In 2020, about 3.4 million Hispanic families with a single mother were living in the United States. This is an increase from 1990, when there were about 1.19 million Hispanic families with a single mother in the U.S.
Number of Hispanic families with a single mother in the U.S. from 1990 to 2020
(in 1,000s)
Female householder, no spouse present - with and without children under 18 years.
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."
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US Census Bureau. (August 19, 2021). Number of Hispanic families with a single mother in the U.S. from 1990 to 2020 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 23, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/205192/number-of-hispanic-families-with-a-female-householder-in-the-us/
US Census Bureau. "Number of Hispanic families with a single mother in the U.S. from 1990 to 2020 (in 1,000s)." Chart. August 19, 2021. Statista. Accessed May 23, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/205192/number-of-hispanic-families-with-a-female-householder-in-the-us/
US Census Bureau. (2021). Number of Hispanic families with a single mother in the U.S. from 1990 to 2020 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 23, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/205192/number-of-hispanic-families-with-a-female-householder-in-the-us/
US Census Bureau. "Number of Hispanic Families with a Single Mother in The U.S. from 1990 to 2020 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Aug 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/205192/number-of-hispanic-families-with-a-female-householder-in-the-us/
US Census Bureau, Number of Hispanic families with a single mother in the U.S. from 1990 to 2020 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/205192/number-of-hispanic-families-with-a-female-householder-in-the-us/ (last visited May 23, 2022)
