Marital Status in Nebraska (State)

Marital Status#1

Percentage of population aged 15 and older.
Scope: population of the United States and Nebraska
Female Male
United States
Nebraska
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50%0%50%FMNever MarriedMarriedSeparated/DivorcedWidowed-26.411598%-29.988272%-26.411598%26%26.411598%6.588948%29.988272%6.223969%33.000546%33%199,093199k242,555243k-51.648760%-46.394064%-51.648760%52%51.648760%2.369251%46.394064%3.422116%54.018011%54%389,333389k397,034397k-10.465944%-2.435070%-11.380058%-3.239645%-12.901013%13%10.465944%11.380058%10.465944%10%97,24997.2k76,92576.9k-2.515500%-6.523129%-2.591522%-6.406440%-9.038629%9%2.515500%2.591522%2.515500%3%68,13468.1k18,48918.5k

Detailed Marital Status#2

Percentage of population aged 15 and older.
Scope: population of the United States and Nebraska
Female Male
United States
Nebraska
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40%20%0%20%40%FMNever MarriedNow MarriedSeparatedAbsent SpouseWidowedDivorced-26.411598%-29.988272%-26.411598%26%26.411598%6.588948%29.988272%6.223969%33.000546%33%199,093199k242,555243k-49.849630%-43.902027%-49.849630%50%49.849630%1.927573%43.902027%3.003516%51.777204%52%375,771376k380,564381k-1.071696%-0.391539%-1.763851%-0.629056%-1.463235%1%1.071696%1.763851%1.071696%1%11,03011.0k7,877-1.799129%-2.492037%-1.799129%2%1.799129%0.441678%2.492037%0.418600%2.240807%2%13,56213.6k16,47016.5k-2.515500%-6.523129%-2.591522%-6.406440%-9.038629%9%2.515500%2.591522%2.515500%3%68,13468.1k18,48918.5k-9.394247%-2.043531%-9.616207%-2.610589%-11.437778%11%9.394247%9.616207%9.394247%9%86,21986.2k69,04869.0k

The Married by Sex and Age#4

Percentage of age and sex cohort.
Scope: population of the United States and Nebraska
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 1717.028%17.0%57.903%57.9%43.088%43.1%72.862%72.9%60.583%60.6%76.348%76.3%67.506%67.5%73.944%73.9%68.437%68.4%70.082%70.1%67.573%67.6%68.539%68.5%68.317%68.3%67.262%67.3%68.285%68.3%68.752%68.8%68.685%68.7%66.713%66.7%63.412%63.4%57.845%57.8%46.912%46.9%35.890%35.9%16.138%16.1%8.818%8.82%1.651%1.65%0.920%0.92%0.477%0.48%0.409%0.41%

The Divorced1 by Sex and Age#5

Percentage of age and sex cohort.
Scope: population of the United States and Nebraska
Female
Male
0%5%10%15%20%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 175.526%5.53%4.020%4.02%9.532%9.53%7.213%7.21%16.160%16.2%12.445%12.4%18.863%18.9%15.421%15.4%18.727%18.7%17.612%17.6%21.376%21.4%17.705%17.7%20.698%20.7%18.493%18.5%17.537%17.5%14.866%14.9%16.553%16.6%12.371%12.4%10.995%11.0%8.324%8.32%6.521%6.52%4.014%4.01%2.188%2.19%0.881%0.88%0.212%0.21%0.070%0.07%0.052%0.05%0.113%0.11%

The Never Married by Sex and Age#6

Percentage of age and sex cohort.
Scope: population of the United States and Nebraska
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%80%100%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 173.025%3.03%4.720%4.72%2.427%2.43%4.393%4.39%4.078%4.08%5.051%5.05%5.699%5.70%8.057%8.06%8.080%8.08%10.595%10.6%8.519%8.52%12.685%12.7%9.385%9.38%13.598%13.6%12.665%12.7%16.078%16.1%14.173%14.2%20.587%20.6%24.972%25.0%33.782%33.8%46.349%46.3%60.041%60.0%81.609%81.6%90.284%90.3%98.062%98.1%98.984%99.0%99.427%99.4%99.478%99.5%

