In 2017, approximately 2.49 million single parents who have taken custody of their own children in the United States received full child support. This is a slight increase from 1993, when 2.47 million single parents received full child support.
Number of custodial parents who received the full amount of child support in the United States from 1993 to 2017 (in 1,000s)
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Statistics on Single Parents in the U.S.
Overview
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- 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
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- 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
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- Premium Statistic U.S. - divorce rate 1990-2021
- 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
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- 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
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- 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
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- Custodial parents in the U.S. 2011, by marital status
- Custodial parents in the U.S. 2011, by sex
- Number of custodial parents awarded child support in the U.S. 2011
- Average child support due for custodial parents U.S. 2017
- Share of custodial parents awarded child support in the U.S. 2011
- Noncash support received by custodial parents U.S. 2017
- Number of custodial parents who received any child support in the United States 2011
- Share of custodial parents who received any child support - U.S. 2011
- Number of custodial fathers who were awarded child support in the U.S. in 2011
- Number of custodial mothers awarded child support - U.S. 2011
- Italy: number of abuse cases followed by the Meter Association 2016, by region
- Suicides following police custody in England and Wales from 2004/05 to 2019/20
- Value of support under 500 plus program in Poland 2019, by region
- Childcare services enrollment Australia 2018 by state and territory
- Single parents Germany 2000-2021, by gender
- Canada: single population 2000-2022
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Statistics
- Custodial parents in the U.S. 2011, by marital status
- Custodial parents in the U.S. 2011, by sex
- Number of custodial parents awarded child support in the U.S. 2011
- Average child support due for custodial parents U.S. 2017
- Share of custodial parents awarded child support in the U.S. 2011
- Noncash support received by custodial parents U.S. 2017
- Number of custodial parents who received any child support in the United States 2011
- Share of custodial parents who received any child support - U.S. 2011
- Number of custodial fathers who were awarded child support in the U.S. in 2011
- Number of custodial mothers awarded child support - U.S. 2011
- Italy: number of abuse cases followed by the Meter Association 2016, by region
- Suicides following police custody in England and Wales from 2004/05 to 2019/20
- Value of support under 500 plus program in Poland 2019, by region
- Childcare services enrollment Australia 2018 by state and territory
- Single parents Germany 2000-2021, by gender
- Canada: single population 2000-2022
US Census Bureau. (May 28, 2020). Number of custodial parents who received the full amount of child support in the United States from 1993 to 2017 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 26, 2023, 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 United States from 1993 to 2017 (in 1,000s)." Chart. May 28, 2020. Statista. Accessed March 26, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/416710/number-of-custodial-parents-who-received-any-child-support-in-the-united-states/
US Census Bureau. (2020). Number of custodial parents who received the full amount of child support in the United States from 1993 to 2017 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 26, 2023. 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 United States from 1993 to 2017 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 May 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 United States from 1993 to 2017 (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 March 26, 2023)
Number of custodial parents who received the full amount of child support in the United States from 1993 to 2017 (in 1,000s) [Graph], US Census Bureau, May 28, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/416710/number-of-custodial-parents-who-received-any-child-support-in-the-united-states/