	48.2%
	ALL CHILDREN	4,594	1,643	35.8%	642	14.0%	169	3.7%	2,454	53.4%
2017	Black (Non-Latinx)	1,732	546	31.5%	182	10.5%	41	2.4%	769	44.4%
	White (Non-Latinx)	2,249	822	36.5%	475	21.1%	74	3.3%	1,371	61.0%
	Latinx (Any Race)	480	159	33.1%	54	11.3%	22	4.6%	235	49.0%
	Other Race	229	78	34.1%	42	18.3%	6	2.6%	126	55.0%
	ALL CHILDREN	4,730	1,622	34.3%	756	16.0%	145	3.1%	2,523	53.3%
2018	Black (Non-Latinx)	2,120	770	36.3%	168	7.9%	38	1.8%	976	46.0%
	White (Non-Latinx)	2,813	1,080	38.4%	414	14.7%	84	3.0%	1,578	56.1%
	Latinx (Any Race)	424	176	41.5%	34	8.0%	8	1.9%	218	51.4%
	Other Race	264	94	35.6%	34	12.9%	8	3.0%	136	51.5%
	ALL CHILDREN	5,695	2,153	37.8%	659	11.6%	140	2.5%	2,952	51.8%
2019	Black (Non-Latinx)	2,253	814	36.1%	138	6.1%	34	1.5%	986	43.8%
	White (Non-Latinx)	3,305	1,331	40.3%	404	12.2%	85	2.6%	1,820	55.1%
	Latinx (Any Race)	543	205	37.8%	24	4.4%	11	2.0%	240	44.2%
	Other Race	285	108	37.9%	44	15.4%	5	1.8%	157	55.1%
	ALL CHILDREN	6,447	2,486	38.6%	620	9.6%	139	2.2%	3,245	50.3%
2020	Black (Non-Latinx)	2,637	1,074	40.7%	110	4.2%	25	0.9%	1,209	45.8%
	White (Non-Latinx)	3,514	1,525	43.4%	400	11.4%	92	2.6%	2,017	57.4%
	Latinx (Any Race)	850	339	39.9%	30	3.5%	8	0.9%	377	44.4%
	Other Race	303	133	43.9%	34	11.2%	6	2.0%	173	57.1%
	ALL CHILDREN	7,367	3,098	42.1%	579	7.9%	135	1.8%	3,812	51.7%
2021	Black (Non-Latinx)	2,206	871	39.5%	136	6.2%	44	2.0%	1,051	47.6%
	White (Non-Latinx)	3,640	1,628	44.7%	400	11.0%	70	1.9%	2,098	57.6%
	Latinx (Any Race)	873	424	48.6%	63	7.2%	15	1.7%	502	57.5%
	Other Race	289	143	49.5%	19	6.6%	7	2.4%	169	58.5%
	ALL CHILDREN	7,082	3,104	43.8%	623	8.8%	137	1.9%	3,864	54.6%
2022	Black (Non-Latinx)	1,873	793	42.3%	151	8.1%	49	2.6%	993	53.0%
	White (Non-Latinx)	2,936	1,267	43.2%	408	13.9%	88	3.0%	1,763	60.0%
	Latinx (Any Race)	658	307	46.7%	54	8.2%	13	2.0%	374	56.8%
	Other Race	230	100	43.5%	27	11.7%	3	1.3%	130	56.5%
	ALL CHILDREN	5,751	2,496	43.4%	648	11.3%	153	2.7%	3,297	57.3%
2023*	Black (Non-Latinx)	1,849	768	41.5%	143	7.7%	66	3.6%	977	52.8%
	White (Non-Latinx)	2,802	1,257	44.9%	513	18.3%	98	3.5%	1,868	66.7%
	Latinx (Any Race)	583	260	44.6%	63	10.8%	18	3.1%	341	58.5%
	Other Race	272	152	55.9%	24	8.8%	5	1.8%	181	66.5%
	ALL CHILDREN	5,597	2,476	44.2%	754	13.5%	190	3.4%	3,420	61.1%

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%	1,087	58.7%
	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%	572	54.3%
	12 to 17	930	286	30.8%	27	2.9%	46	4.9%	359	38.6%
	ALL CHILDREN	4,594	1,643	35.8%	642	14.0%	169	3.7%	2,454	53.4%
2017	0 to 2	1,893	597	31.5%	466	24.6%	40	2.1%	1,103	58.3%
