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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
Jun-2025
Jul-2025
Aug-2025
Sep-2025
Oct-2025
Nov-2025
Dec-2025
Jan-2026
Feb-2026
Mar-2026
Apr-2026
May-2026
State
32.50
31.90
31.70
31.50
30.80
30.50
30.50
30.60
30.80
30.70
30.80
30.80
Adams County
28.00
28.10
28.10
34.50
34.50
34.50
28.00
38.20
38.20
38.20
27.40
27.40
Ainsworth
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Albion
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Alliance
-
-
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
-
-
-
-
-
Antelope County
18.80
18.80
18.80
18.80
18.80
18.80
18.80
18.80
18.80
18.80
12.50
12.50
Arthur County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Auburn
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Banner County
12.10
12.10
12.10
12.10
12.10
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
Beatrice
30.50
30.50
30.50
30.50
30.50
30.50
30.50
30.50
29.70
29.70
29.70
30.10
Bellevue
39.20
39.10
35.20
32.60
33.50
36.10
35.40
36.10
34.60
36.10
36.20
35.90
Blaine County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Blair
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Boone County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Box Butte County
13.20
13.20
13.20
17.10
17.10
38.80
30.30
30.30
30.30
40.40
40.40
40.40
Boyd County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Bridgeport
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Broken Bow
0.00
0.00
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Brown County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
22.60
22.60
22.60
22.60
22.60
Buffalo County
25.50
28.10
26.90
26.90
26.90
26.90
26.90
26.90
26.90
26.90
26.90
26.90
Burt County
-
-
-
-
-
-
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
34.40
Butler County
36.70
25.00
25.00
0.00
0.00
13.50
13.50
22.30
22.30
22.30
22.30
22.30
Cass County
47.60
29.10
29.10
29.10
29.10
29.10
29.10
29.10
29.10
29.10
75.00
75.00
Cedar County
19.50
19.50
19.50
19.50
19.50
19.50
19.50
19.50
19.50
19.50
19.50
-
Center
18.80
18.80
18.80
18.80
18.80
18.80
18.80
19.10
18.80
18.80
11.40
11.40
Central
25.40
27.90
28.10
28.00
26.90
28.00
27.80
27.90
27.90
27.80
26.90
26.90
Chadron
-
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
Chase County
-
-
-
-
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
Cherry County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Cheyenne County
31.40
31.40
30.10
30.10
30.10
30.10
29.50
30.10
29.00
30.10
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
48.90
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
43.30
43.30
43.30
43.30
Columbus
36.70
37.50
37.50
37.50
37.50
37.50
37.50
34.30
37.50
37.50
30.10
29.40
Cozad
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Crete
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Cuming County
38.20
38.20
38.20
38.20
38.20
38.20
38.20
35.90
35.90
35.90
35.90
0.00
Custer County
55.40
55.40
55.40
55.40
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
Dakota City
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Dakota 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
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
17.70
19.30
18.50
18.50
18.50
19.30
23.70
23.70
23.70
23.70
23.60
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
39.50
40.90
40.90
39.50
39.50
35.50
34.70
34.70
35.10
35.50
35.50
35.50
Douglas County
41.70
41.60
41.60
38.50
38.10
36.80
36.40
36.10
35.10
35.80
36.40
38.50
Dundy County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Eastern
39.10
39.30
37.50
36.80
36.10
35.70
34.70
34.70
34.70
34.80
35.40
36.80
Fairbury
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Falls City
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Fillmore County
30.50
30.50
30.50
30.50
30.50
30.50
30.50
30.50
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
Franklin County
0.00
0.00
35.90
35.90
35.90
35.90
35.90
35.90
35.90
25.10
25.10
25.10
Fremont
40.90
36.60
38.00
36.60
39.50
34.70
34.60
34.60
34.60
29.80
28.00
28.00
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
37.90
37.90
37.90
37.90
36.60
36.60
36.60
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
