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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
Trends for the Last 5 Years
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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
Oct-2024
Nov-2024
Dec-2024
Jan-2025
Feb-2025
Mar-2025
Apr-2025
May-2025
Jun-2025
Jul-2025
Aug-2025
Sep-2025
State
10.80
10.80
10.10
10.30
10.30
10.10
9.60
9.80
9.90
9.80
10.00
9.90
Adams County
14.60
14.60
14.60
14.60
15.70
15.70
12.90
20.60
24.40
20.60
24.40
24.40
Ainsworth
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Albion
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Alliance
-
-
-
0.00
0.00
0.00
12.90
12.90
0.00
0.00
6.30
6.30
Antelope County
2.70
2.70
2.70
2.70
17.00
17.00
17.00
17.00
17.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
Arthur County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Auburn
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Banner County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Beatrice
8.40
8.30
8.30
4.30
4.30
7.20
3.50
2.70
3.50
7.80
6.00
3.40
Bellevue
10.50
10.50
12.30
11.80
11.00
10.70
12.50
10.90
10.70
8.70
9.80
10.00
Blaine County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Blair
0.00
0.00
0.00
25.50
25.50
3.90
3.90
3.90
3.90
3.90
3.90
3.90
Boone County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Box Butte County
21.60
21.60
12.90
12.90
12.90
12.90
12.90
12.90
12.90
12.90
12.90
12.90
Boyd County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Bridgeport
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Broken Bow
12.90
12.90
12.90
12.90
12.90
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
Brown County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Buffalo County
8.00
8.50
8.20
8.00
8.00
8.50
8.50
9.00
9.00
9.00
9.00
9.10
Burt County
0.00
0.00
3.10
1.70
0.30
0.30
0.30
0.30
3.10
1.70
0.30
0.30
Butler County
5.60
5.60
5.60
5.60
5.60
5.60
3.20
5.60
5.60
0.00
0.00
0.00
Cass County
31.10
31.10
31.10
20.20
20.20
9.40
9.40
9.40
9.40
9.40
9.40
9.40
Cedar County
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
-
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
Center
4.30
4.30
4.30
4.30
13.50
13.50
13.50
13.70
9.90
6.40
13.50
13.50
Central
11.20
10.30
10.00
9.90
9.20
8.50
8.50
9.00
9.00
9.00
9.30
9.20
Chadron
10.90
10.90
10.90
4.60
4.60
4.60
0.00
0.00
7.10
7.10
2.70
2.70
Chase County
13.90
13.90
13.90
13.90
13.90
13.90
13.90
13.90
13.90
13.90
13.90
13.90
Cherry County
0.00
0.00
0.00
4.60
4.60
4.60
4.60
4.60
4.60
4.60
4.60
4.60
Cheyenne County
13.50
11.50
11.50
13.20
13.20
13.20
11.40
7.80
7.80
7.80
7.80
6.00
Clay Center
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Clay County
-
-
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
5.80
5.80
5.60
5.60
5.60
5.60
5.60
5.10
Columbus
8.10
6.50
6.50
6.50
8.10
8.10
9.30
9.00
9.30
10.10
9.70
12.40
Cozad
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Crete
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Cuming County
14.00
0.00
0.00
11.00
5.90
5.90
5.90
5.90
5.90
9.20
9.20
9.20
Custer County
1.70
1.70
1.70
1.70
1.70
3.30
1.80
2.40
3.00
3.00
4.60
3.90
Dakota City
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Dakota County
8.40
4.80
4.80
4.80
4.80
4.80
4.80
1.20
1.20
5.70
32.60
10.70
David City
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Dawes County
9.10
9.10
10.80
10.80
10.80
10.80
10.00
9.10
9.10
9.10
9.80
9.80
Dawson County
