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Trends for the Last 5 Years
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Composite Score
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Median Months in Care
Children in Care 17+ Months and Adopted in < 12 Months
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Children Legally Free for Adoption and Adopted in < 12 Months
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Children in Care 3+ Years and Discharged to Independent Living or turned 18
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Reentries into Care in < 12 Months of Discharge
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Sep-2020
Mar-2021
Sep-2021
Mar-2022
Sep-2022
Mar-2023
Sep-2023
Mar-2024
Sep-2024
Mar-2025
State
115.7
113.9
107.4
106.6
110.5
109.4
107.5
103.8
97.7
109.4
Adams County
124.1
113.3
117.0
98.1
91.4
90.6
127.6
108.3
89.4
70.1
Ainsworth
0.0
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Albion
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Alliance
107.2
86.2
-12.9
73.7
133.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
-
0.0
Antelope County
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
168.0
0.0
65.5
0.0
-65.2
0.0
Arthur County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Auburn
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Banner County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Beatrice
105.1
113.2
98.7
122.8
29.0
-19.4
86.1
108.1
129.5
163.6
Bellevue
85.4
159.8
158.3
133.4
70.3
110.2
115.6
111.7
117.4
111.0
Blaine County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Blair
0.0
196.6
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
199.8
154.2
Boone County
-
-
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-
-
-
Box Butte County
186.1
175.7
130.3
122.6
146.9
174.2
163.5
132.5
31.2
76.5
Boyd County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Bridgeport
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Broken Bow
166.8
130.0
138.6
175.8
0.0
143.1
157.5
145.6
89.2
0.0
Brown County
0.0
0.0
-
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-
Buffalo County
148.2
151.2
123.8
116.7
123.4
122.4
112.2
109.6
115.3
131.7
Burt County
0.0
186.3
175.9
183.1
163.5
166.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Butler County
0.0
126.1
0.0
0.0
152.5
153.5
144.2
0.0
137.8
0.0
Cass County
103.3
101.9
114.3
129.2
110.7
60.1
86.7
93.2
30.6
149.4
Cedar County
0.0
159.8
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-
Center
0.0
0.0
-
-42.8
-83.1
16.6
36.7
0.0
140.8
0.0
Central
138.5
122.5
100.9
108.5
119.9
115.1
121.5
107.9
108.9
120.5
Chadron
175.5
159.5
193.6
0.0
169.7
171.5
172.3
146.2
0.0
170.6
Chase County
0.0
0.0
0.0
-
-
0.0
0.0
-
0.0
0.0
Cherry County
0.0
0.0
178.6
162.9
0.0
165.8
193.4
0.0
0.0
119.5
Cheyenne County
162.8
147.6
155.4
149.5
130.7
112.5
162.4
105.0
50.9
101.4
Clay Center
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Clay County
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
153.2
0.0
0.0
-
0.0
Colfax County
164.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
140.7
157.4
0.0
186.3
168.8
Columbus
143.3
100.9
99.4
129.8
138.7
112.2
125.0
118.3
116.9
120.3
Cozad
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Crete
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Cuming County
78.1
0.0
119.6
124.6
0.0
97.6
97.6
95.9
-13.9
128.4
Custer County
174.4
150.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
60.8
0.0
170.0
174.1
Dakota City
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Dakota County
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
111.3
123.8
151.7
172.6
0.0
0.0
David City
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Dawes County
106.5
155.7
60.6
0.0
170.7
0.0
184.3
114.3
0.0
133.0
Dawson County
127.8
128.9
133.1
157.9
123.3
145.0
162.4
133.9
125.0
150.7
Deuel County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Dixon County
0.0
60.0
60.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
182.0
168.3
101.0
Dodge County
123.4
131.7
169.9
166.7
164.4
138.7
149.3
115.7
88.4
122.2
Douglas County
112.3
107.5
97.5
100.1
106.0
100.0
91.4
83.4
86.3
101.3
Dundy County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Eastern
110.7
110.2
104.8
109.0
108.7
104.7
95.0
91.0
95.7
109.4
Fairbury
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Falls City
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Fillmore County
