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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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Sep-2021
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Sep-2022
Mar-2023
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Mar-2024
Sep-2024
Mar-2025
Sep-2025
Mar-2026
State
109.0
108.2
108.5
108.6
108.7
109.6
107.0
107.0
106.9
106.4
Adams County
95.3
103.3
113.3
116.2
124.5
126.3
115.5
107.9
84.5
88.8
Ainsworth
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Albion
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Alliance
119.5
150.8
150.8
-
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
119.9
0.0
Antelope County
0.0
0.0
99.8
0.0
126.5
0.0
100.7
0.0
0.0
96.5
Arthur County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Auburn
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Banner County
-
-
-
-
-
0.0
0.0
-
-
-
Beatrice
112.6
97.2
109.1
118.3
123.1
116.2
122.1
128.9
125.7
111.7
Bellevue
101.8
125.0
100.9
106.8
110.4
111.7
106.5
112.0
106.1
107.6
Blaine County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Blair
-
-
-
-
0.0
0.0
0.0
125.3
131.6
0.0
Boone County
-
0.0
0.0
-
-
-
-
0.0
0.0
0.0
Box Butte County
131.3
128.9
145.9
129.3
120.2
105.1
135.4
116.8
124.8
114.1
Boyd County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Bridgeport
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Broken Bow
94.4
78.0
0.0
16.9
84.2
101.4
108.2
0.0
-
-
Brown County
0.0
0.0
0.0
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Buffalo County
106.9
106.4
103.4
104.5
111.6
113.6
111.3
114.8
111.6
115.3
Burt County
150.8
150.8
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Butler County
0.0
0.0
132.3
140.6
141.6
0.0
138.6
0.0
0.0
0.0
Cass County
106.5
127.0
130.6
132.8
133.0
128.4
135.1
128.8
0.0
105.3
Cedar County
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-
0.0
Center
0.0
0.0
0.0
127.8
110.4
0.0
101.5
0.0
95.3
99.0
Central
102.5
107.1
109.8
108.4
110.7
115.3
111.9
112.8
108.9
106.9
Chadron
0.0
0.0
110.8
122.1
123.2
150.8
0.0
96.9
96.2
117.2
Chase County
-
-
-
-
0.0
0.0
-
0.0
0.0
0.0
Cherry County
0.0
0.0
0.0
110.2
110.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Cheyenne County
127.1
117.4
120.2
106.9
104.6
115.9
114.2
107.9
122.3
134.4
Clay Center
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Clay County
0.0
0.0
0.0
110.2
-
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Colfax County
0.0
0.0
0.0
80.9
112.2
0.0
0.0
113.2
77.4
87.8
Columbus
103.4
100.3
91.2
101.0
111.3
116.8
116.8
118.8
113.9
115.0
Cozad
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Crete
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Cuming County
98.9
93.9
0.0
101.6
84.2
84.2
95.9
84.7
90.2
106.4
Custer County
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
89.1
0.0
105.1
103.5
96.0
75.5
Dakota City
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Dakota County
0.0
0.0
87.9
117.7
108.5
110.6
0.0
0.0
89.1
95.6
David City
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Dawes County
143.3
0.0
113.0
0.0
102.3
112.6
0.0
121.4
115.9
116.3
Dawson County
94.5
108.6
114.0
108.9
112.5
116.1
102.0
91.8
98.6
111.1
Deuel County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Dixon County
110.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
130.5
130.5
131.8
138.4
112.6
Dodge County
101.2
102.6
112.9
111.1
118.7
118.5
112.8
118.5
120.6
116.9
Douglas County
103.8
102.8
102.4
104.7
103.2
103.2
100.4
101.8
102.3
99.7
Dundy County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Eastern
106.2
104.3
102.9
105.1
103.7
104.9
101.4
102.7
102.2
101.7
Fairbury
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Falls City
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Fillmore County
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
133.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
