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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
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Composite Score
Children in Care 24+ Months and Discharged to a Permanent Home
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Children in Care 3+ Years and Discharged to Independent Living or turned 18
Trends for the Last 5 Years
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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
Oct-2024
Nov-2024
Dec-2024
Jan-2025
Feb-2025
Mar-2025
Apr-2025
May-2025
Jun-2025
Jul-2025
Aug-2025
Sep-2025
State
33.87%
33.18%
33.30%
32.60%
33.01%
32.77%
31.52%
30.40%
31.77%
32.04%
32.24%
30.58%
Adams County
42.85%
35.71%
33.33%
28.57%
33.33%
27.27%
29.41%
29.41%
27.77%
25.00%
29.41%
30.00%
Ainsworth
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Albion
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Alliance
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
0.00%
0.00%
Antelope 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%
Arthur County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Auburn
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Banner County
-
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Beatrice
60.00%
64.70%
60.00%
60.00%
63.15%
61.11%
52.38%
44.44%
44.44%
50.00%
52.63%
52.63%
Bellevue
37.19%
37.73%
37.37%
36.08%
35.35%
32.67%
27.72%
26.36%
27.19%
23.85%
24.52%
25.92%
Blaine County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Blair
-
-
-
-
-
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
-
-
-
-
Boone County
0.00%
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Box Butte County
100.00%
100.00%
80.00%
80.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
25.00%
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%
-
-
Brown County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Buffalo County
24.24%
22.58%
25.00%
21.21%
20.58%
25.71%
28.12%
25.00%
36.66%
46.66%
50.00%
45.83%
Burt County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Butler County
100.00%
100.00%
60.00%
50.00%
50.00%
50.00%
50.00%
44.44%
37.50%
16.66%
16.66%
0.00%
Cass County
54.54%
54.54%
54.54%
54.54%
50.00%
30.76%
38.46%
41.66%
41.66%
12.50%
11.11%
8.33%
Cedar 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%
Center
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Central
39.44%
33.67%
32.69%
30.00%
29.89%
31.95%
35.05%
32.96%
36.26%
38.94%
45.16%
42.10%
Chadron
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-
-
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-
-
-
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-
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Chase County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Cherry County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Cheyenne County
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
50.00%
50.00%
50.00%
50.00%
50.00%
50.00%
83.33%
83.33%
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
100.00%
100.00%
75.00%
75.00%
75.00%
50.00%
50.00%
50.00%
50.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Columbus
37.50%
43.75%
41.17%
45.45%
48.38%
44.82%
53.12%
51.42%
51.42%
52.94%
51.61%
50.00%
Cozad
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Crete
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Cuming County
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
50.00%
58.33%
58.33%
70.00%
80.00%
80.00%
80.00%
80.00%
75.00%
Custer County
37.50%
37.50%
37.50%
37.50%
37.50%
37.50%
42.85%
42.85%
37.50%
42.85%
50.00%
50.00%
Dakota City
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-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
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-
Dakota County
16.66%
10.00%
10.00%
10.00%
10.00%
10.00%
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
76.92%
72.72%
72.72%
70.00%
50.00%
44.44%
44.44%
55.55%
60.00%
42.85%
42.85%
33.33%
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
21.42%
40.62%
56.66%
46.87%
46.42%
50.00%
48.38%
48.38%
46.87%
48.57%
48.57%
47.22%
Douglas County
28.33%
28.11%
27.64%
27.16%
28.83%
28.07%
26.69%
24.44%
25.38%
25.22%
25.00%
24.63%
Dundy County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Eastern
29.12%
29.29%
28.80%
27.98%
29.29%
27.81%
26.04%
23.78%
25.19%
24.83%
24.57%
24.41%
Fairbury
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-
Falls City
-
-
-
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Fillmore County
50.00%
50.00%
50.00%
25.00%
75.00%
75.00%
75.00%
66.66%
66.66%
66.66%
66.66%
66.66%
Franklin County
-
-
-
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
