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Reentries into Care in < 12 Months of Discharge
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
Children in Care 17+ Months and Legally Free for Adoption in < 6 Months
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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Mar-2020
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Mar-2021
Sep-2021
Mar-2022
Sep-2022
Mar-2023
Sep-2023
Mar-2024
Sep-2024
State
115.8
115.7
113.9
107.4
106.6
110.5
109.4
107.5
103.8
97.7
Adams County
148.7
124.1
113.3
117.0
98.1
91.4
90.6
127.6
108.3
89.4
Ainsworth
0.0
0.0
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Albion
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Alliance
-38.4
107.2
86.2
-12.9
73.7
133.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
-
Antelope County
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
168.0
0.0
65.5
0.0
-65.2
Arthur County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Auburn
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Banner County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Beatrice
103.2
105.1
113.2
98.7
122.8
29.0
-19.4
86.1
108.1
129.5
Bellevue
90.6
85.4
159.8
158.3
133.4
70.3
110.2
115.6
111.7
117.4
Blaine County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Blair
139.8
0.0
196.6
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
199.8
Boone County
0.0
-
-
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-
-
Box Butte County
0.0
186.1
175.7
130.3
122.6
146.9
174.2
163.5
132.5
31.2
Boyd County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Bridgeport
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Broken Bow
170.7
166.8
130.0
138.6
175.8
0.0
143.1
157.5
145.6
89.2
Brown County
0.0
0.0
0.0
-
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Buffalo County
151.3
148.2
151.2
123.8
116.7
123.4
122.4
112.2
109.6
115.3
Burt County
177.6
0.0
186.3
175.9
183.1
163.5
166.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
Butler County
26.0
0.0
126.1
0.0
0.0
152.5
153.5
144.2
0.0
137.8
Cass County
142.4
103.3
101.9
114.3
129.2
110.7
60.1
86.7
93.2
30.6
Cedar County
168.1
0.0
159.8
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Center
-118.1
0.0
0.0
-
-42.8
-83.1
16.6
36.7
0.0
140.8
Central
143.2
138.5
122.5
100.9
108.5
119.9
115.1
121.5
107.9
108.9
Chadron
39.9
175.5
159.5
193.6
0.0
169.7
171.5
172.3
146.2
0.0
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
Cheyenne County
141.7
162.8
147.6
155.4
149.5
130.7
112.5
162.4
105.0
50.9
Clay Center
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Clay County
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
153.2
0.0
0.0
-
Colfax County
0.0
164.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
140.7
157.4
0.0
186.3
Columbus
126.5
143.3
100.9
99.4
129.8
138.7
112.2
125.0
118.3
116.9
Cozad
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Crete
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Cuming County
68.5
78.1
0.0
119.6
124.6
0.0
97.6
97.6
95.9
-13.9
Custer County
166.2
174.4
150.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
60.8
0.0
170.0
Dakota City
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Dakota County
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
111.3
123.8
151.7
172.6
0.0
David City
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Dawes County
74.8
106.5
155.7
60.6
0.0
170.7
0.0
184.3
114.3
0.0
Dawson County
134.8
127.8
128.9
133.1
157.9
123.3
145.0
162.4
133.9
125.0
Deuel County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Dixon County
0.0
0.0
60.0
60.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
182.0
168.3
Dodge County
128.5
123.4
131.7
169.9
166.7
164.4
138.7
149.3
115.7
88.4
Douglas County
112.8
112.3
107.5
97.5
100.1
106.0
100.0
91.4
83.4
86.3
Dundy County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Eastern
113.2
110.7
110.2
104.8
109.0
108.7
104.7
95.0
91.0
95.7
Fairbury
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Falls City
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Fillmore County
0.0
0.0
0.0
-
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
18.0
Franklin County
170.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-