Franklin County
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
130.5
Fremont
111.5
109.1
111.9
109.0
121.9
121.3
107.5
110.7
119.3
112.4
Frontier County
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
99.8
95.3
0.0
110.2
0.0
110.2
0.0
Gage County
118.3
105.1
115.8
121.1
135.9
130.4
131.1
0.0
128.2
98.7
Garden County
-
0.0
0.0
-
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
110.2
Garfield County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Geneva
136.1
0.0
113.2
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Gering
118.8
114.4
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Gosper County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
0.0
Grand Island
102.4
105.9
114.6
111.1
112.5
113.5
115.4
116.7
111.9
113.0
Grant County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Greeley County
-
0.0
-
-
0.0
0.0
-
-
0.0
0.0
Hall County
105.1
105.5
112.2
115.9
115.8
119.4
113.8
115.9
113.7
115.0
Hamilton County
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
114.9
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Harlan County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Hastings
97.3
112.7
118.6
112.5
122.2
129.1
104.3
98.4
84.5
84.2
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
0.0
Holt County
0.0
100.7
90.3
95.3
82.9
83.9
116.8
105.6
115.5
133.2
Hooker County
-
-
-
-
-
0.0
0.0
-
-
-
Howard County
84.6
0.0
99.0
56.6
78.9
0.0
0.0
110.2
0.0
105.9
Imperial
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Jefferson County
0.0
-
-
0.0
0.0
123.7
0.0
150.8
150.8
150.8
Johnson County
99.8
0.0
124.1
115.6
0.0
124.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Judicial District 1
126.2
118.3
120.0
119.9
123.2
117.7
119.7
124.8
122.6
114.3
Judicial District 2
122.4
118.8
118.0
114.5
111.7
113.8
108.2
108.6
107.0
108.4
Judicial District 3
111.3
108.4
109.5
107.2
109.6
109.7
107.3
108.7
109.2
110.0
Judicial District 4
103.8
102.8
102.4
104.7
103.2
103.2
100.4
101.8
102.3
99.7
Judicial District 5
115.5
111.3
108.2
108.1
115.4
117.5
115.1
110.9
111.5
110.9
Judicial District 6
98.7
99.9
106.9
112.4
116.7
122.0
116.7
117.4
118.2
112.7
Judicial District 7
116.2
117.4
116.1
118.6
114.0
115.7
114.5
106.6
107.4
112.7
Judicial District 8
93.7
91.9
82.3
82.5
80.3
95.2
103.0
101.7
103.3
97.8
Judicial District 9
105.2
105.8
107.2
110.2
113.5
115.9
112.3
115.5
112.5
115.2
Judicial District 10
100.5
107.8
113.1
114.2
117.3
122.4
118.3
112.9
102.4
96.6
Judicial District 11
114.2
121.4
119.2
114.8
107.9
110.3
107.1
105.3
107.0
110.9
Judicial District 12
117.9
117.0
115.3
109.9
109.8
110.8
112.0
107.4
109.5
112.7
Kearney
105.4
108.8
101.8
104.4
108.4
115.4
112.7
113.9
110.4
109.0
Kearney County
150.8
150.8
0.0
0.0
102.7
110.2
127.6
-
0.0
0.0
Keith County
0.0
0.0
131.3
117.6
0.0
90.2
87.8
99.7
105.9
106.7
Keya Paha County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Kimball
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Kimball County
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
87.8
110.2
110.2
0.0
Knox County
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
110.2
120.3
Lancaster County
111.3
108.4
109.5
107.2
109.6
109.7
107.3
108.7
109.2
110.0
Lavista
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Lexington
100.9
115.5
116.5
113.6
109.2
116.1
108.7
108.8
102.7
123.4
Lincoln
112.0
109.1
110.1
108.2
110.8
108.2
107.1
110.8
112.1
110.2
Lincoln County
121.6
123.5
121.2
118.5
109.7
111.3
113.9
111.4
108.3
115.3
Logan County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Loup County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Macy
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Madison County
121.4
124.9
123.6
122.9
122.0
126.5
122.8
118.4
111.4
117.0
McCook
104.6
105.6
90.4
106.0
107.9
96.3
92.7
85.3
99.0
98.1
McPherson County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Merrick County
