In 2023, 11.4 percent of the families with a single father lived below the poverty level in the United States. Poverty is the state of one who lacks a certain amount of material possessions or money. Absolute poverty or destitution is inability to afford basic human needs, which commonly includes clean and fresh water, nutrition, health care, education, clothing, and shelter.
Poverty rate for families with a male head of household in the United States from 1990 to 2023
Male householder, no spouse present - with and without children under 18.
The Census Bureau defines a family as follows: "A family is a group of two people or more (one of whom is the householder) related by birth, marriage, or adoption and residing together; all such people (including related subfamily members) are considered as members of one family."
Further information regarding the poverty threshold can be accessed here.
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US Census Bureau. (September 16, 2024). Poverty rate for families with a male head of household in the United States from 1990 to 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/204990/percentage-of-poor-families-with-a-male-householder-in-the-us/
US Census Bureau. "Poverty rate for families with a male head of household in the United States from 1990 to 2023." Chart. September 16, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/204990/percentage-of-poor-families-with-a-male-householder-in-the-us/
US Census Bureau. (2024). Poverty rate for families with a male head of household in the United States from 1990 to 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/204990/percentage-of-poor-families-with-a-male-householder-in-the-us/
US Census Bureau. "Poverty Rate for Families with a Male Head of Household in The United States from 1990 to 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Sep 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/204990/percentage-of-poor-families-with-a-male-householder-in-the-us/
US Census Bureau, Poverty rate for families with a male head of household in the United States from 1990 to 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/204990/percentage-of-poor-families-with-a-male-householder-in-the-us/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Poverty rate for families with a male head of household in the United States from 1990 to 2023 [Graph], US Census Bureau, September 16, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/204990/percentage-of-poor-families-with-a-male-householder-in-the-us/
