Intercountry Adoption

The number of orphan visas issued for intercountry adoptions is tracked by the Immigration and Naturalization Service, Demographic Statistics Branch, Statistics Division.

For more information on intercountry adoptions, visit the U.S. State Department's Web site, at http://travel.state.gov.

For Fiscal Year 1999, Number of Immigrant Visas issued to orphans coming to the United States:

Total 16, 396

Russia 4,348
China 4,101
South Korea 2,008
Guatemala 1,002
Romania 895
Other 4,042

For Fiscal Year 1998, Number of Immigrant Visas issued to orphans coming to the United States:

Total 15, 774

Russia 4,491
China 4,206
South Korea 1,829
Guatemala 911
Vietnam 603
Other 3,734

For Fiscal Year 1997, Number of Immigrant Visas issued to orphans coming to the United States:

Total 13,620

Russia 3,816
China 3,597
South Korea 1,654
Guatemala 788
Romania 621
Other 2,784

For Fiscal Year 1998, Primary receiving States for intercountry adoptions:

New York 1,232
California 1,102
Pennsylvania 916
Illinois 785
New Jersey 662

In FY 1998, the children adopted were:

Female 9,511 (64%)
Male 5,355 (36%)

Under 1 year old 6,776 (46%)
1 to 4 years old 6,420 (43%)
5 to 9 years old 1,175 (8%)
Over 9 years old 487 (3%)

Primary receiving States for intercountry adoptions, FY 1997:

New York 1,134
California 919
Illinois 698
Pennsylvania 694
New Jersey 652

In FY 1997, the children adopted were:

Female 8,002 (63.5%)
Male 4,594 (36.5%)

Under 1 year old 5,868 (47%)
1 to 4 years old 5,164 (41%)
5 to 9 years old 1,179 (11%)
Over 9 years old 379 (1%)

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Updated on August 2, 2000 by webmaster@calib.com.

This material has been taken from the National Adoption Information Clearinghouse Web site as reviewed and approved for addition to this site on December 28, 2003.

The National Adoption Information Clearinghouse http://naic.acf.hhs.gov, can be reached toll free at 1-888-251-0075,or by e-mail at: naic@calib.com

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