Summary Measures: Children in Foster Care During April 2024 through March 2025

Children in Foster Care
During April 2024 through March 2025

	Children in Region on March 31 2025	AIAN Children on AIAN Lands in Region on March 31 2025	Children in Care on March 31 2024			Children in Care on March 31 2025			Average Daily Children in Care			Total Children Served in Foster Care During April 2024 through March 2025	Total Days Children Spent in Foster Care During April 2024 through March 2025			Total Days Children Spent in Foster Care Away From Family During April 2024 through March 2025			Accumulated Out of Home Placement-Days on March 31 2025
JudicialCircuit	Count	Count	Count	per 10K	Rank	Count	per 10K	Rank	Count	per 10K	Rank	Count	Count	per 10K	Rank	Count	per 10K	Rank	Count	per 10K	Rank
Alapaha	14169	na	122	85	7.5	203	143	3	163	114.2	4	259	58026	40703	4	42759	29994	4	102116	72070	5
Alcovy	55325	na	180	33	38.5	180	33	38.5	180	32.8	40	256	65550	11907	40	50550	9182	38	158749	28694	31
Appalachian	15837	na	136	85	7.5	102	64	15.5	114	71.5	15	210	42133	26486	15	29421	18495	14	48173	30418	28
Atlanta	225166	na	450	20	47	548	24	46	509	22.7	46	827	184249	8205	46	131485	5855	46	384891	17094	45
Atlantic	49490	na	160	33	38.5	179	36	37	167	34.1	37	262	60815	12398	37	52086	10618	36	109262	22078	39
Augusta	54078	na	426	79	11	501	93	6.5	456	84.8	8	679	165657	30753	8	121296	22518	10	376176	69562	6
Bell-Forsyth	68313	na	87	13	49.5	80	12	50	87	12.8	50	128	31917	4677	50	28584	4189	49	46856	6859	50
Blue Ridge	63458	na	405	64	21	346	55	21.5	358	56.5	24	553	131364	20716	24	103840	16376	20	238867	37642	22
Brunswick	47658	na	291	62	22	255	54	24	262	55.2	25	386	96182	20249	25	77402	16295	21	213051	44704	16
Chattahoochee	61805	na	519	83	10	559	90	8	530	85.2	7	748	192607	30996	7	144235	23212	8	446807	72293	4
Cherokee	39952	na	259	65	20	176	44	31.5	199	49.8	26	375	73980	18559	26	52822	13251	30	92356	23117	38
Clayton	75194	na	236	31	41	284	38	34.5	264	34.8	36	413	95821	12629	36	82064	10816	33	214286	28498	32
Cobb	169657	na	454	27	44	420	25	44.5	439	25.8	45	636	160904	9468	45	124314	7315	45	310727	18315	43
Columbia	40597	na	49	12	51	52	13	49	52	13	49	77	19022	4698	49	15098	3729	50	25905	6381	51
Conasauga	34793	na	210	60	24	189	54	24	208	59.8	20	319	76372	21913	20	61962	17778	16	105292	30262	29
Cordele	11893	na	262	218	1	259	218	1	262	219.4	1	361	95853	80255	1	70637	59142	1	246086	206917	2
Coweta	56082	na	168	30	42.5	183	33	38.5	168	29.8	42	263	61094	10895	42	46068	8215	41	102228	18228	44
Dougherty	19306	na	244	125	3	236	122	4	244	125.6	3	288	89072	45885	3	83437	42982	2	416789	215886	1
Douglas	37330	na	139	37	33.5	142	38	34.5	147	39.4	33	190	53693	14404	33	39378	10563	37	148925	39894	19
Dublin	16618	na	78	47	29.5	84	51	26.5	80	48.4	27	127	29078	17489	28	22915	13782	28	61258	36862	23
Eastern	63411	na	272	43	32	298	47	28	285	45.2	31	366	103505	16413	31	93673	14854	26	273924	43198	17
Enotah	17319	na	162	94	4	131	76	11	136	78.5	10.5	222	49947	28918	9	41129	23813	7	74608	43079	18
Flint	63246	na	81	13	49.5	71	11	51	75	11.9	51	114	27695	4398	51	22998	3652	51	49923	7893	49
Griffin	55757	na	136	25	45	154	28	43	154	27.8	44	211	56119	10109	44	44731	8058	42	104488	18740	42
Gwinnett	251208	na	391	16	48	373	15	48	384	15.2	48	543	140400	5590	48	112720	4488	48	356270	14182	47
Houston	44355	na	147	34	37	132	30	41.5	146	33.1	39	227	53480	12123	39	39157	8876	40	69510	15671	46
Lookout Mountain	37246	na	316	84	9	277	74	12	295	78.9	9	451	108164	28914	10	93573	25013	5	192369	51648	12
Macon	47880	na	265	56	26	283	59	18.5	277	58.2	23	349	100833	21189	23	81686	17166	17	268103	55995	11
Middle	23193	na	178	77	13.5	179	77	10	176	75.7	12	260	64477	27766	12	44735	19265	13	109619	47264	14
Mountain	19850	na	176	90	6	139	70	14	155	78.5	10.5	225	56845	28835	11	48748	24728	6	96958	48845	13
Northeastern	58944	na	319	55	27.5	266	45	30	279	47.6	29	435	102805	17569	27	77710	13280	29	169876	28820	30
Northern	26629	na	123	47	29.5	122	46	29	118	44.6	32	177	42969	16246	32	33893	12815	31	69883	26243	35
Ocmulgee	33189	na	222	67	17	186	56	20	214	64.2	16.5	325	78312	23548	17	61118	18377	15	127582	38441	20
Oconee	12324	na	114	91	5	115	93	6.5	118	95.1	5	159	42798	34536	5	28151	22716	9	81252	65930	8
Ogeechee	41064	na	121	30	42.5	104	25	44.5	114	28.1	43	154	41981	10312	43	31687	7784	43	84041	20466	41
Pataula	9692	na	45	46	31	57	59	18.5	47	47.9	28	77	16916	17403	29	10400	10699	35	36915	38088	21
Paulding	46739	na	96	21	46	77	16	47	85	18.3	47	142	31248	6729	47	24937	5370	47	43844	9381	48
Piedmont	49797	na	156	32	40	149	30	41.5	151	30.6	41	212	55444	11236	41	44774	9074	39	104684	21022	40
Rockdale	23055	na	80	35	36	73	32	40	80	35.1	35	117	29472	12842	35	25223	10990	32	53954	23402	37
Rome	22426	na	123	55	27.5	99	44	31.5	103	46.2	30	163	37923	16935	30	35043	15648	23	80342	35825	24
South Georgia	19990	na	71	36	35	75	38	34.5	66	33.2	38	111	24161	12134	38	15252	7660	44	54081	27054	34
Southern	55655	na	418	75	15	440	79	9	413	74.3	13	595	150629	27047	13	108591	19498	12	364285	65454	9
Southwestern	19100	na	148	77	13.5	136	71	13	140	73.5	14	197	51449	26889	14	29510	15423	24	127681	66849	7
Stone Mountain	171722	na	628	37	33.5	653	38	34.5	638	37.2	34	902	232588	13573	34	183783	10725	34	541927	31558	26
Tallapoosa	19454	na	127	66	18.5	105	54	24	117	60.8	19	183	43192	22362	19	32258	16701	18	69485	35718	25
Tifton	19387	na	150	78	12	185	95	5	175	90.3	6	291	63317	32780	6	38482	19922	11	113706	58651	10
Toombs	10879	na	64	59	25	55	51	26.5	64	59.5	21	108	23735	21841	21	16011	14733	27	30539	28072	33
Towaliga	16923	na	112	68	16	108	64	15.5	106	63.3	18	177	38568	23078	18	27879	16682	19	52085	30778	27
Waycross	34040	na	543	160	2	565	166	2	533	156.7	2	773	194135	57121	2	140641	41381	3	424260	124636	3
West Georgia	34251	na	205	61	23	187	55	21.5	199	58.8	22	310	73094	21578	22	54906	16209	22	80437	23485	36
Western	32596	na	216	66	18.5	199	61	17	210	64.2	16.5	312	77095	23643	16	49528	15189	25	152033	46642	15
Statewide	2538042	na	11080	44	na	10971	43	na	10942	43.2	na	16245	3996685	15776	na	3073280	12131	na	8307464	32732	na

