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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
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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Composite Score
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Children Legally Free for Adoption and Discharged to a Permanent Home
Children in Care 3+ Years and Discharged to Independent Living or turned 18
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Composite Score
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Timeliness of Permanency and Reunification
Median Months in Care (Lower Score Preferable)
Median
Total
All
Cities
Counties
Judical Districts
Service Areas
All
Cities
Counties
Judical Districts
Service Areas
Region
May-2025
Jun-2025
Jul-2025
Aug-2025
Sep-2025
Oct-2025
Nov-2025
Dec-2025
Jan-2026
Feb-2026
Mar-2026
Apr-2026
State
9.80
9.90
9.80
10.00
9.90
10.30
10.20
10.40
10.50
10.30
10.50
10.30
Adams County
20.60
24.40
20.60
24.40
24.40
24.40
24.40
16.90
9.30
15.90
9.30
6.30
Ainsworth
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Albion
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Alliance
12.90
0.00
0.00
6.30
6.30
3.10
3.10
3.10
6.30
11.30
6.30
6.30
Antelope County
17.00
17.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
3.70
3.70
3.70
3.70
3.70
3.70
3.70
Arthur County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Auburn
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Banner County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Beatrice
2.70
3.50
7.80
6.00
3.40
1.90
2.50
2.50
5.10
3.40
10.70
14.20
Bellevue
10.90
10.70
8.70
9.80
10.00
10.00
10.00
9.80
10.00
9.80
9.80
9.80
Blaine County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Blair
3.90
3.90
3.90
3.90
3.90
3.90
3.90
3.90
3.90
3.90
6.60
8.70
Boone County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
5.80
5.80
5.80
3.00
3.00
Box Butte County
12.90
12.90
12.90
12.90
12.90
12.90
1.40
1.40
11.60
1.40
1.40
1.40
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
-
-
Brown County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Buffalo County
9.00
9.00
9.00
9.00
9.10
11.50
9.80
11.50
9.80
9.80
11.10
10.00
Burt County
0.30
3.10
1.70
0.30
0.30
0.30
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
Butler County
5.60
5.60
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
2.70
2.70
2.70
Cass County
9.40
9.40
9.40
9.40
9.40
7.40
7.40
7.40
7.40
7.40
8.00
8.00
Cedar County
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Center
13.70
9.90
6.40
13.50
13.50
13.50
13.50
13.50
13.50
6.40
7.90
7.90
Central
9.00
9.00
9.00
9.30
9.20
9.90
9.90
9.90
9.90
9.90
9.90
9.90
Chadron
0.00
7.10
7.10
2.70
2.70
2.70
2.70
2.70
2.70
10.30
4.40
5.80
Chase County
13.90
13.90
13.90
13.90
13.90
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
Cherry County
4.60
4.60
4.60
4.60
4.60
4.60
4.60
4.60
0.00
0.00
0.00
16.30
Cheyenne County
7.80
7.80
7.80
7.80
6.00
9.60
9.60
9.60
4.20
4.20
4.20
2.40
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
5.60
5.60
5.60
5.60
5.10
5.10
8.70
8.70
11.30
11.30
21.20
21.20
Columbus
9.00
9.30
10.10
9.70
12.40
12.30
12.40
12.40
15.90
16.00
15.20
15.40
Cozad
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Crete
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Cuming County
5.90
5.90
9.20
9.20
9.20
9.20
9.20
7.40
6.90
6.90
9.60
9.60
Custer County
2.40
3.00
3.00
4.60
3.90
4.60
4.60
4.80
5.10
