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COMPASS
Children's Outcomes Measured in Protection And Safety Statistics

Timeliness of Adoptions

Children in Care 17+ Months and Legally Free for Adoption in < 6 Months

RegionJul-2025Aug-2025Sep-2025Oct-2025Nov-2025Dec-2025Jan-2026Feb-2026Mar-2026Apr-2026May-2026Jun-2026
State13.62%14.61%14.79%16.60%15.09%15.68%14.61%13.04%12.66%12.00%12.67%13.47%
Adams County29.41%33.33%13.33%13.33%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%6.25%5.26%5.26%5.55%
Ainsworth------------
Albion------------
Alliance-100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%------
Antelope County0.00%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 County0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%
Beatrice18.18%6.66%8.33%9.09%7.69%0.00%0.00%11.11%11.11%20.00%20.00%20.00%
Bellevue9.19%14.28%18.47%24.70%25.00%26.96%26.31%18.82%19.51%12.50%13.43%8.95%
Blaine County------------
Blair------------
Boone County------------
Box Butte County50.00%100.00%66.66%50.00%50.00%50.00%16.66%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%
Boyd County------------
Bridgeport------------
Broken Bow50.00%-----------
Brown County------0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%
Buffalo County19.23%20.83%12.50%36.84%36.84%33.33%31.25%8.33%15.38%25.00%25.00%30.76%
Burt County-----0.00%50.00%50.00%50.00%50.00%50.00%50.00%
Butler County0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%50.00%50.00%50.00%50.00%75.00%
Cass County14.28%50.00%30.00%30.00%30.00%27.27%33.33%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%
Cedar County0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%--
Center0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%
Central19.71%28.16%18.46%32.85%26.47%19.40%13.79%8.00%20.00%10.34%11.66%10.90%
Chadron0.00%0.00%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%0.00%0.00%
Cherry County------------
Cheyenne County100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%0.00%100.00%100.00%33.33%33.33%100.00%100.00%0.00%
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 County0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%
Columbus35.71%25.00%23.07%0.00%0.00%9.09%6.66%35.71%35.71%35.71%29.41%33.33%
Cozad------------
Crete------------
Cuming County0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%
Custer County25.00%33.33%33.33%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%
Dakota City------------
Dakota County0.00%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 County20.00%0.00%25.00%37.50%42.85%42.85%33.33%33.33%14.28%14.28%0.00%16.66%
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 County23.52%21.42%14.28%7.14%5.88%11.11%10.00%4.76%9.52%9.09%8.69%16.66%
Douglas County10.86%10.44%12.05%12.68%12.09%13.30%12.70%12.16%8.72%8.14%10.30%10.29%
Dundy County------------
Eastern10.54%11.37%12.73%14.20%13.86%15.33%14.93%12.94%10.18%8.83%10.98%10.62%
Fairbury------------
Falls City------------
Fillmore County100.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%
Franklin County0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%
Fremont37.03%23.80%27.77%23.52%20.00%23.52%13.33%6.25%10.52%9.52%9.52%13.63%
Frontier County0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%
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 County0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%
Garden County-----------0.00%
Garfield County------------
Geneva------------
Gering------------
Gosper County------------
Grand Island33.33%37.50%18.18%40.00%38.46%31.25%21.42%21.42%36.84%0.00%7.14%14.28%
Grant County------------
Greeley County--0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%
Hall County18.18%52.38%45.00%59.09%55.55%42.85%33.33%27.27%50.00%15.38%20.00%8.33%
Hamilton County0.00%0.00%25.00%25.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%
Harlan County------------
Hastings9.09%10.00%7.69%8.33%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%
Hayes County------------
Hebron------------
Hitchcock County----0.00%0.00%------
Holdrege------100.00%100.00%100.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%
Holt County0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%
Hooker County------------
Howard County0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%
Imperial------------
Jefferson County0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%------
Johnson County0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%
Judicial District 10.00%5.88%7.14%7.14%7.14%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%10.00%11.11%20.00%
Judicial District 27.54%23.21%19.35%28.57%30.35%30.35%29.31%13.04%16.66%9.52%11.62%12.19%
Judicial District 322.36%20.00%15.62%17.56%17.14%16.43%17.80%14.81%17.77%22.82%20.20%21.35%
Judicial District 410.86%10.44%12.05%12.68%12.09%13.30%12.70%12.16%8.72%8.14%10.30%10.29%
Judicial District 530.95%21.87%23.52%17.24%7.40%6.89%5.88%20.58%23.52%21.05%20.51%20.93%
Judicial District 612.90%10.71%7.14%3.57%3.44%6.25%8.82%6.45%9.37%8.82%9.09%14.70%
