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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-2022
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Sep-2023
Mar-2024
Sep-2024
Mar-2025
Sep-2025
Mar-2026
Sep-2026
State
108.2
108.5
108.6
108.7
109.6
107.0
107.0
106.9
106.4
104.6
Adams County
103.3
113.3
116.2
124.5
126.3
115.5
107.9
84.5
88.8
89.5
Ainsworth
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Albion
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Alliance
150.8
150.8
-
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
119.9
0.0
-
Antelope County
0.0
99.8
0.0
126.5
0.0
100.7
0.0
0.0
96.5
77.8
Arthur County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Auburn
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Banner County
-
-
-
-
0.0
0.0
-
-
-
-
Beatrice
97.2
109.1
118.3
123.1
116.2
122.1
128.9
125.7
111.7
119.0
Bellevue
125.0
100.9
106.8
110.4
111.7
106.5
112.0
106.1
107.6
104.2
Blaine County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Blair
-
-
-
0.0
0.0
0.0
125.3
131.6
0.0
97.4
Boone County
0.0
0.0
-
-
-
-
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Box Butte County
128.9
145.9
129.3
120.2
105.1
135.4
116.8
124.8
114.1
104.9
Boyd County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Bridgeport
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Broken Bow
78.0
0.0
16.9
84.2
101.4
108.2
0.0
-
-
0.0
Brown County
0.0
0.0
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
0.0
Buffalo County
106.4
103.4
104.5
111.6
113.6
111.3
114.8
111.6
115.3
110.0
Burt County
150.8
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Butler County
0.0
132.3
140.6
141.6
0.0
138.6
0.0
0.0
0.0
103.3
Cass County
127.0
130.6
132.8
133.0
128.4
135.1
128.8
0.0
105.3
93.2
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
127.8
110.4
0.0
101.5
0.0
95.3
99.0
110.2
Central
107.1
109.8
108.4
110.7
115.3
111.9
112.8
108.9
106.9
102.4
Chadron
0.0
110.8
122.1
123.2
150.8
0.0
96.9
96.2
117.2
102.1
Chase County
-
-
-
0.0
0.0
-
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Cherry County
0.0
0.0
110.2
110.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Cheyenne County
117.4
120.2
106.9
104.6
115.9
114.2
107.9
122.3
134.4
126.7
Clay Center
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Clay County
0.0
0.0
110.2
-
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Colfax County
0.0
0.0
80.9
112.2
0.0
0.0
113.2
77.4
87.8
97.3
Columbus
100.3
91.2
101.0
111.3
116.8
116.8
118.8
113.9
115.0
111.0
Cozad
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Crete
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Cuming County
93.9
0.0
101.6
84.2
84.2
95.9
84.7
90.2
106.4
109.0
Custer County
0.0
0.0
0.0
89.1
0.0
105.1
103.5
96.0
75.5
78.2
Dakota City
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Dakota County
0.0
87.9
117.7
108.5
110.6
0.0
0.0
89.1
95.6
105.5
David City
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Dawes County
0.0
113.0
0.0
102.3
112.6
0.0
121.4
115.9
116.3
73.8
Dawson County
108.6
114.0
108.9
112.5
116.1
102.0
91.8
98.6
111.1
118.7
Deuel County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Dixon County
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
130.5
130.5
131.8
138.4
112.6
103.3
Dodge County
102.6
112.9
111.1
118.7
118.5
112.8
118.5
120.6
116.9
109.8
Douglas County
102.8
102.4
104.7
103.2
103.2
100.4
101.8
102.3
99.7
100.1
Dundy County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Eastern
104.3
102.9
105.1
103.7
104.9
101.4
102.7
102.2
101.7
100.6
Fairbury
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Falls City
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Fillmore County
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
133.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Franklin County
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
