Marital Status in Mercer County, Kentucky (County)

Marital Status#1

Percentage of population aged 15 and older.
Scope: population of Kentucky and Mercer County
Female Male
Kentucky
Mercer County
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
50%0%50%FMNever MarriedMarriedSeparated/DivorcedWidowed-19.490022%-25.054983%-19.490022%19%19.490022%5.435934%25.054983%6.583364%24.925957%25%1,7582,104-53.758315%-48.185587%-53.758315%54%53.758315%3.877036%48.185587%3.171305%57.635351%58%4,8494,865-13.635825%-3.326481%-13.988690%-2.698045%-16.962306%17%13.635825%13.988690%13.635825%14%1,5301,151-3.802867%-5.986490%-3.016070%-7.056624%-9.789357%10%3.802867%3.016070%3.802867%4%883321
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 Kentucky and Mercer County
Female Male
Kentucky
Mercer County
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
40%20%0%20%40%FMNever MarriedNow MarriedSeparatedAbsent SpouseWidowedDivorced-19.490022%-25.054983%-19.490022%19%19.490022%5.435934%25.054983%6.583364%24.925957%25%1,7582,104-52.427938%-46.289425%-52.427938%52%52.427938%3.667311%46.289425%2.713874%56.095249%56%4,7294,735-1.396896%-1.835999%-0.721546%-1.396896%1%1.396896%0.451226%1.835999%1.848122%2%126156-1.330377%-1.896163%-1.330377%1%1.330377%0.209725%1.896163%0.457431%1.540102%2%120130-3.802867%-5.986490%-3.016070%-7.056624%-9.789357%10%3.802867%3.016070%3.802867%4%883321-11.787703%-3.777707%-12.152691%-1.976499%-15.565410%16%11.787703%12.152691%11.787703%12%1,404995
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 Kentucky and Mercer County
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%80%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 1718.929%18.9%52.907%52.9%34.708%34.7%76.636%76.6%67.113%67.1%82.838%82.8%69.137%69.1%68.210%68.2%59.413%59.4%63.165%63.2%64.850%64.8%75.666%75.7%65.157%65.2%61.516%61.5%72.960%73.0%65.205%65.2%67.862%67.9%72.032%72.0%62.988%63.0%55.244%55.2%40.381%40.4%31.549%31.5%27.163%27.2%21.572%21.6%0.000%0%0.000%0%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 Kentucky and Mercer County
Female
Male
0%5%10%15%20%25%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 178.571%8.57%6.977%6.98%9.815%9.82%3.505%3.50%15.063%15.1%6.136%6.14%19.811%19.8%20.341%20.3%24.572%24.6%17.686%17.7%27.697%27.7%17.265%17.3%26.541%26.5%26.239%26.2%19.360%19.4%25.585%25.6%19.432%19.4%21.127%21.1%24.958%25.0%12.112%12.1%8.000%8.00%13.193%13.2%1.557%1.56%0.000%0%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 Kentucky and Mercer County
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%80%100%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 1711.786%11.8%2.326%2.33%10.811%10.8%1.869%1.87%3.264%3.26%3.643%3.64%0.000%0%4.141%4.14%6.479%6.48%15.426%15.4%4.561%4.56%5.446%5.45%3.396%3.40%12.245%12.2%7.680%7.68%9.211%9.21%12.706%12.7%6.841%6.84%12.054%12.1%32.644%32.6%51.619%51.6%55.258%55.3%71.280%71.3%78.428%78.4%100.000%100%100.000%100%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 Kentucky and Mercer County
Female
Male
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 1760.714%60.7%37.791%37.8%44.666%44.7%17.991%18.0%14.561%14.6%7.383%7.38%11.051%11.1%7.308%7.31%9.535%9.54%3.723%3.72%2.892%2.89%1.622%1.62%4.906%4.91%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%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 Kentucky.
Scope: population of Kentucky and Mercer County
Mercer County
Kentucky
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 - 171445721,6661,0739611,23694090281274537728600
Count number of married in age cohort in Mercer County

