Marital Status in Howard County, Maryland (County)

Marital Status#1

Percentage of population aged 15 and older.
Scope: population of Maryland and Howard County
Female Male
Maryland
Howard County
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
50%0%50%FMNever MarriedMarriedSeparated/DivorcedWidowed-26.490817%-32.858421%-26.490817%26%26.490817%3.832034%32.858421%4.609105%30.322851%30%33,66433.7k36,16036.2k-55.490329%-44.469599%-55.490329%55%55.490329%5.440489%44.469599%5.106190%60.930818%61%70,51670.5k72,66072.7k-7.111950%-4.147277%-10.525823%-3.439803%-11.259227%11%7.111950%10.525823%7.111950%7%14,30814.3k8,481-1.634382%-5.125246%-2.430862%-6.275492%-6.759628%7%1.634382%2.430862%1.634382%2%8,5901,949
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 Maryland and Howard County
Female Male
Maryland
Howard County
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
40%20%0%20%40%FMNever MarriedNow MarriedSeparatedAbsent SpouseWidowedDivorced-26.490817%-32.858421%-26.490817%26%26.490817%3.832034%32.858421%4.609105%30.322851%30%33,66433.7k36,16036.2k-52.669227%-41.794927%-52.669227%53%52.669227%5.836434%41.794927%4.651887%58.505660%59%66,93166.9k69,76869.8k-1.444025%-0.605110%-2.147940%-0.411202%-2.049135%2%1.444025%2.147940%1.444025%1%2,6041,722-2.425157%-0.395945%-2.674672%-2.821102%3%2.425157%2.674672%0.454303%2.425157%2%3,5852,892-1.634382%-5.125246%-2.430862%-6.275492%-6.759628%7%1.634382%2.430862%1.634382%2%8,5901,949-5.667925%-3.542167%-8.377883%-3.028601%-9.210091%9%5.667925%8.377883%5.667925%6%11,70411.7k6,759
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 Maryland and Howard County
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%80%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 1720.491%20.5%57.066%57.1%38.298%38.3%79.264%79.3%62.669%62.7%81.664%81.7%67.995%68.0%81.964%82.0%72.744%72.7%80.396%80.4%74.506%74.5%80.251%80.3%71.330%71.3%79.965%80.0%75.057%75.1%81.564%81.6%72.476%72.5%74.583%74.6%59.253%59.3%62.088%62.1%38.194%38.2%25.428%25.4%10.107%10.1%5.800%5.80%2.152%2.15%0.664%0.66%0.508%0.51%0.192%0.19%
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 Maryland and Howard County
Female
Male
0%5%10%15%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 1710.246%10.2%5.232%5.23%11.348%11.3%9.012%9.01%17.235%17.2%9.918%9.92%17.811%17.8%10.219%10.2%15.864%15.9%10.811%10.8%15.202%15.2%11.402%11.4%18.189%18.2%12.277%12.3%13.475%13.5%6.377%6.38%9.208%9.21%7.541%7.54%7.005%7.01%4.290%4.29%2.883%2.88%2.807%2.81%0.715%0.72%0.232%0.23%0.516%0.52%0.000%0%0.087%0.09%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 Maryland and Howard County
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%80%100%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 171.612%1.61%0.000%0%3.909%3.91%0.826%0.83%2.733%2.73%3.620%3.62%5.253%5.25%6.228%6.23%6.059%6.06%7.756%7.76%8.093%8.09%7.880%7.88%8.952%8.95%7.567%7.57%10.804%10.8%12.023%12.0%17.804%17.8%17.792%17.8%33.742%33.7%33.621%33.6%58.922%58.9%71.765%71.8%89.178%89.2%93.968%94.0%97.331%97.3%99.336%99.3%99.404%99.4%99.808%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 Maryland and Howard County
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 1767.652%67.7%37.703%37.7%46.445%46.4%10.899%10.9%17.363%17.4%4.799%4.80%8.940%8.94%1.589%1.59%5.333%5.33%1.037%1.04%2.199%2.20%0.467%0.47%1.529%1.53%0.190%0.19%0.664%0.66%0.037%0.04%0.512%0.51%0.084%0.08%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 Maryland.
Scope: population of Maryland and Howard County
Howard County
Maryland
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 - 171,4835,57416,73016.7k12,86412.9k16,56416.6k19,41819.4k18,24018.2k17,75117.8k15,03515.0k12,21812.2k5,7771,37210149
Count number of married in age cohort in Howard County

