Marital Status in Bristol County, Massachusetts (County)

Marital Status#1

Percentage of population aged 15 and older.
Scope: population of Massachusetts and Bristol County
Female Male
Massachusetts
Bristol County
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
40%20%0%20%40%FMNever MarriedMarriedSeparated/DivorcedWidowed-31.293306%-33.984239%-31.293306%31%31.293306%6.263023%33.984239%5.426624%