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Trends for the Last 5 Years
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Composite Score
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Median Months in Care
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Children Legally Free for Adoption and Adopted in < 12 Months
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Composite Score
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Children in Care 3+ Years and Discharged to Independent Living or turned 18
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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
Apr-2024
May-2024
Jun-2024
Jul-2024
Aug-2024
Sep-2024
Oct-2024
Nov-2024
Dec-2024
Jan-2025
Feb-2025
Mar-2025
State
45.70%
48.25%
45.14%
45.48%
45.25%
45.56%
47.40%
46.37%
46.76%
46.76%
46.51%
46.83%
Adams County
68.18%
78.94%
77.77%
75.00%
76.00%
69.56%
72.72%
66.66%
66.66%
60.00%
56.25%
53.33%
Ainsworth
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Albion
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Alliance
-
-
-
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-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Antelope County
0.00%
50.00%
50.00%
50.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Arthur County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Auburn
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Banner County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Beatrice
83.33%
72.72%
69.23%
64.28%
66.66%
60.00%
68.75%
73.33%
71.42%
76.92%
66.66%
63.63%
Bellevue
61.11%
63.71%
56.31%
52.77%
50.44%
53.50%
53.50%
57.00%
58.09%
57.65%
56.48%
56.38%
Blaine County
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-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Blair
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Boone County
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%
0.00%
0.00%
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
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
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-
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-
Buffalo County
50.00%
57.14%
43.75%
28.57%
35.71%
41.17%
37.50%
34.78%
34.78%
30.43%
42.30%
34.37%
Burt County
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-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Butler County
0.00%
0.00%
25.00%
75.00%
75.00%
75.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
Cass County
46.66%
46.66%
33.33%
66.66%
63.63%
63.63%
63.63%
63.63%
63.63%
63.63%
58.33%
44.44%
Cedar County
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
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
56.32%
62.19%
61.25%
56.57%
58.97%
57.33%
62.76%
56.32%
55.81%
51.89%
48.10%
44.44%
Chadron
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
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-
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-
Chase County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
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-
Cherry County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
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-
Cheyenne County
60.00%
66.66%
83.33%
75.00%
75.00%
80.00%
50.00%
25.00%
25.00%
0.00%
66.66%
66.66%
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%
66.66%
66.66%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
Columbus
21.73%
28.00%
26.66%
50.00%
50.00%
47.82%
45.45%
45.45%
45.45%
57.14%
56.00%
50.00%
Cozad
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-
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Crete
-
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Cuming County
33.33%
33.33%
33.33%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
62.50%
62.50%
62.50%
Custer County
16.66%
14.28%
12.50%
12.50%
0.00%
0.00%
42.85%
42.85%
42.85%
50.00%
50.00%
60.00%
Dakota City
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-
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Dakota County
80.00%
80.00%
80.00%
83.33%
83.33%
66.66%
66.66%
66.66%
66.66%
66.66%
66.66%
28.57%
David City
-
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-
-
-
-
-
-
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-
Dawes 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%
Dawson County
62.50%
64.70%
61.11%
69.23%
69.23%
76.47%
80.00%
76.92%
81.25%
80.00%
72.72%
62.50%
Deuel County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
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-
Dixon County
33.33%
33.33%
33.33%
33.33%
50.00%
0.00%
0.00%
50.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Dodge County
41.17%
39.13%
29.16%
33.33%
37.50%
36.00%
42.30%
57.14%
76.92%
76.92%
72.00%
70.83%
Douglas County
38.64%
42.34%
38.60%
40.36%
40.09%
40.34%
41.20%
40.95%
41.16%
40.85%
41.42%
42.67%
Dundy County
-
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Eastern
40.46%
44.19%
40.13%
41.36%
41.40%
40.85%
42.16%
42.15%
42.11%
41.30%
41.59%
42.64%
Fairbury
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Falls City
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Fillmore County
75.00%
75.00%
75.00%
50.00%
75.00%
75.00%
75.00%
75.00%
66.66%
66.66%
66.66%
66.66%
Franklin County
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-
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Fremont
58.62%
52.77%
44.44%
34.21%
32.50%
30.43%
31.11%
34.88%
47.61%
52.63%
53.84%
63.15%
Frontier County
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
66.66%
