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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
Oct-2024
Nov-2024
Dec-2024
Jan-2025
Feb-2025
Mar-2025
Apr-2025
May-2025
Jun-2025
Jul-2025
Aug-2025
Sep-2025
State
33.50
33.40
33.50
33.70
33.50
33.60
33.50
32.60
32.50
31.90
31.70
31.50
Adams County
27.80
23.40
27.90
19.00
19.00
17.00
20.00
28.10
28.00
28.10
28.10
34.50
Ainsworth
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Albion
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Alliance
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
0.00
0.00
Antelope County
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
18.80
18.80
18.80
18.80
18.80
18.80
Arthur County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Auburn
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Banner County
-
12.10
12.10
12.10
12.10
12.10
12.10
12.10
12.10
12.10
12.10
12.10
Beatrice
33.80
33.80
29.70
36.10
30.50
30.60
30.60
30.50
30.50
30.50
30.50
30.50
Bellevue
39.30
39.30
39.60
40.90
39.60
41.80
39.30
40.70
39.20
39.10
35.20
32.60
Blaine County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Blair
-
-
-
-
-
0.00
0.00
0.00
-
-
-
-
Boone County
0.00
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Box Butte County
36.20
27.80
27.80
27.80
13.20
13.20
13.20
13.20
13.20
13.20
13.20
17.10
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
-
-
Brown County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Buffalo County
31.80
25.50
25.40
25.40
25.40
25.40
25.40
25.30
25.50
28.10
26.90
26.90
Burt County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Butler County
34.10
34.10
34.10
34.10
34.10
34.10
34.10
30.90
36.70
25.00
25.00
0.00
Cass County
47.60
47.60
47.60
47.60
47.60
53.80
47.60
47.60
47.60
29.10
29.10
29.10
Cedar County
25.20
25.20
25.20
25.20
25.20
25.20
0.00
19.50
19.50
19.50
19.50
19.50
Center
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
18.80
18.80
18.80
18.80
Central
28.90
25.40
26.40
26.40
26.00
26.40
25.50
25.30
25.40
27.90
28.10
28.00
Chadron
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
0.00
0.00
0.00
Chase County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Cherry County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Cheyenne County
0.00
0.00
0.00
23.70
39.10
31.40
31.40
31.40
31.40
31.40
30.10
30.10
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
35.40
35.40
35.40
35.40
35.40
48.90
48.90
48.90
48.90
0.00
0.00
0.00
Columbus
34.40
34.10
34.10
35.40
34.80
34.10
36.70
36.70
36.70
37.50
37.50
37.50
Cozad
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Crete
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Cuming County
23.30
23.30
23.30
38.20
38.20
38.20
38.20
38.20
38.20
38.20
38.20
38.20
Custer County
55.40
55.40
55.40
55.40
55.40
55.40
55.40
55.40
55.40
55.40
55.40
55.40
Dakota City
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Dakota County
37.20
37.20
37.20
37.20
37.20
37.20
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
David City
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Dawes 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
Dawson County
35.80
32.00
32.00
21.30
19.30
19.30
19.30
21.30
21.30
17.70
19.30
18.50
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
26.80
34.00
40.90
40.90
40.90
40.90
40.90
40.90
39.50
40.90
40.90
39.50
Douglas County
42.10
41.50
42.10
42.10
42.10
42.10
41.70
41.60
41.70
41.60
41.60
38.50
Dundy County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Eastern
40.30
40.20
41.10
41.10
41.00
41.60
40.00
39.10
39.10
39.30
37.50
36.80
Fairbury
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Falls City
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Fillmore County
29.00
29.00
29.00
29.00
30.50
30.50
30.50
30.50
30.50
30.50
30.50
30.50
Franklin County
-
-
-
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
35.90
35.90
Fremont
26.80
32.40
40.90
40.90
40.90
42.20
41.60
42.20
40.90
36.60
38.00
36.60
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
33.80
33.80
33.80
34.30
34.30
37.90
37.90
37.90
37.90
37.90
37.90
37.90
Garden County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Garfield County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Geneva
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Gering
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Gosper County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Grand Island
