Is anyone familiar with any data about how many childless single mothers that adopt adopt male vs. how many adopt female children? Also I'd be interested in the same question regarding single childless fathers.

The only stats that I could find were on strictly overall male vs female adoption. There are significantly more requests to adopt female children, and a significantly higher number of single women adopting over single men. I would conclude from this that significantly more single women who adopt wish to adopt female children. But, at the same time, the adoption rates are much closer to each other. There are just as many boys as there are girls awaiting adoption at any time, and so girls are generally only adopted at a slightly higher rate as most parents wanting to adopt remain fairly flexible in their final decision. Google pulls up plenty of statistics, both national and international, but none include this specific statistic.

The only stats that I could find were on strictly overall male vs female adoption. There are significantly more requests to adopt female children, and a significantly higher number of single women adopting over single men. I would conclude from this that significantly more single women who adopt wish to adopt female children. But, at the same time, the adoption rates are much closer to each other. There are just as many boys as there are girls awaiting adoption at any time, and so girls are generally only adopted at a slightly higher rate as most parents wanting to adopt remain fairly flexible in their final decision. Google pulls up plenty of statistics, both national and international, but none include this specific statistic.

 

Thank you!