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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
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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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Timeliness of Adoptions
Children in Care 17+ Months and Legally Free for Adoption in < 6 Months
Percent
Total
All
Cities
Counties
Judical Districts
Service Areas
All
Cities
Counties
Judical Districts
Service Areas
Region
May-2023
Jun-2023
Jul-2023
Aug-2023
Sep-2023
Oct-2023
Nov-2023
Dec-2023
Jan-2024
Feb-2024
Mar-2024
Apr-2024
State
11.49%
10.84%
12.50%
14.55%
14.82%
16.50%
17.04%
16.61%
14.85%
13.52%
13.06%
12.01%
Adams County
21.05%
11.76%
9.09%
4.76%
4.54%
4.54%
8.69%
12.00%
20.00%
13.79%
19.23%
20.00%
Ainsworth
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
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%
100.00%
100.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Arthur County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Auburn
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Banner County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Beatrice
14.28%
14.28%
14.28%
22.22%
12.50%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Bellevue
11.59%
12.85%
12.85%
14.28%
15.38%
17.91%
14.06%
13.88%
11.88%
12.37%
10.89%
7.14%
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%
0.00%
Box Butte County
100.00%
0.00%
100.00%
66.66%
66.66%
50.00%
50.00%
50.00%
25.00%
25.00%
25.00%
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%
-
-
-
-
Buffalo County
25.00%
25.00%
20.00%
42.85%
33.33%
29.41%
35.29%
43.75%
50.00%
16.66%
10.52%
10.00%
Burt County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Butler 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%
Cass County
7.69%
6.66%
25.00%
18.75%
26.66%
46.66%
46.66%
46.66%
33.33%
33.33%
33.33%
0.00%
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
15.51%
16.36%
16.39%
16.66%
10.00%
9.58%
18.98%
22.78%
26.82%
19.73%
18.82%
17.97%
Chadron
100.00%
0.00%
100.00%
50.00%
33.33%
33.33%
40.00%
40.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Chase County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Cherry County
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
-
-
-
-
-
-
Cheyenne County
0.00%
20.00%
20.00%
20.00%
20.00%
0.00%
42.85%
42.85%
42.85%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Clay Center
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
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-
Clay County
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
25.00%
Colfax County
33.33%
33.33%
33.33%
60.00%
60.00%
60.00%
100.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Columbus
8.33%
9.09%
9.09%
15.38%
15.38%
13.33%
11.11%
11.11%
15.78%
38.09%
29.62%
42.85%
Cozad
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-
-
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Crete
-
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Cuming County
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
42.85%
75.00%
75.00%
75.00%
85.71%
Custer County
0.00%
60.00%
60.00%
60.00%
33.33%
25.00%
25.00%
25.00%
25.00%
25.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Dakota City
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Dakota County
50.00%
50.00%
0.00%
33.33%
33.33%
50.00%
50.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
David City
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Dawes County
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Dawson County
66.66%
58.33%
44.44%
33.33%
40.00%
33.33%
0.00%
0.00%
40.00%
25.00%
22.22%
30.00%
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
33.33%
23.07%
38.46%
40.00%
28.57%
25.00%
17.39%
26.08%
18.18%
10.71%
16.00%
17.24%
Douglas County
8.69%
7.87%
8.87%
11.42%
12.32%
12.64%
11.63%
10.72%
10.16%
9.00%
8.15%
7.15%
Dundy County
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-
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-
-
-
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-
Eastern
8.15%
7.48%
8.77%
11.34%
12.00%
12.90%
12.13%
11.07%
10.24%
9.38%
8.82%
8.00%
Fairbury
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-
-
-
-
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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%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Fremont
26.31%
23.52%
42.85%
41.66%
30.76%
25.00%
18.91%
29.03%
12.50%
7.89%
13.33%
12.12%
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%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Gage County
33.33%
33.33%
33.33%
100.00%
100.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Garden County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Garfield County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Geneva
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Gering
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Gosper County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
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-
Grand Island
23.80%
11.76%
0.00%
0.00%
4.34%
7.14%
16.66%
16.66%
31.81%
31.81%
28.57%
32.14%
Grant County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Greeley County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Hall County
6.66%
5.88%
7.14%
7.14%
9.09%
9.52%
20.83%
21.73%
38.88%
38.88%
23.07%
16.66%
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
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
9.09%
6.66%
7.69%
7.14%
5.88%
Hayes County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Hebron
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Hitchcock County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Holdrege
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
0.00%
0.00%
Holt County
0.00%
0.00%
33.33%
33.33%
33.33%
33.33%
33.33%
33.33%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Hooker County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Howard County
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
66.66%
75.00%
Imperial
-
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-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Jefferson County
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
-
-
-
Johnson 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%
Judicial District 1
10.52%
13.33%
13.33%
36.36%
46.15%
42.85%
14.28%
30.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
22.22%
Judicial District 2
3.50%
3.33%
8.95%
10.44%
14.06%
25.71%
25.71%
25.35%
20.63%
22.03%
21.42%
21.66%
Judicial District 3
10.44%
9.33%
13.95%
16.84%
18.36%
23.52%
34.25%
31.68%
27.36%
29.16%
26.88%
13.58%
Judicial District 4
8.69%
7.87%
8.87%
11.42%
12.32%
12.64%
11.63%
10.72%
10.16%
9.00%
8.15%
7.15%
Judicial District 5
13.33%
19.35%
14.28%
13.79%
8.82%
8.33%
5.55%
5.26%
7.14%
17.94%
18.42%
17.64%
Judicial District 6
22.72%
16.66%
21.73%
28.00%
20.83%
20.68%
16.66%
20.00%
14.81%
9.37%
14.81%
14.70%
Judicial District 7
5.26%
10.52%
20.00%
15.38%
21.42%
24.13%
21.87%
25.80%
21.73%
26.92%
20.83%
32.25%
Judicial District 8
0.00%
20.00%
26.66%
26.66%
22.22%
20.00%
22.22%
22.22%
12.50%
12.50%
