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Trends for the Last 5 Years
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Composite Score
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Median Months in Care
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Trends for the Last 5 Years
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Composite Score
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Timeliness of Permanency and Reunification
Reentries into Care in < 12 Months of Discharge (Lower Score Preferable)
Percent
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
7.30%
8.01%
8.25%
7.91%
8.04%
7.20%
7.74%
8.03%
8.82%
7.80%
7.93%
7.17%
Adams County
4.76%
8.00%
7.40%
7.14%
6.66%
7.40%
7.14%
7.40%
7.40%
8.00%
8.33%
4.34%
Ainsworth
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Albion
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Alliance
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Antelope County
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
-
0.00%
0.00%
Arthur County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Auburn
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Banner County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Beatrice
40.00%
40.00%
33.33%
30.00%
22.22%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Bellevue
14.28%
13.04%
16.00%
16.00%
16.66%
14.70%
14.28%
15.78%
10.41%
7.57%
9.37%
6.84%
Blaine County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Blair
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Boone County
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
-
-
-
-
-
Box Butte County
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
8.33%
8.33%
8.33%
8.33%
10.00%
14.28%
Boyd County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Bridgeport
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Broken Bow
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Brown 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%
Buffalo County
3.03%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
2.38%
2.70%
2.77%
2.94%
3.22%
3.57%
3.44%
Burt 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%
Butler County
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
20.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Cass 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%
Cedar County
50.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
-
-
0.00%
0.00%
Center
33.33%
25.00%
50.00%
33.33%
25.00%
25.00%
25.00%
25.00%
25.00%
25.00%
33.33%
0.00%
Central
5.03%
5.55%
4.79%
5.22%
5.48%
5.45%
5.52%
5.55%
5.76%
6.12%
7.35%
7.97%
Chadron
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
9.09%
8.33%
0.00%
0.00%
Chase County
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
-
-
-
-
-
-
Cherry 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%
Cheyenne County
15.38%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
8.33%
18.18%
18.18%
15.38%
15.38%
14.28%
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
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Columbus
11.76%
11.11%
12.50%
10.52%
5.26%
5.00%
7.69%
6.89%
7.14%
10.34%
8.57%
10.00%
Cozad
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Crete
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Cuming County
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
13.33%
10.00%
11.11%
11.11%
Custer County
25.00%
25.00%
25.00%
25.00%
25.00%
25.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Dakota City
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Dakota 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%
David City
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Dawes County
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
20.00%
20.00%
16.66%
16.66%
Dawson County
4.16%
8.33%
9.52%
12.50%
11.11%
6.25%
6.66%
5.26%
5.00%
5.00%
3.84%
6.45%
Deuel County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Dixon 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%
Dodge County
6.38%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
2.27%
11.11%
14.58%
14.00%
14.58%
14.58%
Douglas County
8.56%
11.47%
11.70%
10.51%
10.54%
8.33%
8.07%
7.69%
8.86%
6.90%
6.70%
5.86%
Dundy County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Eastern
9.03%
11.26%
11.32%
10.66%
11.08%
9.20%
9.02%
8.68%
9.53%
6.81%
6.76%
5.82%
Fairbury
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Falls City
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Fillmore 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%
Franklin County
-
-
-
-
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
-
-
Fremont
1.88%
2.04%
2.04%
0.00%
0.00%
1.75%
3.50%
12.28%
13.46%
13.20%
14.28%
13.46%
Frontier 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%
Furnas County
