Marital Status in Maryland (State)

Marital Status#1

Percentage of population aged 15 and older.
Scope: population of the United States and Maryland
Female Male
United States
Maryland
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0%FMNever MarriedMarriedSeparated/DivorcedWidowed-32.858421%-29.988272%-32.858421%33%32.858421%4.609105%29.988272%6.223969%37.467526%37%829,915830k868,214868k-44.469599%-46.394064%-44.469599%44%44.469599%5.106190%46.394064%3.422116%49.575789%50%1,123,1821.12M1,148,7921.15M-10.525823%-3.439803%-11.380058%-3.239645%-13.965626%14%10.525823%11.380058%10.525823%11%352,734353k243,909244k-2.430862%-6.275492%-2.591522%-6.406440%-8.706354%9%2.430862%2.591522%2.430862%2%219,899220k56,32956.3k

Detailed Marital Status#2

Percentage of population aged 15 and older.
Scope: population of the United States and Maryland
Female Male
United States
Maryland
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40%20%0%20%40%FMNever MarriedNow MarriedSeparatedAbsent SpouseWidowedDivorced-32.858421%-29.988272%-32.858421%33%32.858421%4.609105%29.988272%6.223969%37.467526%37%829,915830k868,214868k-41.794927%-43.902027%-41.794927%42%41.794927%4.651887%43.902027%3.003516%46.446814%46%1,055,6271.06M1,076,2861.08M-2.147940%-0.411202%-1.763851%-0.629056%-2.559141%3%2.147940%1.763851%2.147940%2%64,63764.6k49,77349.8k-2.674672%-2.492037%-2.674672%3%2.674672%0.454303%2.492037%0.418600%3.128976%3%67,55567.6k72,50672.5k-2.430862%-6.275492%-2.591522%-6.406440%-8.706354%9%2.430862%2.591522%2.430862%2%219,899220k56,32956.3k-8.377883%-3.028601%-9.616207%-2.610589%-11.406484%11%8.377883%9.616207%8.377883%8%288,097288k194,136194k

The Married by Sex and Age#4

Percentage of age and sex cohort.
Scope: population of the United States and Maryland
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 1714.120%14.1%52.452%52.5%35.070%35.1%69.711%69.7%50.898%50.9%72.885%72.9%56.418%56.4%69.306%69.3%59.172%59.2%67.200%67.2%59.357%59.4%64.718%64.7%60.644%60.6%65.483%65.5%60.747%60.7%64.420%64.4%59.440%59.4%58.773%58.8%51.436%51.4%47.425%47.4%30.676%30.7%22.308%22.3%8.313%8.31%4.679%4.68%1.221%1.22%0.973%0.97%0.643%0.64%0.503%0.50%

The Divorced1 by Sex and Age#5

Percentage of age and sex cohort.
Scope: population of the United States and Maryland
Female
Male
0%5%10%15%20%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 177.842%7.84%6.388%6.39%13.057%13.1%9.839%9.84%20.162%20.2%14.350%14.3%22.759%22.8%17.986%18.0%21.881%21.9%17.576%17.6%21.588%21.6%17.718%17.7%20.707%20.7%16.349%16.3%17.766%17.8%13.735%13.7%12.787%12.8%9.832%9.83%8.742%8.74%6.676%6.68%4.788%4.79%2.870%2.87%0.802%0.80%0.482%0.48%0.128%0.13%0.085%0.09%0.197%0.20%0.111%0.11%

The Never Married by Sex and Age#6

Percentage of age and sex cohort.
Scope: population of the United States and Maryland
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%80%100%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 174.546%4.55%4.024%4.02%5.718%5.72%4.669%4.67%7.463%7.46%6.323%6.32%10.861%10.9%10.155%10.2%12.765%12.8%13.183%13.2%15.791%15.8%16.340%16.3%16.899%16.9%17.642%17.6%20.485%20.5%21.542%21.5%27.185%27.2%31.203%31.2%39.460%39.5%45.818%45.8%64.370%64.4%74.744%74.7%90.771%90.8%94.770%94.8%98.615%98.6%98.941%98.9%99.145%99.1%99.374%99.4%

The Widowed by Sex and Age#7

Percentage of age and sex cohort.
Scope: population of the United States and Maryland
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 1773.492%73.5%37.136%37.1%46.156%46.2%15.781%15.8%21.478%21.5%6.442%6.44%9.963%9.96%2.552%2.55%6.182%6.18%2.041%2.04%3.263%3.26%1.224%1.22%1.750%1.75%0.525%0.53%1.002%1.00%0.304%0.30%0.588%0.59%0.192%0.19%0.362%0.36%0.081%0.08%0.166%0.17%0.079%0.08%0.113%0.11%0.069%0.07%0.036%0.04%0.000%0%0.015%0.02%0.012%0.01%

