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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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Judical Districts
Service Areas
All
Cities
Counties
Judical Districts
Service Areas
Region
Mar-2025
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State
153.6
155.8
154.4
156.2
155.3
156.7
156.1
155.3
153.8
157.9
155.7
154.5
Adams County
106.9
98.4
85.4
105.7
130.4
156.4
184.4
193.4
163.4
157.4
165.1
174.8
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
-
-
-
-
Beatrice
199.2
199.2
184.5
178.5
199.2
211.4
213.0
175.4
163.4
172.7
167.4
147.9
Bellevue
154.5
161.2
170.1
169.0
156.7
163.1
163.6
169.2
176.5
172.2
172.9
166.0
Blaine County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Blair
-
-
-
-
-
0.0
0.0
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
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Brown County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
0.0
0.0
Buffalo County
154.1
151.8
149.4
178.9
184.5
184.5
170.2
184.6
176.7
186.4
192.9
189.0
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
60.9
91.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
62.9
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
238.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Central
156.4
156.2
139.7
149.3
156.2
169.0
167.2
169.1
165.4
178.6
184.5
185.7
Chadron
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
0.0
Chase County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Cherry County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Cheyenne County
161.9
161.9
161.9
161.9
238.4
202.4
202.4
211.4
0.0
0.0
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
238.4
238.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
238.4
Columbus
184.5
203.7
178.6
182.6
172.9
194.5
192.8
195.3
173.0
174.8
159.1
163.6
Cozad
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Crete
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Cuming County
198.0
0.0
0.0
216.8
216.8
216.8
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Custer County
156.7
191.1
152.0
143.9
130.4
154.7
154.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Dakota City
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Dakota County
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
16.9
16.9
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
157.4
207.6
207.6
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
157.5
152.2
166.5
166.5
176.8
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
206.9
208.2
209.4
201.2
207.6
203.7
198.5
190.1
180.0
170.3
173.7
164.9
Douglas County
137.8
139.2
139.7
139.9
139.5
142.4
142.6
141.2
142.1
145.2
144.2
144.3
Dundy County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Eastern
139.6
140.4
141.9
140.8
139.7
141.7
141.5
141.3
143.2
145.9
145.0
145.5
Fairbury
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Falls City
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Fillmore County
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
121.3
121.3
0.0
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
174.3
176.5
203.5
197.9
190.1
143.2
165.5
158.5
176.6
166.9
167.0
169.0
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
0.0
0.0
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
0.0
0.0
Garfield County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Geneva
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Gering
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Gosper County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Grand Island
166.4
183.0
177.2
185.3
197.4
201.5
183.1
193.4
195.4
213.0
213.0
213.0
Grant County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Greeley County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Hall County
135.8
143.9
152.9
142.8
148.4
162.7
162.7
181.2
187.4
216.8
216.8
218.8
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
61.4
71.0
61.4
88.5
126.0
143.9
165.1
172.8
182.6
173.3
157.4
173.2
Hayes County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Hebron
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Hitchcock County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
0.0
0.0
0.0
Holdrege
-
-
-
0.0
-
-
-
-
-
-
0.0
0.0
Holt County
238.4
238.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
85.4
85.4
85.4
130.3
130.3
130.3
Hooker County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Howard County
130.6
130.6
130.6
166.5
184.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Imperial
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Jefferson County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
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
174.3
174.3
168.2
172.1
181.7
192.8
186.8
172.5
172.5
176.0
172.5
174.7
Judicial District 2
169.6
162.6
167.5
170.4
160.4
158.5
154.6
152.8
157.7
165.2
166.7
159.3
Judicial District 3
178.1
170.4
164.2
166.6
166.4
162.8
153.8
156.4
150.6
152.3
150.9
147.8
Judicial District 4
137.8
139.2
139.7
139.9
139.5
142.4
142.6
141.2
142.1
145.2
144.2
144.3
Judicial District 5
162.9
174.1
187.7
186.5
177.5
166.8
