Number of 3 to 21 year olds with hearing impairments, U.S. 1990-2023
In the academic year of 2022/23, there were approximately 70,000 people aged 3- to 21-years-old with hearing impairments in the United States who were covered by the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). This is a slight decrease from the previous year, when 71,000 people with hearing impairments were covered by IDEA.