Around 7.01 million families had three or more children under 18 living in the household in 2021. In that same year, about 50.34 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 2022
(in 1,000s)
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US Census Bureau. (November 21, 2022). Number of families in the United States by number of children under 18 living in the household from 2000 to 2022 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 26, 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 2022 (in 1,000s)." Chart. November 21, 2022. Statista. Accessed September 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/183790/number-of-families-in-the-us-by-number-of-children/
US Census Bureau. (2022). Number of families in the United States by number of children under 18 living in the household from 2000 to 2022 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 26, 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 2022 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Nov 2022, 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 2022 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/183790/number-of-families-in-the-us-by-number-of-children/ (last visited September 26, 2024)
Number of families in the United States by number of children under 18 living in the household from 2000 to 2022 (in 1,000s) [Graph], US Census Bureau, November 21, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/183790/number-of-families-in-the-us-by-number-of-children/