Number of families in the US by number of children 2000-2017

Number of families in the United States by number of children under 18 living in the household from 2000 to 2017 (in thousands)

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