In 2021, roughly 743,000 children living with single mothers who never married were receiving public assistance in the U.S. Comparatively, there were around 13,000 children of widowed mothers receiving public assistance.
Distribution of public assistance status of children living with single mothers in the United States in 2021, by marital status of mother
(in 1,000s)
Characteristic
Married spouse absent
Widowed
Divorced
Separated
Never married
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US Census Bureau. (November 29, 2021). Distribution of public assistance 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 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/681088/us-pubilc-assistance-status-of-children-living-with-single-mothers-by-marital-status/
US Census Bureau. "Distribution of public assistance 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 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/681088/us-pubilc-assistance-status-of-children-living-with-single-mothers-by-marital-status/
US Census Bureau. (2021). Distribution of public assistance 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 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/681088/us-pubilc-assistance-status-of-children-living-with-single-mothers-by-marital-status/
US Census Bureau. "Distribution of Public Assistance 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/681088/us-pubilc-assistance-status-of-children-living-with-single-mothers-by-marital-status/
US Census Bureau, Distribution of public assistance 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/681088/us-pubilc-assistance-status-of-children-living-with-single-mothers-by-marital-status/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Distribution of public assistance 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/681088/us-pubilc-assistance-status-of-children-living-with-single-mothers-by-marital-status/
