- In the United States, 32.7% of African American families with
children under 18 years of age live below the poverty level. (i)
- 30.6% of African American children live in female-headed households
with no spouse present and 2.6% of African American children live
in male-headed households with no spouse present. (ii)
- In 1997, a total of 598 African American or biracial children
were adopted by white parents through U.S. public adoption agencies.
In the same year, 201 African American or biracial children were
adopted by white parents through U.S. private adoption agencies
or attorneys. (iii)
- Between 1991 and 1999, rates for African American teenagers
dropped by 30%. (iv)
- Currently 20.7 per thousand victims of child abuse and neglect
are African American. (v)
- Approximately 568,000 children are in out-of-home care. (i.e.,
family foster care, residential group care, and therapeutic foster
care); 42 % of these children are African American. (vi)
- Of the 118,000 children waiting for adoption or having a plan
for adoption, 50% are African American. (vii)
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