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  1. Percentage of single mother households in the U.S. 2021, by state

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    Updated Jul 5, 2024
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    Statista (2024). Percentage of single mother households in the U.S. 2021, by state [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/242302/percentage-of-single-mother-households-in-the-us-by-state/
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    Jul 5, 2024
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    Time period covered
    2021
    Area covered
    United States
    Description

    This graph shows the Percentage of households led by a female householder with no spouse present with own children under 18 years living in the household in the U.S. in 2021, by state. In 2021, about 4.24 percent of Californian households were single mother households with at least one child.

    Additional information on single mother households and poverty in the United States

    For most single mothers a constant battle persists between finding the time and energy to raise their children and the demands of working to supply an income to house and feed their families. The pressures of a single income and the high costs of childcare mean that the risk of poverty for these families is a tragic reality. Comparison of the overall United States poverty rate since 1990 with that of the poverty rate for families with a female householder shows that poverty is much more prevalent in the latter. In 2021, while the overall rate was at 11.6 percent, the rate of poverty for single mother families was 23 percent. Moreover, the degree of fluctuation tends to be lower for single female household families, suggesting the rate of poverty for these groups is less affected by economic conditions.

    The sharp rise in the number of children living with a single mother or single father in the United States from 1970 to 2022 suggests more must be done to ensure that families in such situations are able to avoid poverty. Moreover, attention should also be placed on overall racial income inequality given the higher rate of poverty for Hispanic single mother families than their white or Asian counterparts.

  2. Children living with single divorced parents, by race of child U.S. 2020

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    Updated Jun 3, 2025
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    Veera Korhonen (2025). Children living with single divorced parents, by race of child U.S. 2020 [Dataset]. https://www.ai-chatbox.pro/?_=%2Fstudy%2F15055%2Fsingle-parents-in-the-united-states%2F%23XgboD02vawLbpWJjSPEePEUG%2FVFd%2Bik%3D
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    Jun 3, 2025
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    Authors
    Veera Korhonen
    Area covered
    United States
    Description

    This statistic shows the number of children living with single divorced parents in the United States in 2020, by race. In 2020, 42,000 Asian children lived with their divorced single father.

  3. NCHS - Birth Rates for Unmarried Women by Age, Race, and Hispanic Origin:...

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    Updated Mar 12, 2022
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    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2022). NCHS - Birth Rates for Unmarried Women by Age, Race, and Hispanic Origin: United States [Dataset]. https://catalog.data.gov/dataset/nchs-birth-rates-for-unmarried-women-by-age-race-and-hispanic-origin-united-states
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    Mar 12, 2022
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    Area covered
    United States
    Description

    This dataset includes birth rates for unmarried women by age group, race, and Hispanic origin in the United States since 1970. Methods for collecting information on marital status changed over the reporting period and have been documented in: • Ventura SJ, Bachrach CA. Nonmarital childbearing in the United States, 1940–99. National vital statistics reports; vol 48 no 16. Hyattsville, Maryland: National Center for Health Statistics. 2000. Available from: http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr48/nvs48_16.pdf. • National Center for Health Statistics. User guide to the 2013 natality public use file. Hyattsville, Maryland: National Center for Health Statistics. 2014. Available from: http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data_access/VitalStatsOnline.htm. National data on births by Hispanics origin exclude data for Louisiana, New Hampshire, and Oklahoma in 1989; for New Hampshire and Oklahoma in 1990; for New Hampshire in 1991 and 1992. Information on reporting Hispanic origin is detailed in the Technical Appendix for the 1999 public-use natality data file (see (ftp://ftp.cdc.gov/pub/Health_Statistics/NCHS/Dataset_Documentation/DVS/natality/Nat1999doc.pdf.) All birth data by race before 1980 are based on race of the child. Starting in 1980, birth data by race are based on race of the mother. SOURCES CDC/NCHS, National Vital Statistics System, birth data (see http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/births.htm); public-use data files (see http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data_access/Vitalstatsonline.htm); and CDC WONDER (see http://wonder.cdc.gov/). REFERENCES Curtin SC, Ventura SJ, Martinez GM. Recent declines in nonmarital childbearing in the United States. NCHS data brief, no 162. Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health Statistics. 2014. Available from: http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/databriefs/db162.pdf. Martin JA, Hamilton BE, Osterman MJK, et al. Births: Final data for 2015. National vital statistics reports; vol 66 no 1. Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health Statistics. 2017. Available from: https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr66/nvsr66_01.pdf.

