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Trends for the Last 5 Years
Timeliness of Adoptions
Composite Score
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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
May-2024
Jun-2024
Jul-2024
Aug-2024
Sep-2024
Oct-2024
Nov-2024
Dec-2024
Jan-2025
Feb-2025
Mar-2025
Apr-2025
State
62.64%
62.79%
63.47%
61.97%
64.69%
67.12%
66.19%
66.12%
65.63%
66.08%
65.89%
66.40%
Adams County
66.66%
66.66%
66.66%
68.75%
57.89%
61.11%
50.00%
50.00%
62.50%
50.00%
46.15%
50.00%
Ainsworth
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-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Albion
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Alliance
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Antelope 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%
Arthur County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Auburn
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Banner County
-
-
-
-
-
-
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Beatrice
33.33%
30.00%
30.00%
30.00%
50.00%
55.55%
71.42%
71.42%
85.71%
88.88%
87.50%
77.77%
Bellevue
92.00%
92.30%
92.30%
86.66%
87.87%
83.87%
79.41%
70.58%
61.76%
60.60%
60.52%
55.88%
Blaine County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Blair
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
0.00%
0.00%
Boone County
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
-
-
-
-
-
-
Box Butte County
40.00%
50.00%
50.00%
50.00%
50.00%
50.00%
50.00%
50.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
0.00%
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
85.71%
86.66%
85.71%
64.70%
83.33%
83.33%
81.81%
83.33%
86.66%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
Burt County
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-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Butler County
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
75.00%
75.00%
75.00%
75.00%
55.55%
55.55%
50.00%
50.00%
50.00%
Cass County
55.55%
55.55%
55.55%
71.42%
71.42%
71.42%
71.42%
71.42%
50.00%
50.00%
33.33%
0.00%
Cedar 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%
Center
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-
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Central
70.21%
68.75%
69.09%
61.66%
70.00%
72.91%
72.00%
72.00%
67.24%
69.23%
63.63%
71.69%
Chadron
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
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-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Chase County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
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-
Cherry County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Cheyenne County
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
66.66%
66.66%
66.66%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
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
40.00%
40.00%
40.00%
40.00%
40.00%
40.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Columbus
62.50%
45.45%
40.00%
46.15%
56.25%
40.00%
43.75%
50.00%
50.00%
53.33%
52.94%
55.55%
Cozad
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-
-
-
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Crete
-
-
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-
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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
25.00%
25.00%
25.00%
25.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
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
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Dawson County
52.94%
58.33%
81.81%
75.00%
75.00%
75.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
87.50%
88.88%
88.88%
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
60.00%
53.84%
60.00%
60.00%
69.23%
71.42%
66.66%
66.66%
58.82%
56.25%
60.00%
56.52%
Douglas County
62.50%
63.63%
62.79%
62.22%
63.43%
70.40%
68.10%
69.60%
67.71%
68.33%
68.03%
67.28%
Dundy County
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-
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-
Eastern
64.96%
66.66%
65.95%
65.98%
66.90%
72.79%
72.18%
71.91%
67.36%
68.34%
68.34%
67.18%
Fairbury
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Falls City
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Fillmore County
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
50.00%
50.00%
50.00%
50.00%
Franklin County
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
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-
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Fremont
53.33%
52.94%
52.63%
52.63%
61.90%
61.90%
57.89%
57.89%
56.25%
50.00%
55.00%
54.54%
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%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Gage County
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
75.00%
Garden County
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-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
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-
Garfield County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
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Geneva
-
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Gering
-
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Gosper County
-
-
-
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-
-
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-
Grand Island
80.00%
78.94%
75.00%
75.00%
73.91%
77.27%
78.26%
76.00%
76.00%
76.00%
68.42%
68.18%
Grant County
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-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Greeley County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Hall County
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
94.11%
94.11%
80.00%
80.00%
71.42%
75.00%
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%
66.66%
66.66%
66.66%
0.00%
0.00%
50.00%
50.00%
50.00%
80.00%
Hayes County
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-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Hebron
-
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-
-
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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%
-
-
-
Holdrege
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
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-
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-
-
-
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-
Holt County
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
100.00%
Hooker County
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-
-
-
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-
-
-
-
-
-
Howard County
0.00%
0.00%
66.66%
66.66%
66.66%
66.66%
71.42%
71.42%
71.42%
71.42%
71.42%
71.42%
Imperial
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Jefferson County
-
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-
-
-
-
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-
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-
Johnson County
