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Trends for the Last 5 Years
Timeliness of Adoptions
Composite Score
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Median Months in Care
Children in Care 17+ Months and Adopted in < 12 Months
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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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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
May-2025
Jun-2025
Jul-2025
Aug-2025
Sep-2025
Oct-2025
Nov-2025
Dec-2025
Jan-2026
Feb-2026
Mar-2026
Apr-2026
State
30.40%
31.77%
32.04%
32.24%
30.58%
32.25%
31.37%
33.01%
33.14%
33.07%
33.77%
34.22%
Adams County
29.41%
27.77%
25.00%
29.41%
30.00%
31.57%
31.81%
22.72%
39.13%
37.50%
40.00%
35.00%
Ainsworth
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Albion
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Alliance
-
-
-
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
-
-
-
-
Antelope County
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
25.00%
25.00%
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%
0.00%
Beatrice
44.44%
44.44%
50.00%
52.63%
52.63%
41.17%
36.84%
36.84%
35.29%
26.66%
26.66%
25.00%
Bellevue
26.36%
27.19%
23.85%
24.52%
25.92%
28.44%
36.11%
37.16%
37.50%
34.21%
38.18%
36.27%
Blaine County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Blair
0.00%
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Boone County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Box Butte County
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
25.00%
25.00%
25.00%
25.00%
14.28%
14.28%
42.85%
42.85%
Boyd County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Bridgeport
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Broken Bow
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Brown County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Buffalo County
25.00%
36.66%
46.66%
50.00%
45.83%
57.69%
54.16%
52.00%
56.52%
56.52%
48.00%
48.00%
Burt County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Butler County
44.44%
37.50%
16.66%
16.66%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
20.00%
20.00%
20.00%
20.00%
Cass County
41.66%
41.66%
12.50%
11.11%
8.33%
8.33%
8.33%
14.28%
14.28%
14.28%
14.28%
16.66%
Cedar County
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
Center
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
100.00%
100.00%
0.00%
Central
32.96%
36.26%
38.94%
45.16%
42.10%
42.70%
41.30%
43.95%
49.39%
49.41%
46.80%
46.06%
Chadron
-
-
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%
Cherry County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Cheyenne County
50.00%
50.00%
50.00%
83.33%
83.33%
85.71%
85.71%
87.50%
85.71%
80.00%
100.00%
100.00%
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
50.00%
50.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
Columbus
51.42%
51.42%
52.94%
51.61%
50.00%
51.72%
50.00%
53.33%
53.12%
59.37%
56.25%
51.72%
Cozad
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
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-
Crete
-
-
-
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-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Cuming County
80.00%
80.00%
80.00%
80.00%
75.00%
75.00%
75.00%
66.66%
25.00%
25.00%
25.00%
25.00%
Custer County
42.85%
37.50%
42.85%
50.00%
50.00%
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
55.55%
60.00%
42.85%
42.85%
33.33%
40.00%
33.33%
33.33%
40.00%
40.00%
40.00%
40.00%
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
48.38%
46.87%
48.57%
48.57%
47.22%
48.64%
35.29%
29.03%
28.12%
24.24%
22.58%
22.58%
Douglas County
24.44%
25.38%
25.22%
25.00%
24.63%
25.87%
23.62%
25.25%
25.76%
26.04%
27.00%
28.81%
Dundy County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Eastern
23.78%
25.19%
24.83%
24.57%
24.41%
25.37%
24.32%
26.54%
27.77%
28.57%
29.59%
30.89%
Fairbury
-
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-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
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-
Falls City
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Fillmore County
66.66%
66.66%
66.66%
66.66%
66.66%
66.66%
66.66%
66.66%
66.66%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Franklin County
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
100.00%
50.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
Fremont
52.27%
53.33%
54.16%
50.98%
52.94%
53.84%
56.81%
47.36%
45.71%
41.66%
28.12%
25.80%
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
71.42%
71.42%
