For the majority of children in the United States, less than one year elapsed between the termination of parental rights and being adopted. In the fiscal year of 2021, 15,790 children in the U.S. were adopted six to 11 months after the termination of parental rights.
Number of children adopted with public agency involvement in the United States in FY 2021, by time between termination of parental rights and adoption
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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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- Age of children successfully adopted in England 2014
- Minors leaving foster families due to adoption by region Spain 2017
- 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
- Adoptions in Norway 2021, by age
- 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
- Adoptions in Norway 2021, by type
- Intercountry adoptions in Norway 2021, by citizenship
- Intercountry adoptions involving the U.S. 1999-2021
- Adoption in the U.S. - number of adoptions 2014, by state
- Number of domestic adoptions by gender Spain 2017
- Number of domestic adoptions by age Spain 2017
- Number of new admissions for domestic adoption by region Spain 2017
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- Adoptions in Norway 2021, by age
- 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
- Adoptions in Norway 2021, by type
- Intercountry adoptions in Norway 2021, by citizenship
- Intercountry adoptions involving the U.S. 1999-2021
- Adoption in the U.S. - number of adoptions 2014, by state
- Number of domestic adoptions by gender Spain 2017
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Administration for Children & Families. (June 28, 2022). Number of children adopted with public agency involvement in the United States in FY 2021, by time between termination of parental rights and adoption [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 29, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/633462/time-between-termination-of-parental-rights-and-adoption-us/
Administration for Children & Families. "Number of children adopted with public agency involvement in the United States in FY 2021, by time between termination of parental rights and adoption." Chart. June 28, 2022. Statista. Accessed January 29, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/633462/time-between-termination-of-parental-rights-and-adoption-us/
Administration for Children & Families. (2022). Number of children adopted with public agency involvement in the United States in FY 2021, by time between termination of parental rights and adoption. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 29, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/633462/time-between-termination-of-parental-rights-and-adoption-us/
Administration for Children & Families. "Number of Children Adopted with Public Agency Involvement in The United States in Fy 2021, by Time between Termination of Parental Rights and Adoption." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Jun 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/633462/time-between-termination-of-parental-rights-and-adoption-us/
Administration for Children & Families, Number of children adopted with public agency involvement in the United States in FY 2021, by time between termination of parental rights and adoption Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/633462/time-between-termination-of-parental-rights-and-adoption-us/ (last visited January 29, 2023)
Number of children adopted with public agency involvement in the United States in FY 2021, by time between termination of parental rights and adoption [Graph], Administration for Children & Families, June 28, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/633462/time-between-termination-of-parental-rights-and-adoption-us/