This statistic shows the number of families with a single father in the United States from 1990 to 2016. In 1990, there were around 2.9 million families with a male householder and no wife present in the United States.
Number of families with a single father in the U.S. from 1990 to 2016 (in 1,000)
This statistic shows the number of families with a single father in the United States from 1990 to 2016. In 1990, there were around 2.9 million families with a male householder and no wife present in the United States.
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| Number of families in thousands | |
|---|---|
| 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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