Historical adoption statistics and child population/welfare statistics, United States

Historical statistics on adoption in the United States, plus statistics on child population and welfare

compiled by Wm. Robert Johnston
last updated 22 June 2014

Introduction: Two tables are presented below. The first summarizes adoption and foster care statistics for the United States from 1940 to the present. The second provides an assortment of data related to United States child population, births, and child welfare. Note that data are from multiple sources, sometimes using unconsistent methods or reporting periods (e.g. fiscal year vs. calendar year) such that time series may not be uniform. Some reported figures are estimates, some are derived. ART = assisted reproductive technology. Sources are listed following the tables.

Also see Historical international adoption statistics, United States and world.

Graphs of some of the tabulated data:

Table 1: Adoption and foster care statistics, United States, 1940-2013

year total
adoptions adoptions per 1000 live births adoptions, public adoptions, int'l adoptions, private domestic adoptions, non-relatives outgoing int'l adoptions children in foster care foster children per 1000 children children entering foster care children exiting foster care children waiting for adoption same, as % of foster children children for whom parental rights were terminated

1940

1941

1942

1943

1944 50,000 17.0

1945 1,300

1946

1947

1948 4,100

1949

1950 98,082 2.11

1951 72,000 18.8 33,800

1952

1953 4,300

1954

1955 93,000 22.7 48,400

1956

1957 91,000 21.2 10,900 48,200

1958 96,000 22.6 50,900

1959 102,000 23.8 54,100

1960 107,000 25.1 57,800 234,000 3.67

1961 114,000 26.7 61,600 163,000 2.48

1962 121,000 29.0 400 62,900 272,000 4.05

1963 127,000 31.0 1,300 67,300

1964 135,000 33.5 1,700 71,600

1965 142,000 37.8 1,400 76,700

1966 152,000 42.1 1,700 80,600

1967 158,000 44.9 2,000 83,700 309,000 4.42

1968 166,000 47.4 1,600 86,300

1969 171,000 47.5 2,100 88,900

1970 175,000 46.9 2,300 89,200

1971 169,000 47.5 2,800 82,800

1972 153,000 47.0 3,100 67,300 319,800 4.55

1973 148,000 47.2 4,000 59,200

1974 138,000 43.7 4,700 49,700

1975 129,000 41.0 5,600 47,700

1976 6,500 50,000

1977 6,500 47,000 502,000 7.71

1978 5,300 44,000

1979 4,900 46,000

1980 5,200 42,000 302,000 4.83

1981 4,800 43,000

1982 145,000 39.4 23,000 5,800 116,000 50,000 262,000 4.20

1983 20,000 7,100 44,000 269,000 4.32

1984 19,000 8,300 48,000 276,000 4.44

1985 18,000 9,200 43,000 276,000 4.42

1986 110,000 29.3 18,000 9,900 82,000 51,000 280,000 4.46

1987 118,449 31.1 19,000 10,100 89,000 300,000 4.77

1988 19,000 9,100 340,000 5.38

1989 121,586 30.1 16,000 7,900 98,000 378,466 5.95

1990 118,138 28.4 16,211 7,093 94,834 405,743 6.33 214,488 186,779 19,918 4.9

1991 118,730 28.9 16,680 9,008 93,042 423,283 6.50 247,378 227,718 20,686 4.9

1992 126,951 31.1 18,725 6,536 101,690 62,000 436,234 6.61 221,699 202,780 23,104 5.3

1993 19,686 7,348 47 444,168 6.64 224,555 211,046 24,241 5.5

1994 21,306 8,195 84 465,820 6.70 262,937 226,577 38,712 8.3

1995 22,000 9,679 94 483,000 6.88

1996 115,000 29.4 28,000 11,316 76,000 66,000 92 507,000 7.15

1997 31,000 13,620 88 516,000 7.27

1998 36,650 15,774 78 559,000 7.83 299,000 257,000 125,000 22.4 60,000

1999 46,586 15,719 102 567,000 7.91 293,000 250,000 130,000 22.9 72,000

2000 128,073 31.6 50,600 18,857 58,616 78 552,000 7.67 293,000 272,000 131,000 23.7 73,000

