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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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Placement Stability
Composite Score
All
Cities
Counties
Judical Districts
Service Areas
All
Cities
Counties
Judical Districts
Service Areas
Region
Oct-2025
Nov-2025
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Sep-2026
State
106.5
106.5
106.9
107.0
106.2
106.4
106.5
106.2
105.2
104.6
104.4
104.6
Adams County
81.6
82.9
82.6
79.8
88.5
88.8
91.4
87.4
83.5
86.6
87.3
89.5
Ainsworth
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Albion
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Alliance
115.5
117.7
115.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-
-
Antelope County
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
98.0
96.5
82.9
76.6
71.1
78.8
78.8
77.8
Arthur County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Auburn
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Banner County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Beatrice
121.7
123.4
123.7
123.9
118.3
111.7
113.5
111.1
113.6
114.7
116.1
119.0
Bellevue
106.2
108.2
108.0
106.7
103.3
107.6
104.8
104.9
103.7
101.8
103.1
104.2
Blaine County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Blair
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
94.7
85.7
0.0
0.0
101.2
97.4
Boone 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
Box Butte County
126.3
124.1
124.9
113.2
114.1
114.1
113.2
111.9
111.9
109.0
106.2
104.9
Boyd County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Bridgeport
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Broken Bow
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
0.0
0.0
0.0
Brown County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
0.0
0.0
0.0
Buffalo County
111.6
110.0
111.0
110.2
109.9
115.3
114.8
114.9
113.6
115.2
109.3
110.0
Burt County
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
65.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Butler County
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
133.4
0.0
0.0
122.0
115.2
110.6
102.5
103.3
Cass County
0.0
0.0
103.7
126.0
102.4
105.3
111.5
99.0
103.6
93.2
93.2
93.2
Cedar County
-
-
-
-
-
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Center
95.3
93.4
95.3
93.4
96.2
99.0
94.2
97.0
97.0
110.2
110.2
110.2
Central
109.5
108.6
108.3
107.2
106.1
106.9
105.7
105.2
102.9
103.1
101.4
102.4
Chadron
78.6
93.4
93.6
106.3
92.1
117.2
119.2
117.1
96.8
98.3
96.8
102.1
Chase 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
Cherry 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
Cheyenne County
117.5
119.8
121.6
123.7
135.2
134.4
134.4
134.5
132.9
126.4
126.7
126.7
Clay Center
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Clay County
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Colfax County
78.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
92.9
87.8
86.2
112.2
112.2
103.3
104.8
97.3
Columbus
110.8
115.5
118.5
114.8
113.6
115.0
117.4
117.1
111.8
112.8
112.8
111.0
Cozad
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Crete
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Cuming County
90.2
0.0
0.0
90.9
101.4
106.4
109.0
104.2
104.2
0.0
107.0
109.0
Custer County
87.6
87.6
73.0
82.4
84.1
75.5
78.1
73.0
73.0
79.0
77.6
78.2
Dakota City
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Dakota County
86.0
92.7
92.7
95.2
95.6
95.6
94.3
100.2
100.2
100.2
100.8
105.5
David City
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Dawes County
117.8
117.8
117.8
117.8
116.4
116.3
118.6
81.4
83.8
84.1
73.8
73.8
Dawson County
106.3
107.4
106.5
103.3
108.4
111.1
106.9
107.9
110.2
113.3
110.7
118.7
Deuel County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Dixon County
138.8
133.6
126.7
113.2
112.6
112.6
120.5
120.5
120.5
120.5
123.6
103.3
Dodge County
125.2
126.1
122.6
122.9
118.9
116.9
113.9
114.4
112.9
110.9
110.4
109.8
Douglas County
101.3
100.8
101.3
101.6
100.0
99.7
100.1
100.6
99.6
99.6
100.3
100.1
Dundy County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Eastern
102.0
102.3
102.8
103.1
101.5
101.7
101.2
101.8
100.5
99.9
100.7
100.6
Fairbury
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Falls City
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Fillmore County
0.0
0.0
114.8
114.8
119.3
0.0
0.0
79.1
76.2
64.0
76.2
0.0
Franklin County
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
130.5
130.5
130.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Fremont
118.8
117.3
116.6
118.8
