COVID-19 Facts & Figures

Research or data on COVID-19 specific to adolescents or young adults is limited. Adolescents may be grouped with younger children (e.g., 0-19 years). Or articles about “young adults” may include an age range that is wider (e.g., 20-44) than the range addressed by our Center (usually 18-25).

Trends and Data on COVID-19 health indicators, behaviors, and attitudes:

Check the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDCs) COVID-19 home page for the latest facts, data, and recommendations from the nation’s leading public health agency.
- For daily and weekly totals by state, click here.
- For preliminary, cumulative age-specific hospitalization rates, click here.
- For COVID-19 data from the National Center for Health Statistics click here.
- For the CDC’s Young Adult COVID-19 resource page, click here.
- CDC MMWR report showing increased young adult suicide ideation during COVID-19.
- A Sept 2020 report from the CDC shows that young adults accounted for a growing portion of COVID-19 incidence over summer 2020. Further investigation is warranted to determine whether this trend has implications for transmission to older populations.
- Updated, December 2020 CDC guidance on mask-wearing.
- Latest: Key updates on COVID-19, January 2021.
The Coronavirus Resource Center at Johns Hopkins features global data along with trend tracking of cases and testing.
The COVID-19 page of the Kaiser Family Foundation is a rich source of COVID-19 data, including cases, hospitalization & mortality. An interactive data tool, COVID-19 and Related State Data, allows users to create customized reports, including obtaining data for young adults (ages 19-25) and all children (ages 0-18).
- December 2020 KFF report on COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy.
The Pew Research Center has been running nationwide polls on COVID-19, including attitudes, perceptions, and impacts on health, education, and employment. Consider searching the keywords “young adult”, “adolescent”, and “youth” for more targeted results. Past polls include:
- Polling on whether younger adults have experienced pay cuts or job loss.
- More young adults in the US living with their parents for the first time since the Great Depression.
- Job loss due to COVID broken down by age and race.
- Adolescents and young adults reporting on their employment and education status during COVID.

Research & Commentaries:

Click here for COVID-19 related articles published in the Journal of Adolescent Health. These are available open access. Highlights include:
- Recommendations for researchers and caregivers, highlighting emerging issues in adolescent suicide prevention.
- Research associating e-cigarette use with COVID-19 diagnosis and symptoms.
- Commentary with associated links to two articles on telemedicine implementation.
- Journal of Adolescent Health article on adolescent and young adult e-cigarette use and COVID-19.
Notable articles from other peer-reviewed journals include:
- A rapid systematic review of social isolation and loneliness in adolescents during the COVID pandemic.
- Preliminary observations of comorbidities in hospitalized pediatric COVID-19 patients.
- An article examining the psychological adjustment in Chinese school children to the COVID pandemic.

COVID-19 NAHIC Resources

COVID-19 Facts & Figures

Research or data on COVID-19 specific to adolescents or young adults is limited. Adolescents may be grouped with younger children (e.g., 0-19 years). Or articles about “young adults” may include an age range that is wider (e.g., 20-44) than the range addressed by our Center (usually 18-25).

Check the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDCs) COVID-19 home page for the latest facts, data, and recommendations from the nation’s leading public health agency.

For daily and weekly totals by state, click here.

For preliminary, cumulative age-specific hospitalization rates, click here.

For COVID-19 data from the National Center for Health Statistics click here.

For the CDC’s Young Adult COVID-19 resource page, click here.

CDC MMWR report showing increased young adult suicide ideation during COVID-19.

A Sept 2020 report from the CDC shows that young adults accounted for a growing portion of COVID-19 incidence over summer 2020. Further investigation is warranted to determine whether this trend has implications for transmission to older populations.

Updated, December 2020 CDC guidance on mask-wearing.

Latest: Key updates on COVID-19, January 2021.

The Coronavirus Resource Center at Johns Hopkins features global data along with trend tracking of cases and testing.

December 2020 KFF report on COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy.

The Pew Research Center has been running nationwide polls on COVID-19, including attitudes, perceptions, and impacts on health, education, and employment. Consider searching the keywords “young adult”, “adolescent”, and “youth” for more targeted results. Past polls include:

Polling on whether younger adults have experienced pay cuts or job loss.

More young adults in the US living with their parents for the first time since the Great Depression.

Job loss due to COVID broken down by age and race.

Adolescents and young adults reporting on their employment and education status during COVID.

Click here for COVID-19 related articles published in the Journal of Adolescent Health. These are available open access. Highlights include:

Recommendations for researchers and caregivers, highlighting emerging issues in adolescent suicide prevention.

Research associating e-cigarette use with COVID-19 diagnosis and symptoms.

Commentary with associated links to two articles on telemedicine implementation.

Journal of Adolescent Health article on adolescent and young adult e-cigarette use and COVID-19.

Notable articles from other peer-reviewed journals include:

A rapid systematic review of social isolation and loneliness in adolescents during the COVID pandemic.

Preliminary observations of comorbidities in hospitalized pediatric COVID-19 patients.

An article examining the psychological adjustment in Chinese school children to the COVID pandemic.

Updated March 11, 2021