RobinBartko.com -- Adoption Statistics

Immigrant Visas Issued to Orphans Coming to the U.S. -- Top Countries of Origin

Compiled from Source:

http://travel.state.gov/family/adoption/stats/stats_451.html

Did you know that 203,818 children were adopted internationally by their new parents in the United States between October 1989 and September 2004?

Immigrant Visa data available from the US Department of State complied below shows the number of visas by country each year. The actual number

of adoptions as it is possible that every visa issued was used.

Visas to orphans from China, Rusia, Guatemala, and South Korea account for 78% of all visas in FY 2004, 75% in FY 2003, and 70% in 2002.

Note: A "Fiscal Year" (FY) is measured from October of the previous year to September of the year named. For example, FY 2004 starts in October 2003 and ends in September 2004.

Rank

FY 2004

FY 2003

FY 2002

FY 2001

FY 2000

FY 1999

FY 1998

FY 1997

FY 1996

FY 1995

FY 1994

FY 1993

FY 1992

FY 1991

FY 1990

Total: 22,884

Total: 21,616

Total: 20,099

Total: 19,237

Total: 17,718

Total: 16,363

Total: 15,774

Total: 12,743

Total: 10,641

Total: 8,987

Total: 8,333

Total: 7,377

Total: 6,472

Total: 8,481

Total: 7,093

7,044 - CHINA (mainland)

6,859 - CHINA (mainland)

5,053 - CHINA (mainland)

4,681 - CHINA (mainland)

