Question: How Many Children are Adopted from Foster Care Each Year?
Answer: In September 30, 2001, according to the AFCARS - Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System, 50,000 children were adopted from foster care in 2001. 59% of these children were adopted by their foster parents, 23 % by relatives, and 17% from non-relatives.
The average age of these children was 7 years old.
