Intercountry adoptions to the U.S.: incoming number by state 2021 | Statista

In the fiscal year of 2021, about 156 children from other countries were adopted by American families living in California, the highest of any U.S. state. Texas, Illinois, Virginia, and Florida rounded out the top five states for intercountry adoptions in that year.

Number of incoming intercountry adoptions to the U.S. in FY 2021, by state

Characteristic	Number of adoptions
California	156
Texas	146
Illinois	83
Virginia	82
Florida	79
New York	79
Georgia	70
Maryland	70
North Carolina	68
Pennsylvania	67
Washington	65
Alabama	57
Ohio	54
New Jersey	53
Indiana	53
Tennessee	53
Colorado	47
Michigan	44
Minnesota	44
Massachusetts	35
Wisconsin	33
Missouri	31
South Carolina	30
Oregon	30
Kansas	28
Kentucky	26
Iowa	25
Utah	16
Arizona	13
Idaho	13
Connecticut	11
Delaware	10
Louisiana	10
Nevada	9
Hawaii	8
Nebraska	7
Oklahoma	7
New Mexico	7
Mississippi	7
Wyoming	7
West Virginia	6
Maine	5
District of Columbia	5
South Dakota	5
Rhode Island	5
New Hampshire	4
Vermont	4
Montana	4
Arkansas	4
Alaska	4
American Overseas	3
North Dakota	0

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July 2022

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FY 2021

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