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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
Sep-2023
Oct-2023
Nov-2023
Dec-2023
Jan-2024
Feb-2024
Mar-2024
Apr-2024
May-2024
Jun-2024
Jul-2024
Aug-2024
State
58.80%
58.90%
59.11%
57.45%
56.26%
57.17%
60.00%
60.23%
62.64%
62.79%
63.47%
61.97%
Adams County
100.00%
91.66%
93.33%
92.85%
90.00%
91.66%
91.66%
90.00%
66.66%
66.66%
66.66%
68.75%
Ainsworth
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Albion
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Alliance
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
100.00%
-
-
-
-
-
Antelope County
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
50.00%
50.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
Arthur County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Auburn
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Banner County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Beatrice
20.00%
33.33%
28.57%
28.57%
22.22%
25.00%
33.33%
33.33%
33.33%
30.00%
30.00%
30.00%
Bellevue
73.33%
92.85%
100.00%
100.00%
90.90%
90.00%
90.00%
95.65%
92.00%
92.30%
92.30%
86.66%
Blaine County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Blair
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Boone County
0.00%
0.00%
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%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
40.00%
40.00%
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
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
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-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Buffalo County
86.95%
86.36%
86.95%
86.95%
82.35%
73.68%
87.50%
87.50%
85.71%
86.66%
85.71%
64.70%
Burt County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Butler County
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
75.00%
Cass County
60.00%
60.00%
50.00%
50.00%
71.42%
71.42%
75.00%
63.63%
55.55%
55.55%
55.55%
71.42%
Cedar County
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
-
-
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Center
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
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-
-
-
-
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-
Central
75.00%
73.68%
72.58%
72.13%
68.62%
62.26%
68.51%
69.38%
70.21%
68.75%
69.09%
61.66%
Chadron
12.50%
50.00%
50.00%
50.00%
33.33%
50.00%
50.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Chase County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Cherry County
0.00%
0.00%
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Cheyenne County
100.00%
100.00%
75.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
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
0.00%
0.00%
66.66%
40.00%
40.00%
40.00%
40.00%
40.00%
40.00%
40.00%
40.00%
40.00%
Columbus
42.85%
42.85%
50.00%
40.00%
40.00%
33.33%
42.85%
50.00%
62.50%
45.45%
40.00%
46.15%
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
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
25.00%
25.00%
25.00%
25.00%
25.00%
25.00%
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%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
0.00%
Dawson County
50.00%
50.00%
43.75%
43.75%
43.75%
43.75%
46.66%
46.66%
52.94%
58.33%
81.81%
75.00%
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
25.00%
20.00%
33.33%
33.33%
50.00%
55.55%
55.55%
60.00%
60.00%
53.84%
60.00%
60.00%
Douglas County
53.21%
51.28%
48.57%
51.45%
47.70%
52.25%
57.40%
60.16%
62.50%
63.63%
62.79%
62.22%
Dundy County
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-
Eastern
54.47%
53.54%
51.35%
51.92%
53.33%
57.02%
62.18%
63.90%
64.96%
66.66%
65.95%
65.98%
Fairbury
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-
-
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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%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Franklin County
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
-
Fremont
61.53%
57.14%
53.33%
53.33%
42.85%
46.66%
42.85%
46.66%
53.33%
52.94%
52.63%
52.63%
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%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
Gage County
0.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
Garden County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Garfield County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
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-
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Geneva
-
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Gering
-
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-
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Gosper County
-
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-
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-
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-
-
-
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-
Grand Island
75.86%
75.00%
76.92%
76.92%
80.00%
80.00%
95.00%
94.44%
80.00%
78.94%
75.00%
75.00%
Grant County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Greeley County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Hall County
63.63%
66.66%
70.00%
70.00%
77.77%
77.77%
83.33%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
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
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Hastings
66.66%
66.66%
80.00%
80.00%
80.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
66.66%
66.66%
80.00%
66.66%
Hayes County
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-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
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-
Hebron
-
-
-
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-
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-
Hitchcock County
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-
-
-
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%
-
Holt County
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
Hooker County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
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-
Howard County
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
66.66%
66.66%
Imperial
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-
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-
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Jefferson County
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
-
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-
-
-
-
-
Johnson County
33.33%
33.33%
33.33%
50.00%
50.00%
50.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
20.00%
Judicial District 1
25.00%
33.33%
40.00%
43.75%
33.33%
35.00%
38.88%
35.29%
31.25%
31.25%
31.25%
25.00%
Judicial District 2
33.33%
34.61%
34.78%
37.50%
64.28%
60.71%
59.37%
60.52%
67.74%
70.58%
72.50%
74.41%
Judicial District 3
84.74%
85.45%
90.56%
78.33%
76.56%
79.03%
72.60%
67.08%
68.75%
67.94%
66.66%
67.46%
Judicial District 4