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Children in Foster Care
During April 2024 through March 2025

	Children in Care on March 31 2025			Average Monthly Foster Care Costs During April 2024 through March 2025			Children in Congregate Settings on March 31 2025			Children In Care with Both TPRs on March 31 2025			17-Year-Olds In Care with Both TPRs on March 31 2025
JudicialCircuit	Count	per 10K	Rank	Count	per 10K	Rank	Count	per 10K	Rank	Count	per 10K	Rank	Count	per 10K	Rank
Alapaha	203	143	3	0	0	26	17	12	7	4	2.8	36	0	0	45
Alcovy	180	33	38.5	0	0	26	34	6.1	30	28	5.1	25.5	3	0.5	23
Appalachian	102	64	15.5	0	0	26	11	6.9	26.5	10	6.3	17	1	0.6	19.5
Atlanta	548	24	46	0	0	26	93	4.1	39.5	16	0.7	48	4	0.2	34
Atlantic	179	36	37	0	0	26	30	6.1	30	7	1.4	45	0	0	45
Augusta	501	93	6.5	0	0	26	64	11.8	8.5	8	1.5	44	2	0.4	26.5
Bell-Forsyth	80	12	50	0	0	26	15	2.2	47.5	16	2.3	40.5	1	0.1	37.5
Blue Ridge	346	55	21.5	0	0	26	54	8.5	18	21	3.3	35	2	0.3	30
Brunswick	255	54	24	0	0	26	48	10.1	11	27	5.7	20	3	0.6	19.5
Chattahoochee	559	90	8	0	0	26	43	7	25	54	8.7	9.5	7	1.1	13
Cherokee	176	44	31.5	0	0	26	30	7.5	21.5	24	6	19	0	0	45
Clayton	284	38	34.5	0	0	26	35	4.7	36	17	2.3	40.5	3	0.4	26.5
Cobb	420	25	44.5	0	0	26	71	4.2	37.5	28	1.7	43	1	0.1	37.5
Columbia	52	13	49	0	0	26	7	1.7	50	4	1	46.5	0	0	45
Conasauga	189	54	24	0	0	26	41	11.8	8.5	26	7.5	12	2	0.6	19.5
Cordele	259	218	1	0	0	26	17	14.3	2	15	12.6	3.5	2	1.7	4
Coweta	183	33	38.5	0	0	26	23	4.1	39.5	22	3.9	32	0	0	45
Dougherty	236	122	4	0	0	26	27	14	3	29	15	1	0	0	45
Douglas	142	38	34.5	0	0	26	23	6.2	28	9	2.4	38.5	4	1.1	13
Dublin	84	51	26.5	0	0	26	15	9	13	4	2.4	38.5	2	1.2	9
Eastern	298	47	28	0	0	26	50	7.9	20	23	3.6	33.5	3	0.5	23
Enotah	131	76	11	0	0	26	12	6.9	26.5	15	8.7	9.5	2	1.2	9
Flint	71	11	51	0	0	26	14	2.2	47.5	1	0.2	50	0	0	45
Griffin	154	28	43	0	0	26	22	3.9	41.5	15	2.7	37	0	0	45
Gwinnett	373	15	48	0	0	26	52	2.1	49	26	1	46.5	1	0	45
Houston	132	30	41.5	0	0	26	14	3.2	44	9	2	42	1	0.2	34
Lookout Mountain	277	74	12	0	0	26	46	12.4	6	36	9.7	6	7	1.9	2.5
Macon	283	59	18.5	0	0	26	41	8.6	16.5	49	10.2	5	9	1.9	2.5
Middle	179	77	10	0	0	26	14	6	32	11	4.7	27	1	0.4	26.5
Mountain	139	70	14	0	0	26	17	8.6	16.5	16	8.1	11	0	0	45
Northeastern	266	45	30	0	0	26	42	7.1	24	40	6.8	14.5	1	0.2	34
Northern	122	46	29	0	0	26	28	10.5	10	18	6.8	14.5	3	1.1	13
Ocmulgee	186	56	20	0	0	26	25	7.5	21.5	30	9	8	4	1.2	9
Oconee	115	93	6.5	0	0	26	9	7.3	23	8	6.5	16	2	1.6	5.5
Ogeechee	104	25	44.5	0	0	26	10	2.4	46	21	5.1	25.5	1	0.2	34
Pataula	57	59	18.5	0	0	26	1	1	51	5	5.2	24	0	0	45
Paulding	77	16	47	0	0	26	16	3.4	43	0	0	51	0	0	45
Piedmont	149	30	41.5	0	0	26	21	4.2	37.5	28	5.6	21	6	1.2	9
Rockdale	73	32	40	0	0	26	9	3.9	41.5	21	9.1	7	2	0.9	16.5
Rome	99	44	31.5	0	0	26	31	13.8	4	9	4	30	1	0.4	26.5
South Georgia	75	38	34.5	0	0	26	5	2.5	45	8	4	30	1	0.5	23
Southern	440	79	9	0	0	26	34	6.1	30	22	4	30	5	0.9	16.5
Southwestern	136	71	13	0	0	26	18	9.4	12	24	12.6	3.5	3	1.6	5.5
Stone Mountain	653	38	34.5	0	0	26	87	5.1	35	11	0.6	49	3	0.2	34
Tallapoosa	105	54	24	0	0	26	17	8.7	15	7	3.6	33.5	2	1	15
Tifton	185	95	5	0	0	26	26	13.4	5	27	13.9	2	5	2.6	1
Toombs	55	51	26.5	0	0	26	6	5.5	34	5	4.6	28	0	0	45
Towaliga	108	64	15.5	0	0	26	15	8.9	14	9	5.3	22.5	2	1.2	9
Waycross	565	166	2	0	0	26	63	18.5	1	25	7.3	13	2	0.6	19.5
West Georgia	187	55	21.5	0	0	26	28	8.2	19	18	5.3	22.5	1	0.3	30
Western	199	61	17	0	0	26	19	5.8	33	20	6.1	18	1	0.3	30
Statewide	10971	43	na	0	0	na	1490	5.9	na	926	3.6	na	106	0.4	na

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Children in Foster Care
During April 2024 through March 2025

