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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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Composite Score
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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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Mar-2021
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Mar-2024
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Mar-2025
Sep-2025
State
110.4
109.0
108.2
108.5
108.6
108.7
109.6
107.0
107.0
106.9
Adams County
107.3
95.3
103.3
113.3
116.2
124.5
126.3
115.5
107.9
84.5
Ainsworth
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Albion
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Alliance
150.8
119.5
150.8
150.8
-
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
119.9
Antelope County
0.0
0.0
0.0
99.8
0.0
126.5
0.0
100.7
0.0
0.0
Arthur County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Auburn
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Banner County
-
-
-
-
-
-
0.0
0.0
-
-
Beatrice
114.7
112.6
97.2
109.1
118.3
123.1
116.2
122.1
128.9
125.7
Bellevue
106.8
101.8
125.0
100.9
106.8
110.4
111.7
106.5
112.0
106.1
Blaine County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Blair
0.0
-
-
-
-
0.0
0.0
0.0
125.3
131.6
Boone County
0.0
-
0.0
0.0
-
-
-
-
0.0
0.0
Box Butte County
125.0
131.3
128.9
145.9
129.3
120.2
105.1
135.4
116.8
124.8
Boyd County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Bridgeport
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Broken Bow
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
-
-
-
-
-
-
Buffalo County
116.8
106.9
106.4
103.4
104.5
111.6
113.6
111.3
114.8
111.6
Burt County
150.8
150.8
150.8
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Butler County
112.9
0.0
0.0
132.3
140.6
141.6
0.0
138.6
0.0
0.0
Cass County
123.2
106.5
127.0
130.6
132.8
133.0
128.4
135.1
128.8
0.0
Cedar County
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
127.8
110.4
0.0
101.5
0.0
95.3
Central
110.7
102.5
107.1
109.8
108.4
110.7
115.3
111.9
112.8
108.9
Chadron
92.4
0.0
0.0
110.8
122.1
123.2
150.8
0.0
96.9
96.2
Chase County
-
-
-
-
-
0.0
0.0
-
0.0
0.0
Cherry County
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
110.2
110.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Cheyenne County
113.9
127.1
117.4
120.2
106.9
104.6
115.9
114.2
107.9
122.3
Clay Center
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Clay County
-
0.0
0.0
0.0
110.2
-
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Colfax County
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
80.9
112.2
0.0
0.0
113.2
77.4
Columbus
110.9
103.4
100.3
91.2
101.0
111.3
116.8
116.8
118.8
113.9
Cozad
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Crete
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Cuming County
0.0
98.9
93.9
0.0
101.6
84.2
84.2
95.9
84.7
90.2
Custer County
131.9
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
89.1
0.0
105.1
103.5
96.0
Dakota City
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Dakota County
0.0
0.0
0.0
87.9
117.7
108.5
110.6
0.0
0.0
89.1
David City
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Dawes County
98.0
143.3
0.0
113.0
0.0
102.3
112.6
0.0
121.4
115.9
Dawson County
99.2
94.5
108.6
114.0
108.9
112.5
116.1
102.0
91.8
98.6
Deuel County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Dixon County
123.7
110.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
130.5
130.5
131.8
138.4
Dodge County
100.6
101.2
102.6
112.9
111.1
118.7
118.5
112.8
118.5
120.6
Douglas County
103.8
103.8
102.8
102.4
104.7
103.2
103.2
100.4
101.8
102.3
Dundy County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Eastern
105.3
106.2
104.3
102.9
105.1
103.7
104.9
101.4
102.7
102.2
Fairbury
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Falls City
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Fillmore County
