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Trends for the Last 5 Years
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Composite Score
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Median Months in Care
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Trends for the Last 5 Years
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Composite Score
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Timeliness of Permanency and Reunification
Reentries into Care in < 12 Months of Discharge (Lower Score Preferable)
Percent
Total
All
Cities
Counties
Judical Districts
Service Areas
All
Cities
Counties
Judical Districts
Service Areas
Region
Apr-2024
May-2024
Jun-2024
Jul-2024
Aug-2024
Sep-2024
Oct-2024
Nov-2024
Dec-2024
Jan-2025
Feb-2025
Mar-2025
State
6.87%
7.56%
7.73%
8.11%
7.94%
7.96%
7.66%
7.60%
8.07%
8.48%
8.01%
7.95%
Adams County
4.34%
0.00%
14.28%
4.00%
4.54%
9.37%
3.12%
3.03%
15.38%
15.78%
15.78%
15.38%
Ainsworth
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Albion
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Alliance
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Antelope County
0.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
Arthur County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Auburn
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Banner County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Beatrice
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
4.16%
4.16%
3.84%
4.16%
4.76%
4.54%
4.54%
5.88%
0.00%
Bellevue
2.56%
5.12%
3.61%
3.52%
3.44%
3.29%
3.26%
3.09%
4.12%
5.31%
5.10%
7.14%
Blaine County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Blair
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Boone County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Box Butte County
14.28%
12.50%
12.50%
14.28%
12.50%
11.11%
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%
0.00%
0.00%
-
-
-
-
-
-
Buffalo County
3.70%
0.00%
2.85%
7.31%
8.10%
9.37%
9.09%
9.67%
10.00%
10.34%
10.71%
8.00%
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
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Cass 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%
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%
0.00%
0.00%
Central
8.27%
5.03%
6.33%
5.29%
4.28%
5.83%
6.42%
8.73%
10.00%
10.40%
9.23%
6.92%
Chadron
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Chase County
-
-
-
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%
12.50%
20.00%
20.00%
20.00%
20.00%
20.00%
Cheyenne County
16.66%
16.66%
28.57%
22.22%
25.00%
22.22%
9.09%
9.09%
9.09%
11.11%
11.11%
0.00%
Clay Center
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Clay County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Colfax 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%
Columbus
6.45%
12.50%
14.28%
12.90%
11.11%
14.28%
13.33%
10.00%
9.37%
9.37%
9.67%
10.34%
Cozad
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Crete
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Cuming County
11.11%
13.33%
12.50%
31.25%
33.33%
41.66%
31.25%
31.25%
20.00%
27.27%
27.27%
27.27%
Custer 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%
Dakota City
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Dakota 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%
David City
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Dawes County
20.00%
16.66%
16.66%
16.66%
20.00%
20.00%
20.00%
33.33%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Dawson County
6.89%
3.44%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Deuel County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Dixon 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%
Dodge County
20.40%
21.42%
21.81%
24.07%
24.00%
21.81%
18.64%
11.29%
8.06%
6.77%
6.15%
6.55%
Douglas County
4.77%
5.14%
4.98%
4.38%
4.49%
4.46%
4.41%
4.51%
4.22%
4.73%
3.89%
4.54%
Dundy County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Eastern
4.31%
4.85%
4.44%
4.12%
4.26%
4.16%
4.13%
4.28%
4.35%
4.55%
3.82%
4.74%
Fairbury
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
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%
0.00%
0.00%
-
-
-
-
0.00%
0.00%
Fremont
18.18%
18.33%
20.33%
20.68%
21.42%
17.54%
13.79%
4.91%
4.91%
9.23%
9.37%
10.34%
Frontier County
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
50.00%
50.00%
50.00%
50.00%
50.00%
50.00%
Furnas County
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Gage County
