ABSTRACT
Ever since the famous statement issued by the National Association of Black Social Workers denouncing the adoptive placement of Black children in White homes, transracial adoption remains a controversial topic. Yet at the population level, we know relatively little about families who adopt Black children. Based on an analysis of the internal 2010–2014 American Community Survey five-year data, this research compares three groups of parents of Black adopted children (White parents, Black parents, and White interracially or inter-ethnically married parents), analyzing how these households compare across variables such as current living arrangements, educational attainment, and labor force participation. In addition, the chapter analyzes differences among Black adopted children, paying particular attention to variation in sex ratios, disability status, immigration status, and multiracial identification across these groups of adoptive families.
