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Top Twenty Source Countries for
International Adoptions
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2006 |
2005 |
2004 |
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1 |
6,493 |
*China (Mainland) |
7,906 |
China (Mainland) |
7,044 |
China (Mainland) |
2 |
4,135 |
*Guatemala |
4,639 |
Russia |
5,865 |
Russia |
3 |
3,706 |
Russia |
3,783 |
Guatemala |
3,264 |
Guatemala |
4 |
1,376 |
*South Korea |
1,630 |
South Korea |
1,716 |
South Korea |
5 |
732 |
Ethiopia |
821 |
Ukraine |
826 |
Kazakhstan |
6 |
587 |
*Kazakhstan |
755 |
Kazakhstan |
723 |
Ukraine |
7 |
460 |
*Ukraine |
411 |
Ethiopia |
406 |
India |
8 |
353 |
Liberia |
323 |
India |
356 |
Haiti |
9 |
344 |
Colombia |
291 |
Colombia |
289 |
Ethiopia |
10 |
320 |
*India |
271 |
Philippines |
287 |
Colombia |
11 |
309 |
*Haiti |
234 |
Haiti |
202 |
Belarus |
12 |
245 |
*Philippines |
183 |
Liberia |
196 |
Philippines |
13 |
187 |
China(Taiwan Born) |
141 |
China(Taiwan Born) |
110 |
Bulgaria |
14 |
163 |
*Vietnam |
88 |
Mexico |
102 |
Poland |
15 |
70 |
Mexico |
73 |
Poland |
89 |
Mexico |
16 |
67 |
Poland |
72 |
Thailand |
86 |
Liberia |
17 |
66 |
Brazil |
66 |
Brazil |
73 |
Nepal |
18 |
66 |
Nepal |
65 |
Nigeria |
71 |
Nigeria |
19 |
62 |
Nigeria |
63 |
Jamaica |
69 |
Thailand and Brazil |
20 |
56 |
*Thailand |
62 |
Nepal |
57 |
Romania |
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| Top Twenty |
19,797 |
|
21,907 |
|
21,835 |
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| World Total |
20,679 |
|
22,728 |
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22,884 |
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* Countries from which Holt International places children
Information Source: U.S. Department of State
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