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Trends for the Last 5 Years
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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
Placement Stability
Composite Score
Children in Care < 12 Months
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Permanency for Children in Foster Care
Trends for the Last 5 Years
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
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
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Cities
Counties
Judical Districts
Service Areas
All
Cities
Counties
Judical Districts
Service Areas
Region
Sep-2019
Mar-2020
Sep-2020
Mar-2021
Sep-2021
Mar-2022
Sep-2022
Mar-2023
Sep-2023
Mar-2024
State
171.0
164.9
158.0
152.1
149.4
149.4
151.9
156.7
157.4
161.6
Adams County
184.4
145.8
186.4
152.2
86.5
99.2
111.6
164.0
176.6
159.1
Ainsworth
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Albion
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Alliance
0.0
238.4
0.0
238.4
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
Arthur County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Auburn
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Banner County
-
-
0.0
0.0
-
-
-
-
-
-
Beatrice
0.0
143.9
143.9
112.3
115.3
117.0
143.9
207.6
182.6
188.7
Bellevue
147.0
175.5
165.9
130.6
133.1
202.4
106.4
143.3
159.0
166.8
Blaine County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Blair
-
-
0.0
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Boone County
-
-
-
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
Boyd County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Bridgeport
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Broken Bow
0.0
-
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Brown County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
0.0
0.0
-
Buffalo County
193.1
195.3
170.9
167.2
187.9
171.6
157.4
184.4
165.4
148.3
Burt County
0.0
103.6
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-
-
-
-
Butler County
0.0
0.0
0.0
184.5
-
0.0
0.0
238.4
238.4
0.0
Cass County
0.0
103.6
238.4
192.2
184.5
130.6
0.0
173.7
166.5
180.9
Cedar County
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
Central
187.1
177.1
185.7
166.2
158.9
166.2
156.3
172.8
155.6
168.8
Chadron
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
0.0
184.5
0.0
Chase County
-
0.0
0.0
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Cherry County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Cheyenne County
0.0
0.0
-
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
90.0
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
Colfax County
0.0
0.0
143.9
-
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
202.4
0.0
Columbus
171.7
160.1
146.0
148.4
174.1
183.3
160.2
128.4
97.9
139.5
Cozad
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Crete
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Cuming County
0.0
176.2
161.9
0.0
238.4
-
0.0
0.0
238.4
166.5
Custer County
130.6
130.6
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
152.2
0.0
Dakota City
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Dakota County
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
116.9
0.0
184.5
195.3
David City
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Dawes County
-
-
-
-
-
-
0.0
0.0
238.4
0.0
Dawson County
202.4
161.4
130.6
202.4
186.2
121.5
130.4
150.7
188.1
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
Dodge County
226.4
228.1
232.0
184.5
199.2
202.4
156.1
150.2
180.3
177.8
Douglas County
150.2
147.9
140.9
139.4
132.3
142.4
135.2
130.5
138.6
142.5
Dundy County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Eastern
153.6
148.6
146.2
144.4
133.8
140.9
133.5
132.6
141.7
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
Franklin County
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-
-
-
0.0
0.0
-
Fremont
190.7
197.9
229.4
168.3
134.0
154.4
158.1
118.1
174.7
181.9
Frontier County
-
-
-
-
0.0
0.0
-
0.0
0.0
0.0
Furnas County
238.4
0.0
-
-
-
0.0
0.0
0.0
130.6
0.0
Gage County
0.0
0.0
85.4
121.3
211.4
161.4
184.5
0.0
141.8
143.9
Garden County
-
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-
-
-
-
Garfield County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Geneva
0.0
-
-
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-
-
Gering
173.2
181.4
160.3
161.6
209.0
202.3
-
-
-
-
Gosper County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Grand Island
196.4
178.2
185.3
158.5
168.1
210.5
184.6
183.0
144.0
192.4
Grant County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Greeley County
-
-
-
-
-
0.0
-
-
-
-
Hall County
176.8
198.7
196.9
151.8
141.4
204.7
221.8
192.3
156.3
188.1
Hamilton County
-
-
-
-
-
-
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Harlan County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Hastings
0.0
0.0
173.7
0.0
160.0
162.1
123.2
147.1
179.0
0.0
Hayes County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Hebron
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Hitchcock County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Holdrege
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
0.0
Holt County
0.0
0.0
130.6
0.0
0.0
195.3
143.9
0.0
90.0
161.9
Hooker County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Howard County
0.0
-
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-
-
0.0
0.0
Imperial
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Jefferson County
0.0
143.9
130.3
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
Judicial District 1
180.3
163.8
154.7
168.3
202.4
155.8
148.4
219.4
173.3
157.4
Judicial District 2
186.5
171.9
198.7
191.7
154.4
133.1
138.6
159.6
169.8
154.0
Judicial District 3
164.9
168.0
153.0
140.3
145.1
147.5
158.4
174.0
169.7
163.5
Judicial District 4
150.2
147.9
140.9
139.4
