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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
Jul-2025
Aug-2025
Sep-2025
Oct-2025
Nov-2025
Dec-2025
Jan-2026
Feb-2026
Mar-2026
Apr-2026
May-2026
Jun-2026
State
31.90
31.70
31.50
30.80
30.50
30.50
30.60
30.80
30.70
30.80
30.80
30.80
Adams County
28.10
28.10
34.50
34.50
34.50
28.00
38.20
38.20
38.20
27.40
27.40
32.60
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
12.50
12.50
12.50
Arthur County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Auburn
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Banner County
12.10
12.10
12.10
12.10
0.00
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
29.70
29.70
29.70
30.10
30.10
Bellevue
39.10
35.20
32.60
33.50
36.10
35.40
36.10
34.60
36.10
36.20
35.90
36.20
Blaine County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Blair
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Boone County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Box Butte County
13.20
13.20
17.10
17.10
38.80
30.30
30.30
30.30
40.40
40.40
40.40
40.40
Boyd County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Bridgeport
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Broken Bow
0.00
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Brown County
-
-
-
-
-
-
22.60
22.60
22.60
22.60
22.60
22.60
Buffalo County
28.10
26.90
26.90
26.90
26.90
26.90
26.90
26.90
26.90
26.90
26.90
25.00
Burt County
-
-
-
-
-
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
34.40
34.40
Butler County
25.00
25.00
0.00
0.00
13.50
13.50
22.30
22.30
22.30
22.30
22.30
22.30
Cass County
29.10
29.10
29.10
29.10
29.10
29.10
29.10
29.10
29.10
75.00
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
-
-
Center
18.80
18.80
18.80
18.80
18.80
18.80
19.10
18.80
18.80
11.40
11.40
11.40
Central
27.90
28.10
28.00
26.90
28.00
27.80
27.90
27.90
27.80
26.90
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
0.00
Chase County
-
-
-
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
Cherry County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Cheyenne County
31.40
30.10
30.10
30.10
30.10
29.50
30.10
29.00
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
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
43.30
43.30
43.30
43.30
43.30
Columbus
37.50
37.50
37.50
37.50
37.50
37.50
34.30
37.50
37.50
30.10
29.40
29.40
Cozad
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Crete
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Cuming County
38.20
38.20
38.20
38.20
38.20
38.20
35.90
35.90
35.90
35.90
0.00
0.00
Custer County
55.40
55.40
55.40
0.00
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
17.70
19.30
18.50
18.50
18.50
19.30
23.70
23.70
23.70
23.70
23.60
23.70
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
39.50
39.50
35.50
34.70
34.70
35.10
35.50
35.50
35.50
38.80
Douglas County
41.60
41.60
38.50
38.10
36.80
36.40
36.10
35.10
35.80
36.40
38.50
37.70
Dundy County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Eastern
39.30
37.50
36.80
36.10
35.70
34.70
34.70
34.70
34.80
35.40
36.80
36.80
Fairbury
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Falls City
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Fillmore County
30.50
30.50
30.50
30.50
30.50
30.50
30.50
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
Franklin County
0.00
35.90
35.90
35.90
35.90
35.90
35.90
35.90
25.10
25.10
25.10
25.10
Fremont
36.60
38.00
36.60
39.50
34.70
34.60
34.60
34.60
29.80
28.00
28.00
31.70
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
36.60
36.60
36.60
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
Garden County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
0.00
Garfield County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Geneva
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Gering
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Gosper County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Grand Island
25.50
29.20
28.00
25.20
25.00
25.00
26.50
25.00
25.00
28.00
28.20
28.10
Grant County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Greeley County
-
-
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
Hall County
25.40
27.80
27.80
25.20
27.80
27.90
28.00
28.00
28.00
28.20
28.20
28.20
Hamilton County
0.00
0.00
0.00
27.80
27.80
27.80
27.80
27.80
36.40
36.40
36.40
36.40
Harlan County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Hastings
28.60
28.60
28.60
28.60
28.60
28.60
42.40
42.40
42.40
41.00
41.00
41.00
Hayes County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Hebron
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Hitchcock County
-
-
-
-
0.00
0.00
-
-
-
-
-
-
Holdrege
-
-
-
-
-
-
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
Holt County
67.00
67.00
67.00
67.00
67.00
12.30
16.70
16.70
16.70
16.80
16.80
16.80
Hooker County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Howard County
26.40
26.40
0.00
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
-
-
-
-
-
-
Johnson County
25.90
25.90
25.90
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
Judicial District 1
30.60
30.60
29.40
30.60
30.60
30.60
32.70
32.70
28.20
32.70
30.10
30.10
Judicial District 2
38.30
32.60
32.20
31.70
31.60
31.20
31.50
31.50
31.60
31.60
31.70
31.80
Judicial District 3
28.10
26.20
26.20
26.00
26.00
26.00
25.00
26.20
24.90
25.10
24.90
24.90
Judicial District 4
41.60
41.60
38.50
38.10
36.80
36.40
36.10
35.10
35.80
36.40
38.50
37.70
Judicial District 5
34.90
35.30
34.90
34.60
31.70
33.80
33.80
34.20
32.80
31.40
31.20
31.20
Judicial District 6
40.90
39.50
36.40
36.80
34.70
25.20
34.70
34.70
35.10
35.10
34.80
35.10
Judicial District 7
35.10
35.10
35.10
35.10
34.70
35.10