9.00
9.00
9.00
9.00
8.70
9.00
9.00
9.00
9.00
9.00
9.00
8.40
Deuel County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Dixon County
1.90
1.90
8.30
12.30
17.30
17.30
17.30
17.30
17.30
17.30
17.30
17.30
Dodge County
10.80
10.80
10.80
10.80
11.00
10.80
10.70
10.70
10.70
9.80
9.70
8.60
Douglas County
16.10
16.10
15.90
15.60
14.20
14.00
12.10
11.90
12.40
12.40
13.40
13.20
Dundy County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Eastern
14.80
14.80
13.90
12.80
11.70
11.70
11.10
10.50
11.00
11.40
11.60
11.60
Fairbury
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Falls City
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Fillmore County
36.10
36.10
36.10
36.10
36.10
36.10
36.10
36.10
36.10
36.10
17.70
0.00
Franklin County
-
-
-
-
3.40
3.40
3.40
3.40
3.50
3.50
3.50
3.50
Fremont
8.90
8.90
8.90
8.90
8.20
10.20
10.50
10.70
10.50
9.80
9.80
9.10
Frontier County
1.40
1.40
1.40
1.40
1.40
1.40
1.40
1.40
1.40
1.80
1.80
1.80
Furnas County
20.40
20.40
11.00
11.00
11.00
11.00
11.00
11.00
11.00
11.00
1.60
1.60
Gage County
7.60
8.30
8.30
2.70
2.10
2.10
2.10
2.10
1.40
1.40
1.40
1.40
Garden County
3.60
3.60
3.60
3.60
5.90
4.20
4.20
4.20
4.20
4.20
4.20
5.40
Garfield County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Geneva
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Gering
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Gosper County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Grand Island
13.90
14.30
13.50
13.50
9.40
9.10
13.00
11.90
9.90
11.60
9.90
11.60
Grant County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Greeley County
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
-
-
-
-
13.70
-
-
Hall County
13.50
13.50
11.40
13.50
11.50
9.60
9.40
9.90
9.90
9.90
9.90
9.90
Hamilton County
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
-
-
-
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
Harlan County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Hastings
10.80
10.30
10.30
10.30
10.80
10.90
10.80
20.60
24.40
20.60
24.40
24.40
Hayes County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Hebron
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Hitchcock County
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
5.10
5.10
7.60
10.20
10.20
10.20
Holdrege
22.20
9.70
9.70
9.70
9.70
9.70
9.70
9.70
11.30
9.70
11.50
11.50
Holt County
12.90
12.90
9.40
7.30
7.30
4.60
4.60
3.20
3.20
3.20
3.20
3.20
Hooker County
-
-
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
14.60
14.60
14.60
14.60
14.60
14.60
Howard County
22.20
22.20
22.20
22.20
22.20
22.20
22.20
22.20
22.20
22.20
0.00
3.90
Imperial
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Jefferson County
4.10
4.30
4.30
4.30
4.30
7.80
7.80
7.80
7.80
10.30
10.30
10.30
Johnson County
4.10
5.10
5.10
10.20
17.40
17.40
17.40
17.40
17.40
18.10
18.10
18.10
Judicial District 1
4.20
5.10
5.10
5.10
7.50
8.30
7.80
7.80
7.80
8.30
8.00
8.30
Judicial District 2
8.20
8.20
8.30
8.30
8.90
8.90
9.20
8.20
8.30
8.00
9.50
9.50
Judicial District 3
14.80
14.40
12.40
13.20
12.40
11.30
9.40
9.40
9.40
9.30
9.40
9.40
Judicial District 4
16.10
16.10
15.90
15.60
14.20
14.00
12.10
11.90
12.40
12.40
13.40
13.20
Judicial District 5
8.80
7.20
7.20
7.60
8.10
6.50
8.10
8.00
8.00
6.80
8.10
8.30
Judicial District 6
10.10
10.00
9.10
10.10
11.20
10.80
10.80
10.80
10.70
10.10
10.10
9.60
Judicial District 7
10.20
9.60
5.20
7.90
6.00
5.90
6.00
7.90
7.40
11.00
8.50
11.00
