SNAPSHOT OF SINGLE MOTHER FAMILIES (2017) - 11,667,000 SINGLE PARENT FAMILIES
- 81.4% HEADED BY SINGLE MOTHERS
- 35.6% WERE POOR
- 27.5% JOBLESS THE ENTIRE YEAR
- 31.6% WERE FOOD INSECURE
- 36.4% GRADUATED WITH A COLLEGE DEGREE
- 15.3% HAD NOT COMPLETED HIGH SCHOOL
- 14.6% HAD NO HEALTH INSURANCE
- 35.6% COVERED BY MEDICAID