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Trends for the Last 5 Years
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Composite Score
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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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Service Areas
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Sep-2020
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Mar-2022
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Mar-2023
Sep-2023
Mar-2024
Sep-2024
Mar-2025
State
109.3
110.4
109.0
108.2
108.5
108.6
108.7
109.6
107.0
107.0
Adams County
121.0
107.3
95.3
103.3
113.3
116.2
124.5
126.3
115.5
107.9
Ainsworth
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Albion
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Alliance
115.5
150.8
119.5
150.8
150.8
-
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Antelope County
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
99.8
0.0
126.5
0.0
100.7
0.0
Arthur County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Auburn
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Banner County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
0.0
0.0
-
Beatrice
119.0
114.7
112.6
97.2
109.1
118.3
123.1
116.2
122.1
128.9
Bellevue
100.3
106.8
101.8
125.0
100.9
106.8
110.4
111.7
106.5
112.0
Blaine County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Blair
0.0
0.0
-
-
-
-
0.0
0.0
0.0
125.3
Boone County
0.0
0.0
-
0.0
0.0
-
-
-
-
0.0
Box Butte County
125.7
125.0
131.3
128.9
145.9
129.3
120.2
105.1
135.4
116.8
Boyd County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Bridgeport
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Broken Bow
145.2
130.5
94.4
78.0
0.0
16.9
84.2
101.4
108.2
0.0
Brown County
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-
-
-
-
-
Buffalo County
111.6
116.8
106.9
106.4
103.4
104.5
111.6
113.6
111.3
114.8
Burt County
0.0
150.8
150.8
150.8
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Butler County
0.0
112.9
0.0
0.0
132.3
140.6
141.6
0.0
138.6
0.0
Cass County
117.2
123.2
106.5
127.0
130.6
132.8
133.0
128.4
135.1
128.8
Cedar County
0.0
95.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Center
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
127.8
110.4
0.0
101.5
0.0
Central
110.7
110.7
102.5
107.1
109.8
108.4
110.7
115.3
111.9
112.8
Chadron
119.3
92.4
0.0
0.0
110.8
122.1
123.2
150.8
0.0
96.9
Chase County
0.0
-
-
-
-
-
0.0
0.0
-
0.0
Cherry County
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
110.2
110.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
Cheyenne County
121.3
113.9
127.1
117.4
120.2
106.9
104.6
115.9
114.2
107.9
Clay Center
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Clay County
0.0
-
0.0
0.0
0.0
110.2
-
0.0
0.0
0.0
Colfax County
142.6
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
80.9
112.2
0.0
0.0
113.2
Columbus
100.9
110.9
103.4
100.3
91.2
101.0
111.3
116.8
116.8
118.8
Cozad
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Crete
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Cuming County
98.1
0.0
98.9
93.9
0.0
101.6
84.2
84.2
95.9
84.7
Custer County
122.3
131.9
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
89.1
0.0
105.1
103.5
Dakota City
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Dakota County
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
87.9
117.7
108.5
110.6
0.0
0.0
David City
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Dawes County
90.4
98.0
143.3
0.0
113.0
0.0
102.3
112.6
0.0
121.4
Dawson County
107.0
99.2
94.5
108.6
114.0
108.9
112.5
116.1
102.0
91.8
Deuel County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Dixon County
0.0
123.7
110.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
130.5
130.5
131.8
Dodge County
104.3
100.6
101.2
102.6
112.9
111.1
118.7
118.5
112.8
118.5
Douglas County
102.7
103.8
103.8
102.8
102.4
104.7
103.2
103.2
100.4
101.8
Dundy County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Eastern
104.2
105.3
106.2
104.3
102.9
105.1
103.7
104.9
101.4
102.7
Fairbury
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Falls City
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Fillmore County
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
133.4
0.0
Franklin County
0.0
-