	3 to 5	825	317	38.4%	131	15.9%	22	2.7%	470	57.0%
	6 to 11	1,124	461	41.0%	125	11.1%	41	3.6%	627	55.8%
	12 to 17	888	247	27.8%	34	3.8%	42	4.7%	323	36.4%
	ALL CHILDREN	4,730	1,622	34.3%	756	16.0%	145	3.1%	2,523	53.3%
2018	0 to 2	2,368	803	33.9%	487	20.6%	43	1.8%	1,333	56.3%
	3 to 5	922	383	41.5%	69	7.5%	19	2.1%	471	51.1%
	6 to 11	1,387	626	45.1%	82	5.9%	38	2.7%	746	53.8%
	12 to 17	1,018	341	33.5%	21	2.1%	40	3.9%	402	39.5%
	ALL CHILDREN	5,695	2,153	37.8%	659	11.6%	140	2.5%	2,952	51.8%
2019	0 to 2	2,523	887	35.2%	418	16.6%	36	1.4%	1,341	53.2%
	3 to 5	1,198	528	44.1%	89	7.4%	23	1.9%	640	53.4%
	6 to 11	1,580	680	43.0%	90	5.7%	42	2.7%	812	51.4%
	12 to 17	1,146	391	34.1%	23	2.0%	38	3.3%	452	39.4%
	ALL CHILDREN	6,447	2,486	38.6%	620	9.6%	139	2.2%	3,245	50.3%
2020	0 to 2	2,982	1,167	39.1%	424	14.2%	41	1.4%	1,632	54.7%
	3 to 5	1,296	648	50.0%	70	5.4%	22	1.7%	740	57.1%
	6 to 11	1,707	821	48.1%	67	3.9%	38	2.2%	926	54.2%
	12 to 17	1,382	462	33.4%	18	1.3%	34	2.5%	514	37.2%
	ALL CHILDREN	7,367	3,098	42.1%	579	7.9%	135	1.8%	3,812	51.7%
2021	0 to 2	2,950	1,176	39.9%	463	15.7%	48	1.6%	1,687	57.2%
	3 to 5	1,227	630	51.3%	62	5.1%	22	1.8%	714	58.2%
	6 to 11	1,637	864	52.8%	62	3.8%	33	2.0%	959	58.6%
	12 to 17	1,268	434	34.2%	36	2.8%	34	2.7%	504	39.7%
	ALL CHILDREN	7,082	3,104	43.8%	623	8.8%	137	1.9%	3,864	54.6%
2022	0 to 2	2,335	885	37.9%	463	19.8%	44	1.9%	1,392	59.6%
	3 to 5	993	540	54.4%	70	7.0%	19	1.9%	629	63.3%
	6 to 11	1,386	695	50.1%	87	6.3%	47	3.4%	829	59.8%
	12 to 17	1,037	376	36.3%	28	2.7%	43	4.1%	447	43.1%
	ALL CHILDREN	5,751	2,496	43.4%	648	11.3%	153	2.7%	3,297	57.3%
2023*	0 to 2	2,237	879	39.3%	504	22.5%	34	1.5%	1,417	63.3%
	3 to 5	972	508	52.3%	101	10.4%	25	2.6%	634	65.2%
	6 to 11	1,381	757	54.8%	107	7.7%	65	4.7%	929	67.3%
	12 to 17	1,007	332	33.0%	42	4.2%	66	6.6%	440	43.7%
	ALL CHILDREN	5,597	2,476	44.2%	754	13.5%	190	3.4%	3,420	61.1%

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%	1,157	52.5%
	Male	2,390	877	36.7%	337	14.1%	83	3.5%	1,297	54.3%
	ALL CHILDREN	4,594	1,643	35.8%	642	14.0%	169	3.7%	2,454	53.4%
2017	Female	2,291	792	34.6%	363	15.8%	62	2.7%	1,217	53.1%
	Male	2,439	830	34.0%	393	16.1%	83	3.4%	1,306	53.5%
	ALL CHILDREN	4,730	1,622	34.3%	756	16.0%	145	3.1%	2,523	53.3%
2018	Female	2,732	1,012	37.0%	328	12.0%	74	2.7%	1,414	51.8%
	Male	2,963	1,141	38.5%	331	11.2%	66	2.2%	1,538	51.9%
	ALL CHILDREN	5,695	2,153	37.8%	659	11.6%	140	2.5%	2,952	51.8%
2019	Female	3,206	1,249	39.0%	310	9.7%	74	2.3%	1,633	50.9%
	Male	3,241	1,237	38.2%	310	9.6%	65	2.0%	1,612	49.7%
	ALL CHILDREN	6,447	2,486	38.6%	620	9.6%	139	2.2%	3,245	50.3%
