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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
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
May-2024
Jun-2024
Jul-2024
Aug-2024
Sep-2024
Oct-2024
Nov-2024
Dec-2024
Jan-2025
Feb-2025
Mar-2025
Apr-2025
State
32.79%
31.32%
32.29%
32.43%
33.16%
33.87%
33.18%
33.30%
32.60%
33.01%
32.77%
31.52%
Adams County
45.00%
45.00%
42.85%
42.85%
40.90%
42.85%
35.71%
33.33%
28.57%
33.33%
27.27%
29.41%
Ainsworth
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-
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-
-
-
-
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-
Albion
-
-
-
-
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-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Alliance
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
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-
Antelope 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%
Arthur County
-
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-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Auburn
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Banner County
-
-
-
-
-
-
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Beatrice
42.85%
40.00%
47.05%
46.66%
46.66%
60.00%
64.70%
60.00%
60.00%
63.15%
61.11%
52.38%
Bellevue
43.08%
37.69%
37.98%
39.34%
38.84%
37.19%
37.73%
37.37%
36.08%
35.35%
32.67%
27.72%
Blaine County
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-
-
-
-
-
-
-
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-
Blair
-
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-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
0.00%
0.00%
Boone County
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
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-
-
-
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-
Box Butte County
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
80.00%
80.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Boyd County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
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-
Bridgeport
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
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-
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
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-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
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-
Buffalo County
37.14%
27.27%
24.13%
18.75%
24.24%
24.24%
22.58%
25.00%
21.21%
20.58%
25.71%
28.12%
Burt County
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-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
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-
Butler County
25.00%
25.00%
75.00%
75.00%
75.00%
100.00%
100.00%
60.00%
50.00%
50.00%
50.00%
50.00%
Cass County
46.66%
33.33%
61.53%
58.33%
58.33%
54.54%
54.54%
54.54%
54.54%
50.00%
30.76%
38.46%
Cedar County
0.00%
0.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
0.00%
Center
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0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Central
42.10%
38.70%
35.86%
32.98%
37.25%
39.44%
33.67%
32.69%
30.00%
29.89%
31.95%
35.05%
Chadron
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
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Chase County
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Cherry County
-
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-
-
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-
-
-
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-
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-
Cheyenne County
57.14%
57.14%
40.00%
40.00%
40.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
50.00%
50.00%
50.00%
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
50.00%
50.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
75.00%
75.00%
75.00%
50.00%
50.00%
Columbus
16.66%
15.62%
40.00%
37.50%
38.88%
37.50%
43.75%
41.17%
45.45%
48.38%
44.82%
53.12%
Cozad
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Crete
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Cuming County
25.00%
25.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
50.00%
58.33%
58.33%
70.00%
Custer County
12.50%
12.50%
14.28%
0.00%
0.00%
37.50%
37.50%
37.50%
37.50%
37.50%
37.50%
42.85%
Dakota City
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Dakota County
80.00%
80.00%
80.00%
44.44%
16.66%
16.66%
10.00%
10.00%
10.00%
10.00%
10.00%
0.00%
David City
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-
-
-
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-
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
56.52%
65.00%
73.33%
73.33%
73.33%
76.92%
72.72%
72.72%
70.00%
50.00%
44.44%
44.44%
Deuel County
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-
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-
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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
27.58%
17.85%
17.85%
19.23%
20.00%
21.42%
40.62%
56.66%
46.87%
46.42%
50.00%
48.38%
Douglas County
25.53%
24.63%
26.03%
26.81%
27.73%
28.33%
28.11%
27.64%
27.16%
28.83%
28.07%
26.69%
Dundy County
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Eastern
28.63%
27.17%
28.23%
28.89%
28.72%
29.12%
29.29%
28.80%
27.98%
29.29%
27.81%
