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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
Children Legally Free for Adoption and Discharged to a Permanent Home
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
Jan-2024
Feb-2024
Mar-2024
Apr-2024
May-2024
Jun-2024
Jul-2024
Aug-2024
Sep-2024
Oct-2024
Nov-2024
Dec-2024
State
30.83%
31.49%
30.00%
31.10%
32.79%
31.32%
32.29%
32.43%
33.16%
33.87%
33.18%
33.30%
Adams County
46.15%
46.15%
46.15%
45.83%
45.00%
45.00%
42.85%
42.85%
40.90%
42.85%
35.71%
33.33%
Ainsworth
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-
-
-
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-
Albion
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Alliance
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Antelope County
50.00%
50.00%
50.00%
33.33%
33.33%
33.33%
33.33%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Arthur County
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-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Auburn
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Banner County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
0.00%
0.00%
Beatrice
38.46%
33.33%
30.76%
38.46%
42.85%
40.00%
47.05%
46.66%
46.66%
60.00%
64.70%
60.00%
Bellevue
39.37%
38.52%
35.77%
41.53%
43.08%
37.69%
37.98%
39.34%
38.84%
37.19%
37.73%
37.37%
Blaine County
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-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Blair
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Boone County
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
100.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
-
-
Box Butte County
25.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
80.00%
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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-
-
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-
Buffalo County
47.82%
41.66%
34.37%
33.33%
37.14%
27.27%
24.13%
18.75%
24.24%
24.24%
22.58%
25.00%
Burt County
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-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
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-
Butler County
20.00%
20.00%
0.00%
0.00%
25.00%
25.00%
75.00%
75.00%
75.00%
100.00%
100.00%
60.00%
Cass County
29.41%
29.41%
46.66%
46.66%
46.66%
33.33%
61.53%
58.33%
58.33%
54.54%
54.54%
54.54%
Cedar County
0.00%
-
-
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
Center
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0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Central
39.39%
40.42%
38.23%
37.00%
42.10%
38.70%
35.86%
32.98%
37.25%
39.44%
33.67%
32.69%
Chadron
50.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
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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-
Cheyenne County
66.66%
77.77%
77.77%
63.63%
57.14%
57.14%
40.00%
40.00%
40.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
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
0.00%
0.00%
66.66%
66.66%
50.00%
50.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
75.00%
Columbus
7.40%
6.66%
12.90%
16.12%
16.66%
15.62%
40.00%
37.50%
38.88%
37.50%
43.75%
41.17%
Cozad
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Crete
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Cuming County
40.00%
40.00%
40.00%
25.00%
25.00%
25.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Custer County
12.50%
12.50%
12.50%
12.50%
12.50%
12.50%
14.28%
0.00%
0.00%
37.50%
37.50%
37.50%
Dakota City
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Dakota County
50.00%
50.00%
50.00%
66.66%
80.00%
80.00%
80.00%
44.44%
16.66%
16.66%
10.00%
10.00%
David City
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-
-
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-
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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
54.54%
58.33%
52.38%
56.52%
56.52%
65.00%
73.33%
73.33%
73.33%
76.92%
72.72%
72.72%
Deuel County
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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
25.00%
23.07%
25.00%
23.33%
27.58%
17.85%
17.85%
19.23%
20.00%
21.42%
40.62%
56.66%
Douglas County
21.25%
21.44%
21.16%
22.86%
25.53%
24.63%
26.03%
26.81%
27.73%
28.33%
28.11%
27.64%
Dundy County
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Eastern
23.04%
23.48%
23.42%
25.85%
28.63%
27.17%
28.23%
28.89%
28.72%
29.12%
29.29%
28.80%
Fairbury
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Falls City
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Fillmore County
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
33.33%
33.33%
33.33%
50.00%
50.00%
50.00%
50.00%
50.00%
Franklin County
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
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Fremont
30.00%
27.90%
