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Median Months in Care
Entry Cohort Reunification
Reentries into Care in < 12 Months of Discharge
Trends for the Last 5 Years
Timeliness of Adoptions
Composite Score
Exits to Adoption
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
Trends for the Last 5 Years
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Composite Score
Children in Care 24+ Months and Discharged to a Permanent Home
Children Legally Free for Adoption and Discharged to a Permanent Home
Children in Care 3+ Years and Discharged to Independent Living or turned 18
Trends for the Last 5 Years
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Composite Score
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Timeliness of Permanency and Reunification
Median Months in Care (Lower Score Preferable)
Median
Total
All
Cities
Counties
Judical Districts
Service Areas
All
Cities
Counties
Judical Districts
Service Areas
Region
Apr-2023
May-2023
Jun-2023
Jul-2023
Aug-2023
Sep-2023
Oct-2023
Nov-2023
Dec-2023
Jan-2024
Feb-2024
Mar-2024
State
10.40
10.10
10.70
10.50
11.10
11.20
11.30
11.20
11.80
11.50
11.40
11.70
Adams County
15.20
15.20
14.70
5.60
6.80
5.80
7.50
6.90
11.40
11.80
11.80
11.80
Ainsworth
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Albion
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Alliance
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
8.10
8.10
Antelope County
0.00
17.20
17.20
17.20
17.20
17.20
17.20
0.00
0.00
-
2.70
2.70
Arthur County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Auburn
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Banner County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Beatrice
24.50
18.30
16.30
16.70
15.80
15.80
15.80
16.70
16.70
16.70
14.90
12.10
Bellevue
7.90
6.90
8.30
6.30
5.20
4.70
4.10
5.00
6.90
8.20
8.70
10.70
Blaine County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Blair
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
4.70
4.70
4.70
4.70
4.70
0.40
0.50
0.50
Boone County
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
-
-
-
-
-
Box Butte County
3.90
5.80
5.80
4.60
8.60
7.10
7.10
7.10
8.60
8.60
10.00
10.00
Boyd County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Bridgeport
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Broken Bow
11.90
11.90
11.90
11.90
6.20
6.20
7.50
9.80
9.80
9.80
7.50
1.70
Brown County
21.00
21.00
21.00
21.00
21.00
21.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
Buffalo County
10.10
10.10
10.10
10.40
10.70
10.70
12.50
12.60
12.50
12.10
11.70
12.50
Burt County
5.00
17.00
2.70
0.50
0.50
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
Butler County
10.20
10.20
10.20
10.20
11.50
11.50
17.80
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
Cass County
19.40
19.40
19.40
19.40
19.40
19.40
19.40
19.40
6.90
6.90
6.90
19.00
Cedar County
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
-
-
0.00
0.00
Center
15.30
15.80
15.80
15.80
16.30
16.30
16.30
16.30
6.40
6.40
6.40
0.00
Central
10.70
9.60
9.70
9.60
10.20
9.40
10.00
9.50
10.70
10.70
10.70
10.70
Chadron
4.70
5.30
5.30
4.70
5.90
5.30
6.20
7.70
7.10
8.20
10.80
10.80
Chase County
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
-
-
-
-
-
-
Cherry County
2.90
2.90
2.90
2.90
2.90
2.90
2.90
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
Cheyenne County
1.60
1.60
1.60
6.50
6.50
6.50
6.50
6.50
6.50
6.50
6.50
6.50
Clay Center
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Clay County
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
Colfax County
8.00
13.00
13.00
1.20
1.20
1.20
1.20
5.80
5.80
1.20
1.20
1.20
Columbus
9.70
