In the fiscal year of 2021, parental rights were terminated 65,000 times in the United States. This is an increase from the previous year, when parental rights were terminated in 63,800 cases nationwide.
Number of terminations of parental rights in the United States from the fiscal year of 2008 to 2021
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Administration for Children & Families. (November 30, 2022). Number of terminations of parental rights in the United States from the fiscal year of 2008 to 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 12, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/633207/annual-terminations-of-parental-rights-us/
Administration for Children & Families. "Number of terminations of parental rights in the United States from the fiscal year of 2008 to 2021." Chart. November 30, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 12, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/633207/annual-terminations-of-parental-rights-us/
Administration for Children & Families. (2022). Number of terminations of parental rights in the United States from the fiscal year of 2008 to 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 12, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/633207/annual-terminations-of-parental-rights-us/
Administration for Children & Families. "Number of Terminations of Parental Rights in The United States from The Fiscal Year of 2008 to 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Nov 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/633207/annual-terminations-of-parental-rights-us/
Administration for Children & Families, Number of terminations of parental rights in the United States from the fiscal year of 2008 to 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/633207/annual-terminations-of-parental-rights-us/ (last visited December 12, 2024)
Number of terminations of parental rights in the United States from the fiscal year of 2008 to 2021 [Graph], Administration for Children & Families, November 30, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/633207/annual-terminations-of-parental-rights-us/