26.04%
Fairbury
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Falls City
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Fillmore County
33.33%
33.33%
33.33%
50.00%
50.00%
50.00%
50.00%
50.00%
25.00%
75.00%
75.00%
75.00%
Franklin County
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
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-
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Fremont
25.64%
20.00%
12.82%
11.11%
18.60%
16.27%
18.60%
30.95%
34.88%
34.78%
45.83%
46.00%
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
33.33%
33.33%
40.00%
25.00%
25.00%
75.00%
60.00%
50.00%
75.00%
66.66%
62.50%
62.50%
Garden County
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Garfield County
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Geneva
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Gering
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Gosper County
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Grand Island
60.00%
55.55%
46.15%
60.00%
61.90%
56.52%
47.61%
47.36%
41.17%
44.44%
56.25%
60.00%
Grant County
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Greeley County
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-
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Hall County
55.00%
55.00%
47.36%
44.44%
54.54%
60.86%
52.94%
50.00%
43.75%
47.05%
57.89%
61.11%
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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-
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-
-
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-
Hastings
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
23.07%
23.07%
25.00%
42.85%
Hayes County
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Hebron
-
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Hitchcock County
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
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-
Holdrege
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
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Holt County
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
33.33%
20.00%
42.85%
42.85%
42.85%
42.85%
33.33%
Hooker County
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Howard County
50.00%
50.00%
60.00%
60.00%
60.00%
50.00%
57.14%
57.14%
25.00%
25.00%
33.33%
33.33%
Imperial
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Jefferson County
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Johnson County
50.00%
50.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
60.00%
60.00%
60.00%
60.00%
Judicial District 1
44.00%
36.36%
33.33%
31.57%
35.00%
47.36%
50.00%
41.66%
53.57%
48.14%
46.15%
44.44%
Judicial District 2
55.55%
51.08%
55.68%
55.55%
54.43%
51.94%
52.05%
50.00%
48.64%
45.07%
33.80%
31.34%
Judicial District 3
43.41%
41.73%
40.65%
40.90%
47.28%
50.00%
47.82%
47.45%
46.77%
46.32%
47.29%
43.05%
Judicial District 4
25.53%
24.63%
26.03%
26.81%
27.73%
28.33%
28.11%
27.64%
27.16%
28.83%
28.07%
26.69%
Judicial District 5
12.50%
12.82%
24.44%
27.08%
28.30%
28.84%
27.77%
27.77%
29.03%
30.50%
39.65%
41.79%
Judicial District 6
32.43%
25.00%
30.76%
30.00%
25.00%
25.64%
36.17%
46.66%
40.42%
40.47%
42.22%
34.88%
Judicial District 7
26.66%
30.23%
21.95%
16.27%
13.95%
13.63%
13.33%
12.76%
28.88%
27.27%
26.08%
27.27%
Judicial District 8
33.33%
37.50%
42.85%
38.46%
38.46%
40.00%
40.00%
45.45%
36.84%
36.84%
38.88%
37.50%
Judicial District 9
43.63%
37.73%
33.33%
28.00%
36.36%
39.28%
33.33%
34.00%
28.57%
29.41%
37.03%
40.00%
Judicial District 10
40.54%
41.66%
38.46%
36.58%
37.50%
38.46%
34.37%
32.43%
27.77%
32.25%
30.00%
31.42%
Judicial District 11
40.00%
40.35%
46.29%
44.82%
38.18%
36.36%
33.33%
34.88%
27.50%
20.45%
20.45%
21.73%
Judicial District 12
46.15%
43.18%
43.90%
52.50%
45.94%
43.75%
43.24%
43.90%
35.89%
36.84%
34.14%
36.84%
Kearney
44.89%
42.00%
41.17%
31.74%
37.87%
39.70%
37.70%
39.06%
31.14%
29.82%
31.03%
31.57%
Kearney County
75.00%
75.00%
75.00%
42.85%
42.85%
42.85%
42.85%
42.85%
42.85%
60.00%
60.00%
75.00%
Keith County
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-
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Keya Paha County
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Kimball
-
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-
-
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Kimball County
-
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-
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-
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
43.41%
41.73%
40.65%
40.90%
47.28%
50.00%
47.82%
47.45%
46.77%
46.32%
47.29%
43.05%
Lavista
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Lexington
32.00%
36.36%
50.00%
53.33%
56.25%
61.53%
60.00%
70.00%
62.50%
42.85%
42.85%
30.00%
Lincoln
42.14%
41.17%
38.93%
39.85%
47.76%
50.00%
48.76%
48.78%
48.41%
47.82%
48.32%
45.13%
Lincoln County
35.48%
32.25%
40.62%
38.88%
28.12%
26.47%
25.00%
25.00%
13.63%
15.38%
16.00%
18.51%
Logan County
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-
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-
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Loup County
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-
-
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-
-
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-
