U.S. poverty rate of families with a single father 1990-2022

Poverty rate for families with a male head of household in the United States from 1990 to 2022

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Release date

September 2023

Region

United States

Survey time period

1990 to 2022

Supplementary notes

Male householder, no spouse present - with and without children under 18.

The Census Bureau defines a family as follows: "A family is a group of two people or more (one of whom is the householder) related by birth, marriage, or adoption and residing together; all such people (including related subfamily members) are considered as members of one family."

Further information regarding the poverty threshold can be accessed here.

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