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Adoption in the United States - number of adopted children 2016, by family structure

Number of children being adopted with public agency involvement in the United States in 2016, by adoptive family structure

The data displays the number of children being adopted with public agency involvement in the U.S. in 2016, by adoptive family structure. In 2016, about 38,840 children were adopted by a married couple.

Married couple	38840
Single female	14049
Single male	1967
Unmarried couple	1786

Adoption in the United States - number of adopted children 2016, by family structure

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