Nearly 1 in 7 American children and teens ages 5 to 17 have been diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) at some point, according to federal survey data published Oct. 29. The share rose from 9.9% in 2019 to 13.8% in 2025, the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) reported in a QuickStats report in the CDC's MMWR, the agency's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.
That is an increase of 3.9 percentage points, or roughly 39% in relative terms, over six years. Diagnoses climbed among both boys and girls, and boys remained more likely to have ever received one, Contemporary Pediatrics reported.
