Number of custodial parents who received full child support in the United States 2017

Published by Statista Research Department, Jun 2, 2023

In 2017, approximately 2.49 million single parents who have taken custody of their own children in the United States received full child support. This is a slight increase from 1993, when 2.47 million single parents received full child support.

Number of custodial parents who received the full amount of child support in the United States from 1993 to 2017 (in 1,000s)

Characteristic	Number of custodial parents (in thousands)
2017	2,491
2015	2,543
2013	2,595
2011	2,716
2009	2,428
2007	2,986
2005	3,192
2003	3,290
2001	3,093
1999	3,066
1997	3,240
1995	2,945
1993	2,466

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May 2020

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United States

Survey time period

1993 to 2017

Special properties

parents living with own children under 21 years of age whose other parent is not living in the home

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According to the source, numbers are in thousands as of spring of the following year. Parents living with own children under 21 years of age whose other parent is not living in the home.

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