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Composite Score
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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
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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
Mar-2020
Sep-2020
Mar-2021
Sep-2021
Mar-2022
Sep-2022
Mar-2023
Sep-2023
Mar-2024
Sep-2024
State
164.9
158.0
152.1
149.4
149.4
151.9
156.7
157.4
161.6
155.3
Adams County
145.8
186.4
152.2
86.5
99.2
111.6
164.0
176.6
159.1
156.9
Ainsworth
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Albion
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Alliance
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
143.9
143.9
112.3
115.3
117.0
143.9
207.6
182.6
188.7
195.3
Bellevue
175.5
165.9
130.6
133.1
202.4
106.4
143.3
159.0
166.8
155.9
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
110.3
Brown County
-
-
-
-
-
-
0.0
0.0
-
-
Buffalo County
195.3
170.9
167.2
187.9
171.6
157.4
184.4
165.4
148.3
151.8
Burt County
103.6
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-
-
-
-
-
Butler County
0.0
0.0
184.5
-
0.0
0.0
238.4
238.4
0.0
211.4
Cass County
103.6
238.4
192.2
184.5
130.6
0.0
173.7
166.5
180.9
118.0
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
177.1
185.7
166.2
158.9
166.2
156.3
172.8
155.6
168.8
177.2
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
90.0
114.1
135.7
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
143.9
-
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
202.4
0.0
0.0
Columbus
160.1
146.0
148.4
174.1
183.3
160.2
128.4
97.9
139.5
182.1
Cozad
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Crete
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Cuming County
176.2
161.9
0.0
238.4
-
0.0
0.0
238.4
166.5
0.0
Custer County
130.6
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
152.2
0.0
44.1
Dakota City
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Dakota County
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
116.9
0.0
184.5
195.3
0.0
David City
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Dawes County
-
-
-
-
-
0.0
0.0
238.4
0.0
0.0
Dawson County
161.4
130.6
202.4
186.2
121.5
130.4
150.7
188.1
198.0
186.0
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
228.1
232.0
184.5
199.2
202.4
156.1
150.2
180.3
177.8
169.4
Douglas County
147.9
140.9
139.4
132.3
142.4
135.2
130.5
138.6
142.5
139.7
Dundy County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Eastern
148.6
146.2
144.4
133.8
140.9
133.5
132.6
141.7
144.1
140.8
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
-
-
Fremont
197.9
229.4
168.3
134.0
154.4
158.1
118.1
174.7
181.9
138.0
Frontier County
-
-
-
0.0
0.0
-
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Furnas County
0.0
-
-
-
0.0
0.0
0.0
130.6
0.0
0.0
Gage County
0.0
85.4
121.3
211.4
161.4
184.5
0.0
141.8
143.9
157.5
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
-
-
-
Gering
181.4
160.3
161.6
209.0
202.3
-
-
-
-
-
Gosper County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Grand Island
178.2
185.3
158.5
168.1
210.5
184.6
183.0
144.0
192.4
198.0
Grant County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Greeley County
-
-
-
-
0.0
-
-
-
-
-
Hall County
198.7
196.9
151.8
141.4
204.7
221.8
192.3
156.3
188.1
164.7
Hamilton County
-
-
-
-
-
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Harlan County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Hastings
0.0
173.7
0.0
160.0
162.1
123.2
147.1
179.0
0.0
149.9
Hayes County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Hebron
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Hitchcock County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Holdrege
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
0.0
0.0
Holt County
0.0
130.6
0.0
0.0
195.3
143.9
0.0
90.0
161.9
238.4
Hooker County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Howard County
-
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-
-
0.0
0.0
0.0
Imperial
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Jefferson County
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
163.8
154.7
168.3
202.4
155.8
148.4
219.4
173.3
157.4
175.0
Judicial District 2
171.9
198.7
191.7
154.4
133.1
138.6
159.6
169.8
154.0
173.1
Judicial District 3
168.0
153.0
140.3
145.1
147.5
158.4
174.0
169.7
163.5
173.6
Judicial District 4
147.9
140.9
139.4
132.3
142.4
135.2
130.5
138.6
142.5
139.7
Judicial District 5
175.7
197.9
192.2
148.1
143.5
182.7
161.5
168.5
161.7
152.1
Judicial District 6
171.0
161.5
132.3
152.9
139.7
121.4
117.4
151.1
171.6
163.4
Judicial District 7
206.7
190.4
158.4
157.5
166.4
184.6
196.2
187.3
171.5
144.8
Judicial District 8
130.6
157.5
152.2
127.8
161.9
117.6
0.0
152.9
171.0
151.3
Judicial District 9
197.2
184.0
168.5
174.3
187.9
192.2
190.0
161.0
164.1
157.5
Judicial District 10
137.9
161.3
140.5
109.2
106.9
116.4
153.3
136.8
162.7
183.2
