Around 4.79 million families had three or more children under 18 living in the household in 2021. In that same year, about 50.33 million households had no children under 18 living in the household.
Number of families in the United States by number of children under 18 living in the household from 2000 to 2021
(in 1,000s)
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US Census Bureau. (November 29, 2021). Number of families in the United States by number of children under 18 living in the household from 2000 to 2021 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 26, 2022, 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 2021 (in 1,000s)." Chart. November 29, 2021. Statista. Accessed May 26, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/183790/number-of-families-in-the-us-by-number-of-children/
US Census Bureau. (2021). Number of families in the United States by number of children under 18 living in the household from 2000 to 2021 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 26, 2022. 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 2021 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Nov 2021, 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 2021 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/183790/number-of-families-in-the-us-by-number-of-children/ (last visited May 26, 2022)
