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I don't have an answer to your specific question, but I thought I might be able to keep your hopes about what an "out of state" agency can do from getting unrealistically high:
The number of families waiting to adopt caucasian newborns ALWAYS outnumbers the number of caucasian newborns who are being placed for adoption. In all states in the US - not just your area. The exact percentages may vary somewhat depending on location and time, but there's always more wanna-be parents than babies.
And all states have laws where the adoptive parents run the risk of a revoked consent. The number of days during which the birthparents have to think over their decision and revoke it vary, but all states allow it.
If those are your two biggest concerns - caucasian child and revocation period, you may want to look into ways of reducing the waiting period or the stress of waiting.
For instance, if you could be open to some health conditions in a child, or open to babies who were exposed to drugs in utero, that would limit the number of other families who would also be considering that same situation.
And you may want to consider not "matching" with an expectant mother before the birth and having to wait through the revocaton period. You may want to sign with an agency that will let you wait for a "baby born" situation - one where the child is born, the papers signed, and the revocation perod over - before you're called to pick up the child. Of course you'll have to ask what that does to how long you'll be waiting for that call, t could be longer or about the same.
So, all that to say, "out of state agencies" may not be what you're looking for. You'll need to pick the situations you're open to very carefully, and you can do that regardless of the location of your agency. And you'll want to do some thinking about whether you want a relationship with the child's birth family before the birth or whether you want to wait for a "baby born" situation, and you can do that regardless of the location of your agency.
Good luck!
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