2020	Female	3,633	1,494	41.1%	273	7.5%	76	2.1%	1,843	50.7%
	Male	3,734	1,604	43.0%	306	8.2%	59	1.6%	1,969	52.7%
	ALL CHILDREN	7,367	3,098	42.1%	579	7.9%	135	1.8%	3,812	51.7%
2021	Female	3,450	1,465	42.5%	339	9.8%	75	2.2%	1,879	54.5%
	Male	3,632	1,639	45.1%	284	7.8%	62	1.7%	1,985	54.7%
	ALL CHILDREN	7,082	3,104	43.8%	623	8.8%	137	1.9%	3,864	54.6%
2022	Female	2,837	1,235	43.5%	294	10.4%	81	2.9%	1,610	56.8%
	Male	2,914	1,261	43.3%	354	12.1%	72	2.5%	1,687	57.9%
	ALL CHILDREN	5,751	2,496	43.4%	648	11.3%	153	2.7%	3,297	57.3%
2023*	Female	2,779	1,227	44.2%	363	13.1%	100	3.6%	1,690	60.8%
	Male	2,818	1,249	44.3%	391	13.9%	90	3.2%	1,730	61.4%
	ALL CHILDREN	5,597	2,476	44.2%	754	13.5%	190	3.4%	3,420	61.1%

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%	395	32.6%
	Northern	909	356	39.2%	165	18.2%	34	3.7%	555	61.1%
	Central	1,575	671	42.6%	269	17.1%	51	3.2%	991	62.9%
	Southern	877	317	36.1%	137	15.6%	37	4.2%	491	56.0%
	ALL CHILDREN	4,594	1,643	35.8%	642	14.0%	169	3.7%	2,454	53.4%
2017	Cook	1,161	278	23.9%	68	5.9%	23	2.0%	369	31.8%
	Northern	869	326	37.5%	177	20.4%	34	3.9%	537	61.8%
	Central	1,721	671	39.0%	309	18.0%	47	2.7%	1,027	59.7%
	Southern	974	342	35.1%	202	20.7%	41	4.2%	585	60.1%
	ALL CHILDREN	4,730	1,622	34.3%	756	16.0%	145	3.1%	2,523	53.3%
2018	Cook	1,367	409	29.9%	51	3.7%	16	1.2%	476	34.8%
	Northern	925	383	41.4%	144	15.6%	39	4.2%	566	61.2%
	Central	2,087	897	43.0%	257	12.3%	42	2.0%	1,196	57.3%
	Southern	1,303	452	34.7%	207	15.9%	43	3.3%	702	53.9%
	ALL CHILDREN	5,695	2,153	37.8%	659	11.6%	140	2.5%	2,952	51.8%
2019	Cook	1,336	358	26.8%	36	2.7%	23	1.7%	417	31.2%
	Northern	1,083	449	41.5%	101	9.3%	26	2.4%	576	53.2%
	Central	2,462	1,047	42.5%	295	12.0%	49	2.0%	1,391	56.5%
	Southern	1,557	623	40.0%	188	12.1%	41	2.6%	852	54.7%
	ALL CHILDREN	6,447	2,486	38.6%	620	9.6%	139	2.2%	3,245	50.3%
2020	Cook	1,819	546	30.0%	41	2.3%	16	0.9%	603	33.2%
	Northern	1,292	662	51.2%	108	8.4%	22	1.7%	792	61.3%
	Central	2,762	1,291	46.7%	264	9.6%	44	1.6%	1,599	57.9%
	Southern	1,479	584	39.5%	166	11.2%	53	3.6%	803	54.3%
	ALL CHILDREN	7,367	3,098	42.1%	579	7.9%	135	1.8%	3,812	51.7%
2021	Cook	1,380	434	31.4%	37	2.7%	25	1.8%	496	35.9%
	Northern	1,552	862	55.5%	162	10.4%	35	2.3%	1,059	68.2%
	Central	2,649	1,218	46.0%	244	9.2%	39	1.5%	1,501	56.7%
	Southern	1,481	572	38.6%	180	12.2%	36	2.4%	788	53.2%
	ALL CHILDREN	7,082	3,104	43.8%	623	8.8%	137	1.9%	3,864	54.6%
2022	Cook	1,059	337	31.8%	63	5.9%	30	2.8%	430	40.6%
	Northern	1,219	591	48.5%	148	12.1%	40	3.3%	779	63.9%
	Central	2,143	1,012	47.2%	251	11.7%	44	2.1%	1,307	61.0%
