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What percentage of American children have a disability?

5.1% of American children have a disability — about 5 in every 100, or 1 in 10. That is the figure published by the American Community Survey for 2023.

Where this number comes from

Survey

American Community Survey

What it measured

American Community Survey 1-year estimate, published under the label “DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION → Under 18 years → With a disability”.

Population

American children under 18

Year

2023

90% confidence interval

5% to 5.2%

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