Series Title: Numbers and Trends
Author(s): Child Welfare Information Gateway
Year Published: 2004
This brief provides highlights from the full report of How Many Children Were Adopted in 2000 and 2001?, which provides an estimate of the number of children adopted in each of the States for 2000 and 2001 and uses these numbers to estimate the composition and trends of all adoptions in the United States. Key findings include the fact that, in 2000 and 2001, about 127,000 children were adopted annually in the United States.
Suggested Citation: Child Welfare Information Gateway. (2004). How many children were adopted in 2000 and 2001?—Highlights. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
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