Marital Status in District of Columbia (State Equivalent)

Marital Status#1

Percentage of population aged 15 and older.
Scope: population of the United States and District of Columbia
Female Male
United States
District of Columbia
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50%0%50%FMNever MarriedMarriedSeparated/DivorcedWidowed-55.074321%-29.988272%-55.074321%55%55.074321%2.145900%29.988272%6.223969%57.220221%57%163,731164k150,250150k-25.892812%-46.394064%-25.892812%26%25.892812%4.883860%46.394064%3.422116%30.776672%31%76,97777.0k80,81480.8k-10.085611%-2.293842%-11.380058%-3.239645%-12.379453%12%10.085611%11.380058%10.085611%10%36,80336.8k26,48326.5k-1.917496%-4.735917%-2.591522%-6.406440%-6.653414%7%1.917496%2.591522%1.917496%2%19,78019.8k5,035
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 the United States and District of Columbia
Female Male
United States
District of Columbia
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50%0%50%FMNever MarriedNow MarriedSeparatedAbsent SpouseWidowedDivorced-55.074321%-29.988272%-55.074321%55%55.074321%2.145900%29.988272%6.223969%57.220221%57%163,731164k150,250150k-22.886330%-43.902027%-22.886330%23%22.886330%4.467030%43.902027%3.003516%27.353360%27%68,03968.0k71,82571.8k-2.125050%-0.082551%-1.763851%-0.629056%-2.207601%2%2.125050%1.763851%2.125050%2%6,5635,580-3.006482%-2.492037%-3.006482%3%3.006482%0.416830%2.492037%0.418600%3.423312%3%8,9388,989-1.917496%-4.735917%-2.591522%-6.406440%-6.653414%7%1.917496%2.591522%1.917496%2%19,78019.8k5,035-7.960561%-2.211291%-9.616207%-2.610589%-10.171852%10%7.960561%9.616207%7.960561%8%30,24030.2k20,90320.9k
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 the United States and District of Columbia
Female
Male
0%10%20%30%40%50%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 1712.729%12.7%45.128%45.1%21.806%21.8%51.281%51.3%33.414%33.4%52.323%52.3%34.070%34.1%41.366%41.4%32.187%32.2%37.836%37.8%33.211%33.2%36.475%36.5%40.367%40.4%41.165%41.2%39.907%39.9%47.229%47.2%39.714%39.7%41.409%41.4%36.451%36.5%34.755%34.8%13.895%13.9%12.476%12.5%2.466%2.47%2.446%2.45%0.891%0.89%1.234%1.23%0.834%0.83%0.180%0.18%
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 the United States and District of Columbia
Female
Male
0%5%10%15%20%25%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 1714.062%14.1%12.760%12.8%20.757%20.8%18.220%18.2%26.269%26.3%21.646%21.6%25.652%25.7%23.826%23.8%28.074%28.1%22.227%22.2%21.840%21.8%18.969%19.0%19.872%19.9%14.552%14.6%16.486%16.5%10.994%11.0%11.124%11.1%8.557%8.56%4.705%4.71%4.490%4.49%1.404%1.40%1.268%1.27%0.542%0.54%0.361%0.36%0.041%0.04%0.148%0.15%0.308%0.31%0.309%0.31%
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 the United States and District of Columbia
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%80%100%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 1711.876%11.9%11.312%11.3%15.137%15.1%15.741%15.7%20.167%20.2%18.733%18.7%30.133%30.1%31.450%31.4%33.682%33.7%37.461%37.5%40.897%40.9%43.409%43.4%37.437%37.4%43.702%43.7%42.188%42.2%41.581%41.6%48.440%48.4%49.779%49.8%58.598%58.6%60.706%60.7%84.568%84.6%86.256%86.3%96.963%97.0%97.163%97.2%99.068%99.1%98.618%98.6%98.858%98.9%99.510%99.5%
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 the United States and District of Columbia
Female
Male
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 1761.333%61.3%30.799%30.8%42.300%42.3%14.759%14.8%20.151%20.2%7.298%7.30%10.145%10.1%3.358%3.36%6.056%6.06%2.477%2.48%4.053%4.05%1.147%1.15%2.324%2.32%0.582%0.58%1.419%1.42%0.195%0.20%0.722%0.72%0.256%0.26%0.246%0.25%0.050%0.05%0.133%0.13%0.000%0%0.028%0.03%0.029%0.03%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 states.
Scope: population of the United States and District of Columbia
District of Columbia
United States
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 - 172,4227,29517,78517.8k12,25712.3k12,62412.6k13,46713.5k15,57815.6k18,47818.5k20,44220.4k25,33925.3k10,34410.3k1,44623579
Count number of married in age cohort in District of Columbia