25.40
24.30
24.90
23.60
23.60
23.60
24.30
24.30
25.40
25.50
29.20
28.00
Grant County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Greeley County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
0.00
Hall County
24.30
23.60
23.60
24.30
24.30
24.30
25.00
25.00
25.00
25.40
27.80
27.80
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
19.00
19.00
19.00
28.60
28.60
28.60
26.10
26.10
26.10
28.60
28.60
28.60
Hayes County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Hebron
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Hitchcock County
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Holdrege
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Holt County
31.80
26.80
67.00
67.00
67.00
67.00
67.00
67.00
67.00
67.00
67.00
67.00
Hooker County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Howard County
27.10
27.10
27.10
26.40
26.40
26.40
26.40
26.40
26.40
26.40
26.40
0.00
Imperial
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Jefferson County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
Johnson County
25.90
25.90
25.90
25.90
25.90
25.90
25.90
25.90
25.90
25.90
25.90
25.90
Judicial District 1
34.10
34.10
34.10
34.30
30.60
34.30
34.30
28.70
30.60
30.60
30.60
29.40
Judicial District 2
39.80
42.10
42.80
42.80
39.80
41.40
39.30
39.30
39.20
38.30
32.60
32.20
Judicial District 3
28.30
26.20
26.90
27.30
26.80
26.60
25.90
26.00
26.80
28.10
26.20
26.20
Judicial District 4
42.10
41.50
42.10
42.10
42.10
42.10
41.70
41.60
41.70
41.60
41.60
38.50
Judicial District 5
29.60
29.60
29.40
28.20
28.20
29.20
34.40
35.00
36.00
34.90
35.30
34.90
Judicial District 6
26.40
34.00
37.20
37.60
38.00
37.20
40.90
39.50
38.00
40.90
39.50
36.40
Judicial District 7
23.30
25.60
28.00
38.20
37.50
37.50
37.50
36.30
35.10
35.10
35.10
35.10
Judicial District 8
27.10
27.10
41.20
55.40
55.40
55.40
55.40
55.40
55.40
55.40
55.40
55.40
Judicial District 9
25.40
24.30
24.30
25.30
25.30
25.30
25.30
25.30
25.40
25.50
26.90
26.90
Judicial District 10
29.00
29.00
29.00
29.00
29.00
29.70
30.50
30.50
29.30
30.50
30.50
33.20
Judicial District 11
29.70
28.20
25.40
20.50
21.30
20.50
22.60
23.90
24.20
23.90
23.70
23.70
Judicial District 12
33.70
33.70
33.70
32.40
32.40
31.10
29.90
29.90
31.10
26.20
23.90
23.70
Kearney
29.10
28.90
28.90
34.40
34.60
35.00
35.00
34.40
28.10
28.10
27.90
27.80
Kearney County
35.40
35.40
35.40
35.40
35.40
35.40
35.40
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
Keith 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
Keya Paha County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Kimball
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Kimball County
-
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
Knox County
13.30
13.30
13.30
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
Lancaster County
28.30
26.20
26.90
27.30
26.80
26.60
25.90
26.00
26.80
28.10
26.20
26.20
Lavista
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Lexington
29.70
25.10
28.10
19.30
19.30
19.20
19.20
19.70
19.70
19.30
19.50
19.30
Lincoln
28.60
27.80
28.50
28.10
27.70
26.90
26.40
27.30
27.80
28.30
26.80
26.40
Lincoln County
25.90
29.10
25.10
19.60
23.70
23.70
23.90
24.60
25.80
26.30
26.30
26.30
Logan County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Loup County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Macy
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Madison County
32.70
32.70
32.70
32.70
32.70
32.70
32.70
32.70
23.30
26.90
26.90
26.90
McCook
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
McPherson County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Merrick County
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
23.80
Morrill County
31.10
31.10
31.10
31.10
31.10
31.10
31.10
31.10
31.10
31.10
0.00
0.00
Nance County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Nebraska City
35.60
38.50
38.50
40.00
38.50
39.90
37.90
37.60
37.90
28.60
25.90
25.90
Neligh
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Nemaha County
0.00
-
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
Niobrara
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
14.90
14.90
10.20
Norfolk
25.20
25.20
25.20
26.60
25.20
25.20
23.30
28.90
28.20
31.80
31.80
34.90
North Platte
35.70
36.60
30.40
26.80
19.60
19.60
19.60
24.60
26.10
25.40
25.40
26.10
Northern
29.20
29.60
31.70
34.40
34.40
34.70
