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COMPASS
Children's Outcomes Measured in Protection And Safety Statistics

Timeliness of Adoptions

Children Legally Free for Adoption and Adopted in < 12 Months

RegionOct-2024Nov-2024Dec-2024Jan-2025Feb-2025Mar-2025Apr-2025May-2025Jun-2025Jul-2025Aug-2025Sep-2025
State67.12%66.19%66.12%65.63%66.08%65.89%66.40%64.00%63.42%62.30%64.28%63.79%
Adams County61.11%50.00%50.00%62.50%50.00%46.15%50.00%70.00%62.50%57.14%57.14%44.44%
Ainsworth------------
Albion------------
Alliance----------0.00%0.00%
Antelope County100.00%100.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%100.00%100.00%
Arthur County------------
Auburn------------
Banner County-0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%
Beatrice55.55%71.42%71.42%85.71%88.88%87.50%77.77%75.00%75.00%81.81%84.61%83.33%
Bellevue83.87%79.41%70.58%61.76%60.60%60.52%55.88%54.05%48.57%48.57%45.45%39.28%
Blaine County------------
Blair-----0.00%0.00%0.00%----
Boone County100.00%-----------
Box Butte County50.00%50.00%50.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%66.66%66.66%66.66%
Boyd County------------
Bridgeport------------
Broken Bow0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%--
Brown County------------
Buffalo County83.33%81.81%83.33%86.66%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%91.66%92.85%92.85%87.50%
Burt County------------
Butler County75.00%75.00%55.55%55.55%50.00%50.00%50.00%50.00%50.00%50.00%33.33%33.33%
Cass County71.42%71.42%71.42%50.00%50.00%33.33%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%100.00%
Cedar County100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%
Center0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%100.00%100.00%
Central72.91%72.00%72.00%67.24%69.23%63.63%71.69%77.35%76.47%77.27%80.00%75.00%
Chadron---------0.00%0.00%0.00%
Chase County------------
Cherry County------------
Cheyenne County100.00%66.66%66.66%66.66%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%33.33%33.33%33.33%
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 County40.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%
Columbus40.00%43.75%50.00%50.00%53.33%52.94%55.55%50.00%64.70%73.68%76.47%76.47%
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 County100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%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 County75.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%87.50%88.88%88.88%85.71%85.71%88.88%88.88%90.00%
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 County71.42%66.66%66.66%58.82%56.25%60.00%56.52%54.54%66.66%63.15%65.21%62.50%
Douglas County70.40%68.10%69.60%67.71%68.33%68.03%67.28%64.76%61.81%59.81%59.45%60.33%
Dundy County------------
Eastern72.79%72.18%71.91%67.36%68.34%68.34%67.18%66.14%61.65%60.93%59.54%59.42%
Fairbury------------
Falls City------------
Fillmore County100.00%100.00%100.00%50.00%50.00%50.00%50.00%50.00%50.00%50.00%75.00%66.66%
Franklin County---0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%
Fremont61.90%57.89%57.89%56.25%50.00%55.00%54.54%50.00%61.90%61.90%70.37%70.37%
Frontier County0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%
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%100.00%100.00%100.00%75.00%75.00%75.00%83.33%83.33%83.33%
Garden County------------
Garfield County------------
Geneva------------
Gering------------
Gosper County------------
Grand Island77.27%78.26%76.00%76.00%76.00%68.42%68.18%77.27%73.68%76.92%64.28%77.77%
Grant County------------
Greeley County-----------0.00%
Hall County100.00%94.11%94.11%80.00%80.00%71.42%75.00%77.77%80.00%77.77%73.33%77.77%
Hamilton County0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%
Harlan County------------
Hastings66.66%0.00%0.00%50.00%50.00%50.00%80.00%66.66%85.71%85.71%85.71%85.71%
Hayes County------------
Hebron------------
Hitchcock County0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%--------
Holdrege------------
Holt County100.00%100.00%100.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%
Hooker County------------
Howard County66.66%71.42%71.42%71.42%71.42%71.42%71.42%71.42%71.42%100.00%100.00%100.00%
Imperial------------
Jefferson County-------0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%
Johnson County20.00%20.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%
Judicial District 133.33%25.00%14.28%30.00%38.46%41.66%38.46%38.46%38.46%50.00%66.66%66.66%
Judicial District 278.57%79.06%72.72%62.16%63.88%61.76%66.66%67.74%62.06%56.52%57.89%55.55%
Judicial District 369.41%69.04%73.68%75.67%73.68%81.42%85.71%77.77%73.43%68.75%70.51%70.12%
Judicial District 470.40%68.10%69.60%67.71%68.33%68.03%67.28%64.76%61.81%59.81%59.45%60.33%
Judicial District 556.25%56.25%57.89%57.14%54.54%53.84%57.69%55.17%54.83%57.57%65.78%64.10%
Judicial District 668.42%65.00%72.22%65.00%63.15%65.21%61.53%61.53%72.00%69.56%70.37%64.00%
Judicial District 752.00%53.84%48.00%40.00%40.00%33.33%33.33%33.33%40.00%30.00%36.36%30.00%