0.0
-
0.0
Fremont
140.6
140.2
117.1
136.6
151.4
157.0
143.3
123.7
102.3
97.5
Frontier County
-
-
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Furnas County
95.7
0.0
196.9
0.0
0.0
0.0
150.2
157.0
0.0
57.6
Gage County
102.5
65.1
67.7
96.7
127.1
75.1
70.7
82.0
78.3
109.5
Garden County
131.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
178.9
Garfield County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Geneva
0.0
0.0
0.0
155.6
0.0
156.6
0.0
0.0
-
-
Gering
141.2
119.1
141.0
152.2
127.7
-
-
-
-
-
Gosper County
0.0
0.0
-
0.0
0.0
-
-
-
-
-
Grand Island
138.3
137.0
99.2
60.9
85.9
107.7
94.6
120.0
113.0
99.7
Grant County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Greeley County
-
-
-
-
0.0
-
0.0
-
-
0.0
Hall County
145.7
131.9
115.0
83.6
93.0
107.4
107.4
126.9
113.4
119.1
Hamilton County
0.0
0.0
-
-
0.0
0.0
0.0
-142.1
0.0
0.0
Harlan County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Hastings
129.3
117.2
109.0
119.9
100.6
108.7
102.4
137.0
125.4
124.6
Hayes County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Hebron
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Hitchcock County
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
192.6
183.5
0.0
60.4
0.0
Holdrege
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
0.0
0.0
Holt County
97.8
159.8
0.0
0.0
169.4
182.2
176.4
196.2
76.4
76.4
Hooker County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Howard County
0.0
73.1
0.0
41.8
0.0
188.4
42.6
27.8
0.0
0.0
Imperial
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Jefferson County
49.6
68.1
151.5
0.0
74.7
0.0
0.0
47.2
164.0
174.4
Johnson County
190.9
93.3
189.4
174.5
0.0
92.9
147.0
0.0
173.1
0.0
Judicial District 1
129.6
105.7
122.0
135.7
126.5
106.9
109.2
86.2
132.5
157.7
Judicial District 2
115.9
107.9
112.8
127.5
132.0
118.5
135.8
131.4
145.4
145.2
Judicial District 3
102.9
100.6
103.3
102.4
86.3
98.9
102.0
101.1
104.9
86.3
Judicial District 4
112.8
112.3
107.5
97.5
100.1
106.0
100.0
91.4
83.4
86.3
Judicial District 5
114.5
133.8
116.4
105.0
126.0
126.6
126.3
106.7
104.4
107.0
Judicial District 6
134.5
136.2
119.2
143.9
152.4
148.0
128.7
142.9
125.7
99.0
Judicial District 7
106.7
114.5
135.8
144.4
94.2
93.0
108.1
115.5
107.8
77.3
Judicial District 8
148.8
163.1
152.7
85.7
163.9
183.4
118.6
102.3
139.4
141.5
Judicial District 9
145.6
138.6
130.3
101.8
105.1
114.2
114.0
116.6
105.4
116.7
Judicial District 10
137.5
116.5
111.0
109.2
97.2
115.6
117.9
130.1
117.9
112.1
Judicial District 11
103.9
109.9
107.6
111.8
104.8
99.4
122.5
125.7
107.0
119.0
Judicial District 12
129.0
140.0
142.6
125.5
117.4
125.5
114.6
118.6
105.2
99.2
Kearney
146.5
141.8
137.7
103.2
112.6
131.3
122.6
116.0
108.0
109.6
Kearney County
60.6
0.0
76.9
162.4
175.7
160.1
158.6
147.3
177.0
156.1
Keith County
0.0
118.7
106.3
180.3
0.0
51.9
150.9
153.7
184.2
101.4
Keya Paha County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Kimball
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Kimball County
92.5
0.0
70.9
0.0
96.9
92.5
-87.6
26.1
179.8
70.6
Knox County
-
0.0
0.0
198.1
93.0
134.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Lancaster County
102.9
100.6
103.3
102.4
86.3
98.9
102.0
101.1
104.9
86.3
Lavista
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Lexington
113.7
134.7
131.4
129.6
132.8
78.5
138.5
164.7
135.0
143.5
Lincoln
105.5
104.0
104.8
103.2
94.1
105.9
112.6
103.3
104.0
91.6
Lincoln County
83.2
92.5
89.2
89.4
70.9
85.0
116.2
102.6
96.6
109.2
Logan County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Loup County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Macy
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Madison County
117.5
136.3
151.9
152.3
88.0
89.2
116.1
119.7
110.5
79.3
McCook
136.9
141.7
157.4
109.3
112.9
163.7
130.9
87.5
144.7
146.2
McPherson County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Merrick County
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-40.9
0.0
0.0
74.9
Morrill County
0.0
0.0
0.0
157.3
152.5
0.0
112.2
0.0
110.6
0.0
Nance County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Nebraska City
145.1
126.3
83.7
113.6
92.4
96.8
106.6
130.0
150.7
137.4
Neligh
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Nemaha County
