Autism prevalence across 22 reporting sites since 2000

Data is from 22 sites of the Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring Network, including Puerto Rico, and does not include the entire state population. Increases are attributed to a number of factors, including increased awareness, better diagnostic practices and expanded diagnostic criteria, as stated by the CDC.

Autism diagnoses per 1,000 8-year-old children

The dataset includes missing values for some sites, with reporting years recorded every two years from 2000 to 2022.
Chart: Katrina Ventura/Hearst TVSource: National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities via CDC