Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)*

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Data are for the U.S.

Morbidity: Children ages 3–17 years
  • Percent ever diagnosed with ADHD: 12.0% (2024)
  • Percent of boys ever diagnosed with ADHD: 15.6% (2024)
  • Percent of girls ever diagnosed with ADHD: 8.2% (2024)

Source: Interactive Summary Health Statistics for Children: National Health Interview Survey, 2019-2024

Health center visits
  • Rate of visits to health centers by adults with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder: 52.6 visits/10,000 adults

Source: Visits to Health Centers by Adults With Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: United States, 2023

* The term “attention deficit disorder (ADD)” is used rather than “attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)” in some data sources.

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