0.0
0.0
-
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
18.0
0.0
Franklin County
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-
0.0
-
0.0
0.0
Fremont
140.2
117.1
136.6
151.4
157.0
143.3
123.7
102.3
97.5
113.0
Frontier County
-
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Furnas County
0.0
196.9
0.0
0.0
0.0
150.2
157.0
0.0
57.6
0.0
Gage County
65.1
67.7
96.7
127.1
75.1
70.7
82.0
78.3
109.5
0.0
Garden County
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
178.9
160.8
Garfield County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Geneva
0.0
0.0
155.6
0.0
156.6
0.0
0.0
-
-
-
Gering
119.1
141.0
152.2
127.7
-
-
-
-
-
-
Gosper County
0.0
-
0.0
0.0
-
-
-
-
-
-
Grand Island
137.0
99.2
60.9
85.9
107.7
94.6
120.0
113.0
99.7
114.1
Grant County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Greeley County
-
-
-
0.0
-
0.0
-
-
0.0
-
Hall County
131.9
115.0
83.6
93.0
107.4
107.4
126.9
113.4
119.1
112.4
Hamilton County
0.0
-
-
0.0
0.0
0.0
-142.1
0.0
0.0
-
Harlan County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Hastings
117.2
109.0
119.9
100.6
108.7
102.4
137.0
125.4
124.6
106.0
Hayes County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Hebron
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Hitchcock County
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
192.6
183.5
0.0
60.4
0.0
0.0
Holdrege
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
0.0
0.0
0.0
Holt County
159.8
0.0
0.0
169.4
182.2
176.4
196.2
76.4
76.4
161.4
Hooker County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
0.0
Howard County
73.1
0.0
41.8
0.0
188.4
42.6
27.8
0.0
0.0
-157.3
Imperial
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Jefferson County
68.1
151.5
0.0
74.7
0.0
0.0
47.2
164.0
174.4
159.1
Johnson County
93.3
189.4
174.5
0.0
92.9
147.0
0.0
173.1
0.0
0.0
Judicial District 1
105.7
122.0
135.7
126.5
106.9
109.2
86.2
132.5
157.7
145.1
Judicial District 2
107.9
112.8
127.5
132.0
118.5
135.8
131.4
145.4
145.2
126.8
Judicial District 3
100.6
103.3
102.4
86.3
98.9
102.0
101.1
104.9
86.3
101.8
Judicial District 4
112.3
107.5
97.5
100.1
106.0
100.0
91.4
83.4
86.3
101.3
Judicial District 5
133.8
116.4
105.0
126.0
126.6
126.3
106.7
104.4
107.0
122.0
Judicial District 6
136.2
119.2
143.9
152.4
148.0
128.7
142.9
125.7
99.0
111.2
Judicial District 7
114.5
135.8
144.4
94.2
93.0
108.1
115.5
107.8
77.3
102.4
Judicial District 8
163.1
152.7
85.7
163.9
183.4
118.6
102.3
139.4
141.5
144.0
Judicial District 9
138.6
130.3
101.8
105.1
114.2
114.0
116.6
105.4
116.7
123.3
Judicial District 10
116.5
111.0
109.2
97.2
115.6
117.9
130.1
117.9
112.1
87.7
Judicial District 11
109.9
107.6
111.8
104.8
99.4
122.5
125.7
107.0
119.0
111.4
Judicial District 12
140.0
142.6
125.5
117.4
125.5
114.6
118.6
105.2
99.2
120.1
Kearney
141.8
137.7
103.2
112.6
131.3
122.6
116.0
108.0
109.6
129.3
Kearney County
0.0
76.9
162.4
175.7
160.1
158.6
147.3
177.0
156.1
52.2
Keith County
118.7
106.3
180.3
0.0
51.9
150.9
153.7
184.2
101.4
111.6
Keya Paha County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Kimball
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Kimball County
0.0
70.9
0.0
96.9
92.5
-87.6
26.1
179.8
70.6
116.8
Knox County
0.0
0.0
198.1
93.0
134.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Lancaster County
100.6
103.3
102.4
86.3
98.9
102.0
101.1
104.9
86.3
101.8
Lavista
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Lexington
134.7
131.4
129.6
132.8
78.5
138.5
164.7
135.0
143.5
131.2
Lincoln
104.0
104.8
103.2
94.1
105.9
112.6
103.3
104.0
91.6
99.9
Lincoln County
92.5
89.2
89.4
70.9
85.0
116.2
102.6
96.6
109.2
97.8
Logan County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Loup County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Macy
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Madison County
136.3
151.9
152.3
88.0
89.2
116.1
119.7
110.5
79.3
115.8
McCook
141.7
157.4
109.3
112.9
163.7
130.9
87.5
144.7
146.2
155.5
McPherson County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Merrick County
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-40.9
0.0
0.0
74.9
0.0
Morrill County
0.0
0.0
157.3
152.5
0.0
112.2
0.0
110.6
0.0
0.0
Nance County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Nebraska City
126.3
83.7
113.6
92.4
96.8
106.6
130.0
150.7
137.4
128.4
Neligh
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Nemaha County
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-
