Per a court order, HHS is required to restore this website to its version as of 12:00 AM on January 29, 2025. Information on this page may be modified and/or removed in the future subject to the terms of the court’s order and implemented consistent with applicable law. Any information on this page promoting gender ideology is extremely inaccurate and disconnected from truth. The Trump Administration rejects gender ideology due to the harms and divisiveness it causes. This page does not reflect reality and therefore the Administration and this Department reject it.

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

Increase the proportion of children who get sufficient sleep — EMC‑03 Data

National Status: Getting worse

  
Learn more about our data release schedule

Most Recent Data:
64.8 percent (2022-23)

National Target:
70.6 percent

Desired Direction:
Increase desired

National Baseline:
65.9 percent of children aged 4 months to 14 years got sufficient sleep based on parent report in 2016-17

Disparities data are only available for some selections.

View CI in the chart by hovering over a data point.

View SE in the chart by hovering over a data point.

Confidence Interval (CI) not available Standard Error (SE) not available Confidence Interval (CI) and Standard Error (SE) are not available

Display data for:

Children who get sufficient sleep, 2016-17 to 2022-23 ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2016-17 2018-19 2020-21 2022-23
Total
65.9
CI 64.9 / 66.9
SE 0.504
65.4
CI 64.4 / 66.3
SE 0.477
65.2
CI 64.4 / 65.9
SE 0.398
64.8
CI 64.1 / 65.5
SE 0.342

Children who get sufficient sleep by Sex, 2016-17 to 2022-23 ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2016-17 2018-19 2020-21 2022-23
Male
65.3
CI 63.9 / 66.7
SE 0.715
65.3
CI 64.0 / 66.5
SE 0.663
65.1
CI 64.0 / 66.2
SE 0.551
64.9
CI 63.9 / 65.8
SE 0.482
Female
66.6
CI 65.2 / 68.0
SE 0.709
65.5
CI 64.1 / 66.8
SE 0.687
65.3
CI 64.1 / 66.4
SE 0.577
64.8
CI 63.8 / 65.7
SE 0.485

Children who get sufficient sleep by Race/Ethnicity, 2016-17 to 2022-23 ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2016-17 2018-19 2020-21 2022-23
American Indian or Alaska Native only
61.1
CI 50.8 / 70.5
SE 5.100
61.6
CI 52.7 / 69.8
SE 4.401
64.3
CI 56.7 / 71.3
SE 3.758
61.6
CI 55.8 / 67.0
SE 2.853
Asian only
65.0
CI 60.8 / 69.0
SE 2.102
67.6
CI 63.4 / 71.5
SE 2.054
67.3
CI 64.0 / 70.5
SE 1.680
65.0
CI 62.5 / 67.4
SE 1.248
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander only
63.8
CI 48.4 / 76.8
SE 7.445
63.3
CI 49.7 / 75.0
SE 6.600
54.4
CI 43.5 / 65.0
SE 5.576
56.3
CI 48.0 / 64.3
SE 4.185
Black or African American only
49.7
CI 46.7 / 52.7
SE 1.529
47.3
CI 44.4 / 50.2
SE 1.459
47.7
CI 45.4 / 50.0
SE 1.161
47.4
CI 45.2 / 49.6
SE 1.132
White only
69.1
CI 67.9 / 70.2
SE 0.580
68.6
CI 67.5 / 69.7
SE 0.544
68.5
CI 67.6 / 69.4
SE 0.465
67.9
CI 67.1 / 68.7
SE 0.398
2 or more races
68.0
CI 64.6 / 71.3
SE 1.693
68.5
CI 65.4 / 71.5
SE 1.572
66.0
CI 63.6 / 68.5
SE 1.249
67.7
CI 65.8 / 69.5
SE 0.944
Hispanic or Latino
60.2
CI 57.4 / 63.0
SE 1.428
61.4
CI 58.8 / 63.9
SE 1.315
60.5
CI 58.4 / 62.6
SE 1.070
60.4
CI 58.7 / 62.1
SE 0.852
Not Hispanic or Latino
67.9
CI 67.0 / 68.8
SE 0.461
66.8
CI 65.9 / 67.7
SE 0.447
66.8
CI 66.0 / 67.5
SE 0.386
66.4
CI 65.7 / 67.1
SE 0.346
American Indian or Alaska Native only, not Hispanic or Latino
69.0
CI 59.9 / 76.9
SE 4.382
63.3
CI 55.4 / 70.6
SE 3.908
63.8
CI 56.5 / 70.4
SE 3.553
57.9
CI 51.4 / 64.1
SE 3.243
Asian only, not Hispanic or Latino
64.9
CI 60.6 / 69.0
SE 2.160
69.0
CI 65.5 / 72.3
SE 1.755
66.7
CI 63.3 / 69.9
SE 1.687
64.8
CI 62.2 / 67.3
SE 1.294
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander only, not Hispanic or Latino
65.7
CI 50.4 / 78.3
SE 7.301
62.7
CI 45.4 / 77.2
SE 8.376
37.9
CI 27.3 / 49.8
SE 5.836
59.0
CI 48.4 / 68.9
SE 5.282
Black or African American only, not Hispanic or Latino
48.6
CI 45.6 / 51.6
SE 1.538
47.2
CI 44.2 / 50.2
SE 1.511
46.8
CI 44.5 / 49.2
SE 1.205
47.1
CI 44.7 / 49.4
SE 1.200
White only, not Hispanic or Latino
72.9
CI 72.0 / 73.8
SE 0.462
71.6
CI 70.7 / 72.4
SE 0.450
72.0
CI 71.2 / 72.8
SE 0.410
71.3
CI 70.6 / 72.0
SE 0.360
2 or more races, not Hispanic or Latino
69.1
CI 65.9 / 72.1
SE 1.592
67.6
CI 64.3 / 70.6
SE 1.610
66.7
CI 64.1 / 69.2
SE 1.294
67.9
CI 65.9 / 69.9
SE 1.023

