This statistic shows the number of American single fathers who have taken custody of their own children between 1993 and 2011. In 2011, approximately 2.6 million single fathers in the United States had custody of their child or children.
Single fathers: Number of custodial fathers in the United States from 1993 to 2011
(in 1,000s)
Characteristic
Number of custodial fathers (in thousands)
2011
2,643
2009
2,435
2007
2,387
2005
2,199
2003
2,364
2001
2,092
1999
2,030
1997
2,077
1995
2,108
1993
2,184
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Fathers 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 fathers: Number of custodial fathers in the United States from 1993 to 2011 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 02, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/257932/number-of-custodial-fathers-in-the-united-states/
US Census Bureau. "Single fathers: Number of custodial fathers in the United States from 1993 to 2011 (in 1,000s)." Chart. October 31, 2013. Statista. Accessed March 02, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/257932/number-of-custodial-fathers-in-the-united-states/
US Census Bureau. (2013). Single fathers: Number of custodial fathers in the United States from 1993 to 2011 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 02, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/257932/number-of-custodial-fathers-in-the-united-states/
US Census Bureau. "Single Fathers: Number of Custodial Fathers in The United States from 1993 to 2011 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Oct 2013, https://www.statista.com/statistics/257932/number-of-custodial-fathers-in-the-united-states/
US Census Bureau, Single fathers: Number of custodial fathers in the United States from 1993 to 2011 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/257932/number-of-custodial-fathers-in-the-united-states/ (last visited March 02, 2025)
Single fathers: Number of custodial fathers 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/257932/number-of-custodial-fathers-in-the-united-states/
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