8.80
7.80
7.20
6.90
5.70
9.20
8.80
8.00
7.20
8.00
8.80
Cozad
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Crete
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Cuming County
12.70
12.70
12.70
14.30
15.90
12.70
12.70
12.70
12.70
15.30
15.30
13.20
Custer County
0.00
12.80
12.80
12.80
12.80
11.00
11.00
7.20
7.20
7.20
6.90
3.00
Dakota City
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Dakota County
14.00
14.00
13.00
14.00
12.00
8.50
8.50
2.90
2.90
2.90
2.90
2.90
David City
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Dawes County
4.70
4.70
4.70
4.70
6.50
6.50
6.50
9.50
9.50
9.50
9.40
9.40
Dawson County
3.40
3.40
3.40
3.40
3.40
3.40
3.40
4.60
4.60
4.60
4.80
5.20
Deuel County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Dixon County
2.10
2.10
2.10
2.10
2.10
2.10
4.20
4.20
4.20
1.90
1.90
1.90
Dodge County
4.70
4.70
4.70
4.70
4.60
6.40
5.60
4.70
4.70
6.40
5.10
5.40
Douglas County
12.20
11.30
13.10
13.10
13.40
13.80
13.70
13.80
13.80
14.40
16.10
16.40
Dundy County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Eastern
11.00
10.30
11.90
12.30
12.70
13.10
13.10
13.10
13.20
13.10
13.40
15.20
Fairbury
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Falls City
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Fillmore County
9.70
9.70
9.70
9.70
9.70
9.70
9.70
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
Franklin County
-
-
-
-
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
-
-
Fremont
8.80
6.40
8.90
8.80
11.30
11.50
12.20
11.50
6.70
11.50
8.70
8.70
Frontier County
4.50
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
9.20
9.20
17.40
17.40
17.40
17.40
Furnas County
9.10
9.10
9.10
9.10
9.10
9.10
9.10
9.10
9.10
9.10
0.00
0.00
Gage County
13.80
13.80
15.80
15.80
15.80
15.80
15.80
16.30
16.30
16.30
15.80
15.80
Garden County
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
2.00
2.00
2.00
5.50
5.50
5.50
5.90
Garfield County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Geneva
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
-
-
-
-
Gering
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Gosper County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Grand Island
13.30
9.90
9.70
8.60
12.10
6.80
6.80
6.50
7.10
7.10
6.90
7.10
Grant County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Greeley County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Hall County
12.70
9.60
9.60
9.60
8.80
6.80
6.80
6.50
6.50
6.50
6.50
6.60
Hamilton County
16.20
16.20
16.20
16.20
16.20
16.20
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
Harlan County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Hastings
15.10
15.10
14.70
14.70
14.70
5.80
7.50
5.80
6.90
11.80
9.10
9.10
Hayes County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Hebron
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Hitchcock County
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
19.30
19.30
19.30
19.30
19.30
19.30
19.30
Holdrege
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
22.20
22.20
Holt County
5.20
5.20
5.20
1.50
1.80
1.80
3.20
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
12.90
Hooker County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Howard County
23.30
23.30
23.30
23.30
23.30
23.30
23.30
23.30
23.30
23.30
23.30
0.00
Imperial
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Jefferson County
24.50
24.50
24.50
24.50
24.50
24.50
24.50
24.50
24.50
24.50
3.80
3.60
Johnson County
6.70
6.70
6.70
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
4.10
4.10
4.10
Judicial District 1
9.30
9.30
14.90
16.70
16.70
16.70
16.70
17.10
16.70
15.80
6.70
5.10
Judicial District 2
6.40
6.40
6.40
