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Time between termination of parental rights and adoption in the United States fiscal year 2016

Number of children adopted with public agency involvement in the United States in fiscal year 2016, by time between termination of parental rights and adoption

The data displays the distribution of time between the termination of parental rights and adoption in the U.S. in fiscal year 2016. In fiscal year 2016, 19,848 children in the United States were adopted 6 to 11 months after the termination of parental rights.

Less than 1 month	1222
1 to 5 months	16435
6 to 11 months	19848
12 to 17 months	9437
18 to 23 months	4088
24 to 29 months	2167
30 to 35 months	1037
3 to 4 years	1501
5 years or more	541

Time between termination of parental rights and adoption in the United States fiscal year 2016

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