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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
1083
72.00%
298
19.81%
81
5.38%
42
2.79%
1504
Adams County
12
48.00%
8
32.00%
3
12.00%
2
8.00%
25
Ainsworth
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Albion
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Alliance
5
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
5
Antelope County
6
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
6
Arthur County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Auburn
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Banner County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Beatrice
21
77.77%
4
14.81%
0
0.00%
2
7.40%
27
Bellevue
98
66.21%
35
23.64%
9
6.08%
6
4.05%
148
Blaine County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Blair
7
50.00%
6
42.85%
1
7.14%
0
0.00%
14
Boone County
1
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
1
Box Butte County
15
88.23%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
2
11.76%
17
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
39
73.58%
10
18.86%
3
5.66%
1
1.88%
53
Burt County
0
0.00%
2
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
2
Butler County
4
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
4
Cass County
2
50.00%
2
50.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
4
Cedar County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Center
12
70.58%
4
23.52%
1
5.88%
0
0.00%
17
Central
142
73.19%
39
20.10%
8
4.12%
5
2.57%
194
Chadron
15
88.23%
1
5.88%
0
0.00%
1
5.88%
17
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
7
63.63%
3
27.27%
0
0.00%
1
9.09%
11
Clay Center
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Clay County
3
75.00%
0
0.00%
1
25.00%
0
0.00%
4
Colfax County
2
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
2
Columbus
40
80.00%
5
10.00%
4
8.00%
1
2.00%
50
Cozad
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Crete
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Cuming County
5
71.42%
0
0.00%
2
28.57%
0
0.00%
7
Custer County
13
86.66%
2
13.33%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
15
Dakota City
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Dakota County
14
77.77%
2
11.11%
2
11.11%
0
0.00%
18
David City
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Dawes County
5
83.33%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
1
16.66%
6
Dawson County
30
76.92%
6
15.38%
1
2.56%
2
5.12%
39
Deuel County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Dixon County
7
77.77%
1
11.11%
1
11.11%
0
0.00%
9
Dodge County
39
84.78%
7
15.21%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
46
Douglas County
283
63.16%
111
24.77%
39
8.70%
15
3.34%
448
Dundy County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Eastern
339
63.84%
129
24.29%
44
8.28%
19
3.57%
531
Fairbury
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Falls City
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Fillmore County
4
66.66%
1
16.66%
0
0.00%
1
16.66%
6
Franklin County
4
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
4
Fremont
40
93.02%
2
4.65%
1
2.32%
0
0.00%
43
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
9
81.81%
2
18.18%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
11
Garden County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Garfield County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Geneva
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Gering
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Gosper County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Grand Island
46
85.18%
8
14.81%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
54
Grant County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Greeley County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Hall County
43
81.13%
8
15.09%
0
0.00%
2
3.77%
53
Hamilton County
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
4
80.00%
1
20.00%
5
Harlan County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Hastings
13
41.93%
11
35.48%
4
12.90%
3
9.67%
31
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
3
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
3
Johnson County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Judicial District 1
25
89.28%
3
10.71%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
28
Judicial District 2
61
65.59%
22
23.65%
7
7.52%
3
3.22%
93
Judicial District 3
195
79.59%
43
17.55%
5
2.04%
2
0.81%
245
Judicial District 4
283
63.16%
111
24.77%
39
8.70%
15
3.34%
448
Judicial District 5
85
75.89%
12
10.71%
9
8.03%
6
5.35%
112
Judicial District 6
70
79.54%
14
15.90%
4
4.54%
0
0.00%
88
Judicial District 7
70
73.68%
17
17.89%
7
7.36%
1
1.05%
95
Judicial District 8
27
81.81%
6
18.18%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
33
Judicial District 9
82
77.35%
18
16.98%
3
2.83%
3
2.83%
106
Judicial District 10
39
63.93%
13
21.31%
5
8.19%
4
6.55%
61
Judicial District 11
96
74.41%
27
20.93%
2
1.55%
4
3.10%
129
Judicial District 12
50
75.75%
12
18.18%
0
0.00%
4
6.06%
66
Kearney
64
74.41%
16
18.60%
4
4.65%
2
2.32%
86
Kearney County
3
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
3
Keith County
7
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
7
Keya Paha County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Kimball
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Kimball County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Knox County
4
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
4
Lancaster County
195
79.59%
43
17.55%
5
2.04%
2
0.81%
245
Lavista
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Lexington
31
81.57%
4
10.52%
1
2.63%
2
5.26%
38
Lincoln
214
79.55%
48
17.84%
5
1.85%
2
0.74%
269
Lincoln County
43
71.66%
16
26.66%
0
0.00%
1
1.66%
60
Logan County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Loup County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Macy
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Madison County
39
65.00%
16
26.66%
4
6.66%
1
1.66%
60
McCook
9
75.00%
2
16.66%
0
0.00%
1
8.33%
12
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
49
75.38%
13
20.00%
2
3.07%
1
1.53%
65
North Platte
48
70.58%
18
26.47%
1
1.47%
1
1.47%
68
Northern
216
75.78%
41
14.38%
21
7.36%
7
2.45%
285
Nuckolls County
3
50.00%
3
50.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
6
O' Neill
9
75.00%
3
25.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
12
Ogallala
6
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
6
Omaha
241
62.92%
94
24.54%
35
9.13%
13
3.39%
383
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
10
83.33%
1
8.33%
1
8.33%
0
0.00%
12
Pierce
1
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
1
Pierce County
8
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
8
Platte County
24
80.00%
3
10.00%
2
6.66%
1
3.33%
30
Plattsmouth
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Polk County
8
72.72%
2
18.18%
0
0.00%
1
9.09%
11
Red Willow County
9
75.00%
1
8.33%
1
8.33%
1
8.33%
12
Richardson County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Rock County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Rushville
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Saline County
4
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
4
Santee Tribe - Nebr
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Sarpy County
55
67.90%
17
20.98%
6
7.40%
3
3.70%
81
Saunders County
5
62.50%
1
12.50%
0
0.00%
2
25.00%
8
Scotts Bluff County
18
72.00%
7
28.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
25
Scottsbluff
23
71.87%
7
21.87%
0
0.00%
2
6.25%
32
Seward
24
80.00%
3
10.00%
0
0.00%
3
10.00%
30
Seward County
14
93.33%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
1
6.66%
15
Sheridan County
4
66.66%
2
33.33%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
6
Sherman County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Sidney
7
70.00%
3
30.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
10
Sioux County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
South Sioux City
25
73.52%
4
11.76%
5
14.70%
0
0.00%
34
Southeast
239
78.87%
54
17.82%
6
1.98%
4
1.32%
303
Stanton County
3
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
3
State - Judicial District
1083
72.00%
298
19.81%
81
5.38%
42
2.79%
1504
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
7
77.77%
1
11.11%
1
11.11%
0
0.00%
9
Wayne
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Wayne County
5
71.42%
1
14.28%
1
14.28%
0
0.00%
7
Webster County
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
1
100.00%
1
West Point
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Western
144
76.59%
35
18.61%
2
1.06%
7
3.72%
188
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
18
58.06%
4
12.90%
7
22.58%
2
6.45%
31
York County
23
79.31%
5
17.24%
1
3.44%
0
0.00%
29