Single mothers - number of custodial mothers in the U.S. 2011

This statistic shows the number of American single mothers who have taken custody of their own children in the years from 1993 to 2011. In 2011, approximately 11.8 million single mothers in the United States had custody of their child or children.

Single mothers: Number of custodial mothers in the United States from 1993 to 2011 (in 1,000s)

Characteristic	Number of custodial mothers (in thousands)
2011	11,797
2009	11,237
2007	11,356
2005	11,406
2003	11,587
2001	11,291
1999	11,499
1997	11,872
1995	11,607
1993	11,505

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Release date

October 2013

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Region

United States

Survey time period

1993 to 2011

Special properties

Mothers living with own children under 21 years of age whose other parent is not living in the home

Supplementary notes

According to the source, numbers are in thousands as of spring of the following year. Parents living with own children under 21 years of age whose other parent is not living in the home.

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