[ClearCase_guy]

They skip over anything having to do with race. The key factor, I think, is not geography. It’s culture. Some cultures don’t function well.

[bert]

DC is a failed Black city.

Black is the root pf the problem

[Vaduz]

Bingo

[Uncle Miltie]

Grok:

By race/ethnicity (percent of children in single-parent families):

• Black or African American: Around 50-55% (historically high; recent sources indicate rates remain elevated, often cited near 50%+ for children living with single mothers).

• Hispanic or Latino: Around 40-42%.

• Non-Hispanic White: Around 15-20%.

• American Indian/Alaska Native: Often higher, around 50% in some breakdowns.

• Asian: Lowest, typically under 10-15%.

[piasa]

The key factor is religion or lack thereof.

[frog in a pot]

Some cultures don’t function well.

Bingo! That is an unfortunate fact that bears heavily on the issue of fatherless families.

There was no doubt a spike in that number after both WWI and WW11, but accurately knowing the likely causes of the baseline is what is important.

IMO, more telling would be a comparative survey that identified the number of husband-fathers of the children in 1-parent families.

[Albion Wilde]

They skip over anything having to do with race.

You just have to look at which states have the highest rates -- most of the southern states.