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Adoption Exhibit 35
Children In Non-Finalized Adoptive Homes,
Classified by Title IV-E Eligibility, 1990 VCIS Survey

1990 Reporting States Number of Children in Non-Finalized
Adoptive Homes
Number of Children IV-E Eligible Percent IV-E Eligible (1)
Alabama 202 51 25.2%
Alaska      
Arizona 331 106 32.0%
Arkansas 99 30 30.3%
California      
Colorado      
Connecticut      
Delaware 52    
D.C.      
Florida 542 301 55.5%
Georgia 580 267 46.0%
Hawaii      
Idaho 177 2 1.1%
Illinois 823    
Indiana      
Iowa      
Kansas      
Kentucky 266    
Louisiana      
Maine 73    
Maryland 102 46 45.1%
Massachusetts 259    
Michigan      
Minnesota 274    
Mississippi 38    
Missouri 540 210 38.9%
Montana      
Nebraska      
Nevada      
New Hampshire 88    
New Jersey 663    
New Mexico 145 99 68.3%
New York 2,234 1,984 88.8%
North Carolina 475    
North Dakota      
Ohio      
Oklahoma      
Oregon 372    
Pennsylvania      
Puerto Rico      
Rhode Island 56    
South Carolina 291 67 23.0%
South Dakota 20 13 65.0%
Tennessee 527    
Texas 439    
Utah 25 13 52.0%
Vermont 22 20 90.9%
Virginia 393 183 46.6%
Washington      
West Virginia      
Wisconsin 268 175 65.3%
Wyoming      
Reporting States Total 10,376 3,567 59.7%
Number of Reporting States 30 16  

Source: VCIS Survey, Part II, questions 25 and 25a.

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. The percent of IV-E eligible children is with respect to the total number of children (for IV-E responding states) in non-finalized adoptive homes.