This statistic shows the percentage of white, non-Hispanic families with a single mother in the United States who live below the poverty level from 1990 to 2018. In 2018, 19.7 percent of white, non-Hispanic families with a single mother were living below the poverty level in the United States.
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.
Percentage of white, non-Hispanic families with a single mother in the U.S. who live below the poverty level from 1990 to 2018
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."
White alone, nor Hispanic, No spouse present - With and without children under 18 years.
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.
Further information regarding the poverty threshold can be accessed here.
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US Census Bureau. (August 27, 2019). Percentage of white, non-Hispanic families with a single mother in the U.S. who live below the poverty level from 1990 to 2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 18, 2020, from https://cdn1.statista.com/statistics/205049/percentage-of-poor-white-families-with-a-female-householder-in-the-us/
US Census Bureau. "Percentage of white, non-Hispanic families with a single mother in the U.S. who live below the poverty level from 1990 to 2018." Chart. August 27, 2019. Statista. Accessed January 18, 2020. https://cdn1.statista.com/statistics/205049/percentage-of-poor-white-families-with-a-female-householder-in-the-us/
US Census Bureau. (2019). Percentage of white, non-Hispanic families with a single mother in the U.S. who live below the poverty level from 1990 to 2018. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 18, 2020. https://cdn1.statista.com/statistics/205049/percentage-of-poor-white-families-with-a-female-householder-in-the-us/
US Census Bureau. "Percentage of White, Non-hispanic Families with a Single Mother in The U.S. Who Live below The Poverty Level from 1990 to 2018." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Aug 2019, https://cdn1.statista.com/statistics/205049/percentage-of-poor-white-families-with-a-female-householder-in-the-us/
US Census Bureau, Percentage of white, non-Hispanic families with a single mother in the U.S. who live below the poverty level from 1990 to 2018 Statista, https://cdn1.statista.com/statistics/205049/percentage-of-poor-white-families-with-a-female-householder-in-the-us/ (last visited January 18, 2020)
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