	Southern	1,318	546	41.4%	186	14.1%	38	2.9%	770	58.4%
	ALL CHILDREN	5,751	2,496	43.4%	648	11.3%	153	2.7%	3,297	57.3%
2023*	Cook	993	306	30.8%	65	6.5%	43	4.3%	414	41.7%
	Northern	1,091	538	49.3%	153	14.0%	53	4.9%	744	68.2%
	Central	2,246	1,087	48.4%	295	13.1%	54	2.4%	1,436	63.9%
	Southern	1,264	542	42.9%	241	19.1%	40	3.2%	823	65.1%
	ALL CHILDREN	5,597	2,476	44.2%	754	13.5%	190	3.4%	3,420	61.1%

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%	109	31.7%
	Cook Central	438	98	22.4%	29	6.6%	15	3.4%	142	32.4%
	Cook South	429	106	24.7%	22	5.1%	16	3.7%	144	33.6%
	Aurora	443	150	33.9%	76	17.2%	19	4.3%	245	55.3%
	Rockford	466	206	44.2%	89	19.1%	15	3.2%	310	66.5%
	Champaign	523	227	43.4%	109	20.8%	9	1.7%	345	66.0%
	Peoria	628	264	42.0%	81	12.9%	30	4.8%	375	59.7%
	Springfield	424	180	42.5%	79	18.6%	12	2.8%	271	63.9%
	East St. Louis	390	127	32.6%	52	13.3%	7	1.8%	186	47.7%
	Marion	487	190	39.0%	85	17.5%	30	6.2%	305	62.6%
	ALL CHILDREN	4,594	1,643	35.8%	642	14.0%	169	3.7%	2,454	53.4%
2017	Cook North	286	64	22.4%	17	5.9%	8	2.8%	89	31.1%
	Cook Central	370	95	25.7%	29	7.8%	6	1.6%	130	35.1%
	Cook South	505	119	23.6%	22	4.4%	9	1.8%	150	29.7%
	Aurora	425	150	35.3%	82	19.3%	17	4.0%	249	58.6%
	Rockford	444	176	39.6%	95	21.4%	17	3.8%	288	64.9%
	Champaign	625	283	45.3%	122	19.5%	7	1.1%	412	65.9%
	Peoria	597	214	35.8%	86	14.4%	33	5.5%	333	55.8%
	Springfield	499	174	34.9%	101	20.2%	7	1.4%	282	56.5%
	East St. Louis	405	136	33.6%	65	16.0%	15	3.7%	216	53.3%
	Marion	569	206	36.2%	137	24.1%	26	4.6%	369	64.9%
	ALL CHILDREN	4,730	1,622	34.3%	756	16.0%	145	3.1%	2,523	53.3%
2018	Cook North	305	80	26.2%	11	3.6%	5	1.6%	96	31.5%
	Cook Central	460	156	33.9%	21	4.6%	3	0.7%	180	39.1%
	Cook South	602	173	28.7%	19	3.2%	8	1.3%	200	33.2%
	Aurora	509	212	41.7%	72	14.1%	30	5.9%	314	61.7%
	Rockford	416	171	41.1%	72	17.3%	9	2.2%	252	60.6%
	Champaign	676	323	47.8%	97	14.3%	9	1.3%	429	63.5%
	Peoria	791	342	43.2%	87	11.0%	22	2.8%	451	57.0%
	Springfield	620	232	37.4%	73	11.8%	11	1.8%	316	51.0%
	East St. Louis	562	181	32.2%	90	16.0%	12	2.1%	283	50.4%
	Marion	741	271	36.6%	117	15.8%	31	4.2%	419	56.5%
	ALL CHILDREN	5,695	2,153	37.8%	659	11.6%	140	2.5%	2,952	51.8%
2019	Cook North	367	121	33.0%	10	2.7%	5	1.4%	136	37.1%
	Cook Central	415	107	25.8%	11	2.7%	8	1.9%	126	30.4%
	Cook South	554	130	23.5%	15	2.7%	10	1.8%	155	28.0%
	Aurora	548	213	38.9%	35	6.4%	15	2.7%	263	48.0%
	Rockford	535	236	44.1%	66	12.3%	11	2.1%	313	58.5%
	Champaign	947	457	48.3%	102	10.8%	12	1.3%	571	60.3%
	Peoria	835	308	36.9%	89	10.7%	22	2.6%	419	50.2%
	Springfield	680	282	41.5%	104	15.3%	15	2.2%	401	59.0%
