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Adoption Exhibit 13
Special Needs Status of Children with Adoptions Finalized,
Classified by Title IV-E Eligibility, 1990 VCIS Survey

1990 Reporting States One or More Special Needs Total Children Adopted Percent Special Needs (1) One or More Special Needs, IV-E Eligible Total Children IV-E Eligible Percent Special Needs IV-E Eligible (2)
Alabama 96 150 64.0% 32 47 68.1%
Alaska            
Arizona 315 351 89.7% 66 82 80.5%
Arkansas 71 71 100.0% 27 27 100.0%
California 1,757 2,390 73.5% 957 1,127 84.9%
Colorado            
Connecticut 235 255 92.2%      
Delaware            
D.C.            
Florida            
Georgia 262 301 87.0%      
Hawaii            
Idaho 39 45 86.7%      
Illinois            
Indiana            
Iowa            
Kansas            
Kentucky            
Louisiana            
Maine            
Maryland            
Massachusetts 454 554 81.9%      
Michigan            
Minnesota            
Mississippi            
Missouri 285 490 58.2% 128 218 58.7%
Montana            
Nebraska            
Nevada            
New Hampshire            
New Jersey 285 649 43.9%      
New Mexico 193 198 97.5% 193 131 147.3%
New York 1,586 1,812 87.5% 1,368 1,526 89.6%
North Carolina            
North Dakota            
Ohio            
Oklahoma            
Oregon            
Pennsylvania            
Puerto Rico            
Rhode Island 66 152 43.4% 38 64 59.4%
South Carolina 190 326 58.3% 80 81 98.8%
South Dakota            
Tennessee 73 96 76.0%      
Texas 70 583 12.0%      
Utah 25 65 38.5%      
Vermont            
Virginia 10 318 3.1% 6 87 6.9%
Washington            
West Virginia            
Wisconsin 25 245 10.2% 13 142 9.2%
Wyoming            
Reporting States Total 6,037 9,051 66.7% 2,908 3,532 58.5%
Number of Reporting States 19 19 11 11    

Source: VCIS Survey, Part II, questions 19 and 19a.

A blank cell within a row indicates either that the relevant question is not applicable to the state, or that the state did not respond to the question.

  1. Percent special needs is with respect to total children adopted.
  2. Percent special needs, IV-E eligible is with respect to children adopted who are IV-E eligible.