Family structure and disruption by county
Children living in single-parent households. 2025 compared with 2024. Good ●●●
Select a column heading to sort. Blank means the publisher did not report that area; "suppressed" means the publisher withheld a small number; "not shown" means this site withheld it (fewer than 30 survey respondents).
County figures describe where students live. To find a school district's county, use the district-to-county table; a city district is matched to the county where its office is.
| County | 2025 | 2024 | Change | Years with data |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appling County | 43.0% | 39.3% | +3.6% | 8 |
| Atkinson County | 31.2% | 29.9% | +1.3% | 8 |
| Bacon County | 27.9% | 36.7% | -8.8% | 8 |
| Baker County | 45.8% | 38.5% | +7.3% | 8 |
| Baldwin County | 45.8% | 46.7% | -0.9% | 8 |
| Banks County | 21.1% | 23.2% | -2.1% | 8 |
| Barrow County | 26.0% | 26.8% | -0.8% | 8 |
| Bartow County | 20.4% | 22.8% | -2.3% | 8 |
| Ben Hill County | 36.6% | 45.7% | -9.1% | 8 |
| Berrien County | 26.0% | 29.7% | -3.7% | 8 |
| Bibb County | 45.5% | 49.6% | -4.1% | 8 |
| Bleckley County | 40.4% | 44.0% | -3.7% | 8 |
| Brantley County | 25.5% | 25.1% | +0.3% | 8 |
| Brooks County | 51.5% | 45.1% | +6.4% | 8 |
| Bryan County | 20.8% | 20.6% | +0.2% | 8 |
| Bulloch County | 30.9% | 31.8% | -0.8% | 8 |
| Burke County | 38.6% | 36.5% | +2.1% | 8 |
| Butts County | 40.1% | 37.6% | +2.5% | 8 |
| Calhoun County | 49.4% | 45.5% | +3.8% | 8 |
| Camden County | 31.9% | 30.7% | +1.3% | 8 |
| Candler County | 19.5% | 24.6% | -5.1% | 8 |
| Carroll County | 32.2% | 32.8% | -0.6% | 8 |
| Catoosa County | 23.5% | 21.7% | +1.8% | 8 |
| Charlton County | 27.1% | 24.5% | +2.6% | 8 |
| Chatham County | 39.8% | 39.6% | +0.3% | 8 |
| Chattahoochee County | 27.4% | 22.9% | +4.5% | 8 |
| Chattooga County | 36.2% | 36.9% | -0.6% | 8 |
| Cherokee County | 19.1% | 19.0% | +0.1% | 8 |
| Clarke County | 36.2% | 35.2% | +1.0% | 8 |
| Clay County | 61.0% | 64.5% | -3.4% | 8 |
| Clayton County | 44.9% | 43.4% | +1.5% | 8 |
| Clinch County | 22.4% | 30.1% | -7.7% | 8 |
| Cobb County | 23.2% | 23.2% | -0.0% | 8 |
| Coffee County | 37.9% | 37.9% | +0.0% | 8 |
| Colquitt County | 42.8% | 42.0% | +0.7% | 8 |
| Columbia County | 21.7% | 22.4% | -0.7% | 8 |
| Cook County | 28.3% | 26.0% | +2.3% | 8 |
| Coweta County | 22.8% | 21.8% | +0.9% | 8 |
| Crawford County | 33.4% | 35.6% | -2.2% | 8 |
| Crisp County | 53.5% | 53.3% | +0.3% | 8 |
| Dade County | 17.8% | 11.6% | +6.2% | 8 |
| Dawson County | 18.0% | 21.4% | -3.4% | 8 |
| DeKalb County | 33.9% | 35.6% | -1.7% | 8 |
| Decatur County | 42.5% | 41.3% | +1.2% | 8 |
| Dodge County | 43.8% | 42.7% | +1.1% | 8 |
| Dooly County | 30.0% | 25.8% | +4.2% | 8 |
| Dougherty County | 56.8% | 54.1% | +2.7% | 8 |
