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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
Sep-2023
Oct-2023
Nov-2023
Dec-2023
Jan-2024
Feb-2024
Mar-2024
Apr-2024
May-2024
Jun-2024
Jul-2024
Aug-2024
State
32.40
32.00
31.60
31.90
31.60
31.70
31.20
31.60
31.90
31.40
32.50
32.80
Adams County
27.00
29.10
29.10
29.10
28.90
29.10
29.00
28.90
28.90
28.90
27.80
27.80
Ainsworth
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Albion
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Alliance
20.20
20.20
20.20
20.20
20.20
20.20
20.20
-
-
-
-
-
Antelope County
26.80
26.80
26.80
26.80
26.80
26.80
26.80
26.80
26.80
26.80
26.80
0.00
Arthur County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Auburn
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Banner County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Beatrice
49.30
49.30
49.30
49.30
35.50
34.10
34.10
33.80
31.80
31.80
33.80
31.80
Bellevue
38.20
35.40
33.40
38.20
43.10
36.10
33.40
39.30
36.80
33.40
33.40
39.30
Blaine County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Blair
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Boone County
17.40
17.40
17.40
17.40
17.40
17.40
17.40
17.40
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
Box Butte County
0.00
41.60
41.60
41.60
41.60
36.60
36.60
36.60
36.60
36.60
36.60
36.60
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
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Buffalo County
28.30
28.30
28.30
28.30
28.60
28.30
28.30
28.30
28.30
28.30
26.40
32.20
Burt County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Butler County
39.00
38.90
38.90
38.90
38.90
38.90
0.00
0.00
34.10
27.70
35.40
35.40
Cass County
39.20
39.20
39.20
39.20
39.20
39.20
38.60
38.60
38.60
31.50
40.00
41.40
Cedar County
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
-
-
25.20
25.20
25.20
25.20
25.20
Center
0.00
0.00
0.00
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Central
29.10
29.60
29.10
29.10
29.10
29.10
28.90
28.30
28.90
27.50
27.80
27.20
Chadron
18.10
18.10
34.50
41.60
41.60
41.60
41.60
41.60
41.60
41.60
41.60
41.60
Chase County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Cherry County
0.00
0.00
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Cheyenne County
25.00
25.00
25.00
25.00
25.00
25.00
25.00
25.00
25.00
25.00
26.10
26.10
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
30.10
30.10
12.90
12.90
12.90
12.90
24.20
24.20
35.40
35.40
35.40
35.40
Columbus
21.80
21.80
21.80
21.80
29.60
29.60
29.60
27.40
29.60
29.60
34.40
34.40
Cozad
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Crete
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Cuming County
46.50
46.50
46.50
46.50
46.50
46.50
46.50
46.50
46.50
46.50
0.00
0.00
Custer County
38.60
38.60
38.60
38.60
38.60
38.60
38.60
38.60
38.60
38.60
38.60
0.00
Dakota City
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Dakota County
72.70
72.70
72.70
72.70
72.70
72.70
72.70
54.90
54.90
54.90
54.90
54.90
David City
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Dawes County
27.80
27.80
27.80
28.30
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
Dawson County
34.20
34.20
34.20
34.20
34.20
35.00
35.00
34.20
34.20
34.20
35.80
35.80
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
44.80
44.80
44.80
44.80
33.00
31.70
31.70
31.70
31.70
27.30
27.30
27.30
Douglas County
38.20
38.20
38.40
39.30
39.30
38.40
38.40
39.00
38.20
37.30
37.60
40.00
Dundy County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Eastern
38.80
38.30
38.50
39.00
39.20
38.70
38.40
39.20
38.30
37.10
37.40
39.90
Fairbury
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Falls City
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Fillmore County
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
29.00
29.00
29.00
29.00
Franklin County
19.40
19.40
19.40
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
-
Fremont
29.10
29.10
29.10
33.00
29.10
29.10
29.10
29.10
29.10
28.40
26.80
24.50
Frontier County
36.30
36.30
36.30
36.30
36.30
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
Furnas County
13.20
13.20
13.20
13.20
13.20
13.20
13.20
13.20
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
Gage County
49.30
49.30
49.30
49.30
49.30
35.50
32.60
32.60
32.60
32.60
29.70
