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Table 202.20.Percentage of 3- to 5-year-old children enrolled in school, by age and selected child and family characteristics: Selected years, 2013 through 2023
[Standard errors appear in parentheses]
Age and selected child or family characteristic2013201420152016201720182019202120222023
TotalPublicPrivate1
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3 to 5 years old
     Total59.4 (0.18)60.1 (0.20)60.3 (0.19)60.8 (0.21)60.2 (0.17)60.6 (0.18)61.1 (0.21)53.3 (0.21)59.0(0.23)61.0(0.20)40.9(0.19)20.1(0.18)
Sex      
  Male 59.7 (0.25)60.2 (0.27)60.4 (0.26)60.7 (0.25)60.3 (0.25)60.8 (0.27)61.1 (0.27)53.5 (0.25)59.0(0.30)61.2(0.25)41.3(0.28)20.0(0.25)
  Female 59.1 (0.27)60.1 (0.29)60.3 (0.29)60.9 (0.33)60.1 (0.25)60.4 (0.28)61.0 (0.27)53.2 (0.31)58.9(0.29)60.8(0.30)40.6(0.30)20.2(0.25)

Race/ethnicity
  American Indian/Alaska Native 57.1 (1.84)57.6 (1.61)59.5 (1.68)58.4 (2.02)62.4 (2.03)58.5 (1.92)57.4 (1.81)49.0 (2.22)53.7(1.80)61.4(1.77)52.7(1.84)8.7(1.41)
  Asian 66.2 (0.71)65.4 (0.95)65.0 (0.80)66.4 (0.81)67.8 (0.81)67.6 (0.82)67.4 (0.78)51.3 (0.84)63.2(0.73)66.4(0.85)39.8(0.84)26.6(0.71)
  Black 61.8 (0.52)64.1 (0.57)64.9 (0.50)64.1 (0.59)62.0 (0.56)63.7 (0.59)63.9 (0.63)52.6 (0.62)59.5(0.72)62.2(0.66)49.9(0.76)12.3(0.49)
  Hispanic 54.6 (0.40)55.4 (0.34)56.2 (0.42)56.1 (0.41)55.7 (0.37)55.7 (0.35)56.8 (0.45)48.6 (0.42)54.1(0.42)56.2(0.40)44.7(0.40)11.5(0.27)
  Pacific Islander 55.6 (3.75)47.3 (4.64)36.8 (4.19)47.7 (4.02)48.6 (4.73)48.1 (4.05)50.2 (4.38)41.2 (3.96)38.9(3.86)49.7(4.40)39.3(4.70)10.4(2.71)
  White 60.5 (0.25)61.0 (0.28)60.7 (0.24)61.6 (0.23)61.3 (0.22)61.6 (0.28)61.9 (0.27)56.1 (0.27)61.0(0.30)62.5(0.28)36.6(0.26)25.9(0.24)
  Some other race258.7 (3.74)69.5 (3.01)68.1 (3.39)62.1 (3.03)52.8 (2.94)64.6 (3.28)65.5 (3.26)55.7 (2.42)57.8(2.05)58.5(2.43)35.5(2.16)23.0(2.11)
  Two or more races 60.5 (0.88)61.0 (0.92)61.7 (0.74)63.2 (0.79)61.3 (0.79)61.6 (0.78)62.0 (0.77)55.2 (0.76)60.6(0.76)63.7(0.78)39.4(0.77)24.3(0.68)