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
5.88%
5.88%
5.88%
6.25%
7.69%
7.69%
7.69%
8.33%
12.50%
Garden 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%
Garfield County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Geneva
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Gering
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Gosper County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Grand Island
10.71%
8.62%
8.62%
6.66%
5.66%
6.12%
10.20%
11.11%
11.76%
12.76%
10.63%
6.66%
Grant County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Greeley County
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
-
Hall County
13.33%
10.34%
11.11%
9.25%
8.51%
8.88%
13.04%
12.50%
12.19%
12.82%
9.75%
5.40%
Hamilton County
50.00%
50.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
-
Harlan County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Hastings
4.34%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
6.89%
0.00%
7.40%
10.71%
10.34%
10.00%
9.09%
Hayes County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
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%
0.00%
0.00%
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%
0.00%
0.00%
Hooker County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
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%
16.66%
20.00%
20.00%
100.00%
Imperial
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Jefferson 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%
Johnson 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%
Judicial District 1
2.94%
3.03%
2.56%
5.55%
5.71%
5.88%
6.25%
7.14%
9.09%
7.69%
4.34%
5.00%
Judicial District 2
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
2.56%
2.32%
2.27%
4.65%
Judicial District 3
6.30%
7.96%
7.69%
7.14%
7.31%
7.50%
7.20%
8.33%
7.84%
9.56%
6.72%
7.50%
Judicial District 4
4.77%
5.14%
4.98%
4.38%
4.49%
4.46%
4.41%
4.51%
4.22%
4.73%
3.89%
4.54%
Judicial District 5
7.84%
13.20%
11.53%
14.54%
14.54%
11.29%
11.86%
10.52%
10.34%
13.79%
12.96%
9.25%
Judicial District 6
13.95%
17.77%
17.58%
20.00%
20.77%
18.42%
17.10%
11.68%
9.21%
9.33%
8.53%
8.97%
Judicial District 7
7.14%
12.24%
13.20%
19.29%
19.29%
19.64%
15.87%
15.15%
17.64%
17.64%
18.75%
18.75%
Judicial District 8
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
5.00%
5.55%
10.52%
11.11%
11.11%
8.33%
Judicial District 9
10.34%
6.74%
7.86%
8.42%
8.33%
9.09%
11.39%
11.26%
11.26%
11.76%
10.14%
6.45%
Judicial District 10
5.71%
3.22%
12.50%
2.94%
3.03%
6.97%
2.27%
2.32%
13.72%
14.00%
14.00%
12.72%
Judicial District 11
5.21%
4.54%
5.94%
6.86%
4.85%
5.10%
7.40%
9.09%
8.25%
7.89%
10.67%
11.34%
Judicial District 12
18.33%
17.74%
15.78%
15.25%
14.81%
16.66%
10.90%
12.76%
11.11%
7.50%
10.00%
7.27%
Kearney
8.88%
4.44%
8.16%
7.40%
6.25%
6.97%
6.52%
7.50%
7.89%
8.10%
7.31%
5.26%
Kearney 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%
Keith County
0.00%
0.00%
66.66%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
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%
0.00%
0.00%
Knox 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%
Lancaster County
6.30%
7.96%
7.69%
7.14%
7.31%
7.50%
7.20%
8.33%
7.84%
9.56%
6.72%
7.50%
Lavista
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Lexington
6.45%
3.12%
3.44%
3.12%
3.03%
3.33%
11.53%
12.00%
9.09%
8.33%
8.69%
9.52%
Lincoln
5.60%
6.87%
8.14%
6.42%
6.38%
6.61%
6.40%
7.20%
7.27%
8.80%
7.51%
8.69%
Lincoln County
5.26%
5.55%
6.45%
10.76%
7.69%
8.47%
9.37%
11.59%
10.00%
9.58%
13.63%
14.28%
Logan County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Loup County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Macy
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Madison County
3.57%
4.16%
11.11%
13.79%
12.90%
12.50%
8.57%
8.10%
8.33%
7.14%
7.14%
6.97%
McCook
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
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%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Nance County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Nebraska City
3.57%
4.16%
4.34%
6.66%
7.69%
8.33%
11.11%
12.50%
25.00%
10.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Neligh
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Nemaha County
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
-
-
-
-
Niobrara
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Norfolk
6.25%
12.50%
16.21%
17.94%
17.07%
16.27%
13.04%
12.24%
19.23%
21.42%
18.00%
16.98%
North Platte
