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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
Children in Care 17+ Months and Legally Free for Adoption in < 6 Months
Children Legally Free for Adoption and Adopted in < 12 Months
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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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2 or Fewer Placements
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More than 6 Placements
Overall Total
Total
%
Total
%
Total
%
Total
%
State
1070
71.09%
311
20.66%
80
5.31%
44
2.92%
1505
Adams County
14
53.84%
7
26.92%
3
11.53%
2
7.69%
26
Ainsworth
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Albion
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Alliance
5
83.33%
1
16.66%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
6
Antelope County
3
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
3
Arthur County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Auburn
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Banner County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Beatrice
21
84.00%
3
12.00%
0
0.00%
1
4.00%
25
Bellevue
96
65.30%
35
23.80%
10
6.80%
6
4.08%
147
Blaine County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Blair
7
70.00%
2
20.00%
1
10.00%
0
0.00%
10
Boone County
1
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
1
Box Butte County
10
83.33%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
2
16.66%
12
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
42
68.85%
15
24.59%
3
4.91%
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
2
50.00%
2
50.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
4
Cedar County
1
50.00%
0
0.00%
1
50.00%
0
0.00%
2
Center
9
64.28%
4
28.57%
1
7.14%
0
0.00%
14
Central
151
72.59%
42
20.19%
9
4.32%
6
2.88%
208
Chadron
10
83.33%
1
8.33%
0
0.00%
1
8.33%
12
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
9
75.00%
3
25.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
12
Clay Center
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Clay County
3
75.00%
0
0.00%
1
25.00%
0
0.00%
4
Colfax County
3
60.00%
1
20.00%
1
20.00%
0
0.00%
5
Columbus
38
79.16%
4
8.33%
5
10.41%
1
2.08%
48
Cozad
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Crete
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Cuming County
5
71.42%
0
0.00%
2
28.57%
0
0.00%
7
Custer County
12
85.71%
2
14.28%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
14
Dakota City
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Dakota County
10
76.92%
1
7.69%
2
15.38%
0
0.00%
13
David City
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Dawes County
5
83.33%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
1
16.66%
6
Dawson County
27
72.97%
6
16.21%
1
2.70%
3
8.10%
37
Deuel County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Dixon County
7
77.77%
1
11.11%
1
11.11%
0
0.00%
9
Dodge County
37
82.22%
8
17.77%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
45
Douglas County
277
62.81%
114
25.85%
32
7.25%
18
4.08%
441
Dundy County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Eastern
331
63.28%
133
25.43%
37
7.07%
22
4.20%
523
Fairbury
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Falls City
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Fillmore County
3
75.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
1
25.00%
4
Franklin County
5
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
5
Fremont
38
84.44%
6
13.33%
1
2.22%
0
0.00%
45
Frontier County
1
1.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
1
Furnas County
3
50.00%
3
50.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
6
Gage County
7
77.77%
2
22.22%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
9
Garden County
1
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
1
Garfield County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Geneva
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Gering
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Gosper County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Grand Island
55
85.93%
8
12.50%
1
1.56%
0
0.00%
64
Grant County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Greeley County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Hall County
44
80.00%
8
14.54%
1
1.81%
2
3.63%
55
Hamilton County
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
4
80.00%
1
20.00%
5
Harlan County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Hastings
14
43.75%
10
31.25%
4
12.50%
4
12.50%
32
Hayes County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Hebron
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Hitchcock County
3
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
3
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
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Howard County
2
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
2
Imperial
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Jefferson County
5
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
5
Johnson County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Judicial District 1
24
88.88%
3
11.11%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
27
Judicial District 2
62
65.26%
23
24.21%
7
7.36%
3
3.15%
95
Judicial District 3
189
77.45%
47
19.26%
6
2.45%
2
0.81%
244
Judicial District 4
277
62.81%
114
25.85%
32
7.25%
18
4.08%
441
Judicial District 5
79
74.52%
11
10.37%
11
10.37%
5
4.71%
106
Judicial District 6
66
77.64%
13
15.29%
6
7.05%
0
0.00%
85
Judicial District 7
72
74.22%
17
17.52%
7
7.21%
1
1.03%
97
Judicial District 8
26
81.25%
6
18.75%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
