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Composite Score
Exit Cohort Reunification
Median Months in Care
Entry Cohort Reunification
Reentries into Care in < 12 Months of Discharge
Trends for the Last 5 Years
Timeliness of Adoptions
Composite Score
Exits to Adoption
Median Months in Care
Children in Care 17+ Months and Adopted in < 12 Months
Children in Care 17+ Months and Legally Free for Adoption in < 6 Months
Children Legally Free for Adoption and Adopted in < 12 Months
Trends for the Last 5 Years
Permanency for Children in Foster Care
Composite Score
Children in Care 24+ Months and Discharged to a Permanent Home
Children Legally Free for Adoption and Discharged to a Permanent Home
Children in Care 3+ Years and Discharged to Independent Living or turned 18
Trends for the Last 5 Years
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Composite Score
Children in Care < 12 Months
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Permanency for Children in Foster Care
Composite Score
All
Cities
Counties
Judical Districts
Service Areas
All
Cities
Counties
Judical Districts
Service Areas
Region
Apr-2023
May-2023
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Aug-2023
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Dec-2023
Jan-2024
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Mar-2024
State
158.2
153.3
156.2
158.4
154.4
157.4
157.2
155.5
160.8
161.3
161.2
161.6
Adams County
161.5
153.4
152.0
144.0
164.2
176.6
176.0
161.6
179.6
174.2
159.1
159.1
Ainsworth
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Albion
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Alliance
-
-
-
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Antelope County
-
-
-
-
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Arthur County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Auburn
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Banner County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Beatrice
207.6
189.4
189.4
175.0
164.2
182.6
182.6
180.1
195.4
195.4
179.0
188.7
Bellevue
145.1
140.9
156.0
171.0
157.5
159.0
145.3
157.5
166.6
167.5
167.3
166.8
Blaine County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Blair
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Boone County
-
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Box Butte County
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Boyd County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Bridgeport
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Broken Bow
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Brown County
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-
-
-
Buffalo County
209.6
188.2
189.8
198.2
189.0
165.4
168.3
145.5
152.0
147.2
147.7
148.3
Burt County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Butler County
238.4
238.4
238.4
238.4
238.4
238.4
184.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Cass County
169.1
141.4
173.7
160.0
160.0
166.5
166.5
166.5
163.8
166.5
168.6
180.9
Cedar County
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Center
-
-
-
-
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Central
177.5
173.5
169.5
164.1
163.0
155.6
157.9
160.1
166.8
160.2
159.8
168.8
Chadron
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
184.5
184.5
238.4
0.0
238.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
Chase County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Cherry County
-
-
-
-
-
-
0.0
-
-
-
-
-
Cheyenne County
0.0
90.0
90.0
90.0
90.0
90.0
126.0
126.0
117.0
114.1
114.1
114.1
Clay Center
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Clay County
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Colfax County
0.0
238.4
202.4
202.4
202.4
202.4
202.4
130.6
130.6
0.0
0.0
0.0
Columbus
116.8
120.6
98.5
100.4
93.6
97.9
117.9
122.7
121.6
117.1
118.9
139.5
Cozad
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Crete
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Cuming County
0.0
0.0
0.0
238.4
238.4
238.4
238.4
173.7
173.7
173.7
198.0
166.5
Custer County
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
152.2
152.2
152.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Dakota City
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Dakota County
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
184.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
211.4
211.4
195.3
David City
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Dawes County
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
238.4
238.4
238.4
238.4
238.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
Dawson County
150.7
145.5
141.6
157.4
136.2
188.1
195.3
199.9
195.3
198.0
198.0
198.0
Deuel County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Dixon County
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Dodge County
163.8
157.5
175.5
169.8
179.6
180.3
180.3
166.5
184.5
176.8
176.8
177.8
Douglas County