	Children in Care on March 31 2025			Children in Non-Relative Foster Care on Last Day			Children in Relative Foster Care on Last Day			Children in Pre-Adoptive Home on Last Day			Children in Group Home on Last Day			Children in Institution on Last Day			Children in Home Visit on Last Day			Children in Runaway on Last Day			Children in ILP on Last Day
JudicialCircuit	Count	per 10K	Rank	Count	Percent	Rank	Count	Percent	Rank	Count	Percent	Rank	Count	Percent	Rank	Count	Percent	Rank	Count	Percent	Rank	Count	Percent	Rank	Count	Percent	Rank
Alapaha	203	143	3	119/203	59%	34.0	65/203	32%	5.0	0/203	0%	49.5	0/203	0%	26	17/203	8%	46.0	0/203	0%	40.5	2/203	1%	17.0	0/203	0%	28.5
Alcovy	180	33	38.5	89/180	49%	48.0	46/180	26%	8.5	6/180	3%	24.0	0/180	0%	26	34/180	19%	7.0	1/180	1%	22.5	4/180	2%	5.0	0/180	0%	28.5
Appalachian	102	64	15.5	61/102	60%	31.5	25/102	25%	10.0	3/102	3%	24.0	0/102	0%	26	11/102	11%	38.0	2/102	2%	12.0	0/102	0%	38.5	0/102	0%	28.5
Atlanta	548	24	46	293/548	53%	46.0	123/548	22%	16.0	3/548	1%	43.5	0/548	0%	26	93/548	17%	12.5	16/548	3%	7.0	14/548	3%	1.0	6/548	1%	3.0
Atlantic	179	36	37	126/179	70%	5.5	17/179	9%	46.0	5/179	3%	24.0	0/179	0%	26	30/179	17%	12.5	0/179	0%	40.5	1/179	1%	17.0	0/179	0%	28.5
Augusta	501	93	6.5	281/501	56%	42.5	121/501	24%	11.5	17/501	3%	24.0	0/501	0%	26	64/501	13%	29.5	12/501	2%	12.0	6/501	1%	17.0	0/501	0%	28.5
Bell-Forsyth	80	12	50	60/80	75%	2.0	4/80	5%	49.0	1/80	1%	43.5	0/80	0%	26	15/80	19%	7.0	0/80	0%	40.5	0/80	0%	38.5	0/80	0%	28.5
Blue Ridge	346	55	21.5	210/346	61%	28.5	66/346	19%	22.0	9/346	3%	24.0	0/346	0%	26	54/346	16%	17.5	2/346	1%	22.5	0/346	0%	38.5	5/346	1%	3.0
Brunswick	255	54	24	168/255	66%	15.5	25/255	10%	43.5	4/255	2%	35.0	0/255	0%	26	48/255	19%	7.0	7/255	3%	7.0	2/255	1%	17.0	1/255	0%	28.5
Chattahoochee	559	90	8	381/559	68%	12.0	120/559	21%	19.0	10/559	2%	35.0	0/559	0%	26	43/559	8%	46.0	0/559	0%	40.5	5/559	1%	17.0	0/559	0%	28.5
Cherokee	176	44	31.5	100/176	57%	40.0	39/176	22%	16.0	6/176	3%	24.0	0/176	0%	26	30/176	17%	12.5	1/176	1%	22.5	0/176	0%	38.5	0/176	0%	28.5
Clayton	284	38	34.5	196/284	69%	9.0	41/284	14%	40.0	3/284	1%	43.5	0/284	0%	26	35/284	12%	34.0	2/284	1%	22.5	7/284	2%	5.0	0/284	0%	28.5
Cobb	420	25	44.5	255/420	61%	28.5	72/420	17%	28.0	6/420	1%	43.5	0/420	0%	26	71/420	17%	12.5	8/420	2%	12.0	8/420	2%	5.0	0/420	0%	28.5
Columbia	52	13	49	31/52	60%	31.5	8/52	15%	38.0	1/52	2%	35.0	0/52	0%	26	7/52	13%	29.5	5/52	10%	2.0	0/52	0%	38.5	0/52	0%	28.5
Conasauga	189	54	24	117/189	62%	24.0	22/189	12%	41.5	5/189	3%	24.0	0/189	0%	26	41/189	22%	3.0	3/189	2%	12.0	0/189	0%	38.5	1/189	1%	3.0
Cordele	259	218	1	190/259	73%	3.5	42/259	16%	34.0	10/259	4%	13.5	0/259	0%	26	17/259	7%	49.5	0/259	0%	40.5	0/259	0%	38.5	0/259	0%	28.5
Coweta	183	33	38.5	114/183	62%	24.0	30/183	16%	34.0	13/183	7%	4.5	0/183	0%	26	23/183	13%	29.5	2/183	1%	22.5	1/183	1%	17.0	0/183	0%	28.5
Dougherty	236	122	4	194/236	82%	1.0	6/236	3%	51.0	7/236	3%	24.0	0/236	0%	26	27/236	11%	38.0	0/236	0%	40.5	1/236	0%	38.5	1/236	0%	28.5
Douglas	142	38	34.5	90/142	63%	20.5	23/142	16%	34.0	6/142	4%	13.5	0/142	0%	26	23/142	16%	17.5	0/142	0%	40.5	0/142	0%	38.5	0/142	0%	28.5
Dublin	84	51	26.5	46/84	55%	44.5	19/84	23%	13.5	3/84	4%	13.5	0/84	0%	26	15/84	18%	9.0	1/84	1%	22.5	0/84	0%	38.5	0/84	0%	28.5
Eastern	298	47	28	206/298	69%	9.0	31/298	10%	43.5	2/298	1%	43.5	0/298	0%	26	50/298	17%	12.5	4/298	1%	22.5	5/298	2%	5.0	0/298	0%	28.5
Enotah	131	76	11	91/131	69%	9.0	24/131	18%	23.5	4/131	3%	24.0	0/131	0%	26	12/131	9%	43.0	0/131	0%	40.5	0/131	0%	38.5	0/131	0%	28.5
Flint	71	11	51	45/71	63%	20.5	12/71	17%	28.0	0/71	0%	49.5	0/71	0%	26	14/71	20%	5.0	0/71	0%	40.5	0/71	0%	38.5	0/71	0%	28.5
Griffin	154	28	43	102/154	66%	15.5	23/154	15%	38.0	6/154	4%	13.5	0/154	0%	26	22/154	14%	23.5	1/154	1%	22.5	0/154	0%	38.5	0/154	0%	28.5
Gwinnett	373	15	48	250/373	67%	13.5	55/373	15%	38.0	8/373	2%	35.0	0/373	0%	26	52/373	14%	23.5	4/373	1%	22.5	3/373	1%	17.0	1/373	0%	28.5
Houston	132	30	41.5	88/132	67%	13.5	26/132	20%	21.0	3/132	2%	35.0	0/132	0%	26	14/132	11%	38.0	0/132	0%	40.5	1/132	1%	17.0	0/132	0%	28.5
Lookout Mountain	277	74	12	191/277	69%	9.0	26/277	9%	46.0	8/277	3%	24.0	0/277	0%	26	46/277	17%	12.5	4/277	1%	22.5	0/277	0%	38.5	2/277	1%	3.0
Macon	283	59	18.5	182/283	64%	19.0	47/283	17%	28.0	11/283	4%	13.5	0/283	0%	26	41/283	14%	23.5	1/283	0%	40.5	1/283	0%	38.5	0/283	0%	28.5
Middle	179	77	10	98/179	55%	44.5	59/179	33%	4.0	6/179	3%	24.0	0/179	0%	26	14/179	8%	46.0	1/179	1%	22.5	1/179	1%	17.0	0/179	0%	28.5
Mountain	139	70	14	101/139	73%	3.5	13/139	9%	46.0	8/139	6%	6.0	0/139	0%	26	17/139	12%	34.0	0/139	0%	40.5	0/139	0%	38.5	0/139	0%	28.5
Northeastern	266	45	30	151/266	57%	40.0	56/266	21%	19.0	13/266	5%	8.0	0/266	0%	26	42/266	16%	17.5	1/266	0%	40.5	2/266	1%	17.0	1/266	0%	28.5
Northern	122	46	29	70/122	57%	40.0	21/122	17%	28.0	1/122	1%	43.5	0/122	0%	26	28/122	23%	2.0	0/122	0%	40.5	2/122	2%	5.0	0/122	0%	28.5
Ocmulgee	186	56	20	129/186	69%	9.0	22/186	12%	41.5	6/186	3%	24.0	0/186	0%	26	25/186	13%	29.5	3/186	2%	12.0	1/186	1%	17.0	0/186	0%	28.5
Oconee	115	93	6.5	68/115	59%	34.0	36/115	31%	6.5	0/115	0%	49.5	0/115	0%	26	9/115	8%	46.0	1/115	1%	22.5	1/115	1%	17.0	0/115	0%	28.5
Ogeechee	104	25	44.5	63/104	61%	28.5	18/104	17%	28.0	13/104	12%	1.0	0/104	0%	26	10/104	10%	41.5	0/104	0%	40.5	0/104	0%	38.5	0/104	0%	28.5
Pataula	57	59	18.5	29/57	51%	47.0	25/57	44%	1.0	2/57	4%	13.5	0/57	0%	26	1/57	2%	51.0	0/57	0%	40.5	0/57	0%	38.5	0/57	0%	28.5
Paulding	77	16	47	48/77	62%	24.0	13/77	17%	28.0	0/77	0%	49.5	0/77	0%	26	16/77	21%	4.0	0/77	0%	40.5	0/77	0%	38.5	0/77	0%	28.5
Piedmont	149	30	41.5	88/149	59%	34.0	25/149	17%	28.0	12/149	8%	2.5	0/149	0%	26	21/149	14%	23.5	1/149	1%	22.5	2/149	1%	17.0	0/149	0%	28.5
Rockdale	73	32	40	51/73	70%	5.5	6/73	8%	48.0	6/73	8%	2.5	0/73	0%	26	9/73	12%	34.0	0/73	0%	40.5	1/73	1%	17.0	0/73	0%	28.5
Rome	99	44	31.5	61/99	62%	24.0	4/99	4%	50.0	3/99	3%	24.0	0/99	0%	26	31/99	31%	1.0	0/99	0%	40.5	0/99	0%	38.5	0/99	0%	28.5
South Georgia	75	38	34.5	34/75	45%	50.0	23/75	31%	6.5	4/75	5%	8.0	0/75	0%	26	5/75	7%	49.5	8/75	11%	1.0	1/75	1%	17.0	0/75	0%	28.5
Southern	440	79	9	287/440	65%	17.5	107/440	24%	11.5	9/440	2%	35.0	0/440	0%	26	34/440	8%	46.0	1/440	0%	40.5	2/440	0%	38.5	0/440	0%	28.5
Southwestern	136	71	13	54/136	40%	51.0	53/136	39%	2.0	7/136	5%	8.0	0/136	0%	26	18/136	13%	29.5	4/136	3%	7.0	0/136	0%	38.5	0/136	0%	28.5
Stone Mountain	653	38	34.5	407/653	62%	24.0	135/653	21%	19.0	9/653	1%	43.5	0/653	0%	26	87/653	13%	29.5	1/653	0%	40.5	14/653	2%	5.0	0/653	0%	28.5
Tallapoosa	105	54	24	61/105	58%	37.0	19/105	18%	23.5	4/105	4%	13.5	0/105	0%	26	17/105	16%	17.5	4/105	4%	4.5	0/105	0%	38.5	0/105	0%	28.5
Tifton	185	95	5	89/185	48%	49.0	67/185	36%	3.0	1/185	1%	43.5	0/185	0%	26	26/185	14%	23.5	0/185	0%	40.5	2/185	1%	17.0	0/185	0%	28.5
Toombs	55	51	26.5	31/55	56%	42.5	9/55	16%	34.0	4/55	7%	4.5	0/55	0%	26	6/55	11%	38.0	4/55	7%	3.0	1/55	2%	5.0	0/55	0%	28.5
Towaliga	108	64	15.5	63/108	58%	37.0	24/108	22%	16.0	4/108	4%	13.5	0/108	0%	26	15/108	14%	23.5	1/108	1%	22.5	0/108	0%	38.5	1/108	1%	3.0
Waycross	565	166	2	330/565	58%	37.0	146/565	26%	8.5	14/565	2%	35.0	0/565	0%	26	63/565	11%	38.0	11/565	2%	12.0	1/565	0%	38.5	0/565	0%	28.5
West Georgia	187	55	21.5	122/187	65%	17.5	29/187	16%	34.0	3/187	2%	35.0	0/187	0%	26	28/187	15%	20.0	4/187	2%	12.0	1/187	1%	17.0	0/187	0%	28.5
Western	199	61	17	122/199	61%	28.5	46/199	23%	13.5	4/199	2%	35.0	0/199	0%	26	19/199	10%	41.5	8/199	4%	4.5	0/199	0%	38.5	0/199	0%	28.5
Statewide	10971	43	na	6,833/10,971	62%	na	2,114/10,971	19%	na	293/10,971	3%	na	0/10,971	0%	na	1,490/10,971	14%	na	129/10,971	1%	na	93/10,971	1%	na	19/10,971	0%	na