Marital Status by Race#9

Percentage of each ethno-racial group.
Scope: population of the United States and District of Columbia
District of Columbia
United States
Divorced
Widowed
Separated
Married
Never Married
60%40%20%0%20%40%60%CountWhite HispanicAsian2White1Other2Mixed2Black2-52.468000%-1.860712%-6.735370%-39.828659%-3.166008%-8.730185%-61.064082%61%36.584468%2.351450%44.624326%3.650823%38.935918%39%24,45324.5k-55.597518%-0.989120%-4.666847%-31.075139%-1.227492%-5.153514%-61.253484%61%36.165812%2.580703%58.040953%4.502902%38.746516%39%22,24222.2k-54.796179%-0.919477%-6.400492%-27.497734%-1.503107%-11.839085%-62.116147%62%35.894989%1.988864%52.464224%6.695849%37.883853%38%214,796215k-57.503587%-2.045501%-6.411150%-43.683693%-3.474691%-8.388056%-65.960238%66%32.301701%1.738061%41.276992%3.176567%34.039762%34%24,39524.4k-61.499922%-1.800532%-8.439017%-50.607227%-2.348082%-10.054102%-71.739471%72%25.606701%2.653828%33.774374%3.216215%28.260529%28%12,77412.8k-57.118520%-3.355116%-12.276571%-49.328840%-3.967824%-11.963014%-72.750208%73%20.117299%7.132493%29.070650%5.669672%27.249792%27%261,213261k
Count number of people of given race
1non-Hispanic 2including Hispanic

Marital Status by Place in District of Columbia

There is 1 place in District of Columbia. This section compares all 1 of those to each other, District of Columbia, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with District of Columbia.

Married by Place#10

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of District of Columbia, selected places in District of Columbia, and entities that contain District of Columbia
0%10%20%30%40%Count#WashingtonUnited StatesSouthSouth AtlanticD.C.Washington48.547447%48.547447%49%2,349,1262.35M48.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.893501%47.893501%48%46,160,11846.2M47.295823%47.295823%47%24,135,51924.1M28.183356%28.183356%28%157,791158k28.183356%28.183356%28%157,791158k1
Count number of this marital status
# rank of place out of 1 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by Metro Area in District of Columbia

There is 1 metro area that are fully or partially contained within District of Columbia (0 fully and 1 partially). This section compares all 1 of those to each other, District of Columbia, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with District of Columbia.

Married by Metro Area#14

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of District of Columbia, selected metro areas in District of Columbia, and entities that contain District of Columbia
0%10%20%30%40%Count#WashingtonUnited StatesSouthSouth AtlanticD.C.48.547447%48.547447%49%2,349,1262.35M48.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.893501%47.893501%48%46,160,11846.2M47.295823%47.295823%47%24,135,51924.1M28.183356%28.183356%28%157,791158k
Count number of this marital status
# rank of metro area out of 1 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by County in District of Columbia

There is 1 county in District of Columbia. This section compares all 1 of those to each other, District of Columbia, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with District of Columbia.

Married by County#18

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of District of Columbia, selected counties in District of Columbia, and entities that contain District of Columbia
0%10%20%30%40%Count#WashingtonUnited StatesSouthSouth AtlanticD.C.District of Columbia48.547447%48.547447%49%2,349,1262.35M48.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.893501%47.893501%48%46,160,11846.2M47.295823%47.295823%47%24,135,51924.1M28.183356%28.183356%28%157,791158k28.183356%28.183356%28%157,791158k1
Count number of this marital status
# rank of county out of 1 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by County Subdivision in District of Columbia

There is 1 county subdivision in District of Columbia. This section compares all 1 of those to each other, District of Columbia, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with District of Columbia.

Married by County Subdivision#22

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of District of Columbia, selected county subdivisions in District of Columbia, and entities that contain District of Columbia
0%10%20%30%40%Count#WashingtonUnited StatesSouthSouth AtlanticD.C.Washington48.547447%48.547447%49%2,349,1262.35M48.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.893501%47.893501%48%46,160,11846.2M47.295823%47.295823%47%24,135,51924.1M28.183356%28.183356%28%157,791158k28.183356%28.183356%28%157,791158k1
Count number of this marital status
# rank of county subdivision out of 1 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by State in the United States

There are 50 states in the United States. This section compares District of Columbia to all of the states in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with District of Columbia.

