In 2023, 16.7 percent of white, non-Hispanic families with a single mother were living 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.
Percentage of white, non-Hispanic families with a single mother in the United States who live below the poverty level from 1990 to 2023
Characteristic
Poverty rate of families with a single mother
2023
16.7%
2022
18.9%
2021
17.3%
2020
18.8%
2019
17.1%
2018
19.7%
2017
19.8%
2016
21.1%
2015
21.7%
2014
23.7%
2013
22.6%
2012
23.4%
2011
23.4%
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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."
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.
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US Census Bureau. (September 16, 2024). Percentage of white, non-Hispanic families with a single mother in the United States who live below the poverty level from 1990 to 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 02, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/205049/percentage-of-poor-white-families-with-a-female-householder-in-the-us/
US Census Bureau. "Percentage of white, non-Hispanic families with a single mother in the United States who live below the poverty level from 1990 to 2023." Chart. September 16, 2024. Statista. Accessed April 02, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/205049/percentage-of-poor-white-families-with-a-female-householder-in-the-us/
US Census Bureau. (2024). Percentage of white, non-Hispanic families with a single mother in the United States who live below the poverty level from 1990 to 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 02, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/205049/percentage-of-poor-white-families-with-a-female-householder-in-the-us/
US Census Bureau. "Percentage of White, Non-hispanic Families with a Single Mother in The United States Who Live below The Poverty Level from 1990 to 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Sep 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/205049/percentage-of-poor-white-families-with-a-female-householder-in-the-us/
US Census Bureau, Percentage of white, non-Hispanic families with a single mother in the United States who live below the poverty level from 1990 to 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/205049/percentage-of-poor-white-families-with-a-female-householder-in-the-us/ (last visited April 02, 2025)
Percentage of white, non-Hispanic families with a single mother in the United States who live below the poverty level from 1990 to 2023 [Graph], US Census Bureau, September 16, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/205049/percentage-of-poor-white-families-with-a-female-householder-in-the-us/
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