Marital Status by Race#9

Percentage of each ethno-racial group.
Scope: population of Maryland and Howard County
Howard County
Maryland
Divorced
Widowed
Separated
Married
Never Married
50%0%50%CountAsian2White1White HispanicBlack2Other2Mixed2-21.640711%-0.831087%-2.820206%-27.395764%-1.170782%-4.099748%-25.292004%25%71.236398%3.471598%63.207487%4.126219%74.707996%75%40,06840.1k-25.205894%-1.589725%-7.802258%-27.922981%-1.764388%-10.121157%-34.597877%35%60.833240%4.568883%53.600945%6.590529%65.402123%65%142,792143k-35.971149%-1.813498%-5.224111%-40.619008%-2.853016%-7.196621%-43.008758%43%52.972694%4.018547%46.860844%2.470511%56.991242%57%9,705-38.648200%-3.152078%-10.616088%-46.412189%-3.612784%-11.683395%-52.416365%52%42.973778%4.609856%32.808432%5.483200%47.583635%48%43,97144.0k-41.280353%-2.400662%-11.368653%-47.909199%-2.838397%-7.385337%-55.049669%55%41.832230%3.118102%39.769671%2.097397%44.950331%45%3,624-51.556420%-1.199741%-9.808690%-51.510151%-2.249930%-8.877352%-62.564851%63%35.911154%1.523995%34.248633%3.113933%37.435149%37%6,168
Count number of people of given race
1non-Hispanic 2including Hispanic

Map of Marital Status by County Subdivision in Howard County

Married Marital Status by County Subdivision#10

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
52.8%55.7%58.6%61.5%64.3%67.2%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by County Subdivision#11

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
4.9%6.2%7.5%8.8%10.1%11.5%

Widowed Marital Status by County Subdivision#12

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
2.9%3.5%4.1%4.6%5.2%5.8%

Never Married Marital Status by County Subdivision#13

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
22.3%24.2%26.1%28.0%29.9%31.9%
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Map of Marital Status by Tract in Howard County

Married Marital Status by Tract#14

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
37%45%52%60%67%75%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by Tract#15

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
1.2%4.5%7.7%10.9%14.1%17.4%

Widowed Marital Status by Tract#16

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
1.2%3.1%5.0%6.9%8.8%10.8%

Never Married Marital Status by Tract#17

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
16%22%28%33%39%45%
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Map of Marital Status by Block Group in Howard County

Married Marital Status by Block Group#18

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
32%42%52%62%72%82%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by Block Group#19

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
1%6%11%16%21%27%

Widowed Marital Status by Block Group#20

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
0.0%3.7%7.4%11.1%14.9%18.6%

Never Married Marital Status by Block Group#21

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
10%19%27%35%44%53%
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Marital Status by Place in Howard County

There are 10 places that are fully or partially contained within Howard County (9 fully and 1 partially). This section compares all 10 of those to each other, Howard County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Howard County.

Married by Place#22

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Howard County, selected places in Howard County, and entities that contain Howard County
0%20%40%60%Count#HighlandEllicott CityFultonScaggsvilleHoward CountyHowardElkridgeSavageIlchesterNorth LaurelColumbiaUnited StatesSouthSouth AtlanticMarylandBaltimoreJessup70.939086%70.939086%71%559165.028757%65.028757%65%36,40736.4k264.118896%64.118896%64%1,510361.838516%61.838516%62%4,534458.124127%58.124127%58%143,176143k58.124127%58.124127%58%143,176143k55.685560%55.685560%56%7,948555.149631%55.149631%55%2,838655.113333%55.113333%55%11,35511.4k754.611719%54.611719%55%9,740852.396375%52.396375%52%44,00344.0k948.062966%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%1,037,7941.04M17.958850%17.958850%18%1,31810
Count number of this marital status
# rank of place out of 10 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by County Subdivision in Howard County

There are 6 county subdivisions in Howard County. This section compares all 6 of those to each other, Howard County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Howard County.

