| Agency
Adoptions |
4,418 |
|
6,251 |
|
| Children
waiting to be adopted |
4,455 |
|
9,894 |
|
|
Children freed for adoption* |
1,915 |
|
6,911 |
|
| Time
to adoption |
|
|
|
|
|
less than 1year |
|
12.0% |
|
5.8% |
|
1 to 2 years |
|
24.0% |
|
25.7% |
|
2 to 3 years |
|
25.7% |
|
29.9% |
|
3 to 4 years |
|
19.5% |
|
17.9% |
|
4+ years |
|
18.6% |
|
20.6% |
| Children
in adoption system |
|
1998 |
|
1999 |
|
White |
|
38.0% |
|
42.9% |
|
African American |
|
24.2% |
|
19.5% |
|
Hispanic |
|
33.5% |
|
31.7% |
|
Asian |
|
2.5% |
|
2.2% |
|
|
|
|
|