Judicial District 8
4.70
1.80
1.80
3.20
4.60
4.60
4.60
3.80
3.00
3.80
4.60
4.30
Judicial District 9
9.00
9.20
8.70
9.00
8.90
8.50
8.90
9.00
9.40
9.50
9.70
9.90
Judicial District 10
11.50
11.50
10.90
11.20
11.20
14.40
7.00
9.30
9.20
7.00
9.30
7.00
Judicial District 11
9.00
9.70
9.30
9.90
10.30
10.40
10.60
10.90
10.90
10.90
11.20
10.20
Judicial District 12
7.90
8.50
8.50
8.50
8.40
8.40
8.40
9.60
9.30
8.10
7.80
7.80
Kearney
9.50
10.00
9.00
9.00
8.00
8.30
7.80
8.50
8.50
9.00
9.00
9.00
Kearney County
3.80
6.70
0.00
0.00
28.00
28.00
28.00
28.00
28.00
28.00
28.00
28.00
Keith County
8.00
11.90
11.90
11.90
11.90
15.70
7.10
8.00
11.30
7.60
8.80
7.10
Keya Paha County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Kimball
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Kimball County
15.20
15.20
15.20
9.60
9.60
9.60
9.60
9.60
9.60
4.00
4.00
4.00
Knox County
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
2.70
2.70
2.70
4.30
4.30
1.00
1.00
1.00
Lancaster County
14.80
14.40
12.40
13.20
12.40
11.30
9.40
9.40
9.40
9.30
9.40
9.40
Lavista
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Lexington
6.10
9.00
6.10
9.00
8.40
9.00
8.40
8.40
8.40
8.40
9.00
8.40
Lincoln
14.50
14.30
12.40
12.60
12.40
11.60
9.40
9.40
9.40
9.30
9.40
10.20
Lincoln County
10.30
11.20
11.20
13.70
11.10
11.10
11.20
14.00
12.30
14.00
14.70
14.70
Logan County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Loup County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Macy
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Madison County
17.80
12.10
10.00
12.10
7.90
6.60
6.60
12.10
8.20
8.20
6.40
6.90
McCook
8.00
8.00
7.50
7.70
4.80
4.80
2.10
2.10
3.60
10.20
13.70
13.70
McPherson County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Merrick County
13.50
13.50
13.50
13.50
13.50
13.50
13.50
13.50
1.40
1.40
1.40
1.40
Morrill County
15.00
18.80
18.80
17.60
17.60
10.20
10.20
10.20
10.20
10.20
0.00
0.00
Nance County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Nebraska City
4.30
4.40
4.40
4.70
6.90
11.50
10.40
9.40
1.40
5.40
9.40
9.40
Neligh
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Nemaha County
0.00
0.00
-
-
-
-
-
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
Niobrara
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
Norfolk
10.80
10.20
9.60
9.60
8.80
7.70
7.70
10.80
10.80
11.90
10.80
10.80
North Platte
10.30
11.20
11.20
13.70
11.20
14.00
14.30
14.60
14.60
14.70
14.60
14.10
Northern
9.60
8.70
7.90
8.50
9.30
8.50
9.40
10.10
9.80
9.30
9.40
9.30
Nuckolls County
10.80
10.80
10.80
10.80
10.80
10.80
10.80
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
O' Neill
0.00
1.80
1.80
3.20
3.20
1.80
1.80
1.80
1.80
3.20
1.80
1.80
Ogallala
8.00
15.70
15.70
15.70
15.70
7.10
7.10
7.10
7.60
4.90
4.90
4.90
Omaha
16.10
15.50
14.40
14.00
12.20
12.40
10.40
10.40
11.20
12.10
13.10
12.20
Omaha Tribe - Nebr
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
6.20
6.20
Ord
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
17.70
17.80
Otoe County
4.40
4.40
4.40
4.40
19.30
19.30
16.00
13.40
1.20
1.20
1.20
1.20
Papillion
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Pawnee County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Pender
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Perkins County
2.50
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
Phelps County
8.30
8.30
1.10
7.00
4.10
4.10
3.90
3.90
3.90
3.90
3.90
3.90
Pierce
