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Trends for the Last 5 Years
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Composite Score
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Median Months in Care
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Trends for the Last 5 Years
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Children in Care 3+ Years and Discharged to Independent Living or turned 18
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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-2025
Feb-2025
Mar-2025
Apr-2025
May-2025
Jun-2025
Jul-2025
Aug-2025
Sep-2025
Oct-2025
Nov-2025
Dec-2025
State
65.63%
66.08%
65.89%
66.40%
64.00%
63.42%
62.30%
64.28%
63.79%
63.01%
61.96%
62.93%
Adams County
62.50%
50.00%
46.15%
50.00%
70.00%
62.50%
57.14%
57.14%
44.44%
50.00%
60.00%
63.63%
Ainsworth
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
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%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
Arthur County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Auburn
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Banner 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%
Beatrice
85.71%
88.88%
87.50%
77.77%
75.00%
75.00%
81.81%
84.61%
83.33%
88.88%
88.88%
90.00%
Bellevue
61.76%
60.60%
60.52%
55.88%
54.05%
48.57%
48.57%
45.45%
39.28%
46.87%
46.66%
48.27%
Blaine County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Blair
-
-
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Boone County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
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-
Box Butte County
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
66.66%
66.66%
66.66%
75.00%
75.00%
75.00%
Boyd County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Bridgeport
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Broken Bow
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
-
-
-
-
-
Brown County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Buffalo County
86.66%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
91.66%
92.85%
92.85%
87.50%
87.50%
88.23%
86.66%
Burt County
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-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
0.00%
Butler County
55.55%
50.00%
50.00%
50.00%
50.00%
50.00%
50.00%
33.33%
33.33%
33.33%
33.33%
0.00%
Cass County
50.00%
50.00%
33.33%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
100.00%
66.66%
66.66%
66.66%
Cedar 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%
Center
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
Central
67.24%
69.23%
63.63%
71.69%
77.35%
76.47%
77.27%
80.00%
75.00%
76.59%
72.91%
76.36%
Chadron
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-
-
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-
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Chase County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Cherry County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
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-
Cheyenne County
66.66%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
33.33%
33.33%
33.33%
40.00%
80.00%
80.00%
Clay Center
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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%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Columbus
50.00%
53.33%
52.94%
55.55%
50.00%
64.70%
73.68%
76.47%
76.47%
73.68%
66.66%
66.66%
Cozad
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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
100.00%
100.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
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
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
100.00%
87.50%
88.88%
88.88%
85.71%
85.71%
88.88%
88.88%
90.00%
90.00%
90.00%
90.00%
Deuel County
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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
58.82%
56.25%
60.00%
56.52%
54.54%
66.66%
63.15%
65.21%
62.50%
65.21%
66.66%
65.00%
Douglas County
67.71%
68.33%
68.03%
67.28%
64.76%
61.81%
59.81%
59.45%
60.33%
59.66%
59.34%
55.93%
Dundy County
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-
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-
-
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-
Eastern
67.36%
68.34%
68.34%
67.18%
66.14%
61.65%
60.93%
59.54%
59.42%
58.57%
57.74%
54.88%
Fairbury
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-
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-
Falls City
-
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-
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-
Fillmore County
50.00%
50.00%
50.00%
50.00%
50.00%
50.00%
50.00%
75.00%
66.66%
66.66%
66.66%
66.66%
