Table 1

Children Waiting to be Adopted From the Public Foster Care System, by Race, by Fiscal Year

	On Sept. 30, 2002^*		On Sept. 30, 2003^†
	Number	%	Number	%
Black/non‐Hispanic	54,832	43	47,630	40
White/non‐Hispanic	58,975	46	43,820	37
Total	127,942	100	119,000	100

* Reference 37.
† Reference 38.