In 2021, about 35,940 children who were adopted in the United States with public agency involvement were adopted by a married couple. In that same year, a further 13,307 children in the country were adopted by a single woman.
Number of children being adopted with public agency involvement in the United States in 2021, by adoptive family structure
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Statistics on Foster care and adoption in the U.S.
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 2021
- 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
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 2008-2020
Intercountry adoption
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- Basic Statistic Leading countries for intercountry adoptions into the U.S. 2021
- Basic Statistic Intercountry adoptions involving the U.S. 2021, by gender
- Basic Statistic Intercountry adoptions involving the U.S. 2021, by age
- Basic Statistic Emigrating adoptions in the U.S. 2021, by receiving country
- Basic Statistic Intercountry adoptions in the U.S. - average number of days to completion 2021
- Basic Statistic Intercountry adoptions into the U.S. - adoption fees 2021, by country
Further related statistics
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- Adoption in the U.S. - number of adoptions 2014, by state
- Intercountry adoptions involving the U.S. 1999-2021
- Adoption in the U.S. - children receiving subsidies 2011, by monthly amount
- Adoption in the U.S. - children receiving subsidies 2011, by age at placement
- Adoption in the U.S. - children using post-adoption services 2011
- Adoption in the U.S.: children receiving specific post-adoption services 2011
- Adoption in the U.S.: parents receiving post-adoption services 2011
- Adoption in the U.S.: parents' belief in abuse/neglect of child prior to placement
- Number of new admissions for domestic adoption Spain 2013-2017
- Minors for adoption placements by region Spain 2018
- Number of new admissions for domestic adoption by region Spain 2017
- Share of adoptions by gender Spain 2017
- Revenue of adoption & child welfare services in the U.S., 2009-2014
- Public opinion on same-sex couples adoption in Italy 2016
- Number of adoptions in France 2018, by continent of origin of the child
- Intercountry adoptions in Denmark 2011-2021
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Statistics
- Adoption in the U.S. - number of adoptions 2014, by state
- Intercountry adoptions involving the U.S. 1999-2021
- Adoption in the U.S. - children receiving subsidies 2011, by monthly amount
- Adoption in the U.S. - children receiving subsidies 2011, by age at placement
- Adoption in the U.S. - children using post-adoption services 2011
- Adoption in the U.S.: children receiving specific post-adoption services 2011
- Adoption in the U.S.: parents receiving post-adoption services 2011
- Adoption in the U.S.: parents' belief in abuse/neglect of child prior to placement
- Number of new admissions for domestic adoption Spain 2013-2017
- Minors for adoption placements by region Spain 2018
- Number of new admissions for domestic adoption by region Spain 2017
- Share of adoptions by gender Spain 2017
- Revenue of adoption & child welfare services in the U.S., 2009-2014
- Public opinion on same-sex couples adoption in Italy 2016
- Number of adoptions in France 2018, by continent of origin of the child
- Intercountry adoptions in Denmark 2011-2021
Administration for Children & Families. (June 28, 2022). Number of children being adopted with public agency involvement in the United States in 2021, by adoptive family structure [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 31, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/255448/number-of-children-exiting-foster-care-in-the-united-states-by-reasons-for-discharge/
Administration for Children & Families. "Number of children being adopted with public agency involvement in the United States in 2021, by adoptive family structure." Chart. June 28, 2022. Statista. Accessed January 31, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/255448/number-of-children-exiting-foster-care-in-the-united-states-by-reasons-for-discharge/
Administration for Children & Families. (2022). Number of children being adopted with public agency involvement in the United States in 2021, by adoptive family structure. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 31, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/255448/number-of-children-exiting-foster-care-in-the-united-states-by-reasons-for-discharge/
Administration for Children & Families. "Number of Children Being Adopted with Public Agency Involvement in The United States in 2021, by Adoptive Family Structure." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Jun 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/255448/number-of-children-exiting-foster-care-in-the-united-states-by-reasons-for-discharge/
Administration for Children & Families, Number of children being adopted with public agency involvement in the United States in 2021, by adoptive family structure Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/255448/number-of-children-exiting-foster-care-in-the-united-states-by-reasons-for-discharge/ (last visited January 31, 2023)
Number of children being adopted with public agency involvement in the United States in 2021, by adoptive family structure [Graph], Administration for Children & Families, June 28, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/255448/number-of-children-exiting-foster-care-in-the-united-states-by-reasons-for-discharge/