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COMPASS
Children's Outcomes Measured in Protection And Safety Statistics

Timeliness of Adoptions

Children in Care 17+ Months and Adopted in < 12 Months

RegionMar-2025Apr-2025May-2025Jun-2025Jul-2025Aug-2025Sep-2025Oct-2025Nov-2025Dec-2025Jan-2026Feb-2026
State32.77%31.52%30.40%31.77%32.04%32.24%30.58%32.25%31.37%33.01%33.14%33.07%
Adams County27.27%29.41%29.41%27.77%25.00%29.41%30.00%31.57%31.81%22.72%39.13%37.50%
Ainsworth------------
Albion------------
Alliance-----0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%--
Antelope County0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%25.00%
Arthur County------------
Auburn------------
Banner County0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%
Beatrice61.11%52.38%44.44%44.44%50.00%52.63%52.63%41.17%36.84%36.84%35.29%26.66%
Bellevue32.67%27.72%26.36%27.19%23.85%24.52%25.92%28.44%36.11%37.16%37.50%34.21%
Blaine County------------
Blair0.00%0.00%0.00%---------
Boone County------------
Box Butte County0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%25.00%25.00%25.00%25.00%14.28%14.28%
Boyd County------------
Bridgeport------------
Broken Bow0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%-------
Brown County----------0.00%0.00%
Buffalo County25.71%28.12%25.00%36.66%46.66%50.00%45.83%57.69%54.16%52.00%56.52%56.52%
Burt County---------0.00%0.00%0.00%
Butler County50.00%50.00%44.44%37.50%16.66%16.66%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%20.00%20.00%
Cass County30.76%38.46%41.66%41.66%12.50%11.11%8.33%8.33%8.33%14.28%14.28%14.28%
Cedar County100.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%100.00%
Center0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%100.00%
Central31.95%35.05%32.96%36.26%38.94%45.16%42.10%42.70%41.30%43.95%49.39%49.41%
Chadron----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%
Cherry County------------
Cheyenne County50.00%50.00%50.00%50.00%50.00%83.33%83.33%85.71%85.71%87.50%85.71%80.00%
Clay Center------------
Clay County0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%
Colfax County50.00%50.00%50.00%50.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%100.00%
Columbus44.82%53.12%51.42%51.42%52.94%51.61%50.00%51.72%50.00%53.33%53.12%59.37%
Cozad------------
Crete------------
Cuming County58.33%70.00%80.00%80.00%80.00%80.00%75.00%75.00%75.00%66.66%25.00%25.00%
Custer County37.50%42.85%42.85%37.50%42.85%50.00%50.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%
Dakota City------------
Dakota County10.00%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 County0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%
Dawson County44.44%44.44%55.55%60.00%42.85%42.85%33.33%40.00%33.33%33.33%40.00%40.00%
Deuel County------------
Dixon County0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%
Dodge County50.00%48.38%48.38%46.87%48.57%48.57%47.22%48.64%35.29%29.03%28.12%24.24%
Douglas County28.07%26.69%24.44%25.38%25.22%25.00%24.63%25.87%23.62%25.25%25.76%26.04%
Dundy County------------
Eastern27.81%26.04%23.78%25.19%24.83%24.57%24.41%25.37%24.32%26.54%27.77%28.57%
Fairbury------------
Falls City------------
Fillmore County75.00%75.00%66.66%66.66%66.66%66.66%66.66%66.66%66.66%66.66%66.66%0.00%
Franklin County0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%100.00%50.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%
Fremont45.83%46.00%52.27%53.33%54.16%50.98%52.94%53.84%56.81%47.36%45.71%41.66%
Frontier County0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%
Furnas County0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%
Gage County62.50%62.50%71.42%71.42%66.66%66.66%66.66%50.00%40.00%40.00%0.00%0.00%