-
0.0
0.0
135.9
0.0
0.0
86.7
0.0
56.2
78.2
Morrill County
0.0
143.5
0.0
150.8
0.0
150.8
0.0
0.0
0.0
-
Nance County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Nebraska City
121.6
120.0
122.8
121.5
117.9
111.0
121.1
120.0
116.2
106.9
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
0.0
Norfolk
122.3
120.3
119.9
121.0
116.9
123.4
124.4
114.3
109.0
112.4
North Platte
117.6
116.9
112.8
112.9
108.5
112.2
109.6
107.7
108.1
110.0
Northern
111.1
111.9
112.4
114.5
115.5
117.1
114.9
109.1
110.2
110.1
Nuckolls County
37.3
-
-
-
0.0
0.0
110.2
110.2
0.0
108.1
O' Neill
66.9
87.8
110.2
150.8
51.9
0.0
0.0
0.0
99.0
95.3
Ogallala
136.7
135.4
124.0
112.2
103.5
104.1
101.4
118.3
116.4
106.3
Omaha
106.5
104.1
103.1
104.6
101.8
102.4
99.6
99.8
101.2
100.0
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
134.8
116.5
122.3
0.0
117.9
103.1
114.3
115.2
92.3
77.4
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
128.7
114.7
122.3
116.7
90.1
99.1
104.8
110.2
106.5
94.8
Pierce
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
140.6
120.1
Platte County
121.7
101.1
105.8
118.6
119.8
119.9
125.3
128.6
128.6
125.9
Plattsmouth
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Polk County
-
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Red Willow County
150.8
143.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
88.9
79.8
98.0
0.0
79.0
Richardson County
127.9
114.4
117.9
0.0
137.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
130.5
Rock County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Rushville
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Saline County
120.8
127.8
108.7
99.2
114.1
94.9
0.0
127.6
118.3
123.7
Santee Tribe - Nebr
0.0
0.0
-
-
-
-
-
-
0.0
0.0
Sarpy County
121.8
117.8
115.1
109.2
106.5
111.3
104.8
106.8
106.8
109.1
Saunders County
120.4
101.1
100.9
101.1
117.6
122.4
0.0
102.8
95.5
87.6
Scotts Bluff County
109.7
109.3
107.6
106.3
105.7
106.4
102.6
104.6
103.5
109.3
Scottsbluff
-
-
113.4
111.2
114.2
113.3
113.7
109.9
112.1
110.4
Seward
102.2
110.2
126.0
110.2
101.2
0.0
133.3
124.5
119.5
118.1
Seward County
121.8
124.4
125.4
128.2
132.7
131.1
122.8
120.2
121.7
127.7
Sheridan County
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
97.4
86.2
68.8
63.5
87.8
Sherman County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Sidney
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
84.0
107.4
119.8
115.0
120.0
128.5
Sioux County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
South Sioux City
115.6
109.4
105.4
124.4
118.2
110.5
116.0
99.3
101.4
105.3
Southeast
113.9
110.5
113.0
111.2
113.3
110.1
110.9
112.6
113.4
110.2
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
109.0
108.2
108.5
108.6
108.7
109.6
107.0
107.0
106.9
106.4
Tecumseh
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Tekamah
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Thayer County
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Thomas County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Thurston County
70.1
48.6
0.0
63.5
111.0
0.0
0.0
107.9
122.2
119.3
Valentine
-
-
-
110.2
0.0
0.0
150.8
122.3
137.8
137.1
Valley County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Wahoo
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Walthill
0.0
0.0
-
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Washington County
0.0
-
-
0.0
0.0
130.5
99.8
119.3
130.5
82.0
Wayne
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Wayne County
0.0
0.0
104.1
94.7
106.7
0.0
98.7
87.1
92.6
110.5
Webster County
-
0.0
0.0
0.0
-
-
-
0.0
0.0
0.0
West Point
-
-
0.0
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Western
116.5
116.1
114.2
112.5
109.5
112.2
109.5
107.7
110.5
113.4
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
111.3
141.1
150.8
143.0
110.2
85.1
103.8
71.9
91.5
96.0
York County
114.2
128.6
100.5
81.8
99.4
105.4
103.8
106.5
115.2
113.8