The Married by Age#8

Percentage of age cohort. Gray areas represent percentile bands from the states.
Scope: population of the United States and Maryland
Maryland
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 - 1728,94928.9k117,223117k290,093290k221,605222k259,325259k279,467279k268,058268k244,005244k223,623224k200,765201k109,915110k25,88725.9k1,7391,320

Marital Status by Race#9

Percentage of each ethno-racial group.
Scope: population of the United States and Maryland
Maryland
United States
Divorced
Widowed
Separated
Married
Never Married
60%40%20%0%20%40%60%CountAsian2White1White HispanicOther2Black2Mixed2-27.395764%-1.170782%-4.099748%-31.075139%-1.227492%-5.153514%-32.666294%33%63.207487%4.126219%58.040953%4.502902%67.333706%67%298,433298k-27.922981%-1.764388%-10.121157%-27.497734%-1.503107%-11.839085%-39.808527%40%53.600945%6.590529%52.464224%6.695849%60.191473%60%2,645,9032.65M-40.619008%-2.853016%-7.196621%-39.828659%-3.166008%-8.730185%-50.668645%51%46.860844%2.470511%44.624326%3.650823%49.331355%49%202,873203k-47.909199%-2.838397%-7.385337%-43.683693%-3.474691%-8.388056%-58.132933%58%39.769671%2.097397%41.276992%3.176567%41.867067%42%174,359174k-46.412189%-3.612784%-11.683395%-49.328840%-3.967824%-11.963014%-61.708368%62%32.808432%5.483200%29.070650%5.669672%38.291632%38%1,413,5361.41M-51.510151%-2.249930%-8.877352%-50.607227%-2.348082%-10.054102%-62.637434%63%34.248633%3.113933%33.774374%3.216215%37.362566%37%107,870108k

Map of Marital Status by County in Maryland

Married Marital Status by County#10

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
26%33%39%46%52%59%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by County#11

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
9.2%10.3%11.3%12.4%13.4%14.5%

Widowed Marital Status by County#12

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
4.2%5.3%6.3%7.4%8.4%9.5%

Never Married Marital Status by County#13

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
22%29%35%40%46%53%
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Map of Marital Status by County Subdivision in Maryland

Married Marital Status by County Subdivision#14

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
11%29%47%65%82%100%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by County Subdivision#15

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
0%7%13%20%27%34%

Widowed Marital Status by County Subdivision#16

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
0.0%4.0%8.0%12.1%16.1%20.1%

Never Married Marital Status by County Subdivision#17

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
0%15%30%46%61%77%
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Marital Status by Place in Maryland

There are 518 places in Maryland. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, Maryland, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Maryland. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 25,878.