2001 127,871 31.8 50,863 19,647 57,361 65 545,000 7.57 296,000 269,000 129,000 23.7 66,000

2002 52,546 21,467 99,000 53 533,000 7.37 294,978 278,454 133,894 25.1 67,000

2003 50,362 21,654 74 520,000 7.12 289,415 278,443 130,637 25.1 67,000

2004 51,019 22,991 126 517,000 7.06 298,087 280,674 130,352 25.2 65,000

2005 137,225 33.2 51,629 22,734 62,862 169 513,000 6.98 307,173 287,074 130,667 25.5 66,000

2006 131,503 30.8 50,647 20,680 60,176 178 510,000 6.92 304,872 295,038 135,356 26.5 79,000

2007 136,001 31.5 52,677 19,608 63,775 178 491,000 6.66 293,233 294,959 133,680 27.2 81,000

2008 135,813 32.0 55,236 17,456 63,094 287 463,792 6.34 280,423 288,778 125,712 27.1 75,000

2009 57,185 12,744 317 420,415 5.66 255,027 278,252 114,711 27.3 69,947

2010 53,525 11,058 205 405,330 5.57 255,278 257,431 109,544 27.0 64,084

2011 50,906 9,319 73 397,885 5.33 251,388 246,424 106,350 26.7 62,769

2012 52,039 8,668 99 397,122 5.38 251,764 240,923 101,666 25.6 58,625

2013 7,094 84

year total
adoptions adoptions per 1000 live births adoptions, public adoptions, int'l adoptions, private domestic adoptions, non-relatives outgoing int'l adoptions children in foster care foster children per 1000 children children entering foster care children exiting foster care children waiting for adoption same, as % of foster children children for whom parental rights were terminated

Table 2: Statistics related to child population, births, and child welfare, United States, 1940-2013

year children, age 0-17 children by living arrangement live births live births to unmarried women births to teens 15-19 ART live births abortions child abuse and neglect

with both parents with one parent with no parents number as % of live births number as % of live births number as % of live births number as % of known pregnancies all victims rate per 1000 children physical abuse deaths from abuse/neglect

number % number % number victims rate per 1000 children victims rate per 1000000 children

1940 40,435,000 34,404,000 85.08 4,178,000 10.33 1,852,000 2,559,000 89,500 3.50 300,747 11.75 71 0.00

1941 2,703,000 95,700 3.54 316,685 11.72 49 0.00

1942 2,989,000 95,500 3.20 341,315 11.42 58 0.00

1943 3,104,000 98,100 3.16 343,550 11.07 697 0.02

1944 2,939,000 105,200 3.58 301,130 10.25 706 0.02

1945 2,858,000 117,400 4.11 280,997 9.83 704 0.02

1946 3,411,000 125,200 3.67 322,381 9.45 819 0.02

1947 3,817,000 131,900 3.46 425,845 11.16 749 0.02

1948 3,637,000 129,700 3.57 431,933 11.88 16 0.00

1949 3,649,000 133,200 3.65 433,028 11.87 675 0.02

1950 46,506,000 40,365,000 86.80 4,144,000 8.91 1,998,000 3,632,000 141,600 3.90 419,535 11.55 7 0.00

1951 48,800,000 3,820,000 146,500 3.84 443,872 11.62 679 0.02

1952 50,500,000 3,909,000 150,300 3.84 438,046 11.21 551 0.01

1953 52,100,000 3,959,000 160,800 4.06 455,878 11.51 490 0.01

1954 53,900,000 4,071,000 176,600 4.34 477,880 11.74 440 0.01

1955 55,700,000 4,097,000 183,300 4.47 484,097 11.82 328 0.01

1956 57,500,000 4,210,000 193,500 4.60 520,422 12.36 337 0.01

1957 59,500,000 4,300,000 201,700 4.69 550,212 12.80 336 0.01

1958 61,300,000 4,246,000 208,700 4.92 554,184 13.05 345 0.01

1959 63,100,000 4,286,000 220,600 5.15 571,048 13.32 357 0.01

1960 63,727,000 55,877,000 87.68 5,829,000 9.15 2,021,000 4,257,850 224,300 5.27 586,966 13.79 292 0.01