32
Judicial District 9
86
74.13%
23
19.82%
4
3.44%
3
2.58%
116
Judicial District 10
39
66.10%
11
18.64%
5
8.47%
4
6.77%
59
Judicial District 11
99
72.79%
30
22.05%
2
1.47%
5
3.67%
136
Judicial District 12
51
76.11%
13
19.40%
0
0.00%
3
4.47%
67
Kearney
65
70.65%
21
22.82%
4
4.34%
2
2.17%
92
Kearney County
2
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
2
Keith County
9
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
9
Keya Paha County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Kimball
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Kimball County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Knox County
5
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
5
Lancaster County
189
77.45%
47
19.26%
6
2.45%
2
0.81%
244
Lavista
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Lexington
29
80.55%
4
11.11%
1
2.77%
2
5.55%
36
Lincoln
208
77.61%
52
19.40%
6
2.23%
2
0.74%
268
Lincoln County
45
69.23%
19
29.23%
0
0.00%
1
1.53%
65
Logan County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Loup County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Macy
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Madison County
43
67.18%
16
25.00%
4
6.25%
1
1.56%
64
McCook
11
78.57%
2
14.28%
0
0.00%
1
7.14%
14
McPherson County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Merrick County
4
57.14%
1
14.28%
2
28.57%
0
0.00%
7
Morrill County
1
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
1
Nance County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Nebraska City
4
57.14%
2
28.57%
1
14.28%
0
0.00%
7
Neligh
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Nemaha County
4
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
4
Niobrara
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Norfolk
51
73.91%
14
20.28%
3
4.34%
1
1.44%
69
North Platte
51
68.91%
21
28.37%
1
1.35%
1
1.35%
74
Northern
204
73.91%
40
14.49%
25
9.05%
7
2.53%
276
Nuckolls County
3
50.00%
3
50.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
6
O' Neill
7
77.77%
2
22.22%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
9
Ogallala
4
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
4
Omaha
235
62.50%
98
26.06%
27
7.18%
16
4.25%
376
Omaha Tribe - Nebr
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Ord
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Otoe County
4
50.00%
3
37.50%
1
12.50%
0
0.00%
8
Papillion
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Pawnee County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Pender
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Perkins County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Phelps County
9
81.81%
1
9.09%
1
9.09%
0
0.00%
11
Pierce
2
1.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
2
Pierce County
9
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
9
Platte County
23
79.31%
3
10.34%
2
6.89%
1
3.44%
29
Plattsmouth
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Polk County
8
72.72%
2
18.18%
0
0.00%
1
9.09%
11
Red Willow County
11
78.57%
1
7.14%
1
7.14%
1
7.14%
14
Richardson County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Rock County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Rushville
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Saline County
3
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
3
Santee Tribe - Nebr
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Sarpy County
56
67.46%
18
21.68%
6
7.22%
3
3.61%
83
Saunders County
3
50.00%
1
16.66%
1
16.66%
1
16.66%
6
Scotts Bluff County
21
72.41%
8
27.58%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
29
Scottsbluff
29
78.37%
7
18.91%
0
0.00%
1
2.70%
37
Seward
24
77.41%
3
9.67%
1
3.22%
3
9.67%
31
Seward County
15
93.75%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
1
6.25%
16
Sheridan County
4
66.66%
2
33.33%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
6
Sherman County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Sidney
9
75.00%
3
25.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
12
Sioux County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
South Sioux City
22
68.75%
4
12.50%
6
18.75%
0
0.00%
32
Southeast
233
77.66%
57
19.00%
7
2.33%
3
1.00%
300
Stanton County
3
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
3
State - Judicial District
1070
71.09%
311
20.66%
80
5.31%
44
2.92%
1505
Tecumseh
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Tekamah
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Thayer County
5
83.33%
1
16.66%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
6
Thomas County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Thurston County
3
75.00%
1
25.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
4
Valentine
7
87.50%
1
12.50%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
8
Valley County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Wahoo
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Walthill
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Washington County
8
80.00%
0
0.00%
2
20.00%
0
0.00%
10
Wayne
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Wayne County
4
66.66%
1
16.66%
1
16.66%
0
0.00%
6
Webster County
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
1
100.00%
1
West Point
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Western
148
75.89%
39
20.00%
2
1.02%
6
3.07%
195
Wheeler County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Winnebago
3
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
3
Winnebago Tribe - Nebr
3
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
3
York
13
52.00%
3
12.00%
7
28.00%
2
8.00%
25
York County
19
82.60%
3
13.04%
1
4.34%
0
0.00%
23