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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
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Composite Score
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Children in Care 3+ Years and Discharged to Independent Living or turned 18
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Composite Score
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Timeliness of Adoptions
Children in Care 17+ Months and Adopted in < 12 Months
Percent
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
26.73%
26.05%
27.34%
27.47%
26.85%
28.13%
29.01%
30.15%
29.89%
30.83%
31.49%
30.00%
Adams County
47.61%
44.00%
44.00%
26.92%
26.92%
26.92%
21.73%
30.76%
36.36%
46.15%
46.15%
46.15%
Ainsworth
-
-
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-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Albion
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Alliance
-
-
-
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Antelope 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%
Arthur County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Auburn
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Banner County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Beatrice
50.00%
42.85%
42.85%
41.66%
40.00%
33.33%
30.76%
30.76%
30.76%
38.46%
33.33%
30.76%
Bellevue
29.90%
28.97%
36.53%
41.12%
42.15%
46.39%
44.89%
46.51%
44.21%
39.37%
38.52%
35.77%
Blaine County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Blair
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Boone County
-
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Box Butte County
50.00%
50.00%
50.00%
25.00%
0.00%
0.00%
14.28%
25.00%
25.00%
25.00%
100.00%
100.00%
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%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
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-
Buffalo County
53.33%
50.00%
61.53%
63.33%
56.00%
50.00%
54.16%
48.00%
52.00%
47.82%
41.66%
34.37%
Burt County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Butler County
75.00%
75.00%
50.00%
50.00%
50.00%
50.00%
50.00%
20.00%
20.00%
20.00%
20.00%
0.00%
Cass County
21.42%
7.69%
26.66%
18.75%
23.52%
23.52%
29.41%
29.41%
29.41%
29.41%
29.41%
46.66%
Cedar County
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
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Center
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-
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-
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
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-
Central
44.00%
41.41%
39.36%
34.04%
33.33%
29.29%
29.89%
37.25%
38.94%
39.39%
40.42%
38.23%
Chadron
50.00%
50.00%
50.00%
33.33%
25.00%
20.00%
57.14%
50.00%
33.33%
50.00%
100.00%
100.00%
Chase County
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-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Cherry County
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
-
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-
-
-
Cheyenne County
0.00%
0.00%
20.00%
20.00%
20.00%
20.00%
25.00%
57.14%
57.14%
66.66%
77.77%
77.77%
Clay Center
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-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
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-
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
66.66%
66.66%
66.66%
66.66%
40.00%
40.00%
40.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
66.66%
Columbus
21.05%
15.00%
15.78%
15.78%
13.63%
13.63%
14.28%
4.16%
3.84%
7.40%
6.66%
12.90%
Cozad
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Crete
-
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Cuming County
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
40.00%
33.33%
33.33%
33.33%
33.33%
33.33%
40.00%
40.00%
40.00%
Custer County
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
20.00%
16.66%
14.28%
12.50%
12.50%
12.50%
12.50%
12.50%
Dakota City
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-
Dakota County
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
42.85%
50.00%
50.00%
42.85%
50.00%
50.00%
50.00%
David City
-
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-
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Dawes County
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
66.66%
66.66%
50.00%
33.33%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Dawson County
30.00%
28.57%
21.05%
42.10%
40.00%
42.10%
47.61%
54.54%
54.54%
54.54%
58.33%
52.38%
Deuel County
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-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
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
20.00%
20.00%
35.29%
31.25%
25.00%
23.52%
22.72%
19.23%
21.73%
25.00%
23.07%
25.00%
Douglas County
16.32%
17.81%
19.36%
20.12%
19.80%
20.87%
20.15%
21.12%
21.23%
21.25%
21.44%
21.16%
Dundy County
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Eastern
16.64%
17.30%
19.04%
20.38%
20.11%
22.05%
21.25%
22.12%
22.66%
23.04%
23.48%
23.42%
Fairbury
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Falls City
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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%
100.00%
100.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Fremont
20.68%
20.68%
37.50%
40.00%
43.24%
42.10%
39.02%
36.36%
33.33%
30.00%
27.90%
29.26%
Frontier County
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
50.00%
50.00%
50.00%
50.00%
50.00%
50.00%
0.00%
0.00%
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
75.00%
75.00%
75.00%
71.42%
80.00%
80.00%
80.00%
80.00%
66.66%
66.66%
16.66%
33.33%
Garden County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