Married by State#26

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of District of Columbia, selected other states in the United States, and entities that contain District of Columbia
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#UtahIdahoWyomingNebraskaIowaKansasMinnesotaSouth DakotaNorth DakotaNew HampshireMontanaColoradoWisconsinWashingtonMaineArkansasWest VirginiaOklahomaVirginiaHawaiiKentuckyVermontMissouriIndianaTexasTennesseeOregonNew JerseyN CarolinaWashingtonAlaskaUnited StatesOhioMichiganPennsylvaniaConnecticutSouthAlabamaIllinoisDelawareSouth AtlanticArizonaS CarolinaMarylandGeorgiaCaliforniaMassachusettsFloridaNevadaNew MexicoMississippiRhode IslandNew YorkLouisianaD.C.55.924736%55.924736%56%1,221,4271.22M154.674401%54.674401%55%697,454697k253.166072%53.166072%53%247,848248k352.818422%52.818422%53%786,367786k452.696629%52.696629%53%1,318,0661.32M552.279182%52.279182%52%1,200,2721.20M652.113691%52.113691%52%2,283,8082.28M751.975162%51.975162%52%350,626351k851.973175%51.973175%52%308,756309k951.878856%51.878856%52%576,565577k1051.681233%51.681233%52%431,852432k1150.779102%50.779102%51%2,191,9482.19M1250.698272%50.698272%51%2,371,9072.37M1350.609865%50.609865%51%2,903,0332.90M1450.515780%50.515780%51%564,970565k1550.130121%50.130121%50%1,193,3351.19M1649.990960%49.990960%50%765,942766k1749.978880%49.978880%50%1,538,1441.54M1849.968319%49.968319%50%3,376,8643.38M1949.840662%49.840662%50%574,923575k2049.732146%49.732146%50%1,775,1831.78M2149.375284%49.375284%49%260,504261k2249.322272%49.322272%49%2,418,4172.42M2349.300923%49.300923%49%2,603,1052.60M2449.272772%49.272772%49%10,341,94010.3M2549.254638%49.254638%49%2,614,1842.61M2649.247885%49.247885%49%1,609,5121.61M2749.085963%49.085963%49%3,564,6013.56M2848.886457%48.886457%49%3,929,9303.93M2948.547447%48.547447%49%2,349,1262.35M48.315701%48.315701%48%279,903280k3048.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M48.006096%48.006096%48%4,518,4234.52M3147.983566%47.983566%48%3,880,2763.88M3247.950206%47.950206%48%5,064,1675.06M3347.905195%47.905195%48%1,418,3091.42M3447.893501%47.893501%48%46,160,11846.2M47.878945%47.878945%48%1,881,0231.88M3547.757862%47.757862%48%4,958,0674.96M3647.373319%47.373319%47%362,458362k3747.295823%47.295823%47%24,135,51924.1M47.219988%47.219988%47%2,541,2992.54M3847.131400%47.131400%47%1,852,9301.85M3946.912785%46.912785%47%2,271,9742.27M4046.877892%46.877892%47%3,761,7913.76M4146.574365%46.574365%47%14,474,79014.5M4246.385590%46.385590%46%2,599,0632.60M4346.181047%46.181047%46%7,655,8397.66M4445.515819%45.515819%46%1,040,2241.04M4545.127524%45.127524%45%751,399751k4644.629308%44.629308%45%1,062,5351.06M4744.532426%44.532426%45%392,271392k4844.467779%44.467779%44%7,206,6647.21M4943.547391%43.547391%44%1,618,2551.62M5028.183356%28.183356%28%157,791158k
Count number of this marital status
# rank of state out of 50 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by State in the South

There are 17 states in the South. This section compares District of Columbia to all of the states in the South and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with District of Columbia.

Married by State#30

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of District of Columbia, selected other states in the South, and entities that contain District of Columbia
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#ArkansasWest VirginiaOklahomaVirginiaKentuckyTexasTennesseeN CarolinaWashingtonUnited StatesSouthAlabamaDelawareSouth AtlanticS CarolinaMarylandGeorgiaFloridaMississippiLouisianaD.C.50.130121%50.130121%50%1,193,3351.19M149.990960%49.990960%50%765,942766k249.978880%49.978880%50%1,538,1441.54M349.968319%49.968319%50%3,376,8643.38M449.732146%49.732146%50%1,775,1831.78M549.272772%49.272772%49%10,341,94010.3M649.254638%49.254638%49%2,614,1842.61M748.886457%48.886457%49%3,929,9303.93M848.547447%48.547447%49%2,349,1262.35M48.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.893501%47.893501%48%46,160,11846.2M47.878945%47.878945%48%1,881,0231.88M947.373319%47.373319%47%362,458362k1047.295823%47.295823%47%24,135,51924.1M47.131400%47.131400%47%1,852,9301.85M1146.912785%46.912785%47%2,271,9742.27M1246.877892%46.877892%47%3,761,7913.76M1346.181047%46.181047%46%7,655,8397.66M1444.629308%44.629308%45%1,062,5351.06M1543.547391%43.547391%44%1,618,2551.62M1628.183356%28.183356%28%157,791158k17
Count number of this marital status
# rank of state out of 17 by percentage of this marital status

Definitions

This page reports on the marital status of the residents of District of Columbia 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.

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Major County:
District of Columbia
County:
District of Columbia
Metro Area:
Washington Area
Major City:
Washington
Delegate District:
DC-At Large
Wards:
DC-1, DC-2, DC-3, DC-4, DC-5, DC-6, DC-7, DC-8
Neighboring States:
Maryland, Virginia