100.00%
50.00%
Fremont
16.27%
18.60%
30.95%
34.88%
34.78%
45.83%
46.00%
52.27%
53.33%
54.16%
50.98%
52.94%
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
75.00%
60.00%
50.00%
75.00%
66.66%
62.50%
62.50%
71.42%
71.42%
66.66%
66.66%
66.66%
Garden County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Garfield County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Geneva
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
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-
Gering
-
-
-
-
-
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-
-
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-
Gosper County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
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-
Grand Island
56.52%
47.61%
47.36%
41.17%
44.44%
56.25%
60.00%
57.89%
62.96%
71.42%
74.07%
68.00%
Grant County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Greeley County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
0.00%
Hall County
60.86%
52.94%
50.00%
43.75%
47.05%
57.89%
61.11%
63.15%
60.00%
57.14%
59.25%
57.14%
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%
0.00%
23.07%
23.07%
25.00%
42.85%
46.66%
43.75%
35.29%
42.85%
41.17%
Hayes County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Hebron
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Hitchcock County
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
-
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-
-
-
-
-
-
Holdrege
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Holt County
33.33%
20.00%
42.85%
42.85%
42.85%
42.85%
33.33%
33.33%
33.33%
33.33%
33.33%
28.57%
Hooker County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Howard County
50.00%
57.14%
57.14%
25.00%
25.00%
33.33%
33.33%
33.33%
33.33%
33.33%
50.00%
0.00%
Imperial
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Jefferson County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Johnson County
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
60.00%
60.00%
60.00%
60.00%
60.00%
50.00%
50.00%
33.33%
33.33%
Judicial District 1
47.36%
50.00%
41.66%
53.57%
48.14%
46.15%
44.44%
40.00%
37.50%
41.66%
40.74%
38.46%
Judicial District 2
51.94%
52.05%
50.00%
48.64%
45.07%
33.80%
31.34%
28.37%
35.61%
27.69%
29.23%
26.47%
Judicial District 3
50.00%
47.82%
47.45%
46.77%
46.32%
47.29%
43.05%
42.65%
46.93%
48.57%
44.61%
38.79%
Judicial District 4
28.33%
28.11%
27.64%
27.16%
28.83%
28.07%
26.69%
24.44%
25.38%
25.22%
25.00%
24.63%
Judicial District 5
28.84%
27.77%
27.77%
29.03%
30.50%
39.65%
41.79%
46.15%
42.64%
42.85%
41.93%
44.06%
Judicial District 6
25.64%
36.17%
46.66%
40.42%
40.47%
42.22%
34.88%
34.09%
31.25%
33.33%
36.17%
35.41%
Judicial District 7
13.63%
13.33%
12.76%
28.88%
27.27%
26.08%
27.27%
30.23%
28.26%
31.25%
31.91%
31.81%
Judicial District 8
40.00%
40.00%
45.45%
36.84%
36.84%
38.88%
37.50%
37.50%
35.29%
37.50%
42.85%
33.33%
Judicial District 9
39.28%
33.33%
34.00%
28.57%
29.41%
37.03%
40.00%
39.21%
46.00%
50.98%
54.38%
51.92%
Judicial District 10
38.46%
34.37%
32.43%
27.77%
32.25%
30.00%
31.42%
23.33%
25.80%
24.24%
30.00%
28.57%
Judicial District 11
36.36%
33.33%
34.88%
27.50%
20.45%
20.45%
21.73%
27.65%
32.60%
37.77%
41.30%
38.00%
Judicial District 12
43.75%
43.24%
43.90%
35.89%
36.84%
34.14%
36.84%
36.84%
30.00%
27.50%
26.31%
27.50%
Kearney
39.70%
37.70%
39.06%
31.14%
29.82%
31.03%
31.57%
22.91%
21.05%
25.00%
34.04%
33.33%
Kearney County
42.85%
42.85%
42.85%
42.85%
60.00%
60.00%
75.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Keith 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%
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%
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
50.00%
47.82%
47.45%
46.77%
46.32%
47.29%
43.05%
42.65%
46.93%
48.57%
44.61%
38.79%
Lavista
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Lexington
61.53%
60.00%
70.00%
62.50%
42.85%
42.85%
30.00%
33.33%
40.00%
30.00%
30.00%
25.00%
Lincoln
50.00%
48.76%
48.78%
48.41%
47.82%
48.32%
45.13%
45.07%
49.65%
50.00%
47.72%
41.96%
Lincoln County
26.47%
25.00%
25.00%
13.63%
15.38%
16.00%
18.51%
25.00%
33.33%
46.66%
51.61%
48.48%
Logan County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Loup County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Macy
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Madison County
30.00%
30.00%
28.57%
28.57%
15.78%
14.28%
13.63%
14.28%
4.54%
12.50%
13.04%
17.39%
McCook
0.00%
0.00%
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%
0.00%
Morrill County
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
25.00%
25.00%
25.00%
25.00%
25.00%
