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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
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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 Legally Free for Adoption 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
56.26%
57.17%
60.00%
60.23%
62.64%
62.79%
63.47%
61.97%
64.69%
67.12%
66.19%
66.12%
Adams County
90.00%
91.66%
91.66%
90.00%
66.66%
66.66%
66.66%
68.75%
57.89%
61.11%
50.00%
50.00%
Ainsworth
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Albion
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Alliance
0.00%
0.00%
100.00%
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Antelope County
50.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
0.00%
Arthur County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Auburn
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Banner County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
0.00%
0.00%
Beatrice
22.22%
25.00%
33.33%
33.33%
33.33%
30.00%
30.00%
30.00%
50.00%
55.55%
71.42%
71.42%
Bellevue
90.90%
90.00%
90.00%
95.65%
92.00%
92.30%
92.30%
86.66%
87.87%
83.87%
79.41%
70.58%
Blaine County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Blair
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Boone County
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
-
-
Box Butte County
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
40.00%
40.00%
50.00%
50.00%
50.00%
50.00%
50.00%
50.00%
50.00%
Boyd County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Bridgeport
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
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
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Buffalo County
82.35%
73.68%
87.50%
87.50%
85.71%
86.66%
85.71%
64.70%
83.33%
83.33%
81.81%
83.33%
Burt County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Butler County
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
75.00%
75.00%
75.00%
75.00%
55.55%
Cass County
71.42%
71.42%
75.00%
63.63%
55.55%
55.55%
55.55%
71.42%
71.42%
71.42%
71.42%
71.42%
Cedar County
0.00%
-
-
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
Center
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-
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Central
68.62%
62.26%
68.51%
69.38%
70.21%
68.75%
69.09%
61.66%
70.00%
72.91%
72.00%
72.00%
Chadron
33.33%
50.00%
50.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
-
-
-
-
Chase County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Cherry County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Cheyenne County
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
66.66%
66.66%
Clay Center
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
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
40.00%
40.00%
40.00%
40.00%
40.00%
40.00%
40.00%
40.00%
40.00%
40.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Columbus
40.00%
33.33%
42.85%
50.00%
62.50%
45.45%
40.00%
46.15%
56.25%
40.00%
43.75%
50.00%
Cozad
-
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-
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-
-
-
-
-
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-
Crete
-
-
-
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-
Cuming 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%
Custer County
0.00%
0.00%
25.00%
25.00%
25.00%
25.00%
25.00%
25.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
Dakota City
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-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
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-
Dakota 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%
David City
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Dawes County
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Dawson County
43.75%
43.75%
46.66%
46.66%
52.94%
58.33%
81.81%
75.00%
75.00%
75.00%
100.00%
100.00%
Deuel County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
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
50.00%
55.55%
55.55%
60.00%
60.00%
53.84%
60.00%
60.00%
69.23%
71.42%
66.66%
66.66%
Douglas County
47.70%
52.25%
57.40%
60.16%
62.50%
63.63%
62.79%
62.22%
63.43%
70.40%
68.10%
69.60%
Dundy County
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-
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-
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-
Eastern
53.33%
57.02%
62.18%
63.90%
64.96%
66.66%
65.95%
65.98%
66.90%
72.79%
72.18%
71.91%
Fairbury
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Falls City
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Fillmore 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%
Franklin County
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
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-
-
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-
Fremont
42.85%
46.66%
42.85%
46.66%
53.33%
52.94%
52.63%
52.63%
61.90%
61.90%
57.89%
57.89%
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
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Gage County
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Garden County
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-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
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-
Garfield County
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-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
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Geneva
-
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-
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Gering
-
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Gosper County
-
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-
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-
Grand Island
80.00%
80.00%
95.00%
94.44%
80.00%
78.94%
75.00%
75.00%
73.91%
77.27%
78.26%
76.00%
Grant County
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-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Greeley County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Hall County
77.77%
77.77%
83.33%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
94.11%
94.11%
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
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Hastings
80.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
66.66%
66.66%
80.00%
66.66%
66.66%
66.66%
0.00%
0.00%
Hayes County
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-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
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-
Hebron
-
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-
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-
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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
-
-
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
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-
-
-
-
Holt 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%
Hooker County
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-