The Widowed by Sex and Age#7

Percentage of age and sex cohort.
Scope: population of the United States and Nebraska
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 1774.421%74.4%33.357%33.4%44.953%45.0%15.531%15.5%19.179%19.2%6.155%6.16%7.932%7.93%2.578%2.58%4.756%4.76%1.711%1.71%2.533%2.53%1.071%1.07%1.600%1.60%0.647%0.65%1.513%1.51%0.304%0.30%0.589%0.59%0.329%0.33%0.621%0.62%0.049%0.05%0.218%0.22%0.055%0.06%0.066%0.07%0.017%0.02%0.076%0.08%0.026%0.03%0.044%0.04%0.000%0%

The Married by Age#8

Percentage of age cohort. Gray areas represent percentile bands from the states.
Scope: population of the United States and Nebraska
Nebraska
United States
Percentile:
0th - 100th
10th - 90th
20th - 80th
30th - 70th
40th - 60th
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%Count85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 1712,62712.6k47,20847.2k99,52999.5k77,96178.0k85,85885.9k86,38886.4k75,96376.0k75,65975.7k78,21978.2k77,94377.9k51,03751.0k16,95717.0k686332

Marital Status by Race#9

Percentage of each ethno-racial group.
Scope: population of the United States and Nebraska
Nebraska
United States
Divorced
Widowed
Separated
Married
Never Married
60%40%20%0%20%40%60%CountWhite1Asian2White HispanicOther2Mixed2Black2-26.780166%-0.974084%-10.729065%-27.497734%-1.503107%-11.839085%-38.483314%38%55.124182%6.392503%52.464224%6.695849%61.516686%62%1,237,7781.24M-33.783612%-0.662674%-4.562253%-31.075139%-1.227492%-5.153514%-39.008538%39%57.920224%3.071237%58.040953%4.502902%60.991462%61%31,38831.4k-40.281289%-3.084965%-7.738121%-39.828659%-3.166008%-8.730185%-51.104375%51%46.373024%2.522602%44.624326%3.650823%48.895625%49%93,35693.4k-40.492632%-3.153689%-10.133079%-43.683693%-3.474691%-8.388056%-53.779400%54%44.006138%2.214461%41.276992%3.176567%46.220600%46%37,79737.8k-51.865959%-1.895917%-9.851922%-50.607227%-2.348082%-10.054102%-63.613798%64%33.655739%2.730463%33.774374%3.216215%36.386202%36%23,36623.4k-53.028698%-3.265927%-11.787738%-49.328840%-3.967824%-11.963014%-68.082362%68%27.765750%4.151888%29.070650%5.669672%31.917638%32%65,12765.1k

Map of Marital Status by County in Nebraska

Married Marital Status by County#10

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
41%48%54%61%67%74%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by County#11

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
5.0%7.5%9.8%12.2%14.6%17.0%

Widowed Marital Status by County#12

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
3.4%5.5%7.6%9.7%11.8%14.0%

Never Married Marital Status by County#13

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
10%16%22%28%34%40%
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Marital Status by Place in Nebraska

There are 580 places in Nebraska. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, Nebraska, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Nebraska. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 2,789.

