The data displays the number of families in the U.S. by number of children from 2000 to 2017. About 6.8 million families had three or more children living in the household in 2017.
2000 | 37420 | 14311 | 13215 | 7080 |
2005 | 40647 | 15069 | 13741 | 7400 |
2010 | 43615 | 15149 | 12947 | 7122 |
2013 | 45844 | 14784 | 13187 | 7087 |
2014 | 46398 | 14910 | 13044 | 7001 |
2015 | 46737 | 14788 | 13159 | 7032 |
2016 | 47415 | 14791 | 13038 | 6939 |
2017 | 48535 | 14728 | 12801 | 6762 |