Marital Status in McDowell County, West Virginia (County)

Marital Status#1

Percentage of population aged 15 and older.
Scope: population of West Virginia and McDowell County
Female Male
West Virginia
McDowell County
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
0%50%FMNever MarriedMarriedSeparated/DivorcedWidowed-20.942471%-23.723092%-20.942471%21%20.942471%10.329046%23.723092%7.463841%31.271517%31%1,7512,725-45.753959%-2.230732%-48.699872%-47.984691%48%45.753959%48.699872%2.631982%45.753959%46%4,0123,987-14.567635%-14.019058%-1.679713%-14.567635%15%14.567635%3.931332%14.019058%18.498967%18%1,2181,612-4.475557%-12.029646%-3.462155%-8.416110%-16.505203%17%4.475557%3.462155%4.475557%4%1,380390
F number of females of given marital status
M number of males of given marital status

Detailed Marital Status#2

Percentage of population aged 15 and older.
Scope: population of West Virginia and McDowell County
Female Male
West Virginia
McDowell County
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40%20%0%20%40%FMNever MarriedNow MarriedSeparatedAbsent SpouseWidowedDivorced-20.942471%-23.723092%-20.942471%21%20.942471%10.329046%23.723092%7.463841%31.271517%31%1,7512,725-41.209548%-4.191720%-46.779113%-45.401268%45%41.209548%46.779113%2.518769%41.209548%41%3,7963,591-2.822629%-1.422329%-0.268727%-2.822629%3%2.822629%0.551252%1.422329%3.373881%3%236294-2.583423%-1.920759%-2.583423%3%2.583423%1.960988%1.920759%0.113212%4.544411%5%216396-4.475557%-12.029646%-3.462155%-8.416110%-16.505203%17%4.475557%3.462155%4.475557%4%1,380390-11.745007%-12.596729%-1.410986%-11.745007%12%11.745007%3.380079%12.596729%15.125086%15%9821,318
F number of females of given marital status
M number of males of given marital status

The Married by Sex and Age#4

Percentage of age and sex cohort.
Scope: population of West Virginia and McDowell County
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 1712.500%12.5%55.340%55.3%40.446%40.4%72.421%72.4%48.876%48.9%73.260%73.3%65.897%65.9%56.842%56.8%51.603%51.6%53.283%53.3%55.348%55.3%59.042%59.0%62.460%62.5%53.165%53.2%59.451%59.5%36.536%36.5%67.481%67.5%44.965%45.0%57.085%57.1%33.244%33.2%38.333%38.3%27.000%27.0%24.330%24.3%9.347%9.35%6.135%6.13%1.087%1.09%0.000%0%0.000%0%
F percentage of married females in age cohort
M percentage of married males in age cohort

The Divorced1 by Sex and Age#5

Percentage of age and sex cohort.
Scope: population of West Virginia and McDowell County
Female
Male
0%10%20%30%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 176.250%6.25%0.000%0%1.911%1.91%1.786%1.79%14.981%15.0%12.912%12.9%17.391%17.4%33.553%33.6%22.352%22.4%26.050%26.0%11.567%11.6%28.903%28.9%17.412%17.4%16.878%16.9%25.848%25.8%36.130%36.1%9.586%9.59%20.709%20.7%18.421%18.4%16.555%16.6%20.370%20.4%10.714%10.7%11.134%11.1%8.289%8.29%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%
F percentage of divorced females in age cohort
M percentage of divorced males in age cohort
1and Separated

The Never Married by Sex and Age#6

Percentage of age and sex cohort.
Scope: population of West Virginia and McDowell County
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%80%100%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 1712.500%12.5%18.447%18.4%3.662%3.66%2.976%2.98%2.903%2.90%6.960%6.96%0.000%0%3.553%3.55%10.690%10.7%17.976%18.0%18.905%18.9%10.819%10.8%8.786%8.79%25.879%25.9%14.701%14.7%23.275%23.3%22.932%22.9%31.064%31.1%24.494%24.5%48.587%48.6%41.296%41.3%62.286%62.3%64.536%64.5%82.363%82.4%93.865%93.9%98.913%98.9%100.000%100%100.000%100%
F percentage of never married females in age cohort
M percentage of never married males in age cohort

The Widowed by Sex and Age#7

Percentage of age and sex cohort.
Scope: population of West Virginia and McDowell County
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 1768.750%68.8%26.214%26.2%53.981%54.0%22.817%22.8%33.240%33.2%6.868%6.87%16.712%16.7%6.053%6.05%15.355%15.4%2.691%2.69%14.179%14.2%1.236%1.24%11.342%11.3%4.079%4.08%0.000%0%4.060%4.06%0.000%0%3.262%3.26%0.000%0%1.615%1.62%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%
F percentage of widowed females in age cohort
M percentage of widowed males in age cohort

