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How Many Children Were Adopted in 2000 and 2001?
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Exhibit 1
Percentages of Adoptions by Type, 1992 and 2001

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Exhibit one is titled Percentages of Adoptions by Type, 1992 and 2001 and presents two pie charts, one labeled 1992 and the other labeled 2001, showing the percent of all adoptions in the U.S. by type.

The pie chart on the left, labeled 1992, is entitled Percent of All Adoptions in the U.S. by Type. The total number of adoptions for 1992 is 126, 951. The pie chart shows 77% of adoptions were private, independent, kinship and tribal; 18% of adoptions were public; and 5% of adoptions were intercountry.

The pie chart on the right, labeled 2001, is entitled Percent of All Adoptions in the U.S. by Type. The total number of adoptions for 2001 is 127, 407. The pie chart shows 46% of adoptions were private, independent, kinship and tribal; 39% of adoptions were public; and 15% of adoptions were intercountry.

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Exhibit 2
Total Adoptions

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Exhibit two is titled Estimated Number of Adoptions in the U.S., Selected Years 1987 - 2001 and contains a bar graph presenting the total number of adoptions in the U.S. for the years 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 2000, and 2001. The source for the 1987-1992 data is Flango and Flango, 1995.

The graph shows in 1987, a total of 118, 449 adoptions.
In 1989, a total of 121,586 adoptions.
In 1990, a total of 118,138 adoptions.
In 1991, a total of 118,730 adoptions.
In 1992, a total of 126, 951 adoptions.
In 2000, a total of 127,630 adoptions.
In 2001, a total of 127,407 adoptions.

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Exhibit 5
Total Adoptions by State, 2000 and 2001

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Exhibit 5 is titled Total Adoptions by State, 2000 and 2001 and contains a bar graph illustrating how the total number of adoptions in each State is related to the population size of the State. States are listed in population order, providing the total number of adoptions for each State for 2000 and 2001. The graph does not include States where totals are estimated: Georgia and Maine.

