Total Adoptions in the U.S. by State
Updated August 5, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
1990, 2000, 2001, and 2008
This table details the number of children adopted in each state in the U.S., plus the total number of adoptions in the United States for select years. The state with the highest number of adoptions, as of 2008, was California, with 12,207 adoptions. The total number for the United States was 135,813 in 2008.
State | 1990 | 2000 | 2001 | 2008 |
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Alabama | 1,907 | 2,009 | 1,857 | 2,252 |
Alaska | 611 | 634 | 616 | 643 |
Arizona | 1,541 | 1,736 | 1,642 | 2,907 |
Arkansas | 1,671 | 1,907 | 1,698 | 2,133 |
California | 12,6082 | 9,0541 | 9,202 | 12,207 |
Colorado | 1,501 | 2,895 | 2,877 | 2,873 |
Connecticut | 923 | 1,210 | 1,164 | 1,517 |
Delaware | 226 | 222 | 225 | 204 |
District of Columbia | 292 | 492 | 548 | 274 |
Florida | 9,131 | 8,088 | 8,435 | 7,892 |
Georgia | 2,921 | 3,4992 | 3,4993 | 3,910 |
Hawaii | 1,141 | 626 | 766 | 675 |
Idaho | 952 | 998 | 1,048 | 900 |
Illinois | 5,199 | 6,921 | 6,673 | 4,193 |
Indiana | 2,778 | 3,486 | 3,588 | 3,896 |
Iowa | 1,501 | 1,116 | 1,116 | 1,937 |
Kansas | 1,810 | 2,025 | 1,880 | 2,097 |
Kentucky | 1,585 | 2,265 | 2,086 | 3,034 |
Louisiana | 1,945 | 1,553 | 1,391 | 1,510 |
Maine | 863 | 9572 | 9573 | 850 |
Maryland | 1,634 | 4,161 | 4,384 | 3,070 |
Massachusetts | 2,275 | 2,697 | 3,259 | 2,272 |
Michigan | 5,294 | 6,190 | 6,274 | 5,074 |
Minnesota | 2,072 | 1,622 | 2,094 | 2,025 |
Mississippi | 1,348 | 866 | 8663 | 1,264 |
Missouri | 2,139 | 2,554 | 2,5543 | 2,734 |
Montana | 626 | 608 | 600 | 885 |
Nebraska | 1,003 | 920 | 939 | 992 |
Nevada | 691 | 827 | 764 | 869 |
New Hampshire | 701 | 690 | 630 | 687 |
New Jersey | 2,085 | 2,294 | 2,384 | 2,412 |
New Mexico | 642 | 723 | 680 | 694 |
New York | 7,670 | 10,821 | 10,209 | 8,524 |
North Carolina | 3,637 | 2,7101 | 2,3282 | 5,198 |
North Dakota | 415 | 337 | 368 | 299 |
Ohio | 5,163 | 5,693 | 5,564 | 4,824 |
Oklahoma | 2,238 | 1,533 | 1,5333 | 2,787 |
Oregon | 1,715 | 2,064 | 2,029 | 1,991 |
Pennsylvania | 4,681 | 4,458 | 4,748 | 4,973 |
Puerto Rico | 324 | |||
Rhode Island | 454 | 600 | 617 | 492 |
South Carolina | 1,114 | 1,237 | 1,648 | 1,546 |
South Dakota | 433 | 432 | 399 | 407 |
Tennessee | 1,845 | 2,528 | 2,633 | 3,139 |
Texas | 7,277 | 8,329 | 7,957 | 11,006 |
Utah | 1,151 | 1,599 | 1,387 | 1,769 |
Vermont | 464 | 393 | 407 | 431 |
Virginia | 2,335 | 2,218 | 2,301 | 2,578 |
Washington | 2,448 | 3,025 | 2,748 | 3,058 |
West Virginia | 1,140 | 921 | 908 | 1,010 |
Wisconsin | 1,948 | 2,475 | 2,515 | 2,219 |
Wyoming | 394 | 412 | 4123 | 386 |
Total | 118,138 | 127,630 | 127,407 | 135,813 |
Source: U.S. State Department.
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