5,053 - CHINA

4,348 - RUSSIA

4,491 - RUSSIA

3,816 - RUSSIA

3,333 - CHINA

2,130 - CHINA

1,795 - KOREA

1,775 - KOREA

1,840 - KOREA

2,594 - ROMANIA

2,620 - KOREA

5,865 - RUSSIA

5,209 - RUSSIA

4,939 - RUSSIA

4,279 - RUSSIA

4,269 - RUSSIA

4,101 - CHINA

4,206 - CHINA

3,597 - CHINA

2,454 - RUSSIA

1,896 - RUSSIA

1,530 - RUSSIA

746 - RUSSIA

418 - GUATEMALA

1,818 - KOREA

631 - COLOMBIA

3,264 - GUATEMALA

2,328 - GUATEMALA

2,219 - GUATEMALA

1,870 - S - KOREA

1,794 - S - KOREA

2,008 - S - KOREA

1,829 - S - KOREA

1,654 - S - KOREA

1,516 - KOREA

1,666 - KOREA

787 - CHINA

512 - GUATEMALA

404 - COLOMBIA

705 - PERU

440 - PERU

1,716 - S. KOREA

1,790 - S - KOREA

1,779 - S - KOREA

1,609 - GUATEMALA

1,518 - GUATEMALA

1,002 - GUATEMALA

911 - GUATEMALA

788 - GUATEMALA

555 - ROMANIA

449 - GUATEMALA

483 - PARAGUAY

426 - COLOMBIA

357 - PHILIPPINES

521 - COLOMBIA

421 - PHILIPPINES

826 - KAZAKHSTAN

825 - KAZAKHSTAN

1,106 - UKRAINE

1,246 - UKRAINE

1,122 - ROMANIA

895 - ROMANIA

603 - VIETNAM

621 - ROMANIA

427 - GUATEMALA

371 - INDIA

436 - GUATEMALA

412 - PARAGUAY

352 - INDIA

445 - INDIA

348 - INDIA

723 - UKRAINE

702 - UKRAINE

819 - KAZAKHSTAN

782 - ROMANIA

724 - VIETNAM

709 - VIETNAM

478 - INDIA

425 - VIETNAM

380 - INDIA

351 - PARAGUAY

412 - INDIA

360 - PHILIPPINES

324 - RUSSIA

393 - PHILIPPINES

302 - CHILE

406 - INDIA

472 - INDIA

766 - VIETNAM

737 - VIETNAM

659 - UKRAINE

500 - INDIA

406 - ROMANIA

352 - INDIA

354 - VIETNAM

350 - COLOMBIA

351 - COLOMBIA

331 - INDIA

309 - PERU

329 - GUATEMALA

282 - PARAGUAY

356 - HAITI

382 - VIETNAM

466 - INDIA

672 - KAZAKHSTAN

503 - INDIA

323 - UKRAINE

351 - COLOMBIA

233 - COLOMBIA

258 - PARAGUAY

318 - VIETNAM

314 - PHILIPPINES

330 - CHINA

249 - HONDURAS

266 - CHILE

257 - GUATEMALA

289 - ETHIOPIA

272 - COLOMBIA

334 - COLOMBIA

543 - INDIA

402 - CAMBODIA

248 - CAMBODIA

249 - CAMBODIA

163 - PHILIPPINES

255 - COLOMBIA

298 - PHILIPPINES

220 - VIETNAM

273 - UKRAINE

212 - PARAGUAY

234 - HONDURAS

228 - BRAZIL

287 - COLOMBIA

250 - HAITI

260 - BULGARIA

407 - COLOMBIA

399 - KAZAKHSTAN

231 - COLOMBIA

200 - PHILIPPINES

152 - MEXICO

229 - PHILIPPINES

275 - ROMANIA

199 - ROMANIA

224 - PERU

206 - CHINA

190 - PARAGUAY

197 - HONDURAS

202 - BELARUS

214 - PHILIPPINES

254 - CAMBODIA

297 - BULGARIA

246 - COLOMBIA

221 - BULGARIA

180 - UKRAINE

148 - BULGARIA

163 - BULGARIA

146 - BRAZIL

164 - UKRAINE

179 - HONDURAS

179 - CHILE

175 - BRAZIL

121 - ROMANIA

196 - PHILIPPINES

200 - ROMANIA

221 - PHILIPPINES

266 - CAMBODIA

214 - BULGARIA

195 - PHILIPPINES

168 - MEXICO

142 - HAITI

103 - BRAZIL

110 - BULGARIA

149 - BRAZIL

161 - BRAZIL

138 - BRAZIL

131 - THAILAND

112 - MEXICO

110 - BULGARIA

198 - BULGARIA

187 - HAITI

219 - PHILIPPINES

173 - PHILIPPINES

151 - BULGARIA

108 - LATVIA

82 - LATVIA

98 - LITHUANIA

97 - BULGARIA

133 - BULGARIA

121 - ROMANIA

123 - El SALVADOR

105 - COSTA RICA

102 - POLAND

191 - BELARUS

169 - BELARUS

192 - HAITI

131 - HAITI

140 - DOMIN REP

91 - BRAZIL

78 - LITHUANIA

90 - CHILE

95 - LITHUANIA

124 - BOLIVIA

117 - EL SALVADOR

97 - MEXICO

103 - EL SALVADOR

89 - MEXICO

135 - ETHIOPIA

168 - ROMANIA

158 - ETHIOPIA

106 - MEXICO

121 - HAITI

82 - ETHIOPIA

77 - GEORGIA

83 - MEXICO

94 - POLAND

110 - VIETNAM

109 - POLAND

92 - POLAND

100 - THAILAND

86 - LIBERIA

124 - CAMBODIA

105 - ETHIOPIA

129 - BELARUS

95 - ETHIOPIA

103 - BRAZIL

78 - LITHUANIA

76 - MEXICO

67 - ECUADOR

85 - MEXICO

100 - ELSALVADOR

91 - BULGARIA

87 - JAPAN

66 - POLAND

73 - NEPAL

97 - POLAND

101 - POLAND

86 - POLAND

88 - THAILAND

96 - ETHIOPIA

78 - POLAND

68 - HAITI

63 - ETHIOPIA

79 - CHILE

97 - ROMANIA

91 - MEXICO

61 - CHINA

66 - TAIWAN

71 - NIGERIA

72 - THAILAND

67 - THAILAND

74 - THAILAND

83 - POLAND

84 - THAILAND

77 - BOLIVIA

64 - POLAND

63 - JAPAN

77 - HONDURAS

91 - MEXICO

86 - THAILAND

60 - CAMBODIA

64 - HAITI

69 - THAILAND and BRAZIL (both 69)

62 - AZERBAIJAN

65 - PERU

73 - MEXICO

79 - MOLDOVA

77 - POLAND

72 - HUNGARY

63 - CHILE

59 - LATVIA

61 - HAITI

70 - POLAND

73 - BOLIVIA

56 - COSTA RICA

59 - ECUADOR

57 - ROMANIA

61 - MEXICO

51 - JAMAICA and LIBERIA (both 51)

60 - BOLIVIA

76 - LATVIA

66 - CAMBODIA

55 - THAILAND

53 - THAILAND

54 - ETHIOPIA

69 - THAILAND

68 - JAPAN

54 - TAIWAN

58 - DOMINICAN REP

51 - ECUADOR,HUNGARY

51 - GEORGIA

49 - JAPAN

64 - JAPAN

64 - COSTA RICA

50 - DOMINICAN REP

57 - JAPAN

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