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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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Overall Total
Total
%
Total
%
Total
%
Total
%
Total
%
State
551
57.75%
270
28.30%
81
8.49%
40
4.19%
12
1.25%
954
Adams County
6
50.00%
2
16.66%
4
33.33%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
12
Ainsworth
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Albion
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Alliance
4
80.00%
1
20.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
5
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
69
61.60%
34
30.35%
5
4.46%
4
3.57%
0
0.00%
112
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
8
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
8
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
17
60.71%
4
14.28%
4
14.28%
0
0.00%
3
10.71%
28
Burt County
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
Butler County
2
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
2
Cass County
3
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
3
Cedar County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Center
2
66.66%
1
33.33%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
3
Central
71
60.16%
35
29.66%
9
7.62%
0
0.00%
3
2.54%
118
Chadron
5
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
5
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
7
25.00%
21
75.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
28
Cozad
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Crete
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Cuming County
2
66.66%
1
33.33%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
3
Custer County
11
68.75%
5
31.25%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
16
Dakota City
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Dakota County
11
68.75%
2
12.50%
1
6.25%
2
12.50%
0
0.00%
16
David City
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Dawes County
5
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
5
Dawson County
13
54.16%
10
41.66%
1
4.16%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
24
Deuel County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Dixon County
2
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
2
Dodge County
39
79.59%
10
20.40%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
49
Douglas County
127
44.09%
73
25.34%
47
16.31%
34
11.80%
7
2.43%
288
Dundy County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Eastern
180
48.78%
100
27.10%
46
12.46%
36
9.75%
7
1.89%
369
Fairbury
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Falls City
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Fillmore County
2
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
2
Franklin County
3
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
3
Fremont
34
79.06%
9
20.93%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
43
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
2
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
2
Garfield County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Geneva
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Gering
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Gosper County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Grand Island
20
47.61%
22
52.38%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
42
Grant County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Greeley County
1
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
1
Hall County
25
62.50%
15
37.50%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
40
Hamilton County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Harlan County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Hastings
6
50.00%
2
16.66%
4
33.33%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
12
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
3
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
3
Hooker County
0
0.00%
1
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
1
Howard County
1
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
1
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
18
78.26%
4
17.39%
1
4.34%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
23
Judicial District 2
67
62.61%
36
33.64%
1
0.93%
3
2.80%
0
0.00%
107
Judicial District 3
63
57.79%
38
34.86%
6
5.50%
0
0.00%
2
1.83%
109
Judicial District 4
127
44.09%
73
25.34%
47
16.31%
34
11.80%
7
2.43%
288
Judicial District 5
40
57.14%
24
34.28%
6
8.57%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
70
Judicial District 6
57
79.16%
12
16.66%
1
1.38%
2
2.77%
0
0.00%
72
Judicial District 7
19
57.57%
13
39.39%
1
3.03%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
33
Judicial District 8
16
76.19%
5
23.80%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
21
Judicial District 9
42
61.76%
19
27.94%
4
5.88%
0
0.00%
3
4.41%
68
Judicial District 10
19
70.37%
3
11.11%
5
18.51%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
27
Judicial District 11
44
52.38%
36
42.85%
3
3.57%
1
1.19%
0
0.00%
84
Judicial District 12
39
75.00%
7
13.46%
6
11.53%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
52
Kearney
29
64.44%
8
17.77%
5
11.11%
0
0.00%
3
6.66%
45
Kearney County
3
75.00%
0
0.00%
1
25.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
4
Keith County
10
66.66%
4
26.66%
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
63
57.79%
38
34.86%
6
5.50%
0
0.00%
2
1.83%
109
Lavista
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Lexington
13
48.14%
13
48.14%
1
3.70%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
27
Lincoln
86
60.99%
40
28.36%
12
8.51%
1
0.70%
2
1.41%
141
Lincoln County
19
47.50%
20
50.00%
1
2.50%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
40
Logan County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Loup County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Macy
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Madison County
10
76.92%
3
23.07%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
13
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
12
80.00%
2
13.33%
1
6.66%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
15
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
16
59.25%
10
37.03%
1
3.70%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
27
North Platte
18
51.42%
15
42.85%
1
2.85%
1
2.85%
0
0.00%
35
Northern
109
66.87%
49
30.06%
3
1.84%
2
1.22%
0
0.00%
163
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
87.50%
1
12.50%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
8
Omaha
111
43.19%
66
25.68%
41
15.95%
32
12.45%
7
2.72%
257
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
12.50%
7
87.50%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
8
Platte County
5
29.41%
12
70.58%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
17
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
10
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
10
Santee Tribe - Nebr
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
Sarpy County
60
61.22%
34
34.69%
1
1.02%
3
3.06%
0
0.00%
98
Saunders County
6
85.71%
1
14.28%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
7
Scotts Bluff County
18
64.28%
4
14.28%
6
21.42%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
28
Scottsbluff
18
58.06%
7
22.58%
6
19.35%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
31
Seward
21
87.50%
3
12.50%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
24
Seward County
14
66.66%
5
23.80%
2
9.52%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
21
Sheridan County
2
66.66%
1
33.33%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
3
Sherman County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Sidney
9
81.81%
2
18.18%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
11
Sioux County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
South Sioux City
11
64.70%
3
17.64%
1
5.88%
2
11.76%
0
0.00%
17
Southeast
113
64.20%
46
26.13%
14
7.95%
1
0.56%
2
1.13%
176
Stanton County
0
0.00%
1
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
1
State - Judicial District
551
57.75%
270
28.30%
81
8.49%
40
4.19%
12
1.25%
954
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
5
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
5
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
5
83.33%
0
0.00%
1
16.66%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
6
Webster County
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
West Point
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Western
76
60.31%
40
31.74%
9
7.14%
1
0.79%
0
0.00%
126
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
9
75.00%
2
16.66%
1
8.33%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
12
York County
5
35.71%
5
35.71%
4
28.57%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
14