This statistic shows the share of senior households living alone in the United States in 2019, by gender. In 2019, approximately one third of women aged 65 and older in the U.S. lived alone. In comparison, 21 percent of elderly men lived by themselves.
Share of senior households living alone in the United States 2019, by gender
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US Department of Health and Human Services. (May 29, 2020). Share of senior households living alone in the United States 2019, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 28, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/912400/senior-households-living-alone-usa/
US Department of Health and Human Services. "Share of senior households living alone in the United States 2019, by gender." Chart. May 29, 2020. Statista. Accessed January 28, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/912400/senior-households-living-alone-usa/
US Department of Health and Human Services. (2020). Share of senior households living alone in the United States 2019, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 28, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/912400/senior-households-living-alone-usa/
US Department of Health and Human Services. "Share of Senior Households Living Alone in The United States 2019, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 May 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/912400/senior-households-living-alone-usa/
US Department of Health and Human Services, Share of senior households living alone in the United States 2019, by gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/912400/senior-households-living-alone-usa/ (last visited January 28, 2022)