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
50.00%
50.00%
Gage County
33.33%
33.33%
37.50%
28.57%
28.57%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Garden 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%
Garfield County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Geneva
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
-
-
-
-
Gering
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Gosper County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Grand Island
8.16%
10.71%
8.47%
9.37%
8.95%
7.69%
7.04%
7.46%
7.46%
8.19%
10.52%
10.34%
Grant County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Greeley County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Hall County
2.32%
6.12%
5.76%
6.77%
6.15%
6.15%
5.97%
6.25%
6.25%
6.45%
9.09%
13.55%
Hamilton County
0.00%
0.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
50.00%
50.00%
50.00%
50.00%
50.00%
50.00%
Harlan County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Hastings
0.00%
4.16%
4.16%
4.00%
3.44%
3.70%
3.70%
3.70%
3.84%
4.16%
4.16%
4.00%
Hayes County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Hebron
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Hitchcock 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%
Holdrege
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
0.00%
0.00%
Holt 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%
Hooker County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Howard County
12.50%
20.00%
20.00%
25.00%
20.00%
20.00%
25.00%
25.00%
25.00%
25.00%
25.00%
0.00%
Imperial
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Jefferson 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%
Johnson County
14.28%
14.28%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Judicial District 1
12.50%
13.15%
13.33%
9.09%
8.82%
3.70%
0.00%
0.00%
3.22%
3.44%
5.71%
2.63%
Judicial District 2
7.93%
8.19%
8.33%
8.33%
12.06%
12.96%
13.72%
12.76%
11.53%
3.92%
4.54%
2.17%
Judicial District 3
10.98%
9.52%
7.92%
8.33%
8.60%
8.51%
7.61%
6.40%
5.69%
5.17%
6.42%
6.25%
Judicial District 4
8.56%
11.47%
11.70%
10.51%
10.54%
8.33%
8.07%
7.69%
8.86%
6.90%
6.70%
5.86%
Judicial District 5
5.66%
6.12%
8.33%
8.00%
6.00%
6.25%
6.66%
10.00%
10.52%
10.90%
10.00%
10.41%
Judicial District 6
5.63%
1.42%
1.40%
1.33%
1.17%
3.33%
6.74%
11.49%
11.95%
11.70%
12.08%
10.34%
Judicial District 7
1.53%
1.42%
1.47%
1.36%
1.66%
1.61%
3.92%
4.16%
8.16%
7.84%
7.69%
7.69%
Judicial District 8
10.00%
11.76%
11.76%
11.11%
10.52%
11.11%
5.00%
4.34%
5.00%
5.88%
5.88%
0.00%
Judicial District 9
2.63%
3.70%
3.65%
4.54%
4.08%
4.67%
4.80%
5.00%
5.10%
5.37%
7.22%
10.22%
Judicial District 10
2.43%
4.44%
4.16%
4.34%
4.08%
4.54%
7.31%
7.31%
7.69%
8.10%
8.10%
5.71%
Judicial District 11
4.00%
5.66%
5.30%
5.71%
5.35%
3.66%
4.67%
4.76%
6.12%
4.04%
3.47%
4.20%
Judicial District 12
13.51%
12.50%
17.46%
18.96%
19.40%
17.14%
18.91%
18.51%
18.98%
20.00%
20.00%
19.40%
Kearney
5.08%
1.78%
1.81%
1.85%
3.44%
4.68%
5.55%
5.45%
5.76%
5.76%
6.66%
8.69%
Kearney 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%
Keith 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%
Keya Paha County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Kimball
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Kimball County
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
75.00%
75.00%
60.00%
60.00%
60.00%
60.00%
60.00%
60.00%
0.00%
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
10.98%
9.52%
7.92%
8.33%
8.60%
8.51%
7.61%
6.40%
5.69%
5.17%
6.42%
6.25%
Lavista
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Lexington
2.94%
5.71%
5.55%
7.14%
6.66%
3.57%
7.14%
6.66%
7.40%
6.66%
8.82%
8.10%
Lincoln
8.19%
6.71%
6.81%
7.69%
8.00%
7.20%
5.55%
5.06%
4.66%
4.19%
5.22%
4.91%
Lincoln County
5.26%
6.55%
5.63%
5.71%
5.33%
4.05%
4.05%
4.41%
6.66%
3.27%
2.85%
2.73%
Logan County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Loup County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Macy
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Madison County
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
3.70%
4.00%
3.84%
4.34%
4.00%
4.16%
McCook
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
McPherson County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Merrick County
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Morrill 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%
Nance County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Nebraska City
4.00%
4.00%
4.16%
3.22%
3.33%
4.00%
4.00%
0.00%
4.00%
4.16%
8.33%
3.57%
Neligh
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Nemaha 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%
Niobrara
0.00%
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Norfolk