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-
Garfield County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
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Geneva
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
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-
-
-
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-
Gering
-
-
-
-
-
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-
-
-
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-
Gosper County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
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-
Grand Island
56.09%
54.76%
51.35%
50.00%
54.54%
47.50%
41.86%
54.05%
60.71%
73.91%
73.91%
56.66%
Grant County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Greeley County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Hall County
39.13%
39.13%
32.00%
30.00%
33.33%
30.76%
30.76%
51.72%
55.55%
57.69%
57.69%
54.54%
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
11.11%
8.33%
7.69%
5.88%
11.11%
11.76%
18.18%
33.33%
30.76%
30.76%
0.00%
0.00%
Hayes County
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-
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Hebron
-
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Hitchcock County
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-
-
-
-
-
-
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-
0.00%
0.00%
Holdrege
-
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-
-
-
-
-
-
-
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-
0.00%
Holt County
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
25.00%
50.00%
50.00%
60.00%
75.00%
Hooker County
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-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
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-
Howard County
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
50.00%
Imperial
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-
-
-
-
-
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Jefferson County
75.00%
50.00%
50.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
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-
Johnson County
33.33%
50.00%
50.00%
50.00%
50.00%
50.00%
50.00%
50.00%
66.66%
66.66%
66.66%
66.66%
Judicial District 1
54.54%
50.00%
50.00%
46.66%
40.00%
45.00%
40.90%
37.50%
37.03%
40.74%
37.03%
39.28%
Judicial District 2
27.90%
19.51%
25.00%
26.88%
33.33%
36.84%
36.73%
38.54%
38.54%
43.29%
45.26%
45.45%
Judicial District 3
49.21%
48.41%
48.48%
48.06%
45.11%
45.98%
46.89%
45.69%
44.20%
44.75%
44.52%
40.68%
Judicial District 4
16.32%
17.81%
19.36%
20.12%
19.80%
20.87%
20.15%
21.12%
21.23%
21.25%
21.44%
21.16%
Judicial District 5
31.42%
33.33%
32.25%
37.50%
34.28%
29.26%
28.94%
23.07%
21.42%
21.73%
18.18%
16.27%
Judicial District 6
9.37%
9.67%
17.64%
15.15%
13.33%
23.33%
24.24%
21.62%
22.85%
26.47%
25.00%
27.02%
Judicial District 7
31.03%
26.47%
26.47%
32.35%
31.42%
28.57%
32.43%
32.43%
31.57%
32.43%
38.46%
30.55%
Judicial District 8
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
7.14%
7.14%
6.66%
15.38%
26.66%
28.57%
30.76%
38.88%
Judicial District 9
47.16%
44.89%
47.05%
50.00%
45.65%
40.00%
42.00%
50.00%
53.84%
53.06%
50.00%
42.59%
Judicial District 10
44.73%
42.85%
36.84%
21.62%
21.05%
20.51%
19.44%
24.39%
22.85%
30.76%
36.84%
36.84%
Judicial District 11
40.42%
36.17%
36.36%
34.04%
29.16%
34.04%
42.59%
47.16%
44.26%
45.61%
45.16%
39.65%
Judicial District 12
60.86%
56.52%
52.00%
55.55%
51.85%
51.72%
63.15%
63.63%
60.00%
65.71%
71.05%
62.22%
Kearney
46.51%
41.46%
42.50%
35.13%
28.57%
21.62%
24.32%
29.78%
33.33%
33.33%
38.18%
39.28%
Kearney County
-
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-
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-
-
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Keith County
100.00%
0.00%
0.00%
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Keya Paha County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
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Kimball
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
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Kimball County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
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
49.21%
48.41%
48.48%
48.06%
45.11%
45.98%
46.89%
45.69%
44.20%
44.75%
44.52%
40.68%
Lavista
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Lexington
23.80%
21.73%
30.43%
50.00%
50.00%
45.45%
31.25%
29.41%
21.73%
19.04%
34.61%
32.00%
Lincoln
45.80%
45.23%
44.36%
45.11%
42.95%
46.10%
46.62%
44.57%
43.87%
43.47%
43.55%
40.37%
Lincoln County
45.83%
41.66%
47.82%
26.92%
20.00%
28.00%
41.37%
44.44%
41.17%
43.33%
41.17%
36.36%
Logan County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
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Loup County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
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Macy
-
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-
-
-
-
-
-
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Madison County
50.00%
42.85%
42.85%
38.88%
43.75%
33.33%
38.88%
38.88%
36.84%
36.84%
47.61%
33.33%
McCook
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
50.00%
40.00%
40.00%
40.00%
40.00%
40.00%
40.00%
40.00%
40.00%
McPherson County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Merrick County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
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Morrill County
100.00%
100.00%
33.33%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
Nance County
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-
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-
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-