6.40
5.80
5.20
6.10
6.70
7.30
8.20
7.30
8.20
Judicial District 3
11.30
11.10
10.00
10.80
11.40
11.60
10.70
9.70
11.60
10.70
10.00
11.80
Judicial District 4
12.20
11.30
13.10
13.10
13.40
13.80
13.70
13.80
13.80
14.40
16.10
16.40
Judicial District 5
11.50
11.50
11.50
11.50
11.50
11.50
12.90
12.00
11.90
8.80
8.80
11.00
Judicial District 6
6.40
6.40
6.40
6.40
4.70
6.70
6.70
6.50
6.40
6.70
6.40
6.60
Judicial District 7
11.90
12.70
12.70
12.70
12.70
11.90
11.80
11.10
12.70
10.50
12.50
11.50
Judicial District 8
7.30
7.30
7.30
12.30
12.30
11.90
9.20
12.80
11.00
12.80
12.80
4.70
Judicial District 9
10.80
10.00
9.90
10.00
10.70
10.10
10.70
10.70
10.70
9.30
9.30
10.70
Judicial District 10
10.50
8.70
9.90
5.90
9.40
9.10
9.40
9.20
9.90
9.90
10.30
10.30
Judicial District 11
9.40
9.30
8.70
8.70
9.10
9.40
10.00
9.60
9.70
9.60
10.70
12.40
Judicial District 12
4.70
5.80
7.10
7.20
6.60
7.00
7.00
8.30
8.20
8.30
8.30
8.30
Kearney
10.10
9.70
10.10
10.20
10.30
10.70
11.30
11.90
11.20
10.70
10.70
11.00
Kearney County
4.60
4.60
4.60
10.50
9.40
9.40
9.40
10.30
9.40
9.40
9.40
9.40
Keith County
8.80
8.80
21.20
8.80
8.80
8.80
8.80
8.80
8.80
8.80
7.50
6.50
Keya Paha County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Kimball
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Kimball County
10.00
10.00
10.00
16.70
16.70
8.30
8.30
8.30
8.30
8.30
8.30
8.30
Knox County
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
Lancaster County
11.30
11.10
10.00
10.80
11.40
11.60
10.70
9.70
11.60
10.70
10.00
11.80
Lavista
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Lexington
4.70
4.70
4.70
4.70
4.70
4.70
4.60
4.70
4.70
4.70
4.90
5.50
Lincoln
10.00
10.90
10.90
10.90
11.40
11.80
11.50
10.50
11.60
10.70
10.00
12.80
Lincoln County
11.40
10.80
10.00
10.20
13.40
13.40
13.80
13.80
13.80
14.90
15.60
14.90
Logan County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Loup County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Macy
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Madison County
11.10
11.00
11.10
11.10
11.10
11.10
11.10
11.10
13.00
10.50
12.80
12.80
McCook
9.10
14.10
14.10
14.10
14.10
15.20
15.20
14.10
15.20
15.20
9.30
9.00
McPherson County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Merrick County
1.50
1.50
1.50
1.50
1.50
1.50
1.50
1.50
1.50
0.00
0.00
0.00
Morrill County
11.40
22.50
22.50
22.50
0.00
0.00
0.00
11.30
11.30
15.00
15.00
18.80
Nance County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Nebraska City
7.20
7.20
7.20
6.90
7.20
7.20
11.90
7.20
6.90
4.50
4.50
4.40
Neligh
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Nemaha County
7.20
7.20
7.20
7.20
7.20
7.20
7.20
7.20
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
Niobrara
0.00
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Norfolk
11.10
11.10
13.10
11.00
11.00
11.10
11.10
11.10
12.80
11.50
12.60
10.50
North Platte
11.70
11.50
9.60
9.60
13.40
13.80
13.80
13.40
13.80
13.40
14.90
12.90
Northern
10.70
11.00
11.00
11.00
11.10
11.10
11.20
11.10
10.50
9.50
8.80
8.80
Nuckolls County
9.90
9.90
9.90
9.90
5.90
5.90
5.90
5.90
5.90
5.90
5.90
5.90
O' Neill
2.90
2.90
2.90
0.90
0.40
4.80
9.20
9.20
9.20
9.20
9.20
9.20
Ogallala
8.80
8.80
8.80
8.80
8.80
6.40
9.60
3.30
3.30
3.30
3.30
4.30
Omaha
11.10
10.90
12.60
12.80
13.10
13.40
13.30
13.40
13.40
14.40
15.90
16.10
Omaha Tribe - Nebr
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
-
Ord
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Otoe County
4.50
4.50
4.50
4.50
4.50
4.50
4.50
4.50
4.50
4.50
3.30
3.80
Papillion
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Pawnee County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Pender
