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)
Loading statistic...
Basic Account
Get to know the platform
You only have access to basic statistics.
Starter Account
The ideal entry-level account for individual users
- Instant access to 1m statistics
- Download in XLS, PDF & PNG format
- Detailed references
$59 USD $39 USD / Month *
in the first 12 months
Professional Account
Full access
Corporate solution including all features.
* Prices do not include sales tax.
Statistics on Single Parents in the U.S.
Overview
5
- Basic Statistic Number of families in the U.S. 1960-2022
- Basic Statistic Average size of a family in the US 1960-2022
- Basic Statistic U.S. family households with children, by family type 1970-2021
- Premium Statistic Opinions on various aspects of parenting in United States 2021
- Premium Statistic Opinions on various aspects of parenting in United States 2021, by gender
Children with divorced parents
6
- Basic Statistic Number of U.S. children living in a single parent family 1970-2022
- Premium Statistic Children living with single divorced parents U.S. 2021, by age of child
- Premium Statistic Children living with single divorced parents, by race of child U.S. 2020
- Premium Statistic Children living with single divorced parents, by family income U.S. 2020
- Premium Statistic Children living with a single separated parent in the U.S. 2022, by age of child
- Basic Statistic U.S. children's living arrangements from 1970-2022
Divorce and child support
6
- Premium Statistic U.S. - divorce rate 1990-2020
- Premium Statistic U.S. - divorce rate 2020, by state
- Basic Statistic Number of custodial parents who received full child support in the United States 2017
- Basic Statistic Average child support received by custodial parents U.S. 1993-2017
- Basic Statistic Reasons no legal agreements could be established for U.S. custodial parents 2018
- Basic Statistic Americans' moral stance towards divorce in 2022
Single mothers
7
- Basic Statistic Number of families with a single mother U.S. 1990-2021
- Basic Statistic Percentage of single mother households in the U.S. 2019, by state
- Premium Statistic U.S. number of single mothers living below poverty line 1990-2021
- Basic Statistic U.S. number of white, non-Hispanic single mother households U.S. 1990-2021
- Basic Statistic Number of Black single mothers U.S. 1990-2021
- Basic Statistic U.S. number of impoverished Asian families with a single mother 2002-2021
- Basic Statistic U.S. number of Hispanic families with a single mother 1990-2021
Single fathers
6
- Basic Statistic U.S. number of families with a single father 1990-2021
- Basic Statistic U.S. single fathers below the poverty line 1990-2021
- Basic Statistic U.S. number of poor white, non-Hispanic single father households 1990-2021
- Basic Statistic U.S. number of Black families with a single father 1990-2021
- Basic Statistic Number of Asian families with a single father U.S. 2002-2021
- Premium Statistic Number of Hispanic families with a single father U.S. 1990-2021
Further related statistics
18
- Number of custodial mothers awarded child support - U.S. 2011
- Number of custodial parents in the United States 2011
- Number of custodial fathers in the United States 2011
- Average child support due for custodial parents U.S. 2017
- Custodial parents in the U.S. 2011, by marital status
- Noncash support received by custodial parents U.S. 2017
- Number of custodial parents awarded child support in the U.S. 2011
- Number of custodial fathers who were awarded child support in the U.S. in 2011
- Share of custodial parents who received any child support - U.S. 2011
- Number of custodial parents who received any child support in the United States 2011
- Custodial parents in the U.S. 2011, by sex
- Share of custodial parents awarded child support in the U.S. 2011
- U.S. food stamp recipient status of children living with single mothers 2022
- U.S. public assistance recipient status of children living with single mothers 2021
- U.S. poverty rate of white, non-Hispanic single mother households 1990-2021
- U.S. number of white single mother households below the poverty line 1990-2021
- U.S. number of impoverished Black single mothers 1990-2021
- Number of deaths in custody by manner of death U.S. 2016-17
Further Content: You might find this interesting as well
Statistics
- Number of custodial mothers awarded child support - U.S. 2011
- Number of custodial parents in the United States 2011
- Number of custodial fathers in the United States 2011
- Average child support due for custodial parents U.S. 2017
- Custodial parents in the U.S. 2011, by marital status
- Noncash support received by custodial parents U.S. 2017
- Number of custodial parents awarded child support in the U.S. 2011
- Number of custodial fathers who were awarded child support in the U.S. in 2011
- Share of custodial parents who received any child support - U.S. 2011
- Number of custodial parents who received any child support in the United States 2011
- Custodial parents in the U.S. 2011, by sex
- Share of custodial parents awarded child support in the U.S. 2011
- U.S. food stamp recipient status of children living with single mothers 2022
- U.S. public assistance recipient status of children living with single mothers 2021
- U.S. poverty rate of white, non-Hispanic single mother households 1990-2021
- U.S. number of white single mother households below the poverty line 1990-2021
- U.S. number of impoverished Black single mothers 1990-2021
- Number of deaths in custody by manner of death U.S. 2016-17
US Census Bureau. (October 31, 2013). Single mothers: Number of custodial mothers in the United States from 1993 to 2011 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 04, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/257931/number-of-custodial-mothers-in-the-united-states/
US Census Bureau. "Single mothers: Number of custodial mothers in the United States from 1993 to 2011 (in 1,000s)." Chart. October 31, 2013. Statista. Accessed February 04, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/257931/number-of-custodial-mothers-in-the-united-states/
US Census Bureau. (2013). Single mothers: Number of custodial mothers in the United States from 1993 to 2011 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 04, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/257931/number-of-custodial-mothers-in-the-united-states/
US Census Bureau. "Single Mothers: Number of Custodial Mothers in The United States from 1993 to 2011 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Oct 2013, https://www.statista.com/statistics/257931/number-of-custodial-mothers-in-the-united-states/
US Census Bureau, Single mothers: Number of custodial mothers in the United States from 1993 to 2011 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/257931/number-of-custodial-mothers-in-the-united-states/ (last visited February 04, 2023)
Single mothers: Number of custodial mothers in the United States from 1993 to 2011 (in 1,000s) [Graph], US Census Bureau, October 31, 2013. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/257931/number-of-custodial-mothers-in-the-united-states/