Prevalence of ADHD ever diagnosed among children by state U.S. 2016-2019 | Statista

It was estimated that in the period 2016-2019, around 16 percent of children and adolescents aged 3 to 17 years in the state of Louisiana had been diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) at some point in their life. This statistic shows the percentage of children and adolescents in the United States who had ever been diagnosed with ADHD as of 2016-2019, by state.

Percentage of children and adolescents in the United States who had ever been diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) as of 2016-2019, by state

Characteristic	Percentage of children
Louisiana	16.3%
Mississippi	15.8%
West Virginia	14.6%
Kentucky	13.2%
Arkansas	12.8%
Alabama	12.7%
South Carolina	12.7%
Georgia	12.7%
Tennessee	12.5%
Maine	12.1%
Delaware	12.1%
North Carolina	12.1%
New Hampshire	11.9%
Oklahoma	11.7%
Connecticut	11.6%
Ohio	11.6%
Indiana	11.6%
Rhode Island	11.3%
Missouri	10.9%
Virginia	10.8%
Kansas	10.7%
Massachusetts	10.7%
Vermont	10.6%
Maryland	10.6%
Michigan	10.6%
Iowa	10.5%
Texas	10.1%
Utah	10%
Montana	10%
District Of Columbia	9.8%
Wisconsin	9.5%
Florida	9.5%
Illinois	9.3%
Pennsylvania	9.1%
Oregon	9.1%
North Dakota	9%
Colorado	8.9%
Minnesota	8.7%
Wyoming	8.7%
Alaska	8.6%
Idaho	8.6%
New Mexico	8.4%
Washington	8.3%
Arizona	8.2%
New Jersey	7.9%
South Dakota	7.5%
Nebraska	7.5%
New York	7.2%
Hawaii	6.6%
Nevada	6.3%
California	6.1%

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Release date

October 2022

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Region

United States

Survey time period

2016 to 2019

Age group

3-17 years

Supplementary notes

Parents reported whether a healthcare provider ever told them that their child had ADHD.

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