	East St. Louis	677	257	38.0%	77	11.4%	18	2.7%	352	52.0%
	Marion	880	366	41.6%	111	12.6%	23	2.6%	500	56.8%
	ALL CHILDREN	6,447	2,486	38.6%	620	9.6%	139	2.2%	3,245	50.3%
2020	Cook North	486	153	31.5%	14	2.9%	2	0.4%	169	34.8%
	Cook Central	544	160	29.4%	8	1.5%	6	1.1%	174	32.0%
	Cook South	789	233	29.5%	19	2.4%	8	1.0%	260	33.0%
	Aurora	779	396	50.8%	48	6.2%	18	2.3%	462	59.3%
	Rockford	513	266	51.9%	60	11.7%	4	0.8%	330	64.3%
	Champaign	879	445	50.6%	86	9.8%	6	0.7%	537	61.1%
	Peoria	1,087	517	47.6%	87	8.0%	27	2.5%	631	58.0%
	Springfield	796	329	41.3%	91	11.4%	11	1.4%	431	54.1%
	East St. Louis	580	206	35.5%	45	7.8%	25	4.3%	276	47.6%
	Marion	899	378	42.0%	121	13.5%	28	3.1%	527	58.6%
	ALL CHILDREN	7,367	3,098	42.1%	579	7.9%	135	1.8%	3,812	51.7%
2021	Cook North	338	101	29.9%	13	3.8%	6	1.8%	120	35.5%
	Cook Central	467	167	35.8%	4	0.9%	8	1.7%	179	38.3%
	Cook South	575	166	28.9%	20	3.5%	11	1.9%	197	34.3%
	Aurora	972	516	53.1%	102	10.5%	28	2.9%	646	66.5%
	Rockford	580	346	59.7%	60	10.3%	7	1.2%	413	71.2%
	Champaign	947	492	52.0%	74	7.8%	10	1.1%	576	60.8%
	Peoria	986	415	42.1%	76	7.7%	14	1.4%	505	51.2%
	Springfield	716	311	43.4%	94	13.1%	15	2.1%	420	58.7%
	East St. Louis	650	242	37.2%	65	10.0%	11	1.7%	318	48.9%
	Marion	831	330	39.7%	115	13.8%	25	3.0%	470	56.6%
	ALL CHILDREN	7,082	3,104	43.8%	623	8.8%	137	1.9%	3,864	54.6%
2022	Cook North	290	101	34.8%	17	5.9%	8	2.8%	126	43.4%
	Cook Central	295	99	33.6%	22	7.5%	8	2.7%	129	43.7%
	Cook South	474	137	28.9%	24	5.1%	14	3.0%	175	36.9%
	Aurora	816	411	50.4%	91	11.2%	27	3.3%	529	64.8%
	Rockford	403	180	44.7%	57	14.1%	13	3.2%	250	62.0%
	Champaign	770	374	48.6%	101	13.1%	10	1.3%	485	63.0%
	Peoria	799	386	48.3%	68	8.5%	26	3.3%	480	60.1%
	Springfield	574	252	43.9%	82	14.3%	8	1.4%	342	59.6%
	East St. Louis	596	223	37.4%	69	11.6%	25	4.2%	317	53.2%
	Marion	722	323	44.7%	117	16.2%	13	1.8%	453	62.7%
	ALL CHILDREN	5,751	2,496	43.4%	648	11.3%	153	2.7%	3,297	57.3%
2023*	Cook North	279	102	36.6%	10	3.6%	20	7.2%	132	47.3%
	Cook Central	266	72	27.1%	32	12.0%	6	2.3%	110	41.4%
	Cook South	448	132	29.5%	23	5.1%	17	3.8%	172	38.4%
	Aurora	715	365	51.0%	81	11.3%	36	5.0%	482	67.4%
	Rockford	376	173	46.0%	72	19.1%	17	4.5%	262	69.7%
	Champaign	803	423	52.7%	94	11.7%	14	1.7%	531	66.1%
	Peoria	740	305	41.2%	88	11.9%	29	3.9%	422	57.0%
	Springfield	703	359	51.1%	113	16.1%	11	1.6%	483	68.7%
	East St. Louis	631	236	37.4%	105	16.6%	13	2.1%	354	56.1%
	Marion	633	306	48.3%	136	21.5%	27	4.3%	469	74.1%
	ALL CHILDREN	5,597	2,476	44.2%	754	13.5%	190	3.4%	3,420	61.1%

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