Statistics for Pierce County
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Statistics for Larger Regions: Region 11, South District, Waycross Circuit, Non-CII.
Tables:
| Pierce County Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports (duplicated) During October 2024 through September 2025 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=159) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports | 323 | 52.7 per 10K | 37.6 per 10K | 52 |
| Unique Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports | 280/323 | 86.7% | 88.3% | 108 |
| Children Subject of Maltreatment Investigations | 159 | 25.9 per 10K | 13.9 per 10K | 16 |
| Children Subject of Alternative Response | 60 | 9.8 per 10K | 10.1 per 10K | 114 |
| Children Subject of Undetermined Reports | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.0 per 10K | 80 |
| Children Subject of Non-Alleged Reports | 104 | 17.0 per 10K | 13.6 per 10K | 69.5 |
| Victim Reports | 109 | 17.8 per 10K | 3.9 per 10K | 5 |
| Victim Reports of Neglect | 80 | 13.0 per 10K | 2.5 per 10K | 4 |
| Victim Reports of Physical Abuse | 5 | 0.8 per 10K | 0.5 per 10K | 50.5 |
| Victim Reports of Sexual Abuse | 5 | 0.8 per 10K | 0.2 per 10K | 9.5 |
| Victim Reports of Other Abuse | 19 | 3.1 per 10K | 0.7 per 10K | 10 |
| Victims Removed to Foster Care | 48/109 | 44% | 24.3% | 17.5 |
| Non-Victims Removed to Foster Care | 4/110 | 3.6% | 2.1% | 27 |
| Children Subject of Alternative Response Removed to Foster Care | 2/60 | 3.3% | 0.6% | 10 |
| Children Subject of Undetermined Reports Removed to Foster Care | 0/0 | na | na | na |
| Removed to Foster Care Before Report | 0/65 | 0% | 0.6% | 84.5 |
| Removed to Foster Care within 3 Days of Report | 23/65 | 35.4% | 28.4% | 51 |
| Removed to Foster Care within 7 Days of Report | 32/65 | 49.2% | 37.6% | 45.5 |
| Median Days from Report to Removal | 65 | 8.0 days | 22.0 days | 115 |
| 90th Percentile Days from Report to Removal | 65 | 209.0 days | 238.0 days | 50 |
| Removed to Foster Care Prior to Start of Investigation | 0/65 | 0% | 1.2% | 91 |
| Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2024 to March 2025 | 1/85 | 1.2% | 3.1% | 80.5 |
| Removed Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2024 to March 2025 | 0/43 | 0% | 1.2% | 85 |
| Non-Removed Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2024 to March 2025 | 1/42 | 2.4% | 3.8% | 64.5 |
| Non-Victims Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2024 to March 2025 | 1/121 | 0.8% | 2.4% | 122 |
| Alternative Response Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2024 to March 2025 | 0/53 | 0% | 1.8% | 132 |
| Undetermined Reports Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2024 to March 2025 | 0/0 | na | na | na |
| Pierce County Children Removed to Foster Care During April 2025 through March 2026 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=159) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Removals to Foster Care | 43 | 83.6 per 10K | 17.6 per 10K | 5 |
| Average Monthly Removals to Foster Care | 3.6 | 7.0 per 10K | 1.5 per 10K | 5 |
| Reentries to Foster Care | 6/43 | 14% | 13.1% | 45 |
| Reentries to Foster Care within 12 months of Previous Discharge | 1/43 | 2.3% | 5% | 51 |
| Removals for Neglect | 29/43 | 67% | 36% | 25 |
| Removals for Caretaker Drug or Alcohol Use | 21/43 | 49% | 36% | 54.5 |
| Removals for Physical Abuse | 4/43 | 9% | 9% | 49.5 |
| Removals for Caretaker Inability to Cope | 3/43 | 7% | 9% | 73 |
| Removals for Inadequate Housing | 7/43 | 16% | 18% | 74 |
| Removals for Incarceration | 9/43 | 21% | 13% | 31 |
| Removals for Child Behavior | 2/43 | 5% | 8% | 63.5 |
| Removals for Abandonment | 2/43 | 5% | 11% | 75 |
| Removals for Sexual Abuse | 1/43 | 2% | 3% | 33 |
| Removals to Non-Relative Foster Care First Setting | 13/25 | 52% | 60% | 93.5 |
| Removals to Relative Foster Care First Setting | 11/25 | 44% | 35% | 43.5 |
