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Timeliness of Permanency and Reunification
Entry Cohort Reunification - Exits to Reunification in < 12 Months
Percent
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
26.07%
26.66%
26.33%
25.75%
24.71%
25.82%
28.05%
30.19%
28.89%
27.89%
28.12%
29.37%
Adams County
38.09%
34.78%
41.17%
41.17%
41.17%
40.00%
50.00%
20.00%
25.00%
50.00%
33.33%
40.00%
Ainsworth
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Albion
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Alliance
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
100.00%
Antelope 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%
Arthur County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Auburn
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Banner County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Beatrice
0.00%
0.00%
11.11%
14.28%
14.28%
50.00%
75.00%
80.00%
75.00%
75.00%
42.10%
33.33%
Bellevue
37.09%
40.98%
26.98%
24.13%
20.00%
19.40%
21.31%
25.42%
26.56%
35.93%
35.48%
46.42%
Blaine County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Blair
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
33.33%
0.00%
0.00%
Boone County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Box Butte County
25.00%
25.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
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%
0.00%
0.00%
Brown County
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Buffalo County
23.07%
7.14%
0.00%
14.28%
23.52%
38.09%
36.36%
50.00%
59.09%
45.00%
46.15%
48.64%
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
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
50.00%
33.33%
33.33%
50.00%
50.00%
Cass County
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
50.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
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%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
40.00%
100.00%
Central
25.31%
21.68%
20.00%
23.37%
25.00%
25.00%
24.59%
30.50%
34.84%
27.05%
27.58%
34.61%
Chadron
50.00%
50.00%
0.00%
0.00%
100.00%
100.00%
66.66%
100.00%
33.33%
33.33%
0.00%
0.00%
Chase County
-
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Cherry 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%
Cheyenne County
12.50%
11.11%
16.66%
12.50%
0.00%
16.66%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Clay Center
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Clay County
-
-
-
-
-
-
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Colfax County
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
75.00%
60.00%
0.00%
0.00%
37.50%
37.50%
42.85%
42.85%
Columbus
73.33%
75.00%
60.00%
59.09%
41.37%
41.37%
36.00%
41.37%
31.25%
23.25%
21.62%
18.42%
Cozad
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-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Crete
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Cuming County
100.00%
50.00%
50.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Custer County
30.00%
33.33%
25.00%
25.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
50.00%
42.85%
33.33%
33.33%
33.33%
Dakota City
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Dakota County
100.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
David City
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Dawes 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%
Dawson County
15.38%
16.66%
22.22%
17.64%
35.00%
36.84%
42.85%
36.36%
44.44%
52.38%
46.66%
52.17%
Deuel County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Dixon County
100.00%
100.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
25.00%
25.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
Dodge County
45.45%
43.33%
52.17%
55.17%
52.17%
52.38%
60.00%
57.14%
46.66%
46.42%
37.50%
30.55%
Douglas County
19.35%
22.68%
24.21%
22.16%
22.51%
22.63%
24.87%
29.09%
26.97%
27.83%
28.49%
29.84%
Dundy County
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-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
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-
Eastern
22.51%
24.38%
25.00%
22.31%
22.17%
21.77%
24.48%
29.31%
27.20%
27.96%
29.61%
31.73%
Fairbury
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-
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-
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-
-
-
-
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-
Falls City
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Fillmore 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%
Franklin County
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
-
-
-
-
33.33%
33.33%
33.33%
16.66%
Fremont
45.45%
45.71%
44.82%
47.61%
27.27%
27.27%
30.76%
28.57%
22.72%
37.50%
36.36%
35.89%
Frontier County
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Furnas County
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
100.00%
Gage County
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
50.00%
66.66%
66.66%
100.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Garden County