Highest level of education attained by any
   related adult in the household3 
  Less than high school 48.2 (0.68)49.9 (0.61)49.6 (0.74)50.4 (0.83)48.4 (0.82)50.0 (0.86)48.4 (0.88)42.5 (0.88)45.9(1.07)47.7(1.06)42.6(1.07)5.1(0.54)
  High school completion451.6 (0.46)52.3 (0.46)52.6 (0.48)52.7 (0.56)51.9 (0.45)52.7 (0.46)53.3 (0.57)43.8 (0.48)49.1(0.57)51.1(0.47)43.7(0.49)7.4(0.26)
  Some college, no degree 55.8 (0.34)57.1 (0.39)57.4 (0.42)57.1 (0.38)56.2 (0.49)55.7 (0.43)56.7 (0.49)49.8 (0.48)54.3(0.46)56.4(0.50)44.7(0.58)11.7(0.32)
  Associate's degree 59.3 (0.59)59.7 (0.57)58.2 (0.63)59.4 (0.62)58.5 (0.61)58.4 (0.55)58.8 (0.62)51.1 (0.66)56.3(0.67)58.4(0.61)43.9(0.65)14.5(0.45)
  Bachelor's or higher degree 68.4 (0.31)68.2 (0.31)68.5 (0.29)68.6 (0.30)68.4 (0.23)68.6 (0.23)68.9 (0.28)60.4 (0.30)66.9(0.30)68.7(0.28)37.5(0.29)31.2(0.27)
    Bachelor's degree 65.1 (0.43)64.8 (0.43)64.9 (0.36)65.2 (0.41)64.8 (0.32)64.8 (0.33)65.1 (0.42)57.1 (0.45)63.0(0.40)64.9(0.38)39.1(0.41)25.7(0.36)
    Master's degree 71.1 (0.45)71.2 (0.44)71.4 (0.52)71.4 (0.46)71.0 (0.49)71.8 (0.43)72.0 (0.44)63.3 (0.48)69.7(0.50)71.5(0.45)37.1(0.45)34.4(0.50)
    Doctor's degree575.8 (0.69)74.4 (0.69)75.6 (0.76)75.3 (0.64)75.7 (0.61)75.3 (0.67)75.9 (0.64)65.5 (0.75)74.6(0.62)75.9(0.64)32.4(0.70)43.4(0.75)

Presence of related householder and number 
   of parents living with child6
  Related to the householder59.5 (0.18)60.2 (0.20)60.4 (0.20)60.8 (0.21)60.3 (0.17)60.7 (0.18)61.2 (0.22)53.5 (0.21)59.1(0.23)61.1(0.20)40.9(0.20)20.2(0.18)
    Two parents61.4 (0.22)61.9 (0.24)62.2 (0.24)62.6 (0.25)62.3 (0.20)62.3 (0.23)63.3 (0.23)55.7 (0.25)61.6(0.25)63.6(0.22)38.2(0.22)25.4(0.22)
    One parent56.1 (0.35)57.6 (0.36)57.3 (0.35)57.8 (0.33)56.6 (0.38)57.6 (0.33)57.2 (0.38)49.5 (0.32)54.5(0.39)56.6(0.41)45.7(0.40)10.9(0.26)
    No parent but living with a related 
     householder
58.4
 
(1.11)56.6
 
(1.18)58.3
 
(1.06)57.8
 
(1.14)58.0
 
(1.24)59.2
 
(1.09)59.7
 
(1.33)48.8
 
(1.29)54.5(1.22)56.6(1.22)45.4(1.31)11.3
(0.79)
  Not living with a related householder54.6 (1.21)56.1 (1.51)56.9 (1.76)56.9 (1.53)55.6 (1.67)56.6 (1.71)55.1 (1.60)45.6 (1.70)51.2(1.75)55.0(1.86)44.4(1.68)10.6(1.12)
Presence of related householder or parents 
   and employment status of related adults
   or parents6,7  
  Related to the householder
    All related adults employed862.9 (0.24)63.7 (0.28)64.2 (0.27)63.9 (0.26)64.1 (0.25)64.4 (0.22)64.4 (0.24)58.2 (0.24)62.9(0.29)64.7(0.26)42.2(0.27)22.5(0.26)
    At least one related adult employed860.2 (0.18)60.9 (0.21)61.1 (0.20)61.4 (0.21)61.0 (0.18)61.3 (0.17)61.7 (0.22)54.4 (0.21)59.7(0.23)61.8(0.21)40.6(0.21)21.1(0.19)
    No related adult employed53.5 (0.62)54.5 (0.58)53.9 (0.71)54.7 (0.67)52.4 (0.80)53.6 (0.77)54.6 (0.86)44.8 (0.81)52.5(0.93)52.8(0.84)43.8(0.95)9.0(0.52)
    Two parents present
      Both parents employed65.6 (0.30)65.8 (0.34)66.6 (0.30)66.4 (0.32)66.5 (0.25)66.8 (0.29)67.3 (0.28)60.6 (0.30)66.0(0.30)68.0(0.29)40.0(0.30)28.0(0.30)
      One parent employed57.1 (0.31)57.7 (0.35)57.2 (0.38)58.2 (0.39)57.2 (0.37)56.5 (0.34)57.8 (0.41)49.8 (0.40)55.2(0.38)56.9(0.41)35.2(0.44)21.7(0.33)
      No parent employed53.4 (1.39)52.9 (1.29)53.5 (1.55)52.6 (1.52)52.2 (1.60)53.3 (1.83)55.9 (1.89)43.0 (1.53)55.2(1.78)55.4(1.50)39.5(1.70)15.9(1.38)
    One parent present
      Parent employed58.0 (0.40)59.1 (0.40)59.2 (0.40)59.3 (0.39)58.9 (0.45)59.4 (0.33)58.8 (0.44)51.8 (0.42)55.8(0.44)58.4(0.46)46.5(0.47)12.0(0.32)
      Parent not employed52.1 (0.60)54.3 (0.60)52.7 (0.72)54.1 (0.68)50.7 (0.70)52.6 (0.76)52.2 (0.88)44.2 (0.77)50.7(0.88)51.2(0.73)43.6(0.81)7.7(0.47)

Mother's employment status7,9

  Mother employed63.1 (0.25)64.1 (0.26)64.1 (0.26)64.3 (0.26)64.4 (0.24)64.7 (0.22)64.7 (0.26)58.1 (0.26)63.2(0.27)65.3(0.24)42.5(0.27)22.8(0.25)
  Mother not employed55.4 (0.29)56.3 (0.34)55.8 (0.36)56.7 (0.37)55.0 (0.35)55.1 (0.31)56.2 (0.40)47.4 (0.38)53.8(0.41)55.1(0.36)37.0(0.41)18.0(0.29)
  Not applicable (no mother in household)54.7 (0.58)53.7 (0.66)56.2 (0.67)55.8 (0.59)55.2 (0.65)55.5 (0.67)56.0 (0.68)47.9 (0.68)52.4(0.63)54.6(0.71)42.3(0.68)12.2(0.42)

Poverty status10
  Below poverty threshold54.1 (0.35)54.7 (0.38)54.5 (0.53)54.7 (0.49)53.9 (0.48)54.5 (0.46)54.9 (0.60)46.3 (0.49)52.2(0.57)53.1(0.54)44.9(0.59)8.2(0.31)
  100 to 185 percent of poverty threshold53.4 (0.47)54.9 (0.46)55.2 (0.46)56.1 (0.46)55.0 (0.42)55.0 (0.49)54.3 (0.45)48.1 (0.44)52.5(0.52)55.0(0.50)43.7(0.49)11.3(0.34)
  Greater than 185 percent of poverty 
     threshold
64.1
 
(0.24)64.5
 
(0.28)64.5
 
(0.26)64.6
 
(0.26)64.1
 
(0.19)64.4
 
(0.24)65.0
 
(0.24)57.0
 
(0.22)62.9(0.27)64.9(0.25)39.0(0.23)25.9
(0.24)

3 and 4 years old
     Total46.2 (0.22)47.3 (0.23)47.6 (0.23)48.2 (0.28)48.1 (0.21)48.4 (0.24)49.2 (0.28)40.2 (0.27)46.9(0.26)48.8(0.24)28.6(0.22)20.3(0.21)
Sex      
  Male 46.7 (0.29)47.3 (0.31)47.9 (0.32)48.0 (0.35)48.3 (0.32)48.7 (0.35)49.3 (0.37)40.4 (0.35)47.3(0.36)49.1(0.32)29.1(0.31)20.0(0.30)
  Female 45.7 (0.32)47.2 (0.35)47.3 (0.34)48.4 (0.41)47.9 (0.33)48.0 (0.34)49.1 (0.33)40.1 (0.36)46.5(0.33)48.6(0.39)28.0(0.34)20.5(0.27)

Race/ethnicity
  American Indian/Alaska Native 42.2 (2.39)45.3 (1.99)46.2 (2.10)42.2 (2.55)48.6 (2.24)45.6 (2.34)44.9 (2.31)34.2 (2.39)40.0(2.28)47.0(2.63)37.7(2.46)9.4(1.91)
  Asian 54.7 (0.94)54.2 (1.24)51.6 (1.06)54.6 (1.05)56.5 (0.92)56.5 (1.02)56.4 (1.02)37.4 (0.96)51.8(0.95)54.4(1.17)26.0(0.85)28.3(0.90)
  Black 49.0 (0.74)52.4 (0.74)53.3 (0.62)51.7 (0.76)50.7 (0.70)51.8 (0.79)52.8 (0.88)39.8 (0.70)47.7(0.91)50.4(0.86)38.1(0.89)12.3(0.58)
  Hispanic 39.2 (0.41)40.2 (0.38)42.0 (0.52)41.4 (0.52)41.9 (0.45)41.4 (0.47)43.5 (0.50)33.6 (0.49)40.4(0.51)42.8(0.51)31.0(0.48)11.8(0.29)
  Pacific Islander 41.1 (4.76)35.2 (4.61)18.7 (4.29)27.4 (5.02)32.1 (5.27)29.5 (4.57)38.9 (5.30)27.3 (4.54)25.2(4.69)38.2(4.39)25.1(4.29)13.1(3.67)
  White 48.2 (0.32)48.7 (0.32)48.5 (0.29)49.9 (0.30)49.9 (0.28)50.3 (0.34)50.4 (0.34)43.9 (0.36)49.6(0.33)50.7(0.36)24.7(0.27)26.0(0.31)
  Some other race244.7 (4.41)59.5 (3.85)55.8 (4.42)51.5 (3.73)43.7 (3.24)50.9 (3.91)54.7 (4.08)42.6 (2.96)44.6(2.37)44.7(3.47)24.0(2.47)20.7(2.33)
  Two or more races 49.9 (1.18)48.0 (1.23)50.1 (0.94)51.5 (1.15)49.0 (0.99)49.7 (1.08)50.9 (1.02)42.9 (0.92)50.0(0.93)53.1(0.97)28.2(0.89)24.9(0.76)

Highest level of education attained by any 
   related adult in the household3 
  Less than high school 31.8 (0.73)34.1 (0.71)34.1 (0.86)35.1 (0.93)33.5 (0.89)34.1 (1.05)35.0 (1.03)26.3 (1.10)31.5(1.31)33.1(1.22)29.0(1.22)4.1(0.57)
  High school completion436.2 (0.57)37.2 (0.54)37.0 (0.53)38.4 (0.69)38.0 (0.62)38.1 (0.55)39.0 (0.65)28.9 (0.57)34.8(0.61)37.1(0.60)30.1(0.56)6.9(0.31)
  Some college, no degree 41.4 (0.43)42.7 (0.41)43.2 (0.50)43.2 (0.48)43.0 (0.57)42.1 (0.46)43.2 (0.61)35.9 (0.63)40.9(0.57)42.9(0.59)31.4(0.63)11.5(0.37)
  Associate's degree 45.5 (0.81)46.4 (0.77)44.8 (0.76)46.0 (0.71)45.4 (0.76)44.6 (0.77)46.2 (0.71)37.6 (0.81)42.7(0.80)44.6(0.68)30.6(0.73)14.0(0.52)
  Bachelor's or higher degree 58.2 (0.40)57.9 (0.39)58.6 (0.36)58.3 (0.39)58.3 (0.30)58.8 (0.29)59.1 (0.35)48.7 (0.37)56.8(0.36)58.5(0.35)26.3(0.33)32.2(0.32)
    Bachelor's degree 53.4 (0.55)53.3 (0.55)54.1 (0.44)53.9 (0.55)53.6 (0.43)54.0 (0.40)54.2 (0.51)44.6 (0.55)51.8(0.50)53.7(0.48)27.9(0.48)25.8(0.41)
    Master's degree 62.2 (0.60)62.0 (0.61)62.4 (0.65)61.9 (0.54)61.8 (0.64)63.0 (0.54)63.3 (0.54)51.9 (0.58)60.6(0.62)62.0(0.56)25.6(0.54)36.4(0.60)
    Doctor's degree568.2 (0.86)66.9 (0.90)67.6 (0.96)66.7 (0.85)67.7 (0.72)67.1 (0.85)68.4 (0.76)56.5 (0.92)66.3(0.74)67.6(0.94)22.1(0.77)45.5(0.85)

Presence of related householder and number 
   of parents living with child6
  Related to the householder46.3 (0.22)47.4 (0.23)47.7 (0.23)48.3 (0.28)48.2 (0.21)48.4 (0.24)49.3 (0.28)40.4 (0.27)47.0(0.26)48.9(0.25)28.5(0.22)20.4(0.21)
    Two parents48.9 (0.24)49.7 (0.27)50.0 (0.29)50.6 (0.33)50.7 (0.27)50.9 (0.30)51.8 (0.31)43.0 (0.32)50.1(0.30)52.0(0.30)26.3(0.24)25.7(0.25)
    One parent42.1 (0.43)43.5 (0.42)43.8 (0.46)44.4 (0.44)43.7 (0.44)43.8 (0.40)44.6 (0.49)35.6 (0.46)41.5(0.45)43.4(0.54)32.4(0.50)11.0(0.33)
    No parent but living with a related 
     householder
42.0
 
(1.49)43.0
 
(1.59)44.2
 
(1.56)42.6
 
(1.47)44.3
 
(1.43)46.3
 
(1.59)47.5
 
(1.55)34.5
 
(1.45)41.1(1.51)45.1(1.55)34.0(1.55)11.1
(0.96)
  Not living with a related householder40.7 (1.54)42.3 (1.83)40.8 (2.10)42.6 (1.79)43.3 (2.00)44.1 (2.12)41.9 (1.66)32.9 (1.92)38.6(1.80)41.7(2.44)31.0(2.09)10.8(1.39)
Presence of related householder or parents 
   and employment status of related adults
   or parents6,7  
  Related to the householder
    All related adults employed850.6 (0.33)51.6 (0.31)52.3 (0.32)52.1 (0.37)52.9 (0.32)52.9 (0.30)53.4 (0.33)45.9 (0.33)51.4(0.34)53.2(0.34)29.6(0.32)23.6(0.29)
    At least one related adult employed847.2 (0.23)48.2 (0.24)48.6 (0.24)49.0 (0.28)49.1 (0.21)49.2 (0.24)50.0 (0.29)41.4 (0.27)47.7(0.27)49.7(0.27)28.3(0.24)21.4(0.22)
    No related adult employed39.4 (0.74)39.8 (0.68)39.7 (0.77)40.1 (0.84)38.7 (0.91)39.9 (0.88)41.2 (1.10)30.6 (0.99)39.3(0.96)39.8(1.05)31.4(1.02)8.4(0.55)
    Two parents present
      Both parents employed54.1 (0.38)54.5 (0.40)55.5 (0.38)55.3 (0.43)55.8 (0.35)56.3 (0.37)56.8 (0.36)48.8 (0.38)55.4(0.37)57.1(0.42)27.7(0.38)29.4(0.35)
      One parent employed43.6 (0.41)44.6 (0.43)43.9 (0.47)45.1 (0.44)44.5 (0.47)43.8 (0.45)45.0 (0.50)36.1 (0.51)42.4(0.49)44.5(0.54)24.3(0.48)20.2(0.39)
      No parent employed39.9 (1.64)36.8 (1.63)37.3 (1.90)39.2 (1.84)38.3 (1.90)41.3 (2.21)41.5 (2.29)28.3 (1.62)41.7(2.28)40.2(2.12)23.2(1.69)16.9(1.67)
    One parent present
      Parent employed44.1 (0.53)45.3 (0.49)45.9 (0.53)46.1 (0.52)46.4 (0.53)45.9 (0.46)46.5 (0.56)38.0 (0.52)42.7(0.50)45.2(0.59)32.9(0.59)12.3(0.39)
      Parent not employed38.0 (0.67)39.7 (0.69)39.0 (0.80)40.0 (0.87)37.0 (0.81)38.3 (0.85)39.0 (1.05)30.2 (0.97)38.3(1.00)38.1(0.89)31.0(0.86)7.1(0.53)

Mother's employment status7,9
  Mother employed50.8 (0.33)52.0 (0.32)52.3 (0.33)52.5 (0.36)53.2 (0.27)53.4 (0.31)53.7 (0.35)45.7 (0.32)51.8(0.35)53.7(0.31)29.9(0.32)23.9(0.28)
  Mother not employed41.7 (0.37)42.7 (0.41)42.2 (0.44)43.3 (0.42)42.1 (0.44)42.0 (0.39)43.2 (0.51)33.6 (0.49)41.0(0.46)42.3(0.46)25.7(0.42)16.7(0.34)
  Not applicable (no mother in household)39.8 (0.69)39.4 (0.74)42.0 (0.83)41.8 (0.72)41.3 (0.81)40.9 (0.82)43.1 (0.79)33.4 (0.82)38.7(0.71)41.2(0.87)29.2(0.79)12.1(0.49)

Poverty status10
  Below poverty threshold39.0 (0.42)40.4 (0.47)39.8 (0.63)40.4 (0.60)39.7 (0.57)40.8 (0.50)42.0 (0.72)32.2 (0.60)39.2(0.63)40.3(0.67)32.8(0.70)7.6(0.37)
  100 to 185 percent of poverty threshold38.8 (0.60)39.9 (0.50)40.8 (0.52)42.4 (0.55)41.9 (0.55)40.9 (0.56)40.5 (0.52)33.8 (0.61)38.1(0.57)41.0(0.64)30.7(0.61)10.3(0.41)
  Greater than 185 percent of poverty 
     threshold
52.4
 
(0.29)53.0
 
(0.34)53.3
 
(0.31)53.0
 
(0.33)53.0
 
(0.24)53.2
 
(0.30)54.1
 
(0.31)44.5
 
(0.30)51.7(0.32)53.5(0.32)26.8(0.25)26.6
(0.26)

5 years old
     Total85.4 (0.23)86.4 (0.22)86.2 (0.21)86.6 (0.23)85.9 (0.23)86.4 (0.22)85.9 (0.27)79.5 (0.27)83.5(0.27)85.4(0.24)65.7(0.31)19.7(0.28)
Sex      
  Male 85.3 (0.33)86.4 (0.32)85.9 (0.30)86.6 (0.30)85.9 (0.35)86.3 (0.32)86.2 (0.36)79.1 (0.37)83.3(0.40)85.5(0.35)65.7(0.44)19.9(0.37)
  Female 85.4 (0.36)86.3 (0.32)86.6 (0.34)86.5 (0.34)85.9 (0.31)86.5 (0.32)85.7 (0.33)79.8 (0.38)83.7(0.43)85.3(0.34)65.7(0.52)19.6(0.44)

Race/ethnicity
  American Indian/Alaska Native 86.5 (1.51)82.2 (2.22)84.9 (2.18)88.7 (1.81)88.0 (2.40)84.5 (1.94)83.2 (2.64)76.1 (3.85)83.4(3.16)86.9(2.35)79.4(2.59)7.4(1.59)
  Asian 87.3 (1.01)89.1 (0.97)90.1 (0.91)89.0 (0.95)89.5 (0.84)89.9 (0.94)89.0 (0.91)79.1 (1.31)85.9(1.04)90.6(0.86)67.6(1.48)23.1(1.15)
  Black 86.9 (0.69)88.0 (0.56)88.2 (0.65)89.1 (0.66)86.8 (0.74)88.3 (0.70)86.7 (0.89)78.5 (0.91)84.7(0.82)86.0(0.74)73.8(1.04)12.2(0.80)
  Hispanic 85.8 (0.49)86.2 (0.47)86.4 (0.41)86.6 (0.52)85.7 (0.54)86.7 (0.47)85.9 (0.56)78.8 (0.65)82.6(0.53)84.5(0.51)73.6(0.62)10.9(0.47)
  Pacific Islander 78.3 (5.27)68.7 (6.63)73.5 (6.00)86.6 (4.78)77.6 (5.77)75.6 (5.48)72.8 (7.81)72.2 (6.40)64.3(6.75)71.3(6.66)65.8(6.72)5.5!(2.48)
  White 84.8 (0.29)85.9 (0.32)85.4 (0.32)85.5 (0.26)85.2 (0.31)85.4 (0.35)85.8 (0.34)80.1 (0.32)83.7(0.35)85.3(0.34)59.6(0.47)25.6(0.39)
  Some other race289.1 (4.39)88.1 (3.33)92.8 (3.16)85.8 (4.16)81.0 (4.34)89.0 (3.26)86.6 (3.85)79.6 (2.93)83.0(2.57)85.7(2.51)58.1(4.28)27.6(3.39)
  Two or more races 82.3 (1.12)86.8 (1.08)84.9 (1.05)87.3 (0.92)87.4 (0.92)86.5 (0.88)84.0 (0.96)80.4 (0.98)82.3(0.96)85.1(0.91)61.9(1.22)23.1(1.14)

Highest level of education attained by any 
   related adult in the household3 
  Less than high school 80.4 (0.97)80.7 (0.93)80.7 (0.85)81.0 (1.01)81.6 (1.19)81.3 (0.97)77.5 (1.10)72.2 (1.35)74.2(1.44)76.1(1.28)69.1(1.48)7.0(0.99)
  High school completion482.1 (0.59)83.5 (0.59)83.9 (0.64)82.9 (0.67)81.6 (0.66)83.2 (0.64)82.9 (0.72)74.7 (0.76)79.5(0.69)80.5(0.71)72.2(0.84)8.3(0.49)
  Some college, no degree 84.2 (0.49)85.9 (0.49)85.4 (0.55)85.8 (0.44)83.8 (0.52)84.7 (0.52)84.4 (0.66)77.4 (0.66)81.1(0.66)84.0(0.52)71.8(0.71)12.2(0.59)
  Associate's degree 85.7 (0.69)85.9 (0.74)86.3 (0.62)86.6 (0.72)85.7 (0.72)87.3 (0.55)85.3 (0.80)78.0 (0.81)83.4(0.80)84.9(0.86)69.5(1.07)15.3(0.78)
  Bachelor's or higher degree 89.1 (0.32)89.8 (0.31)88.9 (0.30)89.7 (0.30)89.7 (0.29)89.3 (0.31)89.4 (0.34)83.6 (0.39)87.3(0.35)89.0(0.30)59.6(0.44)29.4(0.44)
    Bachelor's degree 88.6 (0.43)89.1 (0.40)87.7 (0.47)88.3 (0.47)88.4 (0.40)87.7 (0.45)88.4 (0.54)82.5 (0.56)85.6(0.51)87.3(0.46)61.7(0.66)25.6(0.60)
    Master's degree 89.2 (0.56)90.7 (0.57)89.6 (0.52)90.7 (0.47)90.7 (0.45)90.4 (0.47)90.3 (0.49)85.5 (0.61)88.3(0.59)90.1(0.55)59.4(0.82)30.6(0.82)
    Doctor's degree590.9 (0.82)90.4 (0.80)92.0 (0.76)92.3 (0.67)92.1 (0.75)92.9 (0.51)91.4 (0.73)83.4 (1.08)91.0(0.75)92.2(0.56)52.8(1.31)39.4(1.19)

