In 2021, around 1.25 million children in the United States were foster children or unrelated to their households' householder. Furthermore, about 60.5 million children were living with their biological parents.
Number of children under 18 years living in U.S. households in 2021, by relationship to householder (in 1,000s)
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Statistics on Kids in the U.S.
Population and births
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- Basic Statistic Total population of the United States 2027
- Basic Statistic Age distribution in the United States 2021
- Basic Statistic U.S. population share by generation 2021
- Basic Statistic United States - birth rate 1990-2020
- Basic Statistic U.S. twin birth rate 1980-2020
- Basic Statistic Infant mortality in the USA 2021
- Basic Statistic U.S. infant mortality rate by state 2020
Family, upbringing, and poverty
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- Basic Statistic Number of children in the U.S., by relationship to householder 2021
- Premium Statistic Children living with single divorced parents U.S. 2021, by age of child
- Premium Statistic Children living with grandparents in the U.S. 2022, by age of child
- Premium Statistic Child poverty rate in the United States 1990-2021
- Premium Statistic Percentage of homeless people in the U.S., by household type 2020
- Premium Statistic Number of children of homeless parenting youth in the U.S., by state 2020
Health and safety
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- Basic Statistic Number of Medicaid/CHIP children's health care quality measures 2020
- Basic Statistic Child abuse in the U.S. - number of cases 2021, by age of victim
- Basic Statistic Child abuse in the U.S. - children with a caregiver risk factor 2021
- Basic Statistic Child abuse in the U.S. - number of fatalities 2007-2021
- Basic Statistic Percentage of U.S. children and adolescents who were obese 1988-2018
- Basic Statistic Leading U.S. states by lifetime prevalence of asthma among children 2020
- Basic Statistic Share of U.S. children who visited the dentist from 1997-2019, by gender
- Premium Statistic U.S. states with the lowest percent of children receiving vaccinations U.S. 2021
Education
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- Basic Statistic Enrollment in public and private kindergartens in the U.S. 1980-2021
- Basic Statistic Pre-primary school enrollment numbers in the U.S. 1970-2021
- Basic Statistic High school enrollment in public and private institutions U.S. 1965-2030
- Basic Statistic U.S. elementary and secondary schools: pupil-teacher ratio 1955-2030
- Premium Statistic U.S. state expenditure per child enrolled in pre-kindergarten 2002-2020
- Basic Statistic U.S. education - total expenditure per pupil in public schools 1990-2019
- Premium Statistic Expenditures per child in preschool programs in the U.S. 2020
Further related statistics
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- Desire of parents to have more children 2013
- Reasons for not having more children
- Parents contact frequency in France 2014
- Knowledge of parents about managing personal finances in the U.S. 2015
- Most frequent difficulties encountered by parents with their children in France 2017
- Number of U.S. kids receiving food stamps 2015, by living arrangement
- Living distance between American parents and children in 2011
- Share of 5 to 17 year olds in the U.S., by parents in household 1990-2011
- Comparison of relationships to those of parents in the United States in 2010
- Opinion of parents on the function of consumption in everyday life in France 2019
- Opinion on the authorization of assisted reproductive technology (ART) in France 2015
- Amount saved by separated parents in the UK in 2014
- South Korean women satisfied with family relationship with parents 2008-2018
- South Korean men satisfied with the family relationship with parents 2008-2018
- France: share of young adults living at their parent's 2011, by occupation
- Percentage of U.S. parents who are working in 2012, based on their education
- Parental encouragement for reading in France 2019, by strategy
- Preferred means of communication between parents and children in Italy 2017
- Survey about the probability of a better life than one's parents 2012
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Statistics
- Desire of parents to have more children 2013
- Reasons for not having more children
- Parents contact frequency in France 2014
- Knowledge of parents about managing personal finances in the U.S. 2015
- Most frequent difficulties encountered by parents with their children in France 2017
- Number of U.S. kids receiving food stamps 2015, by living arrangement
- Living distance between American parents and children in 2011
- Share of 5 to 17 year olds in the U.S., by parents in household 1990-2011
- Comparison of relationships to those of parents in the United States in 2010
- Opinion of parents on the function of consumption in everyday life in France 2019
- Opinion on the authorization of assisted reproductive technology (ART) in France 2015
- Amount saved by separated parents in the UK in 2014
- South Korean women satisfied with family relationship with parents 2008-2018
- South Korean men satisfied with the family relationship with parents 2008-2018
- France: share of young adults living at their parent's 2011, by occupation
- Percentage of U.S. parents who are working in 2012, based on their education
- Parental encouragement for reading in France 2019, by strategy
- Preferred means of communication between parents and children in Italy 2017
- Survey about the probability of a better life than one's parents 2012
US Census Bureau. (September 30, 2022). Number of children under 18 years living in U.S. households in 2021, by relationship to householder (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 20, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/255758/number-of-children-in-the-us-by-relationship-to-householder/
US Census Bureau. "Number of children under 18 years living in U.S. households in 2021, by relationship to householder (in 1,000s)." Chart. September 30, 2022. Statista. Accessed March 20, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/255758/number-of-children-in-the-us-by-relationship-to-householder/
US Census Bureau. (2022). Number of children under 18 years living in U.S. households in 2021, by relationship to householder (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 20, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/255758/number-of-children-in-the-us-by-relationship-to-householder/
US Census Bureau. "Number of Children under 18 Years Living in U.S. Households in 2021, by Relationship to Householder (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Sep 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/255758/number-of-children-in-the-us-by-relationship-to-householder/
US Census Bureau, Number of children under 18 years living in U.S. households in 2021, by relationship to householder (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/255758/number-of-children-in-the-us-by-relationship-to-householder/ (last visited March 20, 2023)
Number of children under 18 years living in U.S. households in 2021, by relationship to householder (in 1,000s) [Graph], US Census Bureau, September 30, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/255758/number-of-children-in-the-us-by-relationship-to-householder/