Percentage of U.S. adults delaying having kids as of 2020, by annual income

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John Elflein,
Jun 8, 2021
In 2020, around half of U.S. adults across all income brackets said they were waiting to have kids. This statistic shows the percentage of U.S. adults delaying having children as of February 2020, by their individual annual income.

Percentage of adults in the United States delaying having children as of February 2020, by income bracket

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Release date

April 2020

Region

United States

Survey time period

February 2020

Number of respondents

1,894 respondents

Age group

20-45 years

Method of interview

Online survey

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