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Table 01-ADOPT
Date: September, 2002
Gender of Public Agency Children Adopted
October 1, 1999 to September 30, 2000
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Child Sex |
Total |
Missing |
| STATE |
Male |
Female |
% |
N |
N |
| Alabama |
46% |
54% |
100% |
202 |
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| Alaska |
48% |
52% |
100% |
202 |
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| Arizona |
50% |
50% |
100% |
853 |
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| Arkansas |
48% |
52% |
100% |
325 |
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| California |
49% |
51% |
100% |
8693 |
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| Colorado |
52% |
48% |
100% |
691 |
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| Connecticut |
48% |
52% |
100% |
498 |
1 |
| Delaware |
51% |
49% |
100% |
103 |
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| District of Columbia |
55% |
45% |
100% |
319 |
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| Florida |
50% |
50% |
100% |
1609 |
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| Georgia |
51% |
49% |
100% |
1057 |
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| Hawaii |
46% |
54% |
100% |
280 |
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| Idaho |
51% |
49% |
100% |
140 |
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| Illinois |
50% |
50% |
100% |
5668 |
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| Indiana |
46% |
54% |
100% |
1146 |
1 |
| Iowa |
49% |
51% |
100% |
735 |
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| Kansas |
50% |
50% |
100% |
469 |
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| Kentucky |
51% |
49% |
100% |
395 |
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| Louisiana |
47% |
53% |
100% |
476 |
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| Maine |
49% |
51% |
100% |
411 |
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| Maryland |
50% |
50% |
100% |
537 |
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| Massachusetts |
52% |
48% |
100% |
860 |
1 |
| Michigan |
50% |
50% |
100% |
2803 |
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| Minnesota |
48% |
52% |
100% |
614 |
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| Mississippi |
50% |
50% |
100% |
288 |
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| Missouri |
51% |
49% |
100% |
1265 |
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| Montana |
49% |
51% |
100% |
236 |
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| Nebraska1 |
48% |
52% |
100% |
300 |
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| Nevada |
52% |
48% |
100% |
231 |
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| New Hampshire |
48% |
52% |
100% |
96 |
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| New Jersey |
51% |
49% |
100% |
837 |
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| New Mexico |
45% |
55% |
100% |
347 |
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| New York |
51% |
49% |
100% |
4234 |
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| North Carolina |
51% |
49% |
100% |
1336 |
1 |
| North Dakota |
51% |
49% |
100% |
105 |
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| Ohio |
51% |
49% |
100% |
2044 |
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| Oklahoma |
46% |
54% |
100% |
1062 |
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| Oregon |
47% |
53% |
100% |
831 |
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| Pennsylvania |
51% |
49% |
100% |
1712 |
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| Puerto Rico |
50% |
50% |
100% |
231 |
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| Rhode Island |
57% |
43% |
100% |
260 |
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| South Carolina |
56% |
44% |
100% |
378 |
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| South Dakota |
59% |
41% |
100% |
94 |
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| Tennessee |
52% |
48% |
100% |
431 |
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| Texas |
50% |
50% |
100% |
2028 |
1 |
| Utah |
50% |
50% |
100% |
303 |
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| Vermont |
56% |
44% |
100% |
122 |
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| Virginia |
49% |
51% |
100% |
448 |
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| Washington |
49% |
51% |
100% |
1140 |
1 |
| West Virginia |
50% |
50% |
100% |
352 |
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| Wisconsin |
50% |
50% |
100% |
736 |
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| Wyoming |
66% |
34% |
100% |
61 |
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1Child with
unknown sex is included in the male category. back
Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Administration for Children and Families
Administration on Children, Youth and Families
Children's Bureau
Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System (AFCARS)
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