130.5
0.0
Fremont
109.1
111.9
109.0
121.9
121.3
107.5
110.7
119.3
112.4
105.3
Frontier County
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
110.2
-
0.0
Furnas County
0.0
0.0
99.8
95.3
0.0
110.2
0.0
110.2
0.0
-
Gage County
105.1
115.8
121.1
135.9
130.4
131.1
0.0
128.2
98.7
109.3
Garden County
0.0
0.0
-
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
110.2
0.0
Garfield County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Geneva
0.0
113.2
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Gering
114.4
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Gosper County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
0.0
0.0
Grand Island
105.9
114.6
111.1
112.5
113.5
115.4
116.7
111.9
113.0
107.9
Grant County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Greeley County
0.0
-
-
0.0
0.0
-
-
0.0
0.0
110.2
Hall County
105.5
112.2
115.9
115.8
119.4
113.8
115.9
113.7
115.0
110.1
Hamilton County
0.0
0.0
0.0
114.9
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Harlan County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Hastings
112.7
118.6
112.5
122.2
129.1
104.3
98.4
84.5
84.2
79.3
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
99.0
Holt County
100.7
90.3
95.3
82.9
83.9
116.8
105.6
115.5
133.2
132.8
Hooker County
-
-
-
-
0.0
0.0
-
-
-
-
Howard County
0.0
99.0
56.6
78.9
0.0
0.0
110.2
0.0
105.9
91.0
Imperial
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Jefferson County
-
-
0.0
0.0
123.7
0.0
150.8
150.8
150.8
0.0
Johnson County
0.0
124.1
115.6
0.0
124.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Judicial District 1
118.3
120.0
119.9
123.2
117.7
119.7
124.8
122.6
114.3
120.6
Judicial District 2
118.8
118.0
114.5
111.7
113.8
108.2
108.6
107.0
108.4
99.2
Judicial District 3
108.4
109.5
107.2
109.6
109.7
107.3
108.7
109.2
110.0
108.6
Judicial District 4
102.8
102.4
104.7
103.2
103.2
100.4
101.8
102.3
99.7
100.1
Judicial District 5
111.3
108.2
108.1
115.4
117.5
115.1
110.9
111.5
110.9
103.6
Judicial District 6
99.9
106.9
112.4
116.7
122.0
116.7
117.4
118.2
112.7
109.4
Judicial District 7
117.4
116.1
118.6
114.0
115.7
114.5
106.6
107.4
112.7
108.3
Judicial District 8
91.9
82.3
82.5
80.3
95.2
103.0
101.7
103.3
97.8
100.5
Judicial District 9
105.8
107.2
110.2
113.5
115.9
112.3
115.5
112.5
115.2
110.1
Judicial District 10
107.8
113.1
114.2
117.3
122.4
118.3
112.9
102.4
96.6
94.3
Judicial District 11
121.4
119.2
114.8
107.9
110.3
107.1
105.3
107.0
110.9
110.8
Judicial District 12
117.0
115.3
109.9
109.8
110.8
112.0
107.4
109.5
112.7
110.3
Kearney
108.8
101.8
104.4
108.4
115.4
112.7
113.9
110.4
109.0
105.1
Kearney County
150.8
0.0
0.0
102.7
110.2
127.6
-
0.0
0.0
112.9
Keith County
0.0
131.3
117.6
0.0
90.2
87.8
99.7
105.9
106.7
117.7
Keya Paha County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Kimball
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Kimball County
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
87.8
110.2
110.2
0.0
0.0
Knox County
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
110.2
120.3
120.3
Lancaster County
108.4
109.5
107.2
109.6
109.7
107.3
108.7
109.2
110.0
108.6
Lavista
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Lexington
115.5
116.5
113.6
109.2
116.1
108.7
108.8
102.7
123.4
114.4
Lincoln
109.1
110.1
108.2
110.8
108.2
107.1
110.8
112.1
110.2
108.5
Lincoln County
123.5
121.2
118.5
109.7
111.3
113.9
111.4
108.3
115.3
108.3
Logan County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Loup County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Macy
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Madison County
124.9
123.6
122.9
122.0
126.5
122.8
118.4
111.4
117.0
114.2
McCook
105.6
90.4
106.0
107.9
96.3
92.7
85.3
99.0
98.1
99.0
McPherson County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Merrick County
0.0
0.0
135.9
0.0
0.0
86.7
0.0
56.2
78.2
83.0
