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Composite Score
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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
Jun-2024
Jul-2024
Aug-2024
Sep-2024
Oct-2024
Nov-2024
Dec-2024
Jan-2025
Feb-2025
Mar-2025
Apr-2025
May-2025
State
12.20
12.50
11.80
11.50
10.80
10.80
10.10
10.30
10.30
10.10
9.60
9.80
Adams County
9.10
14.50
14.50
14.60
14.60
14.60
14.60
14.60
15.70
15.70
12.90
20.60
Ainsworth
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Albion
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Alliance
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
0.00
0.00
0.00
12.90
12.90
Antelope County
2.70
2.70
2.70
2.70
2.70
2.70
2.70
2.70
17.00
17.00
17.00
17.00
Arthur County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Auburn
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Banner County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Beatrice
3.80
3.80
3.80
5.50
8.40
8.30
8.30
4.30
4.30
7.20
3.50
2.70
Bellevue
8.70
10.50
10.70
10.50
10.50
10.50
12.30
11.80
11.00
10.70
12.50
10.90
Blaine County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Blair
0.40
0.40
0.40
0.40
0.00
0.00
0.00
25.50
25.50
3.90
3.90
3.90
Boone County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Box Butte County
7.70
7.70
13.40
21.60
21.60
21.60
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
12.90
12.90
12.90
12.90
0.00
0.00
0.00
Brown County
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Buffalo County
12.80
12.00
12.00
10.00
8.00
8.50
8.20
8.00
8.00
8.50
8.50
9.00
Burt County
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
3.10
1.70
0.30
0.30
0.30
0.30
Butler County
9.70
5.60
5.60
5.60
5.60
5.60
5.60
5.60
5.60
5.60
3.20
5.60
Cass County
19.00
31.10
31.10
31.10
31.10
31.10
31.10
20.20
20.20
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
Center
0.00
17.00
4.30
4.30
4.30
4.30
4.30
4.30
13.50
13.50
13.50
13.70
Central
10.30
11.00
11.00
11.80
11.20
10.30
10.00
9.90
9.20
8.50
8.50
9.00
Chadron
10.90
10.90
10.90
10.90
10.90
10.90
10.90
4.60
4.60
4.60
0.00
0.00
Chase County
-
0.00
0.00
0.00
13.90
13.90
13.90
13.90
13.90
13.90
13.90
13.90
Cherry County
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
4.60
4.60
4.60
4.60
4.60
Cheyenne County
7.20
15.20
15.20
14.40
13.50
11.50
11.50
13.20
13.20
13.20
11.40
7.80
Clay Center
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Clay County
-
-
-
-
-
-
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
Colfax County
5.80
8.60
5.80
5.70
5.60
5.60
5.60
5.60
5.80
5.80
5.60
5.60
Columbus
8.80
8.80
7.70
8.80
8.10
6.50
6.50
6.50
8.10
8.10
9.30
9.00
Cozad
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Crete
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Cuming County
14.00
13.20
13.20
14.00
14.00
0.00
0.00
11.00
5.90
5.90
5.90
5.90
Custer County
3.00
3.00
3.00
1.70
1.70
1.70
1.70
1.70
1.70
3.30
1.80
2.40
Dakota City
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Dakota County
8.40
9.10
8.40
8.40
8.40
4.80
4.80
4.80
4.80
4.80
4.80
1.20
David City
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Dawes County
9.90
9.90
9.10
9.10
9.10
9.10
10.80
10.80
10.80
10.80
10.00
9.10
Dawson County
8.20
5.20
8.20
10.40
9.00
9.00
9.00
9.00
8.70
9.00
9.00
9.00
Deuel County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Dixon County