Garden County------------
Garfield County------------
Geneva------------
Gering------------
Gosper County------------
Grand Island56.25%60.00%57.89%62.96%71.42%74.07%68.00%62.06%64.28%67.74%66.66%67.74%
Grant County------------
Greeley County------0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%
Hall County57.89%61.11%63.15%60.00%57.14%59.25%57.14%53.33%50.00%62.96%66.66%68.00%
Hamilton County0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%20.00%25.00%40.00%40.00%40.00%
Harlan County------------
Hastings25.00%42.85%46.66%43.75%35.29%42.85%41.17%43.75%37.50%33.33%28.57%26.66%
Hayes County------------
Hebron------------
Hitchcock County--------0.00%0.00%--
Holdrege----------0.00%0.00%
Holt County42.85%33.33%33.33%33.33%33.33%33.33%28.57%28.57%33.33%0.00%0.00%0.00%
Hooker County------------
Howard County33.33%33.33%33.33%33.33%33.33%50.00%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 County60.00%60.00%60.00%50.00%50.00%33.33%33.33%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%
Judicial District 146.15%44.44%40.00%37.50%41.66%40.74%38.46%22.72%22.72%22.72%19.04%20.00%
Judicial District 233.80%31.34%28.37%35.61%27.69%29.23%26.47%25.71%32.85%37.33%39.50%39.24%
Judicial District 347.29%43.05%42.65%46.93%48.57%44.61%38.79%41.40%40.35%42.62%41.46%41.73%
Judicial District 428.07%26.69%24.44%25.38%25.22%25.00%24.63%25.87%23.62%25.25%25.76%26.04%
Judicial District 539.65%41.79%46.15%42.64%42.85%41.93%44.06%50.00%53.33%50.00%50.81%50.79%
Judicial District 642.22%34.88%34.09%31.25%33.33%36.17%35.41%36.73%27.27%20.93%20.45%19.56%
Judicial District 726.08%27.27%30.23%28.26%31.25%31.91%31.81%30.23%34.88%39.53%27.02%28.94%
Judicial District 838.88%37.50%37.50%35.29%37.50%42.85%33.33%18.18%20.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%
Judicial District 937.03%40.00%39.21%46.00%50.98%54.38%51.92%55.35%52.00%57.69%61.70%62.50%
Judicial District 1030.00%31.42%23.33%25.80%24.24%30.00%28.57%30.30%31.42%27.27%38.23%33.33%
Judicial District 1120.45%21.73%27.65%32.60%37.77%41.30%38.00%45.28%47.36%45.28%45.28%44.44%
Judicial District 1234.14%36.84%36.84%30.00%27.50%26.31%27.50%32.60%28.88%38.29%35.29%29.78%
Kearney31.03%31.57%22.91%21.05%25.00%34.04%33.33%34.78%32.55%32.50%47.22%47.22%
Kearney County60.00%75.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%
Keith County0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%33.33%33.33%33.33%33.33%
Keya Paha County------------
Kimball------------
Kimball County0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%
Knox County0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%
Lancaster County47.29%43.05%42.65%46.93%48.57%44.61%38.79%41.40%40.35%42.62%41.46%41.73%
Lavista------------
Lexington42.85%30.00%33.33%40.00%30.00%30.00%25.00%40.00%37.50%66.66%66.66%66.66%
Lincoln48.32%45.13%45.07%49.65%50.00%47.72%41.96%45.96%44.95%47.00%45.08%43.08%
Lincoln County16.00%18.51%25.00%33.33%46.66%51.61%48.48%57.57%59.45%58.82%57.57%54.83%
Logan County------------
Loup County------------
Macy------------
Madison County14.28%13.63%14.28%4.54%12.50%13.04%17.39%13.63%22.72%28.57%28.57%28.57%
McCook0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%40.00%
McPherson County------------
Merrick County0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%
Morrill County25.00%25.00%25.00%25.00%25.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%100.00%80.00%80.00%
Nance County------------
Nebraska City41.93%43.75%43.33%41.37%26.08%20.00%11.53%4.00%4.16%7.14%7.40%7.69%
Neligh------------
Nemaha County0.00%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%
Norfolk33.33%25.80%34.37%27.27%25.80%26.66%25.00%21.42%21.21%20.68%19.35%18.75%
