This statistic shows the number of American single parents who have taken custody of their own children between 1993 and 2011. In 2011, approximately 14.4 million single parents in the United States had custody of their own child or children.
Number of custodial parents 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 in the United States from 1993 to 2011 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/257934/number-of-custodial-parents-in-the-united-states/
US Census Bureau. "Number of custodial parents in the United States from 1993 to 2011 (in 1,000s)." Chart. October 31, 2013. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/257934/number-of-custodial-parents-in-the-united-states/
US Census Bureau. (2013). Number of custodial parents in the United States from 1993 to 2011 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/257934/number-of-custodial-parents-in-the-united-states/
US Census Bureau. "Number of Custodial Parents in The United States from 1993 to 2011 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Oct 2013, https://www.statista.com/statistics/257934/number-of-custodial-parents-in-the-united-states/
US Census Bureau, Number of custodial parents in the United States from 1993 to 2011 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/257934/number-of-custodial-parents-in-the-united-states/ (last visited November 21, 2024)
Number of custodial parents 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/257934/number-of-custodial-parents-in-the-united-states/
