5,671 total children were served by the foster care system in FY 2022. [...] 3,873 in care as of 09/30/2022. During 2022, 1,929 children entered care and 1,798 exited. 392 children were adopted; 807 were waiting to be adopted. [...] 1% increase in the number of children in care between 2021-2022. [...] 152 children were staying in group homes or institutions; 38 children classified as runaways. 3% of households had a grandparent living with a grandchild. [...] Published April 2024 Health 23,000 children had no health insurance in 2022 (4.2% decrease from 2021). [...] 174,328 children were enrolled in Medicaid in 2021 (3% increase from 2020). [...] 57,523 children in Nebraska were in the state Children Health Insurance Program (CHIP) in 2021 (7.6% decrease from 2020). [...] Child Poverty 94,000 children lived with parents who lacked secure employment in 2021 (19% of all children). [...] 22% of children lived in households with a high housing cost burden. [...] 22 children <19yrs were killed by a firearm in Nebraska in 2020.
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