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Entry Cohort Reunification
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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
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Composite Score
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Children in Care 3+ Years and Discharged to Independent Living or turned 18
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Composite Score
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Timeliness of Adoptions
Children in Care 17+ Months and Adopted in < 12 Months
Percent
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
28.13%
29.01%
30.15%
29.89%
30.83%
31.49%
30.00%
31.10%
32.79%
31.32%
32.29%
32.43%
Adams County
26.92%
21.73%
30.76%
36.36%
46.15%
46.15%
46.15%
45.83%
45.00%
45.00%
42.85%
42.85%
Ainsworth
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-
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-
-
-
-
-
-
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-
Albion
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Alliance
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
-
-
-
-
-
Antelope County
0.00%
50.00%
50.00%
50.00%
50.00%
50.00%
50.00%
33.33%
33.33%
33.33%
33.33%
0.00%
Arthur County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Auburn
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Banner County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Beatrice
33.33%
30.76%
30.76%
30.76%
38.46%
33.33%
30.76%
38.46%
42.85%
40.00%
47.05%
46.66%
Bellevue
46.39%
44.89%
46.51%
44.21%
39.37%
38.52%
35.77%
41.53%
43.08%
37.69%
37.98%
39.34%
Blaine County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Blair
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Boone County
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
100.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Box Butte County
0.00%
14.28%
25.00%
25.00%
25.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
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%
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-
-
-
-
-
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-
Buffalo County
50.00%
54.16%
48.00%
52.00%
47.82%
41.66%
34.37%
33.33%
37.14%
27.27%
24.13%
18.75%
Burt County
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-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
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-
Butler County
50.00%
50.00%
20.00%
20.00%
20.00%
20.00%
0.00%
0.00%
25.00%
25.00%
75.00%
75.00%
Cass County
23.52%
29.41%
29.41%
29.41%
29.41%
29.41%
46.66%
46.66%
46.66%
33.33%
61.53%
58.33%
Cedar County
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
-
-
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
100.00%
100.00%
Center
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
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Central
29.29%
29.89%
37.25%
38.94%
39.39%
40.42%
38.23%
37.00%
42.10%
38.70%
35.86%
32.98%
Chadron
20.00%
57.14%
50.00%
33.33%
50.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
Chase County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
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-
Cherry County
0.00%
0.00%
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Cheyenne County
20.00%
25.00%
57.14%
57.14%
66.66%
77.77%
77.77%
63.63%
57.14%
57.14%
40.00%
40.00%
Clay Center
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-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
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-
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
40.00%
40.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
66.66%
66.66%
50.00%
50.00%
100.00%
100.00%
Columbus
13.63%
14.28%
4.16%
3.84%
7.40%
6.66%
12.90%
16.12%
16.66%
15.62%
40.00%
37.50%
Cozad
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Crete
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Cuming County
33.33%
33.33%
33.33%
33.33%
40.00%
40.00%
40.00%
25.00%
25.00%
25.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Custer County
16.66%
14.28%
12.50%
12.50%
12.50%
12.50%
12.50%
12.50%
12.50%
12.50%
14.28%
0.00%
Dakota City
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Dakota County
42.85%
50.00%
50.00%
42.85%
50.00%
50.00%
50.00%
66.66%
80.00%
80.00%
80.00%
44.44%
David City
-
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-
-
-
-
-
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-
Dawes County
66.66%
66.66%
50.00%
33.33%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Dawson County
42.10%
47.61%
54.54%
54.54%
54.54%
58.33%
52.38%
56.52%
56.52%
65.00%
73.33%
73.33%
Deuel County
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-
-
-
-
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-
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
23.52%
22.72%
19.23%
21.73%
25.00%
23.07%
25.00%
23.33%
27.58%
17.85%
17.85%
19.23%
Douglas County
20.87%
20.15%
21.12%
21.23%
21.25%
21.44%
21.16%
22.86%
25.53%
24.63%
26.03%
26.81%
Dundy County
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Eastern
