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Number of adoptions in the United States 2016, by prior adoptive parent-child relationship

Number of children adopted with public agency involvement in the United States in fiscal year 2016, by prior adoptive parent-child relationship

The data displays the distribution of prior relationships between adoptive parents and children in the U.S. in fiscal year 2016. In fiscal year 2016, in 29,044 adoptions, the adoptive parents were foster parents to the child prior to adoption.

Foster parent	29044
Other relative	18854
Non-relative	7725
Stepparent	51

Number of adoptions in the United States 2016, by prior adoptive parent-child relationship

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