Children who get sufficient sleep by Age group, 2016-17 to 2022-23 ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2016-17 2018-19 2020-21 2022-23
4 months-2 years
63.9
CI 61.4 / 66.3
SE 1.255
65.6
CI 63.3 / 67.9
SE 1.157
63.7
CI 61.8 / 65.5
SE 0.959
64.8
CI 63.2 / 66.5
SE 0.849
3-5 years
64.2
CI 61.9 / 66.5
SE 1.171
65.1
CI 63.0 / 67.1
SE 1.051
63.4
CI 61.7 / 65.1
SE 0.882
66.2
CI 64.9 / 67.5
SE 0.664
6-12 years
63.3
CI 61.8 / 64.7
SE 0.732
61.2
CI 59.8 / 62.6
SE 0.708
62.1
CI 60.9 / 63.2
SE 0.584
59.8
CI 58.8 / 60.8
SE 0.516
13-14 years
80.3
CI 78.5 / 82.0
SE 0.891
79.8
CI 77.7 / 81.8
SE 1.038
79.8
CI 78.0 / 81.5
SE 0.907
78.8
CI 77.3 / 80.3
SE 0.784

Children who get sufficient sleep by Educational attainment (of most highly educated adult, 25 years and over), 2016-17 to 2022-23 ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2016-17 2018-19 2020-21 2022-23
Less than High school
54.5
CI 49.2 / 59.7
SE 2.701
52.6
CI 47.3 / 57.9
SE 2.722
56.6
CI 52.2 / 60.9
SE 2.203
52.8
CI 49.0 / 56.5
SE 1.897
High school
55.6
CI 52.8 / 58.3
SE 1.397
56.3
CI 53.8 / 58.8
SE 1.274
52.7
CI 50.6 / 54.8
SE 1.088
52.2
CI 50.3 / 54.0
SE 0.952
Some college or Associate degree
62.2
CI 60.1 / 64.2
SE 1.062
59.2
CI 57.3 / 61.1
SE 0.968
59.5
CI 57.8 / 61.1
SE 0.848
58.5
CI 57.0 / 60.0
SE 0.759
4-year college degree or more
74.4
CI 73.3 / 75.4
SE 0.531
74.4
CI 73.4 / 75.4
SE 0.507
74.2
CI 73.3 / 75.0
SE 0.433
73.7
CI 73.0 / 74.4
SE 0.367

Children who get sufficient sleep by Family income (percent poverty threshold), 2016-17 to 2022-23 ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2016-17 2018-19 2020-21 2022-23
<100
54.1
CI 51.2 / 56.9
SE 1.469
51.8
CI 49.0 / 54.6
SE 1.427
50.1
CI 47.8 / 52.4
SE 1.168
49.5
CI 47.5 / 51.6
SE 1.033
100-199
61.7
CI 59.0 / 64.3
SE 1.347
59.5
CI 57.1 / 61.9
SE 1.238
59.0
CI 56.9 / 61.1
SE 1.057
57.6
CI 55.7 / 59.4
SE 0.937
200-399
67.8
CI 65.8 / 69.7
SE 0.992
66.9
CI 65.2 / 68.6
SE 0.868
65.9
CI 64.5 / 67.3
SE 0.711
66.0
CI 64.7 / 67.3
SE 0.664
400+
76.1
CI 74.6 / 77.5
SE 0.715
76.4
CI 75.1 / 77.7
SE 0.664
77.3
CI 76.3 / 78.3
SE 0.502
76.2
CI 75.2 / 77.0
SE 0.455

