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Median Months in Care
Entry Cohort Reunification
Reentries into Care in < 12 Months of Discharge
Trends for the Last 5 Years
Timeliness of Adoptions
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
Trends for the Last 5 Years
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Composite Score
Children in Care 24+ Months and Discharged to a Permanent Home
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
Sep-2023
Oct-2023
Nov-2023
Dec-2023
Jan-2024
Feb-2024
Mar-2024
Apr-2024
May-2024
Jun-2024
Jul-2024
Aug-2024
State
11.20
11.30
11.20
11.80
11.50
11.40
11.70
12.70
12.70
12.20
12.50
11.80
Adams County
5.80
7.50
6.90
11.40
11.80
11.80
11.80
14.60
14.60
9.10
14.50
14.50
Ainsworth
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Albion
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Alliance
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
8.10
8.10
-
-
-
-
-
Antelope County
17.20
17.20
0.00
0.00
-
2.70
2.70
2.70
2.70
2.70
2.70
2.70
Arthur County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Auburn
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Banner County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Beatrice
15.80
15.80
16.70
16.70
16.70
14.90
12.10
9.80
5.50
3.80
3.80
3.80
Bellevue
4.70
4.10
5.00
6.90
8.20
8.70
10.70
11.90
11.80
8.70
10.50
10.70
Blaine County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Blair
4.70
4.70
4.70
4.70
0.40
0.50
0.50
0.40
0.40
0.40
0.40
0.40
Boone County
0.00
0.00
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Box Butte County
7.10
7.10
7.10
8.60
8.60
10.00
10.00
10.00
11.00
7.70
7.70
13.40
Boyd County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Bridgeport
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Broken Bow
6.20
7.50
9.80
9.80
9.80
7.50
1.70
12.90
12.90
12.90
12.90
12.90
Brown County
21.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
Buffalo County
10.70
12.50
12.60
12.50
12.10
11.70
12.50
12.60
12.50
12.80
12.00
12.00
Burt 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
Butler County
11.50
17.80
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
17.80
9.70
9.70
5.60
5.60
Cass County
19.40
19.40
19.40
6.90
6.90
6.90
19.00
19.00
19.00
19.00
31.10
31.10
Cedar County
0.00
0.00
0.00
-
-
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
-
Center
16.30
16.30
16.30
6.40
6.40
6.40
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
17.00
4.30
Central
9.40
10.00
9.50
10.70
10.70
10.70
10.70
11.80
11.00
10.30
11.00
11.00
Chadron
5.30
6.20
7.70
7.10
8.20
10.80
10.80
10.80
10.90
10.90
10.90
10.90
Chase County
0.00
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
0.00
0.00
Cherry County
2.90
2.90
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
Cheyenne County
6.50
6.50
6.50
6.50
6.50
6.50
6.50
6.50
7.20
7.20
15.20
15.20
Clay Center
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Clay County
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
-
-
-
-
-
Colfax County
1.20
1.20
5.80
5.80
1.20
1.20
1.20
1.20
5.80
5.80
8.60
5.80
Columbus
5.70
9.20
8.80
8.00
7.20
8.00
8.80
11.70
8.80
8.80
8.80
7.70
Cozad
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Crete
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Cuming County
12.70
12.70
12.70
12.70
15.30
15.30
13.20
13.20
13.20
14.00
13.20
13.20
Custer County
11.00
11.00
7.20
7.20
7.20
6.90
3.00
3.00
3.00
3.00
3.00
3.00
Dakota City
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Dakota County