| Douglas County | 32.9% | 32.4% | +0.5% | 8 |
| Early County | 41.8% | 43.9% | -2.1% | 8 |
| Echols County | 15.8% | 18.8% | -3.0% | 8 |
| Effingham County | 18.3% | 18.2% | +0.1% | 8 |
| Elbert County | 36.6% | 33.9% | +2.7% | 8 |
| Emanuel County | 31.2% | 28.9% | +2.3% | 8 |
| Evans County | 21.6% | 32.2% | -10.6% | 8 |
| Fannin County | 24.6% | 34.3% | -9.6% | 8 |
| Fayette County | 21.6% | 20.9% | +0.7% | 8 |
| Floyd County | 33.1% | 29.8% | +3.3% | 8 |
| Forsyth County | 11.6% | 11.7% | -0.2% | 8 |
| Franklin County | 34.8% | 35.7% | -0.9% | 8 |
| Fulton County | 36.4% | 35.9% | +0.5% | 8 |
| Gilmer County | 22.0% | 25.3% | -3.3% | 8 |
| Glascock County | 32.8% | 35.5% | -2.8% | 8 |
| Glynn County | 33.0% | 35.1% | -2.0% | 8 |
| Gordon County | 21.4% | 24.1% | -2.7% | 8 |
| Grady County | 34.6% | 33.2% | +1.4% | 8 |
| Greene County | 41.0% | 45.5% | -4.5% | 8 |
| Gwinnett County | 22.9% | 22.9% | +0.0% | 8 |
| Habersham County | 20.0% | 21.7% | -1.6% | 8 |
| Hall County | 23.7% | 24.5% | -0.8% | 8 |
| Hancock County | 67.4% | 71.1% | -3.7% | 8 |
| Haralson County | 16.3% | 18.7% | -2.4% | 8 |
| Harris County | 14.0% | 13.6% | +0.4% | 8 |
| Hart County | 19.2% | 15.4% | +3.8% | 8 |
| Heard County | 22.4% | 25.7% | -3.2% | 8 |
| Henry County | 28.1% | 26.7% | +1.3% | 8 |
| Houston County | 28.3% | 25.8% | +2.5% | 8 |
| Irwin County | 38.0% | 38.6% | -0.6% | 8 |
| Jackson County | 15.0% | 16.4% | -1.4% | 8 |
| Jasper County | 31.1% | 30.4% | +0.7% | 8 |
| Jeff Davis County | 27.3% | 32.2% | -4.9% | 8 |
| Jefferson County | 40.8% | 40.4% | +0.3% | 8 |
| Jenkins County | 33.2% | 48.8% | -15.6% | 8 |
| Johnson County | 41.0% | 46.4% | -5.4% | 8 |
| Jones County | 21.8% | 26.4% | -4.6% | 8 |
| Lamar County | 32.5% | 18.6% | +13.9% | 8 |
| Lanier County | 30.3% | 33.4% | -3.1% | 8 |
| Laurens County | 41.3% | 42.5% | -1.2% | 8 |
| Lee County | 26.8% | 19.7% | +7.0% | 8 |
| Liberty County | 32.0% | 35.5% | -3.6% | 8 |
| Lincoln County | 22.6% | 27.6% | -4.9% | 8 |
| Long County | 29.8% | 26.0% | +3.9% | 8 |
| Lowndes County | 37.3% | 36.7% | +0.5% | 8 |
| Lumpkin County | 15.1% | 14.9% | +0.1% | 8 |
| Macon County | 54.6% | 56.7% | -2.1% | 8 |
| Madison County | 28.3% | 31.4% | -3.2% | 8 |
| Marion County | 32.8% | 27.3% | +5.4% | 8 |
| McDuffie County | 54.5% | 51.9% | +2.6% | 8 |
| McIntosh County | 35.2% | 31.3% | +3.9% | 8 |
| Meriwether County | 39.8% | 46.4% | -6.6% | 8 |
| Miller County | 35.5% | 30.1% | +5.4% | 8 |
| Mitchell County | 44.4% | 53.6% | -9.2% | 8 |
| Monroe County | 12.3% | 18.8% | -6.5% | 8 |
| Montgomery County | 30.4% | 29.4% | +1.0% | 8 |
| Morgan County | 11.0% | 15.5% | -4.5% | 8 |
| Murray County | 21.8% | 24.5% | -2.7% | 8 |
| Muscogee County | 43.6% | 45.3% | -1.7% | 8 |
| Newton County | 32.0% | 30.8% | +1.2% | 8 |
