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Reentries into Care in < 12 Months of Discharge
Trends for the Last 5 Years
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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
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Overall Total
Total
%
Total
%
Total
%
Total
%
Total
%
State
532
58.52%
255
28.05%
82
9.02%
25
2.75%
15
1.65%
909
Adams County
19
79.16%
2
8.33%
3
12.50%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
24
Ainsworth
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Albion
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Alliance
0
0.00%
1
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
1
Antelope County
3
75.00%
0
0.00%
1
25.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
4
Arthur County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Auburn
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Banner County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Beatrice
5
50.00%
5
50.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
10
Bellevue
63
67.74%
20
21.50%
6
6.45%
2
2.15%
2
2.15%
93
Blaine County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Blair
6
75.00%
2
25.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
8
Boone County
2
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
2
Box Butte County
10
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
10
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
15
51.72%
11
37.93%
1
3.44%
0
0.00%
2
6.89%
29
Burt County
1
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
1
Butler County
3
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
3
Cass County
4
44.44%
1
11.11%
3
33.33%
0
0.00%
1
11.11%
9
Cedar County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Center
2
40.00%
2
40.00%
1
20.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
5
Central
73
64.03%
33
28.94%
5
4.38%
1
0.87%
2
1.75%
114
Chadron
5
71.42%
2
28.57%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
7
Chase County
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
Cherry County
0
0.00%
1
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
1
Cheyenne County
2
50.00%
2
50.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
4
Clay Center
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Clay County
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
Colfax County
0
0.00%
2
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
2
Columbus
10
33.33%
20
66.66%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
30
Cozad
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Crete
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Cuming County
6
75.00%
2
25.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
8
Custer County
2
40.00%
3
60.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
5
Dakota City
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Dakota County
6
85.71%
1
14.28%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
7
David City
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Dawes County
5
71.42%
2
28.57%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
7
Dawson County
11
39.28%
17
60.71%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
28
Deuel County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Dixon County
3
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
3
Dodge County
33
68.75%
13
27.08%
1
2.08%
1
2.08%
0
0.00%
48
Douglas County
139
49.29%
67
23.75%
46
16.31%
21
7.44%
9
3.19%
282
Dundy County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Eastern
196
56.97%
73
21.22%
45
13.08%
18
5.23%
12
3.48%
344
Fairbury
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Falls City
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Fillmore County
2
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
2
Franklin County
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
Fremont
28
68.29%
9
21.95%
2
4.87%
2
4.87%
0
0.00%
41
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
2
40.00%
3
60.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
5
Garden County
0
0.00%
2
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
2
Garfield County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Geneva
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Gering
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Gosper County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Grand Island
25
64.10%
12
30.76%
1
2.56%
1
2.56%
0
0.00%
39
Grant County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Greeley County
1
50.00%
0
0.00%
1
50.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
2
Hall County
14
46.66%
13
43.33%
2
6.66%
1
3.33%
0
0.00%
30
Hamilton County
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
Harlan County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Hastings
13
68.42%
2
10.52%
4
21.05%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
19
Hayes County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Hebron
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Hitchcock County
1
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
1
Holdrege
8
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
8
Holt County
8
88.88%
1
11.11%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
9
Hooker County
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
Howard County
5
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
5
Imperial
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Jefferson County
0
0.00%
2
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
2
Johnson County
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
Judicial District 1
8
61.53%
5
38.46%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
13
Judicial District 2
64
71.11%
19
21.11%
3
3.33%
0
0.00%
4
4.44%
90
Judicial District 3
57
61.29%
24
25.80%
11
11.82%
1
1.07%
0
0.00%
93
Judicial District 4
139
49.29%
67
23.75%
46
16.31%
21
7.44%
9
3.19%
282
Judicial District 5
41
59.42%
23
33.33%
5
7.24%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
69
Judicial District 6
53
74.64%
16
22.53%
1
1.40%
1
1.40%
0
0.00%
71
Judicial District 7
32
59.25%
18
33.33%
4
7.40%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
54
Judicial District 8
16
72.72%
5
22.72%
1
4.54%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
