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Federal Measures
Safety Measures
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
Jan-2025
Feb-2025
Mar-2025
Apr-2025
May-2025
Jun-2025
Jul-2025
Aug-2025
Sep-2025
Oct-2025
Nov-2025
Dec-2025
State
33.70
33.50
33.60
33.50
32.60
32.50
31.90
31.70
31.50
30.80
30.50
30.50
Adams County
19.00
19.00
17.00
20.00
28.10
28.00
28.10
28.10
34.50
34.50
34.50
28.00
Ainsworth
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Albion
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Alliance
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
Antelope County
0.00
0.00
0.00
18.80
18.80
18.80
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
0.00
0.00
Beatrice
36.10
30.50
30.60
30.60
30.50
30.50
30.50
30.50
30.50
30.50
30.50
30.50
Bellevue
40.90
39.60
41.80
39.30
40.70
39.20
39.10
35.20
32.60
33.50
36.10
35.40
Blaine County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Blair
-
-
0.00
0.00
0.00
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Boone County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Box Butte County
27.80
13.20
13.20
13.20
13.20
13.20
13.20
13.20
17.10
17.10
38.80
30.30
Boyd County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Bridgeport
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Broken Bow
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
-
-
-
-
-
Brown County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Buffalo County
25.40
25.40
25.40
25.40
25.30
25.50
28.10
26.90
26.90
26.90
26.90
26.90
Burt County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
0.00
Butler County
34.10
34.10
34.10
34.10
30.90
36.70
25.00
25.00
0.00
0.00
13.50
13.50
Cass County
47.60
47.60
53.80
47.60
47.60
47.60
29.10
29.10
29.10
29.10
29.10
29.10
Cedar County
25.20
25.20
25.20
0.00
19.50
19.50
19.50
19.50
19.50
19.50
19.50
19.50
Center
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
18.80
18.80
18.80
18.80
18.80
18.80
18.80
Central
26.40
26.00
26.40
25.50
25.30
25.40
27.90
28.10
28.00
26.90
28.00
27.80
Chadron
-
-
-
-
-
-
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
Chase County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
0.00
0.00
0.00
Cherry County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Cheyenne County
23.70
39.10
31.40
31.40
31.40
31.40
31.40
30.10
30.10
30.10
30.10
29.50
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
48.90
48.90
48.90
48.90
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
Columbus
35.40
34.80
34.10
36.70
36.70
36.70
37.50
37.50
37.50
37.50
37.50
37.50
Cozad
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Crete
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Cuming County
38.20
38.20
38.20
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
0.00
0.00
0.00
Dakota City
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Dakota County
37.20
37.20
37.20
0.00
0.00
0.00
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
21.30
19.30
19.30
19.30
21.30
21.30
17.70
19.30
18.50
18.50
18.50
19.30
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
40.90
40.90
40.90
40.90
40.90
39.50
40.90
40.90
39.50
39.50
35.50
34.70
Douglas County
42.10
42.10
42.10
41.70
41.60
41.70
41.60
41.60
38.50
38.10
36.80
36.40
Dundy County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Eastern
41.10
41.00
41.60
40.00
39.10
39.10
39.30
37.50
36.80
36.10
35.70
34.70
Fairbury
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Falls City
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Fillmore County
29.00
30.50
30.50
30.50
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
35.90
35.90
35.90
Fremont
40.90
40.90
42.20
41.60
42.20
40.90
36.60
38.00
36.60
39.50
34.70
34.60
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
34.30
34.30
37.90
37.90
37.90
37.90
37.90
37.90
37.90
36.60
36.60
36.60
Garden County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Garfield County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Geneva
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Gering
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Gosper County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Grand Island
23.60
23.60
23.60
24.30
24.30
25.40
25.50
29.20
28.00
25.20
25.00
25.00
Grant County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Greeley County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
Hall County
24.30
24.30
24.30
25.00
25.00
25.00
25.40
27.80
27.80
25.20
27.80
27.90
Hamilton County
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
27.80
27.80
27.80
Harlan County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Hastings
28.60
28.60
28.60
26.10
26.10
26.10
28.60
28.60
28.60
28.60
28.60
28.60
Hayes County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Hebron
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Hitchcock County
0.00
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
0.00
0.00
Holdrege
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Holt County
67.00
67.00
67.00
67.00
67.00
67.00
67.00
67.00
67.00
67.00
67.00
12.30
Hooker County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Howard County
26.40
26.40
26.40
26.40
26.40
26.40
26.40
26.40
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
Imperial
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Jefferson County
-
-
-
-
0.00
0.00
0.00
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
0.00
0.00
0.00
Judicial District 1
34.30
30.60
34.30
34.30
28.70
30.60
30.60
30.60
29.40
30.60
30.60
30.60
Judicial District 2
42.80
39.80
41.40
39.30
39.30
39.20
38.30
32.60
32.20
31.70
31.60
31.20
Judicial District 3
27.30
26.80
26.60
25.90
26.00
26.80
28.10
26.20
26.20
26.00
26.00
26.00
Judicial District 4
42.10
42.10
42.10
41.70
41.60
41.70
41.60
41.60
38.50
38.10
36.80
36.40
Judicial District 5
28.20
28.20
29.20
34.40
35.00
36.00
34.90
35.30
34.90
34.60
31.70
33.80
Judicial District 6
37.60
38.00
37.20
40.90
39.50
