In the United States, significantly more children under the age of 18 live with a female divorced parent than a male divorced parent. In 2021, about 14,000 children under the age of one lived with their divorced, single father, compared with 34,000 children of the same age who lived with their divorced single mother.
Number of children living with single divorced parents in the United States in 2021, by age of child
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US Census Bureau. (November 29, 2021). Number of children living with single divorced parents in the United States in 2021, by age of child (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 01, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/681209/us-children-living-with-single-divorced-parents-by-age/
US Census Bureau. "Number of children living with single divorced parents in the United States in 2021, by age of child (in 1,000s)." Chart. November 29, 2021. Statista. Accessed April 01, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/681209/us-children-living-with-single-divorced-parents-by-age/
US Census Bureau. (2021). Number of children living with single divorced parents in the United States in 2021, by age of child (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 01, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/681209/us-children-living-with-single-divorced-parents-by-age/
US Census Bureau. "Number of Children Living with Single Divorced Parents in The United States in 2021, by Age of Child (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Nov 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/681209/us-children-living-with-single-divorced-parents-by-age/
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Number of children living with single divorced parents in the United States in 2021, by age of child (in 1,000s) [Graph], US Census Bureau, November 29, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/681209/us-children-living-with-single-divorced-parents-by-age/
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