36.70
36.70
36.70
36.30
36.70
35.30
Nuckolls County
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
111.60
111.60
111.60
111.60
O' Neill
55.40
-
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
39.10
39.10
39.10
39.10
39.10
39.10
39.10
39.10
Omaha
41.00
41.10
41.50
41.10
41.30
41.30
41.10
36.60
38.90
40.40
37.80
37.20
Omaha Tribe - Nebr
-
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
Ord
24.40
24.40
24.40
24.40
24.40
24.40
24.40
24.40
24.40
24.40
0.00
0.00
Otoe County
40.20
43.40
43.40
43.40
43.40
43.40
43.40
43.40
43.40
42.30
53.30
0.00
Papillion
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Pawnee County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Pender
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Perkins 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
Phelps County
46.50
46.50
46.50
46.50
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
Pierce
0.00
0.00
0.00
49.80
-
-
-
19.50
-
-
-
-
Pierce County
6.70
6.70
0.00
45.30
45.30
45.30
45.30
45.30
45.30
45.30
45.30
45.30
Platte County
38.90
38.90
38.90
38.90
38.90
28.20
31.70
35.30
35.30
35.30
35.30
32.00
Plattsmouth
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Polk County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Red Willow County
28.20
28.20
23.30
23.30
23.30
23.30
23.30
19.70
19.70
19.70
19.70
19.70
Richardson County
38.30
38.30
38.30
38.30
38.30
38.30
38.30
38.30
38.30
38.30
38.30
0.00
Rock County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Rushville
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Saline County
36.50
36.50
36.50
38.70
46.70
46.70
46.70
26.80
26.80
27.50
27.50
27.50
Santee Tribe - Nebr
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
14.90
14.90
10.20
Sarpy County
39.30
39.80
41.30
41.30
39.30
39.30
39.20
39.10
39.10
39.10
32.60
32.20
Saunders County
16.20
16.20
16.20
16.20
16.20
42.70
42.70
42.70
42.70
42.70
42.70
42.70
Scotts Bluff County
33.70
33.70
33.70
33.70
33.70
33.70
33.70
33.70
33.70
31.60
26.20
23.80
Scottsbluff
32.40
29.90
27.80
26.80
23.90
23.90
28.60
28.60
27.40
26.30
23.90
23.80
Seward
0.00
0.00
29.70
19.60
19.60
19.60
19.60
19.60
19.60
19.60
19.60
19.60
Seward County
22.20
22.20
28.00
20.50
20.50
20.50
20.50
20.50
20.50
19.60
19.60
19.60
Sheridan 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
Sherman County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Sidney
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
30.10
30.10
Sioux County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
South Sioux City
34.40
34.40
34.40
38.20
38.20
38.20
40.30
40.30
38.20
40.30
38.20
38.20
Southeast
29.30
29.00
29.40
29.40
29.00
28.80
28.30
28.30
28.80
28.80
27.80
26.80
Stanton County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
State - Judicial District
33.50
33.40
33.50
33.70
33.50
33.60
33.50
32.60
32.50
31.90
31.70
31.50
Tecumseh
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Tekamah
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Thayer County
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
26.90
26.90
26.90
Thomas County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Thurston County
0.00
0.00
-
-
-
-
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
Valentine
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
Valley County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Wahoo
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Walthill
-
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
Washington County
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
-
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
-
-
15.50
Wayne
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Wayne County
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
35.10
35.10
35.10
35.10
Webster County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
West Point
-
-
-
-
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
Western
32.40
32.20
28.20
24.50
23.80
23.80
24.60
25.40
26.30
23.90
23.90
23.80
Wheeler County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Winnebago
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Winnebago Tribe - Nebr
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
York
0.00
15.90
15.90
15.90
25.50
25.50
25.50
25.50
25.50
25.50
27.10
27.10
York County
29.20
29.20
27.70
27.70
27.70
27.70
29.80
29.80
29.80
34.60
36.00
36.30