Nearly 17% of all American households with children under the age of 18 are run by a single mom.
This means there are over 6 million single moms in the U.S., but that share varies depending on the state, as this map shows.
Data for this graphic and article is sourced from the Badger Institute published 2024. Their figures are based off the latest American Community
1 Washington D.C.* 29%
2 Mississippi MS 24%
3 Louisiana LA 23%
4 Alabama AL 20%
5 Georgia GA 20%
6 South Carolina SC 20%
7 Arkansas AR 19%
8 Delaware DE 19%
9 North Carolina NC 19%
10 New Mexico NM 19%
11 Ohio OH 19%
12 Rhode Island RI 19%
13 Connecticut CT 18%
14 Florida FL 18%
15 Maryland MD 18%
16 New York NY 18%
17 Tennessee TN 18%
18 Illinois IL 17%
19 Indiana IN 17%
20 Massachusetts MA 17%
21 Michigan MI 17%
22 Missouri MO 17%
23 Nevada NV 17%
24 Oklahoma OK 17%
25 Pennsylvania PA 17%
26 Texas TX 17%
27 Arizona AZ 16%
28 Kentucky KY 16%
29 Virginia VA 16%
30 Wisconsin WI 16%
31 Iowa IA 15%
32 New Jersey NJ 15%
33 West Virginia WV 15%
34 California CA 14%
35 Kansas KS 14%
36 Minnesota MN 14%
37 Nebraska NE 14%
38 Oregon OR 14%
39 South Dakota SD 14%
40 Vermont VT 14%
41 Alaska AK 13%
42 Colorado CO 13%
43 Maine ME 13%
44 Montana. MT 13%
45 North Dakota ND 13%
46 Washington WA 13%
47 New Hampshire NH 12%
48 Wyoming WY 12%
49 Hawaii HI 11%
50 Idaho. ID 11%
51 Utah UT 9%
https://www.visualcapitalist.com/mapped-the-share-of-single-mom-households-in-each-u-s-state/