America's Children in Brief: Key National Indicators of Well-Being, 2020
Demographic Background
Understanding the changing demographic characteristics of America's children is critical for shaping social programs and policies. Demographic composition provides an important context for understanding the indicators presented in this report and provides a glimpse of American families.
Figure 1: Percentage of children ages 0–17 in the United States by metropolitan status, 2018
NOTE: The U.S. Office of Management and Budget classifies counties as within a metropolitan or a micropolitan statistical area. The remaining counties are not classified and are considered rural in this report. Rural counties may include small urban areas, as well as completely rural areas. Nonmetropolitan counties include counties in micropolitan statistical and rural areas. The U.S. Census Bureau reviewed this data product for unauthorized disclosure of confidential information and has approved the disclosure avoidance practices applied to this release. CBDRB-FY2020-POP001-0123.
SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey
- In 2018, 86.3% of children lived in metropolitan areas, 8.3% of children lived in micropolitan areas, and 5.4% of children lived in rural areas.