26.40
Garden County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Garfield County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Geneva
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Gering
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Gosper County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Grand Island
31.40
33.30
31.00
31.00
29.60
29.60
27.10
27.20
27.10
24.60
27.10
24.30
Grant County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Greeley County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Hall County
27.10
27.10
30.30
31.00
27.10
27.10
24.60
24.60
23.80
22.80
22.70
23.60
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
27.40
27.40
27.40
27.40
27.40
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
19.00
19.00
Hayes County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Hebron
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Hitchcock County
-
-
-
-
-
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
Holdrege
-
-
-
-
-
-
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
-
Holt County
21.70
21.70
21.70
21.70
21.70
21.70
21.70
24.30
31.80
31.80
31.80
31.80
Hooker County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Howard County
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
27.10
27.10
27.10
27.10
27.10
27.10
27.10
27.10
Imperial
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Jefferson County
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Johnson County
24.00
34.80
34.80
34.80
34.80
34.80
34.80
24.00
24.00
24.00
0.00
0.00
Judicial District 1
32.70
34.10
34.10
34.10
33.80
33.30
32.70
29.70
33.80
34.90
34.90
34.30
Judicial District 2
38.30
33.80
32.90
32.90
32.90
33.80
35.10
36.80
37.70
35.40
36.90
40.00
Judicial District 3
28.40
28.40
28.40
27.80
28.00
28.00
27.70
27.70
28.20
26.90
26.20
28.30
Judicial District 4
38.20
38.20
38.40
39.30
39.30
38.40
38.40
39.00
38.20
37.30
37.60
40.00
Judicial District 5
27.20
27.20
26.30
25.40
27.20
27.20
27.20
27.20
29.60
29.60
34.10
29.60
Judicial District 6
50.20
50.20
50.20
50.20
40.00
34.20
34.20
32.30
32.30
27.70
27.70
27.70
Judicial District 7
35.60
35.10
34.50
33.30
32.20
33.30
29.10
28.50
28.00
29.10
27.40
25.70
Judicial District 8
21.70
21.70
29.20
29.20
27.10
27.10
27.10
27.10
27.10
27.10
27.10
27.10
Judicial District 9
28.30
28.30
28.30
29.30
28.30
28.30
27.10
26.10
26.10
24.20
22.90
24.30
Judicial District 10
27.00
29.10
29.10
29.10
28.90
29.10
29.10
29.00
29.10
29.10
29.00
29.00
Judicial District 11
29.00
29.00
28.80
29.80
28.80
29.70
30.00
28.90
28.90
28.20
28.10
29.70
Judicial District 12
25.00
25.00
27.30
27.30
27.30
28.30
28.30
27.50
27.50
27.50
28.30
29.90
Kearney
27.10
27.10
29.10
29.10
29.00
29.10
29.10
28.90
29.10
29.10
29.10
29.10
Kearney County
-
-
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
35.40
35.40
35.40
35.40
Keith County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
0.00
0.00
Keya Paha County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Kimball
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Kimball County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Knox County
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
13.30
13.30
13.30
13.30
13.30
13.30
13.30
13.30
Lancaster County
28.40
28.40
28.40
27.80
28.00
28.00
27.70
27.70
28.20
26.90
26.20
28.30
Lavista
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Lexington
28.30
34.20
34.20
34.20
34.20
35.00
34.20
34.20
34.20
34.20
34.00
34.00
Lincoln
28.40
28.40
28.40
27.80
28.00
28.20
28.20
27.70
28.30
28.20
26.20
28.30
Lincoln County
28.00
25.00
21.90
25.00
25.90
27.00
28.00
27.00
27.00
25.90
27.00
28.00
Logan County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Loup County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Macy
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Madison County
35.70
35.60
35.10
35.10
35.10
35.60
30.10
28.00
25.70
32.20
32.20
30.10
McCook
28.30
28.30
28.30
28.30
28.30
28.30
28.30
28.30
28.30
28.30
0.00
0.00
McPherson County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Merrick County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
0.00
0.00
0.00
Morrill County
29.90
29.90
29.90
29.90
29.90
29.90
29.90
29.90
29.90
29.90
0.00
31.10
Nance County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Nebraska City
