Return to the PIE Home PageIn 1997, 213 children were placed in adoptive homes by the largest non-profit adoption services providers. Of these 213 children, 145 (68.1%) were infants (6 years or younger), 52 (24.4%) were youth (6 to 11 years), and 16 (7.5%) were adolescents (11 years and older). As the graph above indicates, this age breakdown has been generally consistent, while the total number of children placed in adoptive homes has fluctuated from year to year.
Service statistics were provided by Catholic Social Services, Crittenton Family Services, Franklin County Children Services, Lutheran Social Services, and the Methodist Children's Home.
1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990
Infant 143 157 139 116 166 127 107 152
Youth 15 26 34 16 36 28 26 39
Adolescent 15 26 18 24 8 15 6 4
Total all ages 173 209 191 156 210 170 139 195
1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997
Infant 134 166 142 168 148 150 145
Youth 38 55 61 53 56 68 52
Adolescent 7 9 7 14 15 4 16
Total all ages 179 230 210 235 219 222 213
Note: Infants are defined as approximately 6 years or younger, youth are approximately 6 to 11 years, and adolescents are approximately 11 years and older. There is some overlap between groups because the reporting agencies use slightly different age categories.
Source: Catholic Social Services, Crittenton Family Services, Franklin County Children Services, Lutheran Social Services and Methodist Children's Home
Filename: SI-022
* In 1994, the Methodist Children's Home stopped providing adoption services.