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Adoption Exhibit 25
Special Needs of Children Waiting to be Adopted,
Classified By Title IV-E Eligibility, 1990 VCIS Survey

1990 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 293 333 88.0% 102 109 93.6%
Alaska            
Arizona 114 120 95.0%      
Arkansas 32 84 38.1% 32 32 100.0%
California 1,348 1,604 84.0% 756 875 86.4%
Colorado            
Connecticut 15 175 8.6%      
Delaware            
D.C.            
Florida            
Georgia 733 842 87.1%      
Hawaii            
Idaho            
Illinois            
Indiana            
Iowa            
Kansas            
Kentucky            
Louisiana            
Maine            
Maryland            
Massachusetts            
Michigan            
Minnesota            
Mississippi            
Missouri 630 855 73.7% 303 418 72.5%
Montana            
Nebraska            
Nevada            
New Hampshire            
New Jersey            
New Mexico 95 98 96.9% 95 95 100.0%
New York 1,662 1,899 87.5% 1,434 1,599 89.7%
North Carolina            
North Dakota            
Ohio            
Oklahoma            
Oregon            
Pennsylvania            
Puerto Rico            
Rhode Island 193 208 92.8%      
South Carolina 577 706 81.7%      
South Dakota            
Tennessee 399 587 68.0%      
Texas 63 553 11.4%      
Utah 28 68 41.2% 16 47 34.0%
Vermont            
Virginia 41 418 9.8% 10 211 4.7%
Washington            
West Virginia            
Wisconsin 21 182 11.5% 11 116 9.5%
Wyoming            
Reporting States Total 6,244 8,732 71.5% 2,759 3,502 56.1%
Number of Reporting States 16 16 9 9    

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.

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