In 2022, about 108,877 children in the United States were waiting to be adopted. This is a decrease from a high of 133,682 children who were waiting to be adopted nationwide in 2007.
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Number of children waiting to be adopted in the United States from 2007 to 2022
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Administration for Children & Families (Children's Bureau). (March 13, 2024). Number of children waiting to be adopted in the United States from 2007 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 26, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/255375/number-of-children-waiting-to-be-adopted-in-the-united-states/
Administration for Children & Families (Children's Bureau). "Number of children waiting to be adopted in the United States from 2007 to 2022." Chart. March 13, 2024. Statista. Accessed June 26, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/255375/number-of-children-waiting-to-be-adopted-in-the-united-states/
Administration for Children & Families (Children's Bureau). (2024). Number of children waiting to be adopted in the United States from 2007 to 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 26, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/255375/number-of-children-waiting-to-be-adopted-in-the-united-states/
Administration for Children & Families (Children's Bureau). "Number of Children Waiting to Be Adopted in The United States from 2007 to 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Mar 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/255375/number-of-children-waiting-to-be-adopted-in-the-united-states/
Administration for Children & Families (Children's Bureau), Number of children waiting to be adopted in the United States from 2007 to 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/255375/number-of-children-waiting-to-be-adopted-in-the-united-states/ (last visited June 26, 2025)
Number of children waiting to be adopted in the United States from 2007 to 2022 [Graph], Administration for Children & Families (Children's Bureau), March 13, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/255375/number-of-children-waiting-to-be-adopted-in-the-united-states/
