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Children Waiting for Adoption for FY 1998-2002

State

FY 1998

FY 1999

FY 2000

FY 2001

FY 2002

Alabama

926

1,013

1,162

1,128

1,535

Alaska

717

830

780

772

667

Arizona

1,374

3,051

2,370

2,553

2,150

Arkansas

335

867

817

810

974

California

4,447

9,894

12,632

7,714

6,358

Colorado

1,470

1,682

1,788

1,469

2,118

Connecticut

723

N/A

N/A

N/A

1,044

Delaware

1,002

950

939

918

3,117

District of Columbia

1,002

N/A

1,086

1,148

1,178

Florida

4,188

4,610

5,395

7,850

8,126

Georgia

2,387

2,713

2,875

4,329

3,254

Hawaii

584

1,161

1,207

1,160

847

Idaho

147

86

379

243

274

Illinois

22,956

17,020

12,391

10,166

6,770

Indiana

N/A

2,632

1,966

2,392

2,365

Iowa

1,036

1,044

1,019

1,130

1,284

Kansas

387

1,757

1,910

2,063

2,082

Kentucky

N/A

1,789

2,018

1,932

1,932

Louisiana

1,171

1,477

1,542

1,441

1,472

Maine

1,154

1,098

1,101

1,008

984

Maryland

2,201

2,806

3,076

3,302

3,007

Massachusetts

N/A

3,278

3,147

2,912

3,098

Michigan

7,588

8,495

7,745

7,839

6,874

Minnesota

2,176

2,147

1,839

1,670

1,618

Mississippi

1,750

2,005

2,094

1,582

3,117

Missouri

602

581

520

510

816

Montana

2,414

3,143

3,131

3,015

2,907

Nebraska

N/A

437

488

352

410

Nevada

N/A

N/A

N/A

593

536

New Hampshire

N/A

289

283

230

1947

New Jersey

3,880

4,427

5,032

5,618

5,752

New Mexico

N/A

878

822

668

516

New York

17,645

18,762

17,325

14,840

14,760

North Carolina

4,278

3,603

3,715

3,337

3,133

North Dakota

3685

409

343

322

340

Ohio

N/A

3,476

4,439

5,929

5,738

Oklahoma

1,418

1,832

1,767

2,390

2,435

Oregon

2,780

3,000

3,150

2,680

2,518

Pennsylvania

4,747

4,891

5,210

4,808

4,240