Marital Status by Race#9

Percentage of each ethno-racial group.
Scope: population of Kentucky and Mercer County
Mercer County
Kentucky
Divorced
Widowed
Separated
Married
Never Married
50%0%50%CountWhite HispanicOther2White1Asian2Black2Mixed2-9.356725%-39.236653%-2.855777%-10.003187%-9.356725%9%90.643275%-0.000000%0.000000%-0.000000%45.419920%2.484462%90.643275%91%171-1.875000%-25.625000%-41.748100%-3.357763%-9.717698%-27.500000%27%72.500000%-0.000000%0.000000%42.956026%2.220413%72.500000%73%160-21.270548%-1.631442%-13.632431%-25.566175%-2.089189%-13.341823%-36.534421%37%56.328019%7.137560%52.013461%6.989352%63.465579%63%16,18216.2k-43.283582%-29.854293%-0.822685%-5.131137%-43.283582%43%56.716418%-0.000000%0.000000%-0.000000%61.257566%2.934320%56.716418%57%67-41.678940%-2.650957%-14.727541%-49.934811%-3.464618%-13.969603%-59.057437%59%35.493373%5.449190%27.506310%5.124657%40.942563%41%679-44.059406%-25.742574%-51.832547%-2.062385%-11.420070%-69.801980%70%24.257426%-0.000000%5.940594%30.262672%4.422327%30.198020%30%202
Count number of people of given race
1non-Hispanic 2including Hispanic

Map of Marital Status by County Subdivision in Mercer County

Married Marital Status by County Subdivision#10

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
53.4%54.9%56.4%57.9%59.4%60.9%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by County Subdivision#11

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
12.6%13.4%14.2%15.0%15.8%16.6%

Widowed Marital Status by County Subdivision#12

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
5.4%6.0%6.6%7.2%7.8%8.4%

Never Married Marital Status by County Subdivision#13

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
19.7%20.4%21.1%21.7%22.4%23.1%
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Map of Marital Status by Tract in Mercer County

Married Marital Status by Tract#14

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
51.4%53.3%55.2%57.1%59.0%60.9%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by Tract#15

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
12.6%13.6%14.7%15.7%16.7%17.8%

Widowed Marital Status by Tract#16

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
5.4%6.1%6.9%7.6%8.3%9.1%

Never Married Marital Status by Tract#17

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
19.7%20.8%21.8%22.9%23.9%25.0%
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Map of Marital Status by Block Group in Mercer County

Married Marital Status by Block Group#18

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
21%33%44%56%67%79%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by Block Group#19

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
8.1%12.7%17.2%21.7%26.2%30.8%

Widowed Marital Status by Block Group#20

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
1.1%3.7%6.2%8.7%11.3%13.8%

Never Married Marital Status by Block Group#21

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
4%12%20%27%34%42%
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Marital Status by Place in Mercer County

There are 3 places in Mercer County. This section compares all 3 of those to each other, Mercer County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Mercer County.

Married by Place#22

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Mercer County, selected places in Mercer County, and entities that contain Mercer County
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#MercerKentuckyEast South CentralUnited StatesSouthBurginHarrodsburgSalvisa55.632553%55.632553%56%9,71449.732146%49.732146%50%1,775,1831.78M48.285867%48.285867%48%7,332,9257.33M48.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.893501%47.893501%48%46,160,11846.2M46.640701%46.640701%47%479145.397264%45.397264%45%2,954241.203704%41.203704%41%1783
Count number of this marital status
# rank of place out of 3 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by County Subdivision in Mercer County

There are 3 county subdivisions in Mercer County. This section compares all 3 of those to each other, Mercer County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Mercer County.

Married by County Subdivision#26

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Mercer County, selected county subdivisions in Mercer County, and entities that contain Mercer County
0%20%40%60%Count#Salvisa-McAfeeBurginMercerHarrodsburgKentuckyEast South CentralUnited StatesSouth60.850819%60.850819%61%2,117157.399811%57.399811%57%1,819255.632553%55.632553%56%9,71453.435679%53.435679%53%5,778349.732146%49.732146%50%1,775,1831.78M48.285867%48.285867%48%7,332,9257.33M48.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.893501%47.893501%48%46,160,11846.2M
Count number of this marital status
# rank of county subdivision out of 3 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by County in Kentucky

There are 120 counties in Kentucky. This section compares Mercer County to the 50 most populous counties in Kentucky and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Mercer County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 23,382.