181.5
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
113.0
126.1
154.9
131.7
85.3
89.6
116.7
123.6
113.4
90.9
North Platte
75.5
76.5
76.5
104.3
72.7
105.0
110.9
97.3
103.3
122.2
Northern
124.5
127.8
123.3
124.7
124.5
122.1
124.4
118.5
110.6
90.1
Nuckolls County
0.0
0.0
0.0
53.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
173.3
O' Neill
122.0
162.5
165.7
157.3
179.4
182.2
193.4
179.4
0.0
0.0
Ogallala
113.0
107.0
102.5
144.3
141.2
40.6
141.6
-52.9
164.6
115.8
Omaha
111.4
108.6
105.8
101.8
107.7
110.7
104.2
93.3
85.8
91.1
Omaha Tribe - Nebr
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-
0.0
Ord
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Otoe County
135.8
147.9
115.5
165.3
132.0
97.5
0.0
145.2
163.5
157.1
Papillion
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Pawnee County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Pender
0.0
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
0.0
173.0
Phelps County
0.0
0.0
0.0
156.1
127.8
143.4
156.4
173.6
120.2
152.2
Pierce
144.3
0.0
0.0
187.3
130.7
0.0
-13.9
0.0
0.0
0.0
Pierce County
167.4
0.0
0.0
-
0.0
0.0
-
-
0.0
0.0
Platte County
128.1
142.5
90.8
66.6
78.8
127.4
128.0
74.3
109.9
135.5
Plattsmouth
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Polk County
189.9
163.1
184.1
172.6
0.0
0.0
0.0
-
72.5
0.0
Red Willow County
142.4
132.3
142.8
152.5
150.1
131.8
84.4
79.9
168.9
162.8
Richardson County
132.7
163.6
52.6
109.8
158.7
138.0
0.0
189.7
0.0
0.0
Rock County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Rushville
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Saline County
171.4
175.0
163.3
146.6
170.9
144.3
109.6
43.3
78.6
0.0
Santee Tribe - Nebr
-
-
-
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-
-
-
Sarpy County
113.7
100.9
114.9
127.1
135.3
123.4
143.1
133.5
140.8
148.1
Saunders County
86.3
99.2
118.6
106.2
128.4
110.8
134.3
73.0
111.3
0.0
Scotts Bluff County
135.6
142.4
141.9
115.9
91.0
119.7
103.7
85.5
92.8
108.4
Scottsbluff
-
-
-
-
-
98.4
101.4
107.3
79.5
87.1
Seward
132.0
91.2
134.6
127.4
110.6
123.3
163.3
151.7
0.0
-47.5
Seward County
38.1
38.1
54.4
101.6
93.8
111.8
139.8
163.0
126.1
-5.4
Sheridan County
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
73.6
0.0
171.5
180.7
154.9
132.9
Sherman County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Sidney
122.2
113.0
143.4
128.2
156.5
94.6
-120.9
90.5
108.8
93.0
Sioux County
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-
-
-
-
South Sioux City
82.8
112.5
81.3
90.4
139.1
120.5
117.1
118.8
110.4
62.6
Southeast
115.1
109.6
106.2
108.9
94.2
101.6
103.9
103.1
116.1
100.4
Stanton County
0.0
94.6
0.0
0.0
183.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
172.0
State - Judicial District
115.8
115.7
113.9
107.4
106.6
110.5
109.4
107.5
103.8
97.7
Tecumseh
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Tekamah
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Thayer County
-
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Thomas County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Thurston County
70.4
94.3
22.7
24.2
159.4
0.0
128.5
183.7
180.2
0.0
Valentine
0.0
199.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
165.2
193.4
189.8
162.3
Valley County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Wahoo
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Walthill
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-
0.0
Washington County
173.5
183.8
161.5
0.0
21.8
0.0
0.0
0.0
-155.9
67.8
Wayne
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Wayne County
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
152.8
161.7
120.6
0.0
168.9
Webster County
0.0
0.0
0.0
-
-
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
West Point
-
-
-
-
-
0.0
-
-
-
-
Western
110.8
120.3
120.5
122.0
116.8
105.6
112.3
120.0
112.4
115.0
Wheeler County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Winnebago
187.2
130.0
71.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
183.7
178.2
0.0
Winnebago Tribe - Nebr
187.2
130.0
71.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
183.7
178.2
0.0
York
93.3
118.7
137.0
130.5
154.6
155.9
173.6
126.0
143.1
64.4
York County
118.8
169.9
136.4
109.6
143.8
139.6
118.6
123.0
116.4
9.3