22.05%
21.25%
22.12%
22.66%
23.04%
23.48%
23.42%
25.85%
28.63%
27.17%
28.23%
28.89%
Fairbury
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Falls City
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Fillmore County
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
33.33%
33.33%
33.33%
50.00%
Franklin County
0.00%
100.00%
100.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
-
Fremont
42.10%
39.02%
36.36%
33.33%
30.00%
27.90%
29.26%
29.26%
25.64%
20.00%
12.82%
11.11%
Frontier County
50.00%
50.00%
50.00%
50.00%
50.00%
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
80.00%
80.00%
80.00%
66.66%
66.66%
16.66%
33.33%
33.33%
33.33%
33.33%
40.00%
25.00%
Garden County
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-
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Garfield County
-
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-
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Geneva
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Gering
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Gosper County
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Grand Island
47.50%
41.86%
54.05%
60.71%
73.91%
73.91%
56.66%
58.06%
60.00%
55.55%
46.15%
60.00%
Grant County
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-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
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-
Greeley County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
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-
Hall County
30.76%
30.76%
51.72%
55.55%
57.69%
57.69%
54.54%
57.14%
55.00%
55.00%
47.36%
44.44%
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
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-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Hastings
11.76%
18.18%
33.33%
30.76%
30.76%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Hayes County
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Hebron
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Hitchcock County
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-
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Holdrege
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-
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
-
Holt County
0.00%
0.00%
25.00%
50.00%
50.00%
60.00%
75.00%
75.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
Hooker County
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-
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Howard County
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
50.00%
50.00%
50.00%
50.00%
60.00%
60.00%
Imperial
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Jefferson County
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
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-
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Johnson County
50.00%
50.00%
50.00%
66.66%
66.66%
66.66%
66.66%
50.00%
50.00%
50.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Judicial District 1
45.00%
40.90%
37.50%
37.03%
40.74%
37.03%
39.28%
36.00%
44.00%
36.36%
33.33%
31.57%
Judicial District 2
36.84%
36.73%
38.54%
38.54%
43.29%
45.26%
45.45%
54.44%
55.55%
51.08%
55.68%
55.55%
Judicial District 3
45.98%
46.89%
45.69%
44.20%
44.75%
44.52%
40.68%
41.42%
43.41%
41.73%
40.65%
40.90%
Judicial District 4
20.87%
20.15%
21.12%
21.23%
21.25%
21.44%
21.16%
22.86%
25.53%
24.63%
26.03%
26.81%
Judicial District 5
29.26%
28.94%
23.07%
21.42%
21.73%
18.18%
16.27%
18.18%
12.50%
12.82%
24.44%
27.08%
Judicial District 6
23.33%
24.24%
21.62%
22.85%
26.47%
25.00%
27.02%
26.82%
32.43%
25.00%
30.76%
30.00%
Judicial District 7
28.57%
32.43%
32.43%
31.57%
32.43%
38.46%
30.55%
28.20%
26.66%
30.23%
21.95%
16.27%
Judicial District 8
7.14%
6.66%
15.38%
26.66%
28.57%
30.76%
38.88%
38.88%
33.33%
37.50%
42.85%
38.46%
Judicial District 9
40.00%
42.00%
50.00%
53.84%
53.06%
50.00%
42.59%
42.59%
43.63%
37.73%
33.33%
28.00%
Judicial District 10
20.51%
19.44%
24.39%
22.85%
30.76%
36.84%
36.84%
33.33%
40.54%
41.66%
38.46%
36.58%
Judicial District 11
34.04%
42.59%
47.16%
44.26%
45.61%
45.16%
39.65%
39.65%
40.00%
40.35%
46.29%
44.82%
Judicial District 12
51.72%
63.15%
63.63%
60.00%
65.71%
71.05%
62.22%
53.48%
46.15%
43.18%
43.90%
52.50%
Kearney
21.62%
24.32%
29.78%
33.33%
33.33%
38.18%
39.28%
35.18%
44.89%
42.00%
41.17%
31.74%
Kearney County
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-
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
75.00%
75.00%
75.00%
42.85%
Keith County
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-
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-
-
0.00%
0.00%
Keya Paha County
-
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-
-
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Kimball
-
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-
-
-
-
-
-
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Kimball County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
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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
45.98%
46.89%
45.69%
44.20%
44.75%