4.80
5.20
5.30
Dakota City
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Dakota County
1.20
1.20
5.70
32.60
10.70
10.70
11.20
11.20
9.50
9.50
9.50
9.50
David City
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Dawes County
9.10
9.10
9.10
9.80
9.80
8.70
8.70
3.00
3.00
10.30
6.30
8.30
Dawson County
9.00
9.00
9.00
9.00
8.40
8.40
9.70
10.90
11.30
11.40
13.70
13.70
Deuel County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Dixon County
17.30
17.30
17.30
17.30
17.30
17.30
12.30
22.30
11.90
11.90
11.90
11.90
Dodge County
10.70
10.70
9.80
9.70
8.60
5.80
5.00
5.80
5.10
5.10
5.20
5.20
Douglas County
11.90
12.40
12.40
13.40
13.20
14.30
14.40
14.30
14.80
14.80
15.60
15.60
Dundy County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Eastern
10.50
11.00
11.40
11.60
11.60
12.00
12.00
12.00
13.10
12.60
13.00
12.60
Fairbury
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Falls City
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Fillmore County
36.10
36.10
36.10
17.70
0.00
0.00
0.00
10.70
10.70
10.70
10.70
10.70
Franklin County
3.40
3.50
3.50
3.50
3.50
3.50
3.50
3.50
3.50
11.30
11.30
11.30
Fremont
10.70
10.50
9.80
9.80
9.10
7.40
5.80
7.40
8.30
8.30
5.20
5.20
Frontier County
1.40
1.40
1.80
1.80
1.80
1.80
1.80
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
Furnas County
11.00
11.00
11.00
1.60
1.60
1.60
1.60
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
Gage County
2.10
1.40
1.40
1.40
1.40
1.40
1.40
1.40
1.40
1.40
14.20
14.20
Garden County
4.20
4.20
4.20
4.20
5.40
9.70
9.70
9.70
9.70
8.10
22.00
22.00
Garfield County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Geneva
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Gering
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Gosper County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Grand Island
11.90
9.90
11.60
9.90
11.60
11.90
11.90
11.90
13.10
12.70
11.60
11.60
Grant County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Greeley County
-
-
13.70
-
-
-
-
6.20
6.20
6.20
6.20
17.10
Hall County
9.90
9.90
9.90
9.90
9.90
11.60
9.90
11.60
11.60
10.80
9.90
10.80
Hamilton County
-
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
-
-
-
-
-
Harlan County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Hastings
20.60
24.40
20.60
24.40
24.40
24.40
16.90
16.90
7.30
15.90
5.40
6.30
Hayes County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Hebron
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Hitchcock County
5.10
7.60
10.20
10.20
10.20
10.20
10.20
10.20
10.20
10.20
10.20
10.20
Holdrege
9.70
11.30
9.70
11.50
11.50
11.50
10.20
11.50
10.90
10.90
10.90
10.90
Holt County
3.20
3.20
3.20
3.20
3.20
3.20
5.90
5.90
3.40
5.90
10.40
10.10
Hooker County
14.60
14.60
14.60
14.60
14.60
14.60
14.60
14.60
14.60
14.60
14.60
0.00
Howard County
22.20
22.20
22.20
0.00
3.90
3.90
3.90
2.70
3.40
3.90
4.10
4.10
Imperial
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Jefferson County
7.80
7.80
10.30
10.30
10.30
10.30
12.90
12.90
12.90
12.90
18.70
18.70
Johnson County
17.40
17.40
18.10
18.10
18.10
18.10
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
Judicial District 1
7.80
7.80
8.30
8.00
8.30
9.70
7.80
7.80
11.10
7.80
11.10
12.30
Judicial District 2
8.20
8.30
8.00
9.50
9.50
9.50
9.00
9.20
9.50
9.00
9.00
8.70
Judicial District 3
9.40
9.40
9.30
9.40
9.40
9.40
9.40
10.20
10.20
10.20
10.20
10.20
Judicial District 4
11.90
12.40
12.40
13.40
13.20
14.30
14.40
14.30
14.80