8.50
8.50
2.90
2.90
2.90
2.90
2.90
2.90
5.70
8.40
9.10
8.40
David City
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Dawes County
6.50
6.50
9.50
9.50
9.50
9.40
9.40
9.90
9.90
9.90
9.90
9.10
Dawson County
3.40
3.40
4.60
4.60
4.60
4.80
5.20
5.20
4.80
8.20
5.20
8.20
Deuel County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Dixon County
2.10
4.20
4.20
4.20
1.90
1.90
1.90
1.90
1.90
1.90
1.90
1.90
Dodge County
6.40
5.60
4.70
4.70
6.40
5.10
5.40
6.20
6.70
8.70
14.30
15.20
Douglas County
13.80
13.70
13.80
13.80
14.40
16.10
16.40
16.60
16.90
16.90
18.40
18.80
Dundy County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Eastern
13.10
13.10
13.10
13.20
13.10
13.40
15.20
15.90
16.10
15.90
16.10
16.10
Fairbury
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Falls City
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Fillmore County
9.70
9.70
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
54.40
Franklin County
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
-
-
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
Fremont
11.50
12.20
11.50
6.70
11.50
8.70
8.70
8.30
7.30
8.80
13.30
15.20
Frontier County
0.00
9.20
9.20
17.40
17.40
17.40
17.40
17.40
17.40
17.40
17.40
17.40
Furnas County
9.10
9.10
9.10
9.10
9.10
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.70
0.70
0.70
20.40
Gage County
15.80
15.80
16.30
16.30
16.30
15.80
15.80
15.80
15.80
7.60
7.60
7.60
Garden County
2.00
2.00
2.00
5.50
5.50
5.50
5.90
5.90
5.90
5.90
5.90
5.90
Garfield County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Geneva
0.00
0.00
0.00
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Gering
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Gosper County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Grand Island
6.80
6.80
6.50
7.10
7.10
6.90
7.10
7.70
17.50
8.20
8.20
4.90
Grant County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Greeley County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
Hall County
6.80
6.80
6.50
6.50
6.50
6.50
6.60
6.80
8.20
8.20
6.00
4.90
Hamilton County
16.20
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
Harlan County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Hastings
5.80
7.50
5.80
6.90
11.80
9.10
9.10
11.10
9.10
8.40
10.30
10.60
Hayes County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Hebron
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Hitchcock County
19.30
19.30
19.30
19.30
19.30
19.30
19.30
19.30
19.30
19.30
19.30
19.30
Holdrege
-
-
-
-
-
22.20
22.20
22.20
22.20
22.20
22.20
22.20
Holt County
1.80
3.20
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
12.90
12.90
12.90
12.90
12.90
12.90
Hooker County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Howard County
23.30
23.30
23.30
23.30
23.30
23.30
0.00
21.30
21.30
12.10
12.10
22.20
Imperial
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Jefferson County
24.50
24.50
24.50
24.50
24.50
3.80
3.60
3.80
4.10
4.10
4.10
4.10
Johnson County
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
4.10
4.10
4.10
4.10
4.10
4.10
4.10
4.10
Judicial District 1
16.70
16.70
17.10
16.70
15.80
6.70
5.10
5.90
5.10
4.30
4.10
4.10
Judicial District 2
5.20
6.10
6.70
7.30
8.20
7.30
8.20
8.20
8.40
8.20
8.40
8.20
Judicial District 3
11.60
10.70
9.70
11.60
10.70
10.00
11.80
14.30
14.30
14.80
14.80
14.40
Judicial District 4
13.80
13.70
13.80
13.80
14.40
16.10
16.40
16.60
16.90
16.90
18.40
18.80
Judicial District 5
11.50
12.90
12.00
11.90
8.80
8.80
11.00
11.20
