In 2021, there were around 7.21 million families with a male householder and no spouse present in the United States.
Number of families with a single father in the United States from 1990 to 2021 (in 1,000s)
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Statistics on Single Parents in the U.S.
Overview
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- Basic Statistic Number of families in the U.S. 1960-2022
- Basic Statistic Average size of a family in the US 1960-2022
- Basic Statistic U.S. family households with children, by family type 1970-2021
- 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 1970-2022
- 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. 2020
- 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 1990-2021
- Premium Statistic U.S. - divorce rate 2020, by state
- Basic Statistic Number of custodial parents who received full child support in the United States 2017
- Basic Statistic Average child support received by custodial parents U.S. 1993-2017
- Basic Statistic Reasons no legal agreements could be established for U.S. custodial parents 2018
- Basic Statistic Americans' moral stance towards divorce in 2022
Single mothers
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- Basic Statistic Number of families with a single mother U.S. 1990-2021
- Basic Statistic Percentage of single mother households in the U.S. 2019, by state
- Premium Statistic U.S. number of single mothers living below poverty line 1990-2021
- Basic Statistic U.S. number of white, non-Hispanic single mother households U.S. 1990-2021
- Basic Statistic Number of Black single mothers U.S. 1990-2021
- Basic Statistic U.S. number of impoverished Asian families with a single mother 2002-2021
- Basic Statistic U.S. number of Hispanic families with a single mother 1990-2021
Single fathers
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- Basic Statistic U.S. number of families with a single father 1990-2021
- Basic Statistic U.S. single fathers below the poverty line 1990-2021
- Basic Statistic U.S. number of poor white, non-Hispanic single father households 1990-2021
- Basic Statistic U.S. number of Black families with a single father 1990-2021
- 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. 1990-2021
Further related statistics
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- U.S. poverty rate of Hispanic families with a single father 1990-2021
- U.S. poverty rate of white, non-Hispanic single father households 1990-2021
- U.S. number of impoverished Black families with a single father 1990-2021
- U.S. poverty rate of Black single fathers 1990-2021
- U.S. poverty rate of Asian families with a single father 2002-2021
- Cohabiting families and unrelated residents Spain 2020 by region
- Households in India - by head of household gender 2011
- Average under 18 population per U.S. family household 1960-2022
- Consumers worldwide: Amenities in the household in 2015
- Scotland: types of Scottish households in 2018
- Family members responsible for household chores in Italy 2019, by gender
- Family members responsible for childcare tasks in Italy 2019, by gender
- Reasons to serve customizable meals in the United States in 2019
- Share of dwellings finished in Romania 2020, by number of rooms
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- U.S. poverty rate of white, non-Hispanic single father households 1990-2021
- U.S. number of impoverished Black families with a single father 1990-2021
- U.S. poverty rate of Black single fathers 1990-2021
- U.S. poverty rate of Asian families with a single father 2002-2021
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- Average under 18 population per U.S. family household 1960-2022
- Consumers worldwide: Amenities in the household in 2015
- Scotland: types of Scottish households in 2018
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US Census Bureau. (September 13, 2022). Number of families with a single father in the United States from 1990 to 2021 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 20, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/204966/number-of-families-with-a-single-father-in-the-us/
US Census Bureau. "Number of families with a single father in the United States from 1990 to 2021 (in 1,000s)." Chart. September 13, 2022. Statista. Accessed March 20, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/204966/number-of-families-with-a-single-father-in-the-us/
US Census Bureau. (2022). Number of families with a single father in the United States from 1990 to 2021 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 20, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/204966/number-of-families-with-a-single-father-in-the-us/
US Census Bureau. "Number of Families with a Single Father in The United States from 1990 to 2021 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Sep 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/204966/number-of-families-with-a-single-father-in-the-us/
US Census Bureau, Number of families with a single father in the United States from 1990 to 2021 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/204966/number-of-families-with-a-single-father-in-the-us/ (last visited March 20, 2023)
Number of families with a single father in the United States from 1990 to 2021 (in 1,000s) [Graph], US Census Bureau, September 13, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/204966/number-of-families-with-a-single-father-in-the-us/