Households headed by a single parent are becoming more frequent in the United States, with younger generations, typically Millennials (born 1982–1996) and Generation Z (born 1997–2012), finding traditional nuclear family structures obsolete.
Nowadays, many young parents opt to adopt or raise a child by themselves. The research found that nearly a quarter of American children under the age of 18 lived with one parent and no other adults in 2019. The United States has the highest share of children living with only one parent compared to other developed nations.
