RE: how would you fix things the right way? (nm)

Posted on: March 21, 2018 at 09:52:37 CT

Single parents in the United States

Single parents have more than tripled as a share of American households since 1960.

According to the 2016 census:

27% of children under 18 live in single parent households in the US
80% of these households are headed by single mothers
More than 23% of American children are being raised without a father
4% of children are raised without their mother

Two-thirds of American single parent households are white, 1/3 are African-American and 1/4 are Hispanic. One-third have a college degree and 1/6 have not completed high school.

Marital status of American single mothers:

49% were never married
30% are divorced
17% are separated
3.5% are widowed
42% have one child and 32% have two children.

About 60% of single mothers in the US live in poverty. Only 29% of single mothers ever received child support, and the average per month received by these mothers was $432.

Marital status of American single fathers:

38% were never married
40% of single fathers are divorced
16% are separated
6% are widowed
56% have one child and 29% have two children

Single fathers are more likely to be divorced than single mothers, who are more likely to never have been married.