1.90
1.90
1.90
1.90
1.90
1.90
8.30
12.30
17.30
17.30
17.30
17.30
Dodge County
8.70
14.30
15.20
9.40
10.80
10.80
10.80
10.80
11.00
10.80
10.70
10.70
Douglas County
16.90
18.40
18.80
17.20
16.10
16.10
15.90
15.60
14.20
14.00
12.10
11.90
Dundy County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Eastern
15.90
16.10
16.10
15.50
14.80
14.80
13.90
12.80
11.70
11.70
11.10
10.50
Fairbury
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Falls City
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Fillmore County
0.00
0.00
54.40
36.10
36.10
36.10
36.10
36.10
36.10
36.10
36.10
36.10
Franklin County
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
-
-
-
-
3.40
3.40
3.40
3.40
Fremont
8.80
13.30
15.20
8.90
8.90
8.90
8.90
8.90
8.20
10.20
10.50
10.70
Frontier County
17.40
17.40
17.40
17.40
1.40
1.40
1.40
1.40
1.40
1.40
1.40
1.40
Furnas County
0.70
0.70
20.40
20.40
20.40
20.40
11.00
11.00
11.00
11.00
11.00
11.00
Gage County
7.60
7.60
7.60
7.60
7.60
8.30
8.30
2.70
2.10
2.10
2.10
2.10
Garden County
5.90
5.90
5.90
5.90
3.60
3.60
3.60
3.60
5.90
4.20
4.20
4.20
Garfield County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Geneva
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Gering
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Gosper County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Grand Island
8.20
8.20
4.90
13.50
13.90
14.30
13.50
13.50
9.40
9.10
13.00
11.90
Grant County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Greeley County
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
-
-
-
Hall County
8.20
6.00
4.90
7.10
13.50
13.50
11.40
13.50
11.50
9.60
9.40
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
8.40
10.30
10.60
10.90
10.80
10.30
10.30
10.30
10.80
10.90
10.80
20.60
Hayes County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Hebron
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Hitchcock County
19.30
19.30
19.30
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
5.10
5.10
Holdrege
22.20
22.20
22.20
22.20
22.20
9.70
9.70
9.70
9.70
9.70
9.70
9.70
Holt County
12.90
12.90
12.90
12.90
12.90
12.90
9.40
7.30
7.30
4.60
4.60
3.20
Hooker County
-
-
-
-
-
-
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
14.60
14.60
Howard County
12.10
12.10
22.20
22.20
22.20
22.20
22.20
22.20
22.20
22.20
22.20
22.20
Imperial
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Jefferson County
4.10
4.10
4.10
4.10
4.10
4.30
4.30
4.30
4.30
7.80
7.80
7.80
Johnson County
4.10
4.10
4.10
4.10
4.10
5.10
5.10
10.20
17.40
17.40
17.40
17.40
Judicial District 1
4.30
4.10
4.10
4.10
4.20
5.10
5.10
5.10
7.50
8.30
7.80
7.80
Judicial District 2
8.20
8.40
8.20
7.90
8.20
8.20
8.30
8.30
8.90
8.90
9.20
8.20
Judicial District 3
14.80
14.80
14.40
14.70
14.80
14.40
12.40
13.20
12.40
11.30
9.40
9.40
Judicial District 4
16.90
18.40
18.80
17.20
16.10
16.10
15.90
15.60
14.20
14.00
12.10
11.90
Judicial District 5
8.80
8.80
8.80
8.80
8.80
7.20
7.20
7.60
8.10
6.50
8.10
8.00
Judicial District 6
6.70
8.70
11.40
9.20
10.10
10.00
9.10
10.10
11.20
10.80
10.80
10.80
Judicial District 7
12.50
12.00
12.50
11.50
10.20
9.60
5.20
7.90
6.00
5.90
6.00
7.90
Judicial District 8
4.70
4.70
4.70
4.70
4.70
1.80
1.80
3.20
4.60
4.60
4.60
3.80
Judicial District 9
12.30
8.20
7.30
9.10
9.00
9.20
8.70
9.00
8.90
