In 2023, 8.3 percent of white, non-Hispanic families with a single father were living below the poverty level in the United States. Poverty is the state of one who lacks a certain amount of material possessions or money. Absolute poverty or destitution is inability to afford basic human needs, which commonly includes clean and fresh water, nutrition, health care, education, clothing, and shelter.
Poverty rate of white, non-Hispanic single father households in the United States from 1990 to 2023
Characteristic
Poverty rate of white families with a male householder
2023
8.3%
2022
9%
2021
9.6%
2020
8.7%
2019
9.8%
2018
9.6%
2017
9.8%
2016
10.2%
2015
11.2%
2014
12.2%
2013
12.6%
2012
11.4%
2011
12.5%
2010
11%
2009
12.5%
2008
11.9%
2007
10.3%
2006
10.6%
2005
9.9%
2004
10.5%
2003
8.9%
2002
7.7%
2001
10.3%
2000
9.2%
1999
9.3%
1998
7.8%
1997
9.8%
1996
10.8%
1995
11.2%
1994
11.5%
1993
12.9%
1992
11.2%
1991
9.4%
1990
8.4%
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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."
White alone, not Hispanic - With and without children under 18 years.
Poverty is the state of one who lacks a certain amount of material possessions or money. Absolute poverty or destitution is inability to afford basic human needs, which commonly includes clean and fresh water, nutrition, health care, education, clothing and shelter.
Further information regarding the poverty threshold can be accessed here.
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US Census Bureau. (September 16, 2024). Poverty rate of white, non-Hispanic single father households in the United States from 1990 to 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/205045/percentage-of-poor-white-families-with-a-male-householder-in-the-us/
US Census Bureau. "Poverty rate of white, non-Hispanic single father households in the United States from 1990 to 2023." Chart. September 16, 2024. Statista. Accessed November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/205045/percentage-of-poor-white-families-with-a-male-householder-in-the-us/
US Census Bureau. (2024). Poverty rate of white, non-Hispanic single father households in the United States from 1990 to 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/205045/percentage-of-poor-white-families-with-a-male-householder-in-the-us/
US Census Bureau. "Poverty Rate of White, Non-hispanic Single Father Households in The United States from 1990 to 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Sep 2024, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/205045/percentage-of-poor-white-families-with-a-male-householder-in-the-us/
US Census Bureau, Poverty rate of white, non-Hispanic single father households in the United States from 1990 to 2023 Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/205045/percentage-of-poor-white-families-with-a-male-householder-in-the-us/ (last visited November 10, 2024)
Poverty rate of white, non-Hispanic single father households in the United States from 1990 to 2023 [Graph], US Census Bureau, September 16, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/205045/percentage-of-poor-white-families-with-a-male-householder-in-the-us/
