Number of children living with a single mother or a single father in the U.S. from 1970 to 2023 (in 1,000s)
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Overview
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- Basic Statistic Number of children in the U.S. 1950-2050
- Basic Statistic U.S. - children as a percentage of the population 1950-2021
- Basic Statistic Number of children in the U.S. in 2022, by age group
- Premium Statistic U.S. number of children aged 0-5 2010-2022
- Basic Statistic Age distribution in the United States 2022
- Basic Statistic U.S. - distribution of children by family structure and race 2021
- Basic Statistic United States - birth rate 1990-2021
- Basic Statistic U.S. twin birth rate 1980-2021
Family
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- Basic Statistic Number of children in the U.S., by relationship to householder 2022
- Premium Statistic Children living with single divorced parents U.S. 2021, by age of child
- Premium Statistic Children living with grandparents in the U.S. 2022, by age of child
- Basic Statistic Number of U.S. children living in a single parent family 1970-2023
- Basic Statistic Foster care in the U.S. - number of children 2021, by age
- Basic Statistic Foster care in the U.S. - number of children entering care 2007-2021
- Basic Statistic Foster care in the U.S. - number of children exiting care 2007-2021
Health and safety
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- Basic Statistic U.S. parents' concern for children's mental health as of 2021
- Basic Statistic Leading causes of death among children aged 5-9 years in the United States 2020
- Basic Statistic Child abuse in the U.S. - number of cases 2021, by age of victim
- Basic Statistic Child abuse in the U.S. - deaths per day due to abuse and neglect 1998-2021
- Basic Statistic Child abuse in the U.S. - number of fatalities 2021, by perpetrator relationship
- Basic Statistic Child abuse in the U.S. - number of fatalities 2021, by maltreatment type
- Premium Statistic Medicaid and CHIP child enrollee numbers October 2023, by state
- Basic Statistic Number of Medicaid/CHIP children's health care quality measures 2020
Education
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- Basic Statistic Total number of U.S. children enrolled in state pre-K, by state 2022
- Basic Statistic Enrollment in public and private kindergartens in the U.S. 1980-2021
- Basic Statistic Pre-primary school enrollment numbers in the U.S. 1970-2021
- Basic Statistic High school enrollment in public and private institutions U.S. 1965-2031
- Basic Statistic U.S. elementary and secondary schools: pupil-teacher ratio 1955-2031
- Premium Statistic U.S. state expenditure per child enrolled in pre-kindergarten 2002-2020
- Basic Statistic U.S. education - total expenditure per pupil in public schools 1990-2021
- Premium Statistic Expenditures per child in preschool programs in the U.S. 2020
Further related statistics
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- Desire of parents to have more children 2013
- Reasons for not having more children
- Survey on children growing up happily with a single parent in 2010, by age of respondents
- Knowledge of parents about managing personal finances in the U.S. 2015
- U.S. poverty rate of white, non-Hispanic single father households 1990-2022
- U.S. poverty rate of Asian families with a single father 2002-2022
- Canada: number of lone-parent families 2020, by number of children
- U.S. poverty rate of white, non-Hispanic single mother households 1990-2022
- U.S. poverty rate of Asian families with a single mother 2002-2022
- U.S. number of white single mother households below the poverty line 1990-2022
- Living distance between American parents and children in 2011
- Parents contact frequency in France 2014
- U.S. poverty rate of Hispanic families with a single father 1990-2022
- Percentage of U.S. parents who work based on household income 2012
- Family relationship satisfaction with parents South Korea 2018
- Reasons to judge parents worldwide 2021
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- Desire of parents to have more children 2013
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- Survey on children growing up happily with a single parent in 2010, by age of respondents
- Knowledge of parents about managing personal finances in the U.S. 2015
- U.S. poverty rate of white, non-Hispanic single father households 1990-2022
- U.S. poverty rate of Asian families with a single father 2002-2022
- Canada: number of lone-parent families 2020, by number of children
- U.S. poverty rate of white, non-Hispanic single mother households 1990-2022
- U.S. poverty rate of Asian families with a single mother 2002-2022
- U.S. number of white single mother households below the poverty line 1990-2022
- Living distance between American parents and children in 2011
- Parents contact frequency in France 2014
- U.S. poverty rate of Hispanic families with a single father 1990-2022
- Percentage of U.S. parents who work based on household income 2012
- Family relationship satisfaction with parents South Korea 2018
- Reasons to judge parents worldwide 2021
US Census Bureau. (November 10, 2023). Number of children living with a single mother or a single father in the U.S. from 1970 to 2023 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 29, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/252847/number-of-children-living-with-a-single-mother-or-single-father/?utm_campaign=in-text-link&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=yahoo
US Census Bureau. "Number of children living with a single mother or a single father in the U.S. from 1970 to 2023 (in 1,000s)." Chart. November 10, 2023. Statista. Accessed March 29, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/252847/number-of-children-living-with-a-single-mother-or-single-father/?utm_campaign=in-text-link&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=yahoo
US Census Bureau. (2023). Number of children living with a single mother or a single father in the U.S. from 1970 to 2023 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 29, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/252847/number-of-children-living-with-a-single-mother-or-single-father/?utm_campaign=in-text-link&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=yahoo
US Census Bureau. "Number of Children Living with a Single Mother or a Single Father in The U.S. from 1970 to 2023 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Nov 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/252847/number-of-children-living-with-a-single-mother-or-single-father/?utm_campaign=in-text-link&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=yahoo
US Census Bureau, Number of children living with a single mother or a single father in the U.S. from 1970 to 2023 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/252847/number-of-children-living-with-a-single-mother-or-single-father/?utm_campaign=in-text-link&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=yahoo (last visited March 29, 2024)
Number of children living with a single mother or a single father in the U.S. from 1970 to 2023 (in 1,000s) [Graph], US Census Bureau, November 10, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/252847/number-of-children-living-with-a-single-mother-or-single-father/?utm_campaign=in-text-link&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=yahoo