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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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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
Jan-2025
Feb-2025
Mar-2025
Apr-2025
May-2025
Jun-2025
Jul-2025
Aug-2025
Sep-2025
Oct-2025
Nov-2025
Dec-2025
State
32.60%
33.01%
32.77%
31.52%
30.40%
31.77%
32.04%
32.24%
30.58%
32.25%
31.37%
33.01%
Adams County
28.57%
33.33%
27.27%
29.41%
29.41%
27.77%
25.00%
29.41%
30.00%
31.57%
31.81%
22.72%
Ainsworth
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-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
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%
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%
0.00%
Beatrice
60.00%
63.15%
61.11%
52.38%
44.44%
44.44%
50.00%
52.63%
52.63%
41.17%
36.84%
36.84%
Bellevue
36.08%
35.35%
32.67%
27.72%
26.36%
27.19%
23.85%
24.52%
25.92%
28.44%
36.11%
37.16%
Blaine County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Blair
-
-
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Boone County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Box Butte County
80.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
25.00%
25.00%
25.00%
25.00%
Boyd County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Bridgeport
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Broken Bow
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
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-
-
-
-
Brown County
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-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Buffalo County
21.21%
20.58%
25.71%
28.12%
25.00%
36.66%
46.66%
50.00%
45.83%
57.69%
54.16%
52.00%
Burt County
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-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
0.00%
Butler County
50.00%
50.00%
50.00%
50.00%
44.44%
37.50%
16.66%
16.66%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Cass County
54.54%
50.00%
30.76%
38.46%
41.66%
41.66%
12.50%
11.11%
8.33%
8.33%
8.33%
14.28%
Cedar County
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
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
30.00%
29.89%
31.95%
35.05%
32.96%
36.26%
38.94%
45.16%
42.10%
42.70%
41.30%
43.95%
Chadron
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-
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Chase County
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-
-
-
-
-
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-
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Cherry County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
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-
Cheyenne County
0.00%
50.00%
50.00%
50.00%
50.00%
50.00%
50.00%
83.33%
83.33%
85.71%
85.71%
87.50%
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
75.00%
75.00%
50.00%
50.00%
50.00%
50.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Columbus
45.45%
48.38%
44.82%
53.12%
51.42%
51.42%
52.94%
51.61%
50.00%
51.72%
50.00%
53.33%
Cozad
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Crete
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Cuming County
50.00%
58.33%
58.33%
70.00%
80.00%
80.00%
80.00%
80.00%
75.00%
75.00%
75.00%
66.66%
Custer County
37.50%
37.50%
37.50%
42.85%
42.85%
37.50%
42.85%
50.00%
50.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Dakota City
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-
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-
-
-
-
-
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-
Dakota County
10.00%
10.00%
10.00%
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
70.00%
50.00%
44.44%
44.44%
55.55%
60.00%
42.85%
42.85%
33.33%
40.00%
33.33%
33.33%
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
46.87%
46.42%
50.00%
48.38%
48.38%
46.87%
48.57%
48.57%
47.22%
48.64%
35.29%
29.03%
Douglas County
27.16%
28.83%
28.07%
26.69%
24.44%
25.38%
25.22%
25.00%
24.63%
25.87%
23.62%
25.25%
Dundy County
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-
Eastern
27.98%
29.29%
27.81%
26.04%
23.78%
25.19%
24.83%
24.57%
24.41%
25.37%
24.32%
26.54%
Fairbury
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Falls City
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-
Fillmore County
25.00%
75.00%
75.00%
75.00%
66.66%
66.66%
66.66%
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%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
Fremont
34.88%
34.78%
45.83%
46.00%
52.27%
53.33%
54.16%
50.98%
52.94%
53.84%
56.81%
47.36%
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%
66.66%
62.50%
62.50%
71.42%
71.42%
66.66%
66.66%
66.66%
50.00%
40.00%
40.00%
Garden County
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-
-
-
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-
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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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-
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-
Grand Island
41.17%
44.44%
56.25%
60.00%
57.89%
62.96%
71.42%
74.07%
68.00%
62.06%
64.28%
67.74%
Grant County
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-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Greeley County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Hall County
