This statistic shows the number of children living with a single mother or single father from 1970 to 2018. In 2018, about 19.65 million children in the United States lived with one parent, approximately 16.4 million of them with their mother only.
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Number of U.S. children living in a single parent family 1970-2018
Number of children living with a single mother or a single father in the U.S. from 1970 to 2018 (in 1,000)
This statistic shows the number of children living with a single mother or single father from 1970 to 2018. In 2018, about 19.65 million children in the United States lived with one parent, approximately 16.4 million of them with their mother only.
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| Year | Mother only | Father only |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 16,395 | 3,251 |
| 2017 | 16,767 | 3,206 |
| 2016 | 17,223 | 3,006 |
| 2015 | 17,006 | 2,751 |
| 2014 | 17,410 | 2,848 |
| 2013 | 17,532 | 2,999 |
| 2012 | 17,991 | 2,924 |
| 2010 | 17,283 | 2,572 |
| 2005 | 17,225 | 3,497 |
| 2000 | 16,162 | 3,058 |
| 1995 | 16,477 | 2,461 |
| 1990 | 13,874 | 1,993 |
| 1985 | 13,081 | 1,554 |
| 1980 | 11,406 | 1,060 |
| 1975 | 10,231 | 1,014 |
| 1970 | 7,452 | 748 |
| Year | Mother only | Father only |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 16,395 | 3,251 |
| 2017 | 16,767 | 3,206 |
| 2016 | 17,223 | 3,006 |
| 2015 | 17,006 | 2,751 |
| 2014 | 17,410 | 2,848 |
| 2013 | 17,532 | 2,999 |
| 2012 | 17,991 | 2,924 |
| 2010 | 17,283 | 2,572 |
| 2005 | 17,225 | 3,497 |
| 2000 | 16,162 | 3,058 |
| 1995 | 16,477 | 2,461 |
| 1990 | 13,874 | 1,993 |
| 1985 | 13,081 | 1,554 |
| 1980 | 11,406 | 1,060 |
| 1975 | 10,231 | 1,014 |
| 1970 | 7,452 | 748 |
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This statistic shows the number of children living with a single mother or single father from 1970 to 2018. In 2018, about 19.65 million children in the United States lived with one parent, approximately 16.4 million of them with their mother only.
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- November 2018
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- 1970 to 2018
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- Children under 18 years only
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- United States
- Survey time period
- 1970 to 2018
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- Children under 18 years only
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