42.85%
46.15%
Judicial District 9
14.81%
13.79%
13.79%
25.00%
18.91%
18.42%
26.82%
30.76%
43.75%
30.00%
15.62%
12.50%
Judicial District 10
19.23%
12.50%
10.34%
6.66%
3.22%
3.33%
15.15%
19.44%
25.00%
13.88%
16.66%
16.27%
Judicial District 11
51.61%
44.44%
27.58%
20.68%
20.83%
20.00%
4.16%
3.03%
5.88%
5.12%
4.44%
10.81%
Judicial District 12
40.00%
38.46%
69.23%
57.14%
46.15%
42.85%
47.05%
47.36%
29.41%
12.50%
23.80%
18.18%
Kearney
17.39%
17.39%
26.92%
25.92%
20.68%
16.12%
27.77%
35.29%
36.84%
20.58%
21.21%
17.64%
Kearney County
-
-
-
-
-
-
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Keith County
0.00%
0.00%
-
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-
-
-
-
-
-
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-
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%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Lancaster County
10.44%
9.33%
13.95%
16.84%
18.36%
23.52%
34.25%
31.68%
27.36%
29.16%
26.88%
13.58%
Lavista
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Lexington
58.82%
50.00%
50.00%
0.00%
0.00%
33.33%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
12.50%
11.76%
11.76%
Lincoln
8.97%
10.00%
11.82%
17.92%
20.00%
23.89%
31.30%
29.62%
22.54%
25.00%
22.77%
18.75%
Lincoln County
40.00%
35.71%
21.05%
19.04%
17.64%
17.64%
5.88%
4.34%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
4.16%
Logan County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Loup County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
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Macy
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Madison County
9.09%
18.18%
18.18%
11.11%
23.07%
23.07%
18.75%
12.50%
14.28%
23.52%
13.33%
11.11%
McCook
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
60.00%
60.00%
60.00%
60.00%
60.00%
42.85%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
McPherson County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Merrick County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Morrill County
0.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Nance County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
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-
Nebraska City
7.69%
5.26%
4.54%
0.00%
24.00%
50.00%
54.16%
56.00%
52.17%
47.61%
39.13%
12.50%
Neligh
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Nemaha County
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
75.00%
75.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Niobrara
0.00%
0.00%
60.00%
50.00%
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-
-
-
-
-
-
Norfolk
18.18%
20.83%
21.73%
12.50%
16.66%
22.22%
20.00%
14.28%
15.78%
22.22%
13.33%
10.00%
North Platte
31.25%
31.25%
16.66%
20.68%
26.31%
16.66%
5.55%
5.26%
13.33%
4.76%
4.54%
0.00%
Northern
16.17%
16.41%
21.12%
20.00%
18.75%
19.31%
15.21%
17.20%
13.79%
18.47%
18.82%
22.82%
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%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Ogallala
0.00%
33.33%
33.33%
50.00%
50.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Omaha
7.60%
6.62%
8.12%
10.89%
11.53%
12.21%
11.88%
10.66%
9.89%
8.76%
8.35%
8.23%
Omaha Tribe - Nebr
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-
0.00%
Ord
-
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-
-
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Otoe County
0.00%
0.00%
11.11%
20.00%
40.00%
60.00%
55.55%
66.66%
62.50%
50.00%
33.33%
33.33%
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%
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Perkins County
-
0.00%
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%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Pierce
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
Pierce County
0.00%
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-
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
100.00%
Platte County
14.28%
14.28%
14.28%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Plattsmouth
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Polk County
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Red Willow County
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-
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-
0.00%
0.00%
Richardson County
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
100.00%
66.66%
75.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Rock County
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Rushville
-
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Saline County
14.28%
33.33%
33.33%
60.00%
50.00%
50.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
100.00%
Santee Tribe - Nebr
0.00%
0.00%
60.00%
50.00%
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-
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Sarpy County
2.56%
2.70%
2.38%
4.87%
2.56%
11.11%
13.04%
10.63%
9.30%
14.63%
15.78%
22.22%
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
50.00%
33.33%
100.00%
80.00%
66.66%
100.00%
100.00%
75.00%
25.00%
16.66%
44.44%
44.44%
Scottsbluff
30.00%
30.76%
58.33%
54.54%
44.44%
57.14%
60.00%
58.33%
33.33%
6.66%
20.00%
26.08%
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
0.00%
66.66%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
25.00%
25.00%
14.28%
0.00%
Sheridan County
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0.00%
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%
0.00%
Sioux County
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South Sioux City
11.11%
11.11%
0.00%
6.66%
6.66%
7.69%
8.33%
6.25%
8.33%
10.00%
11.11%
35.71%
Southeast
9.52%
9.75%
10.85%
15.32%
20.27%
27.21%
32.45%
32.85%
27.34%
27.69%
24.80%
17.09%
Stanton County
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State - Judicial District
11.49%
10.84%
12.50%
14.55%
14.82%
16.50%
17.04%
16.61%
14.85%
13.52%
13.06%
12.01%
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%
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
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-
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0.00%
Valley County
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Wahoo
-
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Walthill
-
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-
0.00%
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%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Webster County
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0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
West Point
0.00%
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Western
40.42%
36.17%
32.69%
32.07%
32.55%
31.81%
26.08%
22.80%
17.85%
6.55%
10.29%
12.90%
Wheeler County
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-
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Winnebago
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%
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-
-
York
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
33.33%
100.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
York County
10.00%
10.00%
12.50%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
25.00%
25.00%
25.00%
25.00%
25.00%