Share of U.S. children ever diagnosed with ADHD as of 2016-2019, by state

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Preeti Vankar,
Nov 29, 2023
It was estimated that in the period 2016-2019, around 16 percent of children and adolescents aged 3 to 17 years in the state of Louisiana had been diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) at some point in their life. This statistic shows the percentage of children and adolescents in the United States who had ever been diagnosed with ADHD as of 2016-2019, by state.

Percentage of children and adolescents in the United States who had ever been diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) as of 2016-2019, by state

CharacteristicPercentage of children
Louisiana 16.3%
Mississippi 15.8%
West Virginia 14.6%
Kentucky 13.2%
Arkansas 12.8%
Alabama 12.7%
South Carolina 12.7%
Georgia 12.7%
Tennessee 12.5%
Maine 12.1%
Delaware 12.1%
North Carolina 12.1%
New Hampshire 11.9%
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October 2022

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United States

Survey time period

2016 to 2019

Age group

3-17 years

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Parents reported whether a healthcare provider ever told them that their child had ADHD.

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