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Children in Foster Care
During April 2024 through March 2025

	Children Investigated for Maltreatment in Care during April 2024 through March 2025			Children Victimized in Care during April 2024 through March 2025			Children Victimized in Care during April 2024 through March 2025 by Parent			Children Victimized in Care during April 2024 through March 2025 by Foster Parent or Facility Staff
JudicialCircuit	Count	Percent	Rank	Count	Percent	Rank	Count	Percent	Rank	Count	Percent	Rank
Alapaha	na	na%	na	na	na%	na	na	na%	na	na	na%	na
Alcovy	na	na%	na	na	na%	na	na	na%	na	na	na%	na
Appalachian	na	na%	na	na	na%	na	na	na%	na	na	na%	na
Atlanta	na	na%	na	na	na%	na	na	na%	na	na	na%	na
Atlantic	na	na%	na	na	na%	na	na	na%	na	na	na%	na
Augusta	na	na%	na	na	na%	na	na	na%	na	na	na%	na
Bell-Forsyth	na	na%	na	na	na%	na	na	na%	na	na	na%	na
Blue Ridge	na	na%	na	na	na%	na	na	na%	na	na	na%	na
Brunswick	na	na%	na	na	na%	na	na	na%	na	na	na%	na
Chattahoochee	na	na%	na	na	na%	na	na	na%	na	na	na%	na
Cherokee	na	na%	na	na	na%	na	na	na%	na	na	na%	na
Clayton	na	na%	na	na	na%	na	na	na%	na	na	na%	na
Cobb	na	na%	na	na	na%	na	na	na%	na	na	na%	na
Columbia	na	na%	na	na	na%	na	na	na%	na	na	na%	na
Conasauga	na	na%	na	na	na%	na	na	na%	na	na	na%	na
Cordele	na	na%	na	na	na%	na	na	na%	na	na	na%	na
Coweta	na	na%	na	na	na%	na	na	na%	na	na	na%	na
Dougherty	na	na%	na	na	na%	na	na	na%	na	na	na%	na
Douglas	na	na%	na	na	na%	na	na	na%	na	na	na%	na
Dublin	na	na%	na	na	na%	na	na	na%	na	na	na%	na
Eastern	na	na%	na	na	na%	na	na	na%	na	na	na%	na
Enotah	na	na%	na	na	na%	na	na	na%	na	na	na%	na
Flint	na	na%	na	na	na%	na	na	na%	na	na	na%	na
Griffin	na	na%	na	na	na%	na	na	na%	na	na	na%	na
Gwinnett	na	na%	na	na	na%	na	na	na%	na	na	na%	na
Houston	na	na%	na	na	na%	na	na	na%	na	na	na%	na
Lookout Mountain	na	na%	na	na	na%	na	na	na%	na	na	na%	na
Macon	na	na%	na	na	na%	na	na	na%	na	na	na%	na
Middle	na	na%	na	na	na%	na	na	na%	na	na	na%	na
Mountain	na	na%	na	na	na%	na	na	na%	na	na	na%	na
Northeastern	na	na%	na	na	na%	na	na	na%	na	na	na%	na
Northern	na	na%	na	na	na%	na	na	na%	na	na	na%	na
Ocmulgee	na	na%	na	na	na%	na	na	na%	na	na	na%	na
Oconee	na	na%	na	na	na%	na	na	na%	na	na	na%	na
Ogeechee	na	na%	na	na	na%	na	na	na%	na	na	na%	na
Pataula	na	na%	na	na	na%	na	na	na%	na	na	na%	na
Paulding	na	na%	na	na	na%	na	na	na%	na	na	na%	na
Piedmont	na	na%	na	na	na%	na	na	na%	na	na	na%	na
Rockdale	na	na%	na	na	na%	na	na	na%	na	na	na%	na
Rome	na	na%	na	na	na%	na	na	na%	na	na	na%	na
South Georgia	na	na%	na	na	na%	na	na	na%	na	na	na%	na
Southern	na	na%	na	na	na%	na	na	na%	na	na	na%	na
Southwestern	na	na%	na	na	na%	na	na	na%	na	na	na%	na
Stone Mountain	na	na%	na	na	na%	na	na	na%	na	na	na%	na
Tallapoosa	na	na%	na	na	na%	na	na	na%	na	na	na%	na
Tifton	na	na%	na	na	na%	na	na	na%	na	na	na%	na
Toombs	na	na%	na	na	na%	na	na	na%	na	na	na%	na
Towaliga	na	na%	na	na	na%	na	na	na%	na	na	na%	na
Waycross	na	na%	na	na	na%	na	na	na%	na	na	na%	na
West Georgia	na	na%	na	na	na%	na	na	na%	na	na	na%	na
Western	na	na%	na	na	na%	na	na	na%	na	na	na%	na
Statewide	na	na%	na	na	na%	na	na	na%	na	na	na%	na

