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Table 2-7 Child Protective Services Workforce, 2006
Child Maltreatment 2006

State

Screening and
Intake Workers

Investigation WorkersScreening, Intake,
Investigation Workers
Screened-In
Referrals
Screened-In Referrals
per Investigation Worker
Alabama 8259067218,65132
Alaska 3165965,75589
Arizona 6872979733,74346
Arkansas 3151754825,52449
California Blank CellBlank Cell4,609Blank CellBlank Cell
Colorado Blank CellBlank CellBlank CellBlank CellBlank Cell
Connecticut Blank CellBlank CellBlank CellBlank CellBlank Cell
Delaware 683895,78170
District of Columbia 50831335,07761
Florida 1571,7311,888151,82288
Georgia Blank CellBlank CellBlank CellBlank CellBlank Cell
Hawaii 1475892,28530
Idaho Blank CellBlank Cell335Blank CellBlank Cell
Illinois 1189711,08966,49568
Indiana Blank CellBlank Cell450Blank CellBlank Cell
Iowa Blank CellBlank Cell219Blank CellBlank Cell
Kansas 6729035715,16452
Kentucky Blank CellBlank Cell1,628Blank CellBlank Cell
Louisiana 923924825,536107
Maine 281291575,94946
Maryland Blank CellBlank CellBlank CellBlank CellBlank Cell
Massachusetts 7724932638,918156
Michigan Blank CellBlank CellBlank CellBlank CellBlank Cell
Minnesota 12826339119,84675
Mississippi 439139516,88843
Missouri 5138643747,491123
Montana Blank CellBlank CellBlank CellBlank CellBlank Cell
Nebraska 238911213,109147
Nevada 2914217114,982106
New Hampshire 1164756,640104
New Jersey 9572882328,13439
New Mexico 4317221516,56596
New York Blank CellBlank CellBlank CellBlank CellBlank Cell
North Carolina 1598541,01367,52479
North Dakota Blank CellBlank Cell105Blank CellBlank Cell
Ohio Blank CellBlank CellBlank CellBlank CellBlank Cell
Oklahoma 4140344436,67391
Oregon Blank CellBlank Cell383Blank CellBlank Cell
Pennsylvania Blank CellBlank Cell3,054Blank CellBlank Cell
Puerto Rico 3015918913,79787
Rhode Island 3040708,441211
South Carolina Blank CellBlank CellBlank CellBlank CellBlank Cell
South Dakota 51561073,90870
Tennessee 6661668261,886100
Texas 3595,0155,374166,72833
Utah 2210612820,206191
Vermont 2636622,31564
Virginia 6383389629,14135
Washington 12238951135,69892
West Virginia Blank CellBlank Cell403Blank CellBlank Cell
Wisconsin 14626441029,029110
Wyoming Blank CellBlank Cell123Blank CellBlank Cell
Total 2,23716,75730,3031,039,701Blank Cell
Weighted Average Blank CellBlank CellBlank CellBlank Cell62.0
Average Blank CellBlank CellBlank CellBlank Cell84.5
Number Reporting 3333433333

 

Child Protective Services Workforce, 2006
This table breaks down the CPS workers and the number of investigations that each must handle. The first column lists the States. The second column lists the number of screening and intake workers. The third column lists the number of investigation workers. The next column lists screening, intake, and investigation workers. Next are listed the screened-in referrals and the final column lists the screened-in referrals per investigation worker. Only States that were able to report workforce data by screening and intake workers and investigation workers and provided data for screened-in investigations were included in calculations for screened-in investigations per investigation worker. The weighted average number of screened-in investigations or assessments per investigation worker was 62.0.

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