In 2006, the human services agencies of Wisconsin's counties removed, on average, 4.28 children from their homes for every 1,000 children due to child welfare concerns.

The three counties with the highest removal rates per 1,000, according to the state Department of Health and Family Services:
Forest: 12.24
Florence: 11.56
Winnebago: 9.74

The three counties with the lowest removal rates:
Calumet: 0.72
Waukesha: 0.94
St. Croix: 1.30

Removal rates in south-central Wisconsin counties:
Richland: 7.65
Milwaukee: 5.87
Rock: 5.67
Crawford: 5.08
Columbia: 4.79
Sauk: 4.21
Marquette: 4.13
Green: 4.07
Lafayette: 4.03
Dane: 3.87
Vernon: 3.64
Grant: 3.45
Juneau: 3.42
Iowa: 3.24
Jefferson: 3.08
Dodge: 2.94
Adams: 2.16