Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD) in the United States: Age Groups and Demographic Characteristics
Prevalence of Past-Year Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD)
People Ages 12 and Older
According to the 2023 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), 28.9 million people ages 12 and older (10.2% in this age group) had AUD in the past year.1,2 This includes:
- 16.8 million males ages 12 and older (12.1% in this age group)1,2
- 12.0 million females ages 12 and older (8.3% in this age group)1,2
- 156,000 American Indian or Alaska Native people ages 12 and older (11.6% in this age group)1,2
- 994,000 Asian people ages 12 and older (5.7% in this age group)1,2
- 3.3 million Black or African American people ages 12 and older (9.6% in this age group)1,2
- 88,000 Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander people ages 12 and older (7.9% in this age group)1,2
- 18.7 million White people ages 12 and older (11.0% in this age group)1,2
- 841,000 people of two or more races ages 12 and older (13.6% in this age group)1,2
- 4.8 million Hispanic or Latino people ages 12 and older (10.8% in this age group)1,2
Youth Ages 12 to 17
According to the 2023 NSDUH, 757,000 youth ages 12 to 17 (2.9% in this age group) had AUD in the past year.1,2 This includes:
- 270,000 boys ages 12 to 17 (2.0% in this age group)1,2
- 487,000 girls ages 12 to 17 (3.8% in this age group)1,2
- 5,000 American Indian or Alaska Native youth ages 12 to 17 (2.3% in this age group)1,2
- 15,000 Asian youth ages 12 to 17 (1.0% in this age group)1,2
- 46,000 Black or African American youth ages 12 to 17 (1.3% in this age group)1,2
- 438,000 White youth ages 12 to 17 (3.4% in this age group)1,2
- 28,000 youth of two or more races ages 12 to 17 (3.0% in this age group)1,2
- 223,000 Hispanic or Latino youth ages 12 to 17 (3.3% in this age group)1,2
- Estimates for Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander youth ages 12 to 17 were not presented because they were based on a relatively small number of respondents or had a large margin of error.1,2
Adults Ages 18 and Older
According to the 2023 NSDUH, 28.1 million adults ages 18 and older (10.9% in this age group) had AUD in the past year.1,2 This includes:
- 16.6 million men ages 18 and older (13.2% in this age group)1,2
- 11.5 million women ages 18 and older (8.7% in this age group)1,2
- 150,000 American Indian or Alaska Native adults ages 18 and older (13.6% in this age group)1,2
- 979,000 Asian adults ages 18 and older (6.1% in this age group)1,2
- 3.3 million Black or African American adults ages 18 and older (10.5% in this age group)1,2
- 87,000 Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander adults ages 18 and older (8.5% in this age group)1,2
- 18.2 million White adults ages 18 and older (11.6% in this age group)1,2
- 813,000 adults of two or more races ages 18 and older (15.4% in this age group)1,2
- 4.6 million Hispanic or Latino adults ages 18 and older (10.1% in this age group)1,2