Agencies with a published price (from the org's own fee schedule or a state table), cheapest first; agencies that publish no price go last. Verify before relying on any figure.
| # | Name | State | Total published | Transparency | What they publish | Caveat |
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| 1 | Nevada Division of Child and Family Services | NV | $3,000 | state table | Flat $3,000 interstate placement fee | State agency;guide undated; excludes birth-parent expenses, attorney, finalization |
| 2 | Tapestry Family Services | IN | $4,000 – $10,000 | state table | Placement $4,000-10,000 (sliding scale; table ambiguous) | Their site says domestic infant typically $25-50K, so the placement range may not be the full cost; Indiana DCS agency table (undated, not the agency's own site); verify; home study excluded |
| 3 | Gifts of Grace Adoption Support Center | IN | $4,500 – $20,000 | state table | Placement $4,500-20,000 'varies per situation' | Indiana DCS agency table (undated, not the agency's own site); verify; home study excluded |
| 4 | Love and Hope Adoption Services (Livingston) | TN | $4,500 | state table | Placement fee $4,500 | TN DCS 2025 schedule (self-reported by agency, CY2025);home study excluded |
| 5 | Adoption Assistance Inc. | IN | $5,000 | state table | Agency assistance fee $5,000 | Birth-parent expenses billed separately; Indiana DCS agency table (undated, not the agency's own site); verify; home study excluded |
| 6 | Adoption Assistance, Inc. (Murfreesboro) | TN | $5,000 | state table | Agency fee $5,000 + birth-mother expenses and attorney fees (unquantified) | TN DCS 2025 schedule (self-reported by agency, CY2025);home study excluded |
| 7 | Smoky Mountain Children's Home (Sevierville) | TN | $5,000 – $10,000 | state table | Sliding, income-based placement fee | TN DCS 2025 schedule (self-reported by agency, CY2025);home study excluded |
| 8 | Lutheran Family Services Rocky Mountain | CO | $5,500 – $6,500 | full breakdown | Expectant-parent counseling $5,500 + optional CO finalization $1,000 | Fee agreement rev. 3-2016 (old, may have changed);excludes birth-parent expenses, attorney, home study |
| 9 | Catholic Social Services of Montana | MT | $5,600 – $14,440 | full breakdown | Adoption fee 15.4% of gross income, $5,600-14,440 | Dated 2024-04-05;excludes workshop, application, tech fees, finalization attorney |
| 10 | Greater Love Adoption Decision | IN | $7,500 | state table | Placement $7,500 | Wait 1-3 yrs listed; Indiana DCS agency table (undated, not the agency's own site); verify; home study excluded |
| 11 | Hope Adoption Agency (Cookeville) | TN | $8,000 – $19,000 | state table | Placement $8-16K + $3,000 pre-placement fee (unclear if mandatory) | TN DCS 2025 schedule (self-reported by agency, CY2025);home study excluded |
| 12 | Family & Children's Agency (FCA) | CT/NY | $8,000 – $17,250 | full breakdown | Out-of-state families: enrollment $2,000 + counseling/ICPC $6,000 (CT law not used) or $15,250 (CT law used, incl. $1,750 finalization) | Only for children born in CT/NY; its own agency placements not stated open to out-of-state families; schedule updated 2025-07-01, valid to 2026-07-01 (expired); excludes application $500, post-placement, birth-parent expenses |
| 13 | Miriam's Promise (Nashville) | TN | $9,500 – $20,000 | state table | Placement fee range, $20,000 maximum | TN DCS 2025 schedule (self-reported by agency, CY2025);home study excluded |
| 14 | Agape Child & Family Services (Memphis) | TN | $10,000 – $20,000 | state table | Placement fee 15% of combined AGI, $10-20K | TN DCS 2025 schedule (self-reported by agency, CY2025);home study excluded |
| 15 | Catholic Charities of Tennessee (Nashville) | TN | $10,000 – $22,000 | state table | Placement 15% of income, min $10,000 max $22,000 | TN DCS 2025 schedule (self-reported by agency, CY2025);home study excluded |
| 16 | Kids to Love Child Placing Agency (Ardmore) | TN | $10,000 | state table | Placement fee $10,000 | TN DCS 2025 schedule (self-reported by agency, CY2025);home study excluded |
| 17 | Life Choices of Memphis | TN | $10,000 – $20,000 | state table | Placement 15% of AGI, $10-20K | TN DCS 2025 schedule (self-reported by agency, CY2025);home study excluded |