Children who get sufficient sleep by Health insurance status, 2016-17 to 2022-23 ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2016-17 2018-19 2020-21 2022-23
Insured
66.7
CI 65.7 / 67.6
SE 0.508
65.8
CI 64.9 / 66.8
SE 0.486
65.7
CI 64.9 / 66.5
SE 0.405
65.4
CI 64.7 / 66.0
SE 0.343
Private
72.9
CI 71.8 / 73.9
SE 0.524
72.6
CI 71.6 / 73.5
SE 0.492
72.6
CI 71.8 / 73.5
SE 0.432
72.3
CI 71.6 / 73.0
SE 0.366
Public
57.2
CI 55.2 / 59.2
SE 1.003
55.3
CI 53.4 / 57.1
SE 0.966
54.5
CI 52.9 / 56.0
SE 0.789
54.4
CI 53.1 / 55.7
SE 0.658
Uninsured
55.5
CI 50.2 / 60.7
SE 2.681
60.2
CI 55.6 / 64.6
SE 2.294
57.7
CI 53.9 / 61.4
SE 1.915
56.9
CI 53.2 / 60.5
SE 1.852

Children who get sufficient sleep by Geographic location, 2016-17 to 2022-23 ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2016-17 2018-19 2020-21 2022-23
Metropolitan
66.0
CI 64.9 / 67.1
SE 0.555
65.8
CI 64.8 / 66.8
SE 0.525
65.8
CI 64.9 / 66.6
SE 0.435
65.6
CI 64.8 / 66.3
SE 0.370
Non-metropolitan
65.3
CI 63.4 / 67.2
SE 0.963
62.2
CI 60.3 / 64.1
SE 0.983
61.0
CI 59.2 / 62.8
SE 0.934
59.3
CI 57.6 / 60.9
SE 0.848

Children who get sufficient sleep by Marital status (of parents, 18 years and over), 2016-17 to 2022-23 ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2016-17 2018-19 2020-21 2022-23
Married/​Cohabiting partner
70.1
CI 69.0 / 71.2
SE 0.560
69.8
CI 68.7 / 70.8
SE 0.529
69.4
CI 68.5 / 70.2
SE 0.446
69.2
CI 68.5 / 69.9
SE 0.368
Divorced, separated, widowed
58.7
CI 55.8 / 61.7
SE 1.507
56.3
CI 53.3 / 59.4
SE 1.547
60.0
CI 57.4 / 62.6
SE 1.317
57.1
CI 54.6 / 59.5
SE 1.239
Never married
49.4
CI 45.3 / 53.5
SE 2.088
47.3
CI 43.7 / 50.8
SE 1.808
48.3
CI 45.4 / 51.3
SE 1.502
44.6
CI 41.9 / 47.3
SE 1.392

Children who get sufficient sleep by Country of birth (of parents), 2016-17 to 2022-23 ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2016-17 2018-19 2020-21 2022-23
US
68.5
CI 67.5 / 69.5
SE 0.506
67.7
CI 66.7 / 68.7
SE 0.498
67.3
CI 66.4 / 68.1
SE 0.427
66.3
CI 65.6 / 67.1
SE 0.385
Outside US
64.3
CI 61.8 / 66.7
SE 1.254
64.2
CI 61.9 / 66.5
SE 1.177
64.9
CI 63.0 / 66.7
SE 0.962
65.1
CI 63.6 / 66.5
SE 0.758

Children who get sufficient sleep by Veteran status (of parents, 20 years and over), 2016-17 to 2022-23 ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2016-17 2018-19 2020-21 2022-23
Veteran
DNA
63.9
CI 60.5 / 67.2
SE 1.707
68.6
CI 65.6 / 71.3
SE 1.457
67.3
CI 64.9 / 69.6
SE 1.213
Non-veteran
DNA
66.9
CI 65.9 / 67.9
SE 0.508
66.5
CI 65.7 / 67.4
SE 0.424
66.0
CI 65.2 / 66.7
SE 0.363

Children who get sufficient sleep by Disability status, 2016-17 to 2022-23 ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2016-17 2018-19 2020-21 2022-23
Disability status
DNA
DNA
DNA
DNA

Children who get sufficient sleep by Special health care needs, 2016-17 to 2022-23 ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2016-17 2018-19 2020-21 2022-23
Yes
60.7
CI 58.8 / 62.7
SE 0.981
62.8
CI 61.0 / 64.5
SE 0.883
59.9
CI 58.3 / 61.5
SE 0.799
59.6
CI 58.3 / 60.9
SE 0.669
No
67.5
CI 66.3 / 68.6
SE 0.587
66.2
CI 65.1 / 67.3
SE 0.562
66.7
CI 65.8 / 67.6
SE 0.457
66.5
CI 65.7 / 67.3
SE 0.396

Disparity