Singles Awareness Day: February 15, 2024

Press Release Number: CB24-SFS.22

Note: The U.S. Census Bureau collects data showing the current marital status of adults, such as whether the live alone or with a spouse or unmarried partner.

 

Photo: small group of single people

Key Stats

Source: 1950 and 1960 Censuses and the Current Population Survey (CPS) Annual Social and Economic Supplement. 

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Source: Current Population Survey (CPS), 2023 Annual Social and Economic Supplement 

Note: The Annual Social and Economic Supplement (March 2005 - 2023) provides data including family characteristics, household composition, marital status, educational attainment, health insurance coverage, foreign-born population, previous year’s income from all sources, work experience, receipt of noncash benefit, poverty, program participation and geographic mobility. Periodicity: Annual. Sponsor: U.S. Census Bureau/Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Source: 2022 American Community Survey (ACS) 1-year estimates  

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