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Reentries into Care in < 12 Months of Discharge
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
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Children Legally Free for Adoption and Adopted in < 12 Months
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48 or More
Overall Total
Total
%
Total
%
Total
%
Total
%
Total
%
State
540
57.50%
274
29.17%
79
8.41%
35
3.72%
11
1.17%
939
Adams County
6
75.00%
0
0.00%
2
25.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
8
Ainsworth
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Albion
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Alliance
4
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
4
Antelope County
1
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
1
Arthur County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Auburn
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Banner County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Beatrice
15
75.00%
4
20.00%
1
5.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
20
Bellevue
65
59.63%
34
31.19%
6
5.50%
4
3.66%
0
0.00%
109
Blaine County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Blair
9
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
9
Boone County
1
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
1
Box Butte County
5
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
5
Boyd County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Bridgeport
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Broken Bow
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
Brown County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Buffalo County
18
60.00%
5
16.66%
4
13.33%
0
0.00%
3
10.00%
30
Burt County
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
Butler County
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
Cass County
2
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
2
Cedar County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Center
2
40.00%
3
60.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
5
Central
76
61.29%
36
29.03%
9
7.25%
0
0.00%
3
2.41%
124
Chadron
2
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
2
Chase County
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
Cherry County
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
Cheyenne County
4
66.66%
2
33.33%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
6
Clay Center
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Clay County
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
Colfax County
1
50.00%
1
50.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
2
Columbus
10
31.25%
21
65.62%
0
0.00%
1
3.12%
0
0.00%
32
Cozad
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Crete
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Cuming County
4
80.00%
1
20.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
5
Custer County
12
70.58%
5
29.41%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
17
Dakota City
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Dakota County
11
68.75%
2
12.50%
1
6.25%
2
12.50%
0
0.00%
16
David City
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Dawes County
3
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
3
Dawson County
16
57.14%
11
39.28%
1
3.57%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
28
Deuel County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Dixon County
2
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
2
Dodge County
40
78.43%
11
21.56%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
51
Douglas County
118
43.22%
74
27.10%
47
17.21%
28
10.25%
6
2.19%
273
Dundy County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Eastern
162
46.82%
101
29.19%
47
13.58%
30
8.67%
6
1.73%
346
Fairbury
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Falls City
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Fillmore County
2
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
2
Franklin County
7
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
7
Fremont
35
79.54%
9
20.45%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
44
Frontier County
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
Furnas County
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
Gage County
1
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
1
Garden County
3
75.00%
1
25.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
4
Garfield County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Geneva
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Gering
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Gosper County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Grand Island
21
46.66%
24
53.33%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
45
Grant County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Greeley County
1
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
1
Hall County
24
60.00%
16
40.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
40
Hamilton County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Harlan County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Hastings
6
75.00%
0
0.00%
2
25.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
8
Hayes County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Hebron
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Hitchcock County
2
66.66%
0
0.00%
1
33.33%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
3
Holdrege
2
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
2
Holt County
2
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
2
Hooker County
0
0.00%
1
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
1
Howard County
2
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
2
Imperial
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Jefferson County
2
40.00%
2
40.00%
1
20.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
5
Johnson County
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
Judicial District 1
15
75.00%
4
20.00%
1
5.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
20
Judicial District 2
60
59.40%
36
35.64%
2
1.98%
3
2.97%
0
0.00%
101
Judicial District 3
59
57.84%
36
35.29%
5
4.90%
0
0.00%
2
1.96%
102
Judicial District 4
118
43.22%
74
27.10%
47
17.21%
28
10.25%
6
2.19%
273
Judicial District 5
44
61.11%
23
31.94%
4
5.55%
1
1.38%
0
0.00%
72
Judicial District 6
58
78.37%
13
17.56%
1
1.35%
2
2.70%
0
0.00%
74
Judicial District 7
17
53.12%
14
43.75%
1
3.12%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
32
Judicial District 8
17
