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Median Months in Care
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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 Legally Free for Adoption and Discharged to a Permanent Home
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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Mar-2022
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Mar-2025
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Mar-2026
Sep-2026
State
106.6
110.5
109.4
107.5
103.8
97.7
109.4
111.2
107.8
112.7
Adams County
98.1
91.4
90.6
127.6
108.3
89.4
70.1
56.4
117.8
114.7
Ainsworth
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Albion
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Alliance
73.7
133.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
-
0.0
170.9
0.0
0.0
Antelope County
0.0
168.0
0.0
65.5
0.0
-65.2
0.0
0.0
58.7
-64.5
Arthur County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Auburn
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Banner County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Beatrice
122.8
29.0
-19.4
86.1
108.1
129.5
163.6
106.0
96.1
105.7
Bellevue
133.4
70.3
110.2
115.6
111.7
117.4
111.0
120.4
124.5
133.7
Blaine County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Blair
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
199.8
154.2
105.3
174.9
127.2
Boone County
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-
-
-
-
0.0
0.0
Box Butte County
122.6
146.9
174.2
163.5
132.5
31.2
76.5
108.9
22.1
13.5
Boyd County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Bridgeport
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Broken Bow
175.8
0.0
143.1
157.5
145.6
89.2
0.0
0.0
-
0.0
Brown County
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-
-
-
-
Buffalo County
116.7
123.4
122.4
112.2
109.6
115.3
131.7
94.2
91.6
87.5
Burt County
183.1
163.5
166.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
172.5
0.0
0.0
Butler County
0.0
152.5
153.5
144.2
0.0
137.8
0.0
0.0
0.0
-36.9
Cass County
129.2
110.7
60.1
86.7
93.2
30.6
149.4
0.0
150.6
110.1
Cedar County
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-
0.0
-
-
Center
-42.8
-83.1
16.6
36.7
0.0
140.8
0.0
-0.2
148.3
99.6
Central
108.5
119.9
115.1
121.5
107.9
108.9
120.5
126.8
105.8
101.6
Chadron
0.0
169.7
171.5
172.3
146.2
0.0
170.6
166.3
-36.7
42.2
Chase County
-
-
0.0
0.0
-
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Cherry County
162.9
0.0
165.8
193.4
0.0
0.0
119.5
-48.7
0.0
67.9
Cheyenne County
149.5
130.7
112.5
162.4
105.0
50.9
101.4
142.2
145.2
86.4
Clay Center
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Clay County
0.0
0.0
153.2
0.0
0.0
-
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Colfax County
0.0
0.0
140.7
157.4
0.0
186.3
168.8
160.3
104.5
52.4
Columbus
129.8
138.7
112.2
125.0
118.3
116.9
120.3
113.2
93.4
81.8
Cozad
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Crete
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Cuming County
124.6
0.0
97.6
97.6
95.9
-13.9
128.4
146.1
25.6
89.2
Custer County
0.0
0.0
0.0
60.8
0.0
170.0
174.1
166.0
118.6
96.6
Dakota City
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Dakota County
0.0
111.3
123.8
151.7
172.6
0.0
0.0
26.3
58.8
140.0
David City
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Dawes County
0.0
170.7
0.0
184.3
114.3
0.0
133.0
144.6
170.9
135.8
Dawson County
157.9
123.3
145.0
162.4
133.9
125.0
150.7
120.5
92.3
111.9
Deuel County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Dixon County
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
182.0
168.3
101.0
73.5
143.0
145.8
Dodge County
166.7
164.4
138.7
149.3
115.7
88.4
122.2
135.3
153.4
129.4
Douglas County
100.1
106.0
100.0
91.4
83.4
86.3
101.3
101.8
91.8
112.4
Dundy County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Eastern
109.0
108.7
104.7
95.0
91.0
95.7
109.4
108.0
103.8
123.1
Fairbury
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Falls City
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Fillmore County
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
18.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Franklin County
0.0
0.0
-
0.0
-
0.0
0.0
0.0
165.2
0.0
Fremont
151.4
157.0
143.3
123.7