1961 65,800,000 4,268,326 240,200 5.63 601,720 14.10 292 0.01

1962 67,100,000 4,167,362 245,100 5.88 600,298 14.40 292 0.01 10,000 0.15

1963 68,400,000 4,098,020 259,400 6.33 586,454 14.31 390 0.01

1964 69,700,000 4,027,490 275,700 6.85 585,710 14.54 823 0.02

1965 69,700,000 3,760,358 291,200 7.74 590,894 15.71 794 0.02

1966 69,900,000 3,606,274 302,400 8.39 621,426 17.23 1,028 0.03

1967 69,900,000 3,520,959 318,100 9.03 596,445 16.94 2,061 0.06

1968 70,326,000 60,030,000 85.36 8,332,000 11.85 1,964,000 3,501,564 339,200 9.69 591,312 16.89 6,396 0.18

1969 70,317,000 59,857,000 85.12 8,509,000 12.10 1,951,000 3,600,206 360,800 10.02 604,654 16.79 29,106 0.80

1970 70,213,000 59,694,000 85.02 8,438,000 12.02 2,081,000 3,731,386 398,700 10.69 644,708 17.28 195,092 4.97

1971 69,162,000 58,606,000 84.74 9,478,000 13.70 2,171,000 3,555,970 401,400 11.29 627,942 17.66 486,004 12.02

1972 70,255,000 57,201,000 81.42 9,634,000 13.71 1,976,000 3,258,411 403,200 12.37 616,280 18.91 586,891 15.26

1973 68,811,000 55,807,000 81.10 10,093,000 14.67 2,050,000 3,136,965 407,300 12.98 604,096 19.26 744,610 19.18

1974 67,950,000 54,561,000 80.30 10,489,000 15.44 1,997,000 3,159,958 418,100 13.23 595,449 18.84 898,570 22.14 60,000 0.88

1975 67,047,000 53,072,000 79.16 11,245,000 16.77 1,770,000 3,144,198 447,900 14.25 582,238 18.52 1,034,170 24.75

1976 66,087,000 52,101,000 78.84 11,121,000 16.83 1,907,000 3,167,788 468,100 14.78 558,744 17.64 1,179,300 27.13

1977 65,129,000 50,735,000 77.90 11,311,000 17.37 2,016,000 3,326,632 515,700 15.50 559,154 16.81 1,316,700 28.36

1978 64,062,000 49,132,000 76.69 11,710,000 18.28 2,364,000 3,333,279 543,900 16.32 543,407 16.30 1,409,600 29.72

1979 63,206,000 48,295,000 76.41 11,528,000 18.24 2,566,000 3,494,398 597,800 17.11 549,472 15.72 1,497,670 30.00

1980 62,586,000 47,955,000 76.62 12,314,000 19.68 2,317,000 3,612,258 665,747 18.43 552,161 15.29 1,553,890 30.08

1981 62,918,000 48,040,000 76.35 12,619,000 20.06 2,259,000 3,629,238 686,605 18.92 527,392 14.53 1,577,340 30.30

1982 62,407,000 46,797,000 74.99 13,701,000 21.95 1,909,000 3,680,537 715,227 19.43 513,758 13.96 1,573,920 29.95

1983 62,281,000 46,632,000 74.87 14,006,000 22.49 1,643,000 3,638,933 737,893 20.28 489,286 13.45 1,575,000 30.21

1984 62,139,000 46,555,000 74.92 14,024,000 22.57 1,560,000 3,669,141 770,355 21.00 469,582 12.80 1,577,180 30.06

1985 62,475,000 46,149,000 73.87 14,635,000 23.43 1,691,000 3,760,561 828,174 22.02 467,485 12.43 200 0.01 1,588,550 29.70

