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
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Characteristic
Married spouse absent
Widowed
Divorced
Separated
Never married
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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 July 27, 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 July 27, 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: July 27, 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 July 27, 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/