Get The Facts On GrandFamilies (Grandparents Raising Grandchildren)

Our GRANDPartner for GRANDParents, Generations United, provides the latest and most accurate information about grandparents raising grandchildren in our country. Below is a listing by state. Find your state and see how it compares.

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The Children

• 2,562,000 (3%) children live with a relative with no parent present.
• 7,416,698 (10.1%) children under 18 live in homes where householders are grandparents or other relatives.
 5,654,315 (7.7%) of these children live with grandparents.
 1,762,384 (2.4%) of these children live with other relatives.

The Grandparents

• 2,685,185 grandparents are householders responsible for their grandchildren who live with them. Of these:
 891,082 (33.2%) do not have parents present.
 1,690,679 (63.0%) are under age 60.
 1,576,204 (58.7%) are in the workforce.
 563,879 (21.0%) are in poverty.
 668,210 (24.9%) have a disability.
 800,185 (29.8%) are unmarried.
 Race/Ethnicity:
 1,396,296 (52.0%) are white (not Hispanic or Latino)
 574,630 (21.4%) are black or African American
 542,407 (20.2%) are Hispanic or Latino origin
 85,926 (3.2%) are Asian
 53,704 (2.0%) are American Indian or Alaska Native
 8,056 (0.3%) are Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander
 53,704 (2.0%) are multiracial
 155,741 (5.8%) are some other

Working together, Generations United, The Brookdale Foundation Group, AARP,  ABA Center on Children and the Law, Casey Family Programs, ChildFocus, Child Trends, and the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption have, as of May 2017, fully updated the GrandFacts: State Fact Sheets for Grandparents and Other Relatives Raising Children.

GrandFacts: State Fact Sheets for Grandparents and Other Relatives Raising Children:

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