Between 2016 and 2019, nearly eight percent of children and adolescents aged 3 to 17 years in the United States reported that they had current anxiety problems. This statistic displays the percentage of children and adolescents in the U.S. who had or have ever had anxiety problems from 2016 to 2019.
Percentage of children and adolescents in the U.S. who have or ever had anxiety problems from 2016 to 2019
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CDC. (February 25, 2022). Percentage of children and adolescents in the U.S. who have or ever had anxiety problems from 2016 to 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 29, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1351573/anxiety-among-us-children-adolescents/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
CDC. "Percentage of children and adolescents in the U.S. who have or ever had anxiety problems from 2016 to 2019." Chart. February 25, 2022. Statista. Accessed March 29, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1351573/anxiety-among-us-children-adolescents/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
CDC. (2022). Percentage of children and adolescents in the U.S. who have or ever had anxiety problems from 2016 to 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 29, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1351573/anxiety-among-us-children-adolescents/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
CDC. "Percentage of Children and Adolescents in The U.S. Who Have or Ever Had Anxiety Problems from 2016 to 2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Feb 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1351573/anxiety-among-us-children-adolescents/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
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Percentage of children and adolescents in the U.S. who have or ever had anxiety problems from 2016 to 2019 [Graph], CDC, February 25, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1351573/anxiety-among-us-children-adolescents/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed