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Entry Cohort Reunification
Reentries into Care in < 12 Months of Discharge
Trends for the Last 5 Years
Timeliness of Adoptions
Composite Score
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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
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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
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Permanency for Children in Foster Care
Children in Care 24+ Months and Discharged to a Permanent Home
Percent
Total
All
Cities
Counties
Judical Districts
Service Areas
All
Cities
Counties
Judical Districts
Service Areas
Region
Oct-2023
Nov-2023
Dec-2023
Jan-2024
Feb-2024
Mar-2024
Apr-2024
May-2024
Jun-2024
Jul-2024
Aug-2024
Sep-2024
State
41.30%
41.78%
44.13%
45.07%
44.96%
43.86%
45.70%
48.25%
45.14%
45.48%
45.25%
45.56%
Adams County
57.14%
53.84%
70.58%
70.58%
56.52%
56.52%
68.18%
78.94%
77.77%
75.00%
76.00%
69.56%
Ainsworth
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-
-
-
-
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-
Albion
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Alliance
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
-
-
-
-
-
-
Antelope County
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
50.00%
50.00%
50.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Arthur County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Auburn
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Banner County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Beatrice
73.33%
64.70%
78.94%
78.94%
70.00%
72.72%
83.33%
72.72%
69.23%
64.28%
66.66%
60.00%
Bellevue
47.88%
55.07%
56.57%
50.00%
51.00%
50.48%
61.11%
63.71%
56.31%
52.77%
50.44%
53.50%
Blaine County
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-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Blair
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Boone County
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
-
-
-
-
-
Box Butte County
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
Boyd County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Bridgeport
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Broken Bow
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Brown County
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
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-
-
-
-
-
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-
Buffalo County
50.00%
38.88%
50.00%
50.00%
50.00%
50.00%
50.00%
57.14%
43.75%
28.57%
35.71%
41.17%
Burt County
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-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
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-
Butler County
50.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
25.00%
75.00%
75.00%
75.00%
Cass County
33.33%
33.33%
30.76%
33.33%
35.29%
46.66%
46.66%
46.66%
33.33%
66.66%
63.63%
63.63%
Cedar County
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Center
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Central
42.66%
45.45%
54.16%
52.70%
52.56%
54.05%
56.32%
62.19%
61.25%
56.57%
58.97%
57.33%
Chadron
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
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Chase County
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-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
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-
Cherry County
0.00%
-
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-
-
-
-
-
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-
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-
Cheyenne County
33.33%
33.33%
25.00%
60.00%
60.00%
60.00%
60.00%
66.66%
83.33%
75.00%
75.00%
80.00%
Clay Center
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-
-
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Clay County
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Colfax County
66.66%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
66.66%
66.66%
66.66%
66.66%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
Columbus
14.28%
7.69%
6.66%
0.00%
5.88%
19.04%
21.73%
28.00%
26.66%
50.00%
50.00%
47.82%
Cozad
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Crete
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Cuming County
100.00%
40.00%
40.00%
40.00%
62.50%
33.33%
33.33%
33.33%
33.33%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Custer County
20.00%
20.00%
20.00%
20.00%
20.00%
20.00%
16.66%
14.28%
12.50%
12.50%
0.00%
0.00%
Dakota City
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Dakota County
75.00%
75.00%
75.00%
75.00%
75.00%
60.00%
80.00%
80.00%
80.00%
83.33%
83.33%
66.66%
David City
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-
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-
Dawes County
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Dawson County
60.00%
64.28%
60.00%
62.50%
62.50%
62.50%
62.50%
64.70%
61.11%
69.23%
69.23%
76.47%
Deuel County
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-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
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-
Dixon County
33.33%
33.33%
33.33%
33.33%
33.33%
33.33%
33.33%
33.33%
33.33%
33.33%
50.00%
0.00%
Dodge County
46.15%
33.33%
50.00%
42.85%
42.85%
43.75%
41.17%
39.13%
29.16%
33.33%
37.50%
36.00%
Douglas County
34.17%
36.55%
39.81%
38.53%
37.17%
37.36%
38.64%
42.34%
38.60%
40.36%
40.09%
40.34%
Dundy County
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Eastern
34.97%
37.08%
40.06%
39.45%
38.09%
38.44%
40.46%
44.19%
40.13%
41.36%
41.40%
40.85%
Fairbury
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Falls City
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Fillmore County
0.00%
0.00%
66.66%
66.66%
66.66%
75.00%
75.00%
75.00%
75.00%
50.00%
75.00%
75.00%
Franklin County
0.00%
0.00%
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Fremont
50.00%
40.74%
43.47%
45.83%
51.72%
55.17%
58.62%
52.77%
44.44%
34.21%
32.50%
30.43%
Frontier County
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
