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Table 02-ADOPT Date: September, 2002

Race/Ethnicity of Public Agency Children Adopted

October 1, 1999 to September 30, 2000

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STATE Race/Ethnicity
AI/AN Non-Hispanic Asian/PI Non-Hispanic Black Non-Hispanic Hispanic White Non-Hispanic UnKnown/ Unable to Determine Two or More Races Non-Hispanic Missing Total Missing
% N N
Alabama 0% 0% 41% 1% 58% 0% 0% 0% 100% 202 blank cell
Alaska 37% 0% 3% 9% 30% 0% 20% 0% 100% 202 blank cell
Arizona 2% 0% 11% 26% 56% 0% 5% 0% 100% 853 blank cell
Arkansas 1% 0% 37% 4% 57% 0% 1% 0% 100% 325 blank cell
California 1% 1% 22% 34% 35% 7% 0% 0% 100% 8693 blank cell
Colorado 2% 1% 17% 28% 52% 0% 0% 0% 100% 691 blank cell
Connecticut 0% 0% 31% 18% 38% 12% 0% 0% 100% 499 blank cell
Delaware 0% 0% 55% 4% 39% 2% 0% 0% 100% 103 blank cell
District of Columbia 0% 0% 97% 2% 1% 1% 0% 0% 100% 319 blank cell
Florida 1 0% 0% 35% 15% 45% 1% 4% 0% 100% 1609 blank cell
Georgia 0% 0% 56% 2% 36% 2% 4% 0% 100% 1057 blank cell
Hawaii 1% 78% 2% 1% 13% 0% 4% 0% 100% 280 blank cell
Idaho 4% 5% 3% 24% 61% 4% 0% 0% 100% 140 blank cell
Illinois 0% 0% 77% 5% 16% 2% 0% 0% 100% 5668 blank cell
Indiana 0% 0% 43% 2% 53% 0% 1% 0% 100% 1147 blank cell
Iowa 3% 0% 21% 6% 66% 5% 0% 0% 100% 735 blank cell
Kansas 1% 1% 28% 5% 59% 3% 2% 0% 100% 469 blank cell
Kentucky 0% 1% 37% 2% 58% 3% 0% 0% 100% 395 blank cell
Louisiana 0% 0% 60% 1% 37% 0% 1% 0% 100% 476 blank cell
Maine 2% 0% 2% 1% 91% 4% 1% 0% 100% 411 blank cell
Maryland 0% 1% 67% 2% 27% 0% 2% 0% 100% 537 blank cell
Massachusetts 1% 2% 21% 20% 50% 2% 3% 1% 100% 861 blank cell
Michigan 1% 0% 49% 4% 41% 0% 4% 0% 100% 2803 blank cell
Minnesota 0% 0% 29% 4% 48% 8% 11% 0% 100% 614 blank cell
Mississippi 0% 0% 55% 0% 44% 0% 0% 0% 100% 288 blank cell
Missouri 1% 0% 39% 1% 58% 0% 0% 0% 100% 1265 blank cell
Montana 14% 0% 0% 7% 72% 6% 0% 0% 100% 236 blank cell
Nebraska2 4% 0% 22% 4% 68% 2% 0% 0% 100% 300 blank cell
Nevada 1% 1% 23% 13% 60% 2% 0% 0% 100% 231 blank cell
New Hampshire 0% 3% 2% 8% 85% 1% 0% 0% 100% 96 blank cell
New Jersey 0% 0% 66% 7% 22% 2% 3% 0% 100% 837 blank cell
New Mexico 1% 4% 4% 59% 30% 0% 2% 0% 100% 347 blank cell
New York 0% 0% 47% 13% 12% 29% 0% 0% 100% 4234 blank cell
North Carolina 1% 1% 45% 7% 43% 1% 3% 0% 100% 1337 blank cell
North Dakota 10% 0% 4% 5% 79% 0% 3% 0% 100% 105 blank cell
Ohio 0% 0% 43% 4% 46% 1% 7% 0% 100% 2044 blank cell
Oklahoma 12% 1% 25% 6% 51% 0% 5% 0% 100% 1062 blank cell
Oregon 4% 0% 12% 12% 71% 0% 0% 0% 100% 831 blank cell
Pennsylvania 0% 0% 56% 6% 37% 1% 0% 0% 100% 1712 blank cell
Puerto Rico 0% 0% 0% 99% 1% 0% 0% 0% 100% 231 blank cell
Rhode Island 0% 1% 26% 15% 54% 2% 2% 0% 100% 260 blank cell
South Carolina 0% 0% 63% 1% 35% 0% 0% 0% 100% 378 blank cell
South Dakota 51% 0% 0% 6% 37% 0% 5% 0% 100% 94 blank cell
Tennessee 0% 0% 38% 3% 56% 1% 1% 0% 100% 431 blank cell
Texas 1% 0% 26% 37% 32% 2% 3% 0% 100% 2029 blank cell
Utah 2% 1% 3% 18% 54% 21% 0% 0% 100% 303 blank cell
Vermont 0% 2% 5% 2% 90% 0% 1% 0% 100% 122 blank cell
Virginia 0% 0% 46% 5% 44% 1% 4% 0% 100% 448 blank cell
Washington 4% 1% 13% 12% 64% 0% 6% 0% 100% 1141 blank cell
West Virginia 0% 0% 15% 3% 76% 0% 5% 0% 100% 352 blank cell
Wisconsin 5% 1% 38% 7% 48% 0% 1% 0% 100% 736 blank cell
Wyoming 2% 0% 8% 11% 79% 0% 0% 0% 100% 61 blank cell

1In March 2000, changes were implemented to its legacy systems to capture some of the additional data required to meet AFCARS requirements. This element is reported based partially on data contained in that structure. back
2Unable to determine includes persons with Race indicated as other. 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)