3.94%
4.05%
4.68%
7.93%
4.76%
5.00%
5.88%
5.47%
5.40%
5.55%
10.00%
11.32%
Northern
12.50%
17.14%
18.07%
21.11%
21.14%
19.54%
16.84%
13.22%
15.07%
16.24%
15.19%
14.64%
Nuckolls County
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
33.33%
33.33%
33.33%
33.33%
O' Neill
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Ogallala
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
12.50%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Omaha
4.73%
4.80%
4.66%
4.29%
4.50%
4.43%
4.41%
4.72%
4.49%
4.34%
3.39%
3.96%
Omaha Tribe - Nebr
-
-
-
-
-
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
25.00%
100.00%
100.00%
Ord
-
-
-
0.00%
0.00%
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Otoe 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%
Papillion
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Pawnee County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Pender
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Perkins 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%
Phelps County
16.66%
25.00%
20.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Pierce
0.00%
-
-
-
-
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
100.00%
100.00%
Pierce County
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
Platte County
7.69%
7.14%
7.14%
7.14%
6.66%
7.14%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
11.11%
13.33%
13.33%
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
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Richardson County
12.50%
14.28%
14.28%
20.00%
33.33%
50.00%
50.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Rock County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Rushville
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Saline 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%
Santee Tribe - Nebr
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Sarpy County
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
2.77%
2.50%
2.63%
5.71%
Saunders County
7.14%
7.69%
7.69%
8.33%
7.69%
0.00%
5.88%
5.88%
5.55%
5.55%
0.00%
0.00%
Scotts Bluff County
23.33%
22.58%
16.12%
15.15%
13.33%
19.35%
13.79%
18.18%
20.00%
14.28%
16.66%
16.66%
Scottsbluff
21.62%
22.85%
17.14%
14.70%
17.64%
21.05%
16.21%
20.00%
16.12%
10.34%
11.53%
8.82%
Seward
0.00%
66.66%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
80.00%
66.66%
66.66%
57.14%
57.14%
57.14%
28.57%
Seward County
33.33%
60.00%
75.00%
75.00%
75.00%
60.00%
75.00%
66.66%
66.66%
66.66%
66.66%
0.00%
Sheridan 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%
Sherman County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Sidney
22.22%
22.22%
50.00%
28.57%
33.33%
20.00%
8.33%
8.33%
8.33%
7.69%
7.14%
0.00%
Sioux County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
South Sioux City
16.00%
18.60%
17.07%
26.31%
29.41%
28.57%
29.62%
32.00%
16.66%
6.66%
0.00%
0.00%
Southeast
4.67%
5.88%
6.70%
6.25%
6.43%
6.50%
6.57%
7.40%
7.63%
8.49%
6.83%
7.22%
Stanton 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%
State - Judicial District
6.87%
7.56%
7.73%
8.11%
7.94%
7.96%
7.66%
7.60%
8.07%
8.48%
8.01%
7.95%
Tecumseh
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Tekamah
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Thayer 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%
Thomas County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Thurston County
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
12.50%
12.50%
12.50%
Valentine
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
11.11%
14.28%
14.28%
14.28%
14.28%
14.28%
Valley County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Wahoo
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Walthill
-
-
-
-
-
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
25.00%
100.00%
100.00%
Washington County
100.00%
66.66%
66.66%
66.66%
57.14%
40.00%
40.00%
40.00%
40.00%
40.00%
40.00%
40.00%
Wayne
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Wayne County
10.00%
12.50%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
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
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
100.00%
100.00%
Western
8.52%
8.13%
7.79%
8.86%
7.84%
8.97%
8.64%
8.86%
7.59%
6.36%
8.33%
7.63%
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%
100.00%
16.66%
37.50%
11.11%
11.11%
11.11%
14.28%
50.00%
54.54%
40.00%
40.00%
York County
0.00%
16.66%
14.28%
33.33%
30.00%
23.07%
21.42%
21.42%
21.42%
25.00%
25.00%
25.00%