California had 9,054 adoptions in 2000 and 9202 adoptions in 2001.
Texas had 8,329 adoptions in 2000 and 7,957 adoptions in 2001.
New York had 10,821 adoptions in 2000 and 10,209 adoptions in 2001.
Florida had 8,088 adoptions in 2000 and 8, 435 adoptions in 2001.
Illinois had 6,921 adoptions in 2000 and 6,673 adoptions in 2002.
Pennsylvania had 4,458 adoptions in 2000 and 4,748 adoptions in 2002.
Ohio had 5,693 adoptions in 2000 and 5,564 adoptions in 2001.
Michigan had 6,190 adoptions in 2000 and 6,274 adoptions in 2001.
New Jersey had 2,294 adoptions in 2000 and 2,384 adoptions in 2001.
North Carolina had 2,710 adoptions in 2000 and 2,328 adoptions in 2001.
Virginia had 2,218 adoptions in 2000 and 2,301 adoptions in 2001.
Massachusetts had 2,697 adoptions in 2000 and 3,259 adoptions in 2001.
Indiana had 3,486 adoptions in 2000 and 3,588 adoptions in 2001.
Washington had 3,025 adoptions in 2000 and 2,748 adoptions in 2001.
Tennessee had 2,528 adoptions in 2000 and 2,633 adoptions in 2001.
Missouri had 2,554 adoptions in 2000 and 2,554 adoptions in 2001.
Maryland had 4,161 adoptions in 2000 and 4,384 adoptions in 2001.
Arizona had 1,907 adoptions in 2000 and 1642 adoptions in 2001.
Wisconsin had 2,475 adoptions in 2000 and 2,515 adoptions in 2001.
Minnesota had 1,622 adoptions in 2000 and 2,094 adoptions in 2001.
Colorado had 2,895 adoptions in 2000 and 2,877 adoptions in 2001.
Alabama had 2,009 adoptions in 2000 and 1,857 adoptions in 2001.
Louisiana had 1,553 adoptions in 2000 and 1,391 adoptions in 2001.
South Carolina had 1,237 adoptions in 2000 and 1,648 adoptions in 2001.
Kentucky had 2,265 adoptions in 2000 and 2,086 adoptions in 2001.
Oregon had 2,064 adoptions in 2000 and 2,029 adoptions in 2001.
Oklahoma had 1,533 adoptions in 2000 and 1,533 adoptions in 2001.
Connecticut had 1,210 adoptions in 2000 and 1,164 adoptions in 2001.
Iowa had 1,116 adoptions in 2000 and 1,116 adoptions in 2001.
Mississippi had 866 adoptions in 2000 and 866 adoptions in 2001.
Kansas had 2,025 adoptions in 2000 and 1,880 adoptions in 2001.
Arkansas had 1,907 adoptions in 2000 and 1,698 adoptions in 2001.
Utah had 1,599 adoptions in 2000 and 1,387 adoptions in 2001.
Nevada had 827 adoptions in 2000 and 764 adoptions in 2001.
New Mexico had 723 adoptions in 2000 and 680 adoptions in 2001.
West Virginia had 921 adoptions in 2000 and 908 adoptions in 2001.
Nebraska had 920 adoptions in 2000 and 939 adoptions in 2001.
Idaho had 998 adoption sin 2000 and 1,048 adoptions in 2001.
New Hampshire had 690 adoptions in 2000 and 630 adoptions in 2001.
Hawaii had 626 adoptions in 2000 and 766 adoptions in 2001.
Rhode Island had 600 adoptions in 2000 and 617 adoptions in 2001.
Montana had 608 adoptions in 2000 and 600 adoptions in 2001.
Delaware had 222 adoptions in 2000 and 225 adoptions in 2001.
South Dakota had 432 adoptions in 2000 and 339 adoptions in 2001.
Alaska had 634 adoptions in 2000 and 616 adoptions in 2001.
North Dakota had 337 adoptions in 2000 and 368 adoptions in 2001.
Vermont had 393 adoptions in 2000 and 407 adoptions in 2001.
District of Columbia had 492 adoptions in 2000 and 548 adoptions in 2001.
Wyoming had 412 adoptions in 2000 and 412 adoptions in 2001.

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Exhibit 6
Public Agency Adoptions as Percentage of Total Adoptions, FY 2000

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Exhibit 6 is titled Public Agency Adoptions as Percentage of Total Adoptions, Fiscal Year 2000 and contains a bar graph showing the percentage of total adoptions through public child welfare agencies by State. States are listed by highest percentage to lowest.

Illinois: 82 percent
Iowa: 67 percent
Oklahoma: 66 percent
Arizona: 49 percent
District of Columbia: 48 percent
New Mexico: 48 percent
Missouri: 47 percent
Delaware: 46 percent
North Carolina: 46 percent
Michigan: 45 percent
Rhode Island: 43 percent
Connecticut: 41 percent
Hawaii: 41 percent
Oregon: 40 percent
New York: 39 percent
Minnesota: 38 percent
Montana: 38 percent
Pennsylvania: 38 percent
West Virginia: 38 percent
New Jersey: 37 percent
Washington: 37 percent
Indiana: 33 percent
Mississippi: 33 percent
Nebraska: 33 percent
North Dakota: 33 percent
Alaska: 32 percent
Massachusetts: 32 percent
Ohio: 31 percent
South Carolina: 31 percent
Louisiana: 30 percent
Wisconsin: 29 percent
Nevada: 28 percent
Vermont: 27 percent
Colorado: 24 percent
Texas: 24 percent
Kansas: 21 percent
Florida: 20 percent
South Dakota: 20 percent
Utah: 19 percent
Virginia 19 percent
Arkansas: 17 percent
Kentucky:17 percent
Tennessee: 16 percent
New Hampshire: 14 percent
Maryland: 13 percent
Wyoming: 13 percent
Alabama: 10 percent

Note: Georgia and Maine are not included because totals are estimated. California is not included because complete data on nonpublic adoptions are not available.