38.00
40.90
39.50
36.40
36.80
34.70
25.20
Judicial District 7
38.20
37.50
37.50
37.50
36.30
35.10
35.10
35.10
35.10
35.10
34.70
35.10
Judicial District 8
55.40
55.40
55.40
55.40
55.40
55.40
55.40
55.40
55.40
67.00
67.00
12.30
Judicial District 9
25.30
25.30
25.30
25.30
25.30
25.40
25.50
26.90
26.90
26.90
27.30
27.80
Judicial District 10
29.00
29.00
29.70
30.50
30.50
29.30
30.50
30.50
33.20
33.20
33.20
30.50
Judicial District 11
20.50
21.30
20.50
22.60
23.90
24.20
23.90
23.70
23.70
23.70
23.80
23.90
Judicial District 12
32.40
32.40
31.10
29.90
29.90
31.10
26.20
23.90
23.70
23.80
23.80
28.60
Kearney
34.40
34.60
35.00
35.00
34.40
28.10
28.10
27.90
27.80
26.90
27.80
26.90
Kearney County
35.40
35.40
35.40
35.40
0.00
0.00
0.00
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
73.10
73.10
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
0.00
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
27.30
26.80
26.60
25.90
26.00
26.80
28.10
26.20
26.20
26.00
26.00
26.00
Lavista
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Lexington
19.30
19.30
19.20
19.20
19.70
19.70
19.30
19.50
19.30
19.30
19.30
17.60
Lincoln
28.10
27.70
26.90
26.40
27.30
27.80
28.30
26.80
26.40
26.40
26.20
26.20
Lincoln County
19.60
23.70
23.70
23.90
24.60
25.80
26.30
26.30
26.30
26.30
26.30
26.30
Logan County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Loup County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Macy
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Madison County
32.70
32.70
32.70
32.70
32.70
23.30
26.90
26.90
26.90
25.10
25.30
25.30
McCook
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
19.70
McPherson County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Merrick County
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
23.80
23.80
23.80
23.80
Morrill County
31.10
31.10
31.10
31.10
31.10
31.10
31.10
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
39.40
Nance County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Nebraska City
40.00
38.50
39.90
37.90
37.60
37.90
28.60
25.90
25.90
29.10
17.70
17.70
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
0.00
Niobrara
-
-
-
-
-
-
14.90
14.90
10.20
10.20
10.20
10.20
Norfolk
26.60
25.20
25.20
23.30
28.90
28.20
31.80
31.80
34.90
34.00
34.00
34.10
North Platte
26.80
19.60
19.60
19.60
24.60
26.10
25.40
25.40
26.10
26.10
26.10
25.70
Northern
34.40
34.40
34.70
36.70
36.70
36.70
36.30
36.70
35.30
35.30
34.70
34.70
Nuckolls County
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
111.60
111.60
111.60
111.60
111.60
111.60
111.60
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
39.10
39.10
39.10
39.10
39.10
39.10
39.10
39.10
39.10
39.10
39.10
Omaha
41.10
41.30
41.30
41.10
36.60
38.90
40.40
37.80
37.20
36.80
35.60
34.70
Omaha Tribe - Nebr
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
0.00
0.00
-
0.00
0.00
Otoe County
43.40
43.40
43.40
43.40
43.40
43.40
42.30
53.30
0.00
0.00
14.90
14.90
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
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
Pierce
49.80
-
-
-
19.50
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Pierce County
45.30
45.30
45.30
45.30
45.30
45.30
45.30
45.30
45.30
45.30
45.30
45.30
Platte County
38.90
38.90
28.20
31.70
35.30
35.30
35.30
35.30
32.00
32.00
27.60
27.60
Plattsmouth
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Polk County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
0.00
0.00
Red Willow County
23.30
23.30
23.30
23.30
19.70
19.70
19.70
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
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
Rock County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Rushville
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Saline County
38.70
46.70
46.70
46.70
26.80
26.80
27.50
27.50
27.50
28.20
28.20
28.20
Santee Tribe - Nebr
-
-
-
-
-
-
14.90
14.90
10.20
10.20
10.20
10.20
Sarpy County
41.30
39.30
39.30
39.20
39.10
39.10
39.10
32.60
32.20
31.70
31.70
31.60
Saunders County
16.20
16.20
42.70
42.70
42.70
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
31.60
26.20
23.80
23.90
22.90
22.90
Scottsbluff
26.80
23.90
23.90
28.60
28.60
27.40
26.30
23.90
23.80
23.90
23.90
26.30
Seward
19.60
19.60
19.60
19.60
19.60
19.60
19.60
19.60
19.60
19.60
19.60
19.60
Seward County
20.50
20.50
20.50
20.50
20.50
20.50
19.60
19.60
19.60
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
30.10
30.10
30.10
30.10
30.10
Sioux County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
South Sioux City
38.20
38.20
38.20
40.30
40.30
38.20
40.30
38.20
38.20
38.20
38.20
38.20
Southeast
29.40
29.00
28.80
28.30
28.30
28.80
28.80
27.80
26.80
26.80
26.40
26.40
Stanton County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
State - Judicial District
33.70
33.50
33.60
33.50
32.60
32.50
31.90
31.70
31.50
30.80
30.50
30.50
Tecumseh
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Tekamah
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Thayer County
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
26.90
26.90
26.90
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
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
-
-
Washington County
0.00
-
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
-
-
15.50
15.50
15.50
15.50
Wayne
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Wayne County
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
35.10
35.10
35.10
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
0.00
-
-
Western
24.50
23.80
23.80
24.60
25.40
26.30
23.90
23.90
23.80
23.90
23.90
24.20
Wheeler County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Winnebago
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Winnebago Tribe - Nebr
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
York
15.90
25.50
25.50
25.50
25.50
25.50
25.50
27.10
27.10
28.70
27.50
28.70
York County
27.70
27.70
27.70
29.80
29.80
29.80
34.60
36.00
36.30
37.50
37.50
37.50