Around 6.8 million families had three or more children under 18 living in the household in 2023. In that same year, about 51.05 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 2023
(in 1,000s)
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US Census Bureau. (November 21, 2023). Number of families in the United States by number of children under 18 living in the household from 2000 to 2023 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 13, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/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 2023 (in 1,000s)." Chart. November 21, 2023. Statista. Accessed November 13, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/183790/number-of-families-in-the-us-by-number-of-children/
US Census Bureau. (2023). Number of families in the United States by number of children under 18 living in the household from 2000 to 2023 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 13, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/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 2023 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Nov 2023, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/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 2023 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/183790/number-of-families-in-the-us-by-number-of-children/ (last visited November 13, 2024)
Number of families in the United States by number of children under 18 living in the household from 2000 to 2023 (in 1,000s) [Graph], US Census Bureau, November 21, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/183790/number-of-families-in-the-us-by-number-of-children/