| Removals to Pre-Adoptive Home First Setting | 0/25 | 0% | 0% | 70 |
| Removals to Group Home First Setting | 0/25 | 0% | 0% | 70 |
| Removals to Institution First Setting | 1/25 | 4% | 5% | 42 |
| Removals to Home Visit First Setting | 0/25 | 0% | 0% | 70 |
| Removals to Runaway First Setting | 0/25 | 0% | 0% | 71.5 |
| Removals to ILP First Setting | 0/25 | 0% | 0% | 70 |
| Discharged within 1 Month of April 2025 through February 2026 Removal | 0/37 | 0% | 9% | 107 |
| Permanence within 12 months of April 2024 through March 2025 Removal | 6/74 | 8% | 31% | 116.5 |
| IV-E Reimbursed in Removal Cohort (excludes latest 6 months) | 0/25 | 0% | 0% | 70 |
| Pierce County Children in Foster Care During April 2025 through March 2026 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=159) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children in Region on March 31 2026 | 5,169 | na | na | 81 |
| AIAN Children on AIAN Lands in Region on March 31 2026 | na | na | na | na |
| Children in Care on March 31 2025 | 128 | 250.0 per 10K | 43.0 per 10K | 2 |
| Children in Care on March 31 2026 | 159 | 308.0 per 10K | 40.0 per 10K | 1 |
| Average Daily Children in Care | 148 | 286.8 per 10K | 41.7 per 10K | 1 |
| Total Children Served in Foster Care During April 2025 through March 2026 | 171 | na | na | 20 |
| Total Days Children Spent in Foster Care During April 2025 through March 2026 | 53,531 | 104,097.0 per 10K | 15,308.0 per 10K | 1 |
| Total Days Children Spent in Foster Care Away From Family During April 2025 through March 2026 | 40,022 | 77,827.0 per 10K | 11,885.0 per 10K | 1 |
| Accumulated Out of Home Placement-Days on March 31 2026 | 108,576 | 210,052.0 per 10K | 32,395.0 per 10K | 4 |
| Average Monthly Foster Care Costs During April 2025 through March 2026 | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.0 per 10K | 80 |
| Children in Congregate Settings on March 31 2026 | 17 | 32.9 per 10K | 5.9 per 10K | 6 |
| Children In Care with Both TPRs on March 31 2026 | 17 | 32.9 per 10K | 6.0 per 10K | 7 |
| 17-Year-Olds In Care with Both TPRs on March 31 2026 | 3 | 5.8 per 10K | 0.6 per 10K | 4 |
| Children in Non-Relative Foster Care on Last Day | 111/159 | 70% | 63% | 39 |
| Children in Relative Foster Care on Last Day | 31/159 | 19% | 17% | 63 |
| Children in Pre-Adoptive Home on Last Day | 0/159 | 0% | 3% | 120.5 |
| Children in Group Home on Last Day | 0/159 | 0% | 0% | 80 |
| Children in Institution on Last Day | 17/159 | 11% | 15% | 104.5 |
| Children in Home Visit on Last Day | 0/159 | 0% | 1% | 99.5 |
| Children in Runaway on Last Day | 0/159 | 0% | 1% | 91 |
| Children in ILP on Last Day | 0/159 | 0% | 0% | 84.5 |
| Children Investigated for Maltreatment in Care during October 2024 through September 2025 | 3/160 | 1.88% | 3.46% | 93 |
| Children Victimized in Care during October 2024 through September 2025 | 4/160 | 2.5% | 0.71% | 13.5 |
| Children Victimized in Care during October 2024 through September 2025 by Parent | 0/160 | 0% | 0.09% | 85.5 |
| Children Victimized in Care during October 2024 through September 2025 by Foster Parent or Facility Staff | 2/160 | 1.25% | 0.4% | 17 |
| Children Over 12 in Group Settings on March 31 2026 | 14/17 | 82% | 91% | 111 |
| Placement Moves During First 12 Months In Care per 1,000 Child-Days | 41/8,370 | 4.9 Per 1K Days | 5.9 Per 1K Days | 67 |
| Placements Moves Toward Permanence | 13/161 | 8% | 25% | 146 |
| Lateral Placements Moves | 114/161 | 71% | 57% | 25 |
| Placements Moves Away from Permanence | 34/161 | 21% | 18% | 44 |
| IV-E Reimbursement Rate, Children In Care on March 31 2026 | 0/159 | 0% | 0% | 79 |
| Long Term Foster Care Plan Goal, Children In Care on March 31 2026 | 4/159 | 3% | 9% | 115 |
| Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on March 31 2025 | 128 | 9.1 months | 16.3 months | 139.5 |
| Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on March 31 2026 | 159 | 17.2 months | 18.6 months | 78 |
| Permanence within 12 Months, Children In Care on March 31 2025 | 4/128 | 3% | 33% | 146 |
| Permanence within 12 Months, Children with Both TPRs In Care on March 31 2025 | 1/8 | 12% | 45% | 113.5 |
| In Care Over 18 Months on March 31 2026 | 79/159 | 50% | 51% | 68.5 |
| In Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2026 | 55/159 | 35% | 40% | 77.5 |
| In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2026 | 53/159 | 33% | 36% | 77 |
| In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months with Both TPRs on March 31 2026 | 17/53 | 32% | 31% | 79 |
| In Care Over 18 Months on March 31 2025 Permanent within 12 Months | 1/43 | 2% | 30% | 132 |
| In Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2025 Permanent within 12 Months | 1/31 | 3% | 28% | 122 |
| Entering 18th Month In Care during April 2024 through March 2025 Permanent within 12 Months | 1/22 | 5% | 37% | 120 |
| Pierce County Children Discharged During April 2025 through March 2026 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=159) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Discharges | 8/5,142 | 15.6 per 10K | 19.6 per 10K | 114 |
| Children Discharged for Reunification | 2/8 | 25% | 46% | 116.5 |
| Children Discharged for Relative | 0/8 | 0% | 4% | 110.5 |
| Children Discharged for Adoption | 1/8 | 12% | 21% | 96.5 |
| Children Discharged for Transfer | 0/8 | 0% | 0% | 79.5 |
| Children Discharged for Emancipation | 2/8 | 25% | 10% | 18.5 |
| Children Discharged for Guardianship | 3/8 | 38% | 17% | 19.5 |
| Children Discharged for Runaway | 0/8 | 0% | 0% | 79 |
| Children Discharged for Death | 0/8 | 0% | 0% | 83 |
| Children Discharged for Unknown | 0/8 | 0% | 0% | 76 |
| Median Length of Stay in Foster Care | 8 | 13.0 months | 17.9 months | 120 |
| Median Months from Removal to Reunification Discharge | 2 | 10.6 months | 11.9 months | 84.5 |
| Median Months from Removal to Relative Discharge | 0 | na | 12.0 months | na |
| Median Months from Removal to Guardianship Discharge | 3 | 11.3 months | 14.9 months | 89 |
| Median Months from Removal to Adoption Discharge | 1 | 39.3 months | 35.4 months | 50 |
| Reunified within 72 Hours | 0/2 | 0% | 3% | 84 |
| Reunified within 12 Months | 1/2 | 50% | 52% | 65 |
| Adopted within 24 Months | 0/1 | 0% | 20% | 96 |
| Adopted within 48 Months | 1/1 | 100% | 72% | 32 |
| Median Months from Removal to TPR Among Adoptions During Latest 12 Months | 1 | 22.1 months | 23.6 months | 65 |
| Median Months from TPR to Final Adoption Among Adoptions During Latest 12 Months | 1 | 17.2 months | 10.9 months | 31 |
| In Care 12+ Months at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 1/1 | 100% | 61% | 17.5 |
| In Care with Both TPRs at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 0/0 | na | 71% | na |
| Adoption Discharges | 1/5,142 | 1.9 per 10K | 4.1 per 10K | 109 |
| Non-Permanent Discharges | 2/5,142 | 3.9 per 10K | 2.2 per 10K | 48.5 |
| Non-Permanent Discharges Among Children with Both TPRs | 0/1 | 0% | 2% | 71 |
| Discharged Runaways Under 18 on March 31 2026 | 0 | 0.0 per 1M | 3.9 per 1M | 84 |
| Children Victimized within 6 Months After Discharge during April 2024 through March 2025 | 0/15 | 0% | 1.7% | 94.5 |
| Children Discharged for Reunification April 2024 through March 2025 Reentering within 12 Months | 3/11 | 27.3% | 8.2% | 7 |
| Children Discharged for Relative April 2024 through March 2025 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/0 | na | 5.5% | na |
| Children Discharged for Adoption April 2024 through March 2025 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/2 | 0% | 0% | 64 |
| Children Discharged for Transfer April 2024 through March 2025 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/0 | na | 0% | na |