27.40
27.40
27.40
26.90
28.00
34.00
Judicial District 8
55.40
55.40
55.40
67.00
67.00
12.30
21.90
21.90
21.90
21.20
21.20
21.20
Judicial District 9
25.50
26.90
26.90
26.90
27.30
27.80
27.90
27.90
27.90
28.00
27.80
26.90
Judicial District 10
30.50
30.50
33.20
33.20
33.20
30.50
35.90
38.20
35.90
26.00
24.70
26.00
Judicial District 11
23.90
23.70
23.70
23.70
23.80
23.90
24.60
25.10
26.00
25.10
24.60
24.60
Judicial District 12
26.20
23.90
23.70
23.80
23.80
28.60
28.70
28.60
28.90
29.00
29.00
30.10
Kearney
28.10
27.90
27.80
26.90
27.80
26.90
27.80
27.80
27.80
26.90
26.90
26.20
Kearney County
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
12.20
12.20
12.20
Keith County
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
73.10
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
28.10
26.20
26.20
26.00
26.00
26.00
25.00
26.20
24.90
25.10
24.90
24.90
Lavista
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Lexington
19.30
19.50
19.30
19.30
19.30
17.60
14.70
14.70
14.70
19.20
14.70
27.50
Lincoln
28.30
26.80
26.40
26.40
26.20
26.20
25.10
25.10
24.90
24.90
24.90
24.80
Lincoln County
26.30
26.30
26.30
26.30
26.30
26.30
26.80
27.20
27.60
28.90
27.20
27.10
Logan County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Loup County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Macy
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Madison County
26.90
26.90
26.90
25.10
25.30
25.30
25.30
25.30
25.30
25.30
28.00
34.10
McCook
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
19.70
19.70
19.70
19.70
19.70
0.00
21.60
McPherson County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Merrick County
0.00
0.00
23.80
23.80
23.80
23.80
23.80
23.80
23.80
23.80
23.80
23.80
Morrill County
31.10
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
39.40
39.40
39.40
39.40
39.40
39.40
39.40
Nance County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Nebraska City
28.60
25.90
25.90
29.10
17.70
17.70
17.70
17.70
20.60
41.30
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
31.80
31.80
34.90
34.00
34.00
34.10
34.10
34.00
34.10
34.10
34.00
34.30
North Platte
25.40
25.40
26.10
26.10
26.10
25.70
25.70
25.70
26.80
27.30
25.10
25.70
Northern
36.30
36.70
35.30
35.30
34.70
34.70
34.10
34.40
34.00
31.50
31.60
32.80
Nuckolls County
111.60
111.60
111.60
111.60
111.60
111.60
111.60
111.60
111.60
111.60
24.30
24.30
O' Neill
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
21.20
21.20
Ogallala
39.10
39.10
39.10
39.10
39.10
39.10
39.10
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
Omaha
40.40
37.80
37.20
36.80
35.60
34.70
34.00
34.80
34.30
35.00
38.50
37.70
Omaha Tribe - Nebr
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
-
-
-
-
0.00
0.00
-
-
Ord
24.40
0.00
0.00
-
0.00
0.00
-
-
-
-
-
-
Otoe County
42.30
53.30
0.00
0.00
14.90
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
31.40
Pierce
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
0.00
-
-
Pierce County
45.30
45.30
45.30
45.30
45.30
45.30
0.00
0.00
0.00
10.30
10.30
10.30
Platte County
35.30
35.30
32.00
32.00
27.60
27.60
27.60
27.60
28.90
28.90
27.60
27.60
Plattsmouth
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Polk County
-
-
-
-
0.00
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
0.00
0.00
Richardson County
38.30
38.30
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
25.50
41.30
41.30
41.30
Rock County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Rushville
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Saline County
27.50
27.50
27.50
28.20
28.20
28.20
32.70
32.70
32.70
32.70
30.10
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
32.60
32.20
31.70
31.70
31.60
31.70
31.70
31.70
31.60
31.70
31.80
Saunders County
42.70
42.70
42.70
42.70
42.70
42.70
42.70
42.70
31.70
31.70
31.70
31.70
Scotts Bluff County
31.60
26.20
23.80
23.90
22.90
22.90
22.90
21.90
21.80
21.00
21.80
30.70
Scottsbluff
26.30
23.90
23.80
23.90
23.90
26.30
26.30
26.90
27.50
26.10
26.30
28.90
Seward
19.60
19.60
19.60
19.60
19.60
19.60
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
Seward County
19.60
19.60
19.60
19.60
19.60
19.60
0.00
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
30.10
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
40.30
38.20
38.20
38.20
38.20
38.20
44.00
44.00
35.50
35.50
35.30
35.50
Southeast
28.80
27.80
26.80
26.80
26.40
26.40
25.80
25.10
24.90
25.10
24.90
24.90
Stanton County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
State - Judicial District
31.90
31.70
31.50
30.80
30.50
30.50
30.60
30.80
30.70
30.80
30.80
30.80
Tecumseh
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Tekamah
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Thayer County
26.90
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
16.80
16.80
16.80
Valley County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Wahoo
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Walthill
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
-
-
-
-
0.00
0.00
-
-
Washington County
-
-
15.50
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
77.90
Webster County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
West Point
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Western
23.90
23.90
23.80
23.90
23.90
24.20
26.30
26.00
26.50
26.80
25.40
27.60
Wheeler County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Winnebago
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
0.00
Winnebago Tribe - Nebr
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
0.00
York
25.50
27.10
27.10
28.70
27.50
28.70
28.70
28.70
29.30
30.40
30.40
30.40
York County
34.60
36.00
36.30
37.50
37.50
37.50
37.50
37.50
37.50
38.40
38.40
38.40