Garden County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Garfield County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Geneva
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Gering
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Gosper County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Grand Island
25.40
25.50
29.20
28.00
25.20
25.00
25.00
26.50
25.00
25.00
28.00
28.20
Grant County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Greeley County
-
-
-
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
Hall County
25.00
25.40
27.80
27.80
25.20
27.80
27.90
28.00
28.00
28.00
28.20
28.20
Hamilton County
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
27.80
27.80
27.80
27.80
27.80
36.40
36.40
36.40
Harlan County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Hastings
26.10
28.60
28.60
28.60
28.60
28.60
28.60
42.40
42.40
42.40
41.00
41.00
Hayes County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Hebron
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Hitchcock County
-
-
-
-
-
0.00
0.00
-
-
-
-
-
Holdrege
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
Holt County
67.00
67.00
67.00
67.00
67.00
67.00
12.30
16.70
16.70
16.70
16.80
16.80
Hooker County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Howard County
26.40
26.40
26.40
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
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
-
-
-
-
-
Johnson County
25.90
25.90
25.90
25.90
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
Judicial District 1
30.60
30.60
30.60
29.40
30.60
30.60
30.60
32.70
32.70
28.20
32.70
30.10
Judicial District 2
39.20
38.30
32.60
32.20
31.70
31.60
31.20
31.50
31.50
31.60
31.60
31.70
Judicial District 3
26.80
28.10
26.20
26.20
26.00
26.00
26.00
25.00
26.20
24.90
25.10
24.90
Judicial District 4
41.70
41.60
41.60
38.50
38.10
36.80
36.40
36.10
35.10
35.80
36.40
38.50
Judicial District 5
36.00
34.90
35.30
34.90
34.60
31.70
33.80
33.80
34.20
32.80
31.40
31.20
Judicial District 6
38.00
40.90
39.50
36.40
36.80
34.70
25.20
34.70
34.70
35.10
35.10
34.80
Judicial District 7
35.10
35.10
35.10
35.10
35.10
34.70
35.10
27.40
27.40
27.40
26.90
28.00
Judicial District 8
55.40
55.40
55.40
55.40
67.00
67.00
12.30
21.90
21.90
21.90
21.20
21.20
Judicial District 9
25.40
25.50
26.90
26.90
26.90
27.30
27.80
27.90
27.90
27.90
28.00
27.80
Judicial District 10
29.30
30.50
30.50
33.20
33.20
33.20
30.50
35.90
38.20
35.90
26.00
24.70
Judicial District 11
24.20
23.90
23.70
23.70
23.70
23.80
23.90
24.60
25.10
26.00
25.10
24.60
Judicial District 12
31.10
26.20
23.90
23.70
23.80
23.80
28.60
28.70
28.60
28.90
29.00
29.00
Kearney
28.10
28.10
27.90
27.80
26.90
27.80
26.90
27.80
27.80
27.80
26.90
26.90
Kearney County
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
12.20
12.20
Keith County
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
73.10
73.10
73.10
73.10
73.10
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
26.80
28.10
26.20
26.20
26.00
26.00
26.00
25.00
26.20
24.90
25.10
24.90
Lavista
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Lexington
19.70
19.30
19.50
19.30
19.30
19.30
17.60
14.70
14.70
14.70
19.20
14.70
Lincoln
27.80
28.30
26.80
26.40
26.40
26.20
26.20
25.10
25.10
24.90
24.90
24.90
Lincoln County
25.80
26.30
26.30
26.30
26.30
26.30
26.30
26.80
27.20
27.60
28.90
27.20
Logan County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Loup County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Macy
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Madison County
23.30
26.90
26.90
26.90
25.10
25.30
25.30
25.30
25.30
25.30
25.30
28.00
McCook
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
19.70
19.70
19.70
19.70
19.70
0.00
McPherson County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Merrick County
0.00
0.00
0.00
23.80
23.80
23.80
23.80
23.80
23.80
23.80
23.80
23.80
Morrill County
31.10
31.10
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
39.40
39.40
39.40
39.40
39.40
39.40
Nance County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Nebraska City
37.90
28.60
25.90
25.90
29.10
17.70
17.70
17.70
17.70
20.60
41.30
41.30