44.52%
40.68%
41.42%
43.41%
41.73%
40.65%
40.90%
Lavista
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-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Lexington
45.45%
31.25%
29.41%
21.73%
19.04%
34.61%
32.00%
32.00%
32.00%
36.36%
50.00%
53.33%
Lincoln
46.10%
46.62%
44.57%
43.87%
43.47%
43.55%
40.37%
39.61%
42.14%
41.17%
38.93%
39.85%
Lincoln County
28.00%
41.37%
44.44%
41.17%
43.33%
41.17%
36.36%
33.33%
35.48%
32.25%
40.62%
38.88%
Logan County
-
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-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
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Loup County
-
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-
-
-
-
-
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Macy
-
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-
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Madison County
33.33%
38.88%
38.88%
36.84%
36.84%
47.61%
33.33%
35.29%
36.84%
47.05%
42.10%
36.84%
McCook
40.00%
40.00%
40.00%
40.00%
40.00%
40.00%
40.00%
33.33%
28.57%
33.33%
0.00%
0.00%
McPherson County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Merrick County
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-
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-
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Morrill County
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
66.66%
0.00%
100.00%
Nance County
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-
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Nebraska City
38.46%
42.10%
47.72%
47.82%
54.16%
54.16%
50.00%
52.50%
51.28%
45.94%
61.11%
58.06%
Neligh
-
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-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Nemaha County
75.00%
75.00%
75.00%
75.00%
75.00%
75.00%
75.00%
100.00%
100.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Niobrara
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Norfolk
38.46%
42.85%
44.44%
40.00%
40.00%
53.57%
39.13%
36.00%
37.03%
44.00%
37.93%
37.93%
North Platte
25.00%
35.48%
44.82%
48.38%
55.17%
44.11%
35.48%
34.48%
31.25%
31.03%
36.36%
31.42%
Northern
29.12%
30.47%
27.02%
23.85%
25.00%
26.72%
24.10%
24.57%
23.01%
21.95%
24.80%
23.70%
Nuckolls County
33.33%
33.33%
33.33%
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
33.33%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
66.66%
75.00%
75.00%
50.00%
40.00%
40.00%
40.00%
40.00%
Omaha
17.94%
17.31%
18.46%
19.13%
19.36%
20.18%
20.71%
22.09%
25.32%
24.62%
25.95%
26.55%
Omaha Tribe - Nebr
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
0.00%
-
-
-
-
Ord
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Otoe County
50.00%
50.00%
56.52%
56.52%
69.56%
69.56%
50.00%
58.82%
56.25%
52.94%
66.66%
63.63%
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%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
50.00%
50.00%
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%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Platte County
33.33%
20.00%
20.00%
20.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
20.00%
28.57%
Plattsmouth
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Polk County
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Red Willow County
-
-
-
-
-
-
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
33.33%
33.33%
Richardson County
50.00%
33.33%
20.00%
16.66%
16.66%
16.66%
16.66%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Rock County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Rushville
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Saline County
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
14.28%
42.85%
42.85%
42.85%
71.42%
71.42%
71.42%
71.42%
Santee Tribe - Nebr
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Sarpy County
35.71%
33.89%
33.92%
33.92%
36.84%
40.00%
43.39%
55.17%
57.62%
53.96%
51.66%
53.44%
Saunders 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%
Scotts Bluff County
66.66%
81.81%
75.00%
68.42%
76.19%
66.66%
57.69%
47.61%
38.09%
36.00%
46.15%
53.84%
Scottsbluff
57.89%
72.72%
74.07%
70.00%
70.96%
71.87%
61.53%
59.09%
57.89%
54.54%
55.00%
64.10%
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
50.00%
50.00%
50.00%
50.00%
44.44%
28.57%
20.00%
20.00%
0.00%
0.00%
25.00%
22.22%
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
11.11%
14.28%
11.11%
7.69%
18.18%
18.18%
18.18%
20.00%
22.22%
22.22%
22.22%
20.00%
Southeast
43.90%
44.85%
44.39%
43.92%
46.11%
45.49%
42.00%
42.23%
44.27%
42.24%
44.26%
43.71%
Stanton County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
State - Judicial District
28.13%
29.01%
30.15%
29.89%
30.83%
31.49%
30.00%
31.10%
32.79%
31.32%
32.29%
32.43%
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
33.33%
33.33%
33.33%
33.33%
33.33%
33.33%
33.33%
33.33%
33.33%
33.33%
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
36.84%
47.82%
50.57%
47.42%
50.53%
50.96%
45.79%
44.24%
40.90%
42.20%
44.44%
46.53%
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
16.66%
16.66%
16.66%
11.11%
33.33%
33.33%
37.50%
37.50%
28.57%
33.33%
18.18%
25.00%