Single mothers in rural America
- Agtools Inc.
- Dec 30, 2019
- 1 min read
Updated: Oct 27, 2020
Family type has a significant bearing on poverty. In 2017, the poverty rate was more than 8 percentage points higher for nonmetro families headed by females (no spouse present) in general, and more than 10 percentage points higher for those with children than for the same types of metro families.