9.60
8.80
8.80
8.80
Judicial District 6
6.70
6.70
6.50
6.40
6.70
6.40
6.60
6.70
6.70
6.70
8.70
11.40
Judicial District 7
11.90
11.80
11.10
12.70
10.50
12.50
11.50
12.50
12.50
12.50
12.00
12.50
Judicial District 8
11.90
9.20
12.80
11.00
12.80
12.80
4.70
4.70
4.70
4.70
4.70
4.70
Judicial District 9
10.10
10.70
10.70
10.70
9.30
9.30
10.70
9.50
12.20
12.30
8.20
7.30
Judicial District 10
9.10
9.40
9.20
9.90
9.90
10.30
10.30
11.00
10.40
9.40
10.90
11.40
Judicial District 11
9.40
10.00
9.60
9.70
9.60
10.70
12.40
13.40
12.90
12.40
11.20
9.60
Judicial District 12
7.00
7.00
8.30
8.20
8.30
8.30
8.30
8.30
8.20
8.30
8.40
8.50
Kearney
10.70
11.30
11.90
11.20
10.70
10.70
11.00
11.50
11.50
11.70
11.50
12.00
Kearney County
9.40
9.40
10.30
9.40
9.40
9.40
9.40
9.40
9.40
9.40
9.40
9.00
Keith County
8.80
8.80
8.80
8.80
8.80
7.50
6.50
15.70
15.70
15.70
11.30
15.70
Keya Paha County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Kimball
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Kimball County
8.30
8.30
8.30
8.30
8.30
8.30
8.30
8.30
8.30
8.30
8.30
8.30
Knox County
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
11.50
7.90
Lancaster County
11.60
10.70
9.70
11.60
10.70
10.00
11.80
14.30
14.30
14.80
14.80
14.40
Lavista
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Lexington
4.70
4.60
4.70
4.70
4.70
4.90
5.50
5.50
4.80
7.30
5.20
9.20
Lincoln
11.80
11.50
10.50
11.60
10.70
10.00
12.80
14.30
14.40
14.30
14.30
14.30
Lincoln County
13.40
13.80
13.80
13.80
14.90
15.60
14.90
15.30
14.90
14.90
14.10
9.80
Logan County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Loup County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Macy
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Madison County
11.10
11.10
11.10
13.00
10.50
12.80
12.80
12.90
14.20
14.20
12.80
15.60
McCook
15.20
15.20
14.10
15.20
15.20
9.30
9.00
8.00
8.00
8.00
8.00
8.00
McPherson County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Merrick County
1.50
1.50
1.50
1.50
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
13.50
13.50
13.50
13.50
Morrill County
0.00
0.00
11.30
11.30
15.00
15.00
18.80
18.80
18.80
18.80
18.80
15.00
Nance County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Nebraska City
7.20
11.90
7.20
6.90
4.50
4.50
4.40
4.40
4.40
5.10
4.40
4.40
Neligh
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Nemaha County
7.20
7.20
7.20
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
Niobrara
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Norfolk
11.10
11.10
11.10
12.80
11.50
12.60
10.50
10.50
10.50
10.50
10.50
10.50
North Platte
13.80
13.80
13.40
13.80
13.40
14.90
12.90
13.40
13.40
12.90
11.40
9.00
Northern
11.10
11.20
11.10
10.50
9.50
8.80
8.80
10.20
9.60
9.60
10.20
10.50
Nuckolls County
5.90
5.90
5.90
5.90
5.90
5.90
5.90
1.90
10.00
10.00
10.00
10.80
O' Neill
4.80
9.20
9.20
9.20
9.20
9.20
9.20
9.20
9.20
9.20
9.20
9.20
Ogallala
6.40
9.60
3.30
3.30
3.30
3.30
4.30
14.10
14.10
14.10
12.50
14.10
Omaha
13.40
13.30
13.40
13.40
14.40
15.90
16.10
16.20
16.50
16.70
17.60
16.70
Omaha Tribe - Nebr
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
-
-
-
-
-
-
Ord
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1.70
1.70
Otoe County
4.50
4.50
4.50
4.50
4.50
3.30
3.80
4.40
4.40
4.40
4.40
4.40
Papillion
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Pawnee County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Pender
0.00
-
-
49.40
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Perkins County
