Census Bureau: Data Show Fewer Women Gave Birth While Unmarried in the Past Census Bureau: Data Show Fewer Women Gave Birth While Unmarried in the Past Decade
January 29, 2026
January 29, 2026
WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Census Bureau issued the following tip sheet:
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Data Show Fewer Women Gave Birth While Unmarried in the Past Decade
The percentage of women with a recent birth who were unmarried decreased by 4.8 percentage points, from 35.7% (or under 1.5 million) in 2011 to 30.9% (or 1.2 million) in 2023, according to a new U.S. Census Bureau report titled Social and Economic Characteristics of Currently Unmarried Women With a . . .
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Data Show Fewer Women Gave Birth While Unmarried in the Past Decade
The percentage of women with a recent birth who were unmarried decreased by 4.8 percentage points, from 35.7% (or under 1.5 million) in 2011 to 30.9% (or 1.2 million) in 2023, according to a new U.S. Census Bureau report titled Social and Economic Characteristics of Currently Unmarried Women With a . . .