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Trends for the Last 5 Years
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Composite Score
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Median Months in Care
Children in Care 17+ Months and Adopted in < 12 Months
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Children Legally Free for Adoption and Adopted in < 12 Months
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Children in Care 3+ Years and Discharged to Independent Living or turned 18
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2 or Fewer Placements
3 - 4 Placements
5 - 6 Placements
More than 6 Placements
Overall Total
Total
%
Total
%
Total
%
Total
%
State
1065
72.20%
297
20.13%
73
4.94%
40
2.71%
1475
Adams County
9
42.85%
8
38.09%
3
14.28%
1
4.76%
21
Ainsworth
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Albion
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Alliance
5
71.42%
2
28.57%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
7
Antelope County
2
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
2
Arthur County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Auburn
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Banner County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Beatrice
26
89.65%
2
6.89%
1
3.44%
0
0.00%
29
Bellevue
91
65.46%
32
23.02%
10
7.19%
6
4.31%
139
Blaine County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Blair
6
60.00%
3
30.00%
0
0.00%
1
10.00%
10
Boone County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Box Butte County
10
90.90%
0
0.00%
1
9.09%
0
0.00%
11
Boyd County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Bridgeport
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Broken Bow
1
1.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
1
Brown County
0
0.00%
2
1.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
2
Buffalo County
44
72.13%
12
19.67%
4
6.55%
1
1.63%
61
Burt County
0
0.00%
2
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
2
Butler County
3
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
3
Cass County
1
50.00%
1
50.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
2
Cedar County
1
0.50%
0
0.00%
1
0.50%
0
0.00%
2
Center
11
68.75%
5
31.25%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
16
Central
158
73.48%
41
19.06%
11
5.11%
5
2.32%
215
Chadron
3
75.00%
0
0.00%
1
25.00%
0
0.00%
4
Chase County
0
0.00%
1
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
1
Cherry County
2
66.66%
1
33.33%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
3
Cheyenne County
10
76.92%
3
23.07%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
13
Clay Center
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Clay County
3
75.00%
0
0.00%
1
25.00%
0
0.00%
4
Colfax County
3
75.00%
0
0.00%
1
25.00%
0
0.00%
4
Columbus
44
88.00%
2
4.00%
4
8.00%
0
0.00%
50
Cozad
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Crete
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Cuming County
5
50.00%
1
10.00%
4
40.00%
0
0.00%
10
Custer County
14
82.35%
2
11.76%
1
5.88%
0
0.00%
17
Dakota City
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Dakota County
12
80.00%
1
6.66%
2
13.33%
0
0.00%
15
David City
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Dawes County
4
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
4
Dawson County
23
63.88%
9
25.00%
1
2.77%
3
8.33%
36
Deuel County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Dixon County
3
60.00%
1
20.00%
1
20.00%
0
0.00%
5
Dodge County
45
80.35%
9
16.07%
0
0.00%
2
3.57%
56
Douglas County
277
67.07%
98
23.72%
19
4.60%
19
4.60%
413
Dundy County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Eastern
330
66.80%
114
23.07%
28
5.66%
22
4.45%
494
Fairbury
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Falls City
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Fillmore County
3
75.00%
0
0.00%
1
25.00%
0
0.00%
4
Franklin County
5
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
5
Fremont
45
78.94%
9
15.78%
3
5.26%
0
0.00%
57
Frontier County
1
1.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
1
Furnas County
2
40.00%
3
60.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
5
Gage County
6
75.00%
2
25.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
8
Garden County
1
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
1
Garfield County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Geneva
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Gering
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Gosper County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Grand Island
65
87.83%
8
10.81%
1
1.35%
0
0.00%
74
Grant County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Greeley County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Hall County
46
80.70%
8
14.03%
1
1.75%
2
3.50%
57
Hamilton County
0
0.00%
2
40.00%
3
60.00%
0
0.00%
5
Harlan County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Hastings
15
48.38%
9
29.03%
4
12.90%
3
9.67%
31
Hayes County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Hebron
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Hitchcock County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Holdrege
2
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
2
Holt County
10
90.90%
1
9.09%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
11
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
9
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
9
Johnson County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Judicial District 1
34
94.44%
2
5.55%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
36
Judicial District 2
66
66.00%
