A new analysis of American Community Survey (ACS) data from 2018 to 2022 finds that a sizeable share (23.3%) of American Indian and Alaska Native (AIAN) children under age 18 lived with a grandparent, or nearly twice the percentage among all U.S. children (12.4%). Among AIAN children who lived with a grandparent, the majority also lived with at least one parent (16.7% of all AIAN children, compared to 10.4% for all U.S. children), meaning that they lived in a three-generation household. Approximately 6.5 percent of all AIAN children lived with only a grandparent (or grandparents), or more than triple the rate of 2.1 percent among all U.S. children.
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