What share of children ages 0-4 have a regular, usual source of healthcare?
Answerabout 97.7%
Nearly all young children in the U.S. have a consistent place they go for medical care.
Source: CDC, National Center for Health Statistics (2024) cdc.gov
Family · Facts & sources
Kid facts & stats
4 sourced facts about children in the United States, each with the context behind the number. 4 more are in today's round and appear here after it closes.
The basics
Going deeper
About how many children under 18 lived in the U.S. in 2022?
Answerabout 72.5 million
The U.S. child population has slightly declined since peaking around 2010.
Source: childstats.gov, Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics (2022) childstats.gov
About what share of U.S. children under 18 lack health insurance coverage?
Answerabout 5.6%
Most American children have health coverage, but a small share still go without it.
Source: CDC, National Center for Health Statistics (2023) cdc.gov
Expert level
In what year did the U.S. child population reach its peak of about 74.1 million?
Answer2010
The number of U.S. children has drifted slightly downward since this peak.
Source: childstats.gov, Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics (2010) childstats.gov
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