Married by Place#18

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Maryland, selected places in Maryland, and entities that contain Maryland
0%20%40%60%Count#PotomacEllicott CitySeverna ParkBel Air NorthEldersburgOlneyBethesdaCroftonBel Air SouthIlchesterSevernPikesvilleColumbiaRockvillePasadenaGermantownPerry HallOdentonGaithersburgN BethesdaUnited StatesSouthMontgomery VlgBowieSouth AtlanticAspen HillMarylandCatonsvilleCarneyMiddle RiverWheatonWaldorfFrederickSouth LaurelClintonSilver SpringEdgewoodWoodlawnReisterstownRandallstownParkvilleGlen BurnieEssexAnnapolisTowsonDundalkHagerstownOwings MillsLochearnMilford MillChillumSalisburyBaltimoreCollege Park66.925662%66.925662%67%24,89324.9k165.028757%65.028757%65%36,40736.4k262.285772%62.285772%62%18,64418.6k359.882893%59.882893%60%15,13615.1k459.548255%59.548255%60%15,37015.4k559.408396%59.408396%59%17,01117.0k658.608456%58.608456%59%29,73529.7k757.028244%57.028244%57%12,15512.2k856.684604%56.684604%57%21,59421.6k955.113333%55.113333%55%11,35511.4k1053.796838%53.796838%54%21,06221.1k1153.109543%53.109543%53%14,60314.6k1252.396375%52.396375%52%44,00344.0k1352.285151%52.285151%52%27,83427.8k1452.086850%52.086850%52%11,10711.1k1552.047184%52.047184%52%36,53436.5k1651.248079%51.248079%51%12,33912.3k1751.233397%51.233397%51%16,20016.2k1850.983361%50.983361%51%26,59726.6k1949.301669%49.301669%49%20,61520.6k2048.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.893501%47.893501%48%46,160,11846.2M47.769696%47.769696%48%12,41212.4k2147.737648%47.737648%48%22,48322.5k2247.295823%47.295823%47%24,135,51924.1M47.012028%47.012028%47%19,73819.7k2346.912785%46.912785%47%2,271,9742.27M46.246263%46.246263%46%16,24416.2k2445.653060%45.653060%46%11,20611.2k2545.552702%45.552702%46%9,5772645.486050%45.486050%45%17,98218.0k2745.477823%45.477823%45%25,93125.9k2845.147048%45.147048%45%24,74624.7k2944.954700%44.954700%45%9,3783044.904203%44.904203%45%14,53114.5k3144.246699%44.246699%44%28,04428.0k3244.162235%44.162235%44%8,8853344.083680%44.083680%44%13,97114.0k3443.789693%43.789693%44%9,6533542.079967%42.079967%42%12,34512.3k3642.020679%42.020679%42%10,85110.9k3741.391338%41.391338%41%23,37723.4k3840.730944%40.730944%41%12,62712.6k3939.723419%39.723419%40%12,72512.7k4039.513842%39.513842%40%19,78319.8k4139.376832%39.376832%39%20,01820.0k4239.367482%39.367482%39%12,17412.2k4338.738403%38.738403%39%10,39710.4k4437.745008%37.745008%38%8,2424534.637260%34.637260%35%8,4654630.941870%30.941870%31%9,1824728.441807%28.441807%28%7,4294826.884245%26.884245%27%136,972137k4920.110341%20.110341%20%5,97850

Marital Status by Metro Area in Maryland

There are 9 metro areas that are fully or partially contained within Maryland (4 fully and 5 partially). This section compares all 9 of those to each other, Maryland, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Maryland.

Married by Metro Area#22

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Maryland, selected metro areas in Maryland, and entities that contain Maryland
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#Easton AreaCaliforniaHagerstownCambridgeSalisburyWashingtonUnited StatesSouthSouth AtlanticMarylandBaltimorePhiladelphiaCumberland54.385414%54.385414%54%17,33117.3k153.010113%53.010113%53%46,54546.5k250.207030%50.207030%50%105,492105k348.604460%48.604460%49%12,99113.0k448.578070%48.578070%49%158,194158k548.547447%48.547447%49%2,349,1262.35M648.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.893501%47.893501%48%46,160,11846.2M47.295823%47.295823%47%24,135,51924.1M46.912785%46.912785%47%2,271,9742.27M45.765902%45.765902%46%1,037,7941.04M745.132078%45.132078%45%2,226,8422.23M844.855211%44.855211%45%38,35338.4k9

Marital Status by County in Maryland

There are 24 counties in Maryland. This section compares all 24 of those to each other, Maryland, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Maryland.

Married by County#26

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Maryland, selected counties in Maryland, and entities that contain Maryland
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#HowardQueen Anne'sCarrollGarrettFrederickHarfordTalbotMontgomerySt. Mary'sCalvertCecilAnne ArundelWorcesterCharlesCarolineWashingtonDorchesterUnited StatesSouthSouth AtlanticKentMarylandBaltimoreAlleganyWicomicoPrince George'sSomersetBaltimore58.124127%58.124127%58%143,176143k157.280823%57.280823%57%22,83522.8k256.624778%56.624778%57%77,77377.8k355.318978%55.318978%55%13,79613.8k454.814187%54.814187%55%107,290107k554.570570%54.570570%55%110,811111k654.385414%54.385414%54%17,33117.3k753.282824%53.282824%53%439,757440k853.010113%53.010113%53%46,54546.5k952.932483%52.932483%53%38,68238.7k1051.929089%51.929089%52%42,85542.9k1151.339992%51.339992%51%233,062233k1250.433556%50.433556%50%22,16022.2k1350.028365%50.028365%50%61,73061.7k1449.735794%49.735794%50%12,98913.0k1548.884157%48.884157%49%59,69059.7k1648.604460%48.604460%49%12,99113.0k1748.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.893501%47.893501%48%46,160,11846.2M47.295823%47.295823%47%24,135,51924.1M47.138757%47.138757%47%8,0481846.912785%46.912785%47%2,271,9742.27M46.219045%46.219045%46%313,165313k1944.284207%44.284207%44%27,69827.7k2044.212988%44.212988%44%36,67636.7k2138.336967%38.336967%38%278,704279k2232.528875%32.528875%33%7,2382326.884245%26.884245%27%136,972137k24

Marital Status by County Subdivision in Maryland

There are 290 county subdivisions in Maryland. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, Maryland, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Maryland. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 37,366.