3.30
3.30
3.30
3.30
3.30
3.30
2.50
2.50
2.50
2.50
2.50
2.50
Phelps County
7.10
7.10
7.10
7.10
7.10
7.10
7.10
10.30
10.30
8.30
8.30
8.30
Pierce
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
-
-
-
-
Pierce County
-
-
-
-
-
0.00
0.00
0.00
9.60
9.60
9.60
9.60
Platte County
14.20
14.20
8.80
8.80
8.80
8.80
8.80
8.80
8.80
8.80
8.80
7.70
Plattsmouth
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Polk County
-
-
14.50
14.50
14.50
14.50
14.50
14.50
14.50
14.50
14.50
14.50
Red Willow County
15.20
15.20
14.10
13.00
13.00
8.40
8.40
8.00
8.00
8.00
8.00
8.00
Richardson County
1.20
1.20
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
Rock County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Rushville
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Saline County
25.30
25.30
25.30
12.10
12.10
12.10
12.10
6.70
5.30
5.30
5.30
5.30
Santee Tribe - Nebr
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Sarpy County
5.20
6.10
6.40
7.90
8.20
8.00
9.50
8.40
8.70
8.20
8.50
8.20
Saunders County
13.70
17.10
17.10
15.20
13.70
15.20
11.00
12.50
12.50
10.80
10.80
17.10
Scotts Bluff County
10.10
8.60
10.90
9.40
11.70
7.00
7.00
6.60
6.60
7.80
7.80
6.40
Scottsbluff
10.50
10.50
11.70
11.70
12.60
12.30
11.70
11.30
8.50
16.30
14.30
12.60
Seward
8.50
0.00
0.00
12.20
12.20
15.80
8.20
2.50
2.50
8.10
8.10
2.50
Seward County
4.00
1.40
1.40
1.40
1.40
1.40
1.40
1.40
9.50
9.50
2.10
2.10
Sheridan County
0.70
0.00
0.00
1.10
10.90
10.90
10.90
10.90
6.00
10.90
10.90
10.90
Sherman County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Sidney
6.50
7.40
7.40
7.40
8.30
8.30
6.70
7.60
7.30
7.30
8.30
8.30
Sioux County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
South Sioux City
8.60
8.90
10.70
12.70
8.40
6.90
8.10
8.10
8.10
8.10
8.20
11.30
Southeast
12.10
12.00
11.80
12.00
11.60
9.40
10.00
12.70
12.80
12.00
11.90
9.90
Stanton County
3.50
3.50
3.50
3.50
3.50
3.50
3.50
3.50
3.50
3.50
0.00
0.00
State - Judicial District
11.20
11.30
11.20
11.80
11.50
11.40
11.70
12.70
12.70
12.20
12.50
11.80
Tecumseh
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Tekamah
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Thayer County
12.90
12.90
12.90
12.90
12.90
12.90
12.90
12.90
12.90
12.90
8.40
0.00
Thomas County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Thurston County
6.70
6.70
6.70
6.70
6.70
6.70
6.70
6.70
6.70
8.10
8.10
11.30
Valentine
2.90
2.90
4.30
4.30
4.30
4.30
4.30
1.70
1.70
1.70
4.30
4.30
Valley County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Wahoo
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Walthill
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
-
-
-
-
-
-
Washington County
82.60
82.60
82.60
82.60
31.80
31.80
31.80
31.80
5.20
5.20
5.20
9.30
Wayne
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Wayne County
5.10
5.10
5.10
5.10
5.10
6.90
6.10
6.10
6.10
6.90
6.90
6.90
Webster County
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
10.30
10.30
10.30
10.30
10.30
10.30
West Point
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Western
8.80
9.30
9.00
9.30
9.60
9.80
9.50
9.60
9.00
9.90
9.90
9.30
Wheeler County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Winnebago
6.70
6.70
6.70
6.70
6.70
6.70
6.70
6.70
6.70
0.00
0.00
0.00
Winnebago Tribe - Nebr
6.70
6.70
6.70
6.70
6.70
6.70
6.70
6.70
6.70
0.00
0.00
0.00
York
11.90
11.90
11.90
11.90
11.90
11.90
11.90
11.90
11.90
13.50
13.50
13.50
York County
11.90
11.90
11.90
11.90
11.90
11.90
11.90
11.90
11.10
10.30
10.30
1.50