Number of Children Living Only With Their Mothers Has Doubled in Past 50 Years

Percentage and number of children living with two parents has dropped since 1968. Learn more in this America Counts story.

America Counts: Stories Behind the Numbers Number of Children Living Only With Their Mothers Has Doubled in Past 50 Years The number of children living with two parents has dropped since 1968, while the percentage living with their mother only has doubled. In 1968, 85% of children under 18 lived with two parents (regardless of marital status); by 2020, 70% did, according to the Census Bureau's Current Population Survey (CPS). Read More Monitoring these trends is important because children's living arrangements can have implications for children's outcomes, such as academic achievements, internalizing problems (e.g., depression and anxiety), and externalizing problems (e.g., anger and aggression). Since 2007, the CPS has specifically asked respondents to identify two parents for the child if both live in the household. Continue reading to learn more about: Living with two parents Living with mother only Living with father only Living with no parent Age of children Differences among race and origin groups Help us spread the word about America Counts. Share this story on social media or forward it to a friend. Share This You May Be Interested More Young Adults Lived With Their Parents in 2019: Poverty rates of people ages 25 to 34 living with their parents remained stable at 5.3%, lower than the U.S. poverty rate of 10.5%. Learn More About America Counts America Counts tells the stories behind the numbers in a new inviting way. It features stories on various topics such as families, housing, employment, business, education, economy, emergency preparedness, health, population, income and poverty. Contact our Public Information Office for media inquiries or interviews. Don't miss an America Counts story! Subscribe here.

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