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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 Nov 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Atten Disord. 2022 May 22;26(13):1685–1697. doi: 10.1177/10870547221099961

Table 2:

Weighted Prevalence Estimates of Parent-Reported Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Treatment among U.S. Children with Parent Report of Current ADHD Aged 3–17 Years by State, National Survey of Children’s Health, 2016–2019


Currently Taking ADHD Medication Received Behavioral Treatment for ADHD in Past 12 Months Received Medication and/or Behavioral Treatment

Weighted % 95% Confidence Interval Weighted % 95% Confidence Interval Weighted % 95% Confidence Interval

United States 62.2 (60.3, 64.1) 47.2 (45.2, 49.1) 76.4 (74.6, 78.1)
Alabama 77.0 (69.5, 83.4) 50.6 (41.2, 59.9) 84.3 (77.5, 89.7)
Alaska 61.4 (51.0, 71.1) 59.3 (48.6, 69.4) 79.4 (70.6, 86.5)
Arizona 55.2 (43.8, 66.1) 51.1 (40.2, 61.9) 71.7 (59.3, 82.1)
Arkansas 62.4 (54.0, 70.2) 46.5 (38.3, 54.8) 75.6 (67.8, 82.3)
California 46.4 (33.6, 59.5) 49.2 (36.2, 62.2) 72.4 (58.7, 83.6)
Colorado 55.9 (44.3, 67.0) 43.0 (32.2, 54.3) 69.8 (57.5, 80.4)
Connecticut 56.9 (47.4, 66.0) 54.2 (44.9, 63.2) 79.1 (71.5, 85.5)
Delaware 75.4 (67.6, 82.1) 51.7 (43.0, 60.5) 85.6 (78.7, 90.9)
District of Columbia 45.9 (33.4, 58.8) 54.1 (41.1, 66.6) 65.3 (51.9, 77.1)
Florida 65.1 (54.2, 75.0) 49.2 (38.9, 59.5) 75.3 (63.8, 84.6)
Georgia 69.5 (61.3, 76.8) 43.2 (35.1, 51.5) 79.5 (71.7, 85.9)
Hawaii 52.8 (40.4, 65.0) 55.7 (43.5, 67.4) 75.7 (63.7, 85.3)
Idaho 58.7 (49.0, 68.0) 51.8 (41.9, 61.5) 74.7 (66.4, 81.9)
Illinois 64.6 (54.0, 74.3) 58.9 (49.0, 68.2) 82.3 (74.9, 88.3)
Indiana 64.4 (55.7, 72.4) 49.9 (41.4, 58.5) 79.8 (72.6, 85.8)
Iowa 65.4 (56.0, 74.0) 50.9 (41.6, 60.2) 78.3 (69.4, 85.7)
Kansas 62.8 (52.8, 72.0) 42.0 (33.0, 51.4) 75.3 (65.0, 83.8)
Kentucky 73.7 (65.8, 80.7) 48.8 (40.1, 57.5) 84.0 (76.4, 89.9)
Louisiana 73.9 (67.3, 79.9) 42.1 (34.7, 49.8) 82.9 (77.1, 87.8)
Maine 61.0 (53.1, 68.4) 45.4 (37.6, 53.4) 76.9 (69.7, 83.2)
Maryland 68.5 (59.9, 76.3) 56.0 (46.7, 65.1) 83.9 (76.7, 89.6)
Massachusetts 57.9 (48.1, 67.3) 50.0 (40.5, 59.5) 76.4 (67.5, 83.8)
Michigan 63.4 (52.5, 73.4) 44.8 (34.5, 55.5) 77.0 (67.3, 84.9)
Minnesota 64.9 (53.2, 75.3) 59.2 (49.4, 68.6) 87.6 (81.5, 92.2)
Mississippi 73.8 (65.6, 81.0) 50.1 (41.9, 58.4) 82.3 (74.5, 88.5)
Missouri 62.8 (53.4, 71.6) 45.2 (36.1, 54.5) 70.2 (60.6, 78.7)
Montana 65.6 (54.5, 75.5) 56.8 (45.3, 67.7) 77.3 (66.6, 85.8)
Nebraska 81.4 (72.7, 88.3) 61.8 (49.7, 72.9) 91.6 (85.8, 95.6)
Nevada 37.8 (27.1, 49.3) 39.9 (29.0, 51.7) 58.8 (46.0, 70.8)
New Hampshire 65.4 (57.9, 72.4) 50.8 (42.7, 58.9) 78.9 (72.4, 84.5)
New Jersey 41.1 (30.9, 51.9) 41.7 (31.1, 52.9) 58.4 (46.1, 69.9)
New Mexico 62.1 (50.8, 72.5) 47.8 (36.4, 59.4) 73.7 (63.5, 82.4)
New York 54.8 (43.2, 66.1) 45.5 (34.7, 56.7) 70.5 (57.5, 81.5)
North Carolina 64.5 (55.1, 73.1) 46.2 (37.0, 55.6) 78.8 (70.5, 85.2)
North Dakota 64.0 (52.9, 74.2) 50.7 (40.4, 61.0) 78.0 (68.0, 86.1)
Ohio 58.1 (49.0, 66.9) 43.5 (34.7, 52.6) 75.1 (66.8, 82.3)
Oklahoma 66.1 (55.9, 75.3) 47.9 (38.5, 57.4) 79.0 (70.5, 86.0)
Oregon 50.2 (39.1, 61.2) 51.1 (40.1, 62.1) 70.2 (59.4, 79.6)
Pennsylvania 53.9 (43.7, 63.9) 54.4 (44.4, 64.2) 77.7 (68.2, 85.4)
Rhode Island 65.8 (57.1, 73.7) 48.3 (39.3, 57.3) 76.9 (68.8, 83.8)
South Carolina 64.2 (56.1, 71.9) 45.0 (36.8, 53.4) 74.1 (66.2, 81.0)
South Dakota 70.4 (60.7, 78.9) 45.2 (34.7, 56.2) 76.9 (67.5, 84.7)
Tennessee 62.8 (53.4, 71.5) 38.8 (30.2, 47.9) 74.1 (64.8, 82.0)
Texas 71.8 (63.5, 79.1) 40.5 (31.2, 50.3) 78.4 (70.5, 85.0)
Utah 59.5 (48.0, 70.4) 40.9 (30.7, 51.6) 72.2 (60.8, 81.8)
Vermont 52.0 (40.7, 63.2) 41.1 (30.2, 52.6) 65.0 (53.2, 75.6)
Virginia 62.7 (52.5, 72.1) 45.8 (36.5, 55.3) 76.9 (66.7, 85.1)
Washington 47.9 (38.5, 57.4) 39.2 (30.1, 48.9) 61.5 (51.8, 70.5)
West Virginia 67.5 (59.1, 75.0) 46.5 (38.0, 55.2) 76.6 (69.0, 83.1)
Wisconsin 69.8 (58.3, 79.7) 51.3 (40.7, 61.8) 81.4 (70.0, 89.8)
Wyoming 59.8 (49.3, 69.7) 54.3 (43.8, 64.5) 78.9 (69.3, 86.6)
Range of State Estimates 37.8–81.4 38.8–61.8 58.4–91.6
State Estimate Median 62.8 48.8 76.9
State Estimate Interquartile Interval 56.9–66.1 44.8–51.7 73.7–79.4