Marital Status in Worcester County, Maryland (County)

Marital Status#1

Percentage of population aged 15 and older.
Scope: population of Maryland and Worcester County
Female Male
Maryland
Worcester County
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
0%50%FMNever MarriedMarriedSeparated/DivorcedWidowed-23.500988%-32.858421%-23.500988%24%23.500988%7.754325%32.858421%4.609105%31.255313%31%5,3506,618-48.139688%-44.469599%-48.139688%48%48.139688%4.760095%44.469599%5.106190%52.899783%53%10,95911.0k11,20111.2k-12.534240%-1.157831%-10.525823%-3.439803%-13.692071%14%12.534240%10.525823%12.534240%13%3,1172,654-3.310664%-11.356588%-2.430862%-6.275492%-14.667252%15%3.310664%2.430862%3.310664%3%3,339701
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 Worcester County
Female Male
Maryland
Worcester County
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
40%20%0%20%40%FMNever MarriedNow MarriedSeparatedAbsent SpouseWidowedDivorced-23.500988%-32.858421%-23.500988%24%23.500988%7.754325%32.858421%4.609105%31.255313%31%5,3506,618-45.820338%-41.794927%-45.820338%46%45.820338%4.302454%41.794927%4.651887%50.122792%50%10,43110.4k10,61310.6k-1.453986%-2.147940%-0.411202%-1.453986%1%1.453986%0.387895%2.147940%1.841882%2%331390-2.319350%-2.674672%-2.319350%2%2.319350%0.457641%2.674672%0.454303%2.776991%3%528588-3.310664%-11.356588%-2.430862%-6.275492%-14.667252%15%3.310664%2.430862%3.310664%3%3,339701-10.692359%-1.545726%-8.377883%-3.028601%-12.238085%12%10.692359%8.377883%10.692359%11%2,7862,264
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 Worcester County
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%80%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 1717.045%17.0%52.390%52.4%35.209%35.2%82.386%82.4%58.862%58.9%74.950%74.9%70.839%70.8%72.201%72.2%57.749%57.7%56.000%56.0%63.401%63.4%59.416%59.4%56.763%56.8%57.245%57.2%52.230%52.2%52.299%52.3%49.353%49.4%54.945%54.9%58.637%58.6%44.255%44.3%40.700%40.7%16.704%16.7%10.686%10.7%3.287%3.29%0.000%0%2.235%2.23%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 Maryland and Worcester County
Female
Male
0%5%10%15%20%25%30%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 178.058%8.06%10.325%10.3%10.027%10.0%8.071%8.07%12.693%12.7%13.544%13.5%11.858%11.9%15.522%15.5%19.949%19.9%28.550%28.5%23.583%23.6%17.214%17.2%16.295%16.3%16.756%16.8%32.158%32.2%21.100%21.1%20.104%20.1%8.477%8.48%12.512%12.5%10.553%10.6%3.969%3.97%0.820%0.82%0.000%0%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 Maryland and Worcester County
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%80%100%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 172.893%2.89%7.839%7.84%3.221%3.22%2.589%2.59%5.512%5.51%4.304%4.30%4.875%4.87%10.059%10.1%15.396%15.4%12.200%12.2%6.580%6.58%21.127%21.1%25.910%25.9%25.403%25.4%13.597%13.6%26.601%26.6%30.544%30.5%36.578%36.6%28.852%28.9%45.191%45.2%55.331%55.3%82.476%82.5%89.314%89.3%96.713%96.7%100.000%100%97.765%97.8%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 Maryland and Worcester County
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 1772.004%72.0%29.446%29.4%51.543%51.5%6.954%6.95%22.933%22.9%7.202%7.20%12.429%12.4%2.217%2.22%6.905%6.91%3.250%3.25%6.436%6.44%2.243%2.24%1.032%1.03%0.596%0.60%2.014%2.01%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 Maryland.
Scope: population of Maryland and Worcester County
Worcester 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 - 174392,3994,9402,9482,2492,4592,0051,3631,2721,148747179120
Count number of married in age cohort in Worcester County

