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Current (12 Months)
Composite Score
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Median Months in Care
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Reentries into Care in < 12 Months of Discharge
Trends for the Last 5 Years
Timeliness of Adoptions
Current (12 Months)
Composite Score
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Median Months in Care
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Trends for the Last 5 Years
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Current (12 Months)
Trends for the Last 5 Years
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Current (12 Months)
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Placement Stability
Children in Care 12-24 Months
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Cities
Counties
Judical Districts
Service Areas
Region
2 or Fewer Placements
3 - 4 Placements
5 - 6 Placements
More than 6 Placements
Overall Total
Total
%
Total
%
Total
%
Total
%
State
1066
70.78%
318
21.11%
73
4.84%
49
3.25%
1506
Adams County
12
42.85%
10
35.71%
4
14.28%
2
7.14%
28
Ainsworth
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Albion
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Alliance
5
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
5
Antelope County
7
77.77%
0
0.00%
2
22.22%
0
0.00%
9
Arthur County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Auburn
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Banner County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Beatrice
19
79.16%
4
16.66%
0
0.00%
1
4.16%
24
Bellevue
97
63.81%
41
26.97%
9
5.92%
5
3.28%
152
Blaine County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Blair
5
50.00%
4
40.00%
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
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
46
73.01%
13
20.63%
1
1.58%
3
4.76%
63
Burt County
0
0.00%
2
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
2
Butler County
6
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
6
Cass County
2
40.00%
3
60.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
5
Cedar County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Center
12
70.58%
4
23.52%
1
5.88%
0
0.00%
17
Central
148
70.47%
46
21.90%
7
3.33%
9
4.28%
210
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
6
60.00%
3
30.00%
0
0.00%
1
10.00%
10
Clay Center
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Clay County
2
33.33%
3
50.00%
1
16.66%
0
0.00%
6
Colfax County
5
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
5
Columbus
41
78.84%
6
11.53%
5
9.61%
0
0.00%
52
Cozad
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Crete
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Cuming County
5
71.42%
0
0.00%
2
28.57%
0
0.00%
7
Custer County
13
86.66%
1
6.66%
1
6.66%
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%
1
16.66%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
6
Dawson County
34
75.55%
6
13.33%
1
2.22%
4
8.88%
45
Deuel County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Dixon County
7
77.77%
1
11.11%
1
11.11%
0
0.00%
9
Dodge County
37
82.22%
7
15.55%
0
0.00%
1
2.22%
45
Douglas County
271
61.17%
119
26.86%
34
7.67%
19
4.28%
443
Dundy County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Eastern
323
61.87%
139
26.62%
38
7.27%
22
4.21%
522
Fairbury
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Falls City
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Fillmore County
3
60.00%
1
20.00%
0
0.00%
1
20.00%
5
Franklin County
1
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
1
Fremont
40
85.10%
4
8.51%
2
4.25%
1
2.12%
47
Frontier County
1
1.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
1
Furnas County
2
33.33%
4
66.66%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
6
Gage County
7
77.77%
2
22.22%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
9
Garden County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Garfield County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Geneva
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Gering
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Gosper County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Grand Island
39
79.59%
8
16.32%
0
0.00%
2
4.08%
49
Grant County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Greeley County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Hall County
36
78.26%
8
17.39%
0
0.00%
2
4.34%
46
Hamilton County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Harlan County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Hastings
10
32.25%
14
45.16%
5
16.12%
2
6.45%
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
11
91.66%
1
8.33%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
12
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
2
66.66%
1
33.33%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