66.66%
66.66%
66.66%
50.00%
40.00%
40.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Garden County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Garfield County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Geneva
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Gering
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Gosper County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Grand Island
57.89%
62.96%
71.42%
74.07%
68.00%
62.06%
64.28%
67.74%
66.66%
67.74%
68.75%
70.00%
Grant County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Greeley County
-
-
-
-
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Hall County
63.15%
60.00%
57.14%
59.25%
57.14%
53.33%
50.00%
62.96%
66.66%
68.00%
65.51%
64.28%
Hamilton County
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
20.00%
25.00%
40.00%
40.00%
40.00%
57.14%
57.14%
Harlan County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Hastings
46.66%
43.75%
35.29%
42.85%
41.17%
43.75%
37.50%
33.33%
28.57%
26.66%
23.52%
20.00%
Hayes County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Hebron
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Hitchcock County
-
-
-
-
-
-
0.00%
0.00%
-
-
-
-
Holdrege
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Holt County
33.33%
33.33%
33.33%
33.33%
28.57%
28.57%
33.33%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Hooker County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Howard County
33.33%
33.33%
33.33%
50.00%
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%
0.00%
-
-
-
-
Johnson County
60.00%
50.00%
50.00%
33.33%
33.33%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Judicial District 1
40.00%
37.50%
41.66%
40.74%
38.46%
22.72%
22.72%
22.72%
19.04%
20.00%
20.00%
23.80%
Judicial District 2
28.37%
35.61%
27.69%
29.23%
26.47%
25.71%
32.85%
37.33%
39.50%
39.24%
42.50%
40.54%
Judicial District 3
42.65%
46.93%
48.57%
44.61%
38.79%
41.40%
40.35%
42.62%
41.46%
41.73%
41.13%
44.44%
Judicial District 4
24.44%
25.38%
25.22%
25.00%
24.63%
25.87%
23.62%
25.25%
25.76%
26.04%
27.00%
28.81%
Judicial District 5
46.15%
42.64%
42.85%
41.93%
44.06%
50.00%
53.33%
50.00%
50.81%
50.79%
47.54%
44.26%
Judicial District 6
34.09%
31.25%
33.33%
36.17%
35.41%
36.73%
27.27%
20.93%
20.45%
19.56%
17.77%
17.39%
Judicial District 7
30.23%
28.26%
31.25%
31.91%
31.81%
30.23%
34.88%
39.53%
27.02%
28.94%
29.72%
30.76%
Judicial District 8
37.50%
35.29%
37.50%
42.85%
33.33%
18.18%
20.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Judicial District 9
39.21%
46.00%
50.98%
54.38%
51.92%
55.35%
52.00%
57.69%
61.70%
62.50%
57.40%
56.60%
Judicial District 10
23.33%
25.80%
24.24%
30.00%
28.57%
30.30%
31.42%
27.27%
38.23%
33.33%
35.29%
29.03%
Judicial District 11
27.65%
32.60%
37.77%
41.30%
38.00%
45.28%
47.36%
45.28%
45.28%
44.44%
41.81%
38.46%
Judicial District 12
36.84%
30.00%
27.50%
26.31%
27.50%
32.60%
28.88%
38.29%
35.29%
29.78%
37.77%
35.55%
Kearney
22.91%
21.05%
25.00%
34.04%
33.33%
34.78%
32.55%
32.50%
47.22%
47.22%
42.85%
39.13%
Kearney 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%
Keith County
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
33.33%
33.33%
33.33%
33.33%
50.00%
50.00%
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%
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
42.65%
46.93%
48.57%
44.61%
38.79%
41.40%
40.35%
42.62%
41.46%
41.73%
41.13%
44.44%
Lavista
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Lexington
33.33%
40.00%
30.00%
30.00%
25.00%
40.00%
37.50%
66.66%
66.66%
66.66%
66.66%
40.00%
Lincoln
45.07%
49.65%
50.00%
47.72%
41.96%
45.96%
44.95%
47.00%
45.08%
43.08%
41.42%
43.66%
Lincoln County
25.00%
33.33%
46.66%
51.61%
48.48%
57.57%
59.45%
58.82%
57.57%
54.83%
50.00%
43.33%
Logan County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Loup County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Macy
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Madison County
14.28%
4.54%
12.50%
13.04%
17.39%
13.63%
22.72%
28.57%
28.57%
28.57%
30.00%
31.81%
McCook
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
40.00%
40.00%
50.00%
McPherson County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Merrick County
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
50.00%
50.00%
Morrill County
25.00%
25.00%
25.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
100.00%
80.00%
80.00%
80.00%
80.00%
Nance County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Nebraska City
43.33%
41.37%
26.08%
20.00%
11.53%
4.00%
4.16%
7.14%
7.40%
7.69%
8.00%
