From 2020 to 2022, around 18 percent of children in the United States aged 12 to 17 years with a family income less than 100 percent the federal poverty level (FPL) had ADHD, compared to 13 percent of children at this age who were from households with a family income of 200 percent of the FPL or more. This statistic displays the percentage of children in the U.S. aged 5 to 17 years who had ever been told by a doctor or health professional they had attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) from 2020 to 2022, by age and family income.
Percentage of children in the U.S. who ever had attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in 2020-2022, by age and family income
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder is based on a response to the question, “Has a doctor or other health professional
ever told you that [sample child] had Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder or ADHD or Attention-Deficit Disorder or ADD?”
FPL is federal poverty level, which is based on the ratio of the family’s income in the previous calendar year to the appropriate poverty threshold defined
by the U.S. Census Bureau.
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CDC. (March 20, 2024). Percentage of children in the U.S. who ever had attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in 2020-2022, by age and family income [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1458224/adha-among-us-kids-by-family-income-and-age/
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CDC. (2024). Percentage of children in the U.S. who ever had attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in 2020-2022, by age and family income. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1458224/adha-among-us-kids-by-family-income-and-age/
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