0.00%
75.00%
75.00%
75.00%
80.00%
100.00%
100.00%
20.00%
33.33%
20.00%
33.33%
50.00%
Garfield County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Geneva
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Gering
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Gosper County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Grand Island
16.66%
15.62%
17.24%
26.92%
23.33%
20.00%
19.04%
30.00%
37.50%
24.32%
20.00%
31.42%
Grant County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Greeley County
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
-
-
-
Hall County
22.72%
20.00%
26.92%
34.61%
30.00%
24.00%
27.27%
38.09%
26.08%
17.64%
14.28%
30.00%
Hamilton County
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
-
-
-
Harlan County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Hastings
50.00%
52.94%
56.25%
53.33%
60.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
25.00%
22.22%
28.57%
Hayes County
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-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Hebron
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Hitchcock 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%
Holdrege
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
50.00%
100.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Holt County
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
25.00%
25.00%
Hooker County
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-
-
-
-
-
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Howard 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%
Imperial
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-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Jefferson County
0.00%
0.00%
50.00%
100.00%
100.00%
50.00%
66.66%
75.00%
66.66%
66.66%
36.36%
40.00%
Johnson County
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Judicial District 1
27.27%
30.00%
53.84%
53.84%
53.84%
68.75%
75.00%
73.68%
66.66%
75.00%
42.10%
31.57%
Judicial District 2
33.96%
31.03%
26.56%
21.56%
18.42%
22.22%
25.00%
37.20%
34.88%
35.41%
38.46%
44.18%
Judicial District 3
19.29%
20.96%
22.38%
17.64%
11.11%
16.34%
21.90%
19.09%
18.58%
18.18%
22.41%
19.65%
Judicial District 4
19.35%
22.68%
24.21%
22.16%
22.51%
22.63%
24.87%
29.09%
26.97%
27.83%
28.49%
29.84%
Judicial District 5
37.20%
42.85%
25.71%
25.80%
17.94%
15.21%
8.69%
12.50%
16.66%
16.94%
16.00%
17.39%
Judicial District 6
48.78%
40.00%
42.85%
50.00%
45.45%
42.42%
46.87%
50.00%
39.47%
38.88%
30.23%
29.78%
Judicial District 7
42.85%
37.50%
16.66%
21.42%
19.04%
19.23%
20.83%
26.31%
29.41%
12.50%
18.75%
30.76%
Judicial District 8
21.42%
23.07%
16.66%
15.38%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
37.50%
30.00%
21.42%
25.00%
25.00%
Judicial District 9
22.85%
15.38%
17.94%
27.50%
27.65%
30.43%
31.81%
44.18%
42.22%
27.77%
29.62%
40.29%
Judicial District 10
40.62%
38.23%
42.85%
40.00%
40.00%
33.33%
33.33%
18.18%
20.00%
38.09%
33.33%
33.33%
Judicial District 11
17.64%
21.12%
26.08%
25.30%
32.46%
29.57%
35.93%
31.88%
43.39%
44.44%
33.33%
35.71%
Judicial District 12
19.56%
25.53%
28.26%
26.66%
32.55%
45.94%
48.14%
34.48%
27.27%
25.80%
27.77%
21.05%
Kearney
23.52%
12.50%
5.26%
9.09%
18.18%
34.61%
31.03%
46.15%
48.27%
41.37%
42.85%
46.80%
Kearney County
33.33%
33.33%
33.33%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
50.00%
50.00%
0.00%
Keith County
20.00%
20.00%
16.66%
16.66%
66.66%
50.00%
100.00%
50.00%
50.00%
50.00%
12.50%
12.50%
Keya Paha County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Kimball
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Kimball County
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
50.00%
50.00%
Knox County
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
40.00%
66.66%
Lancaster County
19.29%
20.96%
22.38%
17.64%
11.11%
16.34%
21.90%
19.09%
18.58%
18.18%
22.41%
19.65%
Lavista
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Lexington
27.27%
27.27%
26.66%
26.31%
40.90%
39.13%
42.30%
33.33%
37.03%
44.00%
38.88%
48.14%
Lincoln
27.77%
28.94%
29.87%
24.35%
17.47%
21.05%
27.58%
26.40%
26.35%
22.90%
26.61%
20.83%
Lincoln County
10.00%
12.50%
20.40%
21.05%
21.87%
21.21%
25.92%
26.47%
48.00%
42.85%
35.13%
31.42%
Logan County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Loup County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Macy
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Madison County
41.66%
35.29%
0.00%
27.27%
60.00%
50.00%
66.66%
66.66%
50.00%
10.00%
10.00%
20.00%
McCook
55.55%
46.66%
41.17%
33.33%
33.33%
25.00%
33.33%
33.33%
50.00%
50.00%
0.00%
0.00%
McPherson County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Merrick 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%
Morrill County
0.00%
0.00%
50.00%
50.00%
50.00%
50.00%
50.00%
50.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Nance County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Nebraska City
50.00%
42.85%
50.00%
45.00%
42.85%
52.94%
56.25%
66.66%
37.50%
50.00%
50.00%