132.3
130.8
137.8
141.7
135.7
138.6
138.1
141.4
146.9
144.8
143.4
142.5
Dundy County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Eastern
134.4
132.4
139.8
143.8
137.5
141.7
140.9
143.8
148.6
146.9
145.3
144.1
Fairbury
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Falls City
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Fillmore County
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Franklin County
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-
-
-
-
Fremont
111.0
112.4
133.1
130.4
162.1
174.7
168.3
158.3
163.9
168.4
170.1
181.9
Frontier County
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-
0.0
Furnas County
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
130.6
130.6
90.0
90.0
90.0
90.0
0.0
0.0
Gage County
0.0
0.0
0.0
139.3
130.3
141.8
141.8
141.8
141.8
141.8
103.3
143.9
Garden County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Garfield County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Geneva
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Gering
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Gosper County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Grand Island
188.0
185.4
178.2
175.0
168.2
144.0
131.8
146.8
157.3
171.9
184.4
192.4
Grant County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Greeley County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Hall County
194.2
193.9
182.9
163.6
159.4
156.3
165.7
171.1
154.3
157.4
157.4
188.1
Hamilton County
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Harlan County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Hastings
147.1
144.8
134.3
146.7
150.5
179.0
202.4
202.4
202.4
202.4
0.0
0.0
Hayes County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Hebron
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Hitchcock County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Holdrege
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
0.0
Holt County
0.0
76.5
76.5
0.0
76.5
90.0
90.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
161.9
Hooker County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Howard County
-
-
-
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Imperial
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Jefferson County
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Johnson County
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Judicial District 1
224.0
213.5
213.5
187.4
161.9
173.3
174.4
175.7
173.1
173.1
159.7
157.4
Judicial District 2
155.0
140.7
158.0
157.5
159.6
169.8
161.4
161.0
159.2
159.3
159.3
154.0
Judicial District 3
178.7
180.3
179.1
175.9
176.6
169.7
169.1
159.3
159.6
165.7
168.2
163.5
Judicial District 4
132.3
130.8
137.8
141.7
135.7
138.6
138.1
141.4
146.9
144.8
143.4
142.5
Judicial District 5
168.3
166.0
153.5
161.0
168.5
168.5
155.8
159.0
159.9
161.1
158.1
161.7
Judicial District 6
123.3
128.4
143.5
136.7
139.6
151.1
154.1
153.3
158.2
166.2
164.4
171.6
Judicial District 7
190.5
180.3
191.7
195.3
195.3
187.3
187.3
182.1
176.8
178.9
190.8
171.5
Judicial District 8
0.0
103.6
103.6
136.7
145.0
152.9
146.1
168.3
168.3
171.9
171.9
171.0
Judicial District 9
199.3
193.7
188.8
183.4
172.8
161.0
166.9
158.0
152.5
152.0
153.4
164.1
Judicial District 10
153.6
152.2
139.9
127.1
137.8
136.8
144.2
143.3
160.3
160.3
155.4
162.7
Judicial District 11
183.3
176.7
170.2
174.3
176.9
186.0
181.5
182.4
187.9
188.9
188.9
186.5
Judicial District 12
206.0
174.2
160.6
160.6
132.5
168.8
185.1
182.8
182.5
210.9
213.5
214.8
Kearney
185.4
178.0
176.5
164.6
162.0
144.2
145.7
146.2
143.9
139.0
145.2
156.6
Kearney County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Keith County
238.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-
-
-
-
-
-
Keya Paha County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Kimball
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Kimball County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Knox County
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Lancaster County
178.7
180.3
179.1
175.9
176.6
169.7
169.1
159.3
159.6
165.7
168.2
163.5
Lavista
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Lexington
154.3
148.9
152.2
168.2
126.0
184.5
162.3
143.9
143.9
137.9
125.5
143.9
Lincoln
173.1
173.3
172.2
169.3
170.1
165.5
162.9
155.1
153.4
154.5
157.4
152.9
Lincoln County
201.2
196.9
189.9
184.5
192.2
184.5
187.3
190.5
204.3
204.3
208.2
206.4
Logan County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Loup County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Macy
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Madison County
207.6
195.3
200.7
195.3
195.3
192.2
192.2
0.0
194.0
196.5
206.7
193.5
McCook
0.0
130.6
130.6
130.6
130.6
130.6
130.6
130.6
130.6
130.6
184.5
173.7
McPherson County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Merrick County
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-
-
-
-
-
-
Morrill County
