The majority of children in the U.S. lived with married parents. In 2022, 1.76 million children under six years of age in the United States lived with parents that were not married. About 15.12 million children under six years old lived with married parents in that same year.
Number of children living with both parents in the United States in 2022, by age of child and parent's marital status (in 1,000s)
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US Census Bureau. (November 21, 2022). Number of children living with both parents in the United States in 2022, by age of child and parent's marital status (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 07, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/769233/us-children-living-with-both-parents-by-marital-status/
US Census Bureau. "Number of children living with both parents in the United States in 2022, by age of child and parent's marital status (in 1,000s)." Chart. November 21, 2022. Statista. Accessed June 07, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/769233/us-children-living-with-both-parents-by-marital-status/
US Census Bureau. (2022). Number of children living with both parents in the United States in 2022, by age of child and parent's marital status (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 07, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/769233/us-children-living-with-both-parents-by-marital-status/
US Census Bureau. "Number of Children Living with Both Parents in The United States in 2022, by Age of Child and Parent's Marital Status (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Nov 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/769233/us-children-living-with-both-parents-by-marital-status/
US Census Bureau, Number of children living with both parents in the United States in 2022, by age of child and parent's marital status (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/769233/us-children-living-with-both-parents-by-marital-status/ (last visited June 07, 2023)
Number of children living with both parents in the United States in 2022, by age of child and parent's marital status (in 1,000s) [Graph], US Census Bureau, November 21, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/769233/us-children-living-with-both-parents-by-marital-status/