International adoptions continue to fall

Since peaking in 2004, the number of international adoptions in the United States has steadily decreased.

0 5 10 15 20 25,000 9,319 22,991 17,456 20,680 21,654 22,734 19,608 12,744 11,058 ‘03 ‘04 ‘05 ‘06 ‘07 ‘08 ‘09 ‘10 ‘11 9,319

Source: U.S. Department of State

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