66.66%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
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
50.00%
50.00%
50.00%
50.00%
0.00%
25.00%
75.00%
75.00%
75.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
Garden County
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Garfield County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
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Geneva
-
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Gering
-
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Gosper County
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Grand Island
69.69%
75.00%
69.23%
55.00%
73.33%
73.33%
68.18%
63.15%
63.15%
50.00%
42.85%
58.33%
Grant County
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-
-
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-
-
-
-
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-
Greeley County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Hall County
65.21%
63.63%
65.21%
50.00%
46.66%
46.66%
52.94%
50.00%
46.15%
46.15%
42.85%
50.00%
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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-
Hastings
63.63%
63.63%
63.63%
66.66%
70.00%
55.55%
66.66%
38.46%
38.46%
38.46%
33.33%
11.11%
Hayes County
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Hebron
-
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Hitchcock County
-
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Holdrege
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
100.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
-
Holt 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%
Hooker County
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Howard County
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
71.42%
60.00%
60.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Imperial
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Jefferson County
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
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Johnson County
50.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Judicial District 1
61.11%
58.82%
43.75%
37.50%
35.71%
41.17%
52.94%
56.25%
56.25%
60.00%
50.00%
46.15%
Judicial District 2
56.16%
61.53%
55.69%
62.66%
63.23%
63.93%
68.25%
67.18%
65.62%
63.01%
60.56%
55.00%
Judicial District 3
49.52%
49.00%
47.16%
44.79%
45.91%
51.51%
55.76%
52.12%
50.60%
52.87%
54.54%
56.14%
Judicial District 4
38.64%
42.34%
38.60%
40.36%
40.09%
40.34%
41.20%
40.95%
41.16%
40.85%
41.42%
42.67%
Judicial District 5
36.36%
38.23%
39.47%
51.21%
47.61%
42.10%
35.89%
35.89%
35.89%
32.43%
35.55%
50.00%
Judicial District 6
53.33%
47.05%
40.00%
44.44%
45.45%
36.66%
41.93%
55.88%
70.96%
73.52%
75.00%
66.66%
Judicial District 7
45.45%
45.71%
47.36%
37.50%
33.33%
38.23%
39.39%
36.84%
28.20%
48.78%
39.47%
38.46%
Judicial District 8
45.45%
45.45%
41.66%
41.66%
36.36%
36.36%
62.50%
53.84%
60.00%
58.33%
58.33%
66.66%
Judicial District 9
58.13%
60.46%
56.41%
40.00%
41.37%
43.75%
43.90%
40.54%
38.88%
36.11%
42.50%
39.13%
Judicial District 10
60.60%
66.66%
70.96%
67.64%
71.79%
71.42%
75.67%
66.66%
63.88%
60.60%
51.51%
46.87%
Judicial District 11
65.11%
65.30%
64.58%
59.25%
59.25%
57.37%
55.55%
51.92%
62.96%
56.25%
53.33%
48.88%
Judicial District 12
80.95%
85.00%
83.33%
78.26%
72.00%
70.83%
72.00%
62.96%
56.66%
51.61%
57.69%
57.69%
Kearney
46.87%
57.69%
63.33%
61.29%
60.46%
60.46%
56.60%
59.25%
58.49%
56.60%
53.84%
47.45%
Kearney County
-
0.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
75.00%
75.00%
75.00%
71.42%
Keith County
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
100.00%
100.00%
Keya Paha County
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-
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-
-
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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%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Knox County
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
33.33%
33.33%
50.00%
50.00%
16.66%
50.00%
50.00%
50.00%
Lancaster County
49.52%
49.00%
47.16%
44.79%
45.91%
51.51%
55.76%
52.12%
50.60%
52.87%
54.54%
56.14%
Lavista
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-
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-
-
-
-
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Lexington
50.00%
53.33%
50.00%
50.00%
50.00%
53.33%
58.33%
66.66%
80.00%
76.92%
70.00%
57.14%
Lincoln
45.37%
49.15%
47.93%
44.54%
44.44%
52.33%
54.95%
53.84%
54.16%
57.29%
59.25%
58.47%
Lincoln County
72.00%
72.41%
74.07%
60.00%
57.57%
50.00%
50.00%
48.57%
63.63%
53.57%
50.00%
48.27%
Logan County
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-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
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Loup County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
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Macy
-
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-
-
-
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Madison County
68.75%
68.75%
68.42%
61.11%
56.25%
60.00%
60.00%
61.90%
55.55%
55.55%
33.33%
31.25%
McCook
40.00%
40.00%
60.00%
33.33%
60.00%
60.00%
33.33%
25.00%
20.00%
20.00%
20.00%
20.00%
McPherson County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Merrick County
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-
-
-
-
-
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Morrill County
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
-
