In 2022, about 19.22 million children in the United States lived with one parent. A further 51.45 million children lived with two parents in that year.
Detailed figures for children living with either a mother or a father only can be found here. The figures for children living with other relatives or non-relatives have been added up for the "No parents" column.
Living arrangements of children under 18 years old in the United States from 1970 to 2022
(in 1,000s)
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US Census Bureau. (November 10, 2022). Living arrangements of children under 18 years old in the United States from 1970 to 2022 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 18, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/252833/number-of-children-in-the-us-living-with-their-parents-or-not/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
US Census Bureau. "Living arrangements of children under 18 years old in the United States from 1970 to 2022 (in 1,000s)." Chart. November 10, 2022. Statista. Accessed January 18, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/252833/number-of-children-in-the-us-living-with-their-parents-or-not/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
US Census Bureau. (2022). Living arrangements of children under 18 years old in the United States from 1970 to 2022 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 18, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/252833/number-of-children-in-the-us-living-with-their-parents-or-not/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
US Census Bureau. "Living Arrangements of Children under 18 Years Old in The United States from 1970 to 2022 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Nov 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/252833/number-of-children-in-the-us-living-with-their-parents-or-not/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
US Census Bureau, Living arrangements of children under 18 years old in the United States from 1970 to 2022 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/252833/number-of-children-in-the-us-living-with-their-parents-or-not/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed (last visited January 18, 2025)
Living arrangements of children under 18 years old in the United States from 1970 to 2022 (in 1,000s) [Graph], US Census Bureau, November 10, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/252833/number-of-children-in-the-us-living-with-their-parents-or-not/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
