Marital Status in Sussex County, Delaware (County)

Marital Status#1

Percentage of population aged 15 and older.
Scope: population of Delaware and Sussex County
Female Male
Delaware
Sussex County
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
50%0%50%FMNever MarriedMarriedSeparated/DivorcedWidowed-22.922874%-30.914043%-22.922874%23%22.922874%6.551542%30.914043%5.145106%29.474416%29%21,00421.0k25,01725.0k-50.033286%-45.214089%-50.033286%50%50.033286%4.486784%45.214089%4.508889%54.520070%55%45,84545.8k46,27546.3k-12.326072%-3.377472%-11.283631%-3.560918%-15.703544%16%12.326072%11.283631%12.326072%12%14,38914.4k10,46210.5k-3.679442%-7.660854%-2.934241%-6.093077%-11.340296%11%3.679442%2.934241%3.679442%4%10,39110.4k3,123
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 Delaware and Sussex County
Female Male
Delaware
Sussex County
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
40%20%0%20%40%FMNever MarriedNow MarriedSeparatedAbsent SpouseWidowedDivorced-22.922874%-30.914043%-22.922874%23%22.922874%6.551542%30.914043%5.145106%29.474416%29%21,00421.0k25,01725.0k-47.518799%-42.925470%-47.518799%48%47.518799%4.495292%42.925470%4.138652%52.014091%52%43,54143.5k44,14844.1k-1.535163%-0.633365%-1.423043%-0.603984%-2.168527%2%1.535163%1.423043%1.535163%2%1,9871,303-2.505979%-0.008509%-2.288619%-2.514488%3%2.505979%2.288619%0.370238%2.505979%3%2,3042,127-3.679442%-7.660854%-2.934241%-6.093077%-11.340296%11%3.679442%2.934241%3.679442%4%10,39110.4k3,123-10.790909%-2.744107%-9.860589%-2.956934%-13.535016%14%10.790909%9.860589%10.790909%11%12,40212.4k9,159
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 Delaware and Sussex County
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 1714.789%14.8%56.872%56.9%46.647%46.6%72.788%72.8%62.279%62.3%79.433%79.4%69.701%69.7%69.058%69.1%64.110%64.1%66.127%66.1%51.569%51.6%57.187%57.2%57.125%57.1%58.519%58.5%57.521%57.5%54.113%54.1%54.937%54.9%56.423%56.4%55.256%55.3%47.986%48.0%38.193%38.2%27.517%27.5%11.105%11.1%4.462%4.46%3.781%3.78%0.000%0%2.060%2.06%0.207%0.21%
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 Delaware and Sussex County
Female
Male
0%5%10%15%20%25%30%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 179.253%9.25%6.257%6.26%10.859%10.9%6.472%6.47%16.080%16.1%10.517%10.5%16.355%16.4%19.460%19.5%19.995%20.0%17.272%17.3%30.915%30.9%22.718%22.7%26.472%26.5%22.508%22.5%26.329%26.3%18.581%18.6%18.808%18.8%15.734%15.7%9.008%9.01%7.803%7.80%4.589%4.59%4.553%4.55%1.336%1.34%0.054%0.05%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.030%0.03%
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 Delaware and Sussex County
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%80%100%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 172.583%2.58%0.838%0.84%2.049%2.05%5.088%5.09%3.858%3.86%4.469%4.47%6.152%6.15%8.381%8.38%8.463%8.46%15.022%15.0%14.536%14.5%18.973%19.0%12.913%12.9%17.901%17.9%15.224%15.2%26.732%26.7%25.842%25.8%27.843%27.8%35.737%35.7%44.031%44.0%57.073%57.1%67.803%67.8%87.559%87.6%95.484%95.5%96.219%96.2%100.000%100%97.940%97.9%99.763%99.8%
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 Delaware and Sussex County
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 1773.375%73.4%36.034%36.0%40.445%40.4%15.653%15.7%17.783%17.8%5.581%5.58%7.792%7.79%3.101%3.10%7.432%7.43%1.579%1.58%2.980%2.98%1.122%1.12%3.490%3.49%1.072%1.07%0.925%0.93%0.574%0.57%0.414%0.41%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.180%0.18%0.145%0.14%0.127%0.13%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 Delaware.
Scope: population of Delaware and Sussex County
Sussex County
Delaware
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 - 171,5398,46522,24022.2k11,65611.7k10,68610.7k8,0237,3746,0915,7545,6813,6318386973
Count number of married in age cohort in Sussex County