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Exhibit 7
Public Agency Adoptions as Percentage of Total Adoptions, FY 2001

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Exhibit 7 is titled Public Agency Adoptions as Percentage of Total Adoptions, Fiscal Year 2001 and contains a bar graph showing the percentage of total adoptions through public child welfare agencies by State. States are listed by highest percentage to lowest.

Illinois: 61 percent
Oklahoma: 61 percent
Iowa: 59 percent
Arizona: 57 percent
New Mexico: 54 percent
Oregon: 53 percent
Delaware: 52 percent
Michigan: 47 percent
Alaska: 45 percent
Montana: 44 percent
New Jersey: 43 percent
Rhode Island: 43 percent
Missouri: 42 percent
Washington: 42 percent
West Virginia: 40 percent
New York: 39 percent
Connecticut: 38 percent
Ohio: 36 percent
North Dakota: 35 percent
Pennsylvania: 35 percent
Louisiana: 33 percent
District of Columbia: 32 percent
Hawaii: 32 percent
Nevada: 32 percent
Mississippi: 31 percent
Nebraska: 30 percent
Texas: 29 percent
Wisconsin: 28 percent
Minnesota: 27 percent
Kentucky: 26 percent
Utah: 25 percent
Indiana: 24 percent
Massachusetts: 24 percent
Vermont: 24 percent
South Carolina: 23 percent
South Dakota: 23 percent
Arkansas: 21 percent
Colorado: 21 percent
Tennessee: 21 percent
Virginia: 21 percent
Maryland: 18 percent
Florida: 17 percent
Kansas: 15 percent
New Hampshire: 15 percent
Alabama: 13 percent
Wyoming: 11 percent

Note: Georgia, North Carolina, and Maine are not included because totals are estimated. California is not included because data on nonpublic adoptions are not available.

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Exhibit 8
Percent of Total Adoptions That Were Public Agency Adoptions, Selected Years, 1987-2001 (Caliber Associates, 1998; Tatara, 1993)

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This exhibit is titled Percent of Total Adoptions That Were Public Agency Adoptions, Selected Years, 1987-2001 and contains a bar chart showing the percent of total adoptions that were public agency adoptions for 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 2000, and 2001. Data from 1987-1992 came from VCIS reports; data from 2000-2001 came from AFCARS reports.

For 1987, the total percentage is 15 percent.
For 1989, the total percentage is 12 percent.
For 1990, the total percentage is 12 percent.
For 1991, the total percentage is 17 percent.
For 1992, the total percentage is 16 percent.
For 2000, the total percentage is 40 percent.
For 2001, the total percentage is 39 percent.

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Exhibit 9
Intercountry Adoptions, 2000 and 2001 (Population Order)

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Exhibit 9 is titled Intercountry Adoptions, 2000 and 2001 and shows the number of intercountry adoptions in each State in 2000 and 2001, listed by population of the State, from largest population to smallest.

