The number of children under the age of 18 living in households in the United States was 72,296 in 2023. Of that number, 12,014 were between the ages of six and eight.
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US Census Bureau. (December 20, 2023). Number of children under 18 years living in U.S. households in 2023, by age group (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1168052/number-children-under-18-years-of-age-living-us-households-age/
US Census Bureau. "Number of children under 18 years living in U.S. households in 2023, by age group (in 1,000s)." Chart. December 20, 2023. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1168052/number-children-under-18-years-of-age-living-us-households-age/
US Census Bureau. (2023). Number of children under 18 years living in U.S. households in 2023, by age group (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1168052/number-children-under-18-years-of-age-living-us-households-age/
US Census Bureau. "Number of Children under 18 Years Living in U.S. Households in 2023, by Age Group (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Dec 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1168052/number-children-under-18-years-of-age-living-us-households-age/
US Census Bureau, Number of children under 18 years living in U.S. households in 2023, by age group (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1168052/number-children-under-18-years-of-age-living-us-households-age/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
Number of children under 18 years living in U.S. households in 2023, by age group (in 1,000s) [Graph], US Census Bureau, December 20, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1168052/number-children-under-18-years-of-age-living-us-households-age/