  4. U.S. poverty rate of Black families with a single mother 1990-2023

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    Updated Sep 17, 2024
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    Statista (2024). U.S. poverty rate of Black families with a single mother 1990-2023 [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/205114/percentage-of-poor-black-families-with-a-female-householder-in-the-us/
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    Sep 17, 2024
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    Area covered
    United States
    Description

    In 1990, 48.1 percent of all Black families with a single mother in the United States lived below the poverty level. In 2023, that figure had decreased to 25.9 percent. This is significantly higher than white households with a single mother. Poverty is the state of one who lacks a certain amount of material possessions or money. Absolute poverty or destitution is inability to afford basic human needs, which commonly includes clean and fresh water, nutrition, health care, education, clothing and shelter.

  5. Number of U.S. children living in a single parent family 1970-2023

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    Updated Jul 5, 2024
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    Statista (2024). Number of U.S. children living in a single parent family 1970-2023 [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/252847/number-of-children-living-with-a-single-mother-or-single-father/
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    Jul 5, 2024
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    Statistahttp://statista.com/
    Area covered
    United States
    Description

    In 2023, there were about 15.09 million children living with a single mother in the United States, and about 3.05 million children living with a single father. The number of children living with a single mother is down from its peak in 2012, and the number of children living with a single father is down from its peak in 2005.

    Marriage and divorce in the United States

    Despite popular opinion in the United States that “half of all marriages end in divorce,” the divorce rate in the U.S. has fallen significantly since 1992. The marriage rate, which has also been decreasing since the 1990s, was still higher than the divorce rate in 2021. Half of all marriages may not end in divorce, but it does seem that fewer people are choosing to get married in the first place.

    New family structures

    In addition to a falling marriage rate, fewer people in the U.S. have children under the age of 18 living in the house in comparison to 1970. Over the past decade, the share of families with children under 18, whether that be married couples or single parents, has stayed mostly steady, although the number of births in the U.S. has also fallen.

  6. NCHS - Natality Measures for Females by Race and Hispanic Origin: United...

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    Updated Aug 26, 2024
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    U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (2024). NCHS - Natality Measures for Females by Race and Hispanic Origin: United States [Dataset]. https://datasets.ai/datasets/nchs-natality-measures-for-females-by-race-and-hispanic-origin-united-states
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    Aug 26, 2024
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    United States Department of Health and Human Serviceshttp://www.hhs.gov/
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    U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
    Area covered
    United States
    Description

    This dataset includes live births, birth rates, and fertility rates by race of mother in the United States since 1960.

    Data availability varies by race and ethnicity groups. All birth data by race before 1980 are based on race of the child. Since 1980, birth data by race are based on race of the mother. For race, data are available for Black and White births since 1960, and for American Indians/Alaska Native and Asian/Pacific Islander births since 1980. Data on Hispanic origin are available since 1989. Teen birth rates for specific racial and ethnic categories are also available since 1989. From 2003 through 2015, the birth data by race were based on the “bridged” race categories (5). Starting in 2016, the race categories for reporting birth data changed; the new race and Hispanic origin categories are: Non-Hispanic, Single Race White; Non-Hispanic, Single Race Black; Non-Hispanic, Single Race American Indian/Alaska Native; Non-Hispanic, Single Race Asian; and, Non-Hispanic, Single Race Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander (5,6). Birth data by the prior, “bridged” race (and Hispanic origin) categories are included through 2018 for comparison.

    SOURCES

    NCHS, National Vital Statistics System, birth data (see https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/births.htm); public-use data files (see https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data_access/VitalStatsOnline.htm); and CDC WONDER (see http://wonder.cdc.gov/).

    REFERENCES

    1. National Office of Vital Statistics. Vital Statistics of the United States, 1950, Volume I. 1954. Available from: https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/vsus/vsus_1950_1.pdf.

    2. Hetzel AM. U.S. vital statistics system: major activities and developments, 1950-95. National Center for Health Statistics. 1997. Available from: https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/misc/usvss.pdf.

    3. National Center for Health Statistics. Vital Statistics of the United States, 1967, Volume I–Natality. 1969. Available from: https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/vsus/nat67_1.pdf.

    4. Martin JA, Hamilton BE, Osterman MJK, et al. Births: Final data for 2015. National vital statistics reports; vol 66 no 1. Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health Statistics. 2017. Available from: https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr66/nvsr66_01.pdf.