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Nebraska City
44.44%
34.61%
29.03%
25.00%
35.13%
38.46%
42.10%
47.72%
47.82%
54.16%
54.16%
50.00%
Neligh
-
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-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
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-
Nemaha County
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
75.00%
75.00%
75.00%
75.00%
75.00%
75.00%
75.00%
Niobrara
-
0.00%
0.00%
40.00%
40.00%
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-
-
-
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Norfolk
41.37%
43.75%
42.42%
41.37%
39.13%
38.46%
42.85%
44.44%
40.00%
40.00%
53.57%
39.13%
North Platte
46.15%
46.15%
47.82%
26.47%
22.22%
25.00%
35.48%
44.82%
48.38%
55.17%
44.11%
35.48%
Northern
25.80%
26.31%
30.20%
30.52%
28.57%
29.12%
30.47%
27.02%
23.85%
25.00%
26.72%
24.10%
Nuckolls County
50.00%
50.00%
50.00%
50.00%
33.33%
33.33%
33.33%
33.33%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
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%
25.00%
25.00%
33.33%
33.33%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
66.66%
75.00%
75.00%
Omaha
14.02%
15.01%
15.72%
16.46%
16.20%
17.94%
17.31%
18.46%
19.13%
19.36%
20.18%
20.71%
Omaha Tribe - Nebr
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Ord
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Otoe County
37.50%
35.29%
30.00%
33.33%
50.00%
50.00%
50.00%
56.52%
56.52%
69.56%
69.56%
50.00%
Papillion
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Pawnee County
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Pender
33.33%
33.33%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
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Perkins County
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0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Phelps County
85.71%
85.71%
66.66%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
100.00%
100.00%
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%
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0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Platte County
37.50%
33.33%
40.00%
40.00%
33.33%
33.33%
20.00%
20.00%
20.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Plattsmouth
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Polk County
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
0.00%
Red Willow County
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0.00%
Richardson County
66.66%
50.00%
50.00%
50.00%
50.00%
50.00%
33.33%
20.00%
16.66%
16.66%
16.66%
16.66%
Rock County
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Rushville
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Saline County
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
14.28%
42.85%
42.85%
Santee Tribe - Nebr
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0.00%
0.00%
40.00%
40.00%
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Sarpy County
26.78%
17.30%
22.64%
26.78%
29.82%
35.71%
33.89%
33.92%
33.92%
36.84%
40.00%
43.39%
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
66.66%
64.28%
61.53%
61.53%
64.28%
66.66%
81.81%
75.00%
68.42%
76.19%
66.66%
57.69%
Scottsbluff
65.21%
60.00%
52.38%
60.86%
57.14%
57.89%
72.72%
74.07%
70.00%
70.96%
71.87%
61.53%
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
20.00%
20.00%
33.33%
50.00%
50.00%
50.00%
50.00%
50.00%
50.00%
44.44%
28.57%
20.00%
Sheridan County
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Sherman County
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Sidney
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0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Sioux County
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South Sioux City
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
11.11%
14.28%
11.11%
7.69%
18.18%
18.18%
18.18%
Southeast
47.19%
44.70%
42.93%
42.16%
42.48%
43.90%
44.85%
44.39%
43.92%
46.11%
45.49%
42.00%
Stanton County
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State - Judicial District
26.73%
26.05%
27.34%
27.47%
26.85%
28.13%
29.01%
30.15%
29.89%
30.83%
31.49%
30.00%
Tecumseh
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Tekamah
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Thayer County
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0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Thomas County
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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%
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Valley County
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Wahoo
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Walthill
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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
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Wayne County
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
33.33%
33.33%
33.33%
33.33%
33.33%
33.33%
33.33%
33.33%
33.33%
Webster County
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0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
West Point
100.00%
100.00%
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Western
44.00%
40.00%
41.89%
41.25%
36.25%
36.84%
47.82%
50.57%
47.42%
50.53%
50.96%
45.79%
Wheeler County
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Winnebago
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
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Winnebago Tribe - Nebr
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
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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%
14.28%
14.28%
16.66%
16.66%
16.66%
16.66%
16.66%
11.11%
33.33%
33.33%
37.50%