Children With A Disability By Age Group (2017–2023)

Definition

Children under age 18 with a disability by age group - children under 5 years of age and children aged 5 to 17.

The American Community Survey defimes disability as "the product of interactions among individuals’ bodies; their physical, emotional, and mental health; and the physical and social environment in which they live, work, or play. Disability exists where this interaction results in limitations of activities and restrictions to full participation at school, at work, at home, or in the community. For example, disability

may exist where a child has difficulty learning because the school cannot accommodate the child’s deafness."

Read more about how the American Community Survey defines disability and surveys people on this subject in the Subject Definitions of the Technical Documentation on the American Community Survey website, here: Technical Documentation.

Data Source

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 5-Year Estimates, 2017-2021, Table S1810

Notes

Updated March 2023.

Last Updated

2025-01