U.S. children, by relationship to householder 2021

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)

Characteristic	Number of children in thousands
Biological child	60,545.2
Grandchild	5,793.87
Stepchild	2,413.44
Other relatives	1,859.3
Adopted child	1,402.08
Foster child or other unrelated child	1,247.71

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September 2022

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United States

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2021

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Children under 18 years only

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