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People Statistics · Country estimate

Children under 18 in United States

2021 – 2024 · 4 data points Updated Oct 21, 2026
People · United States

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2021 – 2024

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Latest value · 2024 22.0% −0.2 pp since 2023
First value · 2021 22.5%
Children under 18, 2021 – 2024 percent

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2021 – 2024

The series at a glance United States · 2021 – 2024
Latest value 22.0% · 2024
First value 22.5% · 2021
Highest 22.5% · 2021
Lowest 22.0% · 2024
Data points 4

By year

All years · 2021 – 2024

YearUnited StatesChange
2024estimate 22.0% −0.2 pp
2023estimate 22.2% +0.0 pp
2022estimate 22.1% −0.4 pp
2021estimate 22.5%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2021 – 2024

What it means

The share of residents who are children and teenagers.

How it is calculated

Residents under 18 divided by the total population.