Presence of related householder and number 
   of parents living with child6
  Related to the householder85.4 (0.23)86.5 (0.22)86.2 (0.21)86.6 (0.24)86.0 (0.23)86.5 (0.21)86.0 (0.27)79.6 (0.28)83.6(0.27)85.5(0.24)65.6(0.31)19.9(0.29)
    Two parents86.3 (0.27)87.1 (0.30)86.9 (0.29)87.3 (0.31)86.9 (0.29)86.8 (0.30)87.3 (0.29)80.9 (0.34)84.9(0.28)86.8(0.26)61.9(0.39)24.9(0.35)
    One parent83.9 (0.43)85.6 (0.41)85.2 (0.42)85.5 (0.40)84.3 (0.46)86.0 (0.40)83.7 (0.47)77.4 (0.54)81.3(0.49)83.3(0.47)72.5(0.48)10.8(0.41)
    No parent but living with a related 
     householder
85.3
 
(1.39)82.2
 
(1.29)82.9
 
(1.48)84.7
 
(1.15)83.8
 
(1.46)84.0
 
(1.22)83.4
 
(1.80)74.4
 
(1.70)81.3(1.67)80.0(1.74)68.4(2.34)11.5
(1.93)
  Not living with a related householder82.0 (1.85)81.5 (2.14)85.7 (1.82)84.4 (1.91)79.2 (2.03)81.3 (2.00)82.3 (2.15)70.5 (2.90)75.9(2.63)81.1(2.10)70.9(2.55)10.2(1.59)
Presence of related householder or parents 
   and employment status of related adults
   or parents6,7  
  Related to the householder
    All related adults employed887.3 (0.27)88.3 (0.34)88.3 (0.30)88.1 (0.30)87.6 (0.32)87.9 (0.28)87.4 (0.34)82.6 (0.35)85.9(0.32)87.6(0.35)67.2(0.42)20.4(0.37)
    At least one related adult employed886.0 (0.23)86.9 (0.23)86.6 (0.23)86.8 (0.23)86.4 (0.25)86.8 (0.21)86.3 (0.28)80.3 (0.29)83.9(0.27)86.0(0.25)65.4(0.33)20.6(0.29)
    No related adult employed80.9 (0.88)83.0 (0.77)83.0 (0.89)84.2 (0.94)81.9 (0.96)82.9 (1.01)82.1 (1.05)73.3 (0.99)79.8(1.24)78.9(1.14)68.8(1.44)10.1(0.94)
    Two parents present
      Both parents employed88.3 (0.32)89.0 (0.39)89.3 (0.32)89.1 (0.38)88.9 (0.35)88.6 (0.38)88.9 (0.35)83.9 (0.41)87.2(0.35)89.3(0.36)64.1(0.46)25.2(0.42)
      One parent employed84.2 (0.43)85.1 (0.45)84.1 (0.45)85.1 (0.45)84.6 (0.49)84.6 (0.45)85.0 (0.53)77.3 (0.59)81.4(0.48)83.0(0.46)58.1(0.75)24.9(0.61)
      No parent employed81.1 (1.88)83.6 (1.38)84.1 (1.81)82.4 (2.23)80.2 (2.23)80.1 (2.42)84.8 (2.83)73.0 (2.41)82.7(1.87)79.7(2.53)65.5(3.27)14.2(2.37)
    One parent present
      Parent employed85.3 (0.48)86.7 (0.52)86.2 (0.52)86.2 (0.48)85.2 (0.52)86.8 (0.41)84.5 (0.54)79.1 (0.63)82.4(0.55)84.7(0.55)73.4(0.66)11.3(0.48)
      Parent not employed80.9 (0.86)83.3 (0.73)82.8 (0.85)83.6 (0.92)81.8 (0.89)83.6 (1.06)81.3 (1.05)73.4 (1.10)77.9(1.08)78.6(1.16)69.7(1.42)8.9(0.85)