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
133.4
0.0
0.0
Franklin County
-
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Fremont
113.4
111.5
109.1
111.9
109.0
121.9
121.3
107.5
110.7
119.3
Frontier County
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
110.2
Furnas County
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
99.8
95.3
0.0
110.2
0.0
110.2
Gage County
115.7
118.3
105.1
115.8
121.1
135.9
130.4
131.1
0.0
128.2
Garden County
-
-
0.0
0.0
-
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Garfield County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Geneva
-
136.1
0.0
113.2
-
-
-
-
-
-
Gering
119.6
118.8
114.4
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Gosper County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Grand Island
109.8
102.4
105.9
114.6
111.1
112.5
113.5
115.4
116.7
111.9
Grant County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Greeley County
-
-
0.0
-
-
0.0
0.0
-
-
0.0
Hall County
109.0
105.1
105.5
112.2
115.9
115.8
119.4
113.8
115.9
113.7
Hamilton County
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
114.9
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Harlan County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Hastings
99.0
97.3
112.7
118.6
112.5
122.2
129.1
104.3
98.4
84.5
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
0.0
Holt County
0.0
0.0
100.7
90.3
95.3
82.9
83.9
116.8
105.6
115.5
Hooker County
-
-
-
-
-
-
0.0
0.0
-
-
Howard County
0.0
84.6
0.0
99.0
56.6
78.9
0.0
0.0
110.2
0.0
Imperial
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Jefferson County
143.5
0.0
-
-
0.0
0.0
123.7
0.0
150.8
150.8
Johnson County
142.7
99.8
0.0
124.1
115.6
0.0
124.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
Judicial District 1
128.9
126.2
118.3
120.0
119.9
123.2
117.7
119.7
124.8
122.6
Judicial District 2
117.4
122.4
118.8
118.0
114.5
111.7
113.8
108.2
108.6
107.0
Judicial District 3
115.2
111.3
108.4
109.5
107.2
109.6
109.7
107.3
108.7
109.2
Judicial District 4
103.8
103.8
102.8
102.4
104.7
103.2
103.2
100.4
101.8
102.3
Judicial District 5
118.6
115.5
111.3
108.2
108.1
115.4
117.5
115.1
110.9
111.5
Judicial District 6
100.5
98.7
99.9
106.9
112.4
116.7
122.0
116.7
117.4
118.2
Judicial District 7
113.0
116.2
117.4
116.1
118.6
114.0
115.7
114.5
106.6
107.4
Judicial District 8
117.3
93.7
91.9
82.3
82.5
80.3
95.2
103.0
101.7
103.3
Judicial District 9
113.2
105.2
105.8
107.2
110.2
113.5
115.9
112.3
115.5
112.5
Judicial District 10
108.7
100.5
107.8
113.1
114.2
117.3
122.4
118.3
112.9
102.4
Judicial District 11
113.3
114.2
121.4
119.2
114.8
107.9
110.3
107.1
105.3
107.0
Judicial District 12
115.9
117.9
117.0
115.3
109.9
109.8
110.8
112.0
107.4
109.5
Kearney
114.0
105.4
108.8
101.8
104.4
108.4
115.4
112.7
113.9
110.4
Kearney County
150.8
150.8
150.8
0.0
0.0
102.7
110.2
127.6
-
0.0
Keith County
0.0
0.0
0.0
131.3
117.6
0.0
90.2
87.8
99.7
105.9
Keya Paha County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Kimball
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Kimball County
41.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
87.8
110.2
110.2
Knox County
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
110.2
Lancaster County
115.2
111.3
108.4
109.5
107.2
109.6
109.7
107.3
108.7
109.2
Lavista
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Lexington
101.5
100.9
115.5
116.5
113.6
109.2
116.1
108.7
108.8
102.7
Lincoln
115.4
112.0
109.1
110.1
108.2
110.8
108.2
107.1
110.8
112.1
Lincoln County
120.9
121.6
123.5
121.2
118.5
109.7
111.3
113.9
111.4
108.3
Logan County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Loup County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Macy
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Madison County
120.9
121.4
124.9
123.6
122.9
122.0
126.5
122.8
118.4
111.4
McCook
0.0
104.6
105.6
90.4
106.0
107.9
96.3
92.7
85.3
99.0
McPherson County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Merrick County
0.0