43.75%
47.05%
57.89%
61.11%
63.15%
60.00%
57.14%
59.25%
57.14%
53.33%
50.00%
62.96%
Hamilton County
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
20.00%
25.00%
40.00%
Harlan County
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-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Hastings
23.07%
23.07%
25.00%
42.85%
46.66%
43.75%
35.29%
42.85%
41.17%
43.75%
37.50%
33.33%
Hayes County
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-
-
-
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-
-
-
-
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-
Hebron
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Hitchcock County
0.00%
-
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-
-
-
-
-
-
-
0.00%
0.00%
Holdrege
-
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-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Holt County
42.85%
42.85%
42.85%
33.33%
33.33%
33.33%
33.33%
33.33%
28.57%
28.57%
33.33%
0.00%
Hooker County
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-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Howard County
25.00%
25.00%
33.33%
33.33%
33.33%
33.33%
33.33%
50.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Imperial
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-
-
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-
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-
-
-
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-
Jefferson County
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-
-
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Johnson County
60.00%
60.00%
60.00%
60.00%
60.00%
50.00%
50.00%
33.33%
33.33%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Judicial District 1
53.57%
48.14%
46.15%
44.44%
40.00%
37.50%
41.66%
40.74%
38.46%
22.72%
22.72%
22.72%
Judicial District 2
48.64%
45.07%
33.80%
31.34%
28.37%
35.61%
27.69%
29.23%
26.47%
25.71%
32.85%
37.33%
Judicial District 3
46.77%
46.32%
47.29%
43.05%
42.65%
46.93%
48.57%
44.61%
38.79%
41.40%
40.35%
42.62%
Judicial District 4
27.16%
28.83%
28.07%
26.69%
24.44%
25.38%
25.22%
25.00%
24.63%
25.87%
23.62%
25.25%
Judicial District 5
29.03%
30.50%
39.65%
41.79%
46.15%
42.64%
42.85%
41.93%
44.06%
50.00%
53.33%
50.00%
Judicial District 6
40.42%
40.47%
42.22%
34.88%
34.09%
31.25%
33.33%
36.17%
35.41%
36.73%
27.27%
20.93%
Judicial District 7
28.88%
27.27%
26.08%
27.27%
30.23%
28.26%
31.25%
31.91%
31.81%
30.23%
34.88%
39.53%
Judicial District 8
36.84%
36.84%
38.88%
37.50%
37.50%
35.29%
37.50%
42.85%
33.33%
18.18%
20.00%
0.00%
Judicial District 9
28.57%
29.41%
37.03%
40.00%
39.21%
46.00%
50.98%
54.38%
51.92%
55.35%
52.00%
57.69%
Judicial District 10
27.77%
32.25%
30.00%
31.42%
23.33%
25.80%
24.24%
30.00%
28.57%
30.30%
31.42%
27.27%
Judicial District 11
27.50%
20.45%
20.45%
21.73%
27.65%
32.60%
37.77%
41.30%
38.00%
45.28%
47.36%
45.28%
Judicial District 12
35.89%
36.84%
34.14%
36.84%
36.84%
30.00%
27.50%
26.31%
27.50%
32.60%
28.88%
38.29%
Kearney
31.14%
29.82%
31.03%
31.57%
22.91%
21.05%
25.00%
34.04%
33.33%
34.78%
32.55%
32.50%
Kearney County
42.85%
60.00%
60.00%
75.00%
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%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
33.33%
33.33%
Keya Paha County
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-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
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
46.77%
46.32%
47.29%
43.05%
42.65%
46.93%
48.57%
44.61%
38.79%
41.40%
40.35%
42.62%
Lavista
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-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Lexington
62.50%
42.85%
42.85%
30.00%
33.33%
40.00%
30.00%
30.00%
25.00%
40.00%
37.50%
66.66%
Lincoln
48.41%
47.82%
48.32%
45.13%
45.07%
49.65%
50.00%
47.72%
41.96%
45.96%
44.95%
47.00%
Lincoln County
13.63%
15.38%
16.00%
18.51%
25.00%
33.33%
46.66%
51.61%
48.48%
57.57%
59.45%
58.82%
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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-
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-
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Madison County
28.57%
15.78%
14.28%
13.63%
14.28%
4.54%
12.50%
13.04%
17.39%
13.63%
22.72%
28.57%
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
25.00%
25.00%
25.00%
25.00%
25.00%
25.00%
25.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
100.00%
Nance County
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-
-
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-
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Nebraska City
54.83%
50.00%
41.93%
43.75%
43.33%
41.37%
26.08%
20.00%
11.53%
4.00%
4.16%
7.14%
Neligh
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-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
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
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-
-
-
-
-
100.00%
100.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Norfolk
31.42%
33.33%
33.33%
25.80%
34.37%
27.27%
25.80%
26.66%
25.00%
21.42%
21.21%
20.68%
North Platte
25.80%
13.33%
14.28%
16.12%
24.24%
31.25%
32.14%
36.66%
33.33%
42.85%
47.36%
38.88%
Northern