53.21%
51.28%
48.57%
51.45%
47.70%
52.25%
57.40%
60.16%
62.50%
63.63%
62.79%
62.22%
Judicial District 5
66.66%
66.66%
64.70%
57.89%
50.00%
50.00%
57.14%
50.00%
62.50%
64.70%
60.00%
58.82%
Judicial District 6
20.00%
16.66%
28.57%
22.22%
36.36%
41.66%
41.66%
46.15%
46.15%
43.75%
52.94%
52.94%
Judicial District 7
50.00%
47.36%
44.44%
33.33%
52.94%
52.94%
55.55%
62.50%
55.55%
50.00%
56.52%
54.54%
Judicial District 8
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
25.00%
25.00%
40.00%
40.00%
40.00%
40.00%
54.54%
54.54%
Judicial District 9
79.41%
79.41%
81.81%
81.81%
80.76%
75.00%
85.71%
92.59%
92.00%
92.30%
92.30%
80.00%
Judicial District 10
76.47%
72.22%
76.19%
75.00%
68.75%
61.90%
61.90%
55.55%
47.36%
45.00%
50.00%
50.00%
Judicial District 11
55.81%
55.81%
51.06%
46.51%
45.23%
42.22%
44.44%
45.65%
55.55%
60.00%
61.76%
55.17%
Judicial District 12
46.15%
60.00%
65.00%
70.58%
57.89%
62.50%
65.38%
66.66%
70.37%
65.51%
66.66%
65.38%
Kearney
85.71%
82.60%
75.00%
74.07%
65.21%
58.62%
60.00%
62.96%
71.42%
70.00%
69.56%
60.71%
Kearney County
-
-
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%
Keya Paha County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Kimball
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Kimball County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Knox 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%
Lancaster County
84.74%
85.45%
90.56%
78.33%
76.56%
79.03%
72.60%
67.08%
68.75%
67.94%
66.66%
67.46%
Lavista
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Lexington
77.77%
55.55%
45.45%
45.45%
44.44%
44.44%
50.00%
50.00%
55.55%
50.00%
58.33%
37.50%
Lincoln
79.68%
80.00%
83.05%
72.05%
70.27%
72.97%
70.37%
65.90%
67.04%
67.44%
67.44%
68.08%
Lincoln County
60.71%
59.25%
55.17%
48.00%
45.83%
44.00%
48.00%
50.00%
65.21%
66.66%
57.89%
52.94%
Logan County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Loup County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
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Macy
-
-
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-
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-
-
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-
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-
Madison County
66.66%
64.28%
61.53%
44.44%
75.00%
66.66%
70.00%
70.00%
63.63%
70.00%
75.00%
72.72%
McCook
0.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
75.00%
60.00%
75.00%
75.00%
75.00%
60.00%
60.00%
McPherson County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Merrick County
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-
-
-
-
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-
-
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Morrill County
0.00%
50.00%
50.00%
50.00%
50.00%
50.00%
50.00%
50.00%
50.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
Nance County
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Nebraska City
12.50%
12.50%
26.31%
33.33%
42.10%
42.85%
40.00%
45.16%
56.00%
56.00%
55.17%
51.61%
Neligh
-
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-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Nemaha County
0.00%
0.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
Niobrara
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Norfolk
53.33%
50.00%
46.15%
50.00%
64.28%
64.28%
71.42%
71.42%
69.23%
75.00%
80.00%
78.57%
North Platte
50.00%
54.16%
59.09%
50.00%
52.63%
40.90%
45.45%
45.45%
45.45%
58.82%
71.42%
66.66%
Northern
50.00%
47.36%
47.61%
45.65%
46.66%
46.66%
50.00%
51.16%
53.33%
50.98%
56.36%
56.14%
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
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
40.00%
40.00%
40.00%
40.00%
50.00%
50.00%
33.33%
Omaha
51.85%
48.67%
44.89%
41.86%
44.89%
50.49%
56.56%
57.27%
58.92%
60.37%
60.00%
60.68%
Omaha Tribe - Nebr
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
0.00%
-
-
-
-
Ord
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Otoe County
7.14%
7.14%
7.14%
13.33%
33.33%
35.71%
31.25%
45.00%
64.28%
66.66%
66.66%
66.66%
Papillion
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Pawnee County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Pender
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
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%
33.33%
33.33%
33.33%
33.33%
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%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Platte County
66.66%
66.66%
50.00%
50.00%
50.00%
50.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
0.00%
Plattsmouth
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Polk County
50.00%
50.00%
50.00%
50.00%
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%
Richardson County
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
25.00%
25.00%
25.00%
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%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Santee Tribe - Nebr
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Sarpy County
54.54%
71.42%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
87.50%
90.00%
92.30%
83.33%
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
40.00%
50.00%
63.63%
66.66%
55.55%
50.00%
58.33%
58.33%
66.66%
50.00%
53.33%
53.33%
Scottsbluff
65.21%
65.21%
66.66%
71.42%
59.09%
61.53%
62.96%
64.28%
74.07%
64.51%
62.96%
64.28%
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%
50.00%
50.00%
50.00%
50.00%
40.00%
66.66%
75.00%
50.00%
50.00%
Sheridan County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
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
0.00%
0.00%
50.00%
40.00%
40.00%
40.00%
40.00%
40.00%
28.57%
37.50%
55.55%
55.55%
Southeast
63.52%
63.41%
65.88%
60.41%
60.78%
63.10%
60.86%
58.59%
62.29%
61.98%
61.60%
61.48%
Stanton County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
State - Judicial District
58.80%
58.90%
59.11%
57.45%
56.26%
57.17%
60.00%
60.23%
62.64%
62.79%
63.47%
61.97%
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%
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%
0.00%
Valentine
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
0.00%
-
-
-
-
Valley County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Wahoo
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Walthill
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
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
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
40.00%
40.00%
40.00%
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%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
West Point
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Western
52.23%
57.37%
58.06%
56.36%
50.87%
51.47%
54.28%
55.55%
59.72%
61.42%
62.90%
58.92%
Wheeler County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Winnebago
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Winnebago Tribe - Nebr
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
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%