In the fiscal year of 2020, there were 1,622 intercountry adoptions processed in the United States. This is a decrease from the previous fiscal year, when 2,971 intercountry adoptions were processed in the country. Intercountry adoptions into the United States have declined significantly since the early 2000s.
Number of intercountry adoptions involving the United States from FY 1999 to FY 2020
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US Department of State, & Bureau of Consular Affairs. (July 21, 2021). Number of intercountry adoptions involving the United States from FY 1999 to FY 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 22, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/249414/intercountry-adoptions-involving-the-us/
US Department of State, und Bureau of Consular Affairs. "Number of intercountry adoptions involving the United States from FY 1999 to FY 2020." Chart. July 21, 2021. Statista. Accessed May 22, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/249414/intercountry-adoptions-involving-the-us/
US Department of State, Bureau of Consular Affairs. (2021). Number of intercountry adoptions involving the United States from FY 1999 to FY 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 22, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/249414/intercountry-adoptions-involving-the-us/
US Department of State, and Bureau of Consular Affairs. "Number of Intercountry Adoptions Involving The United States from Fy 1999 to Fy 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Jul 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/249414/intercountry-adoptions-involving-the-us/
US Department of State & Bureau of Consular Affairs, Number of intercountry adoptions involving the United States from FY 1999 to FY 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/249414/intercountry-adoptions-involving-the-us/ (last visited May 22, 2022)