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Children in Foster Care
During April 2024 through March 2025

	Children in Care on March 31 2025			Children Over 12 in Group Settings on March 31 2025			Placement Moves During First 12 Months In Care per 1,000 Child-Days			Placements Moves Toward Permanence			Lateral Placements Moves			Placements Moves Away from Permanence
JudicialCircuit	Count	per 10K	Rank	Count	Percent	Rank	Count	Per 1K Days	Rank	Count	Percent	Rank	Count	Percent	Rank	Count	Percent	Rank
Alapaha	203	143	3	12/17	71%	50.0	114/23,488	4.9	29.0	46/256	18%	47.5	190/256	74%	1.0	20/256	8%	50.0
Alcovy	180	33	38.5	29/34	85%	41.5	109/13,453	8.1	3.0	96/355	27%	25.0	177/355	50%	41.0	82/355	23%	3.0
Appalachian	102	64	15.5	9/11	82%	45.5	77/12,369	6.2	17.0	102/267	38%	2.0	128/267	48%	45.0	37/267	14%	40.5
Atlanta	548	24	46	84/93	90%	26.0	387/53,993	7.2	10.0	254/953	27%	25.0	440/953	46%	47.5	259/953	27%	1.5
Atlantic	179	36	37	27/30	90%	26.0	59/15,907	3.7	43.0	56/187	30%	16.0	107/187	57%	23.0	24/187	13%	44.5
Augusta	501	93	6.5	56/64	88%	34.5	214/39,970	5.4	23.0	183/695	26%	28.0	364/695	52%	37.5	148/695	21%	7.0
Bell-Forsyth	80	12	50	13/15	87%	38.0	37/8,176	4.5	35.5	19/107	18%	47.5	70/107	65%	8.0	18/107	17%	25.5
Blue Ridge	346	55	21.5	50/54	93%	21.5	132/19,909	6.6	12.0	104/444	23%	38.5	267/444	60%	15.0	73/444	16%	32.0
Brunswick	255	54	24	39/48	81%	47.0	85/15,399	5.5	22.0	143/436	33%	5.5	197/436	45%	49.0	96/436	22%	4.5
Chattahoochee	559	90	8	38/43	88%	34.5	162/35,903	4.5	35.5	111/692	16%	49.5	483/692	70%	5.0	98/692	14%	40.5
Cherokee	176	44	31.5	28/30	93%	21.5	105/16,646	6.3	15.5	107/364	29%	18.5	195/364	54%	31.0	62/364	17%	25.5
Clayton	284	38	34.5	31/35	89%	29.5	188/25,480	7.4	7.5	81/520	16%	49.5	354/520	68%	6.0	85/520	16%	32.0
Cobb	420	25	44.5	68/71	96%	11.0	164/35,352	4.6	33.5	187/689	27%	25.0	371/689	54%	31.0	131/689	19%	13.5
Columbia	52	13	49	6/7	86%	39.5	21/5,226	4.0	40.0	23/71	32%	9.0	35/71	49%	43.0	13/71	18%	19.5
Conasauga	189	54	24	37/41	90%	26.0	94/15,462	6.1	19.0	130/352	37%	3.0	167/352	47%	46.0	55/352	16%	32.0
Cordele	259	218	1	14/17	82%	45.5	68/17,633	3.9	41.5	34/252	13%	51.0	181/252	72%	3.0	37/252	15%	36.0
Coweta	183	33	38.5	19/23	83%	43.5	73/15,945	4.6	33.5	91/305	30%	16.0	163/305	53%	34.0	51/305	17%	25.5
Dougherty	236	122	4	26/27	96%	11.0	53/6,164	8.6	1.0	67/306	22%	40.5	196/306	64%	9.5	43/306	14%	40.5
Douglas	142	38	34.5	22/23	96%	11.0	53/11,054	4.8	30.5	50/200	25%	31.5	108/200	54%	31.0	42/200	21%	7.0
Dublin	84	51	26.5	14/15	93%	21.5	20/7,709	2.6	50.5	35/104	34%	4.0	51/104	49%	43.0	18/104	17%	25.5
Eastern	298	47	28	48/50	96%	11.0	116/15,540	7.5	6.0	115/457	25%	31.5	262/457	57%	23.0	80/457	18%	19.5
Enotah	131	76	11	10/12	83%	43.5	63/10,307	6.1	19.0	55/196	28%	21.5	107/196	55%	27.5	34/196	17%	25.5
Flint	71	11	51	14/14	100%	3.5	27/4,194	6.4	13.5	24/95	25%	31.5	60/95	63%	11.0	11/95	12%	47.0
Griffin	154	28	43	21/22	95%	15.0	42/14,069	3.0	46.0	52/219	24%	35.5	136/219	62%	12.0	31/219	14%	40.5
Gwinnett	373	15	48	50/52	96%	11.0	170/23,005	7.4	7.5	138/601	23%	38.5	350/601	58%	20.5	113/601	19%	13.5
Houston	132	30	41.5	11/14	79%	48.5	79/15,167	5.2	25.5	71/253	28%	21.5	132/253	52%	37.5	50/253	20%	9.0
Lookout Mountain	277	74	12	39/46	85%	41.5	157/21,387	7.3	9.0	156/608	26%	28.0	360/608	59%	18.0	92/608	15%	36.0
Macon	283	59	18.5	38/41	93%	21.5	83/13,123	6.3	15.5	73/381	19%	45.0	256/381	67%	7.0	52/381	14%	40.5
Middle	179	77	10	11/14	79%	48.5	81/14,086	5.8	21.0	71/225	32%	9.0	118/225	52%	37.5	36/225	16%	32.0
Mountain	139	70	14	15/17	88%	34.5	33/7,093	4.7	32.0	39/202	19%	45.0	144/202	71%	4.0	19/202	9%	49.0
Northeastern	266	45	30	36/42	86%	39.5	69/17,716	3.9	41.5	112/358	31%	13.0	185/358	52%	37.5	61/358	17%	25.5
Northern	122	46	29	26/28	93%	21.5	76/9,594	7.9	4.0	46/224	21%	42.0	132/224	59%	18.0	46/224	21%	7.0
Ocmulgee	186	56	20	22/25	88%	34.5	97/18,889	5.1	28.0	95/339	28%	21.5	204/339	60%	15.0	40/339	12%	47.0
Oconee	115	93	6.5	8/9	89%	29.5	24/9,098	2.6	50.5	40/142	28%	21.5	77/142	54%	31.0	25/142	18%	19.5
Ogeechee	104	25	44.5	10/10	100%	3.5	21/7,660	2.7	48.5	37/114	32%	9.0	62/114	54%	31.0	15/114	13%	44.5
Pataula	57	59	18.5	1/1	100%	3.5	14/5,266	2.7	48.5	14/59	24%	35.5	43/59	73%	2.0	2/59	3%	51.0
Paulding	77	16	47	15/16	94%	17.5	35/5,772	6.1	19.0	39/165	24%	35.5	94/165	57%	23.0	32/165	19%	13.5
Piedmont	149	30	41.5	20/21	95%	15.0	48/9,305	5.2	25.5	57/184	31%	13.0	96/184	52%	37.5	31/184	17%	25.5
Rockdale	73	32	40	9/9	100%	3.5	48/5,777	8.3	2.0	33/134	25%	31.5	81/134	60%	15.0	20/134	15%	36.0
Rome	99	44	31.5	30/31	97%	8.0	47/6,025	7.8	5.0	34/170	20%	43.0	103/170	61%	13.0	33/170	19%	13.5
South Georgia	75	38	34.5	3/5	60%	51.0	15/5,074	3.0	46.0	30/93	32%	9.0	43/93	46%	47.5	20/93	22%	4.5
Southern	440	79	9	30/34	88%	34.5	116/26,169	4.4	37.5	77/412	19%	45.0	265/412	64%	9.5	70/412	17%	25.5
Southwestern	136	71	13	16/18	89%	29.5	38/8,598	4.4	37.5	59/225	26%	28.0	131/225	58%	20.5	35/225	16%	32.0
Stone Mountain	653	38	34.5	85/87	98%	7.0	301/44,270	6.8	11.0	216/967	22%	40.5	569/967	59%	18.0	182/967	19%	13.5
Tallapoosa	105	54	24	17/17	100%	3.5	27/8,405	3.2	44.0	45/138	33%	5.5	68/138	49%	43.0	25/138	18%	19.5
Tifton	185	95	5	23/26	88%	34.5	98/23,437	4.2	39.0	76/242	31%	13.0	101/242	42%	50.5	65/242	27%	1.5
Toombs	55	51	26.5	6/6	100%	3.5	35/6,676	5.2	25.5	46/118	39%	1.0	50/118	42%	50.5	22/118	19%	13.5
Towaliga	108	64	15.5	14/15	93%	21.5	34/11,509	3.0	46.0	39/160	24%	35.5	90/160	56%	25.5	31/160	19%	13.5
Waycross	565	166	2	59/63	94%	17.5	154/32,039	4.8	30.5	181/622	29%	18.5	324/622	52%	37.5	117/622	19%	13.5
West Georgia	187	55	21.5	25/28	89%	29.5	111/17,399	6.4	13.5	107/330	32%	9.0	183/330	55%	27.5	40/330	12%	47.0
Western	199	61	17	18/19	95%	15.0	86/16,649	5.2	25.5	92/304	30%	16.0	169/304	56%	25.5	43/304	14%	40.5
Statewide	10971	43	na	1,352/1,490	91%	na	4,560/828,536	5.5	na	4,188/16,292	26%	na	9,239/16,292	57%	na	2,865/16,292	18%	na