Marital Status by Race#9

Percentage of each ethno-racial group.
Scope: population of Maryland and Worcester County
Worcester County
Maryland
Divorced
Widowed
Separated
Married
Never Married
50%0%50%CountOther2White1Asian2White HispanicBlack2Mixed2-30.088496%-2.654867%-47.909199%-2.838397%-7.385337%-32.743363%33%62.831858%-0.000000%4.424779%39.769671%2.097397%67.256637%67%226-23.356512%-1.626174%-11.363825%-27.922981%-1.764388%-10.121157%-36.346511%36%54.325844%9.327645%53.600945%6.590529%63.653489%64%36,09736.1k-27.353464%-2.309059%-9.058615%-27.395764%-1.170782%-4.099748%-38.721137%39%54.706927%6.571936%63.207487%4.126219%61.278863%61%563-37.796976%-0.863931%-10.583153%-40.619008%-2.853016%-7.196621%-49.244060%49%49.244060%1.511879%46.860844%2.470511%50.755940%51%926-47.241564%-2.017497%-12.890555%-46.412189%-3.612784%-11.683395%-62.149616%62%27.834315%10.016069%32.808432%5.483200%37.850384%38%5,601-60.646388%-13.498099%-51.510151%-2.249930%-8.877352%-74.144487%74%16.159696%-0.000000%9.695817%34.248633%3.113933%25.855513%26%526
Count number of people of given race
1non-Hispanic 2including Hispanic

Map of Marital Status by County Subdivision in Worcester County

Married Marital Status by County Subdivision#10

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
36%42%48%53%58%64%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by County Subdivision#11

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
11.4%12.4%13.5%14.5%15.5%16.6%

Widowed Marital Status by County Subdivision#12

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
6.8%7.7%8.6%9.5%10.4%11.3%

Never Married Marital Status by County Subdivision#13

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
16.4%20.6%24.8%29.0%33.1%37.3%
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Map of Marital Status by Tract in Worcester County

Married Marital Status by Tract#14

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
34%41%47%54%60%67%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by Tract#15

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
9.8%11.2%12.6%14.0%15.3%16.8%

Widowed Marital Status by Tract#16

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
3.9%6.0%8.0%10.0%12.0%14.1%

Never Married Marital Status by Tract#17

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
13%19%25%30%36%42%
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Map of Marital Status by Block Group in Worcester County

Married Marital Status by Block Group#18

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
20%33%45%57%69%81%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by Block Group#19

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
5.3%9.3%13.1%17.0%20.9%24.8%

Widowed Marital Status by Block Group#20

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
0%5%11%16%22%28%

Never Married Marital Status by Block Group#21

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
1%13%25%36%48%60%
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Marital Status by Place in Worcester County

There are 11 places in Worcester County. This section compares all 11 of those to each other, Worcester County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Worcester County.

Married by Place#22

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Worcester County, selected places in Worcester County, and entities that contain Worcester County
0%20%40%60%Count#Ocean PinesNewarkBishopvilleBerlinWorcester CoWorcesterSalisburyUnited StatesSouthSouth AtlanticW Ocean CityOcean CityMarylandGirdletreeStocktonSnow HillPocomoke CityWhaleyville61.817831%61.817831%62%6,400160.173160%60.173160%60%139255.540166%55.540166%56%401350.792752%50.792752%51%1,794450.433556%50.433556%50%22,16022.2k50.433556%50.433556%50%22,16022.2k48.578070%48.578070%49%158,194158k48.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.893501%47.893501%48%46,160,11846.2M47.295823%47.295823%47%24,135,51924.1M47.009267%47.009267%47%1,674546.936293%46.936293%47%3,087646.912785%46.912785%47%2,271,9742.27M44.594595%44.594595%45%33736.893204%36.893204%37%38835.923913%35.923913%36%661933.259843%33.259843%33%1,0561031.372549%31.372549%31%3211
Count number of this marital status
# rank of place out of 11 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by County Subdivision in Worcester County

There are 7 county subdivisions in Worcester County. This section compares all 7 of those to each other, Worcester County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Worcester County.

