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Total Adoptions in the U.S. by State

1990, 2000, and 2001

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. The state with the highest number of adoptions, as of 2001, is New York, with 10,209 adoptions. The total number for the United States is 127,407.

State	1990	2000	2001
Alabama	1,907	2,009	1,857
Alaska	611	634	616
Arizona	1,541	1,736	1,642
Arkansas	1,671	1,907	1,698
California	12,608²	9,054¹	9,202
Colorado	1,501	2,895	2,877
Connecticut	923	1,210	1,164
Delaware	226	222	225
District of Columbia	292	492	548
Florida	9,131	8,088	8,435
Georgia	2,921	3,499²	3,499³
Hawaii	1,141	626	766
Idaho	952	998	1,048
Illinois	5,199	6,921	6,673
Indiana	2,778	3,486	3,588
Iowa	1,501	1,116	1,116
Kansas	1,810	2,025	1,880
Kentucky	1,585	2,265	2,086
Louisiana	1,945	1,553	1,391
Maine	863	957²	957³
Maryland	1,634	4,161	4,384
Massachusetts	2,275	2,697	3,259
Michigan	5,294	6,190	6,274
Minnesota	2,072	1,622	2,094
Mississippi	1,348	866	866³
Missouri	2,139	2,554	2,554³
Montana	626	608	600
Nebraska	1,003	920	939
Nevada	691	827	764
New Hampshire	701	690	630
New Jersey	2,085	2,294	2,384
New Mexico	642	723	680
New York	7,670	10,821	10,209
North Carolina	3,637	2,710¹	2,328²
North Dakota	415	337	368
Ohio	5,163	5,693	5,564
Oklahoma	2,238	1,533	1,533³
Oregon	1,715	2,064	2,029
Pennsylvania	4,681	4,458	4,748
Rhode Island	454	600	617
South Carolina	1,114	1,237	1,648
South Dakota	433	432	399
Tennessee	1,845	2,528	2,633
Texas	7,277	8,329	7,957
Utah	1,151	1,599	1,387
Vermont	464	393	407
Virginia	2,335	2,218	2,301
Washington	2,448	3,025	2,748
West Virginia	1,140	921	908
Wisconsin	1,948	2,475	2,515
Wyoming	394	412	412³
Total	118,138	127,630	127,407