182.1
185.8
182.1
177.7
171.9
171.6
Judicial District 6
202.4
199.5
188.2
176.9
171.1
176.8
175.3
169.7
168.3
163.1
153.6
150.2
Judicial District 7
145.0
146.7
150.5
155.2
158.8
154.4
181.7
176.4
181.9
186.8
154.5
153.4
Judicial District 8
181.7
196.0
145.9
146.7
145.3
153.3
121.4
103.5
103.5
143.9
136.2
136.2
Judicial District 9
143.3
146.4
147.3
164.2
170.2
172.1
165.1
183.1
179.3
194.2
199.1
199.1
Judicial District 10
140.6
140.1
110.8
121.1
137.5
155.9
171.3
161.3
155.7
159.3
166.7
166.1
Judicial District 11
168.5
166.5
168.8
164.4
167.6
160.6
159.3
171.6
169.9
168.1
170.4
173.6
Judicial District 12
177.5
177.7
180.2
171.2
152.5
137.9
130.4
132.1
119.0
131.1
132.8
116.8
Kearney
173.6
167.2
153.4
158.8
155.6
158.8
165.4
165.6
155.9
169.8
189.2
188.1
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
202.4
202.4
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
178.1
170.4
164.2
166.6
166.4
162.8
153.8
156.4
150.6
152.3
150.9
147.8
Lavista
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Lexington
151.6
192.2
192.2
0.0
64.4
64.4
79.3
173.7
161.4
184.5
184.5
202.4
Lincoln
181.6
175.7
169.6
174.9
182.4
176.2
165.7
168.9
165.7
164.2
159.1
156.2
Lincoln County
171.0
171.0
174.5
175.6
186.6
180.2
179.6
198.9
197.2
188.3
188.3
190.1
Logan County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Loup County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Macy
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Madison County
148.1
142.4
150.2
127.9
126.9
120.1
150.2
138.9
159.3
170.3
166.5
168.1
McCook
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
126.0
126.0
90.0
McPherson County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Merrick County
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
130.6
130.6
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
158.6
159.7
179.7
185.7
156.2
157.4
141.4
118.3
128.0
141.9
141.9
60.8
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
149.7
139.5
149.7
151.0
134.1
122.4
141.3
143.1
135.3
153.4
128.3
127.1
North Platte
175.8
173.1
181.3
182.9
191.2
171.0
171.4
171.4
167.0
158.8
176.3
174.4
Northern
166.6
170.8
172.5
171.6
167.6
165.7
176.5
173.0
169.1
170.4
158.7
156.6
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
238.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
202.4
202.4
202.4
202.4
202.4
130.6
Omaha
136.8
136.9
136.9
135.8
136.9
137.8
137.8
136.3
136.2
139.8
138.5
141.5
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
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
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
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
-
-
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
-
Platte County
107.3
120.8
180.5
180.5
168.2
175.0
211.4
211.4
198.0
198.0
198.0
198.0
Plattsmouth
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Polk County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Red Willow County
166.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
49.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
49.5
49.5
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
184.5
184.5
130.6
130.6
130.6
202.4
166.5
130.6
130.6
130.6
166.5
192.2
Santee Tribe - Nebr
-
-
-
-
0.0
0.0
-
-
-
-
-
-
Sarpy County
175.5
165.4
163.7
168.3
165.4
165.0
164.2
163.9
168.7
171.9
174.0
174.3
Saunders County
179.8
179.8
183.4
178.2
173.9
170.9
184.4
184.4
189.8
189.8
226.4
224.9
Scotts Bluff County
189.2
189.7
187.4
178.4
112.8
104.3
102.1
91.3
83.2
84.7
94.2
89.9
Scottsbluff
196.6
203.0
199.4
188.7
144.9
133.5
136.3
135.8
129.3
150.3
156.6
149.7
Seward
170.9
170.9
170.9
170.9
170.9
90.0
0.0
0.0
130.6
130.6
0.0
0.0
Seward County
111.0
111.0
111.0
111.0
103.3
49.5
114.1
114.1
89.9
89.9
0.0
0.0
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
166.5
126.0
133.1
92.6
92.6
71.0
95.7
Sioux County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
South Sioux City
159.6
166.4
156.5
150.7
162.0
184.6
182.7
180.8
179.9
179.4
180.0
174.5
Southeast
179.9
175.1
171.3
175.3
180.6
176.9
168.1
164.2
159.3
159.2
154.4
147.3
Stanton County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
State - Judicial District
153.6
155.8
154.4
156.2
155.3
156.7
156.1
155.3
153.8
157.9
155.7
154.5
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
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
0.0
Wayne
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Wayne County
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
176.8
176.8
176.8
176.8
192.2
151.6
151.6
Webster County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
West Point
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-
-
-
-
Western
172.8
173.8
178.4
173.1
159.5
146.2
142.2
149.4
142.1
150.6
160.2
159.4
Wheeler County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Winnebago
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Winnebago Tribe - Nebr
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
York
130.6
130.6
117.1
117.1
117.1
130.6
130.6
157.5
173.7
166.5
152.2
152.2
York County
152.2
199.9
199.9
202.4
215.3
216.8
223.0
225.7
226.4
221.8
116.8
123.2