In 2020, senior women were 50 percent more likely to live alone than their male counterparts in the United States. In that year, approximately one third of women aged 65 and older in the U.S. lived alone. In comparison, only 20 percent of elderly men lived by themselves.
Share of senior households living alone in the United States 2020, by gender
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US Department of Health and Human Services. (May 29, 2021). Share of senior households living alone in the United States 2020, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 29, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/912400/senior-households-living-alone-usa/
US Department of Health and Human Services. "Share of senior households living alone in the United States 2020, by gender." Chart. May 29, 2021. Statista. Accessed March 29, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/912400/senior-households-living-alone-usa/
US Department of Health and Human Services. (2021). Share of senior households living alone in the United States 2020, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 29, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/912400/senior-households-living-alone-usa/
US Department of Health and Human Services. "Share of Senior Households Living Alone in The United States 2020, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 May 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/912400/senior-households-living-alone-usa/
US Department of Health and Human Services, Share of senior households living alone in the United States 2020, by gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/912400/senior-households-living-alone-usa/ (last visited March 29, 2024)
Share of senior households living alone in the United States 2020, by gender [Graph], US Department of Health and Human Services, May 29, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/912400/senior-households-living-alone-usa/