Married by Place#14

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Nebraska, selected places in Nebraska, and entities that contain Nebraska
0%20%40%60%Count#Offutt AFBWaverlyO'NeillAuroraHoldregePapillionS Sioux CityGothenburgAllianceChalcoFalls CityGretnaWahooOgallalaMindenCozadValentineYorkWest PointAuburnBeatriceNebraskaColumbusSidneyLexingtonFremontDavid CityWest North CentralMcCookSchuylerBellevueBlairGeringNorth PlatteSewardBroken BowNorfolkMidwestGrand IslandHastingsNebraska CityFairburyCentral CityUnited StatesLa VistaPlattsmouthLincolnKearneyRalstonOmahaCreteWayneChadronScottsbluff65.548351%65.548351%66%2,325163.910658%63.910658%64%1,631261.196581%61.196581%61%1,790359.184256%59.184256%59%2,075458.949023%58.949023%59%2,625558.210196%58.210196%58%9,100657.042754%57.042754%57%5,617756.960062%56.960062%57%1,469856.792941%56.792941%57%3,733955.914599%55.914599%56%4,8451055.841404%55.841404%56%1,8451155.524079%55.524079%56%2,1561255.509107%55.509107%56%1,8591355.491960%55.491960%55%2,0361454.691573%54.691573%55%1,2591554.488387%54.488387%54%1,7361654.212454%54.212454%54%1,1841754.055747%54.055747%54%3,4521853.811491%53.811491%54%1,4331953.678994%53.678994%54%1,4082052.856033%52.856033%53%5,4412152.818422%52.818422%53%786,367786k52.702241%52.702241%53%9,2642252.386059%52.386059%52%2,9312351.582743%51.582743%52%3,8622451.579798%51.579798%52%10,85610.9k2551.531292%51.531292%52%1,1612651.461869%51.461869%51%8,666,3128.67M51.358919%51.358919%51%3,1182751.102769%51.102769%51%2,1782850.960657%50.960657%51%21,11321.1k2950.936098%50.936098%51%3,2923050.364964%50.364964%50%3,2433150.229000%50.229000%50%9,6513249.753862%49.753862%50%2,9313349.427754%49.427754%49%1,3823449.402993%49.402993%49%9,4753549.375331%49.375331%49%26,998,09027.0M49.294370%49.294370%49%19,28119.3k3649.245453%49.245453%49%9,8553748.707483%48.707483%49%2,8643848.320000%48.320000%48%1,5103948.164948%48.164948%48%1,1684048.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.850355%47.850355%48%6,3444147.350164%47.350164%47%2,4574245.744744%45.744744%46%100,713101k4345.483146%45.483146%45%12,14412.1k4445.075337%45.075337%45%2,8424544.590793%44.590793%45%155,967156k4644.418605%44.418605%44%2,4834743.923541%43.923541%44%2,1834843.284493%43.284493%43%2,1274941.521368%41.521368%42%4,85850

Marital Status by Metro Area in Nebraska

There are 13 metro areas that are fully or partially contained within Nebraska (11 fully and 2 partially). This section compares all 13 of those to each other, Nebraska, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Nebraska.

Married by Metro Area#18

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Nebraska, selected metro areas in Nebraska, and entities that contain Nebraska
0%20%40%Count#Beatrice AreaLexingtonColumbus AreaNorth PlatteNorfolk AreaFremont AreaGrand IslandNebraskaHastings AreaSioux CityKearney AreaWest North CentralScottsbluffOmaha AreaMidwestLincoln AreaUnited States58.463871%58.463871%58%10,41310.4k157.516698%57.516698%58%11,53911.5k256.988532%56.988532%57%14,56014.6k356.500542%56.500542%57%16,68816.7k455.904542%55.904542%56%21,34121.3k554.399783%54.399783%54%16,02416.0k653.931221%53.931221%54%35,55235.6k752.818422%52.818422%53%786,367786k52.558176%52.558176%53%13,30313.3k852.339587%52.339587%52%69,04969.0k952.023593%52.023593%52%22,93222.9k1051.461869%51.461869%51%8,666,3128.67M51.147530%51.147530%51%15,66715.7k1151.141169%51.141169%51%361,879362k1249.375331%49.375331%49%26,998,09027.0M48.288792%48.288792%48%123,755124k1348.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M

Marital Status by County in Nebraska

There are 93 counties in Nebraska. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, Nebraska, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Nebraska. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 5,781.

