Approximately 2% to 4% of children in the United States are adopted. Since 1987, the number of adoptions per year in the United States has remained relatively constant, ranging from 118,000 to 127,000; recent data cite 127,000 adoptions in 2001. Government data indicate that in 2001, 39% of adoptions were handled by publicly funded child welfare agencies, and another 46% through private agencies. The latter include adoptions among family members, such as by a stepparent. About 15% of adoptees come from outside the United States. By comparison, in 1992, these figures were 18%, 77%, and 5%, respectively.