The Married by Age#8

Percentage of age cohort. Gray areas represent percentile bands from the counties in West Virginia.
Scope: population of West Virginia and McDowell County
McDowell County
West Virginia
Percentile:
0th - 100th
10th - 90th
20th - 80th
30th - 70th
40th - 60th
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%Count85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 17976191,3229171,026827769638676529396171120
Count number of married in age cohort in McDowell County

Marital Status by Race#9

Percentage of each ethno-racial group.
Scope: population of West Virginia and McDowell County
McDowell County
West Virginia
Divorced
Widowed
Separated
Married
Never Married
60%40%20%0%20%40%CountWhite1Black2Mixed2White HispanicOther2-23.935105%-2.096408%-14.467886%-26.064297%-1.468881%-13.456072%-40.499399%40%49.058619%10.441982%51.052392%7.958357%59.500601%60%14,97815.0k-45.582442%-6.527856%-5.683737%-49.678149%-3.364114%-12.100080%-57.794035%58%31.457513%10.748452%29.081574%5.776083%42.205965%42%1,777-41.509434%-22.641509%-45.294665%-1.822368%-13.413021%-64.150943%64%-0.000000%7.547170%28.301887%34.095919%5.374026%35.849057%36%53-4.000000%-48.000000%-14.666667%-41.005789%-2.228654%-10.123010%-66.666667%67%33.333333%0.000000%43.314038%3.328509%33.333333%33%75-40.625000%-21.875000%-4.687500%-43.652393%-5.415617%-13.312343%-67.187500%67%32.812500%0.000000%33.803526%3.816121%32.812500%33%192
Count number of people of given race
1non-Hispanic 2including Hispanic

Map of Marital Status by County Subdivision in McDowell County

Married Marital Status by County Subdivision#10

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
39.3%42.2%45.1%48.0%50.9%53.8%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by County Subdivision#11

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
11.5%13.5%15.4%17.2%19.1%21.1%

Widowed Marital Status by County Subdivision#12

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
8.5%9.5%10.4%11.4%12.3%13.3%

Never Married Marital Status by County Subdivision#13

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
20.6%22.7%24.8%26.9%29.0%31.2%
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Map of Marital Status by Tract in McDowell County

Married Marital Status by Tract#14

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
35.1%39.7%44.3%48.8%53.3%57.9%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by Tract#15

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
11.2%12.7%14.2%15.8%17.3%18.8%

Widowed Marital Status by Tract#16

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
7.3%9.0%10.7%12.3%13.9%15.6%

Never Married Marital Status by Tract#17

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
18.3%22.5%26.6%30.6%34.7%38.8%
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Map of Marital Status by Block Group in McDowell County

Married Marital Status by Block Group#18

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
18%28%38%48%57%68%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by Block Group#19

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
4%10%15%21%26%32%

Widowed Marital Status by Block Group#20

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
0%5%10%16%21%27%

Never Married Marital Status by Block Group#21

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
8%17%24%32%40%48%
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Marital Status by Place in McDowell County

There are 20 places in McDowell County. This section compares all 20 of those to each other, McDowell County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with McDowell County.

Married by Place#22

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of McDowell County, selected places in McDowell County, and entities that contain McDowell County
0%20%40%60%80%100%Count#VivianBig SandyBradshawKimballCrumplerWarRoderfieldDavyIaegerBartleyWest VirginiaKeystoneUnited StatesNorthforkSouthSouth AtlanticMcDowell CoMcDowellAnawaltBerwindCucumberGaryMaybeuryWelchRaysalPageton100.000000%100.000000%100%52181.363636%81.363636%81%179266.046512%66.046512%66%142365.346535%65.346535%65%66457.692308%57.692308%58%75555.042017%55.042017%55%393654.716981%54.716981%55%29752.534562%52.534562%53%114851.948052%51.948052%52%120950.000000%50.000000%50%931049.990960%49.990960%50%765,942766k49.514563%49.514563%50%511148.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.906977%47.906977%48%1031247.893501%47.893501%48%46,160,11846.2M47.295823%47.295823%47%24,135,51924.1M46.846266%46.846266%47%7,99946.846266%46.846266%47%7,99945.454545%45.454545%45%651342.028986%42.028986%42%1451440.000000%40.000000%40%281537.337662%37.337662%37%2301635.789474%35.789474%36%341730.763766%30.763766%31%8661829.320988%29.320988%29%95190.000000%0.000000%0%020
Count number of this marital status
# rank of place out of 20 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by County Subdivision in McDowell County

There are 4 county subdivisions in McDowell County. This section compares all 4 of those to each other, McDowell County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with McDowell County.

