Wednesday, March 18, 2009

Orphans where you live

Though I often speak of the 143 million+ orphans around the world.
This is an interesting look at the problem in of orphans in the US waiting for adoption.

State

Children WaitingFY 2006*

Churches*

Alabama

1,658

9,519

Alaska

722

906

Arizona

2,634

2,863

Arkansas

937

5,843

California

18,028

18,398

Colorado

700

3,310

Connecticut

1,360

2,450

Delaware

302

861

District of Columbia

618

734

Florida

7,478

13,979

Georgia

2,305

12,391

Hawaii

752

835

Idaho

545

1,141

Illinois

3,042

12,081

Indiana

3,343

8,612

Iowa

1,432

4,824

Kansas

2,032

4,398

Kentucky

2,083

6,225

Louisiana

1,079

7,045

Maine

691

1,286

Maryland

1,954

4,860

Massachusetts

2,704

3,333

Michigan

6,164

10,268

Minnesota

1,353

5,447

Mississippi

897

6,893

Missouri

2,714

7,860

Montana

608

1,283

Nebraska

971

2,533

Nevada

1,815

887

New Hampshire

250

887

New Jersey

4,672

5,734

New Mexico

858

1,615

New York

8,040

11,761

North Carolina

3,115

15,731

North Dakota

321

1,270

Ohio

4,011

13,364

Oklahoma

3,587

6,123

Oregon

2,776

3,093

Pennsylvania

3,559

14,435

Rhode Island

397

579

South Carolina

1,750

7,999

South Dakota

507

1,384

Tennessee

1,786

9,877

Texas

12,191

23,726

Utah

475

509

Vermont

251

541

Virginia

1,794

9,371

Washington

2,361

4,437

West Virginia

1,063

2,790

Wisconsin

1,205

5,510

Wyoming

209

702

Total

127,489

302,651


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