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Children in Foster Care
During April 2024 through March 2025

	Children in Care on March 31 2025			IV-E Reimbursement Rate, Children In Care on March 31 2025			Long Term Foster Care Plan Goal, Children In Care on March 31 2025
JudicialCircuit	Count	per 10K	Rank	Count	Percent	Rank	Count	Percent	Rank
Alapaha	203	143	3	0/203	0%	26	1/203	0%	51.0
Alcovy	180	33	38.5	0/180	0%	26	20/180	11%	9.0
Appalachian	102	64	15.5	0/102	0%	26	4/102	4%	41.5
Atlanta	548	24	46	0/548	0%	26	70/548	13%	2.0
Atlantic	179	36	37	0/179	0%	26	18/179	10%	12.5
Augusta	501	93	6.5	0/501	0%	26	42/501	8%	20.5
Bell-Forsyth	80	12	50	0/80	0%	26	3/80	4%	41.5
Blue Ridge	346	55	21.5	0/346	0%	26	19/346	5%	34.0
Brunswick	255	54	24	0/255	0%	26	29/255	11%	9.0
Chattahoochee	559	90	8	0/559	0%	26	23/559	4%	41.5
Cherokee	176	44	31.5	0/176	0%	26	13/176	7%	27.0
Clayton	284	38	34.5	0/284	0%	26	23/284	8%	20.5
Cobb	420	25	44.5	0/420	0%	26	39/420	9%	15.0
Columbia	52	13	49	0/52	0%	26	6/52	12%	4.5
Conasauga	189	54	24	0/189	0%	26	7/189	4%	41.5
Cordele	259	218	1	0/259	0%	26	12/259	5%	34.0
Coweta	183	33	38.5	0/183	0%	26	14/183	8%	20.5
Dougherty	236	122	4	0/236	0%	26	18/236	8%	20.5
Douglas	142	38	34.5	0/142	0%	26	20/142	14%	1.0
Dublin	84	51	26.5	0/84	0%	26	10/84	12%	4.5
Eastern	298	47	28	0/298	0%	26	20/298	7%	27.0
Enotah	131	76	11	0/131	0%	26	9/131	7%	27.0
Flint	71	11	51	0/71	0%	26	8/71	11%	9.0
Griffin	154	28	43	0/154	0%	26	9/154	6%	30.5
Gwinnett	373	15	48	0/373	0%	26	38/373	10%	12.5
Houston	132	30	41.5	0/132	0%	26	10/132	8%	20.5
Lookout Mountain	277	74	12	0/277	0%	26	20/277	7%	27.0
Macon	283	59	18.5	0/283	0%	26	32/283	11%	9.0
Middle	179	77	10	0/179	0%	26	7/179	4%	41.5
Mountain	139	70	14	0/139	0%	26	9/139	6%	30.5
Northeastern	266	45	30	0/266	0%	26	22/266	8%	20.5
Northern	122	46	29	0/122	0%	26	15/122	12%	4.5
Ocmulgee	186	56	20	0/186	0%	26	16/186	9%	15.0
Oconee	115	93	6.5	0/115	0%	26	5/115	4%	41.5
Ogeechee	104	25	44.5	0/104	0%	26	4/104	4%	41.5
Pataula	57	59	18.5	0/57	0%	26	2/57	4%	41.5
Paulding	77	16	47	0/77	0%	26	4/77	5%	34.0
Piedmont	149	30	41.5	0/149	0%	26	12/149	8%	20.5
Rockdale	73	32	40	0/73	0%	26	5/73	7%	27.0
Rome	99	44	31.5	0/99	0%	26	9/99	9%	15.0
South Georgia	75	38	34.5	0/75	0%	26	4/75	5%	34.0
Southern	440	79	9	0/440	0%	26	23/440	5%	34.0
Southwestern	136	71	13	0/136	0%	26	1/136	1%	50.0
Stone Mountain	653	38	34.5	0/653	0%	26	77/653	12%	4.5
Tallapoosa	105	54	24	0/105	0%	26	3/105	3%	48.0
Tifton	185	95	5	0/185	0%	26	20/185	11%	9.0
Toombs	55	51	26.5	0/55	0%	26	2/55	4%	41.5
Towaliga	108	64	15.5	0/108	0%	26	9/108	8%	20.5
Waycross	565	166	2	0/565	0%	26	18/565	3%	48.0
West Georgia	187	55	21.5	0/187	0%	26	8/187	4%	41.5
Western	199	61	17	0/199	0%	26	5/199	3%	48.0
Statewide	10971	43	na	0/10,971	0%	na	817/10,971	7%	na

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Children in Foster Care
During April 2024 through March 2025

