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TABLE 1

Children in the United States 2010: Family Status

Family Status	Number of Children (Millions)^a	Children in the United States, %
Children in 2-parent households	51.456	73.0
Children with married parents living together	48.516	65.3
Children with unmarried parents	2.940	3.9
Children with single/separated parents	20.263	27.1
Children being raised by 1 or more grandparents	2.595	3.5

Family Status	Number of Children (Millions)^a	Children in the United States, %
Children in 2-parent households	51.456	73.0
Children with married parents living together	48.516	65.3
Children with unmarried parents	2.940	3.9
Children with single/separated parents	20.263	27.1
Children being raised by 1 or more grandparents	2.595	3.5

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Total number of children in the United States: 74.630 million.