In 2023, about 825,000 families with a male householder in the U.S. lived below the poverty level. 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.
Number of families with a single father who live below the poverty line in the United States from 1990 to 2023
(in 1,000s)
Characteristic
Number of households
2023
825
2022
821
2021
869
2020
796
2019
746
2018
824
2017
853
2016
847
2015
939
2014
969
2013
1,008
2012
1,023
2011
950
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* Households with a male householder and no spouse present - with and without children aged 18 and under.
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."
Families as of March of the following year.
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.
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US Census Bureau. (September 16, 2024). Number of families with a single father who live below the poverty line in the United States from 1990 to 2023 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 09, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/204971/number-of-poor-families-with-a-male-householder-in-the-us/
US Census Bureau. "Number of families with a single father who live below the poverty line in the United States from 1990 to 2023 (in 1,000s)." Chart. September 16, 2024. Statista. Accessed May 09, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/204971/number-of-poor-families-with-a-male-householder-in-the-us/
US Census Bureau. (2024). Number of families with a single father who live below the poverty line in the United States from 1990 to 2023 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 09, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/204971/number-of-poor-families-with-a-male-householder-in-the-us/
US Census Bureau. "Number of Families with a Single Father Who Live below The Poverty Line in The United States from 1990 to 2023 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Sep 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/204971/number-of-poor-families-with-a-male-householder-in-the-us/
US Census Bureau, Number of families with a single father who live below the poverty line in the United States from 1990 to 2023 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/204971/number-of-poor-families-with-a-male-householder-in-the-us/ (last visited May 09, 2025)
Number of families with a single father who live below the poverty line in the United States from 1990 to 2023 (in 1,000s) [Graph], US Census Bureau, September 16, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/204971/number-of-poor-families-with-a-male-householder-in-the-us/
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