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Absence of Recurrent Maltreatment
Absence of Maltreatment in Foster Care
Trends for the Last 5 Years
Timeliness of Permanency and Reunification
Composite Score
Exit Cohort Reunification
Median Months in Care
Entry Cohort Reunification
Reentries into Care in < 12 Months of Discharge
Trends for the Last 5 Years
Timeliness of Adoptions
Composite Score
Exits to Adoption
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
Trends for the Last 5 Years
Permanency for Children in Foster Care
Composite Score
Children in Care 24+ Months and Discharged to a Permanent Home
Children Legally Free for Adoption and Discharged to a Permanent Home
Children in Care 3+ Years and Discharged to Independent Living or turned 18
Trends for the Last 5 Years
Placement Stability
Composite Score
Children in Care < 12 Months
Children in Care 12-24 Months
Children in Care 24+ Months
Trends for the Last 5 Years
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Timeliness of Adoptions
Median Months in Care(Lower Score Preferable)
Median
Total
All
Cities
Counties
Judical Districts
Service Areas
All
Cities
Counties
Judical Districts
Service Areas
Region
Apr-2023
May-2023
Jun-2023
Jul-2023
Aug-2023
Sep-2023
Oct-2023
Nov-2023
Dec-2023
Jan-2024
Feb-2024
Mar-2024
State
32.90
32.80
32.90
32.90
32.60
32.40
32.00
31.60
31.90
31.60
31.70
31.20
Adams County
29.30
29.30
29.30
27.00
27.00
27.00
29.10
29.10
29.10
28.90
29.10
29.00
Ainsworth
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Albion
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Alliance
-
-
-
20.20
20.20
20.20
20.20
20.20
20.20
20.20
20.20
20.20
Antelope County
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
26.80
26.80
26.80
26.80
26.80
26.80
26.80
26.80
Arthur County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Auburn
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Banner County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Beatrice
34.60
36.50
36.50
42.00
49.30
49.30
49.30
49.30
49.30
35.50
34.10
34.10
Bellevue
45.00
41.10
45.00
46.40
37.80
38.20
35.40
33.40
38.20
43.10
36.10
33.40
Blaine County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Blair
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Boone County
-
17.40
17.40
17.40
17.40
17.40
17.40
17.40
17.40
17.40
17.40
17.40
Box Butte County
30.10
30.10
30.10
30.10
0.00
0.00
41.60
41.60
41.60
41.60
36.60
36.60
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
0.00
0.00
0.00
-
-
-
Buffalo County
26.50
32.80
32.90
32.80
27.40
28.30
28.30
28.30
28.30
28.60
28.30
28.30
Burt County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Butler County
39.00
39.00
38.90
38.90
38.90
39.00
38.90
38.90
38.90
38.90
38.90
0.00
Cass County
51.40
43.50
39.20
39.20
39.20
39.20
39.20
39.20
39.20
39.20
39.20
38.60
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
-
-
-
-
Central
29.30
29.30
29.50
29.10
27.10
29.10
29.60
29.10
29.10
29.10
29.10
28.90
Chadron
18.10
18.10
18.10
18.10
18.10
18.10
18.10
34.50
41.60
41.60
41.60
41.60
Chase County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Cherry County
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
-
-
-
-
-
Cheyenne County
0.00
20.00
20.00
25.00
25.00
25.00
25.00
25.00
25.00
25.00
25.00
25.00
Clay Center
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Clay 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
Colfax County
47.30
30.10
30.10
30.10
30.10
30.10
30.10
12.90
12.90
12.90
12.90
24.20
Columbus
43.70
21.80
36.80
36.80
36.80
21.80
21.80
21.80
21.80
29.60
29.60
29.60
Cozad
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Crete
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Cuming County
0.00
0.00
0.00
46.50
46.50
46.50
46.50
46.50
46.50
46.50
46.50
46.50
Custer County
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
38.60
38.60
38.60
38.60
38.60
38.60
38.60
38.60
Dakota City
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Dakota County
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
72.70
72.70
72.70
72.70
72.70
72.70
72.70
David City
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Dawes County
27.80
27.80
27.80
27.80
27.80
27.80
27.80
27.80
28.30
0.00
0.00
0.00
Dawson County
35.80
35.80
29.60
34.20
34.20
34.20
34.20
34.20
34.20
34.20
35.00
35.00
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
28.40
28.40
40.90
48.80
50.20
44.80
44.80
44.80
44.80
33.00
31.70
31.70
Douglas County
38.40
38.70
39.90
40.00
38.30
38.20
38.20
38.40
39.30
39.30
38.40
38.40
Dundy County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Eastern
38.30
38.40
40.00
41.30
38.40
38.80
38.30
38.50
39.00
39.20
38.70
38.40
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