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Fremont
116.1
113.4
111.5
109.1
111.9
109.0
121.9
121.3
107.5
110.7
Frontier County
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Furnas County
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
99.8
95.3
0.0
110.2
0.0
Gage County
127.3
115.7
118.3
105.1
115.8
121.1
135.9
130.4
131.1
0.0
Garden County
0.0
-
-
0.0
0.0
-
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Garfield County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Geneva
0.0
-
136.1
0.0
113.2
-
-
-
-
-
Gering
115.7
119.6
118.8
114.4
-
-
-
-
-
-
Gosper County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Grand Island
108.7
109.8
102.4
105.9
114.6
111.1
112.5
113.5
115.4
116.7
Grant County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Greeley County
-
-
-
0.0
-
-
0.0
0.0
-
-
Hall County
110.1
109.0
105.1
105.5
112.2
115.9
115.8
119.4
113.8
115.9
Hamilton County
-
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
114.9
0.0
0.0
0.0
Harlan County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Hastings
104.9
99.0
97.3
112.7
118.6
112.5
122.2
129.1
104.3
98.4
Hayes County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Hebron
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Hitchcock County
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Holdrege
-
-
-
-
-
-
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Holt County
113.7
0.0
0.0
100.7
90.3
95.3
82.9
83.9
116.8
105.6
Hooker County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
0.0
0.0
-
Howard County
118.3
0.0
84.6
0.0
99.0
56.6
78.9
0.0
0.0
110.2
Imperial
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Jefferson County
122.4
143.5
0.0
-
-
0.0
0.0
123.7
0.0
150.8
Johnson County
0.0
142.7
99.8
0.0
124.1
115.6
0.0
124.5
0.0
0.0
Judicial District 1
125.2
128.9
126.2
118.3
120.0
119.9
123.2
117.7
119.7
124.8
Judicial District 2
116.9
117.4
122.4
118.8
118.0
114.5
111.7
113.8
108.2
108.6
Judicial District 3
115.8
115.2
111.3
108.4
109.5
107.2
109.6
109.7
107.3
108.7
Judicial District 4
102.7
103.8
103.8
102.8
102.4
104.7
103.2
103.2
100.4
101.8
Judicial District 5
120.5
118.6
115.5
111.3
108.2
108.1
115.4
117.5
115.1
110.9
Judicial District 6
106.1
100.5
98.7
99.9
106.9
112.4
116.7
122.0
116.7
117.4
Judicial District 7
104.3
113.0
116.2
117.4
116.1
118.6
114.0
115.7
114.5
106.6
Judicial District 8
115.2
117.3
93.7
91.9
82.3
82.5
80.3
95.2
103.0
101.7
Judicial District 9
110.9
113.2
105.2
105.8
107.2
110.2
113.5
115.9
112.3
115.5
Judicial District 10
112.2
108.7
100.5
107.8
113.1
114.2
117.3
122.4
118.3
112.9
Judicial District 11
114.0
113.3
114.2
121.4
119.2
114.8
107.9
110.3
107.1
105.3
Judicial District 12
110.2
115.9
117.9
117.0
115.3
109.9
109.8
110.8
112.0
107.4
Kearney
111.1
114.0
105.4
108.8
101.8
104.4
108.4
115.4
112.7
113.9
Kearney County
0.0
150.8
150.8
150.8
0.0
0.0
102.7
110.2
127.6
-
Keith County
123.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
131.3
117.6
0.0
90.2
87.8
99.7
Keya Paha County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Kimball
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Kimball County
0.0
41.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
87.8
110.2
Knox County
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Lancaster County
115.8
115.2
111.3
108.4
109.5
107.2
109.6
109.7
107.3
108.7
Lavista
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Lexington
107.6
101.5
100.9
115.5
116.5
113.6
109.2
116.1
108.7
108.8
Lincoln
115.6
115.4
112.0
109.1
110.1
108.2
110.8
108.2
107.1
110.8
Lincoln County
121.3
120.9
121.6
123.5
121.2
118.5
109.7
111.3
113.9
111.4
Logan County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Loup County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Macy
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Madison County
108.2
120.9
121.4
124.9
123.6
122.9
122.0
126.5
122.8
118.4
McCook
95.3
0.0
104.6
105.6
90.4
106.0
107.9
96.3
92.7
85.3
McPherson County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Merrick County
0.0
0.0
-
0.0
0.0
135.9
0.0
0.0
86.7
0.0
Morrill County
0.0
0.0
0.0
143.5
0.0
150.8
0.0
150.8
0.0
0.0
Nance County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Nebraska City
121.9
120.4
121.6
120.0
122.8
121.5
117.9
111.0
121.1
120.0
Neligh