0.00%
Neligh
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Nemaha County
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
-
-
-
-
-
0.00%
Niobrara
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Norfolk
45.45%
39.28%
13.63%
24.13%
33.33%
32.14%
28.57%
37.50%
41.66%
45.45%
12.50%
50.00%
North Platte
13.04%
16.66%
21.56%
24.39%
21.21%
18.18%
22.22%
18.75%
39.13%
37.50%
28.57%
29.03%
Northern
44.44%
42.55%
32.14%
36.73%
32.25%
29.24%
25.74%
28.30%
25.92%
25.23%
23.58%
27.10%
Nuckolls County
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
O' Neill
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
50.00%
100.00%
Ogallala
0.00%
0.00%
40.00%
66.66%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
20.00%
16.66%
Omaha
18.00%
18.78%
24.30%
21.71%
22.89%
22.78%
25.55%
30.52%
27.41%
25.00%
27.48%
27.01%
Omaha Tribe - Nebr
-
-
-
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Ord
-
0.00%
0.00%
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Otoe County
75.00%
75.00%
75.00%
75.00%
0.00%
60.00%
75.00%
75.00%
75.00%
75.00%
75.00%
0.00%
Papillion
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Pawnee County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Pender
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Perkins County
0.00%
0.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Phelps County
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
25.00%
25.00%
25.00%
20.00%
42.85%
42.85%
71.42%
Pierce
-
-
-
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Pierce County
40.00%
25.00%
25.00%
20.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Platte County
66.66%
60.00%
27.27%
27.27%
16.66%
16.66%
16.66%
11.76%
16.66%
15.00%
15.78%
16.66%
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%
0.00%
Red Willow County
55.55%
58.33%
53.84%
35.71%
35.71%
22.22%
28.57%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Richardson 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%
Rock County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Rushville
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Saline County
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
Santee Tribe - Nebr
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Sarpy County
34.09%
31.91%
26.92%
20.00%
21.21%
18.91%
21.95%
32.43%
31.57%
32.55%
36.17%
45.23%
Saunders County
66.66%
100.00%
100.00%
0.00%
33.33%
33.33%
20.00%
60.00%
50.00%
50.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Scotts Bluff County
25.92%
29.16%
32.00%
33.33%
33.33%
47.36%
60.00%
54.54%
50.00%
41.66%
33.33%
0.00%
Scottsbluff
3.57%
4.34%
11.11%
4.00%
4.54%
17.64%
14.28%
25.00%
20.00%
18.75%
29.16%
26.92%
Seward
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
11.11%
10.00%
8.33%
6.25%
11.11%
11.11%
0.00%
0.00%
Seward County
0.00%
0.00%
16.66%
16.66%
11.11%
11.11%
11.11%
9.09%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Sheridan County
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
50.00%
100.00%
100.00%
50.00%
25.00%
25.00%
14.28%
42.85%
Sherman County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Sidney
22.22%
35.71%
41.66%
35.71%
41.66%
50.00%
40.00%
25.00%
16.66%
25.00%
40.00%
22.22%
Sioux County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
South Sioux City
54.54%
25.00%
14.28%
41.66%
41.66%
41.66%
38.46%
54.54%
54.54%
33.33%
33.33%
33.33%
Southeast
26.88%
27.55%
31.06%
26.92%
19.51%
26.95%
33.57%
34.00%
29.65%
26.89%
29.53%
21.67%
Stanton County
100.00%
100.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
State - Judicial District
26.07%
26.66%
26.33%
25.75%
24.71%
25.82%
28.05%
30.19%
28.89%
27.89%
28.12%
29.37%
Tecumseh
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Tekamah
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Thayer County
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
50.00%
0.00%
Thomas County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Thurston County
75.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Valentine
50.00%
50.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Valley County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Wahoo
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Walthill
-
-
-
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Washington County
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
25.00%
Wayne
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Wayne County
0.00%
100.00%
50.00%
50.00%
33.33%
25.00%
25.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Webster 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%
West Point
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Western
16.36%
21.23%
25.19%
23.93%
29.35%
31.00%
35.29%
29.34%
32.92%
35.00%
28.72%
32.07%
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%
0.00%
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%
0.00%
York
0.00%
16.66%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
7.69%
16.66%
York County
0.00%
11.11%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%