19.40
19.40
19.40
19.40
19.40
19.40
19.40
19.40
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
Fremont
27.40
27.20
27.80
28.80
29.10
29.10
29.10
29.10
33.00
29.10
29.10
29.10
Frontier County
36.30
36.30
36.30
36.30
36.30
36.30
36.30
36.30
36.30
36.30
0.00
0.00
Furnas County
0.00
13.20
13.20
13.20
13.20
13.20
13.20
13.20
13.20
13.20
13.20
13.20
Gage County
45.70
45.70
45.70
49.30
49.30
49.30
49.30
49.30
49.30
49.30
35.50
32.60
Garden County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Garfield County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Geneva
30.50
30.50
30.50
30.50
30.50
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Gering
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Gosper County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Grand Island
27.00
29.60
35.00
30.60
31.40
31.40
33.30
31.00
31.00
29.60
29.60
27.10
Grant County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Greeley County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Hall County
36.20
32.90
35.80
25.90
27.10
27.10
27.10
30.30
31.00
27.10
27.10
24.60
Hamilton 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
Harlan County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Hastings
44.90
22.60
22.60
22.60
27.40
27.40
27.40
27.40
27.40
27.40
0.00
0.00
Hayes County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Hebron
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Hitchcock County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
0.00
0.00
Holdrege
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
0.00
Holt County
0.00
21.70
21.70
21.70
21.70
21.70
21.70
21.70
21.70
21.70
21.70
21.70
Hooker County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Howard County
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
27.10
27.10
27.10
Imperial
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Jefferson County
34.20
36.50
36.50
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
-
-
Johnson County
29.60
29.60
29.60
24.00
24.00
24.00
34.80
34.80
34.80
34.80
34.80
34.80
Judicial District 1
34.60
39.30
34.60
33.70
32.70
32.70
34.10
34.10
34.10
33.80
33.30
32.70
Judicial District 2
35.20
32.90
38.30
38.30
36.70
38.30
33.80
32.90
32.90
32.90
33.80
35.10
Judicial District 3
29.90
29.00
29.90
28.60
28.40
28.40
28.40
28.40
27.80
28.00
28.00
27.70
Judicial District 4
38.40
38.70
39.90
40.00
38.30
38.20
38.20
38.40
39.30
39.30
38.40
38.40
Judicial District 5
39.00
30.40
27.20
27.20
27.20
27.20
27.20
26.30
25.40
27.20
27.20
27.20
Judicial District 6
28.40
28.40
40.90
48.80
50.20
50.20
50.20
50.20
50.20
40.00
34.20
34.20
Judicial District 7
35.90
35.90
35.90
35.90
35.60
35.60
35.10
34.50
33.30
32.20
33.30
29.10
Judicial District 8
0.00
21.70
21.70
21.70
21.70
21.70
21.70
29.20
29.20
27.10
27.10
27.10
Judicial District 9
30.00
32.80
32.90
28.30
27.10
28.30
28.30
28.30
29.30
28.30
28.30
27.10
Judicial District 10
29.20
29.10
29.30
27.00
27.00
27.00
29.10
29.10
29.10
28.90
29.10
29.10
Judicial District 11
28.90
28.90
27.30
30.00
30.00
29.00
29.00
28.80
29.80
28.80
29.70
30.00
Judicial District 12
23.60
23.60
23.60
25.70
25.00
25.00
25.00
27.30
27.30
27.30
28.30
28.30
Kearney
29.30
29.30
29.30
27.70
26.10
27.10
27.10
29.10
29.10
29.00
29.10
29.10
Kearney County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
Keith County
31.90
0.00
0.00
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Keya Paha County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Kimball
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Kimball County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Knox County
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
13.30
13.30
13.30
Lancaster County
29.90
29.00
29.90
28.60
28.40
28.40
28.40
28.40
27.80
28.00
28.00
27.70
Lavista
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Lexington
40.80
40.80
35.00
37.50
28.30
28.30
34.20
34.20
34.20
34.20
35.00
34.20
Lincoln
28.80
28.60
28.60
28.20
28.20
28.40
28.40
28.40
27.80
28.00
28.20
28.20
Lincoln County
28.10
25.10
25.10
21.90
21.90
28.00
25.00
21.90
25.00
25.90
27.00
28.00
Logan County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Loup County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Macy
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Madison County
35.90
35.90
35.90
35.90
35.70
35.70
35.60
35.10
35.10
35.10
35.60
30.10
McCook
0.00
13.20
13.20
28.30
28.30
28.30
28.30
28.30
28.30
28.30
28.30
28.30
McPherson County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Merrick County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Morrill County
30.20
30.20
30.20
29.90
29.90
29.90
29.90
29.90
29.90
29.90
29.90
29.90