1986 62,763,000 46,384,000 73.90 14,759,000 23.52 1,620,000 3,756,547 878,477 23.39 461,905 12.30 400 0.01 1,574,000 29.53

1987 62,932,000 46,009,000 73.11 15,071,000 23.95 1,852,000 3,809,394 933,013 24.49 462,312 12.14 1,700 0.04 1,559,110 29.04

1988 63,179,000 45,942,000 72.72 15,329,000 24.26 1,908,000 3,909,510 1,005,299 25.71 478,353 12.24 3,400 0.09 1,590,750 28.92

1989 63,637,000 46,549,000 73.15 15,493,000 24.35 1,595,000 4,040,958 1,094,169 27.08 506,503 12.53 4,700 0.12 1,566,870 27.94

1990 64,137,000 46,503,000 72.51 15,867,000 24.74 1,767,000 4,158,212 1,165,384 28.03 521,826 12.55 5,200 0.13 1,608,620 27.89 860,577 13.42

1991 65,093,000 46,658,000 71.68 16,624,000 25.54 1,811,000 4,110,907 1,213,769 29.53 519,577 12.64 7,100 0.17 1,556,510 27.46 911,690 14.01

1992 65,965,000 46,638,000 70.70 17,578,000 26.65 1,749,000 4,084,000 1,224,876 29.99 505,415 12.38 10,600 0.26 1,528,930 27.24 994,655 15.08

1993 66,893,000 47,181,000 70.53 17,872,000 26.72 1,840,000 4,000,240 1,240,172 31.00 501,093 12.53 11,300 0.28 1,495,000 27.21 1,026,331 15.34

1994 69,508,000 48,084,000 69.18 18,591,000 26.75 2,834,000 3,952,767 1,289,592 32.63 505,488 12.79 12,100 0.31 1,423,000 26.47 1,029,118 14.81

1995 70,254,000 48,276,000 68.72 18,938,000 26.96 3,040,000 3,899,589 1,253,976 32.16 499,873 12.82 16,500 0.42 1,359,440 25.85 966,091 13.75 236,514 3.37 925 13.2

1996 70,908,000 48,224,000 68.01 19,752,000 27.86 2,932,000 3,914,953 1,260,306 32.19 491,577 12.56 20,840 0.53 1,365,700 25.86 955,786 13.48 224,697 3.17 899 12.7

1997 70,983,000 48,386,000 68.17 19,799,000 27.89 2,798,000 3,880,894 1,257,444 32.40 483,220 12.45 24,700 0.64 1,335,000 25.59 881,464 12.42 194,512 2.74 942 13.3

1998 71,377,000 48,642,000 68.15 19,777,000 27.71 2,959,000 3,941,553 1,293,567 32.82 484,895 12.30 28,873 0.73 1,319,000 25.07 903,395 12.66 195,891 2.74 911 12.8

1999 71,703,000 48,775,000 68.02 19,899,000 27.75 3,029,000 3,959,417 1,308,560 33.05 476,050 12.02 30,600 0.77 1,315,000 24.93 826,162 11.52 166,626 2.32 937 13.1

2000 72,012,000 49,795,000 69.15 19,220,000 26.69 2,997,000 4,058,814 1,347,043 33.19 470,506 11.59 35,025 0.86 1,313,000 24.44 883,000 12.26 167,713 2.33 1,330 18.5

2001 72,006,000 49,792,000 69.15 19,250,000 26.73 2,962,000 4,025,933 1,349,249 33.51 445,944 11.08 40,687 1.01 1,291,000 24.28 905,000 12.57 168,510 2.34 1,420 19.7

2002 72,321,000 49,666,000 68.67 19,770,000 27.34 2,885,000 4,021,726 1,365,966 33.96 424,670 10.56 45,751 1.14 1,269,000 23.99 897,000 12.40 167,168 2.31 1,510 20.9

2003 73,001,000 49,903,000 68.36 20,093,000 27.52 3,005,000 4,089,950 1,415,995 34.62 414,580 10.14 48,756 1.19 1,250,000 23.41 893,000 12.23 164,689 2.26 1,460 20.0

