In 2017, approximately 2.49 million single parents who have taken custody of their own children in the United States received full child support. This is a slight increase from 1993, when 2.47 million single parents received full child support.
Number of custodial parents who received the full amount of child support in the United States from 1993 to 2017
(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. (May 28, 2020). Number of custodial parents who received the full amount of child support in the United States from 1993 to 2017 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/416710/number-of-custodial-parents-who-received-any-child-support-in-the-united-states/
US Census Bureau. "Number of custodial parents who received the full amount of child support in the United States from 1993 to 2017 (in 1,000s)." Chart. May 28, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/416710/number-of-custodial-parents-who-received-any-child-support-in-the-united-states/
US Census Bureau. (2020). Number of custodial parents who received the full amount of child support in the United States from 1993 to 2017 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/416710/number-of-custodial-parents-who-received-any-child-support-in-the-united-states/
US Census Bureau. "Number of Custodial Parents Who Received The Full Amount of Child Support in The United States from 1993 to 2017 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 May 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/416710/number-of-custodial-parents-who-received-any-child-support-in-the-united-states/
US Census Bureau, Number of custodial parents who received the full amount of child support in the United States from 1993 to 2017 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/416710/number-of-custodial-parents-who-received-any-child-support-in-the-united-states/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Number of custodial parents who received the full amount of child support in the United States from 1993 to 2017 (in 1,000s) [Graph], US Census Bureau, May 28, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/416710/number-of-custodial-parents-who-received-any-child-support-in-the-united-states/