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
10.20
10.20
10.20
0.00
-
Norfolk
28.20
31.80
31.80
34.90
34.00
34.00
34.10
34.10
34.00
34.10
34.10
34.00
North Platte
26.10
25.40
25.40
26.10
26.10
26.10
25.70
25.70
25.70
26.80
27.30
25.10
Northern
36.70
36.30
36.70
35.30
35.30
34.70
34.70
34.10
34.40
34.00
31.50
31.60
Nuckolls County
111.60
111.60
111.60
111.60
111.60
111.60
111.60
111.60
111.60
111.60
111.60
24.30
O' Neill
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
21.20
Ogallala
39.10
39.10
39.10
39.10
39.10
39.10
39.10
39.10
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
Omaha
38.90
40.40
37.80
37.20
36.80
35.60
34.70
34.00
34.80
34.30
35.00
38.50
Omaha Tribe - Nebr
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
-
-
-
-
0.00
0.00
-
Ord
24.40
24.40
0.00
0.00
-
0.00
0.00
-
-
-
-
-
Otoe County
43.40
42.30
53.30
0.00
0.00
14.90
14.90
14.90
14.90
14.90
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
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
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
0.00
-
Pierce County
45.30
45.30
45.30
45.30
45.30
45.30
45.30
0.00
0.00
0.00
10.30
10.30
Platte County
35.30
35.30
35.30
32.00
32.00
27.60
27.60
27.60
27.60
28.90
28.90
27.60
Plattsmouth
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Polk County
-
-
-
-
-
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
Red Willow County
19.70
19.70
19.70
19.70
19.70
19.70
19.70
19.70
19.70
19.70
19.70
0.00
Richardson County
38.30
38.30
38.30
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
25.50
41.30
41.30
Rock County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Rushville
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Saline County
26.80
27.50
27.50
27.50
28.20
28.20
28.20
32.70
32.70
32.70
32.70
30.10
Santee Tribe - Nebr
-
14.90
14.90
10.20
10.20
10.20
10.20
10.20
10.20
10.20
0.00
-
Sarpy County
39.10
39.10
32.60
32.20
31.70
31.70
31.60
31.70
31.70
31.70
31.60
31.70
Saunders County
42.70
42.70
42.70
42.70
42.70
42.70
42.70
42.70
42.70
31.70
31.70
31.70
Scotts Bluff County
33.70
31.60
26.20
23.80
23.90
22.90
22.90
22.90
21.90
21.80
21.00
21.80
Scottsbluff
27.40
26.30
23.90
23.80
23.90
23.90
26.30
26.30
26.90
27.50
26.10
26.30
Seward
19.60
19.60
19.60
19.60
19.60
19.60
19.60
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
Seward County
20.50
19.60
19.60
19.60
19.60
19.60
19.60
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
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
30.10
30.10
30.10
30.10
30.10
30.10
30.10
30.10
30.10
30.10
Sioux County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
South Sioux City
38.20
40.30
38.20
38.20
38.20
38.20
38.20
44.00
44.00
35.50
35.50
35.30
Southeast
28.80
28.80
27.80
26.80
26.80
26.40
26.40
25.80
25.10
24.90
25.10
24.90
Stanton County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
State - Judicial District
32.50
31.90
31.70
31.50
30.80
30.50
30.50
30.60
30.80
30.70
30.80
30.80
Tecumseh
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Tekamah
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Thayer County
0.00
26.90
26.90
26.90
26.90
26.90
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
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
16.80
16.80
Valley County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Wahoo
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Walthill
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
-
-
-
-
0.00
0.00
-
Washington County
0.00
-
-
15.50
15.50
15.50
15.50
15.50
15.50
15.50
15.50
15.50
Wayne
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Wayne County
35.10
35.10
35.10
35.10
35.10
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
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Western
26.30
23.90
23.90
23.80
23.90
23.90
24.20
26.30
26.00
26.50
26.80
25.40
Wheeler County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Winnebago
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Winnebago Tribe - Nebr
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
York
25.50
25.50
27.10
27.10
28.70
27.50
28.70
28.70
28.70
29.30
30.40
30.40
York County
29.80
34.60
36.00
36.30
37.50
37.50
37.50
37.50
37.50
37.50
38.40
38.40