2004 73,205,000 49,603,000 67.76 20,474,000 27.97 3,129,000 4,112,052 1,470,189 35.75 415,262 10.10 49,458 1.20 1,222,100 22.91 872,088 11.91 152,250 2.08 1,500 20.5

2005 73,494,000 49,481,000 67.33 20,722,000 28.20 3,291,000 4,138,349 1,527,034 36.90 414,593 10.02 52,041 1.26 1,206,200 22.57 899,000 12.23 144,195 1.96 1,450 19.7

2006 73,664,000 49,661,000 67.42 20,619,000 27.99 3,383,000 4,265,555 1,641,946 38.49 435,436 10.21 54,656 1.28 1,242,200 22.55 796,799 10.82 142,041 1.93 1,500 20.4

2007 73,746,000 49,999,000 67.80 21,201,000 28.75 2,545,000 4,317,119 1,715,047 39.73 444,899 10.31 57,569 1.33 1,209,640 21.89 690,849 9.37 136,326 1.85 1,720 23.3

2008 73,104,000 51,785,000 70.84 19,501,000 26.68 2,819,000 4,247,694 1,726,566 40.65 434,758 10.24 61,426 1.45 1,212,350 22.20 704,732 9.64 122,350 1.67 1,720 23.5

2009 74,230,000 51,835,000 69.83 19,415,000 26.16 2,980,000 4,130,665 1,693,658 41.00 409,802 9.92 60,190 1.46 1,151,600 21.80 693,507 9.34 123,599 1.67 1,750 23.6

2010 72,718,000 51,823,000 71.27 19,855,000 27.30 3,042,000 3,999,386 1,633,785 40.85 367,752 9.20 61,564 1.54 1,102,700 21.61 688,251 9.46 121,380 1.67 1,560 21.5

2011 74,630,000 51,456,000 68.95 20,264,000 27.15 2,910,000 3,953,590 1,607,773 40.67 329,772 8.34 61,610 1.56 1,058,500 21.12 676,545 9.07 118,825 1.59 1,545 20.7

2012 74,817,000 50,267,000 68.10 20,915,000 28.33 2,634,000 3,952,841 1,609,619 40.72 305,388 7.73 65,179 1.65 1,035,000 20.75 678,810 9.20 124,544 1.69 1,593 21.6

2013 74,910,000 50,646,000 68.52 20,531,000 27.78 2,733,000 3,957,577 1,605,643 40.57 274,641 6.94

year children, age 0-17 children by living arrangement live births live births to unmarried women births to teens 15-19 ART live births abortions child abuse and neglect

with both parents with one parent with no parents number as % of live births number as % of live births number as % of live births number as % of known pregnancies all victims rate per 1000 children physical abuse deaths from abuse/neglect

number % number % number victims rate per 1000 children victims rate per 1000000 children

