In 2021, approximately 3.25 million children living with single mothers who never married were living below the poverty line in the United States. An additional 1.2 million children living with divorced single mothers were living below the poverty line.
Distribution of poverty status of children living with single mothers in the United States in 2021, by marital status of mother (in 1,000s)
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Statistics on Singles in the U.S.
Households
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- Basic Statistic Number of U.S. households, by type 2021
- Basic Statistic Number of U.S. households 2021, by state
- Basic Statistic Number of single-person households U.S. 1960-2022
- Basic Statistic Percentage of single-person households, by state U.S. 2021
- Basic Statistic U.S. cities with the largest percentage of one-person households 2019
Single parents
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- Basic Statistic Number of families with a single mother U.S. 1990-2021
- Basic Statistic U.S. number of families with a single father 1990-2021
- Basic Statistic Share of custodial parents who received full child support U.S. 2017
- Basic Statistic Average child support received by custodial parents U.S. 1993-2017
- Premium Statistic U.S. poverty status of children living with single mothers by marital status 2021
- Premium Statistic U.S. poverty status of children living with single fathers by marital status 2021
- Basic Statistic Work status of custodial fathers U.S. 1993-2017
- Basic Statistic Work status of custodial mothers U.S. 1993-2017
Online dating
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- Basic Statistic Favorite online dating website or app in the United States 2019
- Premium Statistic Fee-based online dating usage in the U.S. 2022
- Premium Statistic Fee-based online dating usage by brand in the U.S. 2022
- Premium Statistic Rate of Match user activity in the U.S. 2021
- Premium Statistic Match MAU user ratio in the U.S. 2021, by gender
- Premium Statistic Rate of Tinder user activity in the U.S. 2021
- Premium Statistic Tinder user ratio in the U.S. 2021, by frequency
- Premium Statistic Tinder MAU user ratio in the U.S. 2021, by gender
Further related statistics
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- 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 public assistance recipient status of children living with single fathers 2021
- U.S. food stamp recipient status of children living with single fathers 2022
- Number of custodial mothers awarded child support - U.S. 2011
- Number of custodial mothers in the United States 2011
- U.S. number of impoverished Hispanic families with a single mother 1990-2021
- U.S. poverty rate of Asian families with a single mother 2002-2021
- U.S. poverty rate of Black single mothers 1990-2021
- U.S. number of impoverished Black single mothers 1990-2021
- U.S. number of white single mother households below the poverty line 1990-2021
- Number of custodial parents in the United States 2011
- U.S. poverty rate of white, non-Hispanic single mother households 1990-2021
- U.S. poverty rate of Hispanic families with a single mother 1990-2021
- U.S. metro areas with the highest poverty rate among children 2021
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- U.S. public assistance recipient status of children living with single mothers 2021
- U.S public assistance recipient status of children living with single fathers 2021
- U.S. food stamp recipient status of children living with single fathers 2022
- Number of custodial mothers awarded child support - U.S. 2011
- Number of custodial mothers in the United States 2011
- U.S. number of impoverished Hispanic families with a single mother 1990-2021
- U.S. poverty rate of Asian families with a single mother 2002-2021
- U.S. poverty rate of Black single mothers 1990-2021
- U.S. number of impoverished Black single mothers 1990-2021
- U.S. number of white single mother households below the poverty line 1990-2021
- Number of custodial parents in the United States 2011
- U.S. poverty rate of white, non-Hispanic single mother households 1990-2021
- U.S. poverty rate of Hispanic families with a single mother 1990-2021
- U.S. metro areas with the highest poverty rate among children 2021
US Census Bureau. (November 29, 2021). Distribution of poverty status of children living with single mothers in the United States in 2021, by marital status of mother (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 24, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/680987/us-poverty-status-of-children-living-with-single-mothers-by-marital-status/
US Census Bureau. "Distribution of poverty status of children living with single mothers in the United States in 2021, by marital status of mother (in 1,000s)." Chart. November 29, 2021. Statista. Accessed March 24, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/680987/us-poverty-status-of-children-living-with-single-mothers-by-marital-status/
US Census Bureau. (2021). Distribution of poverty status of children living with single mothers in the United States in 2021, by marital status of mother (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 24, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/680987/us-poverty-status-of-children-living-with-single-mothers-by-marital-status/
US Census Bureau. "Distribution of Poverty Status of Children Living with Single Mothers in The United States in 2021, by Marital Status of Mother (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Nov 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/680987/us-poverty-status-of-children-living-with-single-mothers-by-marital-status/
US Census Bureau, Distribution of poverty status of children living with single mothers in the United States in 2021, by marital status of mother (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/680987/us-poverty-status-of-children-living-with-single-mothers-by-marital-status/ (last visited March 24, 2023)
Distribution of poverty status of children living with single mothers in the United States in 2021, by marital status of mother (in 1,000s) [Graph], US Census Bureau, November 29, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/680987/us-poverty-status-of-children-living-with-single-mothers-by-marital-status/