This graph shows the percentage of families in the United States sorted by ethnic group and number of children in 2014. In 2014, about 61.65 percent of non-Hispanic white families had no children living in the household.
Percentage of families in the United States by ethnic group and number of children under 18 living in the household in 2014
Characteristic
No children
One child
Two children
Three children
Four or more children
All families
57.03%
18.33%
16.03%
6.09%
2.52%
Non-Hispanic white families
61.65%
16.58%
14.68%
5.15%
1.94%
Black families
49.49%
23.1%
16.53%
7.53%
3.35%
Asian families
51.88%
21.02%
20.56%
4.91%
1.67%
Hispanic families
43.65%
21.34%
20.79%
9.76%
4.46%
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US Census Bureau. (January 30, 2015). Percentage of families in the United States by ethnic group and number of children under 18 living in the household in 2014 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 28, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/242191/percentage-of-families-in-the-us-by-ethnic-group-and-number-of-children/
US Census Bureau. "Percentage of families in the United States by ethnic group and number of children under 18 living in the household in 2014." Chart. January 30, 2015. Statista. Accessed April 28, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/242191/percentage-of-families-in-the-us-by-ethnic-group-and-number-of-children/
US Census Bureau. (2015). Percentage of families in the United States by ethnic group and number of children under 18 living in the household in 2014. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 28, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/242191/percentage-of-families-in-the-us-by-ethnic-group-and-number-of-children/
US Census Bureau. "Percentage of Families in The United States by Ethnic Group and Number of Children under 18 Living in The Household in 2014." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Jan 2015, https://www.statista.com/statistics/242191/percentage-of-families-in-the-us-by-ethnic-group-and-number-of-children/
US Census Bureau, Percentage of families in the United States by ethnic group and number of children under 18 living in the household in 2014 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/242191/percentage-of-families-in-the-us-by-ethnic-group-and-number-of-children/ (last visited April 28, 2025)
Percentage of families in the United States by ethnic group and number of children under 18 living in the household in 2014 [Graph], US Census Bureau, January 30, 2015. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/242191/percentage-of-families-in-the-us-by-ethnic-group-and-number-of-children/
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