Marital Status in Dorchester County, Maryland (County)

Marital Status#1

Percentage of population aged 15 and older.
Scope: population of Maryland and Dorchester County
Female Male
Maryland
Dorchester County
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
40%20%0%20%40%FMNever MarriedMarriedSeparated/DivorcedWidowed-26.674226%-32.858421%-26.674226%27%26.674226%5.718578%32.858421%4.609105%32.392803%32%3,7644,087-46.304302%-44.469599%-46.304302%46%46.304302%4.872682%44.469599%5.106190%51.176983%51%6,5346,457-13.156852%-1.115701%-10.525823%-3.439803%-14.272553%14%13.156852%10.525823%13.156852%13%2,0141,660-3.273361%-9.475558%-2.430862%-6.275492%-12.748919%13%3.273361%2.430862%3.273361%3%1,799413

Detailed Marital Status#2

Percentage of population aged 15 and older.
Scope: population of Maryland and Dorchester County
Female Male
Maryland
Dorchester County
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
40%20%0%20%40%FMNever MarriedNow MarriedSeparatedAbsent SpouseWidowedDivorced-26.674226%-32.858421%-26.674226%27%26.674226%5.718578%32.858421%4.609105%32.392803%32%3,7644,087-42.045213%-41.794927%-42.045213%42%42.045213%5.707819%41.794927%4.651887%47.753032%48%5,9336,025-1.791234%-0.504847%-2.147940%-0.411202%-2.296081%2%1.791234%2.147940%1.791234%2%324226-3.423952%-0.835137%-2.674672%-4.259089%4%3.423952%2.674672%0.454303%3.423952%3%601432-3.273361%-9.475558%-2.430862%-6.275492%-12.748919%13%3.273361%2.430862%3.273361%3%1,799413-11.365618%-0.610854%-8.377883%-3.028601%-11.976472%12%11.365618%8.377883%11.365618%11%1,6901,434

The Married by Sex and Age#4

Percentage of age and sex cohort.
Scope: population of Maryland and Dorchester County
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 179.796%9.80%48.443%48.4%36.314%36.3%67.890%67.9%62.004%62.0%73.846%73.8%57.899%57.9%68.745%68.7%57.247%57.2%58.310%58.3%62.809%62.8%66.919%66.9%55.346%55.3%61.320%61.3%54.368%54.4%53.706%53.7%53.049%53.0%62.456%62.5%58.549%58.5%48.461%48.5%33.718%33.7%20.404%20.4%6.288%6.29%6.878%6.88%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%

The Divorced1 by Sex and Age#5

Percentage of age and sex cohort.
Scope: population of Maryland and Dorchester County
Female
Male
0%5%10%15%20%25%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 179.592%9.59%7.958%7.96%11.021%11.0%12.729%12.7%14.770%14.8%14.142%14.1%19.137%19.1%20.051%20.1%19.839%19.8%27.181%27.2%22.454%22.5%21.380%21.4%22.669%22.7%22.335%22.3%28.058%28.1%10.923%10.9%15.976%16.0%5.731%5.73%3.627%3.63%10.832%10.8%5.764%5.76%4.782%4.78%0.101%0.10%0.655%0.66%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%

The Never Married by Sex and Age#6

Percentage of age and sex cohort.
Scope: population of Maryland and Dorchester County
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%80%100%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 172.653%2.65%5.190%5.19%5.601%5.60%3.096%3.10%4.332%4.33%8.935%8.93%9.202%9.20%8.003%8.00%10.029%10.0%11.295%11.3%8.951%8.95%10.943%10.9%13.088%13.1%13.706%13.7%16.547%16.5%35.371%35.4%30.976%31.0%31.813%31.8%37.824%37.8%40.707%40.7%60.519%60.5%74.814%74.8%93.611%93.6%92.467%92.5%100.000%100%100.000%100%100.000%100%100.000%100%

The Widowed by Sex and Age#7

Percentage of age and sex cohort.
Scope: population of Maryland and Dorchester County
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 1777.959%78.0%38.408%38.4%47.064%47.1%16.284%16.3%18.894%18.9%3.077%3.08%13.762%13.8%3.201%3.20%12.884%12.9%3.214%3.21%5.787%5.79%0.758%0.76%8.896%8.90%2.640%2.64%1.028%1.03%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%

The Married by Age#8

Percentage of age cohort. Gray areas represent percentile bands from the counties in Maryland.
Scope: population of Maryland and Dorchester County
Dorchester County
Maryland
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 - 171889942,4361,5271,4171,6091,25194296999054312500

Marital Status by Race#9

Percentage of each ethno-racial group.
Scope: population of Maryland and Dorchester County
Dorchester County
Maryland
Divorced
Widowed
Separated
Married
Never Married
50%0%50%CountWhite1Asian2Mixed2Other2Black2White Hispanic-20.873813%-1.421196%-12.663077%-27.922981%-1.764388%-10.121157%-34.958086%35%56.481430%8.560484%53.600945%6.590529%65.041914%65%18,01318.0k-34.545455%-8.484848%-6.969697%-27.395764%-1.170782%-4.099748%-50.000000%50%48.787879%1.212121%63.207487%4.126219%50.000000%50%330-44.646465%-3.030303%-5.858586%-51.510151%-2.249930%-8.877352%-53.535354%54%31.717172%14.747475%34.248633%3.113933%46.464646%46%495-41.457286%-5.527638%-8.793970%-47.909199%-2.838397%-7.385337%-55.778894%56%44.221106%0.000000%39.769671%2.097397%44.221106%44%398-47.387848%-2.881885%-10.320840%-46.412189%-3.612784%-11.683395%-60.590574%61%31.445202%7.964225%32.808432%5.483200%39.409426%39%7,044-56.473214%-5.803571%-6.473214%-40.619008%-2.853016%-7.196621%-68.750000%69%24.107143%7.142857%46.860844%2.470511%31.250000%31%448

