Children in single-parent families in Louisiana
Why This Indicator Matters
This indicator is included in the KIDS COUNT Child Well-Being Index. Read the KIDS COUNT Data Book to learn more: http://datacenter.kidscount.org/publications.
because one or more years have been deselected.
Definitions:
Children under age 18 who live with their own single parent either in a family or subfamily.
In this definition, single-parent families may include cohabiting couples and do not include children living with married stepparents. Children who live in group quarters (for example, institutions, dormitories, or group homes) are not included in this calculation.
Data Source:
Population Reference Bureau, analysis of data from the U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Supplementary Survey, 2001 Supplementary Survey and 2002 through 2019 American Community Survey (ACS).
These data were derived from ACS table C23008.
Footnotes:
Updated October 2020.
S - Estimates suppressed when the confidence interval around the
percentage is greater than or equal to 10 percentage points.
N.A. – Data
not available.
Data is provided for the 50 most populous cities according to the most
recent Census counts. Cities for which data is collected may change
over time.
Use
caution when comparing congressional districts over time. Congressional
district boundaries may change between decennial censuses. Annual data for each
congressional district refers to the boundaries for that district in that year.
A 90 percent confidence interval for each estimate can be found at Children in single-parent families.