Far more children lived with a single mother who was never married than with a single, never married father. In 2022, 2.9 million children under the age of six in the United States lived with a single mother who was never married. In comparison, 485,000 children under the age of one lived with a single, never married father.
Number of children living with a single never-married parent in the United States in 2022, by age of child (in 1,000s)
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Statistics on Parents in the U.S.
Overview
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- Basic Statistic Number of families in the U.S. 1960-2022
- Premium Statistic Number of families in the US by number of children 2000-2022
- Basic Statistic U.S. family households with children, by family type 1970-2021
- Premium Statistic Children living with married/unmarried parents in the U.S. 2022, by age of child
- Premium Statistic Children living with a single widowed parent in the U.S. 2022, by age of child
- Premium Statistic Children living with a single separated parent in the U.S. 2022, by age of child
- Premium Statistic Children living with a single never-married parent U.S. 2022, by age of child
Mothers and fathers
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- Premium Statistic Birth shares, by age of mother U.S. 2011-2019
- Basic Statistic U.S. number of families with a single father 1990-2021
- Premium Statistic Number of children living with a single father U.S. 1990-2022
- Basic Statistic Number of families with a single mother U.S. 1990-2021
- Premium Statistic Number of homeless parenting youth in the U.S., by state 2022
- Basic Statistic Americans' moral stance towards having a baby out of wedlock 2022
Work and finances
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- Premium Statistic U.S. poverty rate for families with female householder 1990-2021
- Premium Statistic U.S. number of single mothers living below poverty line 1990-2021
- Basic Statistic U.S. poverty rate of families with a single father 1990-2021
- Basic Statistic U.S. single fathers below the poverty line 1990-2021
- Premium Statistic U.S. share of children under 6 with all parents working 2021, by state
- Basic Statistic Full-time care cost for an infant in a child care center in the U.S. by state 2020
Celebrations
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- Basic Statistic Share of U.S. consumers celebrating Father's Day 2022
- Premium Statistic What dads would like to receive for Father's Day in the U.S. in 2021
- Premium Statistic Father's Day planned expenditure in the U.S. by region 2022
- Premium Statistic What is important to consumers when picking out a Mother's Day gift U.S. 2022
- Premium Statistic Mother's Day expected expenditure in the U.S. by region 2022
- Premium Statistic Mother's Day: consumers planning a gift of experience in the U.S. 2023, by age
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- Children living with a single widowed parent in the U.S. 2022, by age of child
- Birth expectations and next child timing in US women 2013-2015 by marital status
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US Census Bureau. (November 21, 2022). Number of children living with a single never-married parent in the United States in 2022, by age of child (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 30, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/769705/us-children-living-with-single-never-married-parent-by-age-of-child/
US Census Bureau. "Number of children living with a single never-married parent in the United States in 2022, by age of child (in 1,000s)." Chart. November 21, 2022. Statista. Accessed May 30, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/769705/us-children-living-with-single-never-married-parent-by-age-of-child/
US Census Bureau. (2022). Number of children living with a single never-married parent in the United States in 2022, by age of child (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 30, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/769705/us-children-living-with-single-never-married-parent-by-age-of-child/
US Census Bureau. "Number of Children Living with a Single Never-married Parent in The United States in 2022, by Age of Child (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Nov 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/769705/us-children-living-with-single-never-married-parent-by-age-of-child/
US Census Bureau, Number of children living with a single never-married parent in the United States in 2022, by age of child (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/769705/us-children-living-with-single-never-married-parent-by-age-of-child/ (last visited May 30, 2023)
Number of children living with a single never-married parent in the United States in 2022, by age of child (in 1,000s) [Graph], US Census Bureau, November 21, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/769705/us-children-living-with-single-never-married-parent-by-age-of-child/