California: 1,201 intercountry adoptions in 2000 and 1,084 intercountry adoptions in 2001.
Texas: 846 intercountry adoptions in 2000 and 813 intercountry adoptions in 2001.
New York: 1,425 intercountry adoptions in 2000 and 1,473 intercountry adoptions in 2001.
Florida: 720 intercountry adoptions in 2000 and 650 intercountry adoptions in 2001.
Illinois: 971 intercountry adoptions in 2000 and 860 intercountry adoptions in 2001.
Pennsylvania: 1,058 intercountry adoptions in 2000 and 1,057 intercountry adoptions in 2001.
Ohio: 757 intercountry adoptions in 2000 and 726 intercountry adoptions in 2001.
Michigan: 841 intercountry adoptions in 2000 and 853 intercountry adoptions in 2001.
New Jersey: 801 intercountry adoptions in 2000 and 763 intercountry adoptions in 2001.
Georgia: 486 intercountry adoptions in 2000 and 446 intercountry adoptions in 2001.
North Carolina: 490 intercountry adoptions in 2000 and 500 intercountry adoptions in 2001.
Virginia: 750 intercountry adoptions in 2000 and 628 intercountry adoptions in 2001.
Massachusetts: 774 intercountry adoptions in 2000 and 769 intercountry adoptions in 2001.
Indiana: 473 intercountry adoptions in 2000 and 414 intercountry adoptions in 2001.
Washington: 592 intercountry adoptions in 2000 and 508 intercountry adoptions in 2001.
Tennessee: 298 intercountry adoptions in 2000 and 282 intercountry adoptions in 2001.
Missouri: 528 intercountry adoptions in 2000 and 518 intercountry adoptions in 2001.
Maryland: 624 intercountry adoptions in 2000 and 571 intercountry adoptions in 2001.
Arizona: 234 intercountry adoptions in 2000 and 175 intercountry adoptions in 2001.
Wisconsin: 540 intercountry adoptions in 2000 and 498 intercountry adoptions in 2001.
Minnesota: 741 intercountry adoptions in 2000 and 498 intercountry adoptions in 2001.
Colorado: 444 intercountry adoptions in 2000 and 438 intercountry adoptions in 2001.
Alabama: 159 intercountry adoptions in 2000 and 142 intercountry adoptions in 2001.
Louisiana: 121 intercountry adoptions in 2000 and 141 intercountry adoptions in 2001.
South Carolina: 185 intercountry adoptions in 2000 and 162 intercountry adoptions in 2001.
Kentucky: 238 intercountry adoptions in 2000 and 229 intercountry adoptions in 2001.
Oregon: 307 intercountry adoptions in 2000 and 272 intercountry adoptions in 2001.
Oklahoma: 106 intercountry adoptions in 2000 and 123 intercountry adoptions in 2001.
Connecticut: 433 intercountry adoptions in 2000 and 393 intercountry adoptions in 2001.
Iowa: 241 intercountry adoptions in 2000 and 217 intercountry adoptions in 2001.
Mississippi: 83 intercountry adoptions in 2000 and 52 intercountry adoptions in 2001.
Kansas: 188 intercountry adoptions in 2000 and 148 intercountry adoptions in 2001.
Arkansas: 96 intercountry adoptions in 2000 and 73 intercountry adoptions in 2001.
Utah: 157 intercountry adoptions in 2000 and 146 intercountry adoptions in 2001.
Nevada: 23 intercountry adoptions in 2000 and 24 intercountry adoptions in 2001.
New Mexico: 82 intercountry adoptions in 2000 and 74 intercountry adoptions in 2001.
West Virginia: 65 intercountry adoptions in 2000 and 78 intercountry adoptions in 2001.
Nebraska: 114 intercountry adoptions in 2000 and 116 intercountry adoptions in 2001.
Idaho: 73 intercountry adoptions in 2000 and 71 intercountry adoptions in 2001.
Maine: 87 intercountry adoptions in 2000 and 107 intercountry adoptions in 2001.
New Hampshire: 144 intercountry adoptions in 2000 and 173 intercountry adoptions in 2001.
Hawaii: 42 intercountry adoptions in 2000 and 61 intercountry adoptions in 2001.
Rhode Island: 123 intercountry adoptions in 2000 and 119 intercountry adoptions in 2001.
Montana: 60 intercountry adoptions in 2000 and 25 intercountry adoptions in 2001.
Delaware: 54 intercountry adoptions in 2000 and 50 intercountry adoptions in 2001.
South Dakota: 46 intercountry adoptions in 2000 and 38 intercountry adoptions in 2001.
Alaska: 80 intercountry adoptions in 2000 and 70 intercountry adoptions in 2001.
North Dakota: 18 intercountry adoptions in 2000 and 21 intercountry adoptions in 2001.
Vermont: 70 intercountry adoptions in 2000 and 84 intercountry adoptions in 2001.
District of Columbia: 55 intercountry adoptions in 2000 and 64 intercountry adoptions in 2001.
Wyoming: 12 intercountry adoptions in 2000 and 23 intercountry adoptions in 2001.

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