Judicial District 875.00%77.77%77.77%75.00%75.00%71.42%75.00%75.00%75.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%
Judicial District 992.00%89.28%89.65%82.85%86.66%81.81%85.71%87.09%84.37%84.37%82.75%82.35%
Judicial District 1052.17%42.10%42.10%50.00%46.66%43.75%47.05%57.14%54.54%50.00%58.33%46.15%
Judicial District 1169.23%82.60%74.07%69.56%76.19%72.72%68.18%60.86%62.96%68.75%67.64%70.27%
Judicial District 1252.17%40.74%44.82%56.00%55.55%53.33%42.85%29.41%40.00%40.90%42.10%44.44%
Kearney69.56%69.23%70.83%65.51%75.00%72.22%85.71%86.36%81.81%80.95%88.88%68.18%
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%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%
Knox County100.00%100.00%100.00%50.00%50.00%50.00%50.00%50.00%50.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%
Lancaster County69.41%69.04%73.68%75.67%73.68%81.42%85.71%77.77%73.43%68.75%70.51%70.12%
Lavista------------
Lexington62.50%85.71%85.71%85.71%87.50%88.88%88.88%85.71%80.00%83.33%81.81%81.81%
Lincoln70.83%67.03%71.42%75.32%73.97%81.42%87.30%79.03%74.19%68.05%69.01%68.57%
Lincoln County80.00%92.30%75.00%69.23%72.72%58.33%50.00%46.66%50.00%57.89%55.00%59.09%
Logan County------------
Loup County------------
Macy------------
Madison County72.72%75.00%72.72%75.00%85.71%80.00%80.00%60.00%66.66%50.00%50.00%50.00%
McCook50.00%50.00%50.00%50.00%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%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%
Morrill County0.00%0.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%
Nance County------------
Nebraska City53.33%48.14%39.28%45.45%42.85%42.10%25.00%25.00%25.00%12.50%25.00%50.00%
Neligh------------
Nemaha County100.00%-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%
Norfolk82.35%84.21%77.77%76.47%76.47%75.00%75.00%64.70%66.66%60.00%60.00%45.45%
North Platte66.66%80.00%64.28%70.00%70.00%54.54%50.00%50.00%54.54%58.33%62.50%68.42%
Northern60.00%60.00%60.65%57.37%55.73%55.22%55.71%52.85%59.42%59.09%65.27%61.42%
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%
Ogallala100.00%33.33%33.33%33.33%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%
Omaha69.52%69.69%72.32%69.09%70.75%71.28%71.27%71.11%66.32%65.59%64.28%64.54%
Omaha Tribe - Nebr-0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%
Ord0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%33.33%33.33%33.33%33.33%33.33%33.33%100.00%100.00%
Otoe County75.00%66.66%63.63%71.42%80.00%80.00%80.00%80.00%75.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%
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%0.00%
Pierce0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%---100.00%----
Pierce County33.33%33.33%33.33%33.33%33.33%33.33%33.33%33.33%33.33%33.33%33.33%0.00%
Platte County0.00%100.00%100.00%50.00%50.00%40.00%33.33%33.33%42.85%50.00%50.00%44.44%
Plattsmouth------------
Polk County------------
Red Willow County0.00%0.00%50.00%50.00%50.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%75.00%75.00%80.00%80.00%
Richardson County0.00%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 County40.00%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%
Sarpy County84.21%87.50%76.92%61.53%62.96%61.53%64.28%65.38%60.00%54.54%55.55%46.66%
Saunders County0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%80.00%80.00%
Scotts Bluff County40.00%29.41%33.33%43.75%53.84%50.00%45.45%30.76%50.00%30.76%30.00%33.33%
Scottsbluff53.84%50.00%50.00%48.00%59.09%50.00%43.47%37.50%47.61%45.45%51.85%56.00%
Seward0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%100.00%66.66%
Seward County50.00%50.00%50.00%50.00%50.00%66.66%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%
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------------
Sidney0.00%0.00%0.00%100.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%
Sioux County------------
South Sioux City60.00%50.00%55.55%45.45%45.45%41.66%41.66%45.45%40.00%25.00%28.57%25.00%
Southeast65.92%63.20%63.86%69.81%68.93%74.22%77.38%70.73%67.07%64.83%69.31%69.31%
Stanton County------------
State - Judicial District67.12%66.19%66.12%65.63%66.08%65.89%66.40%64.00%63.42%62.30%64.28%63.79%
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%
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------------
Walthill-0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%
Washington County0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%-0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%--0.00%
Wayne------------
Wayne County66.66%66.66%66.66%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%
Western58.82%60.00%56.89%60.37%62.79%57.50%52.50%46.51%53.33%53.33%55.00%59.01%
Wheeler County------------
Winnebago------------
Winnebago Tribe - Nebr------------
York0.00%0.00%0.00%100.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%33.33%33.33%33.33%33.33%
York County100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%83.33%85.71%77.77%72.72%75.00%80.00%80.00%