This statistic shows the share of American single parents who have taken custody of their own children and who received any child support between 1993 and 2011. In 2011, some 74 percent of such parents in the United States received any child support.
Share of custodial parents who received any child support in the United States from 1993 to 2011
Parents living with own children under 21 years of age whose other parent is not living in the home
Supplementary notes
According to the source, numbers are in thousands as of spring of the following year. Parents living with own children under 21 years of age whose other parent is not living in the home.
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US Census Bureau. (October 31, 2013). Share of custodial parents who received any child support in the United States from 1993 to 2011 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/257914/share-of-custodial-parents-who-received-any-child-support-in-the-us/
US Census Bureau. "Share of custodial parents who received any child support in the United States from 1993 to 2011." Chart. October 31, 2013. Statista. Accessed November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/257914/share-of-custodial-parents-who-received-any-child-support-in-the-us/
US Census Bureau. (2013). Share of custodial parents who received any child support in the United States from 1993 to 2011. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/257914/share-of-custodial-parents-who-received-any-child-support-in-the-us/
US Census Bureau. "Share of Custodial Parents Who Received Any Child Support in The United States from 1993 to 2011." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Oct 2013, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/257914/share-of-custodial-parents-who-received-any-child-support-in-the-us/
US Census Bureau, Share of custodial parents who received any child support in the United States from 1993 to 2011 Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/257914/share-of-custodial-parents-who-received-any-child-support-in-the-us/ (last visited November 10, 2024)
Share of custodial parents who received any child support in the United States from 1993 to 2011 [Graph], US Census Bureau, October 31, 2013. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/257914/share-of-custodial-parents-who-received-any-child-support-in-the-us/