Number of 3 to 21 year olds with speech or language impairments, U.S. 1990-2022
In the academic year of 2021/22, there were approximately 1.38 million 3 to 21 year olds with speech or language impairments in the United States who were covered by the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). This is a slight increase from the previous year, when about 1.36 million individuals with speech or language impairments were covered by IDEA.