114.9
112.4
112.7
116.4
111.0
104.3
103.2
105.3
Frontier County
110.2
110.2
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
0.0
0.0
0.0
Furnas County
130.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-
-
Gage County
120.1
117.0
117.0
116.4
99.4
98.7
97.6
95.6
99.2
104.4
107.7
109.3
Garden County
0.0
0.0
0.0
87.8
110.2
110.2
110.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Garfield County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Geneva
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Gering
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Gosper County
-
-
-
-
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Grand Island
115.6
115.7
111.2
110.9
110.8
113.0
109.0
108.9
103.0
105.1
107.8
107.9
Grant County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Greeley County
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
110.2
110.2
Hall County
118.0
119.2
118.8
118.3
115.2
115.0
113.8
112.6
111.6
107.9
108.8
110.1
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
84.3
80.8
87.7
78.3
85.8
84.2
87.7
85.8
80.9
82.6
77.6
79.3
Hayes County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Hebron
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Hitchcock County
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
110.2
110.2
110.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
Holdrege
0.0
0.0
0.0
110.2
98.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
98.0
99.0
Holt County
115.5
120.6
134.5
135.2
133.2
133.2
133.2
133.2
133.5
135.1
135.1
132.8
Hooker County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Howard County
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
105.0
105.9
88.8
89.9
91.0
92.0
0.0
91.0
Imperial
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Jefferson County
150.8
150.8
150.8
150.8
150.8
150.8
150.8
150.8
150.8
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
118.0
120.7
120.9
122.2
119.1
114.3
116.4
116.7
116.2
119.3
120.8
120.6
Judicial District 2
107.1
108.8
108.3
109.3
108.4
108.4
105.8
103.8
101.6
97.3
98.5
99.2
Judicial District 3
107.3
107.5
108.1
109.3
109.5
110.0
111.0
112.6
111.9
111.5
108.4
108.6
Judicial District 4
101.3
100.8
101.3
101.6
100.0
99.7
100.1
100.6
99.6
99.6
100.3
100.1
Judicial District 5
113.0
113.8
115.1
115.0
113.6
110.9
111.8
109.6
108.8
106.6
105.3
103.6
Judicial District 6
121.0
120.8
118.5
116.5
113.8
112.7
109.5
110.8
110.1
108.9
109.4
109.4
Judicial District 7
106.7
108.1
105.6
107.0
108.3
112.7
110.1
105.7
104.3
104.7
107.7
108.3
Judicial District 8
101.0
102.8
98.2
99.8
99.9
97.8
92.7
93.2
93.4
99.4
103.0
100.5
Judicial District 9
114.5
114.4
114.9
114.2
112.5
115.2
114.3
113.6
112.1
110.9
108.3
110.1
Judicial District 10
99.0
99.7
100.7
98.5
98.5
96.6
98.1
96.4
92.7
93.7
93.6
94.3
Judicial District 11
107.8
106.6
108.3
107.9
110.4
110.9
111.6
111.4
109.6
109.7
108.7
110.8
Judicial District 12
109.2
109.7
111.8
110.1
111.2
112.7
112.9
107.8
111.0
110.0
109.7
110.3
Kearney
110.9
109.7
109.9
109.6
107.5
109.0
109.1
110.4
108.9
108.0
105.6
105.1
Kearney County
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
130.6
129.9
112.9
112.9
112.9
112.9
Keith County
105.9
98.4
98.4
106.1
105.9
106.7
122.6
124.6
114.4
119.3
119.3
117.7
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
110.2
110.2
110.2
110.2
120.3
120.3
120.3
120.3
120.3
120.3
120.3
120.3
Lancaster County
107.3
107.5
108.1
109.3
109.5
110.0
111.0
112.6
111.9
111.5
108.4
108.6
Lavista
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Lexington
112.8
118.8
116.8
113.2
113.5
123.4
122.4
121.4
121.9
109.9
105.9
114.4
Lincoln
110.4
110.2
110.4
111.1
111.3
110.2
111.7
113.4
112.6
112.2
109.3
108.5
Lincoln County
108.1
107.1
113.3
114.5
115.7
115.3
115.0
113.3
110.8
108.6
108.0
108.3
Logan County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Loup County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Macy
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Madison County
110.5
112.2
110.2
110.9
111.0
117.0
116.7
112.6
109.9
110.3
114.1
114.2
McCook
89.9
98.8
99.5
100.5
97.9
98.1
100.6
99.0
98.0
96.8
97.4
99.0
McPherson County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Merrick County
68.3
70.1
74.6
77.4
78.1
78.2
78.9
78.9
77.4
78.2
79.1
83.0
Morrill County
0.0
0.0
0.0
-
-
-
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Nance County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Nebraska City
112.2
112.1
107.8
117.5
113.3
106.9
103.3
94.5
92.4
92.2
94.1
90.2
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
