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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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Overall Total
Total
%
Total
%
Total
%
Total
%
Total
%
State
534
56.92%
274
29.21%
86
9.16%
33
3.51%
11
1.17%
938
Adams County
15
68.18%
2
9.09%
5
22.72%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
22
Ainsworth
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Albion
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Alliance
2
66.66%
1
33.33%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
3
Antelope County
1
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
1
Arthur County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Auburn
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Banner County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Beatrice
6
50.00%
5
41.66%
1
8.33%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
12
Bellevue
63
57.27%
32
29.09%
7
6.36%
5
4.54%
3
2.72%
110
Blaine County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Blair
6
54.54%
5
45.45%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
11
Boone County
2
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
2
Box Butte County
8
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
8
Boyd County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Bridgeport
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Broken Bow
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Brown County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Buffalo County
19
54.28%
12
34.28%
2
5.71%
0
0.00%
2
5.71%
35
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
50.00%
2
50.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
4
Central
70
61.40%
35
30.70%
6
5.26%
1
0.87%
2
1.75%
114
Chadron
8
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
8
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
0
0.00%
2
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
2
Clay Center
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Clay County
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
Colfax County
1
33.33%
2
66.66%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
3
Columbus
9
32.14%
19
67.85%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
28
Cozad
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Crete
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Cuming County
2
40.00%
3
60.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
5
Custer County
6
54.54%
5
45.45%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
11
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
14
51.85%
12
44.44%
1
3.70%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
27
Deuel County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Dixon County
3
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
3
Dodge County
43
78.18%
12
21.81%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
55
Douglas County
120
45.28%
69
26.03%
44
16.60%
27
10.18%
5
1.88%
265
Dundy County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Eastern
176
50.72%
97
27.95%
40
11.52%
26
7.49%
8
2.30%
347
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
42
82.35%
7
13.72%
1
1.96%
1
1.96%
0
0.00%
51
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
16.66%
5
83.33%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
6
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
20
60.60%
12
36.36%
0
0.00%
1
3.03%
0
0.00%
33
Grant County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Greeley County
1
50.00%
0
0.00%
1
50.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
2
Hall County
14
51.85%
12
44.44%
0
0.00%
1
3.70%
0
0.00%
27
Hamilton County
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
Harlan County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Hastings
11
61.11%
2
11.11%
5
27.77%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
18
Hayes County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Hebron
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Hitchcock County
1
50.00%
0
0.00%
1
50.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
2
Holdrege
8
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
8
Holt County
7
87.50%
1
12.50%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
8
Hooker County
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
Howard County
2
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
2
Imperial
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Jefferson County
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
1
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
1
Johnson County
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
Judicial District 1
9
52.94%
7
41.17%
1
5.88%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
17
Judicial District 2
60
59.40%
33
32.67%
3
2.97%
1
0.99%
4
3.96%
101
Judicial District 3
65
61.90%
28
26.66%
12
11.42%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
105
Judicial District 4
120
45.28%
69
26.03%
44
16.60%
27
10.18%
5
1.88%
265
Judicial District 5
43
55.12%
27
34.61%
8
10.25%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
78
Judicial District 6
64
77.10%
16
19.27%
1
1.20%
2
2.40%
0
0.00%
83
Judicial District 7
23
53.48%
17
39.53%
3
6.97%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
43
Judicial District 8
16
66.66%
7
29.16%
1
4.16%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
24
Judicial District 9
33
53.22%
24
38.70%
2
3.22%
1
1.61%
2
3.22%
62
Judicial District 10
25
75.75%
3
9.09%
5
15.15%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
33
Judicial District 11
48
56.47%
33
38.82%
3
3.52%
1
1.17%
0
0.00%
85
Judicial District 12
28
66.66%
10
23.80%
3
7.14%
1
2.38%
0
0.00%
42
Kearney
20
50.00%
17
42.50%
1
2.50%
0
0.00%
2
5.00%
40
Kearney County
3
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
3
Keith County
11
78.57%
2
14.28%
0
0.00%
1
7.14%
0
0.00%
14
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
65
61.90%
28
26.66%
12
11.42%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
105
Lavista
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Lexington
14
50.00%
13
46.42%
1
3.57%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
28
Lincoln
73
56.15%
35
26.92%
21
16.15%
1
0.76%
0
0.00%
130
Lincoln County
22
53.65%
18
43.90%
1
2.43%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
41
Logan County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Loup County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Macy
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Madison County
9
42.85%
9
42.85%
3
14.28%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
21
McCook
3
60.00%
1
20.00%
1
20.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
5
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
9
64.28%
1
7.14%
3
21.42%
0
0.00%
1
7.14%
14
Neligh
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Nemaha County
4
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
4
Niobrara
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Norfolk
20
64.51%
11
35.48%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
31
North Platte
19
52.77%
13
36.11%
3
8.33%
1
2.77%
0
0.00%
36
Northern
127
64.46%
60
30.45%
7
3.55%
3
1.52%
0
0.00%
197
Nuckolls County
1
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
1
O' Neill
5
62.50%
3
37.50%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
8
Ogallala
8
88.88%
1
11.11%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
9
Omaha
113
47.67%
65
27.42%
33
13.92%
21
8.86%
5
2.10%
237
Omaha Tribe - Nebr
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
Ord
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
Otoe County
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
Papillion
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Pawnee County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Pender
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Perkins County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Phelps County
4
80.00%
1
20.00%
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
4
50.00%
4
50.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
8
Platte County
3
23.07%
10
76.92%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
13
Plattsmouth
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Polk County
3
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
3
Red Willow County
0
0.00%
1
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
1
Richardson County
1
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
1
Rock County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Rushville
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Saline County
3
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
3
Santee Tribe - Nebr
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Sarpy County
56
60.86%
32
34.78%
0
0.00%
1
1.08%
3
3.26%
92
Saunders County
5
83.33%
1
16.66%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
6
Scotts Bluff County
15
62.50%
5
20.83%
3
12.50%
1
4.16%
0
0.00%
24
Scottsbluff
14
50.00%
10
35.71%
3
10.71%
1
3.57%
0
0.00%
28
Seward
23
79.31%
4
13.79%
2
6.89%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
29
Seward County
14
60.86%
5
21.73%
4
17.39%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
23
Sheridan County
0
0.00%
1
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
1
Sherman County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Sidney
4
66.66%
2
33.33%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
6
Sioux County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
South Sioux City
16
57.14%
7
25.00%
3
10.71%
2
7.14%
0
0.00%
28
Southeast
88
56.41%
41
26.28%
25
16.02%
1
0.64%
1
0.64%
156
Stanton County
0
0.00%
1
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
1
State - Judicial District
534
56.92%
274
29.21%
86
9.16%
33
3.51%
11
1.17%
938
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
6
85.71%
1
14.28%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
7
Valley County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Wahoo
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Walthill
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
Washington County
2
50.00%
2
50.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
4
Wayne
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Wayne County
4
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
4
Webster County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
West Point
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Western
72
58.53%
41
33.33%
8
6.50%
2
1.62%
0
0.00%
123
Wheeler County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Winnebago
1
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
1
Winnebago Tribe - Nebr
1
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
1
York
9
60.00%
5
33.33%
1
6.66%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
15
York County
8
53.33%
3
20.00%
4
26.66%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
15