Married by County Subdivision#26

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Worcester County, selected county subdivisions in Worcester County, and entities that contain Worcester County
0%20%40%60%Count#5, Ocean Pnes6, N4, WWorcester CoWorcester3, SinepuxentSalisburyUnited StatesSouth7, Ocean CitySouth AtlanticMaryland1, S2, Cntrl63.858093%63.858093%64%4,320156.025904%56.025904%56%3,547252.041018%52.041018%52%2,639350.433556%50.433556%50%22,16022.2k50.433556%50.433556%50%22,16022.2k50.241735%50.241735%50%3,845448.578070%48.578070%49%158,194158k48.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.893501%47.893501%48%46,160,11846.2M47.660468%47.660468%48%3,178547.295823%47.295823%47%24,135,51924.1M46.912785%46.912785%47%2,271,9742.27M44.231782%44.231782%44%2,519636.692147%36.692147%37%2,1127
Count number of this marital status
# rank of county subdivision out of 7 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 Worcester County to all of the counties in the Salisbury Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Worcester County.

Married by County#30

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Worcester County, selected other counties in the Salisbury Area, and entities that contain Worcester County
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#SussexWorcester CoWorcesterSalisburyUnited StatesSouthSouth AtlanticMarylandWicomicoSomerset52.190860%52.190860%52%92,12092.1k150.433556%50.433556%50%22,16022.2k50.433556%50.433556%50%22,16022.2k248.578070%48.578070%49%158,194158k48.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.893501%47.893501%48%46,160,11846.2M47.295823%47.295823%47%24,135,51924.1M46.912785%46.912785%47%2,271,9742.27M44.212988%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 Maryland

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

Married by County#34

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Worcester County, selected other counties in Maryland, and entities that contain Worcester County
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#HowardQueen Anne'sCarrollGarrettFrederickHarfordTalbotMontgomerySt. Mary'sCalvertCecilAnne ArundelWorcester CoWorcesterCharlesCarolineWashingtonDorchesterSalisburyUnited 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%22,16022.2k50.433556%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%12,99113.0k1748.578070%48.578070%49%158,194158k48.062966%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
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 Worcester County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Worcester County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 941,618.

Married by County#38

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Worcester County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Worcester County
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#FairfaxSanta ClaraMontgomeryNassauOaklandSalt LakeContra CostaWakeSuffolkFairfieldWorcester CoWorcesterOrangeHonoluluMiddlesexWestchesterKingTarrantSalisburyAlamedaSt. 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%387,194387k1050.433556%50.433556%50%22,16022.2k50.433556%50.433556%50%22,16022.2k50.294014%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%46,160,11846.2M47.295823%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
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 Worcester 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:
Pocomoke City
Districts:
1, Southern, 2, Central, 3, Sinepuxent, 4, Western, 5, Ocean Pines, 6, Northern, 7, Ocean City
Towns:
Berlin, Ocean City, Snow Hill
Unincorporated Places:
Bishopville, Girdletree, Newark, Ocean Pines, Stockton, West Ocean City, Whaleyville
ZIP Codes:
21804, 21811, 21813, 21822, 21829, 21841, 21842, 21851, 21862, 21863, 21864, 21872
Unified School District:
Worcester County
Congressional District:
MD-1
State Senate District:
MD-38
State Legislative Subdistricts:
MD-38A, MD-38C
Neighboring Counties:
Accomack, Somerset, Sussex, Wicomico
Nearby Counties:
Caroline, Dorchester, Kent, Talbot