    5. Martin JA, Hamilton BE, Osterman MJK, Driscoll AK, Drake P. Births: Final data for 2016. National Vital Statistics Reports; vol 67 no 1. Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health Statistics. 2018. Available from: https://www.cdc.gov/nvsr/nvsr67/nvsr67_01.pdf.

    6. Martin JA, Hamilton BE, Osterman MJK, Driscoll AK, Births: Final data for 2018. National vital statistics reports; vol 68 no 13. Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health Statistics. 2019. Available from: https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr68/nvsr68_13.pdf.

  7. NCHS - Teen Birth Rates for Females by Age Group, Race, and Hispanic Origin:...

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    Updated Apr 21, 2025
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    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2025). NCHS - Teen Birth Rates for Females by Age Group, Race, and Hispanic Origin: United States [Dataset]. https://data.virginia.gov/dataset/nchs-teen-birth-rates-for-females-by-age-group-race-and-hispanic-origin-united-states
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    json, rdf, xsl, csvAvailable download formats
    Dataset updated
    Apr 21, 2025
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    Area covered
    United States
    Description

    This dataset includes teen birth rates for females by age group, race, and Hispanic origin in the United States since 1960.

    Data availability varies by race and ethnicity groups. All birth data by race before 1980 are based on race of the child. Since 1980, birth data by race are based on race of the mother. For race, data are available for Black and White births since 1960, and for American Indians/Alaska Native and Asian/Pacific Islander births since 1980. Data on Hispanic origin are available since 1989. Teen birth rates for specific racial and ethnic categories are also available since 1989. From 2003 through 2015, the birth data by race were based on the “bridged” race categories (5). Starting in 2016, the race categories for reporting birth data changed; the new race and Hispanic origin categories are: Non-Hispanic, Single Race White; Non-Hispanic, Single Race Black; Non-Hispanic, Single Race American Indian/Alaska Native; Non-Hispanic, Single Race Asian; and, Non-Hispanic, Single Race Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander (5,6). Birth data by the prior, “bridged” race (and Hispanic origin) categories are included through 2018 for comparison.

    National data on births by Hispanic origin exclude data for Louisiana, New Hampshire, and Oklahoma in 1989; New Hampshire and Oklahoma in 1990; and New Hampshire in 1991 and 1992. Birth and fertility rates for the Central and South American population includes other and unknown Hispanic. Information on reporting Hispanic origin is detailed in the Technical Appendix for the 1999 public-use natality data file (see ftp://ftp.cdc.gov/pub/Health_Statistics/NCHS/Dataset_Documentation/DVS/natality/Nat1999doc.pdf).

  8. Proportion of children born to unmarried mothers by nationality...

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    Updated Nov 20, 2024
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    INE - Instituto Nacional de Estadística (2024). Proportion of children born to unmarried mothers by nationality (spaniard/foreign national) of the mother [Dataset]. https://www.ine.es/jaxiT3/Tabla.htm?t=1410&L=1
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    txt, csv, html, xlsx, xls, json, text/pc-axisAvailable download formats
    Dataset updated
    Nov 20, 2024
    Dataset provided by
    National Statistics Institutehttp://www.ine.es/
    Authors
    INE - Instituto Nacional de Estadística
    License

    https://www.ine.es/aviso_legalhttps://www.ine.es/aviso_legal

    Time period covered
    Jan 1, 1975 - Jan 1, 2023
    Variables measured
    Birth order, Nationality, Periodicity, Type of data, Territorial Totals, Demographic concept, Demographic phenomenon
    Description

    Basic Demographic Indicators: Proportion of children born to unmarried mothers by nationality (spaniard/foreign national) of the mother. Annual. National.

  9. U.S. number of white, non-Hispanic single mother households U.S. 1990-2023

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    Updated Sep 17, 2024
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    Statista (2024). U.S. number of white, non-Hispanic single mother households U.S. 1990-2023 [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/205048/number-of-white-families-with-a-female-householder-in-the-us/
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    Sep 17, 2024
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    Statistahttp://statista.com/
    Area covered
    United States
    Description

    In 2023, there were about 6.65 million white, non-Hispanic families with a single mother living in the United States. This is a slight increase from 1990, when there were 6.4 million white families with a single mother living in the U.S.