Married by County#22

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Nebraska, selected counties in Nebraska, and entities that contain Nebraska
0%20%40%60%Count#CherryCedarHoltPierceHamiltonAntelopeStantonKnoxKeithWashingtonBurtPhelpsCusterSaundersCassHowardClayBox ButteDixonRichardsonCumingKearneyGageYorkSarpyJeffersonButlerDakotaMerrickPlatteDawsonColfaxOtoeSewardRed WillowLincolnCheyenneWayneDodgeMadisonNebraskaAdamsSalineNemahaWest North CentralHallBuffaloScotts BluffMidwestDawesUnited StatesLancasterDouglasThurston67.627868%67.627868%68%3,213164.925265%64.925265%65%4,474264.299494%64.299494%64%5,333363.579168%63.579168%64%3,638463.492497%63.492497%63%4,654563.334612%63.334612%63%3,301662.343451%62.343451%62%2,937762.021618%62.021618%62%4,246861.850915%61.850915%62%4,157961.504073%61.504073%62%10,04310.0k1061.371640%61.371640%61%3,3111160.608530%60.608530%61%4,4621260.413793%60.413793%60%5,2561360.303779%60.303779%60%10,00510.0k1460.006866%60.006866%60%12,23612.2k1560.000000%60.000000%60%3,0631659.964307%59.964307%60%3,0241759.659411%59.659411%60%5,2901859.562012%59.562012%60%2,7471959.298350%59.298350%59%3,9892059.230024%59.230024%59%4,2772158.946360%58.946360%59%3,0772258.463871%58.463871%58%10,41310.4k2358.269607%58.269607%58%6,5532458.044582%58.044582%58%76,27076.3k2557.983751%57.983751%58%3,4972657.877280%57.877280%58%3,8392757.619683%57.619683%58%9,0632857.050269%57.050269%57%3,6092956.988532%56.988532%57%14,56014.6k3056.959140%56.959140%57%10,49710.5k3156.923471%56.923471%57%4,4483256.840455%56.840455%57%7,2503356.600624%56.600624%57%7,7993456.125583%56.125583%56%4,9343556.061084%56.061084%56%16,00616.0k3655.515706%55.515706%56%4,4893754.872962%54.872962%55%4,3413854.399783%54.399783%54%16,02416.0k3953.228074%53.228074%53%14,76614.8k4052.818422%52.818422%53%786,367786k52.558176%52.558176%53%13,30313.3k4152.456863%52.456863%52%5,9894252.268076%52.268076%52%3,0654351.461869%51.461869%51%8,666,3128.67M51.369805%51.369805%51%24,22624.2k4451.093670%51.093670%51%19,85519.9k4550.234904%50.234904%50%14,54214.5k4649.375331%49.375331%49%26,998,09027.0M48.211288%48.211288%48%3,7334748.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.816513%47.816513%48%115,956116k4847.673175%47.673175%48%202,365202k4941.177677%41.177677%41%2,00750

Marital Status by County Subdivision in Nebraska

There are 1,198 county subdivisions in Nebraska. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, Nebraska, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Nebraska. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 3,816.