Franklin 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%
Fremont
56.25%
50.00%
55.00%
54.54%
50.00%
61.90%
61.90%
70.37%
70.37%
74.07%
80.76%
80.76%
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
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
75.00%
75.00%
75.00%
83.33%
83.33%
83.33%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
Garden County
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-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Garfield County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Geneva
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
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-
Gering
-
-
-
-
-
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-
-
-
-
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-
Gosper County
-
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-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
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-
Grand Island
76.00%
76.00%
68.42%
68.18%
77.27%
73.68%
76.92%
64.28%
77.77%
78.94%
84.21%
85.71%
Grant County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Greeley County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Hall County
80.00%
80.00%
71.42%
75.00%
77.77%
80.00%
77.77%
73.33%
77.77%
77.77%
78.57%
83.33%
Hamilton County
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
100.00%
100.00%
Harlan County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Hastings
50.00%
50.00%
50.00%
80.00%
66.66%
85.71%
85.71%
85.71%
85.71%
83.33%
87.50%
87.50%
Hayes County
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-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Hebron
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Hitchcock County
0.00%
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
0.00%
0.00%
Holdrege
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Holt County
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
Hooker County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Howard County
71.42%
71.42%
71.42%
71.42%
71.42%
71.42%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Imperial
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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
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Judicial District 1
30.00%
38.46%
41.66%
38.46%
38.46%
38.46%
50.00%
66.66%
66.66%
66.66%
66.66%
100.00%
Judicial District 2
62.16%
63.88%
61.76%
66.66%
67.74%
62.06%
56.52%
57.89%
55.55%
50.00%
45.00%
50.00%
Judicial District 3
75.67%
73.68%
81.42%
85.71%
77.77%
73.43%
68.75%
70.51%
70.12%
69.62%
67.07%
65.82%
Judicial District 4
67.71%
68.33%
68.03%
67.28%
64.76%
61.81%
59.81%
59.45%
60.33%
59.66%
59.34%
55.93%
Judicial District 5
57.14%
54.54%
53.84%
57.69%
55.17%
54.83%
57.57%
65.78%
64.10%
59.09%
56.52%
57.50%
Judicial District 6
65.00%
63.15%
65.21%
61.53%
61.53%
72.00%
69.56%
70.37%
64.00%
66.66%
68.18%
66.66%
Judicial District 7
40.00%
40.00%
33.33%
33.33%
33.33%
40.00%
30.00%
36.36%
30.00%
37.50%
28.57%
60.00%
Judicial District 8
75.00%
75.00%
71.42%
75.00%
75.00%
75.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
66.66%
50.00%
50.00%
Judicial District 9
82.85%
86.66%
81.81%
85.71%
87.09%
84.37%
84.37%
82.75%
82.35%
82.35%
83.87%
84.84%
Judicial District 10
50.00%
46.66%
43.75%
47.05%
57.14%
54.54%
50.00%
58.33%
46.15%
50.00%
57.14%
60.00%
Judicial District 11
69.56%
76.19%
72.72%
68.18%
60.86%
62.96%
68.75%
67.64%
70.27%
67.56%
67.56%
74.28%
Judicial District 12
56.00%
55.55%
53.33%
42.85%
29.41%
40.00%
40.90%
42.10%
44.44%
50.00%
52.00%
50.00%
Kearney
65.51%
75.00%
72.22%
85.71%
86.36%
81.81%
80.95%
88.88%
68.18%
71.42%
55.00%
64.00%
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%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Keya Paha County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
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
50.00%
50.00%
50.00%
50.00%
50.00%
50.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Lancaster County
75.67%
73.68%
81.42%
85.71%
77.77%
73.43%
68.75%
70.51%
70.12%
69.62%
67.07%
65.82%
Lavista
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-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Lexington
85.71%
87.50%
88.88%
88.88%
85.71%
80.00%
83.33%
81.81%
81.81%
81.81%
81.81%
87.50%
Lincoln
75.32%
73.97%
81.42%
87.30%
79.03%
74.19%
68.05%
69.01%
68.57%
68.49%
66.66%
64.78%
Lincoln County
69.23%
72.72%
58.33%
50.00%
46.66%
50.00%
57.89%
55.00%
59.09%
57.14%
57.14%
70.00%
Logan County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Loup County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Macy
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Madison County
75.00%
85.71%
80.00%
80.00%
60.00%
66.66%
50.00%
50.00%
50.00%
