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Percentage of single mother households in the United States 2017, by state

Percentage of households led by a single mother with children under age 18 living in the household in the U.S. in 2017, by state

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