Married by County#30

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Mercer County, selected other counties in Kentucky, and entities that contain Mercer County
0%20%40%Count#MarshallBooneOldhamScottMeadeWoodfordLetcherOhioGreenupMercerShelbyGraysonNelsonMuhlenbergBarrenPikeJessamineBullittGravesHopkinsCarterClarkBoydHarlanHardinDaviessLaurelPerryGrantLoganHendersonFloydPulaskiLincolnKentuckyChristianWhitleyMontgomeryMcCrackenEast South CentralBoyleUnited StatesSouthCampbellKentonKnoxWarrenFranklinBellCallowayTaylorJeffersonMadisonFayetteRowan59.682148%59.682148%60%15,47215.5k158.365021%58.365021%58%56,63856.6k257.504049%57.504049%58%29,11229.1k357.315376%57.315376%57%23,06623.1k456.360555%56.360555%56%12,96813.0k556.306220%56.306220%56%11,76811.8k656.205637%56.205637%56%10,76910.8k756.034928%56.034928%56%10,84510.8k855.914449%55.914449%56%16,60116.6k955.632553%55.632553%56%9,71454.573738%54.573738%55%19,64619.6k1054.381431%54.381431%54%11,36311.4k1154.097072%54.097072%54%19,27119.3k1254.079498%54.079498%54%13,95914.0k1353.793163%53.793163%54%18,74118.7k1453.586376%53.586376%54%27,78427.8k1553.440186%53.440186%53%21,63921.6k1653.381681%53.381681%53%33,63933.6k1753.270215%53.270215%53%15,92315.9k1853.163273%53.163273%53%19,92419.9k1952.674712%52.674712%53%11,69811.7k2052.611439%52.611439%53%15,26115.3k2152.422502%52.422502%52%21,08821.1k2252.406935%52.406935%52%11,91011.9k2352.225694%52.225694%52%44,46644.5k2451.917986%51.917986%52%40,79340.8k2551.884503%51.884503%52%25,01325.0k2651.616598%51.616598%52%11,71811.7k2751.127464%51.127464%51%9,7272850.936295%50.936295%51%10,96211.0k2950.721456%50.721456%51%18,94718.9k3050.669915%50.669915%51%15,80815.8k3150.170451%50.170451%50%26,04926.0k3250.099353%50.099353%50%9,8333349.732146%49.732146%50%1,775,1831.78M49.510199%49.510199%50%27,64627.6k3449.417975%49.417975%49%14,13714.1k3548.700766%48.700766%49%10,68310.7k3648.590270%48.590270%49%25,93725.9k3748.285867%48.285867%48%7,332,9257.33M48.144397%48.144397%48%11,88311.9k3848.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.893501%47.893501%48%46,160,11846.2M47.354384%47.354384%47%35,51235.5k3947.256820%47.256820%47%61,46661.5k4046.915800%46.915800%47%12,00212.0k4146.548620%46.548620%47%45,76845.8k4246.443911%46.443911%46%19,14019.1k4346.065192%46.065192%46%10,47210.5k4445.011128%45.011128%45%14,56214.6k4544.181107%44.181107%44%9,1534643.570176%43.570176%44%268,340268k4743.523575%43.523575%44%31,32031.3k4842.899227%42.899227%43%109,656110k4939.243418%39.243418%39%8,01950
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 Mercer County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Mercer County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 941,618.

Married by County#34

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Mercer County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Mercer County
0%20%40%Count#FairfaxMercerSanta ClaraMontgomeryNassauOaklandSalt LakeContra CostaWakeSuffolkFairfieldOrangeHonoluluMiddlesexWestchesterKentuckyKingTarrantEast South CentralAlamedaSt. LouisRiversideUnited StatesSouthSan DiegoHarrisHennepinPalm BeachMaricopaQueensAlleghenySan BernardinoMecklenburgSacramentoPimaDallasHillsboroughBexarClarkFresnoTravisBrowardOrangeLos AngelesFranklinCookMiami-DadeCuyahogaKingsWayneFultonMilwaukeeNew YorkBronxPhiladelphia55.728918%55.728918%56%505,225505k155.632553%55.632553%56%9,71453.294394%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%405,114405k1249.887583%49.887583%50%649,460649k1349.779598%49.779598%50%392,203392k1449.732146%49.732146%50%1,775,1831.78M49.697098%49.697098%50%851,934852k1549.287172%49.287172%49%742,044742k1648.285867%48.285867%48%7,332,9257.33M48.279556%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%46,160,11846.2M47.276963%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 Mercer 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:
Burgin, Harrodsburg
Unincorporated Places:
Salvisa
ZIP Codes:
40310, 40330, 40372, 40468
Unified School Districts:
Burgin, Mercer County
Congressional District:
KY-2
State Senate District:
KY-22
State House District:
KY-55
Neighboring Counties:
Anderson, Boyle, Garrard, Jessamine, Washington, Woodford
Nearby Counties:
Casey, Fayette, Franklin, Lincoln, Madison, Marion, Nelson, Scott, Shelby, Spencer