77.27%
5
22.72%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
22
Judicial District 9
42
60.00%
21
30.00%
4
5.71%
0
0.00%
3
4.28%
70
Judicial District 10
23
79.31%
1
3.44%
5
17.24%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
29
Judicial District 11
49
52.68%
40
43.01%
3
3.22%
1
1.07%
0
0.00%
93
Judicial District 12
38
74.50%
7
13.72%
6
11.76%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
51
Kearney
34
64.15%
9
16.98%
7
13.20%
0
0.00%
3
5.66%
53
Kearney County
3
50.00%
0
0.00%
3
50.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
6
Keith County
11
73.33%
3
20.00%
0
0.00%
1
6.66%
0
0.00%
15
Keya Paha County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Kimball
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Kimball County
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
Knox County
0
0.00%
1
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
1
Lancaster County
59
57.84%
36
35.29%
5
4.90%
0
0.00%
2
1.96%
102
Lavista
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Lexington
14
50.00%
13
46.42%
1
3.57%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
28
Lincoln
79
61.24%
38
29.45%
9
6.97%
1
0.77%
2
1.55%
129
Lincoln County
20
44.44%
24
53.33%
1
2.22%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
45
Logan County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Loup County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Macy
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Madison County
8
72.72%
3
27.27%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
11
McCook
2
50.00%
1
25.00%
1
25.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
4
McPherson County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Merrick County
6
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
6
Morrill County
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
Nance County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Nebraska City
11
78.57%
2
14.28%
1
7.14%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
14
Neligh
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Nemaha County
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
Niobrara
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
Norfolk
11
50.00%
10
45.45%
1
4.54%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
22
North Platte
21
50.00%
19
45.23%
1
2.38%
1
2.38%
0
0.00%
42
Northern
114
67.05%
50
29.41%
3
1.76%
3
1.76%
0
0.00%
170
Nuckolls County
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
O' Neill
9
75.00%
3
25.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
12
Ogallala
7
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
7
Omaha
97
40.92%
67
28.27%
41
17.29%
26
10.97%
6
2.53%
237
Omaha Tribe - Nebr
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
Ord
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Otoe County
4
66.66%
2
33.33%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
6
Papillion
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Pawnee County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Pender
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Perkins County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Phelps County
5
83.33%
1
16.66%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
6
Pierce
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
Pierce County
1
11.11%
8
88.88%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
9
Platte County
8
40.00%
12
60.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
20
Plattsmouth
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Polk County
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
Red Willow County
0
0.00%
1
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
1
Richardson County
5
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
5
Rock County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Rushville
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Saline County
7
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
7
Santee Tribe - Nebr
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
Sarpy County
54
58.06%
34
36.55%
2
2.15%
3
3.22%
0
0.00%
93
Saunders County
6
75.00%
1
12.50%
0
0.00%
1
12.50%
0
0.00%
8
Scotts Bluff County
21
67.74%
4
12.90%
6
19.35%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
31
Scottsbluff
22
62.85%
7
20.00%
6
17.14%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
35
Seward
24
92.30%
2
7.69%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
26
Seward County
17
80.95%
4
19.04%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
21
Sheridan County
2
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
2
Sherman County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Sidney
9
75.00%
3
25.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
12
Sioux County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
South Sioux City
13
68.42%
3
15.78%
1
5.26%
2
10.52%
0
0.00%
19
Southeast
105
64.41%
44
26.99%
11
6.74%
1
0.61%
2
1.22%
163
Stanton County
0
0.00%
1
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
1
State - Judicial District
540
57.50%
274
29.17%
79
8.41%
35
3.72%
11
1.17%
939
Tecumseh
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Tekamah
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Thayer County
0
0.00%
2
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
2
Thomas County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Thurston County
4
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
4
Valentine
4
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
4
Valley County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Wahoo
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Walthill
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
Washington County
1
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
1
Wayne
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Wayne County
3
75.00%
0
0.00%
1
25.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
4
Webster County
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
West Point
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Western
81
60.44%
43
32.08%
9
6.71%
1
0.74%
0
0.00%
134
Wheeler County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Winnebago
2
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
2
Winnebago Tribe - Nebr
2
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
2
York
10
76.92%
2
15.38%
1
7.69%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
13
York County
5
35.71%
5
35.71%
4
28.57%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
14