1 in 2 families struggles with diaper need, according to The NDBN Diaper Check 2023: Diaper Insecurity among U.S. Children and Families.

5 million babies and toddlers under the age of 3 live in poor and low-income families.

The poorest 20% of Americans who buy diapers spend nearly 14 percent of their after-tax income on diapers.

No federal government program, including SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) and WIC (Special Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program for Women, Infants and Children), provides funding for families to purchase diapers.

These nutrition-based programs should not be expanded to include diapers or other non-food material basic necessities. Doing so would force more families to make impossible choices between buying diapers and buying groceries, or paying the electric bill, or filling a prescription.

Most child care centers require parents to provide a day’s supply of disposable diapers (four to six changes for most children).

Many parents cannot go to work or school if they can’t leave their babies at child care.

Infants require up to 12 diapers per day, at a cost of $80 to $100 or more per month per baby.