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-
-
Norfolk
111.5
112.1
108.7
109.4
110.0
112.4
107.9
102.7
103.5
103.0
106.4
106.7
North Platte
106.6
106.3
110.2
109.4
111.8
110.0
111.7
109.5
108.1
107.1
106.0
106.2
Northern
110.8
110.3
109.7
109.8
109.5
110.1
109.1
107.6
106.6
106.1
106.7
106.7
Nuckolls County
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
108.1
108.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
O' Neill
99.0
99.0
100.3
101.2
101.2
95.3
100.2
99.0
96.8
93.4
82.2
95.4
Ogallala
103.6
92.4
92.4
104.1
104.6
106.3
131.3
126.9
117.3
131.0
131.0
130.2
Omaha
100.9
100.3
101.0
101.8
100.9
100.0
100.1
101.0
99.9
99.8
100.4
100.1
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
Otoe County
92.3
92.3
83.2
83.2
83.2
77.4
81.8
63.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Papillion
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Pawnee County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Pender
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Perkins County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Phelps County
86.7
98.5
98.5
98.5
94.8
94.8
97.8
97.2
97.2
96.6
94.1
94.1
Pierce
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Pierce County
140.6
140.6
130.2
113.3
120.1
120.1
0.0
0.0
120.1
115.9
119.3
119.3
Platte County
127.3
127.2
128.4
128.0
127.2
125.9
129.5
130.2
124.7
124.4
124.2
123.2
Plattsmouth
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Polk County
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
66.2
66.2
Red Willow County
0.0
81.2
79.4
84.6
79.0
79.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Richardson County
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
130.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Rock County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Rushville
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Saline County
110.2
118.3
118.3
123.7
132.7
123.7
123.7
123.7
123.7
126.4
130.5
130.5
Santee Tribe - Nebr
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-
-
Sarpy County
106.8
108.6
108.6
109.4
108.8
109.1
106.0
106.4
104.0
99.7
100.3
100.9
Saunders County
95.5
96.9
97.3
91.4
96.0
87.6
83.1
92.4
94.1
78.0
80.5
78.0
Scotts Bluff County
103.8
104.2
107.3
109.5
107.5
109.3
108.5
107.7
112.6
113.3
113.7
116.0
Scottsbluff
111.5
111.6
112.9
112.6
109.0
110.4
108.3
99.2
99.9
99.4
100.8
103.4
Seward
120.4
102.5
103.1
112.1
108.6
118.1
118.1
113.1
116.2
116.7
108.3
111.4
Seward County
130.6
132.4
131.8
131.9
127.8
127.7
127.7
129.0
130.2
126.1
125.8
125.3
Sheridan County
70.2
80.5
81.2
87.8
75.7
87.8
71.0
58.8
58.8
58.8
71.0
55.9
Sherman County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Sidney
120.0
122.2
123.2
125.8
128.5
128.5
128.5
126.3
130.2
124.8
140.6
135.9
Sioux County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
South Sioux City
101.9
100.8
99.7
100.8
104.6
105.3
107.7
114.0
114.3
114.5
117.1
118.2
Southeast
111.5
111.7
111.5
112.5
111.9
110.2
111.7
111.9
111.4
110.9
108.7
108.0
Stanton County
0.0
-
-
-
-
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
State - Judicial District
106.5
106.5
106.9
107.0
106.2
106.4
106.5
106.2
105.2
104.6
104.4
104.6
Tecumseh
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Tekamah
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Thayer County
115.6
115.6
115.6
113.3
113.3
0.0
116.3
116.3
116.3
141.8
141.8
0.0
Thomas County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Thurston County
123.2
0.0
120.7
119.8
119.8
119.3
118.1
126.9
139.2
138.6
137.9
137.9
Valentine
0.0
0.0
137.9
145.2
136.3
137.1
137.1
137.1
138.6
139.0
139.0
133.7
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
130.5
121.4
123.4
0.0
0.0
82.0
77.0
110.4
72.7
72.7
36.3
96.9
Wayne
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Wayne County
92.6
98.3
98.3
98.2
107.3
110.5
106.9
84.7
75.4
73.9
73.9
79.4
Webster County
-
-
-
-
-
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
West Point
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Western
110.5
111.7
112.2
111.8
111.9
113.4
113.9
111.7
111.4
110.6
109.9
111.3
Wheeler County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Winnebago
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
79.0
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
79.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
York
95.3
99.9
98.7
95.0
96.6
96.0
94.5
96.2
99.2
99.6
95.2
93.8
York County
113.3
116.7
116.1
115.0
113.4
113.8
115.7
112.1
107.0
108.0
108.9
107.0