Judicial District 76.25%6.45%16.00%16.66%25.00%21.73%12.00%12.50%8.69%12.50%8.69%5.26%
Judicial District 811.11%14.28%11.11%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%
Judicial District 918.91%35.55%30.55%48.78%45.94%37.50%32.14%17.39%35.48%20.00%22.22%20.00%
Judicial District 1024.13%21.73%8.00%8.69%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%4.16%3.44%3.33%11.11%
Judicial District 1112.90%11.11%21.42%20.68%18.18%30.30%30.76%33.33%24.24%23.52%17.85%17.85%
Judicial District 1220.68%26.66%28.12%30.30%17.39%20.83%15.15%14.70%14.70%16.66%16.66%14.81%
Kearney18.18%32.50%25.00%42.10%37.14%28.57%18.18%0.00%19.04%23.07%22.22%15.38%
Kearney County0.00%0.00%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%33.33%50.00%50.00%50.00%50.00%100.00%0.00%
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 County22.36%20.00%15.62%17.56%17.14%16.43%17.80%14.81%17.77%22.82%20.20%21.35%
Lavista------------
Lexington0.00%0.00%18.18%11.11%12.50%20.00%33.33%33.33%16.66%0.00%0.00%42.85%
Lincoln20.98%17.50%13.88%16.66%16.66%14.66%15.58%13.09%16.66%21.97%18.81%20.95%
Lincoln County15.78%18.75%30.76%23.07%17.64%37.50%37.50%41.17%27.77%25.00%18.75%20.00%
Logan County------------
Loup County------------
Macy------------
Madison County9.52%9.52%20.00%20.00%30.00%27.77%18.75%20.00%14.28%18.75%13.33%9.09%
McCook0.00%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 County0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%50.00%50.00%50.00%0.00%
Morrill County66.66%100.00%100.00%100.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%
Nance County------------
Nebraska City11.11%33.33%21.42%20.00%20.00%16.66%18.75%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%9.09%
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%
Niobrara0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%--
Norfolk4.76%9.09%21.05%21.05%22.72%15.00%13.04%13.63%10.52%15.78%12.50%8.33%
North Platte16.66%19.04%26.31%16.66%13.63%22.72%27.77%27.77%22.22%22.22%21.05%25.00%
Northern18.18%15.29%18.07%13.92%12.65%12.04%8.69%11.49%12.35%12.50%11.82%15.05%
Nuckolls County0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%
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%
Ogallala0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%
Omaha10.81%10.79%11.52%12.12%11.51%12.66%11.98%11.57%8.05%8.10%10.54%10.95%
Omaha Tribe - Nebr0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%----0.00%0.00%--
Ord0.00%0.00%0.00%-0.00%0.00%------
Otoe County0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%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%66.66%
Pierce---------0.00%--
Pierce County0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%
Platte County75.00%60.00%50.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%83.33%
Plattsmouth------------
Polk County----0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%
Red Willow County0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%
Richardson County0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%100.00%
Rock County------------
Rushville------------
Saline County0.00%20.00%50.00%50.00%50.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%50.00%50.00%50.00%
Santee Tribe - Nebr0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%--
Sarpy County6.52%18.75%17.30%28.26%30.43%31.11%28.57%15.00%19.04%11.11%13.51%14.28%
Saunders County75.00%66.66%33.33%40.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%
Scotts Bluff County0.00%0.00%5.55%19.04%16.66%16.66%13.63%18.18%18.18%20.00%20.00%25.00%
Scottsbluff15.00%21.05%20.00%26.08%16.66%26.31%18.75%21.87%22.58%26.66%25.00%16.00%
Seward25.00%100.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%20.00%20.00%33.33%60.00%
Seward County14.28%25.00%25.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%12.50%11.11%11.11%10.00%
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------------
Sidney50.00%42.85%42.85%33.33%0.00%50.00%50.00%25.00%25.00%50.00%0.00%0.00%
Sioux County------------
South Sioux City5.88%5.88%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%4.16%
Southeast20.00%17.75%14.28%16.34%16.00%13.59%14.70%11.42%14.54%19.81%17.50%19.84%
Stanton County------------
State - Judicial District13.62%14.61%14.79%16.60%15.09%15.68%14.61%13.04%12.66%12.00%12.67%13.47%
Tecumseh------------
Tekamah------------
Thayer County0.00%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 County0.00%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%--
Washington County--0.00%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%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%
Webster County------------
West Point0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%--------
Western16.12%20.33%25.39%22.58%14.28%23.63%22.03%22.95%20.31%21.31%18.18%20.75%
Wheeler County------------
Winnebago-----------0.00%
Winnebago Tribe - Nebr-----------0.00%
York0.00%9.09%25.00%25.00%18.18%15.38%15.38%7.69%7.69%6.25%6.66%0.00%
York County17.64%7.14%15.38%15.38%15.38%15.38%15.38%7.69%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%