8.50
8.90
9.00
Judicial District 10
9.40
10.90
11.40
11.60
11.50
11.50
10.90
11.20
11.20
14.40
7.00
9.30
Judicial District 11
12.40
11.20
9.60
9.70
9.00
9.70
9.30
9.90
10.30
10.40
10.60
10.90
Judicial District 12
8.30
8.40
8.50
8.80
7.90
8.50
8.50
8.50
8.40
8.40
8.40
9.60
Kearney
11.70
11.50
12.00
11.30
9.50
10.00
9.00
9.00
8.00
8.30
7.80
8.50
Kearney County
9.40
9.40
9.00
6.70
3.80
6.70
0.00
0.00
28.00
28.00
28.00
28.00
Keith County
15.70
11.30
15.70
15.70
8.00
11.90
11.90
11.90
11.90
15.70
7.10
8.00
Keya Paha County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Kimball
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Kimball County
8.30
8.30
8.30
15.20
15.20
15.20
15.20
9.60
9.60
9.60
9.60
9.60
Knox County
0.00
11.50
7.90
7.90
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
2.70
2.70
2.70
4.30
Lancaster County
14.80
14.80
14.40
14.70
14.80
14.40
12.40
13.20
12.40
11.30
9.40
9.40
Lavista
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Lexington
7.30
5.20
9.20
4.80
6.10
9.00
6.10
9.00
8.40
9.00
8.40
8.40
Lincoln
14.30
14.30
14.30
14.60
14.50
14.30
12.40
12.60
12.40
11.60
9.40
9.40
Lincoln County
14.90
14.10
9.80
10.30
10.30
11.20
11.20
13.70
11.10
11.10
11.20
14.00
Logan County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Loup County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Macy
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Madison County
14.20
12.80
15.60
16.20
17.80
12.10
10.00
12.10
7.90
6.60
6.60
12.10
McCook
8.00
8.00
8.00
8.00
8.00
8.00
7.50
7.70
4.80
4.80
2.10
2.10
McPherson County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Merrick County
13.50
13.50
13.50
13.50
13.50
13.50
13.50
13.50
13.50
13.50
13.50
13.50
Morrill County
18.80
18.80
15.00
15.00
15.00
18.80
18.80
17.60
17.60
10.20
10.20
10.20
Nance County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Nebraska City
5.10
4.40
4.40
4.40
4.30
4.40
4.40
4.70
6.90
11.50
10.40
9.40
Neligh
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Nemaha County
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
-
-
-
-
-
0.00
Niobrara
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Norfolk
10.50
10.50
10.50
10.20
10.80
10.20
9.60
9.60
8.80
7.70
7.70
10.80
North Platte
12.90
11.40
9.00
10.10
10.30
11.20
11.20
13.70
11.20
14.00
14.30
14.60
Northern
9.60
10.20
10.50
9.60
9.60
8.70
7.90
8.50
9.30
8.50
9.40
10.10
Nuckolls County
10.00
10.00
10.80
10.80
10.80
10.80
10.80
10.80
10.80
10.80
10.80
0.00
O' Neill
9.20
9.20
9.20
0.00
0.00
1.80
1.80
3.20
3.20
1.80
1.80
1.80
Ogallala
14.10
12.50
14.10
14.10
8.00
15.70
15.70
15.70
15.70
7.10
7.10
7.10
Omaha
16.70
17.60
16.70
16.10
16.10
15.50
14.40
14.00
12.20
12.40
10.40
10.40
Omaha Tribe - Nebr
-
-
-
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
Ord
-
1.70
1.70
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Otoe County
4.40
4.40
4.40
4.40
4.40
4.40
4.40
4.40
19.30
19.30
16.00
13.40
Papillion
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Pawnee County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Pender
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Perkins County
2.50
2.50
2.50
2.50
2.50
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
Phelps County
8.30
8.30
8.30
8.30
8.30
8.30
1.10
7.00
4.10
4.10
3.90
3.90
Pierce
-
-
-
