Foster care in the U.S. - number of children waiting for adoption 2007-2021

Published by Statista Research Department, Nov 7, 2023
In 2021, about 113,589 children in the United States were waiting to be adopted. This is a decrease from a high of 133,682 children who were waiting to be adopted nationwide in 2007.

Number of children waiting to be adopted in the United States from 2007 to 2021

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Release date

June 2023

Region

United States

Survey time period

2007 to 2021

Supplementary notes

Data as of September 30 of each year.
Data for prior to 2015 has been retrieved from previous publications.

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