35 Bates and Counting

How many members has the Bates family reached, and how quickly have they grown? We posted a similar list to our blog about the Duggar family, so we decided to make one for Gil and Kelly's clan, as well.

At most points over the past 11 years, the Bates family has been just a little bit smaller than the Duggar family, although for a period of three months in 2016 (after the birth of Brooklyn Paine in August and before Jeremy married Jinger in November) both clans had 30 members.

Our readers on the Duggar blog predicted that it won't be long before the Duggars add their 50th member. When do you think the Bates will reach 40?

2007:18 Bates (2 parents, 16 kids)
2008: 18 Bates
2009: 19 Bates
2010: 20 Bates
2011: 20 Bates
2012: 21 Bates
2013: 23 Bates
2014: 25 Bates
2015: 28 Bates
2016: 30 Bates
2017: 32 Bates
2018: 35 Bates

Photo courtesy of thebatesfamily.com