| Agency
Adoptions |
4,656 |
|
7,028 |
|
| Children
waiting to be adopted |
23,023 |
|
13,909 |
|
|
Children freed for adoption* |
6,066 |
|
12,706 |
|
| Time
to adoption |
|
|
|
|
|
less than 1year |
|
1.2% |
|
1.4% |
|
1 to 2 years |
|
5.6% |
|
5.3% |
|
2 to 3 years |
|
13.1% |
|
12.8% |
|
3 to 4 years |
|
21.9% |
|
19.0% |
|
4+ years |
|
58.0% |
|
60.7% |
| Children
in adoption system |
|
1998 |
|
1999 |
|
White |
|
18.8% |
|
14.7% |
|
African American |
|
75.1% |
|
79.9% |
|
Hispanic |
|
4.6% |
|
4.1% |
|
Asian |
|
0.0% |
|
0.1% |
|
|
|
|
|
