Single Female Headed Households Experienced Bigger Increase in Rates of Extreme Poverty between 1996 and 2011

Percent of total households with children experiencing extreme poverty, by household type         

                                                              1996        2011        Change   
Single Female Headed Households         39.9%        50.8%        +10.9
Married Households                               50.7%        36.5%        -14.2

Total Households with Children            636,000    1,648,000    159%

Source: Shaefer, Luke H., and Edin, Kathryn. (2013, May). Rising Extreme Poverty in the United States and the Response of Federal Means Tested Transfer Programs. National Poverty Center Working Paper Series. http://bit.ly/10eBzgg