22
Judicial District 9
29
49.15%
24
40.67%
3
5.08%
1
1.69%
2
3.38%
59
Judicial District 10
30
83.33%
3
8.33%
3
8.33%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
36
Judicial District 11
35
45.45%
40
51.94%
2
2.59%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
77
Judicial District 12
28
65.11%
11
25.58%
3
6.97%
1
2.32%
0
0.00%
43
Kearney
17
47.22%
17
47.22%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
2
5.55%
36
Kearney County
3
75.00%
1
25.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
4
Keith County
2
50.00%
2
50.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
4
Keya Paha County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Kimball
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Kimball County
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
Knox County
3
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
3
Lancaster County
57
61.29%
24
25.80%
11
11.82%
1
1.07%
0
0.00%
93
Lavista
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Lexington
9
32.14%
18
64.28%
0
0.00%
1
3.57%
0
0.00%
28
Lincoln
58
50.00%
39
33.62%
17
14.65%
2
1.72%
0
0.00%
116
Lincoln County
21
47.72%
21
47.72%
2
4.54%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
44
Logan County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Loup County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Macy
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Madison County
11
39.28%
14
50.00%
3
10.71%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
28
McCook
3
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
3
McPherson County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Merrick County
4
40.00%
6
60.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
10
Morrill County
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
Nance County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Nebraska City
14
87.50%
1
6.25%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
1
6.25%
16
Neligh
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Nemaha County
4
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
4
Niobrara
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
Norfolk
27
81.81%
6
18.18%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
33
North Platte
21
50.00%
17
40.47%
4
9.52%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
42
Northern
123
65.77%
54
28.87%
8
4.27%
2
1.06%
0
0.00%
187
Nuckolls County
1
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
1
O' Neill
6
75.00%
2
25.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
8
Ogallala
12
92.30%
1
7.69%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
13
Omaha
133
52.98%
53
21.11%
39
15.53%
16
6.37%
10
3.98%
251
Omaha Tribe - Nebr
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
Ord
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Otoe County
5
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
5
Papillion
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Pawnee County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Pender
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Perkins County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Phelps County
5
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
5
Pierce
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
Pierce County
6
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
6
Platte County
4
36.36%
7
63.63%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
11
Plattsmouth
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Polk County
6
75.00%
2
25.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
8
Red Willow County
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
Richardson County
1
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
1
Rock County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Rushville
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Saline County
1
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
1
Santee Tribe - Nebr
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
Sarpy County
55
72.36%
18
23.68%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
3
3.94%
76
Saunders County
1
50.00%
1
50.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
2
Scotts Bluff County
11
57.89%
4
21.05%
3
15.78%
1
5.26%
0
0.00%
19
Scottsbluff
13
50.00%
9
34.61%
3
11.53%
1
3.84%
0
0.00%
26
Seward
17
80.95%
2
9.52%
2
9.52%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
21
Seward County
10
58.82%
3
17.64%
4
23.52%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
17
Sheridan County
0
0.00%
1
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
1
Sherman County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Sidney
0
0.00%
2
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
2
Sioux County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
South Sioux City
21
72.41%
6
20.68%
2
6.89%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
29
Southeast
77
54.22%
45
31.69%
17
11.97%
2
1.40%
1
0.70%
142
Stanton County
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
State - Judicial District
532
58.52%
255
28.05%
82
9.02%
25
2.75%
15
1.65%
909
Tecumseh
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Tekamah
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Thayer County
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
Thomas County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Thurston County
9
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
9
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
33.33%
2
66.66%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
3
Wayne
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Wayne County
3
60.00%
2
40.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
5
Webster County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
West Point
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Western
63
51.63%
50
40.98%
7
5.73%
2
1.63%
0
0.00%
122
Wheeler County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Winnebago
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
Winnebago Tribe - Nebr
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
York
12
60.00%
7
35.00%
1
5.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
20
York County
11
78.57%
2
14.28%
1
7.14%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
14