This statistic shows the 50 metropolitan areas with the highest percentage of female-headed family households in the United States in 2019. The McAllen-Edinburg-Mission metropolitan area, located on the Texas-Mexico border, was ranked first with 22.08 percent of households led by single mothers in 2019.
Top 50 metropolitan areas with the highest percentage of female-headed family households in the United States in 2019
Female family households includes only female-headed households with no spouse present.
Percentages calculated by Statista based on values provided by the source.
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US Census Bureau. (September 17, 2020). Top 50 metropolitan areas with the highest percentage of female-headed family households in the United States in 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/432802/us-metropolitan-areas-with-the-highest-percentage-of-single-moms/
US Census Bureau. "Top 50 metropolitan areas with the highest percentage of female-headed family households in the United States in 2019." Chart. September 17, 2020. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/432802/us-metropolitan-areas-with-the-highest-percentage-of-single-moms/
US Census Bureau. (2020). Top 50 metropolitan areas with the highest percentage of female-headed family households in the United States in 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/432802/us-metropolitan-areas-with-the-highest-percentage-of-single-moms/
US Census Bureau. "Top 50 Metropolitan Areas with The Highest Percentage of Female-headed Family Households in The United States in 2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Sep 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/432802/us-metropolitan-areas-with-the-highest-percentage-of-single-moms/
US Census Bureau, Top 50 metropolitan areas with the highest percentage of female-headed family households in the United States in 2019 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/432802/us-metropolitan-areas-with-the-highest-percentage-of-single-moms/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
Top 50 metropolitan areas with the highest percentage of female-headed family households in the United States in 2019 [Graph], US Census Bureau, September 17, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/432802/us-metropolitan-areas-with-the-highest-percentage-of-single-moms/