132.3
142.4
135.2
130.5
138.6
142.5
Judicial District 5
182.3
175.7
197.9
192.2
148.1
143.5
182.7
161.5
168.5
161.7
Judicial District 6
177.0
171.0
161.5
132.3
152.9
139.7
121.4
117.4
151.1
171.6
Judicial District 7
207.6
206.7
190.4
158.4
157.5
166.4
184.6
196.2
187.3
171.5
Judicial District 8
184.5
130.6
157.5
152.2
127.8
161.9
117.6
0.0
152.9
171.0
Judicial District 9
187.8
197.2
184.0
168.5
174.3
187.9
192.2
190.0
161.0
164.1
Judicial District 10
184.4
137.9
161.3
140.5
109.2
106.9
116.4
153.3
136.8
162.7
Judicial District 11
199.2
201.6
160.6
168.3
172.6
140.3
150.5
182.5
186.0
186.5
Judicial District 12
180.7
179.0
147.3
162.3
210.0
229.1
229.4
218.8
168.8
214.8
Kearney
168.6
184.5
189.6
170.4
156.5
142.5
150.0
180.1
144.2
156.6
Kearney County
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
238.4
0.0
-
Keya Paha County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Kimball
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Kimball County
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
Lancaster County
164.9
168.0
153.0
140.3
145.1
147.5
158.4
174.0
169.7
163.5
Lavista
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Lexington
238.4
238.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
90.0
154.3
184.5
143.9
Lincoln
162.6
162.5
148.5
145.2
148.6
135.9
156.7
172.4
165.5
152.9
Lincoln County
189.0
201.1
158.0
143.1
160.1
137.3
157.5
198.5
184.5
206.4
Logan County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Loup County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Macy
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Madison County
189.4
222.2
184.9
126.3
162.9
167.0
190.4
210.0
192.2
193.5
McCook
0.0
0.0
0.0
-
-
0.0
0.0
0.0
130.6
173.7
McPherson County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Merrick County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
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
Nance County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Nebraska City
204.1
198.0
196.9
184.5
153.4
153.4
206.0
173.7
184.5
188.1
Neligh
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Nemaha County
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-
0.0
0.0
Niobrara
-
-
0.0
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Norfolk
202.4
209.0
216.8
172.1
125.1
143.7
169.0
203.9
185.7
180.5
North Platte
197.5
194.6
144.3
108.8
161.0
128.9
152.5
198.5
184.5
198.5
Northern
191.9
188.7
181.1
166.0
155.8
159.4
168.9
155.9
166.3
165.7
Nuckolls County
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
Ogallala
0.0
0.0
238.4
238.4
166.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
130.6
0.0
Omaha
155.2
145.8
145.5
143.5
133.9
140.4
136.3
131.4
138.8
139.6
Omaha Tribe - Nebr
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
0.0
-
Ord
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Otoe County
0.0
157.5
180.3
184.5
184.5
192.2
0.0
0.0
116.4
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
0.0
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Phelps County
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
202.4
0.0
202.4
216.8
0.0
238.4
Pierce
195.3
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
Platte County
184.5
195.5
190.9
202.4
130.6
157.5
184.5
146.8
183.3
0.0
Plattsmouth
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Polk County
-
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
Richardson County
0.0
0.0
195.3
130.6
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
143.9
0.0
Rock County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Rushville
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Saline County
0.0
0.0
238.4
211.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Santee Tribe - Nebr
-
-
0.0
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Sarpy County
193.9
174.4
202.6
194.3
141.8
125.5
131.1
161.6
171.8
153.8
Saunders County
238.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
211.4
184.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Scotts Bluff County
184.1
183.2
142.9
179.6
206.0
238.4
238.4
224.9
192.2
230.1
Scottsbluff
-
-
-
-
-
-
238.4
225.7
168.3
218.4
Seward
0.0
0.0
0.0
238.4
0.0
0.0
-
0.0
0.0
0.0
Seward County
0.0
0.0
207.6
171.0
0.0
195.3
0.0
0.0
90.0
112.4
Sheridan County
0.0
0.0
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
0.0
Sherman County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Sidney
0.0
0.0
103.3
-
-
-
-
-
-
0.0
Sioux County
-
-
-
-
0.0
-
-
-
-
-
South Sioux City
0.0
184.5
166.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
195.3
148.8
Southeast
163.6
165.6
153.9
144.6
147.1
138.8
159.7
175.8
169.2
159.1
Stanton County
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-
0.0
0.0
-
-
-
State - Judicial District
171.0
164.9
158.0
152.1
149.4
149.4
151.9
156.7
157.4
161.6
Tecumseh
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Tekamah
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Thayer County
-
0.0
-
-
-
-
-
0.0
-
0.0
Thomas County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Thurston County
0.0
0.0
150.7
130.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-
Valentine
-
-
-
-
-
0.0
-
0.0
-
0.0
Valley County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Wahoo
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Walthill
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
0.0
-
Washington County
0.0
0.0
0.0
49.5
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
0.0
130.6
0.0
Webster County
238.4
0.0
-
0.0
0.0
-
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
West Point
-
-
-
-
-
-
0.0
0.0
-
-
Western
194.0
194.4
166.3
161.6
187.8
170.1
172.6
192.9
175.8
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
176.2
157.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
York County
0.0
0.0
0.0
-
-
184.5
166.5
0.0
168.3
192.2