Marital Status by Race#9

Percentage of each ethno-racial group.
Scope: population of Delaware and Sussex County
Sussex County
Delaware
Divorced
Widowed
Separated
Married
Never Married
60%40%20%0%20%40%60%CountAsian2White1White HispanicOther2Mixed2Black2-27.678114%-5.945669%-26.712013%-0.825451%-3.457682%-33.623783%34%61.199385%-0.000000%5.176832%66.223828%2.781025%66.376217%66%1,951-21.209238%-1.496410%-12.904016%-27.767853%-1.421634%-12.151298%-35.609665%36%55.849407%8.540928%51.546916%7.112298%64.390335%64%138,732139k-40.774587%-2.719756%-6.157528%-41.146274%-2.604920%-7.418835%-49.651871%50%49.020888%1.327241%46.549982%2.279988%50.348129%50%9,192-45.288839%-1.682557%-6.926528%-41.795293%-2.090859%-9.534756%-53.897925%54%42.961301%3.140774%43.700055%2.879037%46.102075%46%3,566-45.133130%-2.618944%-13.618507%-53.185005%-1.546785%-11.467540%-61.370581%61%36.010476%2.618944%31.819567%1.981103%38.629419%39%2,291-46.500433%-4.062771%-11.639549%-48.030497%-2.680999%-11.537668%-62.202753%62%31.683836%6.113411%32.659438%5.091398%37.797247%38%20,77420.8k
Count number of people of given race
1non-Hispanic 2including Hispanic

Map of Marital Status by County Subdivision in Sussex County

Married Marital Status by County Subdivision#10

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
43.1%46.3%49.4%52.4%55.5%58.7%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by County Subdivision#11

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
12.0%12.7%13.4%14.1%14.7%15.4%

Widowed Marital Status by County Subdivision#12

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
5.4%6.4%7.2%8.1%8.9%9.8%

Never Married Marital Status by County Subdivision#13

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
19.9%23.6%27.2%30.8%34.4%38.1%
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Map of Marital Status by Tract in Sussex County

Married Marital Status by Tract#14

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
38%46%54%61%68%76%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by Tract#15

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
2.8%6.6%10.3%13.9%17.6%21.4%

Widowed Marital Status by Tract#16

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
3.5%5.6%7.7%9.7%11.8%13.9%

Never Married Marital Status by Tract#17

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
9%16%23%29%36%43%
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Map of Marital Status by Block Group in Sussex County

Married Marital Status by Block Group#18

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
24%37%49%62%74%87%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by Block Group#19

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

Widowed Marital Status by Block Group#20

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
0%8%15%22%30%38%

Never Married Marital Status by Block Group#21

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
0%10%21%31%41%52%
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Marital Status by Place in Sussex County

There are 26 places that are fully or partially contained within Sussex County (25 fully and 1 partially). This section compares all 26 of those to each other, Sussex County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Sussex County.

Married by Place#22

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Sussex County, selected places in Sussex County, and entities that contain Sussex County
0%20%40%60%Count#Fenwick IsHenlopen AcresSouth BethanyBethany BeachBethelOcean ViewSlaughter BchBridgevilleLong NeckSussexRehoboth BchDewey BeachLewesSelbyvilleFrankfordSalisburyMilfordUnited StatesSouthMillvilleDelawareSouth AtlanticBladesDagsboroEllendaleGreenwoodMillsboroSeafordMiltonGeorgetownDelmarLaurel73.056995%73.056995%73%282170.547945%70.547945%71%103268.957346%68.957346%69%291368.651276%68.651276%69%565467.469880%67.469880%67%112564.338624%64.338624%64%1,216658.333333%58.333333%58%126757.440620%57.440620%57%1,185852.835951%52.835951%53%1,211952.190860%52.190860%52%92,12092.1k52.051048%52.051048%52%5711050.896057%50.896057%51%1421150.810227%50.810227%51%1,4111249.344978%49.344978%49%9041348.919753%48.919753%49%3171448.578070%48.578070%49%158,194158k48.326233%48.326233%48%3,9701548.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.893501%47.893501%48%46,160,11846.2M47.863248%47.863248%48%6161647.373319%47.373319%47%362,458362k47.295823%47.295823%47%24,135,51924.1M45.512144%45.512144%46%4311744.137931%44.137931%44%3201843.870968%43.870968%44%1361942.408377%42.408377%42%4052042.195596%42.195596%42%1,3032140.495726%40.495726%40%2,3692237.742207%37.742207%38%8962337.615920%37.615920%38%1,9472434.562545%34.562545%35%4782532.165253%32.165253%32%87226
Count number of this marital status
# rank of place out of 26 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by County Subdivision in Sussex County

There are 9 county subdivisions in Sussex County. This section compares all 9 of those to each other, Sussex County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Sussex County.