	Children in Care on March 31 2025			Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on March 31 2024			Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on March 31 2025			Permanence within 12 Months, Children In Care on March 31 2024			Permanence within 12 Months, Children with Both TPRs In Care on March 31 2024
JudicialCircuit	Count	per 10K	Rank	Count	months	Rank	Count	months	Rank	Count	Percent	Rank	Count	Percent	Rank
Alapaha	203	143	3	122	20.9	13	203	9.4	50	40/122	33%	29.0	7/11	64%	23.0
Alcovy	180	33	38.5	180	20.1	14.5	180	20.8	10	52/180	29%	39.0	14/30	47%	38.5
Appalachian	102	64	15.5	136	13.8	39	102	9.1	51	81/136	60%	1.0	25/34	74%	16.5
Atlanta	548	24	46	450	15.8	29.5	548	12.4	43	133/450	30%	36.0	14/30	47%	38.5
Atlantic	179	36	37	160	19.2	18	179	13	37.5	49/160	31%	33.5	16/16	100%	1.0
Augusta	501	93	6.5	426	19.5	16	501	15	27	111/426	26%	44.5	23/34	68%	18.0
Bell-Forsyth	80	12	50	87	12.5	43.5	80	15	27	35/87	40%	16.5	11/17	65%	21.5
Blue Ridge	346	55	21.5	405	15.8	29.5	346	19.4	14	149/405	37%	22.5	26/30	87%	4.0
Brunswick	255	54	24	291	20.1	14.5	255	23.6	4	106/291	36%	25.0	34/57	60%	27.0
Chattahoochee	559	90	8	519	15.6	31	559	16.3	22.5	152/519	29%	39.0	23/57	40%	44.0
Cherokee	176	44	31.5	259	14.4	36.5	176	11.3	47	148/259	57%	2.0	29/39	74%	16.5
Clayton	284	38	34.5	236	17.6	21	284	15	27	59/236	25%	46.0	4/22	18%	50.0
Cobb	420	25	44.5	454	17.3	23	420	16.8	19	134/454	30%	36.0	32/51	63%	24.0
Columbia	52	13	49	49	11.6	47	52	12.9	39	19/49	39%	20.5	6/8	75%	14.0
Conasauga	189	54	24	210	9	50	189	13.9	34.5	85/210	40%	16.5	13/21	62%	25.0
Cordele	259	218	1	262	22.1	7	259	26.1	3	80/262	31%	33.5	5/18	28%	47.5
Coweta	183	33	38.5	168	14.7	35	183	13.6	36	67/168	40%	16.5	13/28	46%	40.0
Dougherty	236	122	4	244	60.1	1	236	61.1	1	28/244	11%	51.0	14/34	41%	42.5
Douglas	142	38	34.5	139	33.7	2	142	21.7	6	34/139	24%	47.5	11/18	61%	26.0
Dublin	84	51	26.5	78	22.5	6	84	12.7	41	32/78	41%	12.5	12/15	80%	8.0
Eastern	298	47	28	272	19.3	17	298	21.1	8.5	48/272	18%	49.0	12/21	57%	29.5
Enotah	131	76	11	162	15.9	28	131	12.8	40	77/162	48%	6.5	22/28	79%	10.0
Flint	71	11	51	81	21.5	9	71	19.7	13	28/81	35%	27.0	8/9	89%	2.0
Griffin	154	28	43	136	16	26.5	154	16.8	19	37/136	27%	43.0	10/19	53%	34.0
Gwinnett	373	15	48	391	21	12	373	21.3	7	100/391	26%	44.5	17/44	39%	45.5
Houston	132	30	41.5	147	11.9	46	132	11.4	46	76/147	52%	4.0	16/21	76%	12.0
Lookout Mountain	277	74	12	316	12.5	43.5	277	15.4	25	126/316	40%	16.5	28/52	54%	32.5
Macon	283	59	18.5	265	19	19	283	21.1	8.5	39/265	15%	50.0	13/46	28%	47.5
Middle	179	77	10	178	16.7	24	179	14.2	31	64/178	36%	25.0	6/12	50%	36.0
Mountain	139	70	14	176	12.3	45	139	17.9	16.5	58/176	33%	29.0	21/32	66%	20.0
Northeastern	266	45	30	319	13.6	40	266	16.7	21	131/319	41%	12.5	28/52	54%	32.5
Northern	122	46	29	123	13	41	122	14	32.5	41/123	33%	29.0	9/22	41%	42.5
Ocmulgee	186	56	20	222	17.9	20	186	12.6	42	108/222	49%	5.0	31/54	57%	29.5
Oconee	115	93	6.5	114	17.5	22	115	14.8	30	36/114	32%	31.5	14/16	88%	3.0
Ogeechee	104	25	44.5	121	21.1	10.5	104	27.4	2	44/121	36%	25.0	24/30	80%	8.0
Pataula	57	59	18.5	45	23.1	3	57	11	48	18/45	40%	16.5	7/9	78%	11.0
Paulding	77	16	47	96	14.8	34	77	12.3	44	46/96	48%	6.5	3/4	75%	14.0
Piedmont	149	30	41.5	156	16	26.5	149	15.7	24	43/156	28%	41.5	22/46	48%	37.0
Rockdale	73	32	40	80	12.7	42	73	16.3	22.5	26/80	32%	31.5	1/14	7%	51.0
Rome	99	44	31.5	123	14.4	36.5	99	20.4	11	49/123	40%	16.5	10/17	59%	28.0
South Georgia	75	38	34.5	71	14.9	33	75	14.9	29	26/71	37%	22.5	2/9	22%	49.0
Southern	440	79	9	418	21.1	10.5	440	22.7	5	122/418	29%	39.0	14/36	39%	45.5
Southwestern	136	71	13	148	22.6	5	136	20.1	12	44/148	30%	36.0	24/46	52%	35.0
Stone Mountain	653	38	34.5	628	16.5	25	653	18	15	148/628	24%	47.5	24/36	67%	19.0
Tallapoosa	105	54	24	127	15	32	105	16.8	19	57/127	45%	9.0	5/9	56%	31.0
Tifton	185	95	5	150	14.3	38	185	10.5	49	59/150	39%	20.5	14/33	42%	41.0
Toombs	55	51	26.5	64	10.4	48	55	14	32.5	28/64	44%	10.0	3/4	75%	14.0
Towaliga	108	64	15.5	112	10	49	108	11.6	45	59/112	53%	3.0	12/15	80%	8.0
Waycross	565	166	2	543	22.8	4	565	17.9	16.5	154/543	28%	41.5	68/83	82%	6.0
West Georgia	187	55	21.5	205	7.7	51	187	13	37.5	95/205	46%	8.0	10/12	83%	5.0
Western	199	61	17	216	21.8	8	199	13.9	34.5	91/216	42%	11.0	17/26	65%	21.5
Statewide	10971	43	na	11080	17.2	na	10971	16.5	na	3,672/11,080	33%	na	827/1,427	58%	na

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Children in Foster Care
During April 2024 through March 2025

