The data displays 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 United States in 2017, by state. In 2017, about 7.82% of Californian households were single mother households with at least one child.
Additional information on single mother households and poverty in the U.S. 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.
Mississippi | 11.24 |
Louisiana | 10.46 |
District of Columbia | 9.38 |
Texas | 9.16 |
Kentucky | 9.15 |
Arkansas | 9.13 |
Georgia | 9.07 |
Alabama | 8.95 |
South Carolina | 8.93 |
Ohio | 8.83 |
New Mexico | 8.77 |
Alaska | 8.49 |
North Carolina | 8.48 |
New York | 8.23 |
Connecticut | 8.2 |
Maryland | 8.03 |
Missouri | 7.97 |
Florida | 7.96 |
California | 7.82 |
U.S. average | 7.76 |
Wisconsin | 7.62 |
Illinois | 7.6 |
Nebraska | 7.47 |
Tennessee | 7.44 |
Delaware | 7.42 |
Nevada | 7.37 |
Massachusetts | 7.31 |
Indiana | 7.3 |
Pennsylvania | 7.24 |
Michigan | 7.18 |
Rhode Island | 7.06 |
Arizona | 6.98 |
South Dakota | 6.9 |
Oklahoma | 6.89 |
Virginia | 6.87 |
Oregon | 6.78 |
Wyoming | 6.72 |
Kansas | 6.61 |
West Virginia | 6.31 |
Hawaii | 6.3 |
North Dakota | 6.23 |
Washington | 6.23 |
Colorado | 5.99 |
New Jersey | 5.9 |
Vermont | 5.86 |
New Hampshire | 5.83 |
Iowa | 5.8 |
Maine | 5.79 |
Minnesota | 5.29 |
Idaho | 5.19 |
Montana | 4.61 |
Utah | 4.11 |