year	children, age 0-17	children by living arrangement	live births	live births to unmarried women	births to teens 15-19	ART live births	abortions	child abuse and neglect
with both parents	with one parent	with no parents	number	as % of live births	number	as % of live births	number	as % of live births	number	as % of known pregnancies	all victims	rate per 1000 children	physical abuse	deaths from abuse/neglect
number	%	number	%	number	victims	rate per 1000 children	victims	rate per 1000000 children
1940	40,435,000	34,404,000	85.08	4,178,000	10.33	1,852,000	2,559,000	89,500	3.50	300,747	11.75			71	0.00
1941							2,703,000	95,700	3.54	316,685	11.72			49	0.00
1942							2,989,000	95,500	3.20	341,315	11.42			58	0.00
1943							3,104,000	98,100	3.16	343,550	11.07			697	0.02
1944							2,939,000	105,200	3.58	301,130	10.25			706	0.02
1945							2,858,000	117,400	4.11	280,997	9.83			704	0.02
1946							3,411,000	125,200	3.67	322,381	9.45			819	0.02
1947							3,817,000	131,900	3.46	425,845	11.16			749	0.02
1948							3,637,000	129,700	3.57	431,933	11.88			16	0.00
1949							3,649,000	133,200	3.65	433,028	11.87			675	0.02
1950	46,506,000	40,365,000	86.80	4,144,000	8.91	1,998,000	3,632,000	141,600	3.90	419,535	11.55			7	0.00
1951	48,800,000						3,820,000	146,500	3.84	443,872	11.62			679	0.02
1952	50,500,000						3,909,000	150,300	3.84	438,046	11.21			551	0.01
1953	52,100,000						3,959,000	160,800	4.06	455,878	11.51			490	0.01
1954	53,900,000						4,071,000	176,600	4.34	477,880	11.74			440	0.01
1955	55,700,000						4,097,000	183,300	4.47	484,097	11.82			328	0.01
1956	57,500,000						4,210,000	193,500	4.60	520,422	12.36			337	0.01
1957	59,500,000						4,300,000	201,700	4.69	550,212	12.80			336	0.01
1958	61,300,000						4,246,000	208,700	4.92	554,184	13.05			345	0.01
1959	63,100,000						4,286,000	220,600	5.15	571,048	13.32			357	0.01
1960	63,727,000	55,877,000	87.68	5,829,000	9.15	2,021,000	4,257,850	224,300	5.27	586,966	13.79			292	0.01
1961	65,800,000						4,268,326	240,200	5.63	601,720	14.10			292	0.01
1962	67,100,000						4,167,362	245,100	5.88	600,298	14.40			292	0.01	10,000	0.15
1963	68,400,000						4,098,020	259,400	6.33	586,454	14.31			390	0.01
1964	69,700,000						4,027,490	275,700	6.85	585,710	14.54			823	0.02
1965	69,700,000						3,760,358	291,200	7.74	590,894	15.71			794	0.02
1966	69,900,000						3,606,274	302,400	8.39	621,426	17.23			1,028	0.03
1967	69,900,000						3,520,959	318,100	9.03	596,445	16.94			2,061	0.06
1968	70,326,000	60,030,000	85.36	8,332,000	11.85	1,964,000	3,501,564	339,200	9.69	591,312	16.89			6,396	0.18
1969	70,317,000	59,857,000	85.12	8,509,000	12.10	1,951,000	3,600,206	360,800	10.02	604,654	16.79			29,106	0.80
1970	70,213,000	59,694,000	85.02	8,438,000	12.02	2,081,000	3,731,386	398,700	10.69	644,708	17.28			195,092	4.97
1971	69,162,000	58,606,000	84.74	9,478,000	13.70	2,171,000	3,555,970	401,400	11.29	627,942	17.66			486,004	12.02
1972	70,255,000	57,201,000	81.42	9,634,000	13.71	1,976,000	3,258,411	403,200	12.37	616,280	18.91			586,891	15.26
1973	68,811,000	55,807,000	81.10	10,093,000	14.67	2,050,000	3,136,965	407,300	12.98	604,096	19.26			744,610	19.18