  10. Share of primary income providing U.S. mothers who are single mothers, by...

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    Updated Jul 10, 2025
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    Statista (2025). Share of primary income providing U.S. mothers who are single mothers, by race 2014 [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/748426/share-of-breadwinner-mothers-who-are-single-mothers-by-race/
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    Jul 10, 2025
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    Time period covered
    2014
    Area covered
    United States
    Description

    This statistic shows the percentage of women who were the primary breadwinner in the household that were single mothers in the United States in 2014, by race. Among black women who were the primary income provider to the household, **** percent were single mothers in 2014.

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    ‘NCHS - Teen Birth Rates for Females by Age Group, Race, and Hispanic...

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    Updated Jan 26, 2022
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    Analyst-2 (analyst-2.ai) / Inspirient GmbH (inspirient.com) (2022). ‘NCHS - Teen Birth Rates for Females by Age Group, Race, and Hispanic Origin: United States’ analyzed by Analyst-2 [Dataset]. https://analyst-2.ai/analysis/data-gov-nchs-teen-birth-rates-for-females-by-age-group-race-and-hispanic-origin-united-states-19b8/89bda1b2/?iid=001-750&v=presentation
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    Dataset updated
    Jan 26, 2022
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    Analyst-2 (analyst-2.ai) / Inspirient GmbH (inspirient.com)
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    Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
    License information was derived automatically

    Area covered
    United States
    Description

    Analysis of ‘NCHS - Teen Birth Rates for Females by Age Group, Race, and Hispanic Origin: United States’ provided by Analyst-2 (analyst-2.ai), based on source dataset retrieved from https://catalog.data.gov/dataset/681175bb-4c25-4876-9afc-4b55fd9e6920 on 26 January 2022.

    --- Dataset description provided by original source is as follows ---

    This dataset includes teen birth rates for females by age group, race, and Hispanic origin in the United States since 1960.

    Data availability varies by race and ethnicity groups. All birth data by race before 1980 are based on race of the child. Since 1980, birth data by race are based on race of the mother. For race, data are available for Black and White births since 1960, and for American Indians/Alaska Native and Asian/Pacific Islander births since 1980. Data on Hispanic origin are available since 1989. Teen birth rates for specific racial and ethnic categories are also available since 1989. From 2003 through 2015, the birth data by race were based on the “bridged” race categories (5). Starting in 2016, the race categories for reporting birth data changed; the new race and Hispanic origin categories are: Non-Hispanic, Single Race White; Non-Hispanic, Single Race Black; Non-Hispanic, Single Race American Indian/Alaska Native; Non-Hispanic, Single Race Asian; and, Non-Hispanic, Single Race Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander (5,6). Birth data by the prior, “bridged” race (and Hispanic origin) categories are included through 2018 for comparison.

    National data on births by Hispanic origin exclude data for Louisiana, New Hampshire, and Oklahoma in 1989; New Hampshire and Oklahoma in 1990; and New Hampshire in 1991 and 1992. Birth and fertility rates for the Central and South American population includes other and unknown Hispanic. Information on reporting Hispanic origin is detailed in the Technical Appendix for the 1999 public-use natality data file (see ftp://ftp.cdc.gov/pub/Health_Statistics/NCHS/Dataset_Documentation/DVS/natality/Nat1999doc.pdf).

    SOURCES

    NCHS, National Vital Statistics System, birth data (see https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/births.htm); public-use data files (see https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data_access/VitalStatsOnline.htm); and CDC WONDER (see http://wonder.cdc.gov/).

    REFERENCES

    1. National Office of Vital Statistics. Vital Statistics of the United States, 1950, Volume I. 1954. Available from: https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/vsus/vsus_1950_1.pdf.

    2. Hetzel AM. U.S. vital statistics system: major activities and developments, 1950-95. National Center for Health Statistics. 1997. Available from: https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/misc/usvss.pdf.

    3. National Center for Health Statistics. Vital Statistics of the United States, 1967, Volume I–Natality. 1969. Available from: https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/vsus/nat67_1.pdf.

    4. Martin JA, Hamilton BE, Osterman MJK, et al. Births: Final data for 2015. National vital statistics reports; vol 66 no 1. Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health Statistics. 2017. Available from: https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr66/nvsr66_01.pdf.

    5. Martin JA, Hamilton BE, Osterman MJK, Driscoll AK, Drake P. Births: Final data for 2016. National Vital Statistics Reports; vol 67 no 1. Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health Statistics. 2018. Available from: https://www.cdc.gov/nvsr/nvsr67/nvsr67_01.pdf.