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Nance County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Nebraska City
172.5
153.7
179.1
181.9
187.1
184.5
186.8
186.8
180.3
189.7
190.8
188.1
Neligh
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Nemaha County
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Niobrara
-
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Norfolk
207.6
198.5
207.1
209.4
177.0
185.7
185.7
187.4
186.8
189.7
190.7
180.5
North Platte
202.4
201.2
189.9
184.5
186.3
184.5
186.6
193.5
201.1
202.4
208.1
198.5
Northern
159.4
159.6
162.6
159.3
162.7
166.3
166.9
164.8
166.2
165.8
167.9
165.7
Nuckolls County
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
O' Neill
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Ogallala
0.0
130.6
130.6
130.6
130.6
130.6
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Omaha
133.1
131.2
137.0
139.7
134.4
138.8
139.8
141.5
145.6
143.4
140.6
139.6
Omaha Tribe - Nebr
-
-
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-
-
-
-
-
-
Ord
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Otoe County
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
119.2
116.4
112.0
112.3
104.8
117.5
119.4
101.9
Papillion
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Pawnee County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Pender
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-
-
-
Perkins County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Phelps County
224.9
224.9
202.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
238.4
238.4
Pierce
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Pierce County
-
-
-
-
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Platte County
158.6
160.2
167.9
167.9
183.3
183.3
166.0
0.0
207.6
0.0
0.0
0.0
Plattsmouth
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Polk County
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Red Willow County
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Richardson County
0.0
0.0
0.0
184.5
143.9
143.9
143.9
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Rock County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Rushville
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Saline County
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Santee Tribe - Nebr
-
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Sarpy County
161.6
153.1
160.2
158.5
157.8
171.8
161.5
160.6
160.6
156.0
155.0
153.8
Saunders County
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Scotts Bluff County
220.4
211.4
184.5
184.5
130.6
192.2
190.5
186.6
195.1
225.1
229.4
230.1
Scottsbluff
224.9
191.1
185.8
191.1
179.6
168.3
177.2
181.0
186.4
215.1
216.3
218.4
Seward
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Seward County
0.0
76.4
49.5
49.5
49.5
90.0
76.5
76.5
76.5
112.4
112.4
112.4
Sheridan County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Sherman County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Sidney
-
-
-
-
-
-
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Sioux County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
South Sioux City
0.0
0.0
195.3
173.7
195.3
195.3
216.8
170.9
152.5
155.2
167.8
148.8
Southeast
176.3
172.9
174.2
171.0
170.7
169.2
166.7
160.2
159.4
163.3
162.3
159.1
Stanton County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
State - Judicial District
158.2
153.3
156.2
158.4
154.4
157.4
157.2
155.5
160.8
161.3
161.2
161.6
Tecumseh
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Tekamah
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Thayer County
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-
-
-
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Thomas County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Thurston County
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-
0.0
-
Valentine
0.0
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
0.0
0.0
Valley County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Wahoo
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Walthill
-
-
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-
-
-
-
-
-
Washington County
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Wayne
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Wayne County
0.0
0.0
0.0
130.6
130.6
130.6
130.6
130.6
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Webster County
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
West Point
0.0
0.0
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Western
191.8
178.7
170.9
176.0
174.7
175.8
179.1
176.4
179.8
190.3
190.9
188.3
Wheeler County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Winnebago
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-
-
-
Winnebago Tribe - Nebr
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-
-
-
York
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
York County
0.0
128.3
110.3
146.2
160.6
168.3
168.3
162.3
162.3
154.8
159.4
192.2