# Roughly a quarter of Americans say they're childfree by choice

Canonical page: https://data.verasight.io/culture/roughly-a-quarter-of-americans-say-theyre-childfree-by-choice/

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## Reading

About a quarter of Americans (23%) say they are childfree, meaning they are not raising and have never raised children and do not want any in the future, according to a May 2026 Verasight survey.

A majority (59%) are raising or have raised children, while roughly one-in-ten (10%) have none yet but want them someday and 8% are unsure whether they do.

## Topline

Are you childfree? Childfree people are people who are not raising and have never raised children - whether biological, adopted, or step - and do not want to have any in the future.

Roughly a quarter of Americans say they're childfree by choice.

- No, I am raising or have raised children: 59.2%
- Yes, I am not or have not raised children, and I do not want children in the future: 23.4%
- No, I want to have children someday: 9.6%
- No, I am unsure if I want to have children someday: 7.7%

## Methodology

- Mode: Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting
- Population: US adults age 18+
- Field dates: 2026-05-11 → 2026-05-11
- Base (unweighted): 1,000
- Margin of error: +/- 3.3%
- Module: identity
- Sponsor: Verasight
- Weight variable: weight
- Weighting targets: age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status

## Source

- Canonical question URL: [https://reports.verasight.io/r/spsp26#q-3.29](https://reports.verasight.io/r/spsp26#q-3.29)

## Citation

Verasight SPSP Omnibus Survey #2026-045, fielded May 11-11, 2026, N=1,000 US adults age 18+, +/- 3.3%.

Canonical question URL: [https://reports.verasight.io/r/spsp26#q-3.29](https://reports.verasight.io/r/spsp26#q-3.29)