In 2023, 17.8 percent of Black families with a single father were living below the poverty line 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 Black family households with a single father in the United States from 1990 to 2023
Characteristic
Poverty rate
2023
17.8%
2022
15.6%
2021
16%
2020
18.8%
2019
17.2%
2018
19.8%
2017
18.5%
2016
20.4%
2015
23.5%
2014
23.9%
2013
18.8%
2012
25.2%
2011
24.4%
2010
25.7%
2009
25%
2008
19.9%
2007
25.7%
2006
20.4%
2005
21.1%
2004
20.8%
2003
24.5%
2002
20.9%
2001
19.4%
2000
16.3%
1999
14.8%
1998
20.3%
1997
19.7%
1996
19.8%
1995
19.5%
1994
30.1%
1993
29.6%
1992
24.8%
1991
21.9%
1990
20.6%
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Male householder, no wife present - with and without children under 18 years.
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."
Black only - with and without children under 18 years - Male householder, no spouse present.
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 Black family households with a single father 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/205104/percentage-of-poor-black-families-with-a-male-householder-in-the-us/
US Census Bureau. "Poverty rate of Black family households with a single father 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/205104/percentage-of-poor-black-families-with-a-male-householder-in-the-us/
US Census Bureau. (2024). Poverty rate of Black family households with a single father in the United States from 1990 to 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/205104/percentage-of-poor-black-families-with-a-male-householder-in-the-us/
US Census Bureau. "Poverty Rate of Black Family Households with a Single Father in The United States from 1990 to 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Sep 2024, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/205104/percentage-of-poor-black-families-with-a-male-householder-in-the-us/
US Census Bureau, Poverty rate of Black family households with a single father in the United States from 1990 to 2023 Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/205104/percentage-of-poor-black-families-with-a-male-householder-in-the-us/ (last visited November 10, 2024)
Poverty rate of Black family households with a single father 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/205104/percentage-of-poor-black-families-with-a-male-householder-in-the-us/