33.11%
33.09%
36.98%
37.16%
39.07%
37.73%
39.62%
39.86%
39.61%
41.66%
41.17%
38.62%
Nuckolls County
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
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
0.00%
66.66%
66.66%
66.66%
66.66%
66.66%
66.66%
66.66%
66.66%
66.66%
66.66%
66.66%
Omaha
26.50%
28.17%
26.92%
25.72%
23.25%
24.76%
25.04%
24.59%
24.08%
24.69%
21.50%
23.79%
Omaha Tribe - Nebr
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
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Ord
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
0.00%
0.00%
-
0.00%
0.00%
Otoe County
77.77%
71.42%
71.42%
71.42%
71.42%
71.42%
50.00%
33.33%
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
40.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Pierce
100.00%
-
-
-
0.00%
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Pierce County
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
Platte County
25.00%
25.00%
25.00%
25.00%
54.54%
54.54%
44.44%
40.00%
55.55%
55.55%
70.00%
70.00%
Plattsmouth
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Polk County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
0.00%
0.00%
Red Willow County
33.33%
25.00%
25.00%
25.00%
25.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
25.00%
25.00%
0.00%
Richardson County
33.33%
33.33%
33.33%
25.00%
25.00%
25.00%
25.00%
25.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Rock County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
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-
Rushville
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Saline County
71.42%
60.00%
60.00%
60.00%
33.33%
33.33%
25.00%
40.00%
40.00%
25.00%
25.00%
25.00%
Santee Tribe - Nebr
-
-
-
-
-
-
100.00%
100.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Sarpy County
42.59%
40.38%
29.41%
23.40%
20.00%
29.62%
28.30%
32.07%
31.48%
30.35%
39.28%
44.06%
Saunders County
0.00%
0.00%
71.42%
62.50%
62.50%
62.50%
87.50%
87.50%
63.63%
63.63%
63.63%
58.33%
Scotts Bluff County
42.85%
45.83%
40.74%
45.83%
44.00%
34.61%
30.43%
22.72%
21.73%
28.57%
22.22%
22.22%
Scottsbluff
39.39%
40.54%
39.53%
38.88%
37.83%
29.72%
36.84%
35.48%
37.50%
39.47%
34.21%
48.78%
Seward
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
100.00%
100.00%
66.66%
66.66%
Seward County
14.28%
14.28%
40.00%
25.00%
25.00%
25.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
28.57%
28.57%
28.57%
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
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-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
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-
Sidney
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
33.33%
33.33%
33.33%
33.33%
33.33%
Sioux County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
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-
South Sioux City
30.76%
25.00%
29.16%
28.57%
24.00%
28.57%
35.71%
37.50%
28.57%
32.14%
32.14%
30.00%
Southeast
50.84%
49.73%
48.48%
45.68%
44.73%
47.91%
47.15%
44.31%
38.21%
39.15%
37.50%
39.02%
Stanton County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
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-
State - Judicial District
32.60%
33.01%
32.77%
31.52%
30.40%
31.77%
32.04%
32.24%
30.58%
32.25%
31.37%
33.01%
Tecumseh
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
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-
Tekamah
-
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-
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Thayer County
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
66.66%
66.66%
66.66%
66.66%
66.66%
66.66%
Thomas County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
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-
Thurston County
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-
-
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%
0.00%
0.00%
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-
Washington County
0.00%
-
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
-
-
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Wayne
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
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-
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-
Wayne County
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
33.33%
33.33%
33.33%
33.33%
33.33%
33.33%
50.00%
Webster County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
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-
West Point
-
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
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-
Western
31.32%
27.90%
28.88%
27.58%
30.68%
30.33%
31.46%
32.95%
31.57%
37.62%
37.25%
40.81%
Wheeler County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
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-
Winnebago
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
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-
-
-
-
Winnebago Tribe - Nebr
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
York
0.00%
0.00%
12.50%
11.11%
9.09%
6.66%
6.66%
14.28%
20.00%
31.25%
33.33%
33.33%
York County
35.00%
36.84%
36.36%
52.17%
52.17%
44.44%
51.72%
51.85%
63.63%
68.18%
71.42%
64.70%