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
Nance County
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Nebraska City
58.06%
53.33%
45.45%
65.71%
61.29%
67.74%
72.72%
68.96%
66.66%
67.85%
62.96%
58.33%
Neligh
-
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-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
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Nemaha County
100.00%
100.00%
-
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-
-
-
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Niobrara
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Norfolk
59.09%
58.33%
61.53%
53.84%
54.54%
63.15%
63.15%
59.09%
52.63%
50.00%
42.30%
42.85%
North Platte
65.38%
65.38%
66.66%
55.17%
53.57%
52.77%
46.87%
39.28%
48.27%
46.66%
42.85%
41.93%
Northern
45.05%
42.71%
39.47%
41.96%
39.81%
38.18%
37.83%
39.65%
41.37%
50.00%
48.76%
51.61%
Nuckolls 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%
O' Neill
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
100.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Ogallala
100.00%
66.66%
66.66%
80.00%
75.00%
100.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
100.00%
100.00%
Omaha
35.91%
39.84%
36.83%
39.00%
39.46%
37.93%
39.50%
38.69%
38.41%
37.44%
38.33%
40.07%
Omaha Tribe - Nebr
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Ord
-
-
-
-
-
-
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Otoe County
58.33%
58.33%
56.25%
71.42%
60.00%
70.00%
76.92%
83.33%
83.33%
84.61%
81.81%
81.81%
Papillion
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Pawnee County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Pender
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Perkins County
-
0.00%
0.00%
66.66%
66.66%
66.66%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Phelps 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%
Pierce
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
100.00%
-
-
Pierce County
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
Platte County
42.85%
42.85%
42.85%
50.00%
25.00%
25.00%
20.00%
20.00%
20.00%
20.00%
16.66%
28.57%
Plattsmouth
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Polk County
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
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-
Red Willow 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%
Richardson County
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
25.00%
33.33%
33.33%
33.33%
33.33%
33.33%
33.33%
Rock County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Rushville
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Saline County
42.85%
71.42%
71.42%
71.42%
71.42%
71.42%
71.42%
71.42%
71.42%
66.66%
50.00%
50.00%
Santee Tribe - Nebr
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Sarpy County
58.69%
66.66%
60.78%
59.18%
63.82%
62.50%
66.66%
63.41%
60.97%
57.14%
56.25%
50.00%
Saunders County
33.33%
50.00%
57.14%
60.00%
50.00%
35.71%
18.18%
18.18%
18.18%
18.18%
41.66%
83.33%
Scotts Bluff County
88.88%
85.71%
85.71%
80.00%
66.66%
63.63%
78.57%
81.25%
68.42%
57.89%
57.89%
60.00%
Scottsbluff
86.95%
91.30%
88.88%
84.00%
76.92%
75.00%
76.00%
75.00%
73.91%
63.63%
66.66%
66.66%
Seward
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
20.00%
75.00%
Seward County
33.33%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
25.00%
25.00%
16.66%
16.66%
16.66%
16.66%
16.66%
57.14%
Sheridan 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%
Sherman County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Sidney
50.00%
50.00%
33.33%
33.33%
33.33%
33.33%
33.33%
33.33%
33.33%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Sioux County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
South Sioux City
42.85%
33.33%
38.46%
53.33%
46.15%
41.66%
50.00%
50.00%
40.00%
57.14%
57.14%
52.00%
Southeast
50.00%
50.65%
48.12%
50.00%
49.65%
56.29%
60.00%
58.78%
58.39%
61.31%
60.54%
58.82%
Stanton County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
State - Judicial District
45.70%
48.25%
45.14%
45.48%
45.25%
45.56%
47.40%
46.37%
46.76%
46.76%
46.51%
46.83%
Tecumseh
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
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%
0.00%
Thomas County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Thurston County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
100.00%
100.00%
Valentine
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Valley County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Wahoo
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Walthill
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Washington County
75.00%
50.00%
50.00%
50.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
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-
Wayne
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Wayne County
33.33%
33.33%
33.33%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Webster County
0.00%
-
-
-
-
-
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
-
West Point
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
0.00%
0.00%
Western
68.57%
69.33%
69.62%
63.75%
61.72%
59.52%
57.33%
53.42%
58.44%
52.70%
54.28%
51.42%
Wheeler County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Winnebago
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Winnebago Tribe - Nebr
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
York
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
York County
40.00%
25.00%
25.00%
42.85%
50.00%
50.00%
50.00%
50.00%
50.00%
40.00%
27.27%
20.00%