25.00%
25.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Nance County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Nebraska City
63.33%
60.00%
53.57%
54.83%
50.00%
41.93%
43.75%
43.33%
41.37%
26.08%
20.00%
11.53%
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%
Niobrara
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
100.00%
100.00%
0.00%
Norfolk
37.03%
35.71%
34.48%
31.42%
33.33%
33.33%
25.80%
34.37%
27.27%
25.80%
26.66%
25.00%
North Platte
25.00%
25.00%
26.66%
25.80%
13.33%
14.28%
16.12%
24.24%
31.25%
32.14%
36.66%
33.33%
Northern
23.94%
25.50%
28.94%
33.11%
33.09%
36.98%
37.16%
39.07%
37.73%
39.62%
39.86%
39.61%
Nuckolls County
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
O' Neill
100.00%
-
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Ogallala
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
66.66%
66.66%
66.66%
66.66%
66.66%
66.66%
66.66%
66.66%
Omaha
27.27%
27.52%
27.14%
26.50%
28.17%
26.92%
25.72%
23.25%
24.76%
25.04%
24.59%
24.08%
Omaha Tribe - Nebr
-
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Ord
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Otoe County
72.72%
80.00%
80.00%
77.77%
71.42%
71.42%
71.42%
71.42%
71.42%
50.00%
33.33%
0.00%
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
50.00%
50.00%
40.00%
40.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Pierce
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
100.00%
-
-
-
0.00%
-
-
-
-
Pierce County
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
Platte County
25.00%
22.22%
25.00%
25.00%
25.00%
25.00%
25.00%
54.54%
54.54%
44.44%
40.00%
55.55%
Plattsmouth
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Polk County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Red Willow County
33.33%
33.33%
33.33%
33.33%
25.00%
25.00%
25.00%
25.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Richardson County
25.00%
33.33%
33.33%
33.33%
33.33%
33.33%
25.00%
25.00%
25.00%
25.00%
25.00%
0.00%
Rock County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Rushville
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Saline County
71.42%
71.42%
71.42%
71.42%
60.00%
60.00%
60.00%
33.33%
33.33%
25.00%
40.00%
40.00%
Santee Tribe - Nebr
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
100.00%
100.00%
0.00%
Sarpy County
47.27%
46.15%
43.39%
42.59%
40.38%
29.41%
23.40%
20.00%
29.62%
28.30%
32.07%
31.48%
Saunders County
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
71.42%
62.50%
62.50%
62.50%
87.50%
87.50%
63.63%
Scotts Bluff County
47.61%
48.00%
48.14%
42.85%
45.83%
40.74%
45.83%
44.00%
34.61%
30.43%
22.72%
21.73%
Scottsbluff
54.83%
56.25%
51.42%
39.39%
40.54%
39.53%
38.88%
37.83%
29.72%
36.84%
35.48%
37.50%
Seward
0.00%
0.00%
12.50%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
100.00%
Seward County
25.00%
25.00%
14.28%
14.28%
14.28%
40.00%
25.00%
25.00%
25.00%
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%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
33.33%
33.33%
Sioux County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
South Sioux City
20.00%
20.00%
20.00%
30.76%
25.00%
29.16%
28.57%
24.00%
28.57%
35.71%
37.50%
28.57%
Southeast
53.00%
52.14%
50.87%
50.84%
49.73%
48.48%
45.68%
44.73%
47.91%
47.15%
44.31%
38.21%
Stanton County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
State - Judicial District
33.87%
33.18%
33.30%
32.60%
33.01%
32.77%
31.52%
30.40%
31.77%
32.04%
32.24%
30.58%
Tecumseh
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Tekamah
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Thayer County
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
66.66%
66.66%
66.66%
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%
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%
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%
Wayne
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Wayne County
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
33.33%
33.33%
33.33%
33.33%
Webster County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
West Point
-
-
-
-
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Western
38.20%
37.93%
39.28%
31.32%
27.90%
28.88%
27.58%
30.68%
30.33%
31.46%
32.95%
31.57%
Wheeler County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Winnebago
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Winnebago Tribe - Nebr
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
York
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
12.50%
11.11%
9.09%
6.66%
6.66%
14.28%
20.00%
York County
31.25%
29.41%
35.29%
35.00%
36.84%
36.36%
52.17%
52.17%
44.44%
51.72%
51.85%
63.63%