In the United States, significantly more children under the age of 18 live with a female divorced parent than a male divorced parent. In 2021, about 14,000 children under the age of one lived with their divorced, single father, compared with 34,000 children of the same age who lived with their divorced single mother.
Number of children living with single divorced parents in the United States in 2021, by age of child (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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- Number of custodial parents awarded child support in the U.S. 2011
- Share of custodial parents awarded child support in the U.S. 2011
- Number of custodial parents who received any child support in the United States 2011
- Average child support due for custodial parents U.S. 2017
- Noncash support received by custodial parents U.S. 2017
- Custodial parents in the U.S. 2011, by marital status
- Share of custodial parents who received any child support - U.S. 2011
- Custodial parents in the U.S. 2011, by sex
- Children living in blended families in France 2011, by cohabiting parent
- Number of custodial parents in the United States 2011
- U.S. number of impoverished Black families with a single father 1990-2021
- U.S. adults with less than 7 hours of sleep daily 2013-2014, by gender/family type
- Number of single parent social security cases in Hong Kong 2011-2021
- Transportation means to school used by single parents with children in the UK 2013
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- Number of custodial parents awarded child support in the U.S. 2011
- Share of custodial parents awarded child support in the U.S. 2011
- Number of custodial parents who received any child support in the United States 2011
- Average child support due for custodial parents U.S. 2017
- Noncash support received by custodial parents U.S. 2017
- Custodial parents in the U.S. 2011, by marital status
- Share of custodial parents who received any child support - U.S. 2011
- Custodial parents in the U.S. 2011, by sex
- Children living in blended families in France 2011, by cohabiting parent
- Number of custodial parents in the United States 2011
- U.S. number of impoverished Black families with a single father 1990-2021
- U.S. adults with less than 7 hours of sleep daily 2013-2014, by gender/family type
- Number of single parent social security cases in Hong Kong 2011-2021
- Transportation means to school used by single parents with children in the UK 2013
US Census Bureau. (November 29, 2021). Number of children living with single divorced parents in the United States in 2021, by age of child (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 26, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/681209/us-children-living-with-single-divorced-parents-by-age/
US Census Bureau. "Number of children living with single divorced parents in the United States in 2021, by age of child (in 1,000s)." Chart. November 29, 2021. Statista. Accessed March 26, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/681209/us-children-living-with-single-divorced-parents-by-age/
US Census Bureau. (2021). Number of children living with single divorced parents in the United States in 2021, by age of child (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 26, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/681209/us-children-living-with-single-divorced-parents-by-age/
US Census Bureau. "Number of Children Living with Single Divorced Parents in The United States in 2021, by Age of Child (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Nov 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/681209/us-children-living-with-single-divorced-parents-by-age/
US Census Bureau, Number of children living with single divorced parents in the United States in 2021, by age of child (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/681209/us-children-living-with-single-divorced-parents-by-age/ (last visited March 26, 2023)
Number of children living with single divorced parents in the United States in 2021, by age of child (in 1,000s) [Graph], US Census Bureau, November 29, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/681209/us-children-living-with-single-divorced-parents-by-age/