Out-of-Home Entries
Rates by Region and County
Data Highlights
Unit: Rate per 1,000 Children2019
Highest Rate
Region 1: 4.2
Lowest Rate
Region 4: 1.9
Summary
This map shows the rate at which children entered out-of-home care by region or county. All entries into out-of-home care were counted in this measure, including voluntary placements and short stays in care.
See also
- Out-of-Home Placement (Rate), for the same data in a graph format, with more filtering options.
Notes
Small counties often have very volatile data - high one year, low the next - due to the small population sizes. Don't read too much into data from small counties unless patterns are consistent across years.