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
4.00%
4.34%
3.70%
4.16%
3.57%
6.45%
North Platte
6.66%
8.33%
7.01%
5.55%
7.69%
7.69%
8.95%
9.83%
8.92%
5.76%
4.83%
4.10%
Northern
2.95%
2.87%
4.11%
2.76%
2.27%
3.76%
6.28%
9.77%
11.29%
11.23%
10.92%
11.23%
Nuckolls 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%
O' Neill
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Ogallala
0.00%
11.11%
14.28%
33.33%
100.00%
100.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Omaha
8.80%
11.28%
11.14%
10.43%
10.75%
8.79%
8.61%
8.03%
9.47%
6.70%
6.32%
5.62%
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
14.28%
16.66%
16.66%
16.66%
16.66%
16.66%
14.28%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Papillion
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Pawnee County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Pender
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
-
-
0.00%
-
-
-
Perkins 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%
Phelps County
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
10.00%
11.11%
14.28%
14.28%
14.28%
16.66%
Pierce
100.00%
25.00%
25.00%
25.00%
25.00%
25.00%
25.00%
25.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Pierce County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
0.00%
0.00%
Platte County
12.50%
14.28%
25.00%
14.28%
12.50%
12.50%
20.00%
18.18%
18.18%
18.18%
14.28%
14.28%
Plattsmouth
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Polk County
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
-
-
-
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Red Willow 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%
Richardson County
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
11.11%
11.11%
22.22%
12.50%
Rock County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Rushville
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Saline County
8.33%
11.11%
12.50%
12.50%
12.50%
12.50%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Santee Tribe - Nebr
0.00%
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Sarpy County
8.00%
8.16%
8.33%
8.33%
12.24%
13.33%
15.00%
14.63%
13.33%
4.44%
5.26%
2.63%
Saunders County
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
16.66%
10.00%
18.18%
16.66%
15.38%
14.28%
8.33%
Scotts Bluff County
14.28%
16.66%
25.80%
27.58%
29.41%
25.00%
26.47%
22.50%
19.51%
21.27%
21.42%
26.47%
Scottsbluff
13.46%
9.30%
15.38%
17.14%
15.38%
12.19%
12.82%
11.90%
13.95%
17.02%
15.55%
19.51%
Seward
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
14.28%
10.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Seward County
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
9.09%
14.28%
20.00%
20.00%
25.00%
Sheridan 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%
Sherman County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Sidney
42.85%
42.85%
42.85%
42.85%
37.50%
33.33%
40.00%
35.71%
35.71%
35.71%
35.71%
18.18%
Sioux County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
South Sioux City
0.00%
0.00%
3.44%
2.94%
2.63%
6.38%
8.51%
9.09%
17.02%
14.81%
14.81%
15.38%
Southeast
9.20%
8.13%
7.73%
8.07%
7.78%
6.25%
5.00%
4.14%
4.32%
4.00%
5.23%
4.16%
Stanton County
33.33%
33.33%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
State - Judicial District
7.30%
8.01%
8.25%
7.91%
8.04%
7.20%
7.74%
8.03%
8.82%
7.80%
7.93%
7.17%
Tecumseh
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Tekamah
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Thayer 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%
Thomas County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Thurston County
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
25.00%
25.00%
20.00%
20.00%
25.00%
0.00%
Valentine
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
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%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
66.66%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
Wayne
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Wayne County
0.00%
0.00%
25.00%
25.00%
20.00%
20.00%
20.00%
20.00%
20.00%
16.66%
11.11%
10.00%
Webster 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%
West Point
-
0.00%
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Western
8.33%
8.53%
9.46%
9.93%
10.05%
8.92%
10.36%
10.46%
11.51%
11.11%
9.72%
8.55%
Wheeler County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Winnebago
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
66.66%
66.66%
33.33%
33.33%
33.33%
0.00%
Winnebago Tribe - Nebr
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
66.66%
66.66%
33.33%
33.33%
33.33%
0.00%
York
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
York County
8.33%
8.33%
7.69%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%