Adoption Statistics Infographic - National Council For Adoption
Dec 22, 2021 · An overview of adoption trends in the United States infographic for the 2021 fiscal year, including percent changes.
Foster Care and Adoption Statistics – AFCARS Annual Update
Mar 20, 2024 · There were 53,665 children adopted from foster care in FY 2022. 48% were age four years or younger, 40% were age 5-12 and 12% were age 13-17. The median age was 5.0 years and the mean age 6.1 years. 51% were male, and 49% were female, matching the percentage of those in foster care.
Fact Sheets - Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute
On any given day, over 391,000 children are living in the U.S. foster care system and the number has been rising. Over 113,000 of these children are eligible for adoption and they will wait, on average, almost three years for an adoptive family.
US Adoption Statistics
How many children are available for adoption in the United States? The most recent AFCARS report of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services states that there are almost 114,000 foster children eligible for and waiting to be adopted.
Adoption by the Numbers - National Council For Adoption
Domestic adoption statistics, including public, private, and step-parent adoptions. Analysis of how the COVID-19 pandemic impacted adoption. State factsheets showing how adoption has changed over time in your state.
Data and Statistics: AFCARS | The Administration for Children ...
Mar 20, 2024 · The Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System (AFCARS) collects case-level information on all children in foster care and those who have been adopted with title IV-E agency involvement.
November 2022 Vol. 23, No. 9 Adoption: By the Numbers - HHS.gov
The National Council for Adoption (NCFA) published a research report, Adoption by the Numbers, that presents data on the number of adoptions in the United States in 2019 and 2020.