1974	67,950,000	54,561,000	80.30	10,489,000	15.44	1,997,000	3,159,958	418,100	13.23	595,449	18.84			898,570	22.14	60,000	0.88
1975	67,047,000	53,072,000	79.16	11,245,000	16.77	1,770,000	3,144,198	447,900	14.25	582,238	18.52			1,034,170	24.75
1976	66,087,000	52,101,000	78.84	11,121,000	16.83	1,907,000	3,167,788	468,100	14.78	558,744	17.64			1,179,300	27.13
1977	65,129,000	50,735,000	77.90	11,311,000	17.37	2,016,000	3,326,632	515,700	15.50	559,154	16.81			1,316,700	28.36
1978	64,062,000	49,132,000	76.69	11,710,000	18.28	2,364,000	3,333,279	543,900	16.32	543,407	16.30			1,409,600	29.72
1979	63,206,000	48,295,000	76.41	11,528,000	18.24	2,566,000	3,494,398	597,800	17.11	549,472	15.72			1,497,670	30.00
1980	62,586,000	47,955,000	76.62	12,314,000	19.68	2,317,000	3,612,258	665,747	18.43	552,161	15.29			1,553,890	30.08
1981	62,918,000	48,040,000	76.35	12,619,000	20.06	2,259,000	3,629,238	686,605	18.92	527,392	14.53			1,577,340	30.30
1982	62,407,000	46,797,000	74.99	13,701,000	21.95	1,909,000	3,680,537	715,227	19.43	513,758	13.96			1,573,920	29.95
1983	62,281,000	46,632,000	74.87	14,006,000	22.49	1,643,000	3,638,933	737,893	20.28	489,286	13.45			1,575,000	30.21
1984	62,139,000	46,555,000	74.92	14,024,000	22.57	1,560,000	3,669,141	770,355	21.00	469,582	12.80			1,577,180	30.06
1985	62,475,000	46,149,000	73.87	14,635,000	23.43	1,691,000	3,760,561	828,174	22.02	467,485	12.43	200	0.01	1,588,550	29.70
1986	62,763,000	46,384,000	73.90	14,759,000	23.52	1,620,000	3,756,547	878,477	23.39	461,905	12.30	400	0.01	1,574,000	29.53
1987	62,932,000	46,009,000	73.11	15,071,000	23.95	1,852,000	3,809,394	933,013	24.49	462,312	12.14	1,700	0.04	1,559,110	29.04
1988	63,179,000	45,942,000	72.72	15,329,000	24.26	1,908,000	3,909,510	1,005,299	25.71	478,353	12.24	3,400	0.09	1,590,750	28.92
1989	63,637,000	46,549,000	73.15	15,493,000	24.35	1,595,000	4,040,958	1,094,169	27.08	506,503	12.53	4,700	0.12	1,566,870	27.94
1990	64,137,000	46,503,000	72.51	15,867,000	24.74	1,767,000	4,158,212	1,165,384	28.03	521,826	12.55	5,200	0.13	1,608,620	27.89	860,577	13.42
1991	65,093,000	46,658,000	71.68	16,624,000	25.54	1,811,000	4,110,907	1,213,769	29.53	519,577	12.64	7,100	0.17	1,556,510	27.46	911,690	14.01
1992	65,965,000	46,638,000	70.70	17,578,000	26.65	1,749,000	4,084,000	1,224,876	29.99	505,415	12.38	10,600	0.26	1,528,930	27.24	994,655	15.08
1993	66,893,000	47,181,000	70.53	17,872,000	26.72	1,840,000	4,000,240	1,240,172	31.00	501,093	12.53	11,300	0.28	1,495,000	27.21	1,026,331	15.34
1994	69,508,000	48,084,000	69.18	18,591,000	26.75	2,834,000	3,952,767	1,289,592	32.63	505,488	12.79	12,100	0.31	1,423,000	26.47	1,029,118	14.81
1995	70,254,000	48,276,000	68.72	18,938,000	26.96	3,040,000	3,899,589	1,253,976	32.16	499,873	12.82	16,500	0.42	1,359,440	25.85	966,091	13.75	236,514	3.37	925	13.2
1996	70,908,000	48,224,000	68.01	19,752,000	27.86	2,932,000	3,914,953	1,260,306	32.19	491,577	12.56	20,840	0.53	1,365,700	25.86	955,786	13.48	224,697	3.17	899	12.7
1997	70,983,000	48,386,000	68.17	19,799,000	27.89	2,798,000	3,880,894	1,257,444	32.40	483,220	12.45	24,700	0.64	1,335,000	25.59	881,464	12.42	194,512	2.74	942	13.3
