This statistic shows the number of families in the United States by number of children under 18 from 2000 to 2019. Just over seven million families had three or more children under 18 living in the household in 2019.
Number of families in the United States by number of children under 18 living in the household from 2000 to 2019
(in 1,000s)
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US Census Bureau. (October 16, 2019). Number of families in the United States by number of children under 18 living in the household from 2000 to 2019 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 09, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/183790/number-of-families-in-the-us-by-number-of-children/
US Census Bureau. "Number of families in the United States by number of children under 18 living in the household from 2000 to 2019 (in 1,000s)." Chart. October 16, 2019. Statista. Accessed July 09, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/183790/number-of-families-in-the-us-by-number-of-children/
US Census Bureau. (2019). Number of families in the United States by number of children under 18 living in the household from 2000 to 2019 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 09, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/183790/number-of-families-in-the-us-by-number-of-children/
US Census Bureau. "Number of Families in The United States by Number of Children under 18 Living in The Household from 2000 to 2019 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Oct 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/183790/number-of-families-in-the-us-by-number-of-children/
US Census Bureau, Number of families in the United States by number of children under 18 living in the household from 2000 to 2019 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/183790/number-of-families-in-the-us-by-number-of-children/ (last visited July 09, 2020)
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