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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
May-2024
Jun-2024
Jul-2024
Aug-2024
Sep-2024
Oct-2024
Nov-2024
Dec-2024
Jan-2025
Feb-2025
Mar-2025
Apr-2025
State
31.90
31.40
32.50
32.80
32.90
33.50
33.40
33.50
33.70
33.50
33.60
33.50
Adams County
28.90
28.90
27.80
27.80
27.80
27.80
23.40
27.90
19.00
19.00
17.00
20.00
Ainsworth
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Albion
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Alliance
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Antelope County
26.80
26.80
26.80
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
18.80
Arthur County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Auburn
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Banner County
-
-
-
-
-
-
12.10
12.10
12.10
12.10
12.10
12.10
Beatrice
31.80
31.80
33.80
31.80
31.80
33.80
33.80
29.70
36.10
30.50
30.60
30.60
Bellevue
36.80
33.40
33.40
39.30
39.30
39.30
39.30
39.60
40.90
39.60
41.80
39.30
Blaine County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Blair
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
0.00
0.00
Boone County
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
-
-
-
-
-
-
Box Butte County
36.60
36.60
36.60
36.60
36.20
36.20
27.80
27.80
27.80
13.20
13.20
13.20
Boyd County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Bridgeport
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Broken Bow
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
24.40
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
Brown County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Buffalo County
28.30
28.30
26.40
32.20
31.80
31.80
25.50
25.40
25.40
25.40
25.40
25.40
Burt County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Butler County
34.10
27.70
35.40
35.40
34.10
34.10
34.10
34.10
34.10
34.10
34.10
34.10
Cass County
38.60
31.50
40.00
41.40
41.40
47.60
47.60
47.60
47.60
47.60
53.80
47.60
Cedar County
25.20
25.20
25.20
25.20
25.20
25.20
25.20
25.20
25.20
25.20
25.20
0.00
Center
-
-
-
-
-
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
Central
28.90
27.50
27.80
27.20
27.20
28.90
25.40
26.40
26.40
26.00
26.40
25.50
Chadron
41.60
41.60
41.60
41.60
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Chase County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Cherry County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Cheyenne County
25.00
25.00
26.10
26.10
26.10
0.00
0.00
0.00
23.70
39.10
31.40
31.40
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
35.40
35.40
35.40
35.40
35.40
48.90
48.90
Columbus
29.60
29.60
34.40
34.40
29.60
34.40
34.10
34.10
35.40
34.80
34.10
36.70
Cozad
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Crete
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Cuming County
46.50
46.50
0.00
0.00
23.30
23.30
23.30
23.30
38.20
38.20
38.20
38.20
Custer County
38.60
38.60
38.60
0.00
0.00
55.40
55.40
55.40
55.40
55.40
55.40
55.40
Dakota City
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Dakota County
54.90
54.90
54.90
54.90
37.20
37.20
37.20
37.20
37.20
37.20
37.20
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
34.20
34.20
35.80
35.80
35.80
35.80
32.00
32.00
21.30
19.30
19.30
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
31.70
27.30
27.30
27.30
29.30
26.80
34.00
40.90
40.90
40.90
40.90
40.90
Douglas County
38.20
37.30
37.60
40.00
40.70
42.10
41.50
42.10
42.10
42.10
42.10
41.70
Dundy County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Eastern
38.30
37.10
37.40
39.90
39.60
40.30
40.20
41.10
41.10
41.00
41.60
40.00
Fairbury
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Falls City
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Fillmore County
29.00
29.00
29.00
29.00
29.00
29.00
29.00
29.00
29.00
30.50
30.50
30.50
Franklin County
0.00
0.00
0.00
-
-
-
-
-
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
Fremont
29.10
28.40
26.80
24.50
45.70
26.80
32.40
40.90
40.90
40.90
42.20
41.60
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
32.60
32.60
29.70
26.40
26.40
33.80
