From 2020 to 2022, around 14.3 percent of children in the United States aged 12 to 17 years had ADHD. This statistic displays the percentage of children in the U.S. aged 5 to 17 years who had ever been told by a doctor or health professional they had attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) from 2020 to 2022, by age.
Percentage of children in the U.S. who ever had attention deficit hyperactivity disorder from 2020 to 2022, by age
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder is based on a response to the question, “Has a doctor or other health professional
ever told you that [sample child] had Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder or ADHD or Attention-Deficit Disorder or ADD?”
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CDC. (March 20, 2024). Percentage of children in the U.S. who ever had attention deficit hyperactivity disorder from 2020 to 2022, by age [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 23, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/814603/adha-among-us-kids-by-age/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
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CDC. (2024). Percentage of children in the U.S. who ever had attention deficit hyperactivity disorder from 2020 to 2022, by age. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 23, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/814603/adha-among-us-kids-by-age/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
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