Female householders with no spouse present are more than twice as likely as their male counterparts to live in poverty.

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According to the US Census Bureau, female householders with no spouse present have a poverty rate of 24.2%, while male householders in the same category have a poverty rate of 10.8%. Therefore, female householders are more than twice as likely to live in poverty as their male counterparts.

Female Householders with No Spouse Present Are More Than Twice