Nance County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Nebraska City
32.90
32.90
32.90
32.90
32.90
32.90
32.90
32.90
32.90
32.90
32.90
32.70
Neligh
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Nemaha County
0.00
0.00
26.50
26.50
26.50
26.50
26.50
26.50
26.50
26.50
26.50
26.50
Niobrara
-
0.00
0.00
29.80
29.80
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Norfolk
35.90
35.90
35.90
35.90
35.90
35.90
35.90
35.70
35.60
35.10
35.60
27.40
North Platte
28.90
28.90
28.40
30.00
30.40
30.00
24.30
24.30
28.00
28.00
22.20
30.00
Northern
35.90
34.80
33.00
32.30
33.00
31.00
32.60
32.20
33.00
30.70
29.60
29.10
Nuckolls County
81.70
81.70
81.70
81.70
81.70
81.70
81.70
81.70
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
O' Neill
0.00
21.70
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
Ogallala
0.00
27.30
19.10
19.10
19.10
27.70
28.00
28.00
28.00
28.00
27.70
27.70
Omaha
37.40
38.30
39.70
40.00
38.70
39.20
38.50
38.70
39.00
39.00
38.80
38.60
Omaha Tribe - Nebr
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Ord
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Otoe County
32.90
32.90
32.90
32.90
32.90
32.90
32.90
32.90
32.90
32.90
32.90
35.10
Papillion
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Pawnee County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Pender
79.90
79.90
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
-
-
-
Perkins County
-
-
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
Phelps County
26.30
26.30
46.60
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
46.50
46.50
Pierce
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
Pierce County
0.00
0.00
-
-
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
6.70
6.70
6.70
6.70
Platte County
28.50
27.40
27.40
27.40
27.40
27.40
26.30
26.30
26.30
0.00
0.00
0.00
Plattsmouth
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Polk County
49.90
49.90
49.90
49.90
49.90
49.90
49.90
49.90
49.90
49.90
49.90
0.00
Red Willow County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
0.00
Richardson County
33.10
32.70
32.70
32.70
32.70
32.70
32.70
32.70
32.70
32.70
32.70
32.70
Rock County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Rushville
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Saline County
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
33.80
34.30
34.30
Santee Tribe - Nebr
-
0.00
0.00
29.80
29.80
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Sarpy County
38.30
38.30
39.90
39.90
38.30
38.30
38.30
32.70
35.10
35.60
36.10
33.90
Saunders 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
Scotts Bluff County
18.10
20.90
18.10
23.60
20.90
23.60
23.60
27.00
27.70
28.30
28.50
28.50
Scottsbluff
28.10
23.60
23.60
25.70
25.00
25.00
25.00
25.70
26.00
26.80
26.80
26.80
Seward
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
Seward County
24.50
27.20
25.80
25.80
25.80
25.80
25.80
25.80
24.50
24.50
27.20
27.20
Sheridan County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Sherman County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Sidney
-
-
-
-
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
Sioux County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
South Sioux City
0.00
0.00
12.90
12.90
12.90
12.90
12.90
12.90
12.90
22.30
23.40
23.40
Southeast
30.60
30.50
30.40
29.90
29.90
29.90
30.00
28.90
28.40
28.40
28.60
28.30
Stanton County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
State - Judicial District
32.90
32.80
32.90
32.90
32.60
32.40
32.00
31.60
31.90
31.60
31.70
31.20
Tecumseh
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Tekamah
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Thayer County
-
-
-
-
-
-
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
0.00
0.00
0.00
Valentine
0.00
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Valley County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Wahoo
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Walthill
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Washington 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
Wayne
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Wayne County
0.00
0.00
0.00
29.10
29.10
29.10
29.10
29.10
29.10
29.10
29.10
29.10
Webster County
-
-
-
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
West Point
48.80
48.80
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Western
28.10
27.30
25.70
27.40
25.70
25.40
25.70
27.30
27.70
27.70
28.00
28.20
Wheeler County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Winnebago
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
-
-
-
York
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 County
0.00
32.30
32.30
32.30
32.30
25.40
25.40
25.40
25.40
29.60
29.60
29.60