-
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
66.66%
66.66%
Furnas County
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Gage County
85.71%
85.71%
85.71%
85.71%
50.00%
50.00%
50.00%
50.00%
50.00%
50.00%
0.00%
25.00%
Garden County
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Garfield County
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-
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-
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Geneva
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Gering
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Gosper County
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Grand Island
57.57%
65.21%
75.00%
76.00%
75.00%
76.19%
69.69%
75.00%
69.23%
55.00%
73.33%
73.33%
Grant County
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-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
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-
Greeley County
-
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-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
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-
Hall County
47.61%
52.63%
47.05%
50.00%
50.00%
53.33%
65.21%
63.63%
65.21%
50.00%
46.66%
46.66%
Hamilton County
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Harlan County
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-
-
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-
-
-
-
-
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-
Hastings
66.66%
66.66%
66.66%
66.66%
30.00%
30.00%
63.63%
63.63%
63.63%
66.66%
70.00%
55.55%
Hayes County
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Hebron
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Hitchcock County
-
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Holdrege
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-
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Holt County
0.00%
25.00%
25.00%
25.00%
33.33%
66.66%
66.66%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
Hooker County
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-
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-
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-
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Howard County
66.66%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
Imperial
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Jefferson County
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
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Johnson County
66.66%
66.66%
66.66%
66.66%
66.66%
66.66%
50.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Judicial District 1
78.26%
72.00%
69.56%
69.56%
57.14%
50.00%
61.11%
58.82%
43.75%
37.50%
35.71%
41.17%
Judicial District 2
44.30%
44.00%
42.30%
45.67%
46.98%
47.36%
56.16%
61.53%
55.69%
62.66%
63.23%
63.93%
Judicial District 3
55.67%
46.51%
45.23%
52.52%
54.80%
50.46%
49.52%
49.00%
47.16%
44.79%
45.91%
51.51%
Judicial District 4
34.17%
36.55%
39.81%
38.53%
37.17%
37.36%
38.64%
42.34%
38.60%
40.36%
40.09%
40.34%
Judicial District 5
46.87%
45.16%
43.33%
43.33%
41.37%
41.37%
36.36%
38.23%
39.47%
51.21%
47.61%
42.10%
Judicial District 6
50.00%
46.15%
53.84%
51.85%
51.85%
51.72%
53.33%
47.05%
40.00%
44.44%
45.45%
36.66%
Judicial District 7
52.63%
47.82%
42.85%
44.82%
55.88%
37.93%
45.45%
45.71%
47.36%
37.50%
33.33%
38.23%
Judicial District 8
29.41%
50.00%
50.00%
53.33%
57.14%
50.00%
45.45%
45.45%
41.66%
41.66%
36.36%
36.36%
Judicial District 9
48.78%
45.94%
48.57%
50.00%
50.00%
51.51%
58.13%
60.46%
56.41%
40.00%
41.37%
43.75%
Judicial District 10
40.00%
39.13%
57.69%
57.69%
53.12%
52.94%
60.60%
66.66%
70.96%
67.64%
71.79%
71.42%
Judicial District 11
55.55%
58.82%
63.88%
64.86%
66.66%
64.44%
65.11%
65.30%
64.58%
59.25%
59.25%
57.37%
Judicial District 12
60.00%
60.00%
58.82%
84.21%
86.36%
87.50%
80.95%
85.00%
83.33%
78.26%
72.00%
70.83%
Kearney
28.12%
33.33%
35.48%
39.39%
47.05%
51.51%
46.87%
57.69%
63.33%
61.29%
60.46%
60.46%
Kearney County
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-
0.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
Keith County
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-
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Keya Paha County
-
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Kimball
-
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-
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-
-
-
-
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Kimball County
-
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-
0.00%
Knox County
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
33.33%
33.33%
Lancaster County
55.67%
46.51%
45.23%
52.52%
54.80%
50.46%
49.52%
49.00%
47.16%
44.79%
45.91%
51.51%
Lavista
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Lexington
54.54%
50.00%
50.00%
44.44%
45.45%
50.00%
50.00%
53.33%
50.00%
50.00%
50.00%
53.33%
Lincoln
57.26%
50.00%
45.91%
50.00%
52.06%
48.00%
45.37%
49.15%
47.93%
44.54%
44.44%
52.33%
Lincoln County
52.63%
55.55%
68.42%
68.42%
72.00%
70.37%
72.00%
72.41%
74.07%
60.00%
57.57%
50.00%
Logan County
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Loup County
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Macy
-
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Madison County
57.14%
64.28%
58.82%
61.11%
70.58%
58.33%
68.75%
68.75%
68.42%
61.11%
56.25%
60.00%
McCook
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
50.00%
40.00%
40.00%
40.00%
60.00%
33.33%
60.00%
60.00%
McPherson County
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-
-
-
-
-
-
-
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Merrick County
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-
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Morrill County
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
-
0.00%
0.00%
Nance County
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Nebraska City
52.17%
52.17%
46.15%
54.83%
55.88%
53.33%
58.06%
53.33%
45.45%
65.71%
61.29%
67.74%
Neligh
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Nemaha County
