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US Census Bureau. (November 1, 2023). Number of children living with single divorced parents in the United States in 2021, by family income level (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 26, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/681253/us-children-living-with-single-divorced-parents-by-family-income/
US Census Bureau. "Number of children living with single divorced parents in the United States in 2021, by family income level (in 1,000s)." Chart. November 1, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 26, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/681253/us-children-living-with-single-divorced-parents-by-family-income/
US Census Bureau. (2023). Number of children living with single divorced parents in the United States in 2021, by family income level (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 26, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/681253/us-children-living-with-single-divorced-parents-by-family-income/
US Census Bureau. "Number of Children Living with Single Divorced Parents in The United States in 2021, by Family Income Level (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Nov 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/681253/us-children-living-with-single-divorced-parents-by-family-income/
US Census Bureau, Number of children living with single divorced parents in the United States in 2021, by family income level (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/681253/us-children-living-with-single-divorced-parents-by-family-income/ (last visited July 26, 2025)
Number of children living with single divorced parents in the United States in 2021, by family income level (in 1,000s) [Graph], US Census Bureau, November 1, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/681253/us-children-living-with-single-divorced-parents-by-family-income/
