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Number of families in the US by number of children 2000-2018
Number of families in the US by number of children 2000-2018
Number of families in the United States by number of children under 18 living in the household from 2000 to 2018 (in 1,000s)
This statistic shows the number of families in the United States by number of children under 18 from 2000 to 2018. About 7.13 million families had three or more children under 18 living in the household in 2018.
Number of families in the United States by number of children under 18 living in the household from 2000 to 2018 (in 1,000s)
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| No children | One child | Two children | Three or more children | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 48,635 | 14,576 | 12,742 | 7,134 |
| 2017 | 48,535 | 14,728 | 12,801 | 6,762 |
| 2016 | 47,415 | 14,791 | 13,038 | 6,939 |
| 2015 | 46,737 | 14,788 | 13,159 | 7,032 |
| 2014 | 46,398 | 14,910 | 13,044 | 7,001 |
| 2013 | 45,844 | 14,784 | 13,187 | 7,087 |
| 2010 | 43,615 | 15,149 | 12,947 | 7,122 |
| 2005 | 40,647 | 15,069 | 13,741 | 7,400 |
| 2000 | 37,420 | 14,311 | 13,215 | 7,080 |
| No children | One child | Two children | Three or more children | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 48,635 | 14,576 | 12,742 | 7,134 |
| 2017 | 48,535 | 14,728 | 12,801 | 6,762 |
| 2016 | 47,415 | 14,791 | 13,038 | 6,939 |
| 2015 | 46,737 | 14,788 | 13,159 | 7,032 |
| 2014 | 46,398 | 14,910 | 13,044 | 7,001 |
| 2013 | 45,844 | 14,784 | 13,187 | 7,087 |
| 2010 | 43,615 | 15,149 | 12,947 | 7,122 |
| 2005 | 40,647 | 15,069 | 13,741 | 7,400 |
| 2000 | 37,420 | 14,311 | 13,215 | 7,080 |
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This statistic shows the number of families in the United States by number of children under 18 from 2000 to 2018. About 7.13 million families had three or more children under 18 living in the household in 2018.
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- November 2018
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- United States
- Survey time period
- 2000 to 2018
- Supplementary notes
- Data for previous years can be accessed here.
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- United States
- Survey time period
- 2000 to 2018
- Supplementary notes
- Data for previous years can be accessed here.
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