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Number of families in the US by number of children 2000-2017

Number of families in the United States by number of children under 18 living in the household from 2000 to 2017 (in 1,000s)

Number of families in the US by number of children 2000-2017

This graph shows the number of families in the United States by number of children from 2000 to 2017. About 6.8 million families had three or more children living in the household in 2017.

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	No children	One child	Two children	Three or more children
2000	37,420	14,311	13,215	7,080
2005	40,647	15,069	13,741	7,400
2010	43,615	15,149	12,947	7,122
2013	45,844	14,784	13,187	7,087
2014	46,398	14,910	13,044	7,001
2015	46,737	14,788	13,159	7,032
2016	47,415	14,791	13,038	6,939
2017	48,535	14,728	12,801	6,762

	No children	One child	Two children	Three or more children
2000	37,420	14,311	13,215	7,080
2005	40,647	15,069	13,741	7,400
2010	43,615	15,149	12,947	7,122
2013	45,844	14,784	13,187	7,087
2014	46,398	14,910	13,044	7,001
2015	46,737	14,788	13,159	7,032
2016	47,415	14,791	13,038	6,939
2017	48,535	14,728	12,801	6,762

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This graph shows the number of families in the United States by number of children from 2000 to 2017. About 6.8 million families had three or more children living in the household in 2017.

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Release date: November 2017

Region: United States
Survey time period: 2000-2017
Supplementary notes: Data for previous years can be accessed here.

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