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-
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-
-
-
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-
Howard County
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
66.66%
66.66%
66.66%
66.66%
71.42%
71.42%
Imperial
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Jefferson County
0.00%
-
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-
-
-
-
-
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-
-
-
Johnson County
50.00%
50.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
20.00%
20.00%
20.00%
20.00%
0.00%
Judicial District 1
33.33%
35.00%
38.88%
35.29%
31.25%
31.25%
31.25%
25.00%
29.41%
33.33%
25.00%
14.28%
Judicial District 2
64.28%
60.71%
59.37%
60.52%
67.74%
70.58%
72.50%
74.41%
75.60%
78.57%
79.06%
72.72%
Judicial District 3
76.56%
79.03%
72.60%
67.08%
68.75%
67.94%
66.66%
67.46%
67.85%
69.41%
69.04%
73.68%
Judicial District 4
47.70%
52.25%
57.40%
60.16%
62.50%
63.63%
62.79%
62.22%
63.43%
70.40%
68.10%
69.60%
Judicial District 5
50.00%
50.00%
57.14%
50.00%
62.50%
64.70%
60.00%
58.82%
56.25%
56.25%
56.25%
57.89%
Judicial District 6
36.36%
41.66%
41.66%
46.15%
46.15%
43.75%
52.94%
52.94%
66.66%
68.42%
65.00%
72.22%
Judicial District 7
52.94%
52.94%
55.55%
62.50%
55.55%
50.00%
56.52%
54.54%
56.52%
52.00%
53.84%
48.00%
Judicial District 8
25.00%
25.00%
40.00%
40.00%
40.00%
40.00%
54.54%
54.54%
75.00%
75.00%
77.77%
77.77%
Judicial District 9
80.76%
75.00%
85.71%
92.59%
92.00%
92.30%
92.30%
80.00%
92.00%
92.00%
89.28%
89.65%
Judicial District 10
68.75%
61.90%
61.90%
55.55%
47.36%
45.00%
50.00%
50.00%
50.00%
52.17%
42.10%
42.10%
Judicial District 11
45.23%
42.22%
44.44%
45.65%
55.55%
60.00%
61.76%
55.17%
65.38%
69.23%
82.60%
74.07%
Judicial District 12
57.89%
62.50%
65.38%
66.66%
70.37%
65.51%
66.66%
65.38%
60.86%
52.17%
40.74%
44.82%
Kearney
65.21%
58.62%
60.00%
62.96%
71.42%
70.00%
69.56%
60.71%
72.72%
69.56%
69.23%
70.83%
Kearney 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%
Keith County
-
-
-
-
-
-
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Keya Paha County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Kimball
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Kimball County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
0.00%
0.00%
Knox County
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
Lancaster County
76.56%
79.03%
72.60%
67.08%
68.75%
67.94%
66.66%
67.46%
67.85%
69.41%
69.04%
73.68%
Lavista
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Lexington
44.44%
44.44%
50.00%
50.00%
55.55%
50.00%
58.33%
37.50%
55.55%
62.50%
85.71%
85.71%
Lincoln
70.27%
72.97%
70.37%
65.90%
67.04%
67.44%
67.44%
68.08%
68.75%
70.83%
67.03%
71.42%
Lincoln County
45.83%
44.00%
48.00%
50.00%
65.21%
66.66%
57.89%
52.94%
71.42%
80.00%
92.30%
75.00%
Logan County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Loup County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Macy
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Madison County
75.00%
66.66%
70.00%
70.00%
63.63%
70.00%
75.00%
72.72%
72.72%
72.72%
75.00%
72.72%
McCook
100.00%
75.00%
60.00%
75.00%
75.00%
75.00%
60.00%
60.00%
60.00%
50.00%
50.00%
50.00%
McPherson County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Merrick County
-
-
-
-
-
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Morrill County
50.00%
50.00%
50.00%
50.00%
50.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
0.00%
0.00%
100.00%
Nance County
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-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
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-
Nebraska City
42.10%
42.85%
40.00%
45.16%
56.00%
56.00%
55.17%
51.61%
51.72%
53.33%
48.14%
39.28%
Neligh
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Nemaha County
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
-
0.00%
Niobrara
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Norfolk
64.28%
64.28%
71.42%
71.42%
69.23%
75.00%
80.00%
78.57%
78.57%
82.35%
84.21%
77.77%
North Platte
52.63%
40.90%
45.45%
45.45%
45.45%
58.82%
71.42%
66.66%
66.66%
66.66%
80.00%
64.28%
Northern
46.66%
46.66%
50.00%
51.16%
53.33%
50.98%
56.36%
56.14%
61.29%
60.00%
60.00%
60.65%
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%
0.00%
-
0.00%
Ogallala
0.00%
40.00%
40.00%
40.00%
40.00%
50.00%
50.00%
33.33%
100.00%
100.00%
33.33%
33.33%
Omaha
44.89%
50.49%
56.56%
57.27%
58.92%
60.37%
60.00%
60.68%
60.55%
69.52%
69.69%
72.32%
Omaha Tribe - Nebr
-
-
-
0.00%
-
-
-
-
-
-
0.00%
0.00%
Ord
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Otoe County
33.33%
35.71%
31.25%
45.00%
64.28%
66.66%
66.66%
66.66%
68.75%
75.00%
66.66%
63.63%
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
33.33%
33.33%
33.33%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
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%
100.00%
33.33%
33.33%
33.33%
Platte County
50.00%
50.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
100.00%
100.00%
Plattsmouth
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Polk County
50.00%
50.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
-
-
-
-
Red Willow County
-
-
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
50.00%
Richardson County
25.00%
25.00%
25.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Rock County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Rushville
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Saline County
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
40.00%
100.00%
100.00%
Santee Tribe - Nebr
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Sarpy County
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
87.50%
90.00%
92.30%
83.33%
83.33%
84.21%
87.50%
76.92%
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
55.55%
50.00%
58.33%
58.33%
66.66%
50.00%
53.33%
53.33%
46.15%
40.00%
29.41%
33.33%
Scottsbluff
59.09%
61.53%
62.96%
64.28%
74.07%
64.51%
62.96%
64.28%
56.00%
53.84%
50.00%
50.00%
Seward
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Seward County
50.00%
50.00%
50.00%
40.00%
66.66%
75.00%
50.00%
50.00%
50.00%
50.00%
50.00%
50.00%
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
40.00%
40.00%
40.00%
40.00%
28.57%
37.50%
55.55%
55.55%
55.55%
60.00%
50.00%
55.55%
Southeast
60.78%
63.10%
60.86%
58.59%
62.29%
61.98%
61.60%
61.48%
63.90%
65.92%
63.20%
63.86%
Stanton County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
State - Judicial District
56.26%
57.17%
60.00%
60.23%
62.64%
62.79%
63.47%
61.97%
64.69%
67.12%
66.19%
66.12%
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
40.00%
40.00%
40.00%
66.66%
66.66%
66.66%
66.66%
66.66%
66.66%
66.66%
66.66%
66.66%
Webster County
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
-
-
-
-
West Point
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Western
50.87%
51.47%
54.28%
55.55%
59.72%
61.42%
62.90%
58.92%
59.61%
58.82%
60.00%
56.89%
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
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%