29.26%
29.26%
25.64%
20.00%
12.82%
11.11%
18.60%
16.27%
18.60%
30.95%
Frontier County
50.00%
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
66.66%
16.66%
33.33%
33.33%
33.33%
33.33%
40.00%
25.00%
25.00%
75.00%
60.00%
50.00%
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
73.91%
73.91%
56.66%
58.06%
60.00%
55.55%
46.15%
60.00%
61.90%
56.52%
47.61%
47.36%
Grant County
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-
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-
Greeley County
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-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
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-
Hall County
57.69%
57.69%
54.54%
57.14%
55.00%
55.00%
47.36%
44.44%
54.54%
60.86%
52.94%
50.00%
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
30.76%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
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%
0.00%
0.00%
Holdrege
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-
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
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-
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-
Holt County
50.00%
60.00%
75.00%
75.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
33.33%
20.00%
42.85%
Hooker County
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Howard County
0.00%
0.00%
50.00%
50.00%
50.00%
50.00%
60.00%
60.00%
60.00%
50.00%
57.14%
57.14%
Imperial
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Jefferson County
0.00%
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Johnson County
66.66%
66.66%
66.66%
50.00%
50.00%
50.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Judicial District 1
40.74%
37.03%
39.28%
36.00%
44.00%
36.36%
33.33%
31.57%
35.00%
47.36%
50.00%
41.66%
Judicial District 2
43.29%
45.26%
45.45%
54.44%
55.55%
51.08%
55.68%
55.55%
54.43%
51.94%
52.05%
50.00%
Judicial District 3
44.75%
44.52%
40.68%
41.42%
43.41%
41.73%
40.65%
40.90%
47.28%
50.00%
47.82%
47.45%
Judicial District 4
21.25%
21.44%
21.16%
22.86%
25.53%
24.63%
26.03%
26.81%
27.73%
28.33%
28.11%
27.64%
Judicial District 5
21.73%
18.18%
16.27%
18.18%
12.50%
12.82%
24.44%
27.08%
28.30%
28.84%
27.77%
27.77%
Judicial District 6
26.47%
25.00%
27.02%
26.82%
32.43%
25.00%
30.76%
30.00%
25.00%
25.64%
36.17%
46.66%
Judicial District 7
32.43%
38.46%
30.55%
28.20%
26.66%
30.23%
21.95%
16.27%
13.95%
13.63%
13.33%
12.76%
Judicial District 8
28.57%
30.76%
38.88%
38.88%
33.33%
37.50%
42.85%
38.46%
38.46%
40.00%
40.00%
45.45%
Judicial District 9
53.06%
50.00%
42.59%
42.59%
43.63%
37.73%
33.33%
28.00%
36.36%
39.28%
33.33%
34.00%
Judicial District 10
30.76%
36.84%
36.84%
33.33%
40.54%
41.66%
38.46%
36.58%
37.50%
38.46%
34.37%
32.43%
Judicial District 11
45.61%
45.16%
39.65%
39.65%
40.00%
40.35%
46.29%
44.82%
38.18%
36.36%
33.33%
34.88%
Judicial District 12
65.71%
71.05%
62.22%
53.48%
46.15%
43.18%
43.90%
52.50%
45.94%
43.75%
43.24%
43.90%
Kearney
33.33%
38.18%
39.28%
35.18%
44.89%
42.00%
41.17%
31.74%
37.87%
39.70%
37.70%
39.06%
Kearney County
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
75.00%
75.00%
75.00%
42.85%
42.85%
42.85%
42.85%
42.85%
Keith County
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-
-
-
-
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Keya Paha County
-
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-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
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Kimball
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
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-
-
Kimball County
-
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-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
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
44.75%
44.52%
40.68%
41.42%
43.41%
41.73%
40.65%
40.90%
47.28%
50.00%
47.82%
47.45%
Lavista
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-
-
-
-
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-
Lexington
19.04%
34.61%
32.00%
32.00%
32.00%
36.36%
50.00%
53.33%
56.25%
61.53%
60.00%
70.00%
Lincoln
43.47%
43.55%
40.37%
39.61%
42.14%
41.17%
38.93%
39.85%
47.76%
50.00%
48.76%
48.78%
Lincoln County
43.33%
41.17%
36.36%
33.33%
35.48%
32.25%
40.62%
38.88%
28.12%
26.47%
25.00%
25.00%
Logan County
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-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
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Loup County
-
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-
-
-
-
-
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-
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Macy
-
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-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Madison County
36.84%
47.61%
33.33%
35.29%
36.84%
47.05%
42.10%
36.84%
30.00%
30.00%
30.00%
28.57%