| 18 | Courageous Hearts Adoptions | IN | $12,500 | state table | Placement $12,500 | Private adoptions only; interstate fee 'varies'; Indiana DCS agency table (undated, not the agency's own site); verify; home study excluded |
| 19 | American Adoptions | IN | $13,000 | state table | Agency fee $13,000 (same for interstate) | Own site publishes no costs; Indiana DCS agency table (undated, not the agency's own site); verify; home study excluded |
| 20 | Christian Family Services | FL | $14,300 – $24,800 | full breakdown | Fee table sum, Oct 2025; placement fee 14% of income | NOT accepting applications currently |
| 21 | Adoptions of Indiana | IN | $15,330 – $18,200 | state table | Placement $14,700 + $630-3,500 receiving/sending agency fee | Indiana DCS agency table (undated, not the agency's own site); verify; home study excluded |
| 22 | Adoption Center for Family Building | IL/IN | $17,500 | state table | $5,000 at match + $12,500 at placement | interstate placement listed $550; table ambiguous; Indiana DCS agency table (undated, not the agency's own site); verify; home study excluded |
| 23 | St. Elizabeth Coleman Pregnancy and Adoption Services | IN | $18,000 | state table | Placement $18,000 | Indiana DCS agency table (undated, not the agency's own site); verify; home study excluded |
| 24 | Hannah's Hope (Bartlett) | TN | $18,000 – $26,000 | state table | Placement fee range, no breakdown | TN DCS 2025 schedule (self-reported by agency, CY2025);home study excluded |
| 25 | Children's Home (CHLSS, Lutheran Social Service of MN) | MN | $18,970 – $27,045 | full breakdown | Itemized schedule rev. 05/2026: $21,870-29,945 minus $2,900 home study | Excludes outside agency, attorney, birth-parent expenses;home study excluded |
| 26 | Quiver Full Adoptions (Flourish) | SC | $19,000 – $27,000 | full breakdown | $13,000 agency fees + legal $6-8K + travel $0-6K | Undated page; renamed Flourish Adoption Ministries |
| 27 | A Bond of Life Adoptions | IN | $19,000 | state table | Agency fee $17,500 + ICPC $1,500 | Indiana DCS agency table (undated, not the agency's own site); verify; home study excluded |
| 28 | Destiny Adoption Services (Knoxville) | TN | $19,000 – $41,000 | state table | Placement $19,000 and matching $22,000; unclear if additive | TN DCS 2025 schedule (self-reported by agency, CY2025);home study excluded |
| 29 | Adoption Support Center Inc. | IN | $19,500 | state table | Agency fee $19,500 (interstate same) | Home study not listed; Indiana DCS agency table (undated, not the agency's own site); verify; home study excluded |
| 30 | Children's Service Society of Utah | UT | $19,603 – $19,773 | full breakdown | $19,000 package (home study $700 removed) + $300 application + $128 screening + $175-345 training | Undated page; excludes legal and extra birth-mother needs; out-of-state not stated; home study excluded |
| 31 | Gateway Woods Family Services | IN | $20,000 | state table | Placement $20,000 incl. legal | Excludes birth-parent living expenses; Indiana DCS agency table (undated, not the agency's own site); verify; home study excluded |
| 32 | AGAPE Nashville | TN | $20,000 | state table | Placement fee 15% of gross income, max $20,000, no minimum stated | TN DCS 2025 schedule (self-reported by agency, CY2025);home study excluded |
| 33 | Paths for Families (formerly Adoptions Together) | VA/MD | $23,200 – $41,050 | full breakdown | Sliding scale by income ($16,800-$34,650) + $1,275 profile + $2,000 medical + $2,000 guardianship + 3 reports $375 | Fees as of 2026-09-01; one table row doesn't add up;excludes legal |
| 34 | Aggieland Pregnancy Outreach | TX | $23,550 – $25,050 | full breakdown | Education $9,860 + overhead $5,000 + placement $5,440 + post-placement $3,250 (+ $1,500 legal) | Revised April 2026;out-of-state not stated |
| 35 | Small World, Inc. (Mt. Juliet) | TN | $24,000 – $25,500 | state table | Placement $18,000 + program $3,000 + profile $500 + surrender $2,500-4,000 (our sum) | TN DCS 2025 schedule (self-reported by agency, CY2025);home study excluded |
| 36 | Lutheran Family Services of Nebraska | NE | $24,000 | single total | 'approximately $24,000' application to finalization | No itemization or date; unclear if home study is included; out-of-state families only for home studies |