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
17.80
17.80
17.80
17.80
Pierce County
9.60
9.60
9.60
9.60
9.60
9.60
9.60
9.60
9.60
9.60
9.60
0.00
Platte County
8.80
8.80
7.70
7.70
6.50
6.50
6.50
6.50
7.30
7.30
8.10
8.10
Plattsmouth
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Polk County
14.50
14.50
14.50
14.50
14.50
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
Red Willow County
8.00
8.00
8.00
8.00
8.00
8.00
7.80
8.00
7.50
7.50
0.00
0.00
Richardson County
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
11.50
11.50
11.50
Rock County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Rushville
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Saline County
5.30
5.30
5.30
5.30
6.70
6.70
6.70
6.70
6.70
7.50
0.70
0.70
Santee Tribe - Nebr
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Sarpy County
8.20
8.50
8.20
8.00
8.20
8.20
8.50
8.30
8.30
8.30
8.90
8.00
Saunders County
10.80
10.80
17.10
13.70
7.80
7.80
7.80
9.30
9.30
9.30
9.30
9.30
Scotts Bluff County
7.80
7.80
6.40
5.70
7.10
7.10
8.10
8.10
8.10
8.10
8.10
9.40
Scottsbluff
16.30
14.30
12.60
8.50
8.50
8.50
10.20
8.50
7.40
10.20
7.50
10.60
Seward
8.10
8.10
2.50
8.10
8.10
8.10
13.70
13.70
13.70
4.00
4.00
2.50
Seward County
9.50
2.10
2.10
9.90
9.90
9.90
9.90
9.90
9.90
2.50
2.50
2.50
Sheridan County
10.90
10.90
10.90
10.90
4.60
7.80
7.80
4.60
4.60
4.60
7.40
11.30
Sherman County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Sidney
7.30
8.30
8.30
7.30
7.30
9.10
8.20
7.30
7.30
9.30
8.20
4.20
Sioux County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
South Sioux City
8.10
8.20
11.30
11.90
8.40
5.10
5.10
8.30
8.40
8.40
9.80
12.30
Southeast
12.00
11.90
9.90
12.80
12.60
12.40
8.40
9.00
9.90
9.40
8.60
8.40
Stanton County
3.50
0.00
0.00
0.50
0.50
0.50
0.50
0.50
0.50
0.50
0.50
0.50
State - Judicial District
12.20
12.50
11.80
11.50
10.80
10.80
10.10
10.30
10.30
10.10
9.60
9.80
Tecumseh
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Tekamah
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Thayer County
12.90
8.40
0.00
0.00
8.60
8.60
8.60
8.60
8.60
8.60
8.60
8.60
Thomas County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Thurston County
8.10
8.10
11.30
11.30
11.30
0.00
7.40
7.40
9.30
9.30
9.30
7.40
Valentine
1.70
4.30
4.30
4.30
0.00
4.60
5.90
5.30
5.30
5.30
5.30
4.60
Valley County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Wahoo
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Walthill
-
-
-
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
Washington County
5.20
5.20
9.30
10.10
10.10
10.10
10.10
11.70
11.70
11.70
11.70
14.30
Wayne
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Wayne County
6.90
6.90
6.90
7.10
8.90
26.40
26.40
26.40
26.40
26.40
25.40
25.40
Webster County
10.30
10.30
10.30
10.30
10.30
10.30
10.30
10.30
10.30
0.00
0.00
0.00
West Point
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
Western
9.90
9.90
9.30
9.30
8.60
9.10
9.10
9.30
9.40
10.30
10.00
10.80
Wheeler County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Winnebago
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
7.40
Winnebago Tribe - Nebr
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
7.40
York
13.50
13.50
13.50
13.50
13.50
13.50
13.50
13.50
13.50
13.50
13.50
13.50
York County
10.30
10.30
1.50
20.30
23.70
12.60
12.60
1.60
12.60
12.60
20.00
21.90