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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
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Cities
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Cities
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Judical Districts
Service Areas
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State
154.8
156.6
153.6
155.8
154.4
156.2
155.3
156.7
156.1
155.3
153.8
157.9
Adams County
141.2
137.1
106.9
98.4
85.4
105.7
130.4
156.4
184.4
193.4
163.4
157.4
Ainsworth
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Albion
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Alliance
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
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
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Arthur County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Auburn
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Banner County
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-
-
Beatrice
213.5
202.4
199.2
199.2
184.5
178.5
199.2
211.4
213.0
175.4
163.4
172.7
Bellevue
156.7
159.0
154.5
161.2
170.1
169.0
156.7
163.1
163.6
169.2
176.5
172.2
Blaine County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Blair
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
0.0
0.0
0.0
-
0.0
Boone County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
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
-
-
-
-
-
Brown County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Buffalo County
151.8
164.6
154.1
151.8
149.4
178.9
184.5
184.5
170.2
184.6
176.7
186.4
Burt County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Butler 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
Cass County
99.8
94.1
60.9
91.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
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
238.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Central
170.8
165.7
156.4
156.2
139.7
149.3
156.2
169.0
167.2
169.1
165.4
178.6
Chadron
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Chase County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Cherry County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Cheyenne County
90.0
161.9
161.9
161.9
161.9
161.9
238.4
202.4
202.4
211.4
0.0
0.0
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
0.0
0.0
0.0
238.4
238.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Columbus
192.2
191.0
184.5
203.7
178.6
182.6
172.9
194.5
192.8
195.3
173.0
174.8
Cozad
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Crete
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Cuming County
198.0
198.0
198.0
0.0
0.0
216.8
216.8
216.8
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Custer County
152.7
150.0
156.7
191.1
152.0
143.9
130.4
154.7
154.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
Dakota City
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Dakota County
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
16.9
16.9
16.9
David City
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Dawes 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
Dawson County
176.2
168.4
157.4
207.6
207.6
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
157.5
152.2
166.5
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
213.5
208.2
206.9
208.2
209.4
201.2
207.6
203.7
198.5
190.1
180.0
170.3
Douglas County
134.0
138.0
137.8
139.2
139.7
139.9
139.5
142.4
142.6
141.2
142.1
145.2
Dundy County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Eastern
136.7
139.8
139.6
140.4
141.9
140.8
139.7
141.7
141.5
141.3
143.2
145.9
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
121.3
Franklin 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
Fremont
164.1
168.3
174.3
176.5
203.5
197.9
190.1
143.2
165.5
158.5
176.6
166.9
Frontier County
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Furnas 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
Gage County
238.4
238.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Garden County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Garfield County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Geneva
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Gering
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Gosper County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Grand Island
166.5
156.5
166.4
183.0
177.2
185.3
197.4
201.5
183.1
193.4
195.4
213.0
Grant County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Greeley County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Hall County
145.6
136.2
135.8
143.9
152.9
142.8
148.4
162.7
162.7
181.2
187.4
216.8
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
131.5
126.0
61.4
71.0
61.4
88.5
126.0
143.9
165.1
172.8
182.6
173.3
Hayes County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Hebron
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Hitchcock County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
0.0
Holdrege
0.0
0.0
-
-
-
0.0
-
-
-
-
-
-
Holt County
0.0
0.0
238.4
238.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
85.4
85.4
85.4
130.3
Hooker County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Howard County
0.0
0.0
130.6
130.6
130.6
166.5
184.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Imperial
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Jefferson County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
0.0
Johnson County
106.3
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
190.4
178.9
174.3
174.3
168.2
172.1
181.7
192.8
186.8
172.5
172.5
176.0
Judicial District 2
177.7
175.0
169.6
162.6
167.5
170.4
160.4
158.5
154.6
152.8
157.7
165.2
Judicial District 3
176.0
179.6
178.1
170.4
164.2
166.6
166.4
162.8
153.8
156.4
150.6
152.3
Judicial District 4
134.0
138.0
137.8
139.2
139.7
139.9
139.5
142.4
142.6
141.2
142.1
145.2
Judicial District 5
143.0
147.3
162.9
174.1
187.7
186.5
177.5
166.8
182.1
185.8
182.1
177.7
Judicial District 6
202.5
211.4
202.4
199.5
188.2
176.9
171.1
176.8
175.3
169.7
168.3
163.1
Judicial District 7
158.8
148.8
145.0
146.7
150.5
155.2
158.8
154.4
181.7
176.4
181.9
186.8
Judicial District 8
176.2
175.3
181.7
196.0
145.9
146.7
145.3
153.3
121.4
103.5
103.5
143.9
Judicial District 9