Mother's employment status7,9
  Mother employed87.3 (0.28)88.4 (0.29)88.1 (0.26)88.4 (0.33)87.8 (0.32)88.0 (0.27)87.5 (0.36)82.5 (0.30)85.8(0.29)87.8(0.33)67.2(0.40)20.6(0.35)
  Mother not employed83.1 (0.40)84.4 (0.42)84.0 (0.33)84.4 (0.45)83.7 (0.37)84.1 (0.46)84.1 (0.51)75.7 (0.50)80.4(0.48)81.9(0.53)60.9(0.76)21.0(0.58)
  Not applicable (no mother in household)83.9 (0.78)83.0 (0.85)83.9 (0.79)83.9 (0.76)83.6 (0.76)85.1 (0.69)82.8 (0.96)76.3 (0.89)80.8(0.96)81.8(0.87)69.2(1.02)12.6(0.88)

Poverty status10
  Below poverty threshold83.7 (0.46)83.6 (0.45)84.2 (0.51)84.1 (0.67)84.3 (0.63)84.2 (0.64)82.2 (0.75)75.0 (0.76)78.8(0.75)79.5(0.70)70.0(0.72)9.4(0.59)
  100 to 185 percent of poverty threshold82.7 (0.59)85.1 (0.64)84.6 (0.54)84.7 (0.48)83.3 (0.61)84.5 (0.59)84.1 (0.63)76.9 (0.78)81.6(0.65)83.3(0.58)70.1(0.80)13.2(0.53)
  Greater than 185 percent of poverty 
     threshold
87.2
 
(0.28)88.2
 
(0.29)87.6
 
(0.29)88.0
 
(0.27)87.4
 
(0.29)87.8
 
(0.27)87.6
 
(0.29)81.7
 
(0.34)85.5(0.35)87.6(0.29)63.2(0.41)24.4
(0.36)
!Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is between 30 and 50 percent.
1Includes homeschooled children.
2Respondents who wrote in some other race that was not included as an option on the questionnaire.
3Highest education level of any related adult residing with the child. Related adults include adults who are related to the child and the householder or are themselves the householder. Also includes related householders who are under age 18. Excludes adults who are related to the child but not to the householder.
4Includes completion of a high school diploma or an equivalency credential such as a GED.
5Includes Ph.D., Ed.D., and comparable degrees at the doctoral level, as well as such degrees as M.D., D.D.S., and law degrees.
6Children living with a related householder include all children who live in a household and are related to the householder by birth, marriage, or adoption (except a child who is the spouse of the householder). The householder is the person (or one of the people) who owns or rents (maintains) the housing unit.
7Estimates for parents' employment status do not include children with at least one parent younger than 16 years old, because the American Community Survey only asks employment questions for those 16 and older.
8Children living with only one related adult who was employed are included in both the "all related adults employed" data and the "at least one related adult employed" data.
9Mother includes a biological, adoptive, or stepmother and excludes a foster mother. In two-mother households, children are categorized as having their mother employed if at least one mother is employed. Children living with foster mothers are included in the "Not applicable (no mother in household)" category.
10Includes only children who are related to the householder. Children are considered to be in poverty if their family income falls below the Census Bureau's poverty threshold. Poverty status is determined by the Census Bureau using a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition and is updated annually to account for inflation. For additional information about poverty status, see https://www.census.gov/topics/income-poverty/poverty/guidance/poverty-measures.html.
NOTE: Data are weighted estimates of the population. Data in this table represent the 50 states and the District of Columbia. Data are based on sample surveys of the entire population residing within the United States, including those living in group quarters (e.g., shelters, healthcare facilities, or correctional facilities). Data for 2020 are not presented in this table due to collection issues associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Black includes African American, Hispanic includes Latino, and Pacific Islander includes Native Hawaiian. Some data have been revised from previously published figures.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS), 1-Year Public Use Microdata Sample (PUMS) data, selected years, 2013 through 2023. (This table was prepared December 2024.)

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