Far more children lived with a single mother who was never married than with a single, never married father. In 2022, 2.9 million children under the age of six in the United States lived with a single mother who was never married. In comparison, 485,000 children under the age of one lived with a single, never married father.
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US Census Bureau. (November 21, 2022). Number of children living with a single never-married parent in the United States in 2022, by age of child (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/769705/us-children-living-with-single-never-married-parent-by-age-of-child/
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US Census Bureau. "Number of Children Living with a Single Never-married Parent in The United States in 2022, by Age of Child (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Nov 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/769705/us-children-living-with-single-never-married-parent-by-age-of-child/
US Census Bureau, Number of children living with a single never-married parent in the United States in 2022, by age of child (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/769705/us-children-living-with-single-never-married-parent-by-age-of-child/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
Number of children living with a single never-married parent in the United States in 2022, by age of child (in 1,000s) [Graph], US Census Bureau, November 21, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/769705/us-children-living-with-single-never-married-parent-by-age-of-child/