In 2017, the average amount of child support received by custodial parents from their noncustodial counterparts stood at 3,431 U.S. dollars. This is a decrease from 2015, when this figure stood at 3,567 U.S. dollars.
Average child support received by custodial parents from their noncustodial counterpart in the United States from 1993 to 2017
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. Amounts in 2017 U.S. dollars.
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US Census Bureau. (May 28, 2020). Average child support received by custodial parents from their noncustodial counterpart in the United States from 1993 to 2017 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 27, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/416727/average-child-support-received-by-custodial-parents-in-the-us/
US Census Bureau. "Average child support received by custodial parents from their noncustodial counterpart in the United States from 1993 to 2017." Chart. May 28, 2020. Statista. Accessed June 27, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/416727/average-child-support-received-by-custodial-parents-in-the-us/
US Census Bureau. (2020). Average child support received by custodial parents from their noncustodial counterpart in the United States from 1993 to 2017. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 27, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/416727/average-child-support-received-by-custodial-parents-in-the-us/
US Census Bureau. "Average Child Support Received by Custodial Parents from Their Noncustodial Counterpart in The United States from 1993 to 2017." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 May 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/416727/average-child-support-received-by-custodial-parents-in-the-us/
US Census Bureau, Average child support received by custodial parents from their noncustodial counterpart in the United States from 1993 to 2017 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/416727/average-child-support-received-by-custodial-parents-in-the-us/ (last visited June 27, 2022)