Morrill County
143.5
0.0
150.8
0.0
150.8
0.0
0.0
0.0
-
0.0
Nance County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Nebraska City
120.0
122.8
121.5
117.9
111.0
121.1
120.0
116.2
106.9
90.2
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
120.3
119.9
121.0
116.9
123.4
124.4
114.3
109.0
112.4
106.7
North Platte
116.9
112.8
112.9
108.5
112.2
109.6
107.7
108.1
110.0
106.2
Northern
111.9
112.4
114.5
115.5
117.1
114.9
109.1
110.2
110.1
106.7
Nuckolls County
-
-
-
0.0
0.0
110.2
110.2
0.0
108.1
0.0
O' Neill
87.8
110.2
150.8
51.9
0.0
0.0
0.0
99.0
95.3
95.4
Ogallala
135.4
124.0
112.2
103.5
104.1
101.4
118.3
116.4
106.3
130.2
Omaha
104.1
103.1
104.6
101.8
102.4
99.6
99.8
101.2
100.0
100.1
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
-
-
0.0
Otoe County
116.5
122.3
0.0
117.9
103.1
114.3
115.2
92.3
77.4
0.0
Papillion
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Pawnee County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Pender
0.0
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Perkins County
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-
-
-
Phelps County
114.7
122.3
116.7
90.1
99.1
104.8
110.2
106.5
94.8
94.1
Pierce
87.8
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-
-
-
-
0.0
Pierce County
0.0
-
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
140.6
120.1
119.3
Platte County
101.1
105.8
118.6
119.8
119.9
125.3
128.6
128.6
125.9
123.2
Plattsmouth
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Polk County
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
66.2
Red Willow County
143.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
88.9
79.8
98.0
0.0
79.0
0.0
Richardson County
114.4
117.9
0.0
137.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
130.5
0.0
Rock County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Rushville
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Saline County
127.8
108.7
99.2
114.1
94.9
0.0
127.6
118.3
123.7
130.5
Santee Tribe - Nebr
0.0
-
-
-
-
-
-
0.0
0.0
-
Sarpy County
117.8
115.1
109.2
106.5
111.3
104.8
106.8
106.8
109.1
100.9
Saunders County
101.1
100.9
101.1
117.6
122.4
0.0
102.8
95.5
87.6
78.0
Scotts Bluff County
109.3
107.6
106.3
105.7
106.4
102.6
104.6
103.5
109.3
116.0
Scottsbluff
-
113.4
111.2
114.2
113.3
113.7
109.9
112.1
110.4
103.4
Seward
110.2
126.0
110.2
101.2
0.0
133.3
124.5
119.5
118.1
111.4
Seward County
124.4
125.4
128.2
132.7
131.1
122.8
120.2
121.7
127.7
125.3
Sheridan County
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
97.4
86.2
68.8
63.5
87.8
55.9
Sherman County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Sidney
0.0
0.0
0.0
84.0
107.4
119.8
115.0
120.0
128.5
135.9
Sioux County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
South Sioux City
109.4
105.4
124.4
118.2
110.5
116.0
99.3
101.4
105.3
118.2
Southeast
110.5
113.0
111.2
113.3
110.1
110.9
112.6
113.4
110.2
108.0
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
108.2
108.5
108.6
108.7
109.6
107.0
107.0
106.9
106.4
104.6
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
48.6
0.0
63.5
111.0
0.0
0.0
107.9
122.2
119.3
137.9
Valentine
-
-
110.2
0.0
0.0
150.8
122.3
137.8
137.1
133.7
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
130.5
99.8
119.3
130.5
82.0
96.9
Wayne
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Wayne County
0.0
104.1
94.7
106.7
0.0
98.7
87.1
92.6
110.5
79.4
Webster County
0.0
0.0
0.0
-
-
-
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
West Point
-
0.0
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Western
116.1
114.2
112.5
109.5
112.2
109.5
107.7
110.5
113.4
111.3
Wheeler County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Winnebago
-
-
0.0
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
0.0
York
141.1
150.8
143.0
110.2
85.1
103.8
71.9
91.5
96.0
93.8
York County
128.6
100.5
81.8
99.4
105.4
103.8
106.5
115.2
113.8
107.0
