Share of U.S. children who ever had ADHD from 2020 to 2022, by age

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John Elflein,
Mar 22, 2024
From 2020 to 2022, around 14.3 percent of children in the United States aged 12 to 17 years had ADHD. 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.

Percentage of children in the U.S. who ever had attention deficit hyperactivity disorder from 2020 to 2022, by age

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Release date

March 2024

Region

United States

Survey time period

2020-2022

Age group

5-17 years

Special properties

age-adjusted

Supplementary notes

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?”

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