Statistics we cite
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- 9.8 million — The Current Population Survey counted 9.8 million one-parent households in the United States in 2023#
- Source: U.S. Census Bureau (2024) · verified August 20, 2026
- 7.3 million mother-only; 2.5 million father-only — Of the 9.8 million one-parent households counted in 2023, 7.3 million were mother-only and 2.5 million were father-only#
- Source: U.S. Census Bureau (2024) · verified August 20, 2026
- 51% never married; 29% divorced — Among mothers maintaining one-parent family groups in 2022, 51% had never married and 29% were divorced#
- Source: U.S. Census Bureau (2022) · verified August 20, 2026
- 21% (15.3 million) — In 2020, 15.3 million children under 18 — 21% — lived with their mother only#
- Source: U.S. Census Bureau (2021) · verified August 20, 2026
- 23% (worldwide 7%) — Almost a quarter of U.S. children under 18 — 23% — live with one parent and no other adults, more than three times the worldwide share of 7%#
- Source: Pew Research Center (2019) · verified August 20, 2026
- 30% — Three-in-ten U.S. adults say they have ever used a dating site or app#
- Source: Pew Research Center (2023) · verified August 20, 2026
- 53% under 30; 37% ages 30–49; 20% ages 50–64; 13% 65+ — 53% of U.S. adults under 30 have ever used a dating site or app, compared with 37% of those ages 30 to 49, 20% of those 50 to 64 and 13% of those 65 and older#
- Source: Pew Research Center (2023) · verified August 20, 2026
- 10% — One-in-ten partnered adults met their current significant other through a dating site or app#
- Source: Pew Research Center (2023) · verified August 20, 2026
- 52% vs 16% — 52% of U.S. adults who have never been married have used an online dating site or app, compared with 16% of married adults#
- Source: Pew Research Center (2023) · verified August 20, 2026
- 36% — 36% of single adults who are looking for a relationship say they probably or definitely would not consider a relationship with someone who is raising children from another relationship#
- Source: Pew Research Center (2020) · verified August 20, 2026
- 77% single parents; 65% parents and guardians; 55% non-parents — More than 77% of single parents classified as lonely, compared with 65% of parents and guardians overall and 55% of non-parents#
- Source: Cigna (Morning Consult survey), as cited in the U.S. Surgeon General's Advisory (2021) · verified August 20, 2026
- 41% and 48% of parents; 20% and 26% of other adults — 41% of parents say that most days they are so stressed they cannot function, and 48% say that most days their stress is completely overwhelming, compared with 20% and 26% of other adults#
- Source: U.S. Surgeon General's Advisory 'Parents Under Pressure', citing the American Psychological Association's Stress in America survey (2024) · verified August 20, 2026
- 8.9% — In a 42-country study using the Parental Burnout Assessment, 8.9% of the U.S. parents surveyed scored above the burnout threshold#
- Source: Roskam and colleagues, Affective Science (2021) · verified August 20, 2026
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