ALEXANDRIA, VA (March 17, 2025) — A new report, titled Adoption by the Numbers, released by the National Council For Adoption (NCFA) reveals that the number of private domestic adoptions, also known as infant adoptions, have increased in recent years following a decline during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The study shows that private domestic, non-stepparent adoptions increased about 3% between 2019 and 2022. In 2022 there were an estimated 25,503 private domestic adoptions, up from 24,720 infant adoptions in 2019.
Adoption by the Numbers is a research study conducted by NCFA in partnership with the Opt Institute. The report provides comprehensive national-level and state-level tallies on the numbers and types of adoption that occur annually and is the only report of its kind nationwide.