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Adoption Exhibit 21
Special Needs of Children Waiting to be Adopted,
Classified By Title IV-E Eligibility, 1994 VCIS Survey
1994 Reporting States |
One or More Special Needs |
Total Children Awaiting Adoption |
Percent Special Needs |
One or More Special Needs, IV-E Eligible |
Total Children IV-E Eligible |
Percent Special Needs IV-E Eligible (2) |
Alabama |
296 |
352 |
84.1% |
89 |
113 |
78.8% |
Alaska |
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Arizona |
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Arkansas |
160 |
160 |
100.0% |
128 |
128 |
100.0% |
California |
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Colorado |
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Connecticut |
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Delaware |
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D.C. |
16 |
407 |
3.9% |
12 |
296 |
4.1% |
Florida |
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Georgia |
2,129 |
2,798 |
76.1% |
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Hawaii |
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Idaho |
13 |
27 |
48.1% |
3 |
12 |
25.0% |
Illinois |
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Indiana |
231 |
254 |
90.9% |
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Iowa |
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Kansas |
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Kentucky |
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Louisiana |
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Maine |
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Maryland |
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147 |
362 |
40.6% |
Massachusetts |
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Michigan |
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Minnesota |
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Mississippi |
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Missouri |
544 |
544 |
100.0% |
388 |
388 |
100.0% |
Montana |
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Nebraska |
64 |
85 |
75.3% |
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Nevada |
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New Hampshire |
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New Jersey |
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New Mexico |
180 |
190 |
94.7% |
144 |
152 |
94.7% |
New York |
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North Carolina |
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North Dakota |
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Ohio |
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Oklahoma |
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Oregon |
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Pennsylvania |
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Puerto Rico |
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Rhode Island |
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South Carolina |
670 |
797 |
84.1% |
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South Dakota |
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Tennessee |
425 |
729 |
58.3% |
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Texas |
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Utah |
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Vermont |
21 |
66 |
31.8% |
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Virginia |
15 |
435 |
3.4% |
5 |
242 |
2.1% |
Washington |
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West Virginia |
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Wisconsin |
28 |
349 |
8.0% |
14 |
188 |
7.4% |
Wyoming |
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Reporting States Total |
4,771 |
7,127 |
66.9% |
951 |
1,947 |
40.8% |
Number of Reporting States |
13 |
13 |
10 |
10 |
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Source: VCIS Survey, Part II, questions 23 and 23a.
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.
- Percent special needs is with respect to total
children waiting to be adopted.
- Percent special needs, IV-E eligible is with respect to total IV-E eligible children waiting to be adopted.
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