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Foster care and adoption in the United States

Statistics report on foster care and adoption in the United States

This report presents a range of statistics and facts about adoption and foster care in the United States. It provides an overview of adopting from the public foster care system and includes information on private adoptions occurring across the country and abroad, in addition to revealing controversial opinions shared by the American public.

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Overview

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  • Basic Statistic U.S. children's living arrangements from 1970-2022
  • Basic Statistic Number of children in the U.S., by relationship to householder 2023
  • Basic Statistic Foster care in the U.S. - number of children 2007-2022
  • Basic Statistic Foster care in the U.S. - number of children waiting for adoption 2007-2022
  • Basic Statistic Intercountry adoptions to the U.S. - incoming number 2021, by state

Foster care

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  • Basic Statistic Foster care in the U.S. - number of children entering care 2007-2021
  • Basic Statistic Foster care in the U.S. - number of children exiting care 2007-2021
  • Basic Statistic Foster care in the U.S. - number of children 2021, by gender
  • Basic Statistic Foster care in the U.S. - number of children 2022, by age
  • Basic Statistic Foster care in the U.S. - number of children 2021, by race/ethnicity
  • Basic Statistic Foster care in the U.S. - number of children 2021, by placement settings
  • Basic Statistic Foster care in the U.S. - number of children 2021, by case goals
  • Basic Statistic Foster care in the U.S. - number of children 2021, by time in care
  • Basic Statistic Foster care in the U.S. - number of children exiting 2022, by reasons for discharge

Adoption

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  • Basic Statistic Foster care in the U.S. - number of adopted with public agency involvement 2007-2022
  • Basic Statistic Ethnic distribution of adopted children in the U.S. FY 2021
  • Basic Statistic Distribution of child age at time of adoption U.S. FY 2021
  • Basic Statistic Adoption in the U.S. - number of adopted children 2021, by family structure
  • Basic Statistic Number of adoptions in the U.S. 2021, by prior adoptive parent-child relationship
  • Basic Statistic Time between termination of parental rights and adoption U.S. FY 2021
  • Premium Statistic Annual terminations of parental rights in the U.S. FY 2008-2021

Intercountry adoption

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  • Basic Statistic Leading countries for intercountry adoptions into the U.S. 2023
  • Basic Statistic Intercountry adoptions involving the U.S. 2022, by gender
  • Basic Statistic Intercountry adoptions involving the U.S. 2022, by age
  • Basic Statistic Emigrating adoptions in the U.S. 2023, by receiving country
  • Basic Statistic Intercountry adoptions in the U.S. - average number of days to completion 2023
  • Basic Statistic Intercountry adoptions into the U.S. - adoption fees 2023, by country

U.S. opinion

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  • Premium Statistic U.S. favorability of different types of adoption 2021, by race
  • Premium Statistic U.S. approval of foster care adoption scenarios 2021
  • Premium Statistic Share of Americans who prefer to adopt a child with specific needs 2021
  • Premium Statistic Share of Americans with various reasons for becoming a foster parent U.S. 2021
  • Premium Statistic Share of Americans with various reasons for not considering teen adoption U.S. 2021
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