Married by County Subdivision#26

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of McDowell County, selected county subdivisions in McDowell County, and entities that contain McDowell County
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#Sandy RiverWest VirginiaBig CreekUnited StatesSouthSouth AtlanticNorth ElkinMcDowell CoMcDowellBrowns Creek53.764172%53.764172%54%2,371149.990960%49.990960%50%765,942766k48.690396%48.690396%49%2,175248.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.893501%47.893501%48%46,160,11846.2M47.295823%47.295823%47%24,135,51924.1M47.046912%47.046912%47%1,394346.846266%46.846266%47%7,99946.846266%46.846266%47%7,99939.331423%39.331423%39%2,0594
Count number of this marital status
# rank of county subdivision out of 4 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by County in West Virginia

There are 55 counties in West Virginia. This section compares McDowell County to the 50 most populous counties in West Virginia and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with McDowell County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 8,363.

Married by County#30

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of McDowell County, selected other counties in West Virginia, and entities that contain McDowell County
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#NicholasMonroeWyomingPutnamJacksonMarshallPocahontasMingoHardyClayMasonWebsterJeffersonRoaneLewisBooneRandolphLoganBraxtonUpshurPrestonBerkeleySummersFayetteTylerGrantGreenbrierMarionBarbourWoodHarrisonMorganHancockRaleighWest VirginiaTaylorMercerBrookeLincolnRitchieWetzelWayneUnited StatesDoddridgeSouthKanawhaSouth AtlanticMcDowell CoMcDowellMineralOhioGilmerCabellHampshireMonongalia58.234169%58.234169%58%12,47912.5k157.986851%57.986851%58%6,527256.997155%56.997155%57%10,61810.6k356.171027%56.171027%56%25,82825.8k455.950044%55.950044%56%13,39513.4k555.915535%55.915535%56%15,06715.1k655.168204%55.168204%55%4,067755.098993%55.098993%55%11,43811.4k854.350805%54.350805%54%6,346953.989398%53.989398%54%3,9721053.643977%53.643977%54%12,04212.0k1153.522665%53.522665%54%3,9201253.497274%53.497274%53%24,03924.0k1353.349584%53.349584%53%6,3471453.047703%53.047703%53%7,2061552.846368%52.846368%53%10,23010.2k1652.806205%52.806205%53%13,00313.0k1752.640428%52.640428%53%15,34115.3k1852.494219%52.494219%52%6,3561952.410438%52.410438%52%10,66510.7k2052.185869%52.185869%52%14,80214.8k2152.042405%52.042405%52%45,80245.8k2252.023425%52.023425%52%5,9522351.817963%51.817963%52%19,36819.4k2451.329189%51.329189%51%3,8812551.228638%51.228638%51%5,0662651.174244%51.174244%51%15,27515.3k2751.172735%51.172735%51%24,17424.2k2851.091827%51.091827%51%7,1832950.912488%50.912488%51%36,23936.2k3050.864097%50.864097%51%28,75528.8k3150.446489%50.446489%50%7,4573250.261573%50.261573%50%12,68212.7k3350.078522%50.078522%50%32,20732.2k3449.990960%49.990960%50%765,942766k49.804535%49.804535%50%7,0073549.670627%49.670627%50%25,33525.3k3649.569673%49.569673%50%9,9643749.182679%49.182679%49%8,5753849.110577%49.110577%49%4,0863948.919892%48.919892%49%6,5224048.833441%48.833441%49%16,57716.6k4148.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.899160%47.899160%48%3,3634247.893501%47.893501%48%46,160,11846.2M47.859591%47.859591%48%75,39875.4k4347.295823%47.295823%47%24,135,51924.1M46.846266%46.846266%47%7,99946.846266%46.846266%47%7,9994446.410837%46.410837%46%10,65510.7k4545.634638%45.634638%46%16,63216.6k4643.227781%43.227781%43%3,2494742.489377%42.489377%42%34,19834.2k4842.347955%42.347955%42%8,2934938.028328%38.028328%38%33,72233.7k50
Count number of this marital status
# rank of county out of 50 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by County in the United States

There are 3,142 counties in the United States. This section compares McDowell County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with McDowell County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 941,618.

