Single fathers are the fastest growing family form in the U.S. today.
First, the facts. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, there are 2.1 million single father headed households with children present, up a whopping 25 percent since just 1995. Today, single fathers comprise one out of every six of the nation's 11.9 million single parents. Overall, 3.1 million children under the age of 18 live with their single fathers. Of course, there have always been single fathers raising children.