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
20.00%
20.00%
20.00%
20.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Judicial District 1
31.25%
31.25%
31.25%
25.00%
29.41%
33.33%
25.00%
14.28%
30.00%
38.46%
41.66%
38.46%
Judicial District 2
67.74%
70.58%
72.50%
74.41%
75.60%
78.57%
79.06%
72.72%
62.16%
63.88%
61.76%
66.66%
Judicial District 3
68.75%
67.94%
66.66%
67.46%
67.85%
69.41%
69.04%
73.68%
75.67%
73.68%
81.42%
85.71%
Judicial District 4
62.50%
63.63%
62.79%
62.22%
63.43%
70.40%
68.10%
69.60%
67.71%
68.33%
68.03%
67.28%
Judicial District 5
62.50%
64.70%
60.00%
58.82%
56.25%
56.25%
56.25%
57.89%
57.14%
54.54%
53.84%
57.69%
Judicial District 6
46.15%
43.75%
52.94%
52.94%
66.66%
68.42%
65.00%
72.22%
65.00%
63.15%
65.21%
61.53%
Judicial District 7
55.55%
50.00%
56.52%
54.54%
56.52%
52.00%
53.84%
48.00%
40.00%
40.00%
33.33%
33.33%
Judicial District 8
40.00%
40.00%
54.54%
54.54%
75.00%
75.00%
77.77%
77.77%
75.00%
75.00%
71.42%
75.00%
Judicial District 9
92.00%
92.30%
92.30%
80.00%
92.00%
92.00%
89.28%
89.65%
82.85%
86.66%
81.81%
85.71%
Judicial District 10
47.36%
45.00%
50.00%
50.00%
50.00%
52.17%
42.10%
42.10%
50.00%
46.66%
43.75%
47.05%
Judicial District 11
55.55%
60.00%
61.76%
55.17%
65.38%
69.23%
82.60%
74.07%
69.56%
76.19%
72.72%
68.18%
Judicial District 12
70.37%
65.51%
66.66%
65.38%
60.86%
52.17%
40.74%
44.82%
56.00%
55.55%
53.33%
42.85%
Kearney
71.42%
70.00%
69.56%
60.71%
72.72%
69.56%
69.23%
70.83%
65.51%
75.00%
72.22%
85.71%
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%
Keya Paha County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Kimball
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Kimball County
-
-
-
-
-
-
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Knox County
0.00%
0.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
50.00%
50.00%
50.00%
50.00%
Lancaster County
68.75%
67.94%
66.66%
67.46%
67.85%
69.41%
69.04%
73.68%
75.67%
73.68%
81.42%
85.71%
Lavista
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-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Lexington
55.55%
50.00%
58.33%
37.50%
55.55%
62.50%
85.71%
85.71%
85.71%
87.50%
88.88%
88.88%
Lincoln
67.04%
67.44%
67.44%
68.08%
68.75%
70.83%
67.03%
71.42%
75.32%
73.97%
81.42%
87.30%
Lincoln County
65.21%
66.66%
57.89%
52.94%
71.42%
80.00%
92.30%
75.00%
69.23%
72.72%
58.33%
50.00%
Logan County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Loup County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Macy
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Madison County
63.63%
70.00%
75.00%
72.72%
72.72%
72.72%
75.00%
72.72%
75.00%
85.71%
80.00%
80.00%
McCook
75.00%
75.00%
60.00%
60.00%
60.00%
50.00%
50.00%
50.00%
50.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
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%
Morrill County
50.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
0.00%
0.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
Nance County
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-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Nebraska City
56.00%
56.00%
55.17%
51.61%
51.72%
53.33%
48.14%
39.28%
45.45%
42.85%
42.10%
25.00%
Neligh
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Nemaha County
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
-
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Niobrara
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Norfolk
69.23%
75.00%
80.00%
78.57%
78.57%
82.35%
84.21%
77.77%
76.47%
76.47%
75.00%
75.00%
North Platte
45.45%
58.82%
71.42%
66.66%
66.66%
66.66%
80.00%
64.28%
70.00%
70.00%
54.54%
50.00%
Northern
53.33%
50.98%
56.36%
56.14%
61.29%
60.00%
60.00%
60.65%
57.37%
55.73%
55.22%
55.71%
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
40.00%
50.00%
50.00%
33.33%
100.00%
100.00%
33.33%
33.33%
33.33%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Omaha
58.92%
60.37%
60.00%
60.68%
60.55%
69.52%
69.69%
72.32%
69.09%
70.75%
71.28%
71.27%
Omaha Tribe - Nebr
-
-
-
-
-
-
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Ord
-
-
-
-
-
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
33.33%
33.33%
33.33%
Otoe County
64.28%
66.66%
66.66%
66.66%
68.75%
75.00%
66.66%
63.63%
71.42%
80.00%
80.00%
80.00%
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%
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%
100.00%
33.33%
33.33%
33.33%
33.33%
33.33%
33.33%
33.33%
Platte County
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
100.00%
100.00%
50.00%
50.00%
40.00%
33.33%
Plattsmouth
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Polk County
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%
50.00%
50.00%
50.00%
100.00%
100.00%
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
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
40.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
Santee Tribe - Nebr
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Sarpy County
87.50%
90.00%
92.30%
83.33%
83.33%
84.21%
87.50%
76.92%
61.53%
62.96%
61.53%
64.28%
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
66.66%
50.00%
53.33%
53.33%
46.15%
40.00%
29.41%
33.33%
43.75%
53.84%
50.00%
45.45%
Scottsbluff
74.07%
64.51%
62.96%
64.28%
56.00%
53.84%
50.00%
50.00%
48.00%
59.09%
50.00%
43.47%
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
66.66%
75.00%
50.00%
50.00%
50.00%
50.00%
50.00%
50.00%
50.00%
50.00%
66.66%
100.00%
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
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
100.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Sioux County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
South Sioux City
28.57%
37.50%
55.55%
55.55%
55.55%
60.00%
50.00%
55.55%
45.45%
45.45%
41.66%
41.66%
Southeast
62.29%
61.98%
61.60%
61.48%
63.90%
65.92%
63.20%
63.86%
69.81%
68.93%
74.22%
77.38%
Stanton County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
State - Judicial District
62.64%
62.79%
63.47%
61.97%
64.69%
67.12%
66.19%
66.12%
65.63%
66.08%
65.89%
66.40%
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%
Valentine
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-
-
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-
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%
Washington County
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
66.66%
66.66%
66.66%
66.66%
66.66%
66.66%
66.66%
66.66%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Webster County
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
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-
-
-
-
-
-
-
West Point
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Western
59.72%
61.42%
62.90%
58.92%
59.61%
58.82%
60.00%
56.89%
60.37%
62.79%
57.50%
52.50%
Wheeler County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Winnebago
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Winnebago Tribe - Nebr
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
York
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
100.00%
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%
83.33%
85.71%