Married by County Subdivision#26

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Sussex County, selected county subdivisions in Sussex County, and entities that contain Sussex County
0%20%40%Count#Selbyville-FrankfordMiltonLewesSussexLaurel-DelmarMilford SouthMillsboroSeafordSalisburyUnited StatesBridgeville-GreenwoodBridgeville-Greenw…SouthDelawareSouth AtlanticGeorgetown58.634146%58.634146%59%16,82816.8k157.167019%57.167019%57%8,112254.236826%54.236826%54%15,91215.9k352.190860%52.190860%52%92,12092.1k50.991934%50.991934%51%9,356450.722132%50.722132%51%9,096550.513175%50.513175%51%12,05812.1k648.856559%48.856559%49%10,27610.3k748.578070%48.578070%49%158,194158k48.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M48.054920%48.054920%48%5,040847.893501%47.893501%48%46,160,11846.2M47.373319%47.373319%47%362,458362k47.295823%47.295823%47%24,135,51924.1M43.173344%43.173344%43%5,4429
Count number of this marital status
# rank of county subdivision out of 9 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by County in the Salisbury Area

There are 4 counties in the Salisbury Area. This section compares Sussex County to all of the counties in the Salisbury Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Sussex County.

Married by County#30

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Sussex County, selected other counties in the Salisbury Area, and entities that contain Sussex County
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#SussexWorcesterSalisburyUnited StatesSouthDelawareSouth AtlanticWicomicoSomerset52.190860%52.190860%52%92,12092.1k150.433556%50.433556%50%22,16022.2k248.578070%48.578070%49%158,194158k48.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.893501%47.893501%48%46,160,11846.2M47.373319%47.373319%47%362,458362k47.295823%47.295823%47%24,135,51924.1M44.212988%44.212988%44%36,67636.7k332.528875%32.528875%33%7,2384
Count number of this marital status
# rank of county out of 4 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by County in Delaware

There are 3 counties in Delaware. This section compares Sussex County to all of the counties in Delaware and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Sussex County.

Married by County#34

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Sussex County, selected other counties in Delaware, and entities that contain Sussex County
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#SussexSalisburyUnited StatesSouthKentDelawareSouth AtlanticNew Castle52.190860%52.190860%52%92,12092.1k148.578070%48.578070%49%158,194158k48.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.893501%47.893501%48%46,160,11846.2M47.748415%47.748415%48%65,75165.8k247.373319%47.373319%47%362,458362k47.295823%47.295823%47%24,135,51924.1M45.372931%45.372931%45%204,587205k3
Count number of this marital status
# rank of county out of 3 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 Sussex County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Sussex County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 941,618.

Married by County#38

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Sussex County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Sussex County
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#FairfaxSanta ClaraMontgomeryNassauSussexOaklandSalt LakeContra CostaWakeSuffolkFairfieldOrangeHonoluluMiddlesexWestchesterKingTarrantSalisburyAlamedaSt. LouisRiversideUnited StatesSouthDelawareSouth AtlanticSan DiegoHarrisHennepinPalm BeachMaricopaQueensAlleghenySan 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%593,014593k452.190860%52.190860%52%92,12092.1k52.141990%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%405,114405k1249.887583%49.887583%50%649,460649k1349.779598%49.779598%50%392,203392k1449.697098%49.697098%50%851,934852k1549.287172%49.287172%49%742,044742k1648.578070%48.578070%49%158,194158k48.279556%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%46,160,11846.2M47.373319%47.373319%47%362,458362k47.295823%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%1,517,5651.52M2445.377673%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 Sussex 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:
Lewes, Milford, Rehoboth Beach, Seaford
Towns:
Bethany Beach, Bethel, Blades, Bridgeville, Dagsboro, Delmar, Dewey Beach, Ellendale, Fenwick Island, Frankford, Georgetown, Greenwood, Henlopen Acres, Laurel, Millsboro, Millville, Milton, Ocean View, Selbyville, Slaughter Beach, South Bethany
Unincorporated Places:
Long Neck
ZIP Codes:
19930, 19931, 19933, 19939, 19940, 19941, 19944, 19945, 19947, 19950, 19951, 19952, 19956, 19958, 19960, 19963, 19966, 19967, 19968, 19970, 19971, 19973, 19975
Unified School Districts:
Cape Henlopen, Delmar, Indian River, Laurel, Milford, Seaford, Woodbridge
Congressional District:
DE-At Large
State Senate Districts:
DE-6, DE-18, DE-19, DE-20, DE-21
State House Districts:
DE-14, DE-20, DE-35, DE-36, DE-37, DE-38, DE-39, DE-40, DE-41
Neighboring Counties:
Cape May, Caroline, Dorchester, Kent, Wicomico, Worcester
Nearby Counties:
Cumberland, Kent, Queen Anne's, Somerset, Talbot