In 2021, roughly 46,000 children living with single fathers who never married were receiving public assistance in the U.S. Comparatively, approximately one thousand children living with separated fathers were receiving public assistance.
Distribution of public assistance status of children living with single fathers in the United States in 2021, by marital status of father
(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 fathers in the United States in 2021, by marital status of father (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/681103/us-pubilc-assistance-status-of-children-living-with-single-fathers-by-marital-status/
US Census Bureau. "Distribution of public assistance status of children living with single fathers in the United States in 2021, by marital status of father (in 1,000s)." Chart. November 29, 2021. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/681103/us-pubilc-assistance-status-of-children-living-with-single-fathers-by-marital-status/
US Census Bureau. (2021). Distribution of public assistance status of children living with single fathers in the United States in 2021, by marital status of father (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/681103/us-pubilc-assistance-status-of-children-living-with-single-fathers-by-marital-status/
US Census Bureau. "Distribution of Public Assistance Status of Children Living with Single Fathers in The United States in 2021, by Marital Status of Father (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Nov 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/681103/us-pubilc-assistance-status-of-children-living-with-single-fathers-by-marital-status/
US Census Bureau, Distribution of public assistance status of children living with single fathers in the United States in 2021, by marital status of father (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/681103/us-pubilc-assistance-status-of-children-living-with-single-fathers-by-marital-status/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Distribution of public assistance status of children living with single fathers in the United States in 2021, by marital status of father (in 1,000s) [Graph], US Census Bureau, November 29, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/681103/us-pubilc-assistance-status-of-children-living-with-single-fathers-by-marital-status/