In 2021, approximately 322,000 children living with single fathers who never married were living below the poverty line. A further 138,000 children with divorced single fathers were living below the poverty line.
Distribution of poverty status of children living with single fathers in the United States in 2021, by marital status of father
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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 fathers in the United States in 2021, by marital status of father (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/681126/us-poverty-status-of-children-living-with-single-fathers-by-marital-status/
US Census Bureau. "Distribution of poverty 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 August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/681126/us-poverty-status-of-children-living-with-single-fathers-by-marital-status/
US Census Bureau. (2021). Distribution of poverty 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: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/681126/us-poverty-status-of-children-living-with-single-fathers-by-marital-status/
US Census Bureau. "Distribution of Poverty 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/681126/us-poverty-status-of-children-living-with-single-fathers-by-marital-status/
US Census Bureau, Distribution of poverty 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/681126/us-poverty-status-of-children-living-with-single-fathers-by-marital-status/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
Distribution of poverty 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/681126/us-poverty-status-of-children-living-with-single-fathers-by-marital-status/