Question: How many foster care children were adopted in 2004 and by whom?
Answer:
According to the AFCARS - Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System - 52,000 foster care children were adopted in FY 2004. The average age at adoption was 7.
- Non-Relative 16% 8,435
- Foster Parent 59% 30,884
- Step-Parent 0% 56
- Other Relative 24% 12,624
