“During National Family Caregivers Month, we recognize the love and sacrifice of more than 50 million Americans providing crucial care and medical assistance to parents, children, siblings and other loved ones, ensuring their health and dignity.

“Today, far too many Americans find themselves sandwiched between the enormous tasks of supporting aging parents, raising young children and earning a living. Others bear the responsibility of caring for loved ones with a disability or looking after wounded, ill or injured service members and veterans who have sacrificed so much for us all. The truth is, at some point in our lives, each of us will likely need to be a family caregiver—but the burden falls especially hard on those who cannot afford support. Women, people of color and immigrants shoulder a disproportionate share of the obligation, sometimes forced to leave good jobs to instead provide care. Their work is a profound service to their families and to our nation, but they are still too often unseen, undervalued and unpaid.”

Key Stats

Source: 2022 American Community Survey (ACS), 1-year estimates

Table B09018, Relationship to Householder for Children Under 18 Years in Households

Table B09019, Household Type (Including Living Alone) by Relationship

Table B10002, Grandchildren Under 18 Years Living With a Grandparent Householder by Grandparent Responsibility and Presence of Parent

Table B24124, Detailed Occupation for the Full-Time, Year-Round Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and Over, see table below:

Note: The image above, Table B24124, was created from data.census.gov after downloading the Excel file and editing to show the four care-related occupations.

More Stats

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Families & Living Arrangements Data (Child Care, Families and Households, Fertility, Marriage and Divorce, Same-Sex Couples)

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Source: 2004-2023 Quarterly Services Survey (QSS)

Press Release, latest Quarterly Selected Services Estimates, find North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 62-6244 for care-related businesses [<1.0 MB]

6216: Home Health Care Services: U.S. Total Revenue, 2009-2023

623: Nursing and Residential Care Facilities: U.S. Total Revenue, 2004-2023

Source: 1978-2021 Business Dynamics Statistics (BDS)

Table BDSEAGE, Business Dynamics Statistics: Establishment Age: 1978-2021

NAICS 6216, Home Health Care Services
NAICS 6231, Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities)
NAICS 6232, Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability Facilities
NAICS 6233, Continuing Care Retirement Communities
NAICS 6239, Other Residential Care Facilities

Source: 2021 County Business Patterns (CBP)

Table CB2100CBP, All Sectors: County Business Patterns, including ZIP Code Business Patterns by Legal Form of Organization and Employment Size Class for U.S., States, and Selected Geographies: 2021:

NAICS 62161, Home Health Care Services
NAICS 62311, Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities)
NAICS 62321, Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability Facilities
NAICS 623311, Continuing Care Retirement Communities
NAICS 623312, Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly
NAICS 62399, Other Residential Care Facilities
NAICS 62412, Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities

Source: 2020 Annual Business Survey (ABS) Program

Table AB2000CSA01, Annual Business Survey: Statistics for Employer Firms by Industry, Sex, Ethnicity, Race and Veteran Status of U.S., States, Metro Areas, Counties and Places: 2020

Source: 2020 Nonemployer Statistics (NES)

Table NS2000NONEMP, All Sectors: Nonemployer Statistics by Legal Form of Organization and Receipts Size Class for the U.S., States, and Selected Geographies: 2020

Source: 2017 Economic Census

EC1700BASIC, All Sectors: Summary Statistics for the U.S., States, and Selected Geographies: 2017, showing the 5 Codes listed above

Source: 2017 Economic Census of Island Areas

IA1700BASIC01, Island Areas: Geographic Area Series: Summary Statistics for American Samoa, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands: 2017

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Home and Distance Learning Activities

Parent/Caregiver Toolkits

Monthly Newsletters / Distance Learning With Statistics in Schools

Outside Links

Caregiver Action Network, Caregiver Statistics

Caregiver Action Network, National Family Caregivers Month

CaringInfo, a program of the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization

Family Caregiver Alliance

National Alliance for Caregiving, caregiving.org

National Family Caregivers Association (NFCA)

National Institutes of Health, National Institutes on Aging, Caregiving

U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Administration for Children & Families, Office of Head Start

U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Administration for Community Living

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