| Children Discharged for Emancipation April 2024 through March 2025 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/1 | 0% | 3.9% | 61 |
| Children Discharged for Guardianship April 2024 through March 2025 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/1 | 0% | 2.7% | 62 |
| Children Discharged for Runaway April 2024 through March 2025 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/0 | na | 0% | na |
| Pierce County Child and Family Services Review Measures During April 2025 through March 2026 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=159) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maltreatment Reports During October 2024 through September 2025 | 323 | 52.7 per 10K | 37.6 per 10K | 52 |
| Substantiated Maltreatment Victims During October 2024 through September 2025 | 109 | 17.8 per 10K | 3.9 per 10K | 4 |
| Removals During Period | 43 | 7.0 per 10K | 1.5 per 10K | 5 |
| In-care on March 31 2026 | 159 | 308.0 per 10K | 40.0 per 10K | 1 |
| Total Children Served | na | na | na | na |
| Discharges During Period | 8 | na | na | 113.5 |
| S1.1: Non-Recurrence of Substantiated Maltreatment within 6 Months | 55/56 | 98.2% | 97% | 96 |
| S1.2: Non-Maltreated by Foster Parent or Facility Staff October 2024 through September 2025 | 160/160 | 100% | 99.54% | 63.5 |
| C1.1: Discharged to Reunification or Relative within 12 Months | 1/2 | 50% | 49% | 57 |
| C1.2: Discharged to Reunification or Relative Median Length of Stay | 2 | 10.6 months | 12.3 months | 94.5 |
| C1.3: Removed During 6-Months before April 01 2025, Discharged to Reunification or Relative | 0/40 | 0% | 23% | 111.5 |
| C1.4: Discharged During 12-Months before April 01 2025, Reentering within 12 Months | 3/11 | 27.3% | 8.5% | 7 |
| C2.1: Discharged to Adoption within 24 Months | 0/1 | 0% | 20% | 96 |
| C2.2: Discharged to Adoption Median Length of Stay | 1 | 39.3 months | 35.4 months | 50 |
| C2.3: In-care 17+ Months on April 01 2025, Adopted During Period | 1/51 | 2% | 21% | 120 |
| C2.4: In-care 17+ Months on April 01 2025, Freed for Adoption During First 6 Months of Period | 0/43 | 0% | 9% | 108.5 |
| C2.5: Legally Freed April 2024 through March 2025 , Adopted within 12 Months | 0/6 | 0% | 50% | 112.5 |
| C3.1: In-care 24+ Months on April 01 2025, Permanent By 18th Birthday | 1/30 | 3% | 32% | 122 |
| C3.2: Discharges to Permanence Among Legally Free Children | 1/1 | 100% | 98% | 52 |
| C3.3: Emancipated After In-care 3+ Years | 0/3 | 0% | 39% | 99.5 |
| C4.1: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care <12 Months | 39/51 | 76% | 76% | 85.5 |
| C4.2: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care 12 to 24 Months | 36/62 | 58% | 51% | 54.5 |
| C4.3: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care Over 24 Months | 25/57 | 44% | 26% | 18 |
| Pierce County Court Improvement Program Reporting Measures During April 2025 through March 2026 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=159) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIP1.1: Free for Adoption or Living with Family within 15 Months of January 2024 through December 2024 Removal | 14/52 | 27% | 53% | 128.5 |
| CIP1.2: Discharged within 1 Month of April 2025 through February 2026 Removal | 0/37 | 0% | 9% | 107 |
| CIP1.3: Permanent within 12 Months of April 2024 through March 2025 Removal | 6/74 | 8% | 31% | 116.5 |
| CIP1.4: In Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2025 Permanent within 12 Months | 1/31 | 3% | 28% | 122 |
| CIP1.5: TPRs Completed during Latest 12 Months within 15 Months of Removal | 0/10 | 0% | 25% | 95 |
| CIP1.6: In Care with Both TPRs on March 31 2025 Permanent within 12 Months | 1/8 | 12% | 45% | 113.5 |
| CIP1.7: In Care 12+ Months at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 1/1 | 100% | 61% | 17.5 |
| CIP1.8: In Care 12+ Months with Both TPRs at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 0/0 | na | 71% | na |