The Child Welfare Information Gateway has published a report on the number of children adopted in 2007 and 2008. For those who study adoption, this is an important update, as the last major report by the Children’s Bureau looked at the numbers of children adopted in 2000-2001.
According to the report: There is no single source for the total number of children adopted in the United States, and no straightforward way to determine the total number of adoptions, even when multiple data sources are used. This report gives best estimates of the numbers of children adopted in each of the States for 2007 and 2008 from state courts, the Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System (AFCARS), and the U.S. Department of State.
Some of the findings from the report:
- About 40% of the adoptions that occur are from public child welfare agencies (i.e. foster care adoption)
- About 13-14% of adoptions are international adoptions
- About 46-47% of adoptions are from private agencies.
The report is downloadable here or you can visit the Child Welfare Information Gateway page to see the table of contents or to dowload specific chapters of the report.
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