    6. Martin JA, Hamilton BE, Osterman MJK, Driscoll AK, Births: Final data for 2018. National vital statistics reports; vol 68 no 13. Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health Statistics. 2019. Available from: https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr68/nvsr68_13.pdf.

    --- Original source retains full ownership of the source dataset ---

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    ‘NCHS - Natality Measures for Females by Race and Hispanic Origin: United...

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    Updated Jan 28, 2020
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    Analyst-2 (analyst-2.ai) / Inspirient GmbH (inspirient.com) (2020). ‘NCHS - Natality Measures for Females by Race and Hispanic Origin: United States’ analyzed by Analyst-2 [Dataset]. https://analyst-2.ai/analysis/data-gov-nchs-natality-measures-for-females-by-race-and-hispanic-origin-united-states-768b/372a1563/?iid=001-962&v=presentation
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    Area covered
    United States
    Description

    Analysis of ‘NCHS - Natality Measures for Females by Race and Hispanic Origin: United States’ provided by Analyst-2 (analyst-2.ai), based on source dataset retrieved from https://catalog.data.gov/dataset/e96cb229-a501-4633-8635-386ec77fe5a1 on 26 January 2022.

    --- Dataset description provided by original source is as follows ---

    This dataset includes live births, birth rates, and fertility rates by race of mother in the United States since 1960.

    Data availability varies by race and ethnicity groups. All birth data by race before 1980 are based on race of the child. Since 1980, birth data by race are based on race of the mother. For race, data are available for Black and White births since 1960, and for American Indians/Alaska Native and Asian/Pacific Islander births since 1980. Data on Hispanic origin are available since 1989. Teen birth rates for specific racial and ethnic categories are also available since 1989. From 2003 through 2015, the birth data by race were based on the “bridged” race categories (5). Starting in 2016, the race categories for reporting birth data changed; the new race and Hispanic origin categories are: Non-Hispanic, Single Race White; Non-Hispanic, Single Race Black; Non-Hispanic, Single Race American Indian/Alaska Native; Non-Hispanic, Single Race Asian; and, Non-Hispanic, Single Race Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander (5,6). Birth data by the prior, “bridged” race (and Hispanic origin) categories are included through 2018 for comparison.

    SOURCES

    NCHS, National Vital Statistics System, birth data (see https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/births.htm); public-use data files (see https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data_access/VitalStatsOnline.htm); and CDC WONDER (see http://wonder.cdc.gov/).

    REFERENCES

    1. National Office of Vital Statistics. Vital Statistics of the United States, 1950, Volume I. 1954. Available from: https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/vsus/vsus_1950_1.pdf.

    2. Hetzel AM. U.S. vital statistics system: major activities and developments, 1950-95. National Center for Health Statistics. 1997. Available from: https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/misc/usvss.pdf.

    3. National Center for Health Statistics. Vital Statistics of the United States, 1967, Volume I–Natality. 1969. Available from: https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/vsus/nat67_1.pdf.

    4. Martin JA, Hamilton BE, Osterman MJK, et al. Births: Final data for 2015. National vital statistics reports; vol 66 no 1. Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health Statistics. 2017. Available from: https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr66/nvsr66_01.pdf.

    5. Martin JA, Hamilton BE, Osterman MJK, Driscoll AK, Drake P. Births: Final data for 2016. National Vital Statistics Reports; vol 67 no 1. Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health Statistics. 2018. Available from: https://www.cdc.gov/nvsr/nvsr67/nvsr67_01.pdf.

    6. Martin JA, Hamilton BE, Osterman MJK, Driscoll AK, Births: Final data for 2018. National vital statistics reports; vol 68 no 13. Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health Statistics. 2019. Available from: https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr68/nvsr68_13.pdf.

    --- Original source retains full ownership of the source dataset ---

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    ‘NCHS - Birth Rates for Unmarried Women by Age, Race, and Hispanic Origin:...

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    Updated Jan 27, 2022
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    Analyst-2 (analyst-2.ai) / Inspirient GmbH (inspirient.com) (2022). ‘NCHS - Birth Rates for Unmarried Women by Age, Race, and Hispanic Origin: United States’ analyzed by Analyst-2 [Dataset]. https://analyst-2.ai/analysis/data-gov-nchs-birth-rates-for-unmarried-women-by-age-race-and-hispanic-origin-united-states-04c9/fbdbbee8/?iid=001-757&v=presentation
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    Jan 27, 2022
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    License information was derived automatically

    Area covered
    United States
    Description

    Analysis of ‘NCHS - Birth Rates for Unmarried Women by Age, Race, and Hispanic Origin: United States’ provided by Analyst-2 (analyst-2.ai), based on source dataset retrieved from https://catalog.data.gov/dataset/05adf260-cbad-4811-996b-35427e1c800c on 27 January 2022.