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Macy
-
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-
-
-
-
-
-
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Madison County
36.84%
47.05%
42.10%
36.84%
30.00%
30.00%
30.00%
28.57%
28.57%
15.78%
14.28%
13.63%
McCook
28.57%
33.33%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
McPherson County
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-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Merrick County
-
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%
66.66%
0.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
25.00%
25.00%
25.00%
25.00%
Nance County
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Nebraska City
51.28%
45.94%
61.11%
58.06%
62.50%
63.33%
60.00%
53.57%
54.83%
50.00%
41.93%
43.75%
Neligh
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-
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-
-
-
-
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Nemaha County
100.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
-
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Niobrara
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-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Norfolk
37.03%
44.00%
37.93%
37.93%
33.33%
37.03%
35.71%
34.48%
31.42%
33.33%
33.33%
25.80%
North Platte
31.25%
31.03%
36.36%
31.42%
25.71%
25.00%
25.00%
26.66%
25.80%
13.33%
14.28%
16.12%
Northern
23.01%
21.95%
24.80%
23.70%
23.74%
23.94%
25.50%
28.94%
33.11%
33.09%
36.98%
37.16%
Nuckolls 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%
O' Neill
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
100.00%
-
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Ogallala
40.00%
40.00%
40.00%
40.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
66.66%
66.66%
66.66%
Omaha
25.32%
24.62%
25.95%
26.55%
26.44%
27.27%
27.52%
27.14%
26.50%
28.17%
26.92%
25.72%
Omaha Tribe - Nebr
-
-
-
-
-
-
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%
Otoe County
56.25%
52.94%
66.66%
63.63%
72.72%
72.72%
80.00%
80.00%
77.77%
71.42%
71.42%
71.42%
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
100.00%
100.00%
50.00%
50.00%
50.00%
50.00%
50.00%
40.00%
40.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Pierce
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
100.00%
-
-
-
Pierce 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%
Platte County
0.00%
0.00%
20.00%
28.57%
28.57%
25.00%
22.22%
25.00%
25.00%
25.00%
25.00%
25.00%
Plattsmouth
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Polk County
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Red Willow County
0.00%
0.00%
33.33%
33.33%
33.33%
33.33%
33.33%
33.33%
33.33%
25.00%
25.00%
25.00%
Richardson County
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
20.00%
25.00%
33.33%
33.33%
33.33%
33.33%
33.33%
25.00%
Rock County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Rushville
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Saline County
71.42%
71.42%
71.42%
71.42%
71.42%
71.42%
71.42%
71.42%
71.42%
60.00%
60.00%
60.00%
Santee Tribe - Nebr
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Sarpy County
57.62%
53.96%
51.66%
53.44%
50.00%
47.27%
46.15%
43.39%
42.59%
40.38%
29.41%
23.40%
Saunders County
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
71.42%
62.50%
Scotts Bluff County
38.09%
36.00%
46.15%
53.84%
45.83%
47.61%
48.00%
48.14%
42.85%
45.83%
40.74%
45.83%
Scottsbluff
57.89%
54.54%
55.00%
64.10%
57.14%
54.83%
56.25%
51.42%
39.39%
40.54%
39.53%
38.88%
Seward
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
12.50%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Seward County
0.00%
0.00%
25.00%
22.22%
22.22%
25.00%
25.00%
14.28%
14.28%
14.28%
40.00%
25.00%
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%
0.00%
0.00%
Sioux County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
South Sioux City
22.22%
22.22%
22.22%
20.00%
16.00%
20.00%
20.00%
20.00%
30.76%
25.00%
29.16%
28.57%
Southeast
44.27%
42.24%
44.26%
43.71%
50.55%
53.00%
52.14%
50.87%
50.84%
49.73%
48.48%
45.68%
Stanton County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
State - Judicial District
32.79%
31.32%
32.29%
32.43%
33.16%
33.87%
33.18%
33.30%
32.60%
33.01%
32.77%
31.52%
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%
0.00%
Thomas County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Thurston County
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
-
-
-
-
0.00%
Valentine
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-
-
-
-
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%
Washington County
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%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Webster County
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
West Point
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Western
40.90%
42.20%
44.44%
46.53%
40.42%
38.20%
37.93%
39.28%
31.32%
27.90%
28.88%
27.58%
Wheeler County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Winnebago
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Winnebago Tribe - Nebr
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
York
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
12.50%
11.11%
York County
28.57%
33.33%
18.18%
25.00%
31.25%
31.25%
29.41%
35.29%
35.00%
36.84%
36.36%
52.17%