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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
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Composite Score
Children in Care 24+ Months and Discharged to a Permanent Home
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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 Legally Free for Adoption 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
59.57%
55.74%
56.70%
59.05%
58.47%
58.80%
58.90%
59.11%
57.45%
56.26%
57.17%
60.00%
Adams County
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
91.66%
93.33%
92.85%
90.00%
91.66%
91.66%
Ainsworth
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Albion
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Alliance
-
-
-
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
100.00%
Antelope County
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
50.00%
50.00%
100.00%
100.00%
Arthur County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Auburn
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Banner County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Beatrice
83.33%
80.00%
80.00%
80.00%
50.00%
20.00%
33.33%
28.57%
28.57%
22.22%
25.00%
33.33%
Bellevue
30.00%
29.16%
38.88%
58.33%
50.00%
73.33%
92.85%
100.00%
100.00%
90.90%
90.00%
90.00%
Blaine County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Blair
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Boone County
-
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
Box Butte County
100.00%
100.00%
50.00%
50.00%
50.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
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
80.00%
80.00%
84.21%
85.00%
85.71%
86.95%
86.36%
86.95%
86.95%
82.35%
73.68%
87.50%
Burt County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Butler County
66.66%
66.66%
66.66%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Cass County
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
66.66%
60.00%
60.00%
50.00%
50.00%
71.42%
71.42%
75.00%
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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-
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
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-
-
Central
78.12%
76.56%
81.25%
80.32%
84.21%
75.00%
73.68%
72.58%
72.13%
68.62%
62.26%
68.51%
Chadron
14.28%
14.28%
12.50%
12.50%
12.50%
12.50%
50.00%
50.00%
50.00%
33.33%
50.00%
50.00%
Chase County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Cherry County
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
-
-
-
-
-
Cheyenne County
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
75.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
Clay Center
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-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
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-
Clay County
33.33%
25.00%
25.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Colfax County
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
66.66%
40.00%
40.00%
40.00%
40.00%
Columbus
33.33%
33.33%
20.00%
20.00%
33.33%
42.85%
42.85%
50.00%
40.00%
40.00%
33.33%
42.85%
Cozad
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Crete
-
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-
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-
Cuming 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%
Custer County
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
25.00%
Dakota City
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-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
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-
Dakota 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%
David City
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
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-
Dawes County
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
Dawson County
66.66%
66.66%
50.00%
36.36%
46.66%
50.00%
50.00%
43.75%
43.75%
43.75%
43.75%
46.66%
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
0.00%
100.00%
50.00%
50.00%
50.00%
25.00%
20.00%
33.33%
33.33%
50.00%
55.55%
55.55%
Douglas County
44.58%
39.39%
41.93%
46.60%
47.42%
53.21%
51.28%
48.57%
51.45%
47.70%
52.25%
57.40%
Dundy County
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-
Eastern
46.44%
41.97%
45.89%
49.58%
49.54%
54.47%
53.54%
51.35%
51.92%
53.33%
57.02%
62.18%
Fairbury
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-
Falls City
-
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-
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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%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
Fremont
81.81%
81.81%
75.00%
90.00%
72.72%
61.53%
57.14%
53.33%
53.33%
42.85%
46.66%
42.85%
Frontier 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%
Furnas County
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
Gage County
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
0.00%
0.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
Garden County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Garfield County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
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-
Geneva
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
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-
-
-
-
-
-
Gering
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Gosper County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
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-
Grand Island
78.37%
76.47%
78.94%
78.94%
78.78%
75.86%
75.00%
76.92%
76.92%
80.00%
80.00%
95.00%
Grant County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Greeley County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Hall County
65.00%
64.70%
64.70%
73.33%
73.33%
63.63%
66.66%
70.00%
70.00%
77.77%
77.77%
83.33%
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
83.33%
83.33%
83.33%
80.00%
85.71%
66.66%
66.66%
80.00%
80.00%
80.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Hayes County
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-
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-
-
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Hebron
-
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-
-
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-
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-
Hitchcock County
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-
-
-
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-
-
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-
-
0.00%
0.00%
Holdrege
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
0.00%
Holt County
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
Hooker County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Howard 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%
Imperial
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-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Jefferson County
60.00%
75.00%
75.00%
75.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
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-
Johnson County
0.00%
33.33%
33.33%
33.33%
33.33%
33.33%
33.33%
