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The U.S. Census Bureau today released estimates showing there were 10.9 million one-parent family groups with a child under the age of 18 in 2022.
In 2023, there were about 15.09 million children living with a single mother in the United States, and about 3.05 million children living with a single father.
12 gru 2019 · While U.S. children are more likely than children elsewhere to live in single-parent households, they’re much less likely to live in extended families. In the U.S., 8% of children live with relatives such as aunts and grandparents, compared with 38% of children globally.
25 kwi 2018 · Fully 60% of cohabiting parents are living with at least one child younger than 6, compared with 37% of solo parents and 44% of married parents. Among solo parents, mothers are much more likely than fathers to have a preschool-age child in the house.
3 lip 2024 · Number of U.S. children living in a single parent family 1970-2023. Number of children living with a single mother or a single father in the U.S. from 1970 to 2023 (in 1,000s)
The most recent data of December 2011 shows approximately 13.7 million single parents in the U.S. [6] Mississippi leads the nation with the highest percent of births to unmarried mothers with 54% in 2014, followed by Louisiana, New Mexico, Florida and South Carolina. [7]
22 lis 2021 · This series of tables looks at the living arrangements of children, including their coresidence with parents and grandparents, by characteristics such as nativity status and poverty status. Some of the tables are shown by the race and Hispanic origin of the child.
