Number of children under 18 years living in U.S. households by age 2023
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.
Number of children under 18 years living in U.S. households in 2023, by age group (in 1,000s)
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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 December 22, 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 December 22, 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: December 22, 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 December 22, 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/