33.33%
50.00%
50.00%
50.00%
100.00%
Judicial District 1
60.00%
70.00%
70.00%
66.66%
40.00%
25.00%
33.33%
40.00%
43.75%
33.33%
35.00%
38.88%
Judicial District 2
52.94%
43.90%
50.00%
44.82%
32.14%
33.33%
34.61%
34.78%
37.50%
64.28%
60.71%
59.37%
Judicial District 3
81.53%
77.96%
78.94%
79.16%
78.26%
84.74%
85.45%
90.56%
78.33%
76.56%
79.03%
72.60%
Judicial District 4
44.58%
39.39%
41.93%
46.60%
47.42%
53.21%
51.28%
48.57%
51.45%
47.70%
52.25%
57.40%
Judicial District 5
66.66%
53.84%
50.00%
61.53%
64.28%
66.66%
66.66%
64.70%
57.89%
50.00%
50.00%
57.14%
Judicial District 6
0.00%
100.00%
50.00%
33.33%
33.33%
20.00%
16.66%
28.57%
22.22%
36.36%
41.66%
41.66%
Judicial District 7
55.00%
52.17%
47.61%
50.00%
52.38%
50.00%
47.36%
44.44%
33.33%
52.94%
52.94%
55.55%
Judicial District 8
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
25.00%
25.00%
40.00%
Judicial District 9
72.50%
72.97%
75.00%
80.00%
80.55%
79.41%
79.41%
81.81%
81.81%
80.76%
75.00%
85.71%
Judicial District 10
90.00%
86.36%
87.50%
90.00%
89.47%
76.47%
72.22%
76.19%
75.00%
68.75%
61.90%
61.90%
Judicial District 11
81.48%
66.66%
59.37%
60.52%
63.63%
55.81%
55.81%
51.06%
46.51%
45.23%
42.22%
44.44%
Judicial District 12
48.78%
48.71%
46.34%
48.71%
41.37%
46.15%
60.00%
65.00%
70.58%
57.89%
62.50%
65.38%
Kearney
84.21%
81.81%
85.00%
83.33%
94.11%
85.71%
82.60%
75.00%
74.07%
65.21%
58.62%
60.00%
Kearney County
-
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-
-
-
-
-
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Keith County
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
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-
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-
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Keya Paha County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
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Kimball
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
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
81.53%
77.96%
78.94%
79.16%
78.26%
84.74%
85.45%
90.56%
78.33%
76.56%
79.03%
72.60%
Lavista
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-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Lexington
40.00%
25.00%
18.18%
66.66%
77.77%
77.77%
55.55%
45.45%
45.45%
44.44%
44.44%
50.00%
Lincoln
81.53%
77.58%
74.57%
76.47%
75.00%
79.68%
80.00%
83.05%
72.05%
70.27%
72.97%
70.37%
Lincoln County
86.36%
68.00%
66.66%
73.07%
75.00%
60.71%
59.25%
55.17%
48.00%
45.83%
44.00%
48.00%
Logan County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
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Loup County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
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Macy
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
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Madison County
60.00%
62.50%
60.00%
64.28%
66.66%
66.66%
64.28%
61.53%
44.44%
75.00%
66.66%
70.00%
McCook
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
75.00%
60.00%
McPherson County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Merrick County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
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Morrill County
75.00%
75.00%
60.00%
50.00%
0.00%
0.00%
50.00%
50.00%
50.00%
50.00%
50.00%
50.00%
Nance County
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-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
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Nebraska City
41.66%
29.41%
29.41%
20.00%
12.50%
12.50%
12.50%
26.31%
33.33%
42.10%
42.85%
40.00%
Neligh
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Nemaha County
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
Niobrara
-
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
100.00%
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-
-
-
-
-
-
Norfolk
56.25%
58.82%
53.33%
53.33%
53.33%
53.33%
50.00%
46.15%
50.00%
64.28%
64.28%
71.42%
North Platte
64.28%
60.00%
64.28%
43.47%
48.00%
50.00%
54.16%
59.09%
50.00%
52.63%
40.90%
45.45%
Northern
60.60%
58.33%
52.94%
54.54%
51.42%
50.00%
47.36%
47.61%
45.65%
46.66%
46.66%
50.00%
Nuckolls 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%
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%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
40.00%
40.00%
Omaha
49.67%
44.20%
46.87%
48.62%
49.49%
51.85%
48.67%
44.89%
41.86%
44.89%
50.49%
56.56%
Omaha Tribe - Nebr
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Ord
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Otoe County
14.28%
7.69%
7.14%
0.00%
0.00%
7.14%
7.14%
7.14%
13.33%
33.33%
35.71%
31.25%
Papillion
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Pawnee County
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Pender
0.00%
0.00%
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
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
33.33%
33.33%
33.33%
33.33%
33.33%
33.33%
33.33%
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
100.00%
100.00%
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0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Platte County
60.00%
60.00%
60.00%
60.00%
66.66%
66.66%
66.66%
50.00%
50.00%
50.00%
50.00%
100.00%
Plattsmouth
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Polk County
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
50.00%
50.00%
50.00%
50.00%
50.00%
50.00%
100.00%
Red Willow County
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0.00%
Richardson County
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
25.00%
25.00%
25.00%
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%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Santee Tribe - Nebr
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0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
100.00%
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Sarpy County
58.33%
52.17%
73.33%
66.66%
50.00%
54.54%
71.42%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
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
42.85%
42.42%
42.42%
45.16%
34.78%
40.00%
50.00%
63.63%
66.66%
55.55%
50.00%
58.33%
Scottsbluff
71.42%
72.72%
68.75%
76.47%
76.00%
65.21%
65.21%
66.66%
71.42%
59.09%
61.53%
62.96%
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
100.00%
33.33%
0.00%
50.00%
50.00%
50.00%
50.00%
50.00%
50.00%
50.00%
50.00%
50.00%
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%
0.00%
0.00%
50.00%
40.00%
40.00%
40.00%
40.00%
Southeast
72.41%
64.28%
62.35%
61.33%
55.71%
63.52%
63.41%
65.88%
60.41%
60.78%
63.10%
60.86%
Stanton County
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State - Judicial District
59.57%
55.74%
56.70%
59.05%
58.47%
58.80%
58.90%
59.11%
57.45%
56.26%
57.17%
60.00%
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
33.33%
33.33%
33.33%
33.33%
33.33%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
40.00%
40.00%
40.00%
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
0.00%
0.00%
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Western
60.65%
57.14%
51.51%
56.52%
57.35%
52.23%
57.37%
58.06%
56.36%
50.87%
51.47%
54.28%
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
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%