Married by County Subdivision#30

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Maryland, selected county subdivisions in Maryland, and entities that contain Maryland
0%20%40%60%Count#102, Ellicott City683, Bel Air575, Clarksville7231, Elkridge81146, Savage41, Abingdon5, Piscataway97, Westminster5314, BowieUnited States8, BaySouth7, Queen Anne136, WaldorfSouth AtlanticMaryland1415219, Surratts1410, Laurel62, Frederick13920, Lanham22, Bladensburg1213, Kent12, Oxon Hl17, Chillum6, Spauldings21, BerwynBaltimore66.422833%66.422833%66%20,34020.3k164.446133%64.446133%64%33,91833.9k264.031716%64.031716%64%26,48826.5k359.741746%59.741746%60%24,01224.0k459.360102%59.360102%59%40,96541.0k559.307653%59.307653%59%35,85835.9k659.296245%59.296245%59%47,74047.7k757.667547%57.667547%58%32,51732.5k857.156897%57.156897%57%37,22037.2k956.529751%56.529751%57%23,31423.3k1054.925144%54.925144%55%34,37634.4k1154.564678%54.564678%55%19,35319.4k1254.479453%54.479453%54%31,36631.4k1354.080059%54.080059%54%33,66733.7k1453.126309%53.126309%53%55,78955.8k1552.867551%52.867551%53%40,63440.6k1652.391900%52.391900%52%36,68936.7k1751.363037%51.363037%51%36,59036.6k1851.051935%51.051935%51%17,35017.4k1950.276932%50.276932%50%71,34971.3k2049.931202%49.931202%50%15,24115.2k2149.406239%49.406239%49%44,39244.4k2249.102179%49.102179%49%22,25922.3k2348.692718%48.692718%49%15,43915.4k2448.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M48.039310%48.039310%48%14,90914.9k2547.893501%47.893501%48%46,160,11846.2M47.846148%47.846148%48%24,05824.1k2647.637665%47.637665%48%101,866102k2747.501805%47.501805%48%30,92730.9k2847.295823%47.295823%47%24,135,51924.1M46.912785%46.912785%47%2,271,9742.27M46.871877%46.871877%47%30,95731.0k2946.233700%46.233700%46%23,64923.6k3045.589530%45.589530%46%38,84038.8k3145.503748%45.503748%46%28,83828.8k3245.294447%45.294447%45%29,91229.9k3345.094628%45.094628%45%17,10817.1k3444.280598%44.280598%44%17,92717.9k3543.914193%43.914193%44%20,59420.6k3643.899792%43.899792%44%29,12429.1k3743.880326%43.880326%44%26,62026.6k3843.455749%43.455749%43%12,67312.7k3941.579495%41.579495%42%36,37036.4k4039.787893%39.787893%40%13,35613.4k4139.447713%39.447713%39%33,85633.9k4238.617839%38.617839%39%13,17113.2k4338.047846%38.047846%38%16,28616.3k4433.920056%33.920056%34%20,27320.3k4532.883262%32.883262%33%18,77718.8k4631.382496%31.382496%31%21,09521.1k4729.765261%29.765261%30%21,64521.6k4828.986966%28.986966%29%18,43618.4k4926.884245%26.884245%27%136,972137k50

Marital Status by State in the United States

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

Married by State#34

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Maryland, selected other states in the United States, and entities that contain Maryland
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#UtahIdahoWyomingNebraskaIowaKansasMinnesotaSouth DakotaNorth DakotaNew HampshireMontanaColoradoWisconsinWashingtonMaineArkansasWest VirginiaOklahomaVirginiaHawaiiKentuckyVermontMissouriIndianaTexasTennesseeOregonNew JerseyN CarolinaAlaskaUnited StatesOhioMichiganPennsylvaniaConnecticutSouthAlabamaIllinoisDelawareSouth AtlanticArizonaS CarolinaMarylandGeorgiaCaliforniaMassachusettsFloridaNevadaNew MexicoMississippiRhode IslandNew YorkLouisiana55.924736%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%3,929,9303.93M2948.315701%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%1,618,2551.62M50

Marital Status by State in the South

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

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Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Maryland, selected other states in the South, and entities that contain Maryland
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#ArkansasWest VirginiaOklahomaVirginiaKentuckyTexasTennesseeN CarolinaUnited 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%3,929,9303.93M848.062966%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

Definitions

This page reports on the marital status of the residents of Maryland 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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