50.00%
33.33%
71.42%
McCook
50.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
50.00%
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
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
25.00%
25.00%
Nance County
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-
-
-
-
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-
-
-
-
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-
Nebraska City
45.45%
42.85%
42.10%
25.00%
25.00%
25.00%
12.50%
25.00%
50.00%
33.33%
33.33%
66.66%
Neligh
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
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
-
-
-
-
-
-
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
Norfolk
76.47%
76.47%
75.00%
75.00%
64.70%
66.66%
60.00%
60.00%
45.45%
45.45%
33.33%
50.00%
North Platte
70.00%
70.00%
54.54%
50.00%
50.00%
54.54%
58.33%
62.50%
68.42%
66.66%
70.00%
68.42%
Northern
57.37%
55.73%
55.22%
55.71%
52.85%
59.42%
59.09%
65.27%
61.42%
61.11%
61.19%
63.23%
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%
0.00%
Ogallala
33.33%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Omaha
69.09%
70.75%
71.28%
71.27%
71.11%
66.32%
65.59%
64.28%
64.54%
62.03%
60.71%
56.73%
Omaha Tribe - Nebr
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
-
-
Ord
0.00%
33.33%
33.33%
33.33%
33.33%
33.33%
33.33%
100.00%
100.00%
-
100.00%
100.00%
Otoe County
71.42%
80.00%
80.00%
80.00%
80.00%
75.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
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
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
0.00%
-
-
-
100.00%
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Pierce County
33.33%
33.33%
33.33%
33.33%
33.33%
33.33%
33.33%
33.33%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Platte County
50.00%
50.00%
40.00%
33.33%
33.33%
42.85%
50.00%
50.00%
44.44%
38.46%
33.33%
27.27%
Plattsmouth
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Polk County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
0.00%
0.00%
Red Willow County
50.00%
50.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
75.00%
75.00%
80.00%
80.00%
80.00%
80.00%
75.00%
Richardson 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%
Rock County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Rushville
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Saline 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%
Santee Tribe - Nebr
-
-
-
-
-
-
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
Sarpy County
61.53%
62.96%
61.53%
64.28%
65.38%
60.00%
54.54%
55.55%
46.66%
47.36%
41.17%
46.66%
Saunders County
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
80.00%
80.00%
80.00%
100.00%
100.00%
Scotts Bluff County
43.75%
53.84%
50.00%
45.45%
30.76%
50.00%
30.76%
30.00%
33.33%
37.50%
40.00%
33.33%
Scottsbluff
48.00%
59.09%
50.00%
43.47%
37.50%
47.61%
45.45%
51.85%
56.00%
56.52%
48.14%
54.16%
Seward
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
100.00%
66.66%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
Seward County
50.00%
50.00%
66.66%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
75.00%
75.00%
75.00%
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
100.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
50.00%
50.00%
Sioux County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
South Sioux City
45.45%
45.45%
41.66%
41.66%
45.45%
40.00%
25.00%
28.57%
25.00%
14.28%
0.00%
0.00%
Southeast
69.81%
68.93%
74.22%
77.38%
70.73%
67.07%
64.83%
69.31%
69.31%
68.18%
66.66%
67.85%
Stanton County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
State - Judicial District
65.63%
66.08%
65.89%
66.40%
64.00%
63.42%
62.30%
64.28%
63.79%
63.01%
61.96%
62.93%
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%
Valentine
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
100.00%
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%
-
-
Washington County
0.00%
-
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
-
-
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Wayne
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Wayne 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%
Webster County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
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
60.37%
62.79%
57.50%
52.50%
46.51%
53.33%
53.33%
55.00%
59.01%
57.14%
56.71%
60.65%
Wheeler County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Winnebago
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Winnebago Tribe - Nebr
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
York
100.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
33.33%
33.33%
33.33%
33.33%
20.00%
33.33%
33.33%
York County
100.00%
100.00%
83.33%
85.71%
77.77%
72.72%
75.00%
80.00%
80.00%
80.00%
76.92%
76.92%