13.04%
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
-
-
100.00%
100.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Norfolk
34.37%
27.27%
25.80%
26.66%
25.00%
21.42%
21.21%
20.68%
19.35%
18.75%
25.00%
29.03%
North Platte
24.24%
31.25%
32.14%
36.66%
33.33%
42.85%
47.36%
38.88%
38.23%
36.36%
33.33%
34.37%
Northern
39.07%
37.73%
39.62%
39.86%
39.61%
41.66%
41.17%
38.62%
34.48%
34.66%
34.04%
32.39%
Nuckolls County
0.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
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
66.66%
66.66%
66.66%
66.66%
66.66%
66.66%
66.66%
66.66%
66.66%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Omaha
23.25%
24.76%
25.04%
24.59%
24.08%
24.69%
21.50%
23.79%
25.11%
27.08%
27.41%
29.66%
Omaha Tribe - Nebr
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
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-
-
-
0.00%
0.00%
Ord
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
0.00%
0.00%
-
0.00%
0.00%
-
-
-
-
Otoe County
71.42%
71.42%
50.00%
33.33%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
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
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%
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
0.00%
Pierce County
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Platte County
54.54%
54.54%
44.44%
40.00%
55.55%
55.55%
70.00%
70.00%
78.57%
73.33%
71.42%
80.00%
Plattsmouth
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Polk County
-
-
-
-
-
-
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Red Willow County
25.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
25.00%
25.00%
0.00%
0.00%
33.33%
33.33%
40.00%
Richardson County
25.00%
25.00%
25.00%
25.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
50.00%
Rock County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Rushville
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Saline County
33.33%
33.33%
25.00%
40.00%
40.00%
25.00%
25.00%
25.00%
40.00%
40.00%
40.00%
33.33%
Santee Tribe - Nebr
-
-
100.00%
100.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Sarpy County
20.00%
29.62%
28.30%
32.07%
31.48%
30.35%
39.28%
44.06%
46.15%
46.03%
50.00%
46.66%
Saunders County
62.50%
62.50%
87.50%
87.50%
63.63%
63.63%
63.63%
58.33%
58.33%
58.33%
28.57%
40.00%
Scotts Bluff County
44.00%
34.61%
30.43%
22.72%
21.73%
28.57%
22.22%
22.22%
25.00%
19.23%
24.00%
20.00%
Scottsbluff
37.83%
29.72%
36.84%
35.48%
37.50%
39.47%
34.21%
48.78%
40.81%
36.95%
48.78%
42.10%
Seward
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
100.00%
100.00%
66.66%
66.66%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Seward County
25.00%
25.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
28.57%
28.57%
28.57%
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%
0.00%
33.33%
33.33%
33.33%
33.33%
33.33%
33.33%
33.33%
50.00%
50.00%
Sioux County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
South Sioux City
24.00%
28.57%
35.71%
37.50%
28.57%
32.14%
32.14%
30.00%
22.22%
22.22%
20.83%
21.73%
Southeast
44.73%
47.91%
47.15%
44.31%
38.21%
39.15%
37.50%
39.02%
37.95%
35.97%
35.55%
38.12%
Stanton County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
State - Judicial District
30.40%
31.77%
32.04%
32.24%
30.58%
32.25%
31.37%
33.01%
33.14%
33.07%
33.77%
34.22%
Tecumseh
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Tekamah
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Thayer County
0.00%
0.00%
66.66%
66.66%
66.66%
66.66%
66.66%
66.66%
66.66%
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%
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%
Washington County
0.00%
0.00%
-
-
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Wayne
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Wayne County
0.00%
33.33%
33.33%
33.33%
33.33%
33.33%
33.33%
50.00%
50.00%
50.00%
50.00%
57.14%
Webster County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
West Point
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
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-
-
-
-
-
Western
30.68%
30.33%
31.46%
32.95%
31.57%
37.62%
37.25%
40.81%
39.79%
36.84%
41.75%
38.63%
Wheeler County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Winnebago
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Winnebago Tribe - Nebr
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
York
9.09%
6.66%
6.66%
14.28%
20.00%
31.25%
33.33%
33.33%
29.41%
26.31%
40.00%
37.50%
York County
52.17%
44.44%
51.72%
51.85%
63.63%
68.18%
71.42%
64.70%
62.50%
58.82%
58.82%
35.29%