[ILO] Proportion of children/households receiving child/family cash in United States
United States: [ILO] Proportion of children/households receiving child/family cash was 82.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
[ILO] Proportion of children/households receiving child/family cash in United States, 2009–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for [ilo] proportion of children/households receiving child/family cash in United States is 82.4%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 2.4% on the previous year and up 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, [ilo] proportion of children/households receiving child/family cash in United States peaked at 88.7% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 74.8%, in 2017.
United States ranks 24th of 30 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
[ILO] Proportion of children/households receiving child/family cash in United States, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 76.1% | — |
| 2016 | 75.8% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 74.8% | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 84.8% | +13.4% |
| 2021 | 88.7% | +4.6% |
| 2022 | 84.4% | -4.8% |
| 2023 | 82.4% | -2.4% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 82.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 100.0%, 82% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 76.1% | 76.1% | 76.1% | 1 |
| 2010s | 78.5% | 74.8% | 84.8% | 3 |
| 2020s | 85.2% | 82.4% | 88.7% | 3 |
Countries ranked near United States
- 23 Australia and New Zealand 96.6% compare
- 25 Micronesia 53.2% compare
- 26 Cabo Verde 47.8% compare
- 27 Colombia 27.7% compare
More infrastructure data for United States
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 390.99 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 113.19 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 81.55 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 23.61 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.2398 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -3.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 81.55 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.15 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is [ilo] proportion of children/households receiving child/family cash in United States?
- [ilo] proportion of children/households receiving child/family cash in United States was 82.4% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest [ilo] proportion of children/households receiving child/family cash recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 88.7% in 2021.
- What is the lowest [ilo] proportion of children/households receiving child/family cash recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.8% in 2017.
- How does United States rank for [ilo] proportion of children/households receiving child/family cash?
- United States ranks 24th out of 30 countries with data for 2023.
- Is [ilo] proportion of children/households receiving child/family cash rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of [ILO] Proportion of children/households receiving child/family cash benefit, by sex (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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