33.80
33.80
34.30
34.30
37.90
37.90
Garden County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Garfield County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Geneva
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Gering
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Gosper County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Grand Island
27.10
24.60
27.10
24.30
25.40
25.40
24.30
24.90
23.60
23.60
23.60
24.30
Grant County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Greeley County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Hall County
23.80
22.80
22.70
23.60
23.60
24.30
23.60
23.60
24.30
24.30
24.30
25.00
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
19.00
19.00
19.00
19.00
19.00
19.00
28.60
28.60
28.60
26.10
Hayes County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Hebron
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Hitchcock County
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
-
-
-
Holdrege
0.00
0.00
0.00
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Holt County
31.80
31.80
31.80
31.80
31.80
31.80
26.80
67.00
67.00
67.00
67.00
67.00
Hooker County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Howard County
27.10
27.10
27.10
27.10
27.10
27.10
27.10
27.10
26.40
26.40
26.40
26.40
Imperial
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Jefferson County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Johnson County
24.00
24.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
25.90
25.90
25.90
25.90
25.90
25.90
25.90
Judicial District 1
33.80
34.90
34.90
34.30
36.30
34.10
34.10
34.10
34.30
30.60
34.30
34.30
Judicial District 2
37.70
35.40
36.90
40.00
39.30
39.80
42.10
42.80
42.80
39.80
41.40
39.30
Judicial District 3
28.20
26.90
26.20
28.30
27.60
28.30
26.20
26.90
27.30
26.80
26.60
25.90
Judicial District 4
38.20
37.30
37.60
40.00
40.70
42.10
41.50
42.10
42.10
42.10
42.10
41.70
Judicial District 5
29.60
29.60
34.10
29.60
29.60
29.60
29.60
29.40
28.20
28.20
29.20
34.40
Judicial District 6
32.30
27.70
27.70
27.70
26.60
26.40
34.00
37.20
37.60
38.00
37.20
40.90
Judicial District 7
28.00
29.10
27.40
25.70
23.30
23.30
25.60
28.00
38.20
37.50
37.50
37.50
Judicial District 8
27.10
27.10
27.10
27.10
27.10
27.10
27.10
41.20
55.40
55.40
55.40
55.40
Judicial District 9
26.10
24.20
22.90
24.30
25.40
25.40
24.30
24.30
25.30
25.30
25.30
25.30
Judicial District 10
29.10
29.10
29.00
29.00
29.00
29.00
29.00
29.00
29.00
29.00
29.70
30.50
Judicial District 11
28.90
28.20
28.10
29.70
30.90
29.70
28.20
25.40
20.50
21.30
20.50
22.60
Judicial District 12
27.50
27.50
28.30
29.90
33.70
33.70
33.70
33.70
32.40
32.40
31.10
29.90
Kearney
29.10
29.10
29.10
29.10
29.10
29.10
28.90
28.90
34.40
34.60
35.00
35.00
Kearney County
35.40
35.40
35.40
35.40
35.40
35.40
35.40
35.40
35.40
35.40
35.40
35.40
Keith County
-
-
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
Knox County
13.30
13.30
13.30
13.30
13.30
13.30
13.30
13.30
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
Lancaster County
28.20
26.90
26.20
28.30
27.60
28.30
26.20
26.90
27.30
26.80
26.60
25.90
Lavista
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Lexington
34.20
34.20
34.00
34.00
30.90
29.70
25.10
28.10
19.30
19.30
19.20
19.20
Lincoln
28.30
28.20
26.20
28.30
28.40
28.60
27.80
28.50
28.10
27.70
26.90
26.40
Lincoln County
27.00
25.90
27.00
28.00
25.90
25.90
29.10
25.10
19.60
23.70
23.70
23.90
Logan County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Loup County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Macy
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Madison County
25.70
32.20
32.20
30.10
32.20
32.70
32.70
32.70
32.70
32.70
32.70
32.70
McCook
28.30
28.30
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
Morrill County
29.90
29.90
0.00
31.10
31.10
31.10
31.10
31.10
31.10
31.10
31.10
31.10
Nance County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Nebraska City
31.50
33.90
36.30
36.30
37.00
35.60
38.50
38.50
40.00
38.50
39.90
37.90
Neligh
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Nemaha County
