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Data analyses were performed from May 2021 to June 2023.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>Exposure<\/jats:title>Fiscal year (April 1-March 31) of eating disorder hospitalization.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>Main Outcomes and Measures<\/jats:title>Outcomes of interest were absolute and relative changes in pediatric eating disorder hospitalization rates overall and stratified by patient sex, age groups, and eating disorder diagnostic groups.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>Results<\/jats:title>Over the study period, there were 11\u202f654 pediatric eating disorder hospitalizations, of which 5268 (45.2%) were for anorexia nervosa and 1374 (11.8%) were for bulimia nervosa. There were a total of 10\u202f648 hospitalizations (91.4%) among female patients, and the median (IQR) age was 15.0 (14-0-16.0) years. Hospitalization rates increased 139% from 2002 to 2019, from 2.0 per 10\u202f000 population to 4.8 per 10\u202f000 population. The largest relative changes were observed among male patients (416%; from 0.2 per 10\u202f000 population to 1.1 per 10\u202f000 population), individuals aged 12 to 14 years (196%; from 2.2 per 10\u202f000 population to 6.6 per 10\u202f000 population), and individuals with eating disorders other than anorexia or bulimia nervosa (255%; from 0.6 per 10\u202f000 population to 2.1 per 10\u202f000 population). Male patients, younger adolescents, and individuals with other eating disorders also represented larger proportions of hospitalizations by fiscal 2019.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>Conclusions and Relevance<\/jats:title>In this cross-sectional study of eating disorder hospitalizations, pediatric hospitalizations increased over time, particularly among populations traditionally considered atypical. 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