Married by County Subdivision#26

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Nebraska, selected county subdivisions in Nebraska, and entities that contain Nebraska
0%20%40%60%Count#Bellevue 2nd IPapillion 2nd I1JeffersonMelia-Frst CityRichland VIIIRichland VIIChicagoWaverlyPapillion 2nd IIBellevue 2nd IIIBellevue 2nd IIMillardElevenPapillionUnionMcArdleS Sioux CityFalls CityWahooOgallala4CozadYorkBeatriceNebraskaColumbusSidneyLexingtonFremontWest North CentralMcCookSchuylerBellevueBlairGeringN PlatteSewardNorfolkMidwestGrand IslandHastingsNebraska CityFairburyUnited StatesLa VisPlattsmouthLincolnDouglasOmahaCrete10Scottsbluff770.575947%70.575947%71%2,365170.313486%70.313486%70%3,342269.581749%69.581749%70%2,196369.530558%69.530558%70%7,850469.367589%69.367589%69%2,808568.703060%68.703060%69%6,129667.591995%67.591995%68%4,188767.217115%67.217115%67%15,42715.4k865.511383%65.511383%66%1,928965.398601%65.398601%65%2,3381064.933628%64.933628%65%2,3481164.055024%64.055024%64%2,1421262.384775%62.384775%62%4,1961358.558326%58.558326%59%4,5331458.210196%58.210196%58%9,1001557.727216%57.727216%58%4,6431657.246258%57.246258%57%6,9601757.042754%57.042754%57%5,6171855.841404%55.841404%56%1,8451955.509107%55.509107%56%1,8592055.491960%55.491960%55%2,0362155.116422%55.116422%55%1,7992254.488387%54.488387%54%1,7362354.055747%54.055747%54%3,4522452.856033%52.856033%53%5,4412552.818422%52.818422%53%786,367786k52.702241%52.702241%53%9,2642652.386059%52.386059%52%2,9312751.582743%51.582743%52%3,8622851.579798%51.579798%52%10,85610.9k2951.461869%51.461869%51%8,666,3128.67M51.358919%51.358919%51%3,1183051.102769%51.102769%51%2,1783150.960657%50.960657%51%21,11321.1k3250.936098%50.936098%51%3,2923350.364964%50.364964%50%3,2433450.229000%50.229000%50%9,6513549.753862%49.753862%50%2,9313649.402993%49.402993%49%9,4753749.375331%49.375331%49%26,998,09027.0M49.294370%49.294370%49%19,28119.3k3849.245453%49.245453%49%9,8553948.707483%48.707483%49%2,8644048.320000%48.320000%48%1,5104148.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.850355%47.850355%48%6,3444247.350164%47.350164%47%2,4574345.744744%45.744744%46%100,713101k4445.075337%45.075337%45%2,8424544.590793%44.590793%45%155,967156k4644.418605%44.418605%44%2,4834742.358219%42.358219%42%1,3224841.521368%41.521368%42%4,8584929.903354%29.903354%30%1,05250

Marital Status by State in the United States

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

Married by State#30

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Nebraska, selected other states in the United States, and entities that contain Nebraska
0%20%40%Count#UtahIdahoWyomingNebraskaIowaKansasMinnesotaSouth DakotaNorth DakotaNew HampshireMontanaWest North CentralColoradoWisconsinWashingtonMaineArkansasWest VirginiaOklahomaVirginiaHawaiiKentuckyMidwestVermontMissouriIndianaTexasTennesseeOregonNew JerseyN CarolinaAlaskaUnited StatesOhioMichiganPennsylvaniaConnecticutAlabamaIllinoisDelawareArizonaS 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%431,852432k1151.461869%51.461869%51%8,666,3128.67M50.779102%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%1,775,1831.78M2149.375331%49.375331%49%26,998,09027.0M49.375284%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%1,418,3091.42M3447.878945%47.878945%48%1,881,0231.88M3547.757862%47.757862%48%4,958,0674.96M3647.373319%47.373319%47%362,458362k3747.219988%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 Midwest

There are 12 states in the Midwest. This section compares Nebraska to all of the states in the Midwest and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Nebraska.

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Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Nebraska, selected other states in the Midwest, and entities that contain Nebraska
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#NebraskaIowaKansasMinnesotaSouth DakotaNorth DakotaWest North CentralWisconsinMidwestMissouriIndianaUnited StatesOhioMichiganIllinois52.818422%52.818422%53%786,367786k152.696629%52.696629%53%1,318,0661.32M252.279182%52.279182%52%1,200,2721.20M352.113691%52.113691%52%2,283,8082.28M451.975162%51.975162%52%350,626351k551.973175%51.973175%52%308,756309k651.461869%51.461869%51%8,666,3128.67M50.698272%50.698272%51%2,371,9072.37M749.375331%49.375331%49%26,998,09027.0M49.322272%49.322272%49%2,418,4172.42M849.300923%49.300923%49%2,603,1052.60M948.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M48.006096%48.006096%48%4,518,4234.52M1047.983566%47.983566%48%3,880,2763.88M1147.757862%47.757862%48%4,958,0674.96M12

Definitions

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