In 2020, there were about 7.01 million white, non-Hispanic families with a single mother living in the United States. This is a slight increase from 1990, when there were 6.4 million white families with a single mother living in the U.S.
Number of white, non-Hispanic families with a single mother in the United States from 1990 to 2020
(in 1,000s)
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."
White alone, not Hispanic, No spouse present. - With and without children under 18 years.
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US Census Bureau. (August 19, 2021). Number of white, non-Hispanic families with a single mother in the United States from 1990 to 2020 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 01, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/205048/number-of-white-families-with-a-female-householder-in-the-us/
US Census Bureau. "Number of white, non-Hispanic families with a single mother in the United States from 1990 to 2020 (in 1,000s)." Chart. August 19, 2021. Statista. Accessed July 01, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/205048/number-of-white-families-with-a-female-householder-in-the-us/
US Census Bureau. (2021). Number of white, non-Hispanic families with a single mother in the United States from 1990 to 2020 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 01, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/205048/number-of-white-families-with-a-female-householder-in-the-us/
US Census Bureau. "Number of White, Non-hispanic Families with a Single Mother in The United States from 1990 to 2020 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Aug 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/205048/number-of-white-families-with-a-female-householder-in-the-us/
US Census Bureau, Number of white, non-Hispanic families with a single mother in the United States from 1990 to 2020 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/205048/number-of-white-families-with-a-female-householder-in-the-us/ (last visited July 01, 2022)
