According to the 2007 National Survey of Adoptive Parents (NCFMR tabulations), American families include 1.8 million adopted children. One quarter (25%) of these children are adopted internationally, while 37% are adopted from the public foster care system, and 38% are adopted through an agency. 

The NCFMR is pleased to announce the release of a series of data resources on adoption.     

Family Profiles 

Original reports summarizing the latest statistics on U.S. families.  

FP-11-06 Adoption Motivations Among U.S. Parents 

FP-11-05 Adoptive Parents in the U.S., 2007 

FP-11-03 Adopted Children in the U.S., 2007 

The Data Source 

Descriptions of newly released data sets of interest to family researchers.   

National Survey of Adoptive Parents, 2007 

Measures Snapshots

Detailed summaries of family measures available in large national data sets. 

Family Structure 

View the complete series of NCFMR's Data Resources 

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