146.3
151.4
143.3
146.4
147.3
164.2
170.2
172.1
165.1
183.1
179.3
194.2
Judicial District 10
175.6
162.9
140.6
140.1
110.8
121.1
137.5
155.9
171.3
161.3
155.7
159.3
Judicial District 11
177.7
174.6
168.5
166.5
168.8
164.4
167.6
160.6
159.3
171.6
169.9
168.1
Judicial District 12
174.6
181.2
177.5
177.7
180.2
171.2
152.5
137.9
130.4
132.1
119.0
131.1
Kearney
178.1
175.1
173.6
167.2
153.4
158.8
155.6
158.8
165.4
165.6
155.9
169.8
Kearney 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
Keith County
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
202.4
202.4
Keya Paha County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Kimball
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Kimball 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
Knox 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
Lancaster County
176.0
179.6
178.1
170.4
164.2
166.6
166.4
162.8
153.8
156.4
150.6
152.3
Lavista
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Lexington
186.5
179.0
151.6
192.2
192.2
0.0
64.4
64.4
79.3
173.7
161.4
184.5
Lincoln
182.2
185.1
181.6
175.7
169.6
174.9
182.4
176.2
165.7
168.9
165.7
164.2
Lincoln County
176.7
172.9
171.0
171.0
174.5
175.6
186.6
180.2
179.6
198.9
197.2
188.3
Logan County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Loup County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Macy
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Madison County
177.0
153.0
148.1
142.4
150.2
127.9
126.9
120.1
150.2
138.9
159.3
170.3
McCook
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
126.0
McPherson County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Merrick County
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
130.6
130.6
130.6
130.6
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
166.3
166.0
158.6
159.7
179.7
185.7
156.2
157.4
141.4
118.3
128.0
141.9
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
-
-
-
-
Norfolk
157.4
153.0
149.7
139.5
149.7
151.0
134.1
122.4
141.3
143.1
135.3
153.4
North Platte
180.9
176.8
175.8
173.1
181.3
182.9
191.2
171.0
171.4
171.4
167.0
158.8
Northern
164.2
165.4
166.6
170.8
172.5
171.6
167.6
165.7
176.5
173.0
169.1
170.4
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
-
-
-
-
-
Ogallala
0.0
238.4
238.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
202.4
202.4
202.4
202.4
Omaha
132.2
135.9
136.8
136.9
136.9
135.8
136.9
137.8
137.8
136.3
136.2
139.8
Omaha Tribe - Nebr
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Ord
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-
-
-
-
-
Otoe 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
Papillion
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Pawnee County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Pender
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Perkins 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
Phelps County
238.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Pierce
0.0
-
-
-
0.0
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Pierce 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
Platte County
98.1
94.5
107.3
120.8
180.5
180.5
168.2
175.0
211.4
211.4
198.0
198.0
Plattsmouth
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Polk County
0.0
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Red Willow County
130.6
166.5
166.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
49.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
49.5
49.5
Richardson 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
Rock County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Rushville
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Saline County
202.4
184.5
184.5
184.5
130.6
130.6
130.6
202.4
166.5
130.6
130.6
130.6
Santee Tribe - Nebr
-
-
-
-
-
-
0.0
0.0
-
-
-
-
Sarpy County
182.0
181.1
175.5
165.4
163.7
168.3
165.4
165.0
164.2
163.9
168.7
171.9
Saunders County
69.1
134.9
179.8
179.8
183.4
178.2
173.9
170.9
184.4
184.4
189.8
189.8
Scotts Bluff County
193.0
193.0
189.2
189.7
187.4
178.4
112.8
104.3
102.1
91.3
83.2
84.7
Scottsbluff
195.5
199.4
196.6
203.0
199.4
188.7
144.9
133.5
136.3
135.8
129.3
150.3
Seward
90.0
111.6
170.9
170.9
170.9
170.9
170.9
90.0
0.0
0.0
130.6
130.6
Seward County
67.4
67.4
111.0
111.0
111.0
111.0
103.3
49.5
114.1
114.1
89.9
89.9
Sheridan 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
Sherman County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Sidney
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
166.5
126.0
133.1
92.6
92.6
Sioux County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
South Sioux City
165.1
165.1
159.6
166.4
156.5
150.7
162.0
184.6
182.7
180.8
179.9
179.4
Southeast
184.1
184.6
179.9
175.1
171.3
175.3
180.6
176.9
168.1
164.2
159.3
159.2
Stanton County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
State - Judicial District
154.8
156.6
153.6
155.8
154.4
156.2
155.3
156.7
156.1
155.3
153.8
157.9
Tecumseh
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Tekamah
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Thayer 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
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
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Valley County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Wahoo
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Walthill
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Washington County
0.0
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Wayne
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Wayne County
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
176.8
176.8
176.8
176.8
192.2
Webster County
0.0
0.0
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
West Point
-
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-
-
Western
176.3
178.0
172.8
173.8
178.4
173.1
159.5
146.2
142.2
149.4
142.1
150.6
Wheeler County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Winnebago
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Winnebago Tribe - Nebr
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
York
130.6
130.6
130.6
130.6
117.1
117.1
117.1
130.6
130.6
157.5
173.7
166.5
York County
173.7
160.0
152.2
199.9
199.9
202.4
215.3
216.8
223.0
225.7
226.4
221.8