Judicial District 11
201.6
160.6
168.3
172.6
140.3
150.5
182.5
186.0
186.5
180.0
Judicial District 12
179.0
147.3
162.3
210.0
229.1
229.4
218.8
168.8
214.8
196.8
Kearney
184.5
189.6
170.4
156.5
142.5
150.0
180.1
144.2
156.6
183.3
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
238.4
0.0
-
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
168.0
153.0
140.3
145.1
147.5
158.4
174.0
169.7
163.5
173.6
Lavista
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Lexington
238.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
90.0
154.3
184.5
143.9
147.5
Lincoln
162.5
148.5
145.2
148.6
135.9
156.7
172.4
165.5
152.9
175.4
Lincoln County
201.1
158.0
143.1
160.1
137.3
157.5
198.5
184.5
206.4
184.5
Logan County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Loup County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Macy
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Madison County
222.2
184.9
126.3
162.9
167.0
190.4
210.0
192.2
193.5
175.0
McCook
0.0
0.0
-
-
0.0
0.0
0.0
130.6
173.7
0.0
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
198.0
196.9
184.5
153.4
153.4
206.0
173.7
184.5
188.1
163.0
Neligh
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Nemaha County
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-
0.0
0.0
-
Niobrara
-
0.0
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Norfolk
209.0
216.8
172.1
125.1
143.7
169.0
203.9
185.7
180.5
198.7
North Platte
194.6
144.3
108.8
161.0
128.9
152.5
198.5
184.5
198.5
187.5
Northern
188.7
181.1
166.0
155.8
159.4
168.9
155.9
166.3
165.7
153.2
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
238.4
238.4
166.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
130.6
0.0
0.0
Omaha
145.8
145.5
143.5
133.9
140.4
136.3
131.4
138.8
139.6
137.4
Omaha Tribe - Nebr
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
0.0
-
-
Ord
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Otoe County
157.5
180.3
184.5
184.5
192.2
0.0
0.0
116.4
101.9
0.0
Papillion
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Pawnee County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Pender
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
202.4
0.0
202.4
216.8
0.0
238.4
238.4
Pierce
0.0
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
195.5
190.9
202.4
130.6
157.5
184.5
146.8
183.3
0.0
103.5
Plattsmouth
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Polk County
0.0
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
195.3
130.6
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
143.9
0.0
0.0
Rock County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Rushville
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Saline County
0.0
238.4
211.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Santee Tribe - Nebr
-
0.0
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Sarpy County
174.4
202.6
194.3
141.8
125.5
131.1
161.6
171.8
153.8
176.8
Saunders County
0.0
0.0
0.0
211.4
184.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Scotts Bluff County
183.2
142.9
179.6
206.0
238.4
238.4
224.9
192.2
230.1
199.2
Scottsbluff
-
-
-
-
-
238.4
225.7
168.3
218.4
208.4
Seward
0.0
0.0
238.4
0.0
0.0
-
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Seward County
0.0
207.6
171.0
0.0
195.3
0.0
0.0
90.0
112.4
76.4
Sheridan County
0.0
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
0.0
0.0
Sherman County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Sidney
0.0
103.3
-
-
-
-
-
-
0.0
0.0
Sioux County
-
-
-
0.0
-
-
-
-
-
-
South Sioux City
184.5
166.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
195.3
148.8
148.5
Southeast
165.6
153.9
144.6
147.1
138.8
159.7
175.8
169.2
159.1
179.0
Stanton County
0.0
0.0
0.0
-
0.0
0.0
-
-
-
-
State - Judicial District
164.9
158.0
152.1
149.4
149.4
151.9
156.7
157.4
161.6
155.3
Tecumseh
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Tekamah
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Thayer County
0.0
-
-
-
-
-
0.0
-
0.0
0.0
Thomas County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Thurston County
0.0
150.7
130.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-
-
Valentine
-
-
-
-
0.0
-
0.0
-
0.0
0.0
Valley County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Wahoo
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Walthill
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
0.0
-
-
Washington County
0.0
0.0
49.5
0.0
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
130.6
0.0
0.0
Webster County
0.0
-
0.0
0.0
-
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-
West Point
-
-
-
-
-
0.0
0.0
-
-
-
Western
194.4
166.3
161.6
187.8
170.1
172.6
192.9
175.8
188.3
177.8
Wheeler County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Winnebago
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
-
-
York
176.2
157.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
130.6
York County
0.0
0.0
-
-
184.5
166.5
0.0
168.3
192.2
184.5