# 83% of Americans weren't adopted as children

Canonical page: https://data.verasight.io/culture/83-of-americans-werent-adopted-as-children/

> Indexed question in Culture.

## Reading

The vast majority of Americans (83%) were not adopted as children, according to a May 2026 Verasight survey.

Among all adults, 12% report being adopted from the U.S. or Canada and 2% from Latin America, while Europe, Asia, Africa, and Australia/Oceania each register around 1%.

## Topline

If you were adopted as a child, what world region were you adopted from?

83% of Americans weren't adopted as children.

- I was not adopted as a child: 82.8%
- U.S. or Canada: 11.8%
- Latin America (Mexico, Central America, South America, and the Caribbean): 1.7%
- Europe: 1.2%
- Asia: 1.1%
- Africa: 0.6%
- Australia/Oceania: 0.6%

## Methodology

- Mode: Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting
- Population: US adults age 18+
- Field dates: 2026-05-11 → 2026-05-11
- Base (unweighted): 1,000
- Margin of error: +/- 3.3%
- Module: identity
- Sponsor: Verasight
- Weight variable: weight
- Weighting targets: age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status

## Source

- Canonical question URL: [https://reports.verasight.io/r/spsp26#q-3.15](https://reports.verasight.io/r/spsp26#q-3.15)

## Citation

Verasight SPSP Omnibus Survey #2026-045, fielded May 11-11, 2026, N=1,000 US adults age 18+, +/- 3.3%.

Canonical question URL: [https://reports.verasight.io/r/spsp26#q-3.15](https://reports.verasight.io/r/spsp26#q-3.15)