Adoption Statistics at the IAC
Number of Adoptive Placements by Year:
- 2011: 140
- 2010: 168
- 2009: 147
Number of Matches by Year:
- 2011: 207
- 2010: 236
- 2009: 203
Number of pregnant women contacting IAC each year who are considering adoption:
- 2011: 2,000
- 2010: 1,625
- 2009: 1,237
- Average Wait Time: 14.8 months
- Median Wait Time: 12 months
- Percentage of Families Who Waited Less than One Year: 50%
- Percentage of Families Who had a Placement Within:
18 months: 70%
24 months: 81%
29 months: 90%
Wait Time by Family Type:
- All Families
- Gay Male Families
- Lesbian Families
- Single Parent Families
- Families with Children
- By Family Ethnicity
Ethnic & Racial Backgrounds of Children Placed from 2009-2011
- 54% Caucasian
- 12% African American
- 9% African American/Caucasian
- 8% Hispanic
- 7% Caucasian/Hispanic
- 3% have three or more racial and/or ethnic backgrounds
- 2% Asian American/Caucasian
- 2% African American/Hispanic
- 1% African American/Asian
- 1% Asian American
- 1% Asian American/Hispanic
