This statistic shows the number of American single parents who have taken custody of their own children and who received the full amount of child support between 1993 and 2015. In 2015, approximately 2.54 million of such parents in the United States received full child support.
Number of custodial parents who received the full amount of child support in the U.S. from 1993 to 2015
(in 1,000s)
Parents 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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US Census Bureau. (January 30, 2018). Number of custodial parents who received the full amount of child support in the U.S. from 1993 to 2015 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 04, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/416710/number-of-custodial-parents-who-received-any-child-support-in-the-united-states/
US Census Bureau. "Number of custodial parents who received the full amount of child support in the U.S. from 1993 to 2015 (in 1,000s)." Chart. January 30, 2018. Statista. Accessed June 04, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/416710/number-of-custodial-parents-who-received-any-child-support-in-the-united-states/
US Census Bureau. (2018). Number of custodial parents who received the full amount of child support in the U.S. from 1993 to 2015 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 04, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/416710/number-of-custodial-parents-who-received-any-child-support-in-the-united-states/
US Census Bureau. "Number of Custodial Parents Who Received The Full Amount of Child Support in The U.S. from 1993 to 2015 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Jan 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/416710/number-of-custodial-parents-who-received-any-child-support-in-the-united-states/
US Census Bureau, Number of custodial parents who received the full amount of child support in the U.S. from 1993 to 2015 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/416710/number-of-custodial-parents-who-received-any-child-support-in-the-united-states/ (last visited June 04, 2020)
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