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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
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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
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Region
2 or Fewer Placements
3 - 4 Placements
5 - 6 Placements
More than 6 Placements
Overall Total
Total
%
Total
%
Total
%
Total
%
State
1067
72.48%
293
19.90%
70
4.75%
42
2.85%
1472
Adams County
7
41.17%
3
17.64%
7
41.17%
0
0.00%
17
Ainsworth
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Albion
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Alliance
5
71.42%
2
28.57%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
7
Antelope County
1
50.00%
1
50.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
2
Arthur County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Auburn
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Banner County
1
1.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
1
Beatrice
25
92.59%
1
3.70%
1
3.70%
0
0.00%
27
Bellevue
94
69.62%
29
21.48%
8
5.92%
4
2.96%
135
Blaine County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Blair
2
66.66%
1
33.33%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
3
Boone County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Box Butte County
12
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
12
Boyd County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Bridgeport
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Broken Bow
1
1.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
1
Brown County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Buffalo County
52
74.28%
16
22.85%
1
1.42%
1
1.42%
70
Burt County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Butler County
4
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
4
Cass County
1
50.00%
1
50.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
2
Cedar County
1
0.50%
1
0.50%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
2
Center
10
66.66%
5
33.33%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
15
Central
141
73.05%
36
18.65%
13
6.73%
3
1.55%
193
Chadron
3
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
3
Chase County
2
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
2
Cherry County
1
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
1
Cheyenne County
8
66.66%
4
33.33%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
12
Clay Center
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Clay County
0
0.00%
1
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
1
Colfax County
3
50.00%
3
50.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
6
Columbus
52
85.24%
7
11.47%
2
3.27%
0
0.00%
61
Cozad
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Crete
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Cuming County
6
66.66%
1
11.11%
2
22.22%
0
0.00%
9
Custer County
13
65.00%
6
30.00%
0
0.00%
1
5.00%
20
Dakota City
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Dakota County
3
60.00%
1
20.00%
1
20.00%
0
0.00%
5
David City
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Dawes County
6
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
6
Dawson County
27
64.28%
8
19.04%
4
9.52%
3
7.14%
42
Deuel County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Dixon County
6
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
6
Dodge County
47
83.92%
7
12.50%
1
1.78%
1
1.78%
56
Douglas County
277
68.05%
91
22.35%
18
4.42%
21
5.15%
407
Dundy County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Eastern
330
68.46%
104
21.57%
24
4.97%
24
4.97%
482
Fairbury
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Falls City
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Fillmore County
4
80.00%
0
0.00%
1
20.00%
0
0.00%
5
Franklin County
6
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
6
Fremont
55
83.33%
7
10.60%
3
4.54%
1
1.51%
66
Frontier County
1
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
1
Furnas County
4
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
4
Gage County
10
90.90%
1
9.09%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
11
Garden County
1
25.00%
3
75.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
4
Garfield County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Geneva
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Gering
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Gosper County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Grand Island
56
86.15%
9
13.84%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
65
Grant County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Greeley County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Hall County
44
80.00%
9
16.36%
2
3.63%
0
0.00%
55
Hamilton County
1
16.66%
4
66.66%
1
16.66%
0
0.00%
6
Harlan County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Hastings
8
40.00%
4
20.00%
8
40.00%
0
0.00%
20
Hayes County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Hebron
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Hitchcock County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Holdrege
5
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
5
Holt County
3
60.00%
2
40.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
5
Hooker County
0
0.00%
1
1.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
1
Howard County
2
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
2
Imperial
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Jefferson County
8
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
8
Johnson County
3
60.00%
1
20.00%
1
20.00%
0
0.00%
5
Judicial District 1
39
92.85%
2
4.76%
1
2.38%
0
0.00%
42
Judicial District 2
68
72.34%
16
17.02%
7
7.44%
3
3.19%
94
Judicial District 3
187
71.92%
59
22.69%
11
4.23%
3
1.15%
260
Judicial District 4
277
68.05%
91
22.35%
18
4.42%
21
5.15%
407
Judicial District 5
82
