Foster care and adoption in the U.S.

Statistics report on foster care and adoption in the U.S.

Foster care and adoption in the U.S.

This report presents a range of statistics and facts about foster care adoption and intercountry adoption in the United States.

Table of contents

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 2022
  • Basic Statistic Foster care in the U.S. - number of children 2007-2021
  • Basic Statistic Foster care in the U.S. - number of children waiting for adoption 2007-2021
  • 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 2021, 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 2021, by reasons for discharge

Adoption

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  • Basic Statistic Foster care in the U.S. - number of adopted with public agency involvement 2007-2021
  • 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. 2022
  • 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. 2022, by receiving country
  • Basic Statistic Intercountry adoptions in the U.S. - average number of days to completion 2022
  • Basic Statistic Intercountry adoptions into the U.S. - adoption fees 2022, by country

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