As the chart below shows when considering Black families with and without children who live below the national poverty line, the vast majority (74% or 1.4 million) are headed by single women and just 16% are headed by a married-couple family. Only 10% are headed by a single father.
When considering Black families who live above the national poverty line the more than half (53% or 3.7 million) are headed by married couples and just 37% (2.6 million) are headed by a single women. Only 10% of Black families are headed by a single man.
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