The Census Bureau estimates that 4.3 percent of children (ages 0-17) in the United States have lost one or both parents due to death. Given that there are 74 million children in the United States, this means there are about 3.2 million paternal, maternal, or double orphans in the country, according to the report.
Apr 14, 2023
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Over 113,000 of these children are eligible for adoption and they will wait, on average, almost three years for an adoptive family. 53% of the children and ...