14.80
15.60
15.60
Judicial District 5
8.00
8.00
6.80
8.10
8.30
8.30
8.30
8.20
8.30
8.30
9.70
8.30
Judicial District 6
10.80
10.70
10.10
10.10
9.60
7.40
8.30
8.30
8.30
8.30
6.90
6.90
Judicial District 7
7.90
7.40
11.00
8.50
11.00
11.00
11.60
12.20
10.20
10.30
10.10
10.20
Judicial District 8
3.80
3.00
3.80
4.60
4.30
4.60
4.60
4.60
4.80
5.10
5.80
6.10
Judicial District 9
9.00
9.40
9.50
9.70
9.90
11.60
9.90
11.50
10.10
9.90
9.90
10.10
Judicial District 10
9.30
9.20
7.00
9.30
7.00
7.00
9.00
9.30
9.00
10.60
9.10
7.40
Judicial District 11
10.90
10.90
10.90
11.20
10.20
10.90
11.30
11.40
11.50
11.70
11.50
10.70
Judicial District 12
9.60
9.30
8.10
7.80
7.80
8.10
7.50
7.50
7.50
7.50
7.50
6.50
Kearney
8.50
8.50
9.00
9.00
9.00
9.30
9.80
9.80
9.30
9.80
9.80
9.80
Kearney County
28.00
28.00
28.00
28.00
28.00
28.00
28.00
28.00
17.30
5.00
5.00
3.30
Keith County
8.00
11.30
7.60
8.80
7.10
7.10
7.10
7.10
7.10
8.80
8.80
8.80
Keya Paha County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Kimball
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Kimball County
9.60
9.60
4.00
4.00
4.00
4.00
4.00
4.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
Knox County
4.30
4.30
1.00
1.00
1.00
15.70
15.70
15.70
17.60
17.60
3.30
3.30
Lancaster County
9.40
9.40
9.30
9.40
9.40
9.40
9.40
10.20
10.20
10.20
10.20
10.20
Lavista
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Lexington
8.40
8.40
8.40
9.00
8.40
8.40
11.10
11.30
11.90
12.30
13.10
12.70
Lincoln
9.40
9.40
9.30
9.40
10.20
10.10
9.80
11.00
9.50
10.10
10.10
10.20
Lincoln County
14.00
12.30
14.00
14.70
14.70
14.10
14.10
14.00
12.50
12.40
11.80
11.10
Logan County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Loup County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Macy
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Madison County
12.10
8.20
8.20
6.40
6.90
6.40
6.60
7.70
6.90
6.40
7.90
7.90
McCook
2.10
3.60
10.20
13.70
13.70
15.50
15.50
15.50
15.50
15.50
10.10
10.10
McPherson County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Merrick County
13.50
1.40
1.40
1.40
1.40
1.40
1.40
1.40
1.40
1.40
6.20
6.20
Morrill County
10.20
10.20
10.20
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
Nance County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Nebraska City
9.40
1.40
5.40
9.40
9.40
11.10
11.10
11.10
11.10
11.10
7.40
8.00
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
10.30
Niobrara
-
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
-
Norfolk
10.80
10.80
11.90
10.80
10.80
12.00
13.30
15.80
12.10
11.10
9.50
10.10
North Platte
14.60
14.60
14.70
14.60
14.10
14.00
14.00
14.00
12.00
11.80
11.80
10.70
Northern
10.10
9.80
9.30
9.40
9.30
8.70
8.40
8.40
8.40
8.30
9.20
8.90
Nuckolls County
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
2.70
2.70
O' Neill
1.80
1.80
3.20
1.80
1.80
3.30
3.90
4.60
5.20
5.50
5.70
10.40
Ogallala
7.10
7.60
4.90
4.90
4.90
1.90
1.90
1.90
1.10
1.50
1.50
1.50
Omaha
10.40
11.20
12.10
13.10
12.20
13.40
13.40
13.70
15.10
14.80
15.60
15.40
Omaha Tribe - Nebr
0.00
0.00
0.00
6.20
6.20
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
Ord
-
-
-
17.70
17.80
17.80
17.80
17.80
-
-
-
-
Otoe County
13.40
1.20
1.20
1.20
1.20
1.20
1.20
1.20
1.20
1.20
1.20
1.20
Papillion
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Pawnee County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Pender
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Perkins County