| Oconee County | 11.6% | 11.7% | -0.1% | 8 |
| Oglethorpe County | 39.1% | 43.6% | -4.6% | 8 |
| Paulding County | 17.6% | 17.6% | +0.0% | 8 |
| Peach County | 31.5% | 37.2% | -5.6% | 8 |
| Pickens County | 20.9% | 16.8% | +4.1% | 8 |
| Pierce County | 22.2% | 24.1% | -1.9% | 8 |
| Pike County | 22.4% | 17.1% | +5.4% | 8 |
| Polk County | 30.2% | 26.4% | +3.8% | 8 |
| Pulaski County | 50.0% | 52.6% | -2.6% | 8 |
| Putnam County | 37.6% | 33.8% | +3.9% | 8 |
| Quitman County | 69.3% | 70.3% | -1.0% | 8 |
| Rabun County | 30.1% | 26.1% | +4.0% | 8 |
| Randolph County | 66.6% | 69.3% | -2.8% | 8 |
| Richmond County | 53.9% | 51.1% | +2.7% | 8 |
| Rockdale County | 38.9% | 38.1% | +0.8% | 8 |
| Schley County | 16.8% | 15.7% | +1.0% | 8 |
| Screven County | 47.0% | 43.2% | +3.8% | 8 |
| Seminole County | 37.5% | 41.1% | -3.6% | 8 |
| Spalding County | 40.5% | 39.4% | +1.2% | 8 |
| Stephens County | 27.9% | 27.1% | +0.8% | 8 |
| Stewart County | 58.5% | 50.9% | +7.6% | 8 |
| Sumter County | 47.0% | 55.0% | -8.0% | 8 |
| Talbot County | 57.9% | 49.8% | +8.1% | 8 |
| Taliaferro County | 40.1% | 28.9% | +11.3% | 8 |
| Tattnall County | 30.4% | 33.6% | -3.2% | 8 |
| Taylor County | 43.6% | 40.4% | +3.2% | 8 |
| Telfair County | 52.5% | 56.8% | -4.3% | 8 |
| Terrell County | 55.9% | 50.6% | +5.3% | 8 |
| Thomas County | 34.8% | 35.5% | -0.8% | 8 |
| Tift County | 36.0% | 36.6% | -0.6% | 8 |
| Toombs County | 25.2% | 31.6% | -6.4% | 8 |
| Towns County | 38.7% | 41.0% | -2.3% | 8 |
| Treutlen County | 40.9% | 42.0% | -1.1% | 8 |
| Troup County | 35.1% | 33.2% | +1.9% | 8 |
| Turner County | 46.3% | 50.2% | -3.9% | 8 |
| Twiggs County | 26.0% | 30.5% | -4.5% | 8 |
| Union County | 12.4% | 11.2% | +1.2% | 8 |
| Upson County | 31.6% | 36.6% | -5.0% | 8 |
| Walker County | 26.9% | 33.8% | -6.9% | 8 |
| Walton County | 21.2% | 23.4% | -2.2% | 8 |
| Ware County | 42.6% | 44.9% | -2.3% | 8 |
| Warren County | 44.0% | 50.2% | -6.2% | 8 |
| Washington County | 48.0% | 46.9% | +1.1% | 8 |
| Wayne County | 35.7% | 34.5% | +1.2% | 8 |
| Webster County | 25.9% | 34.6% | -8.7% | 8 |
| Wheeler County | 62.4% | 38.7% | +23.7% | 8 |
| White County | 19.2% | 24.9% | -5.7% | 8 |
| Whitfield County | 29.6% | 28.5% | +1.1% | 8 |
| Wilcox County | 40.4% | 40.3% | +0.1% | 8 |
| Wilkes County | 45.9% | 35.5% | +10.4% | 8 |
| Wilkinson County | 41.2% | 42.6% | -1.4% | 8 |
| Worth County | 38.7% | 40.4% | -1.7% | 8 |
Source: County Health Rankings & Roadmaps analytic data (American Community Survey estimate), by county and state. Release year shown; five-year survey estimate ending about two years earlier. County Health Rankings changed this measure's definition in 2021 (from single-parent households to children in households with one adult), which is the step in the trend.