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130,000,000
130,000,000 -- adults reading at or below sixth grade level count for US adults (2026)
According to the US Department of Education, 130 million US adults (54%) read at or below a sixth-grade reading level.
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130,000,000
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2026
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B
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60
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20
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30
Methodology
45
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95
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US Department of Education
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US Department of Education
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US adults: 130,000,000 adults reading at or below sixth grade level count. Source: US Department of Education (2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/us-adults-sixth-grade-reading-count
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