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
-
-
-
-
-
-
Phelps County
3.90
3.90
3.90
3.90
3.90
3.90
5.50
7.00
6.40
6.40
6.40
10.20
Pierce
17.80
17.80
17.80
17.80
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
17.60
Pierce County
0.00
17.40
17.40
17.40
17.40
17.40
17.40
17.40
17.40
17.40
17.40
17.40
Platte County
8.10
8.10
8.10
8.10
12.40
11.70
11.00
11.00
14.10
16.00
16.00
16.00
Plattsmouth
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Polk County
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
7.60
Red Willow County
0.00
0.00
20.90
20.90
20.90
20.90
20.90
20.90
20.90
20.90
20.90
20.90
Richardson County
11.50
11.50
11.50
11.50
11.50
11.10
11.10
11.10
11.10
11.10
11.10
3.00
Rock County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Rushville
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Saline County
0.70
0.70
0.70
1.60
0.70
0.70
0.70
0.70
0.70
0.90
0.70
2.60
Santee Tribe - Nebr
-
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
-
Sarpy County
8.00
8.30
8.00
9.50
9.80
9.50
9.20
9.50
9.50
9.30
9.50
9.00
Saunders County
9.30
9.30
6.20
6.20
6.20
6.80
6.80
6.80
4.30
3.00
3.00
3.00
Scotts Bluff County
9.40
9.40
8.10
8.10
8.10
7.80
7.80
7.50
7.50
7.50
7.50
5.40
Scottsbluff
10.60
12.60
9.40
9.70
8.70
8.70
7.50
7.50
10.70
11.60
11.10
11.10
Seward
2.50
2.50
3.00
5.50
5.50
5.50
6.80
5.50
6.20
5.50
8.10
8.10
Seward County
2.50
2.50
5.40
8.30
8.30
8.30
8.30
3.20
8.10
8.30
8.30
8.30
Sheridan County
11.30
11.30
11.30
11.30
11.30
11.30
11.30
11.30
11.30
11.30
12.90
12.90
Sherman County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Sidney
4.20
4.20
4.00
4.00
4.00
5.10
4.20
4.00
4.00
3.70
6.00
7.10
Sioux County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
South Sioux City
12.30
12.30
12.30
12.30
10.70
10.30
11.60
10.30
8.50
10.30
10.70
9.50
Southeast
8.40
8.60
8.50
9.40
9.40
9.40
9.40
10.20
9.50
9.50
10.10
10.20
Stanton County
0.50
0.50
10.00
10.00
19.50
19.50
19.50
19.50
19.50
19.50
19.50
19.50
State - Judicial District
9.80
9.90
9.80
10.00
9.90
10.30
10.20
10.40
10.50
10.30
10.50
10.30
Tecumseh
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Tekamah
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Thayer County
8.60
8.60
8.60
8.60
11.50
14.40
14.40
14.40
14.40
14.40
14.40
14.40
Thomas County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Thurston County
7.40
7.40
5.00
4.40
4.40
4.40
4.40
2.50
4.40
4.40
2.00
2.00
Valentine
4.60
4.60
3.00
3.00
3.00
3.00
3.00
3.00
3.00
3.00
4.50
4.50
Valley County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Wahoo
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Walthill
0.00
0.00
0.00
6.20
6.20
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
Washington County
14.30
14.30
14.30
10.10
14.10
14.10
14.10
9.50
2.70
2.70
2.70
2.70
Wayne
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Wayne County
25.40
25.40
17.00
17.00
10.10
9.30
9.30
9.30
9.30
10.60
10.60
10.10
Webster County
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
10.80
10.60
10.00
10.30
9.00
10.20
10.60
10.60
10.80
10.60
10.30
10.30
Wheeler County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Winnebago
7.40
7.40
5.00
2.50
2.50
2.50
2.50
1.40
1.40
1.40
1.40
1.40
Winnebago Tribe - Nebr
7.40
7.40
5.00
2.50
2.50
2.50
2.50
1.40
1.40
1.40
1.40
1.40
York
13.50
1.40
1.40
1.40
1.40
1.40
8.30
1.40
1.40
1.40
5.30
7.60
York County
21.90
16.10
16.10
15.40
16.10
16.10
16.10
16.10
16.10
16.10
14.00
12.70