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"about 50,000 children are adopted from U.S. foster care and about 20,000 through international adoptions occur each year"
statistic taken from this article
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The following are taken from HERE.
>US adoptions from Bulgaria:
Detailed Adoption Information From Bulgaria To The United State:
The Total Adoptions from BULGARIA from 1998 to 2009 is: 1302
Fiscal Year Total Adoptions
1998 1
1999 125
2000 214
2001 296
2002 260
2003 198
2004 110
2005 30
2006 28
2007 20
2008 5
2009 15
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The Total Adoptions from UKRAINE from 1998 to 2009 is: 8029
Fiscal Year Total Adoptions
1998 176
1999 321
2000 658
2001 1240
2002 1094
2003 692
2004 793
2005 824
2006 463
2007 613
2008 490
2009 610
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The Total Adoptions from RUSSIA from 1998 to 2009 is: 47453
Fiscal Year Total Adoptions
1998 4432
1999 4381
2000 4286
2001 4292
2002 2685
2003 5221
2004 5862
2005 4631
2006 3702
2007 2303
2008 1857
2009 1586
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I told my sister we were definitely adopting again after our two girls come home... I got the lecture. WHY do people get it? It is so frustrating. These children need homes, not later, NOW!
ReplyDeleteGreat post! You have beautiful girls waiting for you!
Wow, those are great statistics, my friend.
ReplyDeleteI HATE seeing how so many of the numbers have DROPPED over the years. Why oh why?????