In 2021, there were ** million family caregivers across the United States. That year, California registered the country's highest number of family caregivers, followed by Texas, Florida, and New York. On the other hand, with an estimated ****** people, Wyoming registered the lowest number of family caregivers in the U.S. in 2021.

As of 2021, there were an estimated ** million unpaid family caregivers across the United States. That makes **** percent or one in **** Americans family caregivers (according to the U.S. Census Bureau, the total population came to *** million in 2021). The number of unpaid caregivers in the U.S. fluctuated in the recorded time period, with a peak of **** million in 2009.

This survey represents the number of care recipients a caregiver in the United States had as of 2019. In that year, 76 percent of the caregivers reported to have one care recipient.

This statistic displays the distribution of caregivers in the U.S. as of 2019, by the number of hours per day they usually spent providing care. It was found that ** percent of caregivers spent * or more hours per day providing care.

In 2021, family caregivers in the United States worked a total of nearly ** billion hours. That year, with ***** million hours, California had the highest number of care hours provided by family caregivers in the U.S., followed by Texas. On the other hand, the amount of hours provided by family caregivers in Wyoming was the lowest across the country in 2021.

This statistic displays the distribution of caregivers in the U.S. as of 2019, by the number of years they expected to provide care for. It was found that 18 percent of caregivers expected to provide care for between 11 and 20 years.

In 2021, the distribution by race and ethnicity reveals how diverse family caregivers are in the United States. That year, nearly ********** of family caregivers in the United States were white. However, with a ** percent share in 2021, the second-most common race and ethnicity of family caregivers was Hispanic, followed by Black/African American.

In 2021, a significant part of the United State´s population were unpaid family caregivers. That year, **** percent of Mississippi residents were unpaid caregivers, the ******* share in the country and closely followed by West Virginia. On the other hand, only ***** percent of North Dakota residents provided free care for their relatives in 2021.

This statistic presents the number of caregivers for home care in the U.S. in 2014 and a forecast for 2024, in millions. In 2014, there were an estimated 1.8 million caregivers in the U.S. This number is expected to reach 2.3 million by 2024.

This statistic presents the annual amount of money family caregivers and their family spent on caring as of 2017. It was found that ** percent of family caregivers spent less than ***** U.S. dollars a year caring for an older family member.

This statistic shows the percentage of caregivers in the U.S. that provided a select number of unpaid caregiving hours per week as of 2018. According to the data, among those aged 18 to 39, just 26 percent provided 10 hours or more per week of unpaid care. Comparatively, among those aged 40 and older, 63 percent provided 10 hours or more of unpaid care per week.

In 2024, there were a total of over 11.9 million Alzheimer and dementia caregivers in the United States. At that time, California had the most number of Alzheimer/dementia caregivers with over 1,396 thousand caregivers. Pennsylvania had some 470 thousand Alzheimer/dementia caregivers.

In 2024, there are approximately 11.93 million Alzheimer or other dementia unpaid caregivers in the United States. These caregivers provide a total of 19.16 billion hours of care which equates to roughly 413 billion U.S. dollars in value. The value to unpaid care given by Alzheimer/dementia caregivers has been increasing through the years.

In the United States, among surveyed workers who were unpaid caregivers, a considerable amount of time was dedicated to caregiving responsibilities outside their work commitments. On average, they spent ** hours per week assisting their care recipients. Additionally, almost one in ten caregivers reported spending over ** hours per week on caregiving duties.

According to a 2020 survey, ** percent of freelancers in the United States were caregivers to a child, parent, elderly relative or someone else. This compares to ** percent of U.S. workers overall.

Freelancers here are broadly understood as individuals who engage in supplemental, temporary, project - or contract-based work.

In 2024, there were over 19 billion hours of unpaid care given by Alzheimer/dementia caregivers in the United States. In that year, California reported the highest numbers, where almost 1.894 billion hours of unpaid care were counted.

This statistic displays the percentage of U.S. caregivers that agreed with select statements regarding their reasons for becoming a caregiver as of 2017. According to the data, ** percent of caregivers stated they became a caregiver because they wanted to care for a loved one.

In the United States, far more children died due to their caregivers having a drug abuse issue than an alcohol abuse issue. In 2023, a total of 256 child fatalities occurred in a household with a drug abuse risk factor.

This statistic shows the age distribution of Alzheimer and other dementia caregivers in the United States in 2023. As of that time, around 41 percent of Alzheimer's and other dementia caregivers were aged 50 to 64 years.

This graph shows the number of caregivers registered with medical marijuana programs in the United States, by state, as of September 2015. The state of Oregon had the highest number of registered caregivers with 36,754, followed by Michigan with 33,004.