    --- Dataset description provided by original source is as follows ---

    This dataset includes birth rates for unmarried women by age group, race, and Hispanic origin in the United States since 1970.

    Methods for collecting information on marital status changed over the reporting period and have been documented in:

    • Ventura SJ, Bachrach CA. Nonmarital childbearing in the United States, 1940–99. National vital statistics reports; vol 48 no 16. Hyattsville, Maryland: National Center for Health Statistics. 2000. Available from: http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr48/nvs48_16.pdf. • National Center for Health Statistics. User guide to the 2013 natality public use file. Hyattsville, Maryland: National Center for Health Statistics. 2014. Available from: http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data_access/VitalStatsOnline.htm.

    National data on births by Hispanics origin exclude data for Louisiana, New Hampshire, and Oklahoma in 1989; for New Hampshire and Oklahoma in 1990; for New Hampshire in 1991 and 1992. Information on reporting Hispanic origin is detailed in the Technical Appendix for the 1999 public-use natality data file (see (ftp://ftp.cdc.gov/pub/Health_Statistics/NCHS/Dataset_Documentation/DVS/natality/Nat1999doc.pdf.)

    All birth data by race before 1980 are based on race of the child. Starting in 1980, birth data by race are based on race of the mother.

    SOURCES

    CDC/NCHS, National Vital Statistics System, birth data (see http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/births.htm); public-use data files (see http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data_access/Vitalstatsonline.htm); and CDC WONDER (see http://wonder.cdc.gov/).

    REFERENCES

    1. Curtin SC, Ventura SJ, Martinez GM. Recent declines in nonmarital childbearing in the United States. NCHS data brief, no 162. Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health Statistics. 2014. Available from: http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/databriefs/db162.pdf.

    2. Martin JA, Hamilton BE, Osterman MJK, et al. Births: Final data for 2015. National vital statistics reports; vol 66 no 1. Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health Statistics. 2017. Available from: https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr66/nvsr66_01.pdf.

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    Assets among low-income families in the Great Recession

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    Valentina Duque; Natasha V. Pilkauskas; Irwin Garfinkel (2023). Assets among low-income families in the Great Recession [Dataset]. http://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0192370
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    This paper examines the association between the Great Recession and real assets among families with young children. Real assets such as homes and cars are key indicators of economic well-being that may be especially valuable to low-income families. Using longitudinal data from the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study (N = 4,898), we investigate the association between the city unemployment rate and home and car ownership and how the relationship varies by family structure (married, cohabiting, and single parents) and by race/ethnicity (White, Black, and Hispanic mothers). Using mother fixed-effects models, we find that a one percentage point increase in the unemployment rate is associated with a -0.5 percentage point decline in the probability of home ownership and a -0.7 percentage point decline in the probability of car ownership. We also find that the recession was associated with lower levels of home ownership for cohabiting families and for Hispanic families, as well as lower car ownership among single mothers and among Black mothers, whereas no change was observed among married families or White households. Considering that homes and cars are the most important assets among middle and low-income households in the U.S., these results suggest that the rise in the unemployment rate during the Great Recession may have increased household asset inequality across family structures and race/ethnicities, limiting economic mobility, and exacerbating the cycle of poverty.

  15. Proportion of children born to unmarried mothers by nationality...

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    Instituto Nacional de Estadística (2024). Proportion of children born to unmarried mothers by nationality (spaniard/foreign national) of the mother. IDB (API identifier: 1410) [Dataset]. https://datos.gob.es/en/catalogo/ea0010587-proporcion-de-nacidos-de-madre-no-casada-segun-nacionalidad-espanola-extranjera-de-la-madre-idb-identificador-api-1410
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    Nov 20, 2024
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    Table of INEBase Proportion of children born to unmarried mothers by nationality (spaniard/foreign national) of the mother. Annual. Basic Demographic Indicators

  16. U.S. number of Asian families with a single mother 2002-2023

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    Statista (2024). U.S. number of Asian families with a single mother 2002-2023 [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/205157/number-of-asian-families-with-a-female-householder-in-the-us/
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    Sep 17, 2024
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    United States
    Description

    In 2023, there were about 620,000 Asian families with a single mother living in the United States. This is an increase from 2002, when there were about 337,000 Asian families with a single mother living in the U.S.

