Single Parents in the U.S.

Statistics report on single parents in the United States

Single Parents in the U.S.

This report presents data on single parents in the United States. It provides, among other information, figures and statistics on single mothers and fathers, on divorce rates, as well as on child support.

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Overview

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  • Basic Statistic Number of families in the U.S. 1960-2023
  • Basic Statistic Average size of a family in the US 1960-2023
  • Basic Statistic U.S. family households with children, by family type 1970-2022
  • Premium Statistic Opinions on various aspects of parenting in United States 2021
  • Premium Statistic Opinions on various aspects of parenting in United States 2021, by gender

Children with divorced parents

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  • Basic Statistic Number of U.S. children living in a single parent family 1970-2023
  • Premium Statistic Children living with single divorced parents U.S. 2021, by age of child
  • Premium Statistic Children living with single divorced parents, by race of child U.S. 2020
  • Premium Statistic Children living with single divorced parents, by family income U.S. 2021
  • Premium Statistic Children living with a single separated parent in the U.S. 2022, by age of child
  • Basic Statistic U.S. children's living arrangements from 1970-2022

Divorce and child support

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  • Premium Statistic U.S. - divorce rate 1990-2022
  • Premium Statistic U.S. - divorce rate 2022, by state
  • Basic Statistic Number of custodial parents who received full child support in the United States 2017
  • Basic Statistic Americans' moral stance towards divorce in 2022

Single mothers

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  • Basic Statistic U.S. number of families with a single mother 1990-2023
  • Premium Statistic U.S. number of families with single mothers living below poverty line 1990-2023
  • Basic Statistic U.S. number of white, non-Hispanic single mother households U.S. 1990-2023
  • Basic Statistic Number of Black single mothers U.S. 1990-2022
  • Basic Statistic U.S. number of Asian families with a single mother below poverty level 2002-2023
  • Basic Statistic U.S. number of Hispanic families with a single mother 1990-2023

Single fathers

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  • Basic Statistic U.S. number of families with a single father 1990-2023
  • Basic Statistic U.S. number of single fathers below the poverty line 1990-2023
  • Basic Statistic U.S. number of white, single father households below poverty line 1990-2023
  • Basic Statistic U.S. number of Black families with a single father 1990-2023
  • Basic Statistic Number of Asian families with a single father U.S. 2002-2021
  • Premium Statistic Number of Hispanic families with a single father U.S. 1990-2023
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