-
0.0
0.0
135.9
0.0
0.0
86.7
0.0
56.2
Morrill County
0.0
0.0
143.5
0.0
150.8
0.0
150.8
0.0
0.0
0.0
Nance County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Nebraska City
120.4
121.6
120.0
122.8
121.5
117.9
111.0
121.1
120.0
116.2
Neligh
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Nemaha County
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-
-
0.0
0.0
0.0
Niobrara
-
0.0
0.0
-
-
-
-
-
-
0.0
Norfolk
122.4
122.3
120.3
119.9
121.0
116.9
123.4
124.4
114.3
109.0
North Platte
122.8
117.6
116.9
112.8
112.9
108.5
112.2
109.6
107.7
108.1
Northern
112.8
111.1
111.9
112.4
114.5
115.5
117.1
114.9
109.1
110.2
Nuckolls County
0.0
37.3
-
-
-
0.0
0.0
110.2
110.2
0.0
O' Neill
100.7
66.9
87.8
110.2
150.8
51.9
0.0
0.0
0.0
99.0
Ogallala
135.0
136.7
135.4
124.0
112.2
103.5
104.1
101.4
118.3
116.4
Omaha
105.4
106.5
104.1
103.1
104.6
101.8
102.4
99.6
99.8
101.2
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
127.4
134.8
116.5
122.3
0.0
117.9
103.1
114.3
115.2
92.3
Papillion
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Pawnee County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Pender
-
-
0.0
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Perkins County
-
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-
Phelps County
0.0
128.7
114.7
122.3
116.7
90.1
99.1
104.8
110.2
106.5
Pierce
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
140.6
Platte County
121.8
121.7
101.1
105.8
118.6
119.8
119.9
125.3
128.6
128.6
Plattsmouth
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Polk County
112.2
-
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Red Willow County
135.2
150.8
143.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
88.9
79.8
98.0
0.0
Richardson County
131.6
127.9
114.4
117.9
0.0
137.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Rock County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Rushville
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Saline County
134.5
120.8
127.8
108.7
99.2
114.1
94.9
0.0
127.6
118.3
Santee Tribe - Nebr
-
0.0
0.0
-
-
-
-
-
-
0.0
Sarpy County
114.4
121.8
117.8
115.1
109.2
106.5
111.3
104.8
106.8
106.8
Saunders County
111.4
120.4
101.1
100.9
101.1
117.6
122.4
0.0
102.8
95.5
Scotts Bluff County
110.5
109.7
109.3
107.6
106.3
105.7
106.4
102.6
104.6
103.5
Scottsbluff
-
-
-
113.4
111.2
114.2
113.3
113.7
109.9
112.1
Seward
138.8
102.2
110.2
126.0
110.2
101.2
0.0
133.3
124.5
119.5
Seward County
107.5
121.8
124.4
125.4
128.2
132.7
131.1
122.8
120.2
121.7
Sheridan County
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
97.4
86.2
68.8
63.5
Sherman County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Sidney
52.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
84.0
107.4
119.8
115.0
120.0
Sioux County
0.0
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
South Sioux City
106.9
115.6
109.4
105.4
124.4
118.2
110.5
116.0
99.3
101.4
Southeast
117.2
113.9
110.5
113.0
111.2
113.3
110.1
110.9
112.6
113.4
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
110.4
109.0
108.2
108.5
108.6
108.7
109.6
107.0
107.0
106.9
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
85.2
70.1
48.6
0.0
63.5
111.0
0.0
0.0
107.9
122.2
Valentine
-
-
-
-
110.2
0.0
0.0
150.8
122.3
137.8
Valley County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Wahoo
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Walthill
0.0
0.0
0.0
-
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Washington County
127.6
0.0
-
-
0.0
0.0
130.5
99.8
119.3
130.5
Wayne
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Wayne County
0.0
0.0
0.0
104.1
94.7
106.7
0.0
98.7
87.1
92.6
Webster County
-
-
0.0
0.0
0.0
-
-
-
0.0
0.0
West Point
-
-
-
0.0
-
-
-
-
-
-
Western
117.6
116.5
116.1
114.2
112.5
109.5
112.2
109.5
107.7
110.5
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
106.8
111.3
141.1
150.8
143.0
110.2
85.1
103.8
71.9
91.5
York County
117.1
114.2
128.6
100.5
81.8
99.4
105.4
103.8
106.5
115.2