	In Care Over 18 Months on March 31 2025			In Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2025			In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2025			In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months with Both TPRs on March 31 2025			In Care Over 18 Months on March 31 2024 Permanent within 12 Months			In Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2024 Permanent within 12 Months			Entering 18th Month In Care during April 2023 through March 2024 Permanent within 12 Months
JudicialCircuit	Count	Percent	Rank	Count	Percent	Rank	Count	Percent	Rank	Count	Percent	Rank	Count	Percent	Rank	Count	Percent	Rank	Count	Percent	Rank
Alapaha	63/203	31%	47.0	43/203	21%	44.5	42/203	21%	43.0	4/42	10%	44.5	22/65	34%	34.5	18/48	38%	25.0	16/47	34%	31.0
Alcovy	102/180	57%	6.5	83/180	46%	7.0	75/180	42%	8.5	21/75	28%	19.0	26/101	26%	40.5	21/85	25%	37.5	11/39	28%	42.0
Appalachian	33/102	32%	46.0	20/102	20%	46.0	17/102	17%	48.5	7/17	41%	6.5	29/53	55%	4.0	14/28	50%	7.0	29/51	57%	8.0
Atlanta	216/548	39%	37.0	172/548	31%	30.5	152/548	28%	30.0	16/152	11%	40.5	49/209	23%	44.5	37/157	24%	40.0	31/90	34%	31.0
Atlantic	62/179	35%	42.0	52/179	29%	34.5	51/179	28%	30.0	6/51	12%	37.5	29/86	34%	34.5	24/65	37%	27.0	10/40	25%	44.0
Augusta	223/501	45%	26.0	190/501	38%	18.5	170/501	34%	19.0	7/170	4%	48.5	52/223	23%	44.5	38/188	20%	48.0	29/88	33%	33.5
Bell-Forsyth	37/80	46%	23.0	22/80	28%	36.0	21/80	26%	34.5	13/21	62%	1.5	13/22	59%	1.0	10/19	53%	4.0	5/9	56%	11.0
Blue Ridge	183/346	53%	13.0	130/346	38%	18.5	119/346	34%	19.0	12/119	10%	44.5	78/184	42%	18.5	57/146	39%	22.0	55/116	47%	20.0
Brunswick	145/255	57%	6.5	119/255	47%	5.5	112/255	44%	5.0	25/112	22%	25.0	62/161	39%	23.0	58/126	46%	10.5	25/73	34%	31.0
Chattahoochee	270/559	48%	19.5	204/559	36%	22.0	179/559	32%	24.0	44/179	25%	23.0	62/236	26%	40.5	49/188	26%	35.0	32/106	30%	38.5
Cherokee	60/176	34%	44.5	40/176	23%	42.5	35/176	20%	44.0	10/35	29%	17.5	60/109	55%	4.0	41/80	51%	6.0	42/82	51%	15.5
Clayton	129/284	45%	26.0	109/284	38%	18.5	102/284	36%	14.0	15/102	15%	33.0	19/118	16%	49.5	10/89	11%	51.0	11/53	21%	47.5
Cobb	203/420	48%	19.5	160/420	38%	18.5	148/420	35%	16.5	22/148	15%	33.0	81/220	37%	27.0	59/171	35%	28.0	33/94	35%	28.5
Columbia	21/52	40%	35.0	11/52	21%	44.5	10/52	19%	45.0	3/10	30%	15.5	8/19	42%	18.5	3/7	43%	14.5	5/15	33%	33.5
Conasauga	56/189	30%	48.0	34/189	18%	48.5	34/189	18%	46.5	7/34	21%	27.5	22/61	36%	31.0	13/44	30%	31.5	33/48	69%	3.5
Cordele	158/259	61%	2.0	142/259	55%	2.0	125/259	48%	2.0	14/125	11%	40.5	43/159	27%	38.5	26/113	23%	43.0	26/82	32%	35.0
Coweta	70/183	38%	38.0	49/183	27%	37.5	49/183	27%	32.0	21/49	43%	4.0	26/58	45%	13.0	19/44	43%	14.5	29/51	57%	8.0
Dougherty	190/236	81%	1.0	166/236	70%	1.0	162/236	69%	1.0	27/162	17%	31.0	24/197	12%	51.0	24/179	13%	49.5	0/20	0%	51.0
Douglas	73/142	51%	14.0	64/142	45%	9.0	59/142	42%	8.5	8/59	14%	35.5	21/89	24%	42.5	17/77	22%	45.5	11/22	50%	17.5
Dublin	39/84	46%	23.0	33/84	39%	14.5	32/84	38%	11.5	3/32	9%	47.0	22/53	42%	18.5	16/38	42%	17.5	22/39	56%	11.0
Eastern	168/298	56%	10.0	135/298	45%	9.0	128/298	43%	6.5	23/128	18%	30.0	30/146	21%	46.5	25/112	22%	45.5	15/70	21%	47.5
Enotah	48/131	37%	39.5	33/131	25%	40.0	31/131	24%	38.0	9/31	29%	17.5	42/76	55%	4.0	26/56	46%	10.5	21/41	51%	15.5
Flint	40/71	56%	10.0	28/71	39%	14.5	25/71	35%	16.5	1/25	4%	48.5	20/45	44%	15.0	19/35	54%	3.0	2/19	11%	49.0
Griffin	71/154	46%	23.0	47/154	31%	30.5	46/154	30%	28.0	10/46	22%	25.0	18/63	29%	37.0	12/49	24%	40.0	10/28	36%	27.0
Gwinnett	216/373	58%	4.0	175/373	47%	5.5	166/373	45%	3.5	23/166	14%	35.5	46/216	21%	46.5	38/168	23%	43.0	19/82	23%	45.0
Houston	45/132	34%	44.5	31/132	23%	42.5	30/132	23%	40.0	8/30	27%	21.0	25/53	47%	9.0	6/23	26%	35.0	16/39	41%	24.0
Lookout Mountain	121/277	44%	28.5	95/277	34%	24.5	88/277	32%	24.0	26/88	30%	15.5	45/118	38%	24.5	27/84	32%	29.5	31/66	47%	20.0
Macon	161/283	57%	6.5	128/283	45%	9.0	121/283	43%	6.5	43/121	36%	11.0	22/137	16%	49.5	14/110	13%	49.5	19/64	30%	38.5
Middle	77/179	43%	30.5	54/179	30%	32.5	47/179	26%	34.5	7/47	15%	33.0	27/82	33%	36.0	13/50	26%	35.0	21/55	38%	26.0
Mountain	68/139	49%	17.5	46/139	33%	27.5	45/139	32%	24.0	12/45	27%	21.0	26/65	40%	21.5	21/49	43%	14.5	18/51	35%	28.5
Northeastern	121/266	45%	26.0	73/266	27%	37.5	68/266	26%	34.5	21/68	31%	14.0	55/120	46%	11.0	32/84	38%	25.0	46/82	56%	11.0
Northern	49/122	40%	35.0	30/122	25%	40.0	27/122	22%	42.0	11/27	41%	6.5	18/50	36%	31.0	10/34	29%	33.0	17/37	46%	22.5
Ocmulgee	79/186	42%	32.0	62/186	33%	27.5	59/186	32%	24.0	23/59	39%	10.0	52/111	47%	9.0	38/81	47%	8.5	39/75	52%	13.5
Oconee	46/115	40%	35.0	38/115	33%	27.5	27/115	23%	40.0	3/27	11%	40.5	28/56	50%	7.0	23/42	55%	2.0	14/30	47%	20.0
Ogeechee	61/104	59%	3.0	55/104	53%	3.0	47/104	45%	3.5	19/47	40%	8.5	29/79	37%	27.0	21/45	47%	8.5	14/50	28%	42.0
Pataula	21/57	37%	39.5	17/57	30%	32.5	15/57	26%	34.5	4/15	27%	21.0	15/32	47%	9.0	8/20	40%	20.0	16/25	64%	5.0
Paulding	27/77	35%	42.0	22/77	29%	34.5	18/77	23%	40.0	0/18	0%	51.0	14/39	36%	31.0	13/25	52%	5.0	10/36	28%	42.0
Piedmont	66/149	44%	28.5	49/149	33%	27.5	47/149	32%	24.0	19/47	40%	8.5	25/70	36%	31.0	23/60	38%	25.0	28/45	62%	6.0
Rockdale	36/73	49%	17.5	27/73	37%	21.0	26/73	36%	14.0	16/26	62%	1.5	6/32	19%	48.0	6/28	21%	47.0	1/12	8%	50.0
Rome	55/99	56%	10.0	40/99	40%	11.5	40/99	40%	10.0	9/40	22%	25.0	21/56	38%	24.5	11/37	30%	31.5	16/28	57%	8.0
South Georgia	32/75	43%	30.5	19/75	25%	40.0	19/75	25%	37.0	8/19	42%	5.0	12/33	36%	31.0	9/23	39%	22.0	10/20	50%	17.5
Southern	239/440	54%	12.0	211/440	48%	4.0	168/440	38%	11.5	21/168	12%	37.5	68/253	27%	38.5	42/181	23%	43.0	39/125	31%	36.5
Southwestern	77/136	57%	6.5	55/136	40%	11.5	38/136	28%	30.0	19/38	50%	3.0	36/91	40%	21.5	22/68	32%	29.5	21/40	52%	13.5
Stone Mountain	328/653	50%	15.5	255/653	39%	14.5	233/653	36%	14.0	8/233	3%	50.0	69/285	24%	42.5	59/235	25%	37.5	40/127	31%	36.5
Tallapoosa	49/105	47%	21.0	36/105	34%	24.5	35/105	33%	21.0	7/35	20%	29.0	19/45	42%	18.5	14/32	44%	12.0	10/25	40%	25.0
Tifton	46/185	25%	51.0	36/185	19%	47.0	31/185	17%	48.5	10/31	32%	13.0	26/58	45%	13.0	20/48	42%	17.5	21/29	72%	1.0
Toombs	19/55	35%	42.0	10/55	18%	48.5	10/55	18%	46.5	1/10	10%	44.5	13/23	57%	2.0	12/21	57%	1.0	2/9	22%	46.0
Towaliga	30/108	28%	49.5	17/108	16%	50.0	15/108	14%	50.0	5/15	33%	12.0	15/29	52%	6.0	9/21	43%	14.5	22/31	71%	2.0
Waycross	281/565	50%	15.5	219/565	39%	14.5	194/565	34%	19.0	19/194	10%	44.5	113/307	37%	27.0	101/258	39%	22.0	48/165	29%	40.0
West Georgia	52/187	28%	49.5	25/187	13%	51.0	18/187	10%	51.0	2/18	11%	40.5	16/37	43%	16.0	5/21	24%	40.0	24/35	69%	3.5
Western	82/199	41%	33.0	70/199	35%	23.0	62/199	31%	27.0	13/62	21%	27.5	59/131	45%	13.0	36/88	41%	19.0	45/97	46%	22.5
Statewide	5,144/10,971	47%	na	3,981/10,971	36%	na	3,618/10,971	33%	na	685/3,618	19%	na	1,758/5,361	33%	na	1,269/4,080	31%	na	1,110/2,803	40%	na

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