North Platte14.28%16.12%24.24%31.25%32.14%36.66%33.33%42.85%47.36%38.88%38.23%36.36%
Northern36.98%37.16%39.07%37.73%39.62%39.86%39.61%41.66%41.17%38.62%34.48%34.66%
Nuckolls County0.00%0.00%0.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%
O' Neill0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%
Ogallala66.66%66.66%66.66%66.66%66.66%66.66%66.66%66.66%66.66%66.66%66.66%0.00%
Omaha26.92%25.72%23.25%24.76%25.04%24.59%24.08%24.69%21.50%23.79%25.11%27.08%
Omaha Tribe - Nebr0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%----
Ord100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%0.00%0.00%-0.00%0.00%--
Otoe County71.42%71.42%71.42%71.42%50.00%33.33%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%
Papillion------------
Pawnee County------------
Pender------------
Perkins County0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%
Phelps County0.00%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 County100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%0.00%0.00%
Platte County25.00%25.00%54.54%54.54%44.44%40.00%55.55%55.55%70.00%70.00%78.57%73.33%
Plattsmouth------------
Polk County--------0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%
Red Willow County25.00%25.00%25.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%25.00%25.00%0.00%0.00%33.33%
Richardson County33.33%25.00%25.00%25.00%25.00%25.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%
Rock County------------
Rushville------------
Saline County60.00%60.00%33.33%33.33%25.00%40.00%40.00%25.00%25.00%25.00%40.00%40.00%
Santee Tribe - Nebr----100.00%100.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%
Sarpy County29.41%23.40%20.00%29.62%28.30%32.07%31.48%30.35%39.28%44.06%46.15%46.03%
Saunders County71.42%62.50%62.50%62.50%87.50%87.50%63.63%63.63%63.63%58.33%58.33%58.33%
Scotts Bluff County40.74%45.83%44.00%34.61%30.43%22.72%21.73%28.57%22.22%22.22%25.00%19.23%
Scottsbluff39.53%38.88%37.83%29.72%36.84%35.48%37.50%39.47%34.21%48.78%40.81%36.95%
Seward0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%100.00%100.00%66.66%66.66%0.00%0.00%
Seward County40.00%25.00%25.00%25.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%28.57%28.57%28.57%0.00%0.00%
Sheridan County0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%
Sherman County------------
Sidney0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%33.33%33.33%33.33%33.33%33.33%33.33%33.33%
Sioux County------------
South Sioux City29.16%28.57%24.00%28.57%35.71%37.50%28.57%32.14%32.14%30.00%22.22%22.22%
Southeast48.48%45.68%44.73%47.91%47.15%44.31%38.21%39.15%37.50%39.02%37.95%35.97%
Stanton County------------
State - Judicial District32.77%31.52%30.40%31.77%32.04%32.24%30.58%32.25%31.37%33.01%33.14%33.07%
Tecumseh------------
Tekamah------------
Thayer County0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%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%
Valentine0.00%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------------
Walthill0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%----
Washington County0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%--0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%
Wayne------------
Wayne County0.00%0.00%0.00%33.33%33.33%33.33%33.33%33.33%33.33%50.00%50.00%50.00%
Webster County------------
West Point0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%----
Western28.88%27.58%30.68%30.33%31.46%32.95%31.57%37.62%37.25%40.81%39.79%36.84%
Wheeler County------------
Winnebago------------
Winnebago Tribe - Nebr------------
York12.50%11.11%9.09%6.66%6.66%14.28%20.00%31.25%33.33%33.33%29.41%26.31%
York County36.36%52.17%52.17%44.44%51.72%51.85%63.63%68.18%71.42%64.70%62.50%58.82%