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
-
-
49.40
-
-
-
Perkins County
3.30
3.30
3.30
3.30
3.30
3.30
3.30
3.30
3.30
3.30
3.30
2.50
Phelps County
6.60
3.90
7.10
7.10
7.10
7.10
7.10
7.10
7.10
7.10
7.10
7.10
Pierce
1.70
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
Pierce County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
0.00
0.00
Platte County
11.60
10.70
10.70
10.70
12.20
14.20
14.20
8.80
8.80
8.80
8.80
8.80
Plattsmouth
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Polk County
15.40
15.40
15.40
15.40
-
-
-
14.50
14.50
14.50
14.50
14.50
Red Willow County
14.30
15.20
15.20
15.20
15.20
15.20
15.20
14.10
13.00
13.00
8.40
8.40
Richardson County
2.00
2.00
2.00
2.70
1.20
1.20
1.20
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
Rock County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Rushville
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Saline County
25.30
25.30
25.30
25.30
25.30
25.30
25.30
25.30
12.10
12.10
12.10
12.10
Santee Tribe - Nebr
0.00
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Sarpy County
6.40
6.40
6.40
5.80
5.20
5.20
6.10
6.40
7.90
8.20
8.00
9.50
Saunders County
11.20
10.30
10.30
12.20
11.20
13.70
17.10
17.10
15.20
13.70
15.20
11.00
Scotts Bluff County
9.60
10.90
8.70
10.50
7.30
10.10
8.60
10.90
9.40
11.70
7.00
7.00
Scottsbluff
8.20
10.10
8.30
11.80
10.10
10.50
10.50
11.70
11.70
12.60
12.30
11.70
Seward
8.50
8.50
8.50
8.50
8.50
8.50
0.00
0.00
12.20
12.20
15.80
8.20
Seward County
12.50
12.50
6.60
6.60
6.60
4.00
1.40
1.40
1.40
1.40
1.40
1.40
Sheridan County
0.70
0.70
0.70
0.70
0.70
0.70
0.00
0.00
1.10
10.90
10.90
10.90
Sherman County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Sidney
14.90
13.20
13.20
6.50
6.50
6.50
7.40
7.40
7.40
8.30
8.30
6.70
Sioux County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
South Sioux City
12.70
12.40
11.00
12.70
12.70
8.60
8.90
10.70
12.70
8.40
6.90
8.10
Southeast
10.90
10.90
11.90
11.50
12.00
12.10
12.00
11.80
12.00
11.60
9.40
10.00
Stanton County
0.00
0.00
0.00
3.50
3.50
3.50
3.50
3.50
3.50
3.50
3.50
3.50
State - Judicial District
10.40
10.10
10.70
10.50
11.10
11.20
11.30
11.20
11.80
11.50
11.40
11.70
Tecumseh
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Tekamah
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Thayer County
0.00
0.00
0.00
17.50
12.90
12.90
12.90
12.90
12.90
12.90
12.90
12.90
Thomas County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Thurston County
3.50
3.00
6.70
6.70
6.70
6.70
6.70
6.70
6.70
6.70
6.70
6.70
Valentine
3.20
0.00
0.00
2.90
2.90
2.90
2.90
4.30
4.30
4.30
4.30
4.30
Valley County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Wahoo
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Walthill
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
-
Washington County
0.00
82.60
82.60
82.60
82.60
82.60
82.60
82.60
82.60
31.80
31.80
31.80
Wayne
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Wayne County
5.10
5.10
5.10
5.10
5.10
5.10
5.10
5.10
5.10
5.10
6.90
6.10
Webster County
6.10
6.10
6.10
6.10
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
10.30
West Point
-
15.50
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Western
9.30
9.30
8.00
8.70
8.70
8.80
9.30
9.00
9.30
9.60
9.80
9.50
Wheeler County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Winnebago
31.20
2.50
6.70
6.70
6.70
6.70
6.70
6.70
6.70
6.70
6.70
6.70
Winnebago Tribe - Nebr
31.20
2.50
6.70
6.70
6.70
6.70
6.70
6.70
6.70
6.70
6.70
6.70
York
19.00
19.00
18.70
19.00
18.70
11.90
11.90
11.90
11.90
11.90
11.90
11.90
York County
18.70
18.70
15.30
15.30
18.70
11.90
11.90
11.90
11.90
11.90
11.90
11.90
