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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Administration for Children & Families (Children's Bureau). (June 27, 2023). Number of children waiting to be adopted in the United States from 2007 to 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/255375/number-of-children-waiting-to-be-adopted-in-the-united-states/
Administration for Children & Families (Children's Bureau). "Number of children waiting to be adopted in the United States from 2007 to 2021." Chart. June 27, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/255375/number-of-children-waiting-to-be-adopted-in-the-united-states/
Administration for Children & Families (Children's Bureau). (2023). Number of children waiting to be adopted in the United States from 2007 to 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/255375/number-of-children-waiting-to-be-adopted-in-the-united-states/
Administration for Children & Families (Children's Bureau). "Number of Children Waiting to Be Adopted in The United States from 2007 to 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Jun 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/255375/number-of-children-waiting-to-be-adopted-in-the-united-states/
Administration for Children & Families (Children's Bureau), Number of children waiting to be adopted in the United States from 2007 to 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/255375/number-of-children-waiting-to-be-adopted-in-the-united-states/ (last visited December 23, 2024)
Number of children waiting to be adopted in the United States from 2007 to 2021 [Graph], Administration for Children & Families (Children's Bureau), June 27, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/255375/number-of-children-waiting-to-be-adopted-in-the-united-states/