75.22%
19
17.43%
6
5.50%
2
1.83%
109
Judicial District 6
65
81.25%
9
11.25%
4
5.00%
2
2.50%
80
Judicial District 7
56
77.77%
10
13.88%
4
5.55%
2
2.77%
72
Judicial District 8
19
67.85%
8
28.57%
0
0.00%
1
3.57%
28
Judicial District 9
96
76.80%
25
20.00%
3
2.40%
1
0.80%
125
Judicial District 10
26
68.42%
4
10.52%
8
21.05%
0
0.00%
38
Judicial District 11
105
70.94%
33
22.29%
4
2.70%
6
4.05%
148
Judicial District 12
47
68.11%
17
24.63%
4
5.79%
1
1.44%
69
Kearney
63
68.47%
21
22.82%
5
5.43%
3
3.26%
92
Kearney County
2
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
2
Keith County
14
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
14
Keya Paha County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Kimball
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Kimball County
1
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
1
Knox County
3
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
3
Lancaster County
187
71.92%
59
22.69%
11
4.23%
3
1.15%
260
Lavista
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Lexington
34
72.34%
9
19.14%
1
2.12%
3
6.38%
47
Lincoln
215
72.63%
64
21.62%
15
5.06%
2
0.67%
296
Lincoln County
51
67.10%
22
28.94%
0
0.00%
3
3.94%
76
Logan County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Loup County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Macy
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Madison County
33
75.00%
7
15.90%
2
4.54%
2
4.54%
44
McCook
5
71.42%
2
28.57%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
7
McPherson County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Merrick County
1
20.00%
3
60.00%
0
0.00%
1
20.00%
5
Morrill County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Nance County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Nebraska City
12
80.00%
1
6.66%
1
6.66%
1
6.66%
15
Neligh
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Nemaha County
5
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
5
Niobrara
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Norfolk
29
74.35%
6
15.38%
2
5.12%
2
5.12%
39
North Platte
52
70.27%
20
27.02%
0
0.00%
2
2.70%
74
Northern
195
76.77%
40
15.74%
13
5.11%
6
2.36%
254
Nuckolls County
2
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
2
O' Neill
3
75.00%
1
25.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
4
Ogallala
8
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
8
Omaha
236
68.01%
75
21.61%
16
4.61%
20
5.76%
347
Omaha Tribe - Nebr
2
66.66%
0
0.00%
1
33.33%
0
0.00%
3
Ord
1
1.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
1
Otoe County
6
60.00%
3
30.00%
1
10.00%
0
0.00%
10
Papillion
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Pawnee County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Pender
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Perkins County
1
1.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
1
Phelps County
5
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
5
Pierce
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Pierce County
11
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
11
Platte County
28
87.50%
3
9.37%
1
3.12%
0
0.00%
32
Plattsmouth
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Polk County
2
66.66%
1
33.33%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
3
Red Willow County
5
71.42%
2
28.57%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
7
Richardson County
3
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
3
Rock County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Rushville
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Saline County
7
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
7
Santee Tribe - Nebr
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Sarpy County
61
74.39%
12
14.63%
6
7.31%
3
3.65%
82
Saunders County
5
62.50%
0
0.00%
2
25.00%
1
12.50%
8
Scotts Bluff County
16
55.17%
8
27.58%
4
13.79%
1
3.44%
29
Scottsbluff
31
73.80%
9
21.42%
1
2.38%
1
2.38%
42
Seward
22
81.48%
2
7.40%
2
7.40%
1
3.70%
27
Seward County
25
86.20%
2
6.89%
2
6.89%
0
0.00%
29
Sheridan County
2
50.00%
2
50.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
4
Sherman County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Sidney
9
64.28%
5
35.71%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
14
Sioux County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
South Sioux City
12
70.58%
2
11.76%
2
11.76%
1
5.88%
17
Southeast
252
74.55%
66
19.52%
17
5.02%
3
0.88%
338
Stanton County
1
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
1
State - Judicial District
1067
72.48%
293
19.90%
70
4.75%
42
2.85%
1472
Tecumseh
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Tekamah
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Thayer County
3
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
3
Thomas County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Thurston County
2
66.66%
0
0.00%
1
33.33%
0
0.00%
3
Valentine
4
80.00%
1
20.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
5
Valley County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Wahoo
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Walthill
2
66.66%
0
0.00%
1
33.33%
0
0.00%
3
Washington County
6
75.00%
0
0.00%
1
12.50%
1
12.50%
8
Wayne
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Wayne County
1
50.00%
1
50.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
2
Webster County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
West Point
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Western
147
72.77%
47
23.26%
2
0.99%
6
2.97%
202
Wheeler County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Winnebago
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Winnebago Tribe - Nebr
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
York
13
50.00%
10
38.46%
2
7.69%
1
3.84%
26
York County
13
81.25%
3
18.75%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
16