22
22.00%
9
9.00%
3
3.00%
100
Judicial District 3
192
77.73%
48
19.43%
5
2.02%
2
0.80%
247
Judicial District 4
277
67.07%
98
23.72%
19
4.60%
19
4.60%
413
Judicial District 5
76
77.55%
10
10.20%
10
10.20%
2
2.04%
98
Judicial District 6
66
73.33%
16
17.77%
6
6.66%
2
2.22%
90
Judicial District 7
60
73.17%
15
18.29%
6
7.31%
1
1.21%
82
Judicial District 8
28
80.00%
6
17.14%
1
2.85%
0
0.00%
35
Judicial District 9
90
76.27%
20
16.94%
5
4.23%
3
2.54%
118
Judicial District 10
35
62.50%
11
19.64%
8
14.28%
2
3.57%
56
Judicial District 11
91
68.42%
34
25.56%
3
2.25%
5
3.75%
133
Judicial District 12
50
74.62%
15
22.38%
1
1.49%
1
1.49%
67
Kearney
60
67.41%
21
23.59%
6
6.74%
2
2.24%
89
Kearney County
1
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
1
Keith County
11
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
11
Keya Paha County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Kimball
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Kimball County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Knox County
2
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
2
Lancaster County
192
77.73%
48
19.43%
5
2.02%
2
0.80%
247
Lavista
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Lexington
23
69.69%
7
21.21%
1
3.03%
2
6.06%
33
Lincoln
214
77.53%
55
19.92%
5
1.81%
2
0.72%
276
Lincoln County
42
65.62%
20
31.25%
1
1.56%
1
1.56%
64
Logan County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Loup County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Macy
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Madison County
32
66.66%
13
27.08%
2
4.16%
1
2.08%
48
McCook
10
83.33%
1
8.33%
0
0.00%
1
8.33%
12
McPherson County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Merrick County
3
50.00%
1
16.66%
2
33.33%
0
0.00%
6
Morrill County
1
1.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
1
Nance County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Nebraska City
11
84.61%
1
7.69%
1
7.69%
0
0.00%
13
Neligh
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Nemaha County
4
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
4
Niobrara
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Norfolk
35
72.91%
10
20.83%
2
4.16%
1
2.08%
48
North Platte
44
63.76%
22
31.88%
2
2.89%
1
1.44%
69
Northern
192
73.56%
40
15.32%
23
8.81%
6
2.29%
261
Nuckolls County
5
83.33%
1
16.66%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
6
O' Neill
8
80.00%
2
20.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
10
Ogallala
7
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
7
Omaha
239
67.32%
82
23.09%
18
5.07%
16
4.50%
355
Omaha Tribe - Nebr
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
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
9
64.28%
2
14.28%
3
21.42%
0
0.00%
14
Pierce
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Pierce County
12
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
12
Platte County
28
87.50%
2
6.25%
2
6.25%
0
0.00%
32
Plattsmouth
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Polk County
7
77.77%
1
11.11%
0
0.00%
1
11.11%
9
Red Willow County
11
84.61%
0
0.00%
1
7.69%
1
7.69%
13
Richardson County
5
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
5
Rock County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Rushville
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Saline County
5
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
5
Santee Tribe - Nebr
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Sarpy County
59
67.04%
18
20.45%
8
9.09%
3
3.40%
88
Saunders County
2
50.00%
1
25.00%
0
0.00%
1
25.00%
4
Scotts Bluff County
22
66.66%
10
30.30%
0
0.00%
1
3.03%
33
Scottsbluff
32
76.19%
9
21.42%
0
0.00%
1
2.38%
42
Seward
23
76.66%
3
10.00%
2
6.66%
2
6.66%
30
Seward County
16
94.11%
0
0.00%
1
5.88%
0
0.00%
17
Sheridan County
2
50.00%
2
50.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
4
Sherman County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Sidney
9
75.00%
3
25.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
12
Sioux County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
South Sioux City
16
61.53%
3
11.53%
6
23.07%
1
3.84%
26
Southeast
251
78.93%
58
18.23%
7
2.20%
2
0.62%
318
Stanton County
3
1.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
3
State - Judicial District
1065
72.20%
297
20.13%
73
4.94%
40
2.71%
1475
Tecumseh
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Tekamah
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Thayer County
5
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
5
Thomas County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Thurston County
1
50.00%
1
50.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
2
Valentine
6
85.71%
1
14.28%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
7
Valley County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Wahoo
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Walthill
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Washington County
4
50.00%
2
25.00%
2
25.00%
0
0.00%
8
Wayne
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Wayne County
4
80.00%
1
20.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
5
Webster County
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
1
1.00%
1
West Point
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Western
133
71.50%
44
23.65%
4
2.15%
5
2.68%
186
Wheeler County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Winnebago
1
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
1
Winnebago Tribe - Nebr
1
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
1
York
12
50.00%
5
20.83%
6
25.00%
1
4.16%
24
York County
14
77.77%
3
16.66%
1
5.55%
0
0.00%
18