Married by County#34

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of McDowell County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain McDowell County
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#FairfaxSanta ClaraMontgomeryNassauOaklandSalt LakeContra CostaWakeSuffolkFairfieldOrangeHonoluluWest VirginiaMiddlesexWestchesterKingTarrantAlamedaSt. LouisRiversideUnited StatesSouthSouth AtlanticSan DiegoHarrisHennepinPalm BeachMaricopaMcDowell CoMcDowellQueensAlleghenySan BernardinoMecklenburgSacramentoPimaDallasHillsboroughBexarClarkFresnoTravisBrowardOrangeLos AngelesFranklinCookMiami-DadeCuyahogaKingsWayneFultonMilwaukeeNew YorkBronxPhiladelphia55.728918%55.728918%56%505,225505k153.294394%53.294394%53%809,423809k253.282824%53.282824%53%439,757440k353.245234%53.245234%53%593,014593k452.141990%52.141990%52%528,360528k551.927590%51.927590%52%431,457431k651.731163%51.731163%52%462,130462k751.579426%51.579426%52%407,446407k851.112208%51.112208%51%627,478627k950.910406%50.910406%51%387,194387k1050.294014%50.294014%50%1,277,3881.28M1150.234299%50.234299%50%405,114405k1249.990960%49.990960%50%765,942766k49.887583%49.887583%50%649,460649k1349.779598%49.779598%50%392,203392k1449.697098%49.697098%50%851,934852k1549.287172%49.287172%49%742,044742k1648.279556%48.279556%48%635,456635k1748.178006%48.178006%48%393,649394k1848.085207%48.085207%48%875,082875k1948.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.893501%47.893501%48%46,160,11846.2M47.295823%47.295823%47%24,135,51924.1M47.276963%47.276963%47%1,251,0951.25M2047.227045%47.227045%47%1,613,8101.61M2147.204219%47.204219%47%463,578464k2247.008209%47.008209%47%551,403551k2346.897917%46.897917%47%1,517,5651.52M2446.846266%46.846266%47%7,99946.846266%46.846266%47%7,99945.377673%45.377673%45%868,275868k2545.369877%45.369877%45%470,384470k2645.337491%45.337491%45%739,678740k2745.335632%45.335632%45%363,609364k2845.220904%45.220904%45%533,102533k2945.056972%45.056972%45%370,125370k3044.988475%44.988475%45%873,606874k3144.942383%44.942383%45%479,986480k3244.529699%44.529699%45%646,276646k3344.195458%44.195458%44%732,568733k3443.786151%43.786151%44%319,610320k3543.621650%43.621650%44%402,654403k3643.023143%43.023143%43%659,232659k3742.666240%42.666240%43%434,574435k3842.518919%42.518919%43%3,471,3473.47M3942.460539%42.460539%42%418,331418k4041.889718%41.889718%42%1,776,1191.78M4140.824687%40.824687%41%901,939902k4240.298035%40.298035%40%417,644418k4340.197400%40.197400%40%840,930841k4438.194735%38.194735%38%540,737541k4537.957569%37.957569%38%305,782306k4637.805425%37.805425%38%286,798287k4733.355074%33.355074%33%477,149477k4831.190048%31.190048%31%352,504353k4929.523746%29.523746%30%374,491374k50
Count number of this marital status
# rank of county out of 50 by percentage of this marital status

Definitions

This page reports on the marital status of the residents of McDowell County aged 15 and older. The following definitions are used in this page:

  • Never Married: a person over the age of 15 that has never been married
  • Married: married and not separated at the time of the survey, including cases where one spouse is absent for reasons other than a separation
  • Separated: including legal and de-facto separations for reasons of marital discord
  • Divorced: and not remarried at the time of the survey
  • Widowed: and not remarried at the time of the survey

These definition were taken directly from the US Census Bureau, and reflect the marital status at the time of the survey.

For additional information about the data presented on this site, including our sources, please see the About Page.

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Cities:
Gary, Keystone, War, Welch
Districts:
Big Creek, Browns Creek, North Elkin, Sandy River
Towns:
Anawalt, Bradshaw, Davy, Iaeger, Kimball, Northfork
Unincorporated Places:
Bartley, Berwind, Big Sandy, Crumpler, Cucumber, Maybeury, Pageton, Raysal, Roderfield, Vivian
ZIP Codes:
24604, 24801, 24808, 24811, 24813, 24815, 24816, 24817, 24826, 24828, 24830, 24831, 24836, 24843, 24844, 24846, 24848, 24850, 24853, 24861, 24862, 24866, 24868, 24871, 24872, 24873, 24878, 24879, 24881, 24884, 24887, 24888, 24892, 24894
Unified School District:
McDowell County
Congressional District:
WV-3
State Senate Districts:
WV-6, WV-9
State House Districts:
WV-21, WV-25, WV-26
Neighboring Counties:
Buchanan, Mercer, Mingo, Tazewell, Wyoming
Nearby Counties:
Bland, Boone, Dickenson, Logan, Pike, Raleigh, Russell, Smyth, Washington, Wythe