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    Number of children living only with their mothers has doubled

    Paul Hemez and Chanell Washington, U.S. Census Bureau|Updated Apr 28, 2021

    The number of children living with two parents has dropped since 1968, while the percentage living with their mother only has doubled. In 1968, 85% of children under 18 lived with two parents, regardless of marital status; by 2020, 70% did, according to the Census Bureau's Current Population Survey. Monitoring these trends is important because children's living arrangements can have implications for children's outcomes, such as academic achievements, internalizing problems...