102.3
97.5
113.0
141.9
152.8
128.2
Frontier County
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
190.7
0.0
0.0
Furnas County
0.0
0.0
150.2
157.0
0.0
57.6
0.0
196.5
0.0
0.0
Gage County
127.1
75.1
70.7
82.0
78.3
109.5
0.0
93.3
40.7
105.7
Garden County
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
178.9
160.8
179.1
74.9
0.0
Garfield County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Geneva
0.0
156.6
0.0
0.0
-
-
-
-
-
-
Gering
127.7
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Gosper County
0.0
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Grand Island
85.9
107.7
94.6
120.0
113.0
99.7
114.1
124.3
87.0
90.7
Grant County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Greeley County
0.0
-
0.0
-
-
0.0
-
-
0.0
-84.9
Hall County
93.0
107.4
107.4
126.9
113.4
119.1
112.4
122.9
95.2
66.0
Hamilton County
0.0
0.0
0.0
-142.1
0.0
0.0
-
0.0
-
0.0
Harlan County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Hastings
100.6
108.7
102.4
137.0
125.4
124.6
106.0
80.1
138.5
123.9
Hayes County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Hebron
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Hitchcock County
0.0
192.6
183.5
0.0
60.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
159.8
Holdrege
-
-
-
-
0.0
0.0
0.0
153.2
0.0
-41.4
Holt County
169.4
182.2
176.4
196.2
76.4
76.4
161.4
180.8
153.5
153.6
Hooker County
-
-
-
-
-
-
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Howard County
0.0
188.4
42.6
27.8
0.0
0.0
-157.3
0.0
162.9
177.8
Imperial
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Jefferson County
74.7
0.0
0.0
47.2
164.0
174.4
159.1
123.2
61.9
0.0
Johnson County
0.0
92.9
147.0
0.0
173.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Judicial District 1
126.5
106.9
109.2
86.2
132.5
157.7
145.1
110.5
112.7
130.8
Judicial District 2
132.0
118.5
135.8
131.4
145.4
145.2
126.8
123.0
134.7
137.4
Judicial District 3
86.3
98.9
102.0
101.1
104.9
86.3
101.8
127.4
126.6
121.8
Judicial District 4
100.1
106.0
100.0
91.4
83.4
86.3
101.3
101.8
91.8
112.4
Judicial District 5
126.0
126.6
126.3
106.7
104.4
107.0
122.0
105.2
123.5
118.1
Judicial District 6
152.4
148.0
128.7
142.9
125.7
99.0
111.2
122.8
133.4
124.3
Judicial District 7
94.2
93.0
108.1
115.5
107.8
77.3
102.4
86.1
90.8
117.1
Judicial District 8
163.9
183.4
118.6
102.3
139.4
141.5
144.0
146.4
137.3
124.0
Judicial District 9
105.1
114.2
114.0
116.6
105.4
116.7
123.3
109.3
95.5
75.4
Judicial District 10
97.2
115.6
117.9
130.1
117.9
112.1
87.7
130.4
132.4
128.3
Judicial District 11
104.8
99.4
122.5
125.7
107.0
119.0
111.4
115.7
102.9
98.9
Judicial District 12
117.4
125.5
114.6
118.6
105.2
99.2
120.1
120.9
114.1
91.8
Kearney
112.6
131.3
122.6
116.0
108.0
109.6
129.3
116.2
111.2
102.6
Kearney County
175.7
160.1
158.6
147.3
177.0
156.1
52.2
0.0
0.0
144.5
Keith County
0.0
51.9
150.9
153.7
184.2
101.4
111.6
115.5
107.6
108.2
Keya Paha County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Kimball
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Kimball County
96.9
92.5
-87.6
26.1
179.8
70.6
116.8
190.6
0.0
0.0
Knox County
93.0
134.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
46.0
129.6
185.4
Lancaster County
86.3
98.9
102.0
101.1
104.9
86.3
101.8
127.4
126.6
121.8
Lavista
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Lexington
132.8
78.5
138.5
164.7
135.0
143.5
131.2
118.8
84.1
99.7
Lincoln
94.1
105.9
112.6
103.3
104.0
91.6
99.9
118.1
126.0
106.7
Lincoln County
70.9
85.0
116.2
102.6
96.6
109.2
97.8
93.0
101.1
85.6
Logan County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Loup County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Macy
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Madison County
88.0
89.2
116.1
119.7
110.5
79.3
115.8
134.6
111.1
105.2
McCook
112.9
163.7
130.9
87.5
144.7
146.2
155.5
115.6
126.4
151.4
McPherson County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Merrick County
0.0
0.0
-40.9
0.0
0.0
74.9
0.0
183.3
140.9
83.0
Morrill County
152.5
0.0
112.2
0.0
110.6
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Nance County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Nebraska City
92.4
96.8
106.6
130.0
150.7
137.4
128.4
145.2
165.3
159.1
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