McCook
40.00%
40.00%
40.00%
33.33%
28.57%
33.33%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
McPherson County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Merrick County
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-
-
-
-
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Morrill County
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
66.66%
0.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
Nance County
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-
-
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-
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Nebraska City
54.16%
54.16%
50.00%
52.50%
51.28%
45.94%
61.11%
58.06%
62.50%
63.33%
60.00%
53.57%
Neligh
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-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Nemaha County
75.00%
75.00%
75.00%
100.00%
100.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
-
0.00%
Niobrara
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Norfolk
40.00%
53.57%
39.13%
36.00%
37.03%
44.00%
37.93%
37.93%
33.33%
37.03%
35.71%
34.48%
North Platte
55.17%
44.11%
35.48%
34.48%
31.25%
31.03%
36.36%
31.42%
25.71%
25.00%
25.00%
26.66%
Northern
25.00%
26.72%
24.10%
24.57%
23.01%
21.95%
24.80%
23.70%
23.74%
23.94%
25.50%
28.94%
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%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
100.00%
-
0.00%
Ogallala
66.66%
75.00%
75.00%
50.00%
40.00%
40.00%
40.00%
40.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Omaha
19.36%
20.18%
20.71%
22.09%
25.32%
24.62%
25.95%
26.55%
26.44%
27.27%
27.52%
27.14%
Omaha Tribe - Nebr
-
-
-
0.00%
-
-
-
-
-
-
0.00%
0.00%
Ord
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Otoe County
69.56%
69.56%
50.00%
58.82%
56.25%
52.94%
66.66%
63.63%
72.72%
72.72%
80.00%
80.00%
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%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
50.00%
50.00%
50.00%
50.00%
50.00%
40.00%
Pierce
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 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%
Platte County
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
20.00%
28.57%
28.57%
25.00%
22.22%
25.00%
Plattsmouth
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Polk County
100.00%
100.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
-
-
-
-
Red Willow County
-
-
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
33.33%
33.33%
33.33%
33.33%
33.33%
33.33%
Richardson County
16.66%
16.66%
16.66%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
20.00%
25.00%
33.33%
33.33%
Rock County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Rushville
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Saline County
14.28%
42.85%
42.85%
42.85%
71.42%
71.42%
71.42%
71.42%
71.42%
71.42%
71.42%
71.42%
Santee Tribe - Nebr
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Sarpy County
36.84%
40.00%
43.39%
55.17%
57.62%
53.96%
51.66%
53.44%
50.00%
47.27%
46.15%
43.39%
Saunders 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%
Scotts Bluff County
76.19%
66.66%
57.69%
47.61%
38.09%
36.00%
46.15%
53.84%
45.83%
47.61%
48.00%
48.14%
Scottsbluff
70.96%
71.87%
61.53%
59.09%
57.89%
54.54%
55.00%
64.10%
57.14%
54.83%
56.25%
51.42%
Seward
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
12.50%
Seward County
44.44%
28.57%
20.00%
20.00%
0.00%
0.00%
25.00%
22.22%
22.22%
25.00%
25.00%
14.28%
Sheridan County
-
-
-
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
18.18%
18.18%
18.18%
20.00%
22.22%
22.22%
22.22%
20.00%
16.00%
20.00%
20.00%
20.00%
Southeast
46.11%
45.49%
42.00%
42.23%
44.27%
42.24%
44.26%
43.71%
50.55%
53.00%
52.14%
50.87%
Stanton County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
State - Judicial District
30.83%
31.49%
30.00%
31.10%
32.79%
31.32%
32.29%
32.43%
33.16%
33.87%
33.18%
33.30%
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%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
-
Valentine
-
-
-
0.00%
-
-
-
-
-
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Valley County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Wahoo
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Walthill
-
-
-
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%
0.00%
Wayne
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Wayne County
33.33%
33.33%
33.33%
33.33%
33.33%
33.33%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Webster County
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
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-
-
-
West Point
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Western
50.53%
50.96%
45.79%
44.24%
40.90%
42.20%
44.44%
46.53%
40.42%
38.20%
37.93%
39.28%
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%
0.00%
0.00%
York County
33.33%
33.33%
37.50%
37.50%
28.57%
33.33%
18.18%
25.00%
31.25%
31.25%
29.41%
35.29%