26.50
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
-
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
Niobrara
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Norfolk
26.80
28.00
28.10
27.70
23.30
25.20
25.20
25.20
26.60
25.20
25.20
23.30
North Platte
25.30
35.70
32.60
34.20
35.70
35.70
36.60
30.40
26.80
19.60
19.60
19.60
Northern
29.10
29.10
29.60
28.20
29.40
29.20
29.60
31.70
34.40
34.40
34.70
36.70
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
55.40
-
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
Ogallala
28.00
28.00
28.00
28.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
39.10
39.10
39.10
Omaha
38.40
37.50
37.80
40.00
40.30
41.00
41.10
41.50
41.10
41.30
41.30
41.10
Omaha Tribe - Nebr
-
-
-
-
-
-
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
Otoe County
35.60
35.60
38.90
37.00
40.20
40.20
43.40
43.40
43.40
43.40
43.40
43.40
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
46.50
46.50
46.50
46.50
46.50
0.00
0.00
0.00
Pierce
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
49.80
-
-
-
Pierce County
6.70
6.70
6.70
6.70
6.70
6.70
6.70
0.00
45.30
45.30
45.30
45.30
Platte County
0.00
0.00
38.90
38.90
38.90
38.90
38.90
38.90
38.90
38.90
28.20
31.70
Plattsmouth
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Polk County
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Red Willow County
0.00
28.20
28.20
28.20
28.20
28.20
28.20
23.30
23.30
23.30
23.30
23.30
Richardson County
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
38.30
38.30
38.30
38.30
38.30
38.30
38.30
38.30
Rock County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Rushville
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Saline County
38.70
38.70
38.70
38.70
38.70
36.50
36.50
36.50
38.70
46.70
46.70
46.70
Santee Tribe - Nebr
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Sarpy County
39.80
36.10
35.60
39.80
39.30
39.30
39.80
41.30
41.30
39.30
39.30
39.20
Saunders County
0.00
16.20
16.20
16.20
16.20
16.20
16.20
16.20
16.20
16.20
42.70
42.70
Scotts Bluff County
26.30
26.30
28.00
28.50
33.70
33.70
33.70
33.70
33.70
33.70
33.70
33.70
Scottsbluff
26.80
26.10
27.30
28.10
29.90
32.40
29.90
27.80
26.80
23.90
23.90
28.60
Seward
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
29.70
19.60
19.60
19.60
19.60
Seward County
22.20
22.20
28.50
22.20
22.20
22.20
22.20
28.00
20.50
20.50
20.50
20.50
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
0.00
0.00
Sioux County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
South Sioux City
31.70
31.70
31.70
33.50
31.70
34.40
34.40
34.40
38.20
38.20
38.20
40.30
Southeast
28.60
28.60
28.90
28.90
29.30
29.30
29.00
29.40
29.40
29.00
28.80
28.30
Stanton County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
State - Judicial District
31.90
31.40
32.50
32.80
32.90
33.50
33.40
33.50
33.70
33.50
33.60
33.50
Tecumseh
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Tekamah
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Thayer 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
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
Valley County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Wahoo
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Walthill
-
-
-
-
-
-
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
0.00
-
0.00
0.00
Wayne
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Wayne County
29.10
29.10
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
Webster County
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
West Point
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
0.00
0.00
0.00
Western
28.00
28.10
28.20
29.20
32.20
32.40
32.20
28.20
24.50
23.80
23.80
24.60
Wheeler County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Winnebago
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Winnebago Tribe - Nebr
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
York
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
15.90
15.90
15.90
25.50
25.50
25.50
York County
29.60
29.60
29.60
27.70
29.20
29.20
29.20
27.70
27.70
27.70
27.70
29.80