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Female Householder Families in Poverty by Number of Children

Single female head of household families have higher rates of poverty compared to all other families

In 2023:

  • Of all families with one or two children, 7% were living in poverty.
    • For single female head of household families with one or two children, 24% were living in poverty.
  • For all families with three or four children, 6% were living in poverty.
    • For single female head of household families with three or four children, 16% were living in poverty.
Notes

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 1-year estimates, Table S1702.

Data can include very few families with five (5) or more children; this causes a large degree of fluctuation in estimated poverty rates for these families.

Estimates not provided for families with five or more children in several years due to low survey responses.