32.90
32.90
32.90
32.90
32.90
32.90
32.70
30.10
31.50
33.90
36.30
36.30
Neligh
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Nemaha County
26.50
26.50
26.50
26.50
26.50
26.50
26.50
26.50
26.50
0.00
0.00
0.00
Niobrara
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Norfolk
35.90
35.90
35.70
35.60
35.10
35.60
27.40
26.80
26.80
28.00
28.10
27.70
North Platte
30.00
24.30
24.30
28.00
28.00
22.20
30.00
25.30
25.30
35.70
32.60
34.20
Northern
31.00
32.60
32.20
33.00
30.70
29.60
29.10
27.80
29.10
29.10
29.60
28.20
Nuckolls County
81.70
81.70
81.70
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
27.70
28.00
28.00
28.00
28.00
27.70
27.70
27.70
28.00
28.00
28.00
28.00
Omaha
39.20
38.50
38.70
39.00
39.00
38.80
38.60
39.00
38.40
37.50
37.80
40.00
Omaha Tribe - Nebr
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
0.00
-
-
-
-
Ord
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Otoe County
32.90
32.90
32.90
32.90
32.90
32.90
35.10
35.10
35.60
35.60
38.90
37.00
Papillion
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Pawnee County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Pender
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
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
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
46.50
46.50
46.50
46.50
46.50
46.50
46.50
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
0.00
0.00
0.00
6.70
6.70
6.70
6.70
6.70
6.70
6.70
6.70
6.70
Platte County
27.40
26.30
26.30
26.30
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
38.90
38.90
Plattsmouth
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Polk County
49.90
49.90
49.90
49.90
49.90
49.90
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
Red Willow County
-
-
-
-
-
-
0.00
0.00
0.00
28.20
28.20
28.20
Richardson County
32.70
32.70
32.70
32.70
32.70
32.70
32.70
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
Rock County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Rushville
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Saline County
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
33.80
34.30
34.30
34.30
38.70
38.70
38.70
38.70
Santee Tribe - Nebr
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Sarpy County
38.30
38.30
32.70
35.10
35.60
36.10
33.90
39.80
39.80
36.10
35.60
39.80
Saunders County
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
16.20
16.20
16.20
Scotts Bluff County
23.60
23.60
27.00
27.70
28.30
28.50
28.50
28.00
26.30
26.30
28.00
28.50
Scottsbluff
25.00
25.00
25.70
26.00
26.80
26.80
26.80
27.30
26.80
26.10
27.30
28.10
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
25.80
25.80
25.80
24.50
24.50
27.20
27.20
27.20
22.20
22.20
28.50
22.20
Sheridan County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
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
12.90
12.90
12.90
12.90
22.30
23.40
23.40
26.40
31.70
31.70
31.70
33.50
Southeast
29.90
30.00
28.90
28.40
28.40
28.60
28.30
28.20
28.60
28.60
28.90
28.90
Stanton County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
State - Judicial District
32.40
32.00
31.60
31.90
31.60
31.70
31.20
31.60
31.90
31.40
32.50
32.80
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
Thomas County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
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
-
-
-
-
Valley County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Wahoo
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Walthill
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
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
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Wayne County
29.10
29.10
29.10
29.10
29.10
29.10
29.10
29.10
29.10
29.10
0.00
0.00
Webster 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
West Point
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Western
25.40
25.70
27.30
27.70
27.70
28.00
28.20
28.10
28.00
28.10
28.20
29.20
Wheeler County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Winnebago
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Winnebago Tribe - Nebr
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
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
25.40
25.40
25.40
25.40
29.60
29.60
29.60
29.60
29.60
29.60
29.60
27.70