Families with a single father U.S. 2021

In 2021, there were around 7.21 million families with a male householder and no spouse present in the United States.

You can get an overview on the total number of households in the U.S. here.

Number of families with a single father in the United States from 1990 to 2021 (in 1,000s)

Characteristic	Number of families in thousands
2021	7,214
2020	6,964
2019	6,506
2018	6,485
2017	6,351
2016	6,452
2015	6,311
2014	6,162
2013	6,330
2012	6,231
2011	5,888
2010	5,649
2009	5,582
2008	5,255
2007	5,103
2006	5,067
2005	5,134
2004	4,901
2003	4,717
2002	4,663
2001	4,440
2000	4,277
1999	4,099
1998	3,977
1997	3,911
1996	3,847
1995	3,513
1994	3,228
1993	2,914
1992	3,065
1991	3,025
1990	2,907

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Release date

September 2022

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United States

Survey time period

1990 to 2021

Supplementary notes

* Family household with a male householder, no spouse present - with and without children aged 18 and under.

The Census Bureau defines a family as follows: "A family is a group of two people or more (one of whom is the householder) related by birth, marriage, or adoption and residing together; all such people (including related subfamily members) are considered as members of one family."

Data prior to 2018 can be found here.

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