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Nemaha County
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-
-
0.0
0.0
Niobrara
-
-
0.0
0.0
-
-
-
-
-
-
Norfolk
114.9
122.4
122.3
120.3
119.9
121.0
116.9
123.4
124.4
114.3
North Platte
115.4
122.8
117.6
116.9
112.8
112.9
108.5
112.2
109.6
107.7
Northern
109.8
112.8
111.1
111.9
112.4
114.5
115.5
117.1
114.9
109.1
Nuckolls County
0.0
0.0
37.3
-
-
-
0.0
0.0
110.2
110.2
O' Neill
125.0
100.7
66.9
87.8
110.2
150.8
51.9
0.0
0.0
0.0
Ogallala
126.7
135.0
136.7
135.4
124.0
112.2
103.5
104.1
101.4
118.3
Omaha
104.5
105.4
106.5
104.1
103.1
104.6
101.8
102.4
99.6
99.8
Omaha Tribe - Nebr
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Ord
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
0.0
0.0
Otoe County
120.8
127.4
134.8
116.5
122.3
0.0
117.9
103.1
114.3
115.2
Papillion
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Pawnee County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Pender
0.0
-
-
0.0
-
-
-
-
-
-
Perkins County
-
-
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Phelps County
0.0
0.0
128.7
114.7
122.3
116.7
90.1
99.1
104.8
110.2
Pierce
0.0
0.0
0.0
87.8
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-
-
Pierce County
-
0.0
0.0
0.0
-
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Platte County
110.1
121.8
121.7
101.1
105.8
118.6
119.8
119.9
125.3
128.6
Plattsmouth
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Polk County
118.3
112.2
-
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Red Willow County
86.7
135.2
150.8
143.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
88.9
79.8
98.0
Richardson County
130.9
131.6
127.9
114.4
117.9
0.0
137.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
Rock County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Rushville
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Saline County
115.6
134.5
120.8
127.8
108.7
99.2
114.1
94.9
0.0
127.6
Santee Tribe - Nebr
-
-
0.0
0.0
-
-
-
-
-
-
Sarpy County
114.9
114.4
121.8
117.8
115.1
109.2
106.5
111.3
104.8
106.8
Saunders County
126.7
111.4
120.4
101.1
100.9
101.1
117.6
122.4
0.0
102.8
Scotts Bluff County
106.1
110.5
109.7
109.3
107.6
106.3
105.7
106.4
102.6
104.6
Scottsbluff
-
-
-
-
113.4
111.2
114.2
113.3
113.7
109.9
Seward
138.2
138.8
102.2
110.2
126.0
110.2
101.2
0.0
133.3
124.5
Seward County
114.1
107.5
121.8
124.4
125.4
128.2
132.7
131.1
122.8
120.2
Sheridan County
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
97.4
86.2
68.8
Sherman County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Sidney
96.9
52.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
84.0
107.4
119.8
115.0
Sioux County
0.0
0.0
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
South Sioux City
109.5
106.9
115.6
109.4
105.4
124.4
118.2
110.5
116.0
99.3
Southeast
117.0
117.2
113.9
110.5
113.0
111.2
113.3
110.1
110.9
112.6
Stanton County
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
State - Judicial District
109.3
110.4
109.0
108.2
108.5
108.6
108.7
109.6
107.0
107.0
Tecumseh
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Tekamah
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Thayer County
0.0
-
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Thomas County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Thurston County
63.2
85.2
70.1
48.6
0.0
63.5
111.0
0.0
0.0
107.9
Valentine
0.0
-
-
-
-
110.2
0.0
0.0
150.8
122.3
Valley County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Wahoo
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Walthill
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Washington County
111.5
127.6
0.0
-
-
0.0
0.0
130.5
99.8
119.3
Wayne
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Wayne County
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
104.1
94.7
106.7
0.0
98.7
87.1
Webster County
-
-
-
0.0
0.0
0.0
-
-
-
0.0
West Point
-
-
-
-
0.0
-
-
-
-
-
Western
116.9
117.6
116.5
116.1
114.2
112.5
109.5
112.2
109.5
107.7
Wheeler County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Winnebago
0.0
0.0
-
-
-
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Winnebago Tribe - Nebr
0.0
0.0
-
-
-
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
York
99.3
106.8
111.3
141.1
150.8
143.0
110.2
85.1
103.8
71.9
York County
132.5
117.1
114.2
128.6
100.5
81.8
99.4
105.4
103.8
106.5
