In 2021, about 54,240 children in the United States were adopted with the involvement of the public child welfare agency. This is a decrease from the previous year, when 57,881 children were adopted with public child welfare agency involvement.
Number of children adopted with public child welfare agency involvement in the United States from 2007 to 2021
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Administration for Children & Families (Children's Bureau). (June 28, 2022). Number of children adopted with public child welfare agency involvement in the United States from 2007 to 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 09, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/255376/number-of-children-adopted-with-public-child-welfare-agency-involved-in-the-us/
Administration for Children & Families (Children's Bureau). "Number of children adopted with public child welfare agency involvement in the United States from 2007 to 2021." Chart. June 28, 2022. Statista. Accessed October 09, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/255376/number-of-children-adopted-with-public-child-welfare-agency-involved-in-the-us/
Administration for Children & Families (Children's Bureau). (2022). Number of children adopted with public child welfare agency involvement in the United States from 2007 to 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 09, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/255376/number-of-children-adopted-with-public-child-welfare-agency-involved-in-the-us/
Administration for Children & Families (Children's Bureau). "Number of Children Adopted with Public Child Welfare Agency Involvement in The United States from 2007 to 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Jun 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/255376/number-of-children-adopted-with-public-child-welfare-agency-involved-in-the-us/
Administration for Children & Families (Children's Bureau), Number of children adopted with public child welfare agency involvement in the United States from 2007 to 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/255376/number-of-children-adopted-with-public-child-welfare-agency-involved-in-the-us/ (last visited October 09, 2024)
Number of children adopted with public child welfare agency involvement in the United States from 2007 to 2021 [Graph], Administration for Children & Families (Children's Bureau), June 28, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/255376/number-of-children-adopted-with-public-child-welfare-agency-involved-in-the-us/