Map of Marital Status by County Subdivision in Dorchester County

Married Marital Status by County Subdivision#10

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
34%48%61%74%87%100%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by County Subdivision#11

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
0%5%11%16%22%27%

Widowed Marital Status by County Subdivision#12

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#13

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
0%9%18%27%36%45%
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Map of Marital Status by Tract in Dorchester County

Married Marital Status by Tract#14

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
25%33%41%49%57%66%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by Tract#15

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
7.9%10.2%12.4%14.7%16.9%19.2%

Widowed Marital Status by Tract#16

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
5.9%7.7%9.4%11.2%12.9%14.6%

Never Married Marital Status by Tract#17

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
11%19%26%33%40%48%
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Map of Marital Status by Block Group in Dorchester County

Married Marital Status by Block Group#18

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
11%26%41%55%69%84%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by Block Group#19

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
1%8%14%20%26%32%

Widowed Marital Status by Block Group#20

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
0.0%4.1%8.2%12.3%16.4%20.5%

Never Married Marital Status by Block Group#21

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
7%19%30%41%52%64%
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Marital Status by Place in Dorchester County

There are 14 places in Dorchester County. This section compares all 14 of those to each other, Dorchester County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Dorchester County.

Married by Place#22

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Dorchester County, selected places in Dorchester County, and entities that contain Dorchester County
0%20%40%60%80%Count#Fishing CreekAlgonquinTaylors IsSecretaryElliottMadisonChurch CreekEldoradoViennaCambridgeDorchester CoDorchesterUnited StatesSouthSouth AtlanticMarylandBrookviewE New MarketHurlockCambridgeGalestown84.070796%84.070796%84%95170.797831%70.797831%71%914266.666667%66.666667%67%116363.179074%63.179074%63%314463.157895%63.157895%63%24560.679612%60.679612%61%125656.382979%56.382979%56%53754.761905%54.761905%55%23851.502146%51.502146%52%120948.604460%48.604460%49%12,99113.0k48.604460%48.604460%49%12,99113.0k48.604460%48.604460%49%12,99113.0k48.062966%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%2,271,9742.27M46.511628%46.511628%47%201045.182724%45.182724%45%1361140.351942%40.351942%40%6651231.480551%31.480551%31%3,1321316.161616%16.161616%16%1614

Marital Status by County Subdivision in Dorchester County

There are 18 county subdivisions in Dorchester County. This section compares all 18 of those to each other, Dorchester County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Dorchester County.

Married by County Subdivision#26

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Dorchester County, selected county subdivisions in Dorchester County, and entities that contain Dorchester County
0%50%100%Count#11, Drawbridge8, Neck4, Taylors Is10, Straits18, Elliott5, Lks6, Hoopers Is9, Church Crk2, E New Market1, Fork3, Vienna16, Madison13, Bucktown14, LinkwoodCambridgeDorchester CoDorchesterUnited StatesSouth15, HurlockSouth AtlanticMaryland17, Salem7, Cambridge12, Williamsburg100.000000%100.000000%100%39183.937824%83.937824%84%648276.033058%76.033058%76%184375.146199%75.146199%75%257473.584906%73.584906%74%39571.212121%71.212121%71%235671.111111%71.111111%71%224763.276090%63.276090%63%479860.685484%60.685484%61%1,204960.150376%60.150376%60%8001059.529148%59.529148%60%5311158.878505%58.878505%59%3151253.435115%53.435115%53%2101352.806563%52.806563%53%1,2231448.604460%48.604460%49%12,99113.0k48.604460%48.604460%49%12,99113.0k48.604460%48.604460%49%12,99113.0k48.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.893501%47.893501%48%46,160,11846.2M47.880372%47.880372%48%1,6491547.295823%47.295823%47%24,135,51924.1M46.912785%46.912785%47%2,271,9742.27M40.669856%40.669856%41%851638.331247%38.331247%38%4,5941734.810127%34.810127%35%27518

Marital Status by County in Maryland

There are 24 counties in Maryland. This section compares Dorchester County to all of the counties in Maryland and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Dorchester County.

Married by County#30

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Dorchester County, selected other counties in Maryland, and entities that contain Dorchester County
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#HowardQueen Anne'sCarrollGarrettFrederickHarfordTalbotMontgomerySt. Mary'sCalvertCecilAnne ArundelWorcesterCharlesCarolineWashingtonCambridgeDorchester CoDorchesterUnited 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%12,99113.0k48.604460%48.604460%49%12,99113.0k48.604460%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 in the United States

There are 3,142 counties in the United States. This section compares Dorchester County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Dorchester County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 941,618.

Married by County#34

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Dorchester County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Dorchester County
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#FairfaxSanta ClaraMontgomeryNassauOaklandSalt LakeContra CostaWakeSuffolkFairfieldOrangeHonoluluMiddlesexWestchesterKingTarrantCambridgeDorchester CoDorchesterAlamedaSt. LouisRiversideUnited StatesSouthSouth AtlanticSan DiegoHarrisHennepinPalm BeachMarylandMaricopaQueensAlleghenySan 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%593,014593k452.141990%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%742,044742k1648.604460%48.604460%49%12,99113.0k48.604460%48.604460%49%12,99113.0k48.604460%48.604460%49%12,99113.0k48.279556%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%46,160,11846.2M47.295823%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%551,403551k2346.912785%46.912785%47%2,271,9742.27M46.897917%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

Definitions

This page reports on the marital status of the residents of Dorchester 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.

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