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POP1 Child population: Number of children (in millions) ages 0–17 in the United States by age, 1950–2022 and projected 2023–2050. NOTE: Some estimates have been revised since previous publication in America's Children.
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In 2022, there were about 25.8 million children between the ages of 12 and 17 years old living in the United States. On the other hand, there were about 22.4 million children between the...
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Data are for the U.S.
•Percent of children ages 0–4 years who are in fair or poor health: 1.5% (2022)
•Percent of children ages 5–11 years who are in fair or poor health: 2.2% (2022)
•Percent of children ages 5–11 years who missed 11 or more days of school in the past 12 months because of illness, injury, or disability: 8.0% (2022)
Source: Interactive Summary Health Statistics for Children: National Health Interview Survey, 2019-2022
•Percent of children ages 2–5 years with obesity: 12.7% (2017-March 2020)
•Trends in Child and Adolescent Health from Health, United States
•United States Life Tables, 2021 [PDF – 2 MB]
•U.S. State Life Tables, 2020 [PDF – 955 KB]
•National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 2021 Emergency Department Summary Tables [PDF – 865 KB]
•National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 2019 National Summary Tables [PDF – 864 KB]
•Long COVID in Children: United States, 2022
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•Mortality Statistics •National Health Interview Survey •National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey •National Institute for Child Health and Human Development •KIDS Count
Dec 19, 2018 · This report details the 10 leading causes for the 20,360 deaths of children and adolescents in the United States in 2016. The analysis also includes trends over time and comparisons among...
- Rebecca M. Cunningham, Maureen A. Walton, Patrick M. Carter
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72.5 million (2022) Children as a percentage of the population 1. Children ages 0–17 in the United States. 21.9% (2021) 21.7% (2022) Racial and ethnic composition 1. Children ages 0–17 by race and Hispanic origin 2. White, non-Hispanic.
Previous Value (year)Most Recent Value (year)Change Between YearsChildren ages 0–17 in the United ...72.8 million (2021)72.5 million (2022)Children ages 0–17 in the United ...21.9% (2021)21.7% (2022)White, non-Hispanic49.3% (2021)48.8% (2022)Black, non-Hispanic13.8% (2021)13.9% (2022)NOV. 17, 2022 — The U.S. Census Bureau today released estimates showing there were 10.9 million one-parent family groups with a child under the age of 18 in 2022. Data from the annual release of America’s Families and Living Arrangements also show that 80% of one-parent family groups were maintained by a mother.
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Nov 22, 2021 · This series of tables looks at the living arrangements of children, including their coresidence with parents and grandparents, by characteristics such as nativity status and poverty status. Some of the tables are shown by the race and Hispanic origin of the child.