In 2022, 23 percent of the families with a female householder in the U.S. lived in poverty. While high, it is a significant increase from the 1990 when the poverty rate was 33.4 for female-led households.
Poverty rate for families with female head of household in the United States from 1990 to 2022
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US Census Bureau. (September 13, 2023). Poverty rate for families with female head of household in the United States from 1990 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 27, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/204747/poverty-rate-for-families-with-female-householder-in-the-us/
US Census Bureau. "Poverty rate for families with female head of household in the United States from 1990 to 2022." Chart. September 13, 2023. Statista. Accessed May 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/204747/poverty-rate-for-families-with-female-householder-in-the-us/
US Census Bureau. (2023). Poverty rate for families with female head of household in the United States from 1990 to 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/204747/poverty-rate-for-families-with-female-householder-in-the-us/
US Census Bureau. "Poverty Rate for Families with Female Head of Household in The United States from 1990 to 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Sep 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/204747/poverty-rate-for-families-with-female-householder-in-the-us/
US Census Bureau, Poverty rate for families with female head of household in the United States from 1990 to 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/204747/poverty-rate-for-families-with-female-householder-in-the-us/ (last visited May 27, 2024)
Poverty rate for families with female head of household in the United States from 1990 to 2022 [Graph], US Census Bureau, September 13, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/204747/poverty-rate-for-families-with-female-householder-in-the-us/