This statistic shows the number of American single parents who have taken custody of their own children and were awarded child support between 1993 and 2011. In 2011, about seven million custodial parents in the United States were awarded child support.
Number of custodial parents awarded child support in the United States from 1993 to 2011
(in 1,000s)
Parents living with own children under 21 years of age whose other parent is not living in the home
Supplementary notes
According to the source, numbers are in thousands as of spring of the following year. Parents living with own children under 21 years of age whose other parent is not living in the home.
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US Census Bureau. (October 31, 2013). Number of custodial parents awarded child support in the United States from 1993 to 2011 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/257895/number-of-custodial-parents-awarded-child-support-in-united-states/
US Census Bureau. "Number of custodial parents awarded child support in the United States from 1993 to 2011 (in 1,000s)." Chart. October 31, 2013. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/257895/number-of-custodial-parents-awarded-child-support-in-united-states/
US Census Bureau. (2013). Number of custodial parents awarded child support in the United States from 1993 to 2011 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/257895/number-of-custodial-parents-awarded-child-support-in-united-states/
US Census Bureau. "Number of Custodial Parents Awarded Child Support in The United States from 1993 to 2011 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Oct 2013, https://www.statista.com/statistics/257895/number-of-custodial-parents-awarded-child-support-in-united-states/
US Census Bureau, Number of custodial parents awarded child support in the United States from 1993 to 2011 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/257895/number-of-custodial-parents-awarded-child-support-in-united-states/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Number of custodial parents awarded child support in the United States from 1993 to 2011 (in 1,000s) [Graph], US Census Bureau, October 31, 2013. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/257895/number-of-custodial-parents-awarded-child-support-in-united-states/