3
Judicial District 1
25
86.20%
4
13.79%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
29
Judicial District 2
57
62.63%
25
27.47%
6
6.59%
3
3.29%
91
Judicial District 3
191
79.91%
42
17.57%
4
1.67%
2
0.83%
239
Judicial District 4
271
61.17%
119
26.86%
34
7.67%
19
4.28%
443
Judicial District 5
87
78.37%
14
12.61%
6
5.40%
4
3.60%
111
Judicial District 6
67
78.82%
13
15.29%
4
4.70%
1
1.17%
85
Judicial District 7
65
70.65%
18
19.56%
8
8.69%
1
1.08%
92
Judicial District 8
28
82.35%
5
14.70%
1
2.94%
0
0.00%
34
Judicial District 9
82
75.22%
21
19.26%
1
0.91%
5
4.58%
109
Judicial District 10
41
59.42%
18
26.08%
5
7.24%
5
7.24%
69
Judicial District 11
101
73.18%
28
20.28%
3
2.17%
6
4.34%
138
Judicial District 12
51
77.27%
11
16.66%
1
1.51%
3
4.54%
66
Kearney
79
74.52%
21
19.81%
1
0.94%
5
4.71%
106
Kearney County
10
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
10
Keith County
7
77.77%
2
22.22%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
9
Keya Paha County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Kimball
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Kimball County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Knox County
4
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
4
Lancaster County
191
79.91%
42
17.57%
4
1.67%
2
0.83%
239
Lavista
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Lexington
34
77.27%
5
11.36%
1
2.27%
4
9.09%
44
Lincoln
209
80.38%
46
17.69%
3
1.15%
2
0.76%
260
Lincoln County
45
73.77%
14
22.95%
1
1.63%
1
1.63%
61
Logan County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Loup County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Macy
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Madison County
36
62.06%
18
31.03%
3
5.17%
1
1.72%
58
McCook
8
72.72%
2
18.18%
0
0.00%
1
9.09%
11
McPherson County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Merrick County
4
50.00%
1
12.50%
3
37.50%
0
0.00%
8
Morrill County
1
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
1
Nance County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Nebraska City
6
54.54%
4
36.36%
1
9.09%
0
0.00%
11
Neligh
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Nemaha County
4
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
4
Niobrara
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Norfolk
45
71.42%
14
22.22%
3
4.76%
1
1.58%
63
North Platte
49
72.05%
16
23.52%
2
2.94%
1
1.47%
68
Northern
209
75.17%
43
15.46%
20
7.19%
6
2.15%
278
Nuckolls County
3
50.00%
3
50.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
6
O' Neill
7
70.00%
2
20.00%
1
10.00%
0
0.00%
10
Ogallala
4
57.14%
3
42.85%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
7
Omaha
226
61.08%
98
26.48%
29
7.83%
17
4.59%
370
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%
0
0.00%
1
8.33%
12
Pierce
1
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
1
Pierce County
5
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
5
Platte County
23
79.31%
4
13.79%
2
6.89%
0
0.00%
29
Plattsmouth
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Polk County
11
78.57%
2
14.28%
0
0.00%
1
7.14%
14
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
51
65.38%
19
24.35%
5
6.41%
3
3.84%
78
Saunders County
5
62.50%
1
12.50%
0
0.00%
2
25.00%
8
Scotts Bluff County
20
76.92%
6
23.07%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
26
Scottsbluff
25
73.52%
6
17.64%
1
2.94%
2
5.88%
34
Seward
26
81.25%
3
9.37%
0
0.00%
3
9.37%
32
Seward County
13
92.85%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
1
7.14%
14
Sheridan County
4
66.66%
1
16.66%
1
16.66%
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
73.33%
3
10.00%
5
16.66%
0
0.00%
30
Southeast
234
79.32%
54
18.30%
4
1.35%
3
1.01%
295
Stanton County
3
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
3
State - Judicial District
1066
70.78%
318
21.11%
73
4.84%
49
3.25%
1506
Tecumseh
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Tekamah
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Thayer County
5
83.33%
1
16.66%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
6
Thomas County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Thurston County
3
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
3
Valentine
10
90.90%
1
9.09%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
11
Valley County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Wahoo
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Walthill
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Washington County
6
75.00%
1
12.50%
1
12.50%
0
0.00%
8
Wayne
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Wayne County
5
83.33%
0
0.00%
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
149
75.25%
36
18.18%
4
2.02%
9
4.54%
198
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
17
65.38%
5
19.23%
3
11.53%
1
3.84%
26
York County
19
73.07%
6
23.07%
1
3.84%
0
0.00%
26