1998	71,377,000	48,642,000	68.15	19,777,000	27.71	2,959,000	3,941,553	1,293,567	32.82	484,895	12.30	28,873	0.73	1,319,000	25.07	903,395	12.66	195,891	2.74	911	12.8
1999	71,703,000	48,775,000	68.02	19,899,000	27.75	3,029,000	3,959,417	1,308,560	33.05	476,050	12.02	30,600	0.77	1,315,000	24.93	826,162	11.52	166,626	2.32	937	13.1
2000	72,012,000	49,795,000	69.15	19,220,000	26.69	2,997,000	4,058,814	1,347,043	33.19	470,506	11.59	35,025	0.86	1,313,000	24.44	883,000	12.26	167,713	2.33	1,330	18.5
2001	72,006,000	49,792,000	69.15	19,250,000	26.73	2,962,000	4,025,933	1,349,249	33.51	445,944	11.08	40,687	1.01	1,291,000	24.28	905,000	12.57	168,510	2.34	1,420	19.7
2002	72,321,000	49,666,000	68.67	19,770,000	27.34	2,885,000	4,021,726	1,365,966	33.96	424,670	10.56	45,751	1.14	1,269,000	23.99	897,000	12.40	167,168	2.31	1,510	20.9
2003	73,001,000	49,903,000	68.36	20,093,000	27.52	3,005,000	4,089,950	1,415,995	34.62	414,580	10.14	48,756	1.19	1,250,000	23.41	893,000	12.23	164,689	2.26	1,460	20.0
2004	73,205,000	49,603,000	67.76	20,474,000	27.97	3,129,000	4,112,052	1,470,189	35.75	415,262	10.10	49,458	1.20	1,222,100	22.91	872,088	11.91	152,250	2.08	1,500	20.5
2005	73,494,000	49,481,000	67.33	20,722,000	28.20	3,291,000	4,138,349	1,527,034	36.90	414,593	10.02	52,041	1.26	1,206,200	22.57	899,000	12.23	144,195	1.96	1,450	19.7
2006	73,664,000	49,661,000	67.42	20,619,000	27.99	3,383,000	4,265,555	1,641,946	38.49	435,436	10.21	54,656	1.28	1,242,200	22.55	796,799	10.82	142,041	1.93	1,500	20.4
2007	73,746,000	49,999,000	67.80	21,201,000	28.75	2,545,000	4,317,119	1,715,047	39.73	444,899	10.31	57,569	1.33	1,209,640	21.89	690,849	9.37	136,326	1.85	1,720	23.3
2008	73,104,000	51,785,000	70.84	19,501,000	26.68	2,819,000	4,247,694	1,726,566	40.65	434,758	10.24	61,426	1.45	1,212,350	22.20	704,732	9.64	122,350	1.67	1,720	23.5
2009	74,230,000	51,835,000	69.83	19,415,000	26.16	2,980,000	4,130,665	1,693,658	41.00	409,802	9.92	60,190	1.46	1,151,600	21.80	693,507	9.34	123,599	1.67	1,750	23.6
2010	72,718,000	51,823,000	71.27	19,855,000	27.30	3,042,000	3,999,386	1,633,785	40.85	367,752	9.20	61,564	1.54	1,102,700	21.61	688,251	9.46	121,380	1.67	1,560	21.5
2011	74,630,000	51,456,000	68.95	20,264,000	27.15	2,910,000	3,953,590	1,607,773	40.67	329,772	8.34	61,610	1.56	1,058,500	21.12	676,545	9.07	118,825	1.59	1,545	20.7
2012	74,817,000	50,267,000	68.10	20,915,000	28.33	2,634,000	3,952,841	1,609,619	40.72	305,388	7.73	65,179	1.65	1,035,000	20.75	678,810	9.20	124,544	1.69	1,593	21.6
2013	74,910,000	50,646,000	68.52	20,531,000	27.78	2,733,000	3,957,577	1,605,643	40.57	274,641	6.94
year	children, age 0-17	children by living arrangement	live births	live births to unmarried women	births to teens 15-19	ART live births	abortions	child abuse and neglect
with both parents	with one parent	with no parents	number	as % of live births	number	as % of live births	number	as % of live births	number	as % of known pregnancies	all victims	rate per 1000 children	physical abuse	deaths from abuse/neglect
number	%	number	%	number	victims	rate per 1000 children	victims	rate per 1000000 children

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