Medication and/or therapy use among children with ADHD by state U.S. 2016-2019 | Statista

It was estimated that in the period 2016-2019, around 92 percent of children and adolescents aged 3 to 17 years who had attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in the state of Nebraska received treatment in the form of medication and/or behavioral therapy. This statistic shows the percentage of children and adolescents in the United States with ADHD who received any treatment for the disorder, as of 2016-2019, by state.

Share of children and adolescents in the United States with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) who received any treatment for the disorder, 2016-2019, by state

Characteristic	Percentage of children
Nebraska	91.6%
Minnesota	87.6%
Delaware	85.6%
Alabama	84.3%
Kentucky	84%
Maryland	83.9%
Louisiana	82.9%
Mississippi	82.3%
Illinois	82.3%
Wisconsin	81.4%
Indiana	79.8%
Georgia	79.5%
Alaska	79.4%
Connecticut	79.1%
Oklahoma	79%
Wyoming	78.9%
New Hampshire	78.9%
North Carolina	78.8%
Texas	78.4%
Iowa	78.3%
North Dakota	78%
Pennsylvania	77.7%
Montana	77.3%
Michigan	77%
Rhode Island	76.9%
South Dakota	76.9%
Virginia	76.9%
Maine	76.9%
West Virginia	76.6%
Massachusetts	76.4%
Hawaii	75.7%
Arkansas	75.6%
Florida	75.3%
Kansas	75.3%
Ohio	75.1%
Idaho	74.7%
South Carolina	74.1%
Tennessee	74.1%
New Mexico	73.7%
California	72.4%
Utah	72.2%
Arizona	71.7%
New York	70.5%
Oregon	70.2%
Missouri	70.2%
Colorado	69.8%
District Of Columbia	65.3%
Vermont	65%
Washington	61.5%
Nevada	58.8%
New Jersey	58.4%

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Release date

October 2022

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Region

United States

Survey time period

2016 to 2019

Age group

3-17 years

Supplementary notes

ADHD treatment: Includes children with current ADHD who received ADHD medication or ADHD behavior treatment, or both.

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