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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 |
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Arizona |
114 |
120 |
95.0% |
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Arkansas |
32 |
84 |
38.1% |
32 |
32 |
100.0% |
California |
1,348 |
1,604 |
84.0% |
756 |
875 |
86.4% |
Colorado |
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Connecticut |
15 |
175 |
8.6% |
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Delaware |
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D.C. |
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Florida |
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Georgia |
733 |
842 |
87.1% |
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Hawaii |
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Idaho |
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Illinois |
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Indiana |
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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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Massachusetts |
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Michigan |
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Minnesota |
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Mississippi |
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Missouri |
630 |
855 |
73.7% |
303 |
418 |
72.5% |
Montana |
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Nebraska |
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Nevada |
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New Hampshire |
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New Jersey |
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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 |
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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 |
193 |
208 |
92.8% |
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South Carolina |
577 |
706 |
81.7% |
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South Dakota |
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Tennessee |
399 |
587 |
68.0% |
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Texas |
63 |
553 |
11.4% |
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Utah |
28 |
68 |
41.2% |
16 |
47 |
34.0% |
Vermont |
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Virginia |
41 |
418 |
9.8% |
10 |
211 |
4.7% |
Washington |
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West Virginia |
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Wisconsin |
21 |
182 |
11.5% |
11 |
116 |
9.5% |
Wyoming |
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Reporting States Total |
6,244 |
8,732 |
71.5% |
2,759 |
3,502 |
56.1% |
Number of Reporting States |
16 |
16 |
9 |
9 |
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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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