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
100.00%
100.00%
-
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-
-
Niobrara
-
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-
-
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-
-
-
-
-
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Norfolk
63.63%
65.21%
61.53%
64.28%
70.83%
58.82%
59.09%
58.33%
61.53%
53.84%
54.54%
63.15%
North Platte
52.00%
58.33%
65.38%
66.66%
71.87%
62.96%
65.38%
65.38%
66.66%
55.17%
53.57%
52.77%
Northern
48.64%
44.87%
45.12%
43.37%
48.31%
41.66%
45.05%
42.71%
39.47%
41.96%
39.81%
38.18%
Nuckolls County
66.66%
66.66%
50.00%
50.00%
50.00%
33.33%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
O' Neill
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Ogallala
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
66.66%
66.66%
80.00%
75.00%
100.00%
Omaha
33.27%
34.64%
37.57%
37.55%
35.45%
35.98%
35.91%
39.84%
36.83%
39.00%
39.46%
37.93%
Omaha Tribe - Nebr
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-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Ord
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Otoe County
62.50%
62.50%
55.55%
66.66%
68.42%
53.84%
58.33%
58.33%
56.25%
71.42%
60.00%
70.00%
Papillion
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Pawnee County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Pender
0.00%
0.00%
100.00%
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Perkins County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
0.00%
0.00%
66.66%
66.66%
66.66%
Phelps County
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
Pierce
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Pierce County
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Platte County
66.66%
71.42%
71.42%
71.42%
66.66%
50.00%
42.85%
42.85%
42.85%
50.00%
25.00%
25.00%
Plattsmouth
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Polk County
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Red Willow County
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Richardson County
50.00%
50.00%
50.00%
50.00%
50.00%
50.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
25.00%
Rock County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Rushville
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Saline County
66.66%
57.14%
0.00%
0.00%
33.33%
20.00%
42.85%
71.42%
71.42%
71.42%
71.42%
71.42%
Santee Tribe - Nebr
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Sarpy County
41.17%
40.42%
40.42%
41.66%
42.55%
45.83%
58.69%
66.66%
60.78%
59.18%
63.82%
62.50%
Saunders County
28.57%
28.57%
16.66%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
33.33%
50.00%
57.14%
60.00%
50.00%
35.71%
Scotts Bluff County
55.55%
55.55%
63.63%
90.90%
91.66%
92.30%
88.88%
85.71%
85.71%
80.00%
66.66%
63.63%
Scottsbluff
58.33%
61.53%
66.66%
88.88%
88.88%
90.90%
86.95%
91.30%
88.88%
84.00%
76.92%
75.00%
Seward
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Seward County
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
33.33%
33.33%
33.33%
33.33%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
25.00%
25.00%
Sheridan County
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-
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Sherman County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Sidney
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
50.00%
50.00%
50.00%
50.00%
50.00%
33.33%
33.33%
33.33%
33.33%
Sioux County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
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-
South Sioux City
80.00%
62.50%
45.45%
41.66%
53.33%
35.71%
42.85%
33.33%
38.46%
53.33%
46.15%
41.66%
Southeast
58.06%
52.05%
49.28%
54.32%
53.45%
50.00%
50.00%
50.65%
48.12%
50.00%
49.65%
56.29%
Stanton County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
State - Judicial District
41.30%
41.78%
44.13%
45.07%
44.96%
43.86%
45.70%
48.25%
45.14%
45.48%
45.25%
45.56%
Tecumseh
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-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
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-
Tekamah
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Thayer County
-
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Thomas County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Thurston County
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
-
0.00%
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Valentine
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-
-
-
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Valley County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Wahoo
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
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-
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Walthill
-
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-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Washington County
50.00%
60.00%
60.00%
60.00%
60.00%
75.00%
75.00%
50.00%
50.00%
50.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Wayne
-
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-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Wayne County
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
33.33%
33.33%
33.33%
33.33%
33.33%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Webster County
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
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-
-
-
-
West Point
-
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-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
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Western
53.84%
56.86%
60.00%
68.96%
71.01%
68.57%
68.57%
69.33%
69.62%
63.75%
61.72%
59.52%
Wheeler County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Winnebago
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Winnebago Tribe - Nebr
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
York
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
York County
50.00%
44.44%
44.44%
37.50%
37.50%
57.14%
40.00%
25.00%
25.00%
42.85%
50.00%
50.00%