  17. Percentage of births to unmarried women in the U.S. 1980-2023

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    Statista Research Department (2025). Percentage of births to unmarried women in the U.S. 1980-2023 [Dataset]. https://www.ai-chatbox.pro/?_=%2Fstudy%2F51530%2Fbirths-in-the-us%2F%23XgboD02vawLYpGJjSPEePEUG%2FVFd%2Bik%3D
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    Jun 6, 2025
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    Statista Research Department
    Area covered
    United States
    Description

    The percentage of births to unmarried women in the United States has more than doubled since 1980, reaching 40 percent in 2023. This significant shift in family structure reflects changing societal norms and demographic trends over the past four decades. The rise in births outside of marriage has implications for family dynamics, social support systems, and public policy. Age and ethnicity factors in birth rates While the overall percentage of births to unmarried women has stabilized around 40 percent in recent years, birth rates vary significantly across age groups and ethnicities. Unsurprisingly, in 2023, women between 20 and 34 years old had the highest birth rate at 83 births per 1,000 women, while teenagers aged 15 to 19 had the lowest rate at 8 births per 1,000 women. Additionally, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander women had the highest fertility rate among all race/ethnicities in 2022, with approximately 2,237.5 births per 1,000 women, compared to the national average of 1,656.5 births per 1,000 women. Changing household structures The increase in births to unmarried women has contributed to evolving household structures in the United States. In 2023, there were approximately 15.18 million families with a single mother, a significant increase from previous decades. This trend aligns with the overall rise in births outside of marriage and suggests a growing need for support systems and policies that address the unique challenges faced by single-parent households.

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    Pittsburgh American Community Survey Data 2015 - Household Types

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    City of Pittsburgh (2023). Pittsburgh American Community Survey Data 2015 - Household Types [Dataset]. https://data.wprdc.org/dataset/pittsburgh-american-community-survey-data-household-types
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    May 21, 2023
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    Area covered
    Pittsburgh
    Description

    The data on relationship to householder were derived from answers to Question 2 in the 2015 American Community Survey (ACS), which was asked of all people in housing units. The question on relationship is essential for classifying the population information on families and other groups. Information about changes in the composition of the American family, from the number of people living alone to the number of children living with only one parent, is essential for planning and carrying out a number of federal programs.

    The responses to this question were used to determine the relationships of all persons to the householder, as well as household type (married couple family, nonfamily, etc.). From responses to this question, we were able to determine numbers of related children, own children, unmarried partner households, and multi-generational households. We calculated average household and family size. When relationship was not reported, it was imputed using the age difference between the householder and the person, sex, and marital status.

    Household – A household includes all the people who occupy a housing unit. (People not living in households are classified as living in group quarters.) A housing unit is a house, an apartment, a mobile home, a group of rooms, or a single room that is occupied (or if vacant, is intended for occupancy) as separate living quarters. Separate living quarters are those in which the occupants live separately from any other people in the building and which have direct access from the outside of the building or through a common hall. The occupants may be a single family, one person living alone, two or more families living together, or any other group of related or unrelated people who share living arrangements.

    Average Household Size – A measure obtained by dividing the number of people in households by the number of households. In cases where people in households are cross-classified by race or Hispanic origin, people in the household are classified by the race or Hispanic origin of the householder rather than the race or Hispanic origin of each individual.

    Average household size is rounded to the nearest hundredth.

    Comparability – The relationship categories for the most part can be compared to previous ACS years and to similar data collected in the decennial census, CPS, and SIPP. With the change in 2008 from “In-law” to the two categories of “Parent-in-law” and “Son-in-law or daughter-in-law,” caution should be exercised when comparing data on in-laws from previous years. “In-law” encompassed any type of in-law such as sister-in-law. Combining “Parent-in-law” and “son-in-law or daughter-in-law” does not represent all “in-laws” in 2008.

    The same can be said of comparing the three categories of “biological” “step,” and “adopted” child in 2008 to “Child” in previous years. Before 2008, respondents may have considered anyone under 18 as “child” and chosen that category. The ACS includes “foster child” as a category. However, the 2010 Census did not contain this category, and “foster children” were included in the “Other nonrelative” category. Therefore, comparison of “foster child” cannot be made to the 2010 Census. Beginning in 2013, the “spouse” category includes same-sex spouses.

