2008 Arkansas poverty data

2007 National data and what does an "average" single parent look like?

2009 Arkansas Single Parent Scholarship Fund data

2007 National Data and What Does An "Average" Parent Look Like?

According to Custodial Mothers and Fathers and Their Child Support: 2007, released by the U.S. Census Bureau in November, 2009, there are approximately 13.7 million single parents in the United States today, and those parents are responsible for raising 21.8 million children (approximately 26% of children under 21).
What's the "average" single parent really like, according to the U.S. Census Bureau?

Mothers

• Approximately 84% of custodial parents are mothers
• 45% are currently divorced or separated
• 34.2% have never been married
• 19% are married (In most cases, these numbers represent women who have remarried.)
• 1.7% were widowed

Fathers

• 16% of custodial parents are fathers
• 57.8% are divorced or separated
• 20.9% have never married
• 20% are currently married (In most cases, these numbers represent men who have remarried.)
• Fewer than 1% were widowed