Niobrara
-
-
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-
-
-
-
Norfolk
126.1
154.9
131.7
85.3
89.6
116.7
123.6
113.4
90.9
113.5
North Platte
76.5
76.5
104.3
72.7
105.0
110.9
97.3
103.3
122.2
91.7
Northern
127.8
123.3
124.7
124.5
122.1
124.4
118.5
110.6
90.1
105.3
Nuckolls County
0.0
0.0
53.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
173.3
75.7
O' Neill
162.5
165.7
157.3
179.4
182.2
193.4
179.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
Ogallala
107.0
102.5
144.3
141.2
40.6
141.6
-52.9
164.6
115.8
182.7
Omaha
108.6
105.8
101.8
107.7
110.7
104.2
93.3
85.8
91.1
107.8
Omaha Tribe - Nebr
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-
0.0
0.0
Ord
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Otoe County
147.9
115.5
165.3
132.0
97.5
0.0
145.2
163.5
157.1
90.2
Papillion
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Pawnee County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Pender
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-
-
-
Perkins County
0.0
-
-
-
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
173.0
0.0
Phelps County
0.0
0.0
156.1
127.8
143.4
156.4
173.6
120.2
152.2
174.6
Pierce
0.0
0.0
187.3
130.7
0.0
-13.9
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Pierce County
0.0
0.0
-
0.0
0.0
-
-
0.0
0.0
0.0
Platte County
142.5
90.8
66.6
78.8
127.4
128.0
74.3
109.9
135.5
114.8
Plattsmouth
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Polk County
163.1
184.1
172.6
0.0
0.0
0.0
-
72.5
0.0
0.0
Red Willow County
132.3
142.8
152.5
150.1
131.8
84.4
79.9
168.9
162.8
154.2
Richardson County
163.6
52.6
109.8
158.7
138.0
0.0
189.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
Rock County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Rushville
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Saline County
175.0
163.3
146.6
170.9
144.3
109.6
43.3
78.6
0.0
181.7
Santee Tribe - Nebr
-
-
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-
-
-
-
Sarpy County
100.9
114.9
127.1
135.3
123.4
143.1
133.5
140.8
148.1
128.4
Saunders County
99.2
118.6
106.2
128.4
110.8
134.3
73.0
111.3
0.0
142.1
Scotts Bluff County
142.4
141.9
115.9
91.0
119.7
103.7
85.5
92.8
108.4
104.5
Scottsbluff
-
-
-
-
98.4
101.4
107.3
79.5
87.1
104.0
Seward
91.2
134.6
127.4
110.6
123.3
163.3
151.7
0.0
-47.5
95.3
Seward County
38.1
54.4
101.6
93.8
111.8
139.8
163.0
126.1
-5.4
154.0
Sheridan County
0.0
0.0
0.0
73.6
0.0
171.5
180.7
154.9
132.9
155.5
Sherman County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Sidney
113.0
143.4
128.2
156.5
94.6
-120.9
90.5
108.8
93.0
134.1
Sioux County
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-
-
-
-
-
South Sioux City
112.5
81.3
90.4
139.1
120.5
117.1
118.8
110.4
62.6
134.2
Southeast
109.6
106.2
108.9
94.2
101.6
103.9
103.1
116.1
100.4
111.8
Stanton County
94.6
0.0
0.0
183.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
172.0
0.0
State - Judicial District
115.7
113.9
107.4
106.6
110.5
109.4
107.5
103.8
97.7
109.4
Tecumseh
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Tekamah
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Thayer County
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
179.0
Thomas County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Thurston County
94.3
22.7
24.2
159.4
0.0
128.5
183.7
180.2
0.0
123.3
Valentine
199.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
165.2
193.4
189.8
162.3
129.8
Valley County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Wahoo
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Walthill
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-
0.0
0.0
Washington County
183.8
161.5
0.0
21.8
0.0
0.0
0.0
-155.9
67.8
27.4
Wayne
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Wayne County
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
152.8
161.7
120.6
0.0
168.9
74.5
Webster County
0.0
0.0
-
-
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
West Point
-
-
-
-
0.0
-
-
-
-
0.0
Western
120.3
120.5
122.0
116.8
105.6
112.3
120.0
112.4
115.0
117.0
Wheeler County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Winnebago
130.0
71.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
183.7
178.2
0.0
0.0
Winnebago Tribe - Nebr
130.0
71.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
183.7
178.2
0.0
0.0
York
118.7
137.0
130.5
154.6
155.9
173.6
126.0
143.1
64.4
12.2
York County
169.9
136.4
109.6
143.8
139.6
118.6
123.0
116.4
9.3
56.6