In 2021, approximately 3.25 million children living with single mothers who never married were living below the poverty line in the United States. An additional 1.2 million children living with divorced single mothers were living below the poverty line.
Distribution of poverty status of children living with single mothers in the United States in 2021, by marital status of mother
(in 1,000s)
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US Census Bureau. (November 29, 2021). Distribution of poverty status of children living with single mothers in the United States in 2021, by marital status of mother (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 17, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/680987/us-poverty-status-of-children-living-with-single-mothers-by-marital-status/
US Census Bureau. "Distribution of poverty status of children living with single mothers in the United States in 2021, by marital status of mother (in 1,000s)." Chart. November 29, 2021. Statista. Accessed November 17, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/680987/us-poverty-status-of-children-living-with-single-mothers-by-marital-status/
US Census Bureau. (2021). Distribution of poverty status of children living with single mothers in the United States in 2021, by marital status of mother (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 17, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/680987/us-poverty-status-of-children-living-with-single-mothers-by-marital-status/
US Census Bureau. "Distribution of Poverty Status of Children Living with Single Mothers in The United States in 2021, by Marital Status of Mother (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Nov 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/680987/us-poverty-status-of-children-living-with-single-mothers-by-marital-status/
US Census Bureau, Distribution of poverty status of children living with single mothers in the United States in 2021, by marital status of mother (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/680987/us-poverty-status-of-children-living-with-single-mothers-by-marital-status/ (last visited November 17, 2024)
Distribution of poverty status of children living with single mothers in the United States in 2021, by marital status of mother (in 1,000s) [Graph], US Census Bureau, November 29, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/680987/us-poverty-status-of-children-living-with-single-mothers-by-marital-status/