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
17.80
17.80
17.80
17.80
17.80
17.80
17.80
0.00
Pierce County
9.60
9.60
9.60
9.60
9.60
9.60
9.60
0.00
17.40
17.40
17.40
17.40
Platte County
6.50
6.50
6.50
6.50
7.30
7.30
8.10
8.10
8.10
8.10
8.10
12.40
Plattsmouth
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Polk County
14.50
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
Red Willow County
8.00
8.00
7.80
8.00
7.50
7.50
0.00
0.00
0.00
20.90
20.90
20.90
Richardson County
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
11.50
11.50
11.50
11.50
11.50
11.50
11.50
Rock County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Rushville
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Saline County
6.70
6.70
6.70
6.70
6.70
7.50
0.70
0.70
0.70
0.70
1.60
0.70
Santee Tribe - Nebr
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
Sarpy County
8.20
8.20
8.50
8.30
8.30
8.30
8.90
8.00
8.30
8.00
9.50
9.80
Saunders County
7.80
7.80
7.80
9.30
9.30
9.30
9.30
9.30
9.30
6.20
6.20
6.20
Scotts Bluff County
7.10
7.10
8.10
8.10
8.10
8.10
8.10
9.40
9.40
8.10
8.10
8.10
Scottsbluff
8.50
8.50
10.20
8.50
7.40
10.20
7.50
10.60
12.60
9.40
9.70
8.70
Seward
8.10
8.10
13.70
13.70
13.70
4.00
4.00
2.50
2.50
3.00
5.50
5.50
Seward County
9.90
9.90
9.90
9.90
9.90
2.50
2.50
2.50
2.50
5.40
8.30
8.30
Sheridan County
4.60
7.80
7.80
4.60
4.60
4.60
7.40
11.30
11.30
11.30
11.30
11.30
Sherman County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Sidney
7.30
9.10
8.20
7.30
7.30
9.30
8.20
4.20
4.20
4.00
4.00
4.00
Sioux County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
South Sioux City
8.40
5.10
5.10
8.30
8.40
8.40
9.80
12.30
12.30
12.30
12.30
10.70
Southeast
12.60
12.40
8.40
9.00
9.90
9.40
8.60
8.40
8.60
8.50
9.40
9.40
Stanton County
0.50
0.50
0.50
0.50
0.50
0.50
0.50
0.50
0.50
10.00
10.00
19.50
State - Judicial District
10.80
10.80
10.10
10.30
10.30
10.10
9.60
9.80
9.90
9.80
10.00
9.90
Tecumseh
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Tekamah
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Thayer County
8.60
8.60
8.60
8.60
8.60
8.60
8.60
8.60
8.60
8.60
8.60
11.50
Thomas County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Thurston County
11.30
0.00
7.40
7.40
9.30
9.30
9.30
7.40
7.40
5.00
4.40
4.40
Valentine
0.00
4.60
5.90
5.30
5.30
5.30
5.30
4.60
4.60
3.00
3.00
3.00
Valley County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Wahoo
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Walthill
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
6.20
6.20
Washington County
10.10
10.10
10.10
11.70
11.70
11.70
11.70
14.30
14.30
14.30
10.10
14.10
Wayne
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Wayne County
8.90
26.40
26.40
26.40
26.40
26.40
25.40
25.40
25.40
17.00
17.00
10.10
Webster County
10.30
10.30
10.30
10.30
10.30
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
West Point
-
-
-
-
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
-
-
-
-
Western
8.60
9.10
9.10
9.30
9.40
10.30
10.00
10.80
10.60
10.00
10.30
9.00
Wheeler County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Winnebago
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
7.40
7.40
5.00
2.50
2.50
Winnebago Tribe - Nebr
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
7.40
7.40
5.00
2.50
2.50
York
13.50
13.50
13.50
13.50
13.50
13.50
13.50
13.50
1.40
1.40
1.40
1.40
York County
23.70
12.60
12.60
1.60
12.60
12.60
20.00
21.90
16.10
16.10
15.40
16.10