Married by County Subdivision#26

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Howard County, selected county subdivisions in Howard County, and entities that contain Howard County
0%20%40%60%Count#4, Lisbon3, W Friendship2, Ellicott CityHoward CountyHoward5, Clarksville1, Elkridge6, SavageUnited StatesSouthSouth AtlanticMarylandBaltimore67.175506%67.175506%67%7,701166.965012%66.965012%67%9,053264.446133%64.446133%64%33,91833.9k358.124127%58.124127%58%143,176143k58.124127%58.124127%58%143,176143k57.667547%57.667547%58%32,51732.5k454.564678%54.564678%55%19,35319.4k552.867551%52.867551%53%40,63440.6k648.062966%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%1,037,7941.04M
Count number of this marital status
# rank of county subdivision out of 6 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by County in the Baltimore Area

There are 7 counties in the Baltimore Area. This section compares Howard County to all of the counties in the Baltimore Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Howard County.

Married by County#30

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Howard County, selected other counties in the Baltimore Area, and entities that contain Howard County
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#Howard CountyHowardQueen Anne'sCarrollHarfordAnne ArundelUnited StatesSouthSouth AtlanticMarylandBaltimoreBaltimoreBaltimore58.124127%58.124127%58%143,176143k58.124127%58.124127%58%143,176143k157.280823%57.280823%57%22,83522.8k256.624778%56.624778%57%77,77377.8k354.570570%54.570570%55%110,811111k451.339992%51.339992%51%233,062233k548.062966%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%2,271,9742.27M46.219045%46.219045%46%313,165313k645.765902%45.765902%46%1,037,7941.04M26.884245%26.884245%27%136,972137k7
Count number of this marital status
# rank of county out of 7 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by County in Maryland

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

Married by County#34

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Howard County, selected other counties in Maryland, and entities that contain Howard County
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#Howard CountyHowardQueen Anne'sCarrollGarrettFrederickHarfordTalbotMontgomerySt. Mary'sCalvertCecilAnne ArundelWorcesterCharlesCarolineWashingtonDorchesterUnited StatesSouthSouth AtlanticKentMarylandBaltimoreBaltimoreAlleganyWicomicoPrince George'sSomersetBaltimore58.124127%58.124127%58%143,176143k58.124127%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%313,165313k1945.765902%45.765902%46%1,037,7941.04M44.284207%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
Count number of this marital status
# rank of county out of 24 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 Howard County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Howard County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 941,618.

Married by County#38

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Howard County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Howard County
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#Howard CountyHowardFairfaxSanta ClaraMontgomeryNassauOaklandSalt LakeContra CostaWakeSuffolkFairfieldOrangeHonoluluMiddlesexWestchesterKingTarrantAlamedaSt. LouisRiversideUnited StatesSouthSouth AtlanticSan DiegoHarrisHennepinPalm BeachMarylandMaricopaBaltimoreQueensAlleghenySan BernardinoMecklenburgSacramentoPimaDallasHillsboroughBexarClarkFresnoTravisBrowardOrangeLos AngelesFranklinCookMiami-DadeCuyahogaKingsWayneFultonMilwaukeeNew YorkBronxPhiladelphia58.124127%58.124127%58%143,176143k58.124127%58.124127%58%143,176143k55.728918%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%742,044742k1648.279556%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%1,517,5651.52M2445.765902%45.765902%46%1,037,7941.04M45.377673%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 Howard 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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Principal Unincorporated Place:
Columbia
Districts:
1, Elkridge, 2, Ellicott City, 3, West Friendship, 4, Lisbon, 5, Clarksville, 6, Savage
Unincorporated Places:
Columbia, Elkridge, Ellicott City, Fulton, Highland, Ilchester, Jessup, North Laurel, Savage, Scaggsville
ZIP Codes:
20701, 20723, 20759, 20763, 20777, 20794, 20833, 21029, 21036, 21042, 21043, 21044, 21045, 21046, 21075, 21076, 21104, 21163, 21723, 21737, 21738, 21771, 21784, 21794, 21797
Unified School District:
Howard County
Congressional Districts:
MD-2, MD-3, MD-7
State Senate Districts:
MD-9, MD-12, MD-13
State Legislative Districts:
MD-12, MD-13
State Legislative Subdistricts:
MD-9A, MD-9B
Neighboring Counties:
Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Carroll, Frederick, Montgomery, Prince George's
Nearby Cities:
Alexandria, Baltimore, Fairfax, Falls Church
Nearby Counties:
Arlington, District of Columbia, Fairfax, Harford, Kent, Loudoun