0.0
0.0
Norfolk
85.3
89.6
116.7
123.6
113.4
90.9
113.5
90.9
111.5
154.1
North Platte
72.7
105.0
110.9
97.3
103.3
122.2
91.7
90.4
100.9
83.8
Northern
124.5
122.1
124.4
118.5
110.6
90.1
105.3
106.3
119.5
124.0
Nuckolls County
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
173.3
75.7
0.0
166.3
0.0
O' Neill
179.4
182.2
193.4
179.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
186.9
153.1
126.9
Ogallala
141.2
40.6
141.6
-52.9
164.6
115.8
182.7
160.8
182.0
50.3
Omaha
107.7
110.7
104.2
93.3
85.8
91.1
107.8
102.6
91.5
116.7
Omaha Tribe - Nebr
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Ord
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
0.0
-
-
Otoe County
132.0
97.5
0.0
145.2
163.5
157.1
90.2
156.2
197.7
0.0
Papillion
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Pawnee County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Pender
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-
-
-
-
-
-
Perkins County
-
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
173.0
0.0
0.0
-
-
Phelps County
127.8
143.4
156.4
173.6
120.2
152.2
174.6
175.0
150.2
150.5
Pierce
130.7
0.0
-13.9
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Pierce County
0.0
0.0
-
-
0.0
0.0
0.0
-75.0
100.7
181.4
Platte County
78.8
127.4
128.0
74.3
109.9
135.5
114.8
83.2
97.8
85.3
Plattsmouth
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Polk County
0.0
0.0
0.0
-
72.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
157.3
Red Willow County
150.1
131.8
84.4
79.9
168.9
162.8
154.2
0.0
56.3
0.0
Richardson County
158.7
138.0
0.0
189.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
172.7
165.5
Rock County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Rushville
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Saline County
170.9
144.3
109.6
43.3
78.6
0.0
181.7
176.0
198.9
197.6
Santee Tribe - Nebr
0.0
0.0
0.0
-
-
-
-
0.0
0.0
0.0
Sarpy County
135.3
123.4
143.1
133.5
140.8
148.1
128.4
120.1
131.2
137.2
Saunders County
128.4
110.8
134.3
73.0
111.3
0.0
142.1
153.8
171.1
119.6
Scotts Bluff County
91.0
119.7
103.7
85.5
92.8
108.4
104.5
83.6
130.4
124.5
Scottsbluff
-
98.4
101.4
107.3
79.5
87.1
104.0
134.3
84.7
83.1
Seward
110.6
123.3
163.3
151.7
0.0
-47.5
95.3
49.0
116.0
138.4
Seward County
93.8
111.8
139.8
163.0
126.1
-5.4
154.0
147.3
149.1
133.2
Sheridan County
73.6
0.0
171.5
180.7
154.9
132.9
155.5
153.8
24.4
-53.8
Sherman County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Sidney
156.5
94.6
-120.9
90.5
108.8
93.0
134.1
154.3
137.6
56.0
Sioux County
0.0
0.0
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
South Sioux City
139.1
120.5
117.1
118.8
110.4
62.6
134.2
112.0
60.1
99.8
Southeast
94.2
101.6
103.9
103.1
116.1
100.4
111.8
119.8
125.4
113.9
Stanton County
183.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
172.0
0.0
87.3
59.7
0.0
State - Judicial District
106.6
110.5
109.4
107.5
103.8
97.7
109.4
111.2
107.8
112.7
Tecumseh
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Tekamah
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Thayer County
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
179.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Thomas County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Thurston County
159.4
0.0
128.5
183.7
180.2
0.0
123.3
162.2
76.8
113.5
Valentine
0.0
0.0
165.2
193.4
189.8
162.3
129.8
177.4
166.5
160.5
Valley County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Wahoo
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Walthill
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Washington County
21.8
0.0
0.0
0.0
-155.9
67.8
27.4
114.7
166.3
101.8
Wayne
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Wayne County
0.0
152.8
161.7
120.6
0.0
168.9
74.5
153.9
149.5
133.2
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
116.8
105.6
112.3
120.0
112.4
115.0
117.0
122.7
104.6
93.9
Wheeler County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Winnebago
0.0
0.0
0.0
183.7
178.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Winnebago Tribe - Nebr
0.0
0.0
0.0
183.7
178.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
York
154.6
155.9
173.6
126.0
143.1
64.4
12.2
105.2
139.9
141.1
York County
143.8
139.6
118.6
123.0
116.4
9.3
56.6
95.0
37.6
135.2