ADHD now affects 15.5 million US adults, says new CDC report

ADHD now affects 15.5 million US adults, says new CDC report

Diagnoses of ADHD (attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder) are on the rise among adults in the U.S. Approximately 15.5 million adults had an ADHD diagnosis in 2023, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). That’s equivalent to around 6% of adults in the country, or one in 16. Around half of…