  19. CBS News/New York Times Hispanic Poll, July 2003

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    Updated Mar 25, 2005
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    Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor] (2005). CBS News/New York Times Hispanic Poll, July 2003 [Dataset]. http://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR03896.v1
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    https://www.icpsr.umich.edu/web/ICPSR/studies/3896/termshttps://www.icpsr.umich.edu/web/ICPSR/studies/3896/terms

    Time period covered
    Jul 2003
    Area covered
    United States
    Description

    This special topic poll, conducted July 13-27, 2003, is part of a continuing series of monthly surveys that solicit public opinion on the presidency and on a range of other political and social issues. The focus of this data collection was to assess the opinions and responses of people identified as being of Hispanic origin or ancestry. Respondents were asked to assess the performance of United States President George W. Bush, his administration's foreign policy, his efforts toward creating employment opportunities in the United States, and his efforts toward increasing trade and providing assistance to Mexico and Latin America. Respondents were queried on political issues such as whether they preferred federal budget cuts or federal tax cuts, whether the United States should establish diplomatic and trade relations with Cuba, whether removing Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein from power was worth the effort, and whether they approved of affirmative action measures and programs that address past discrimination. Respondents were polled for their opinions on a variety of social issues, including how Hispanics are portrayed on television news and entertainment programs, the importance of preserving cultural traditions and values, moral and economic differences between generations, working and single mothers, labor unions, the Catholic Church, the importance of a political candidate's ability to speak Spanish in choosing whether to vote for that candidate, and the likelihood of experiencing discrimination. Background variables include age, country of ancestral origin, country of birth, education, employment status, ethnicity, first language spoken, household income, labor union membership status, language(s) spoken in the home, marital status, party affiliation, political ideology, religious orientation, residential status, sex, and voter registration status.

  20. A

    ‘Proportion of children born to unmarried mothers by Autonomous Community,...

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    Analyst-2 (analyst-2.ai) / Inspirient GmbH (inspirient.com) (2022). ‘Proportion of children born to unmarried mothers by Autonomous Community, nationality (spaniard/ foreign national) of the mother. IDB (API identifier: 1444)’ analyzed by Analyst-2 [Dataset]. https://analyst-2.ai/analysis/data-europa-eu-proportion-of-children-born-to-unmarried-mothers-by-autonomous-community-nationality-spaniard-foreign-national-of-the-mother-idb-api-identifier-1444-1a32/b520455e/?iid=008-027&v=presentation
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    Analysis of ‘Proportion of children born to unmarried mothers by Autonomous Community, nationality (spaniard/ foreign national) of the mother. IDB (API identifier: 1444)’ provided by Analyst-2 (analyst-2.ai), based on source dataset retrieved from http://data.europa.eu/88u/dataset/urn-ine-es-tabla-t3-38-1444 on 08 January 2022.

    --- Dataset description provided by original source is as follows ---

    Table of INEBase Proportion of children born to unmarried mothers by Autonomous Community, nationality (spaniard/ foreign national) of the mother. Annual. Autonomous Communities and Cities. Basic Demographic Indicators

    --- Original source retains full ownership of the source dataset ---

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Statista (2024). Percentage of single mother households in the U.S. 2021, by state [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/242302/percentage-of-single-mother-households-in-the-us-by-state/
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Percentage of single mother households in the U.S. 2021, by state

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Time period covered
2021
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United States
Description

This graph shows the Percentage of households led by a female householder with no spouse present with own children under 18 years living in the household in the U.S. in 2021, by state. In 2021, about 4.24 percent of Californian households were single mother households with at least one child.

Additional information on single mother households and poverty in the United States

For most single mothers a constant battle persists between finding the time and energy to raise their children and the demands of working to supply an income to house and feed their families. The pressures of a single income and the high costs of childcare mean that the risk of poverty for these families is a tragic reality. Comparison of the overall United States poverty rate since 1990 with that of the poverty rate for families with a female householder shows that poverty is much more prevalent in the latter. In 2021, while the overall rate was at 11.6 percent, the rate of poverty for single mother families was 23 percent. Moreover, the degree of fluctuation tends to be lower for single female household families, suggesting the rate of poverty for these groups is less affected by economic conditions.

The sharp rise in the number of children living with a single mother or single father in the United States from 1970 to 2022 suggests more must be done to ensure that families in such situations are able to avoid poverty. Moreover, attention should also be placed on overall racial income inequality given the higher rate of poverty for Hispanic single mother families than their white or Asian counterparts.

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