This statistic shows the number of American single mothers who have taken custody of their own children in the years from 1993 to 2011. In 2011, approximately 11.8 million single mothers in the United States had custody of their child or children.
Single mothers: Number of custodial mothers in the United States from 1993 to 2011
(in 1,000s)
Mothers 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). Single mothers: Number of custodial mothers in the United States from 1993 to 2011 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/257931/number-of-custodial-mothers-in-the-united-states/
US Census Bureau. "Single mothers: Number of custodial mothers 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/257931/number-of-custodial-mothers-in-the-united-states/
US Census Bureau. (2013). Single mothers: Number of custodial mothers in the United States from 1993 to 2011 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/257931/number-of-custodial-mothers-in-the-united-states/
US Census Bureau. "Single Mothers: Number of Custodial Mothers in The United States from 1993 to 2011 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Oct 2013, https://www.statista.com/statistics/257931/number-of-custodial-mothers-in-the-united-states/
US Census Bureau, Single mothers: Number of custodial mothers in the United States from 1993 to 2011 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/257931/number-of-custodial-mothers-in-the-united-states/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Single mothers: Number of custodial mothers 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/257931/number-of-custodial-mothers-in-the-united-states/
