Around 6.8 million families had three or more children under 18 living in the household in 2023. In that same year, about 51.05 million households had no children under 18 living in the household.
Number of families in the United States by number of children under 18 living in the household from 2000 to 2023
(in 1,000s)
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US Census Bureau. (November 21, 2023). Number of families in the United States by number of children under 18 living in the household from 2000 to 2023 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/183790/number-of-families-in-the-us-by-number-of-children/
US Census Bureau. "Number of families in the United States by number of children under 18 living in the household from 2000 to 2023 (in 1,000s)." Chart. November 21, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/183790/number-of-families-in-the-us-by-number-of-children/
US Census Bureau. (2023). Number of families in the United States by number of children under 18 living in the household from 2000 to 2023 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/183790/number-of-families-in-the-us-by-number-of-children/
US Census Bureau. "Number of Families in The United States by Number of Children under 18 Living in The Household from 2000 to 2023 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Nov 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/183790/number-of-families-in-the-us-by-number-of-children/
US Census Bureau, Number of families in the United States by number of children under 18 living in the household from 2000 to 2023 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/183790/number-of-families-in-the-us-by-number-of-children/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Number of families in the United States by number of children under 18 living in the household from 2000 to 2023 (in 1,000s) [Graph], US Census Bureau, November 21, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/183790/number-of-families-in-the-us-by-number-of-children/