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Number of families with a single mother in the United States 1990-2016

Number of families with a single mother in the U.S. from 1990 to 2016 (in thousand)
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The data displays the number of families with a single mother in the United States from 1990 to 2016. In 1990, there were around 11.26 million families with a female householder and no husband present in the United States

2016 15581
2015 15630
2014 15553
2013 15195
2012 15489
2011 15678
2010 15243
2009 14857
2008 14482
2007 14411
2006 14424
2005 14095
2004 13981
2003 13791
2002 13626
2001 13146
2000 12903
1999 12818
1998 12796
1997 12652
1996 12790
1995 12514
1994 12220
1993 12411
1992 12061
1991 11693
1990 11268