| 37 | Adoption Choice, Inc. | WI | $24,500 – $25,500 | full breakdown | Profile $500 + match $6,000 + birthparent deposit $3,000 (out-of-state $4,000) + placement $15,000 | Rev. 2025-06-10; must find an out-of-state agency/attorney to match you, call before relying; excludes application $575, ICPC $500, post-placement |
| 38 | Catholic Charities of East TN (A Loving Option) | TN | $25,000 | state table | Matching $10,000 + placement $15,000 | TN DCS 2025 schedule (self-reported by agency, CY2025);home study excluded |
| 39 | Heart of Adoptions Tennessee (McEwen) | TN | $25,000 – $31,000 | state table | Placement $25,000 + $6,000 advertising (unclear if mandatory) | TN DCS 2025 schedule (self-reported by agency, CY2025);home study excluded |
| 40 | Bethany Christian Services (Chicago) | IL | $29,450 | full breakdown | $1,500 + $11,200 + $14,800 + $1,950 post-placement | Schedule effective 2019-02-01 (stale, likely higher now);excludes $550 application, assessment $3,500, attorney, ICPC $600 |
| 41 | KidsFirst Adoption Services | IN | $30,000 – $35,000 | state table | Approx. $30,000-35,000 in total | Indiana DCS agency table (undated, not the agency's own site); verify |
| 42 | Mid-South Adoptions (Memphis) | TN | $30,000 | state table | Placement fee $30,000 (PDF prints $30,000.000) | TN DCS 2025 schedule (self-reported by agency, CY2025);home study excluded |
| 43 | Family Life Services | VA | $30,009 | full breakdown | $250 app + $500 training + $27,000 placement + $2,000 ICPC + $259 online training (out-of-state) | Most states accepted (all but NY). Excludes home study, post-placement visits, attorney, travel |
| 44 | Bright Futures Adoption Center | MA | $31,500 – $39,500 | full breakdown | $250 + $2,500 + placement $24,500-32,500 (income) + $2,000 + $2,250 (our sum; home study $2,800 removed) | MA finalization only for MA residents/MA-born;birth-parent expenses $3-5K extra; home study excluded |
| 45 | Family to Family Adoption Services | TX | $36,500 | full breakdown | $35,000 base agency fee + $1,500 out-of-state registration | Verified on site 2026-11-09; excludes legal/travel/home study |
| 46 | Adoptions From The Heart | PA/CT/DE/NJ/NY/VA | $36,800 | full breakdown | Program fee $6,800 + placement fee $30,000 | fees guaranteed to 2026-06-30 (expired); excludes application $750, ICPC $4,000, post-placement $3,000, attorney, medical |
| 47 | Lifeline Children's Services | AL | $37,500 | partial | $37,500 agency fees (eff. 1/1/2026) | Excludes travel, attorney, court |
| 48 | Nightlight Christian Adoption | CA | $38,400 – $49,275 | full breakdown | $37,000 program fee; total est. $38,400-$49,275 (2024) | Married 2+ yrs; ages 25-44 |
| 49 | Adoption & Beyond | KS/MO | $39,900 – $47,700 | full breakdown | Agency fees ~$39,900; ~$47,700 total incl. attorney $7-8K | Undated |
| 50 | Hausman & Hickman | FL | $40,000 – $45,000 | partial | $40-45K average per placement (2024) | Law firm; average not a quote |
| 51 | Spence-Chapin | NY | $44,300 | full breakdown | $51,000 program fee minus $7,000 home study/professional fee, + $300 application, page dated 2023-12-14 | Applicants must live within 100 miles of NYC;home study excluded |
| 52 | The Cradle | IL | $46,500 – $49,000 | full breakdown | Itemized, effective 2025-09-01: $45,000 (home study $4,750 removed) + legal $1,500-4,000 | no total published (summed by us); excludes travel, fingerprints, CPR; home study excluded |
| 53 | Heart to Heart Adoption | UT | $53,000 – $58,000 | partial | $2,000 application + $48,000 agency fee + medical | Older undated page; current page has no amounts |
| 54 | A Guardian Angel Adoption | UT | $60,800 | partial | Agency fees capped at $60,800 (2026) | Excludes attorney, medical, home study |
| 55 | Adoption Star Agency | FL | — | none | not published (sliding scale by net worth) | |
| 55 | Adoption by Shepherd Care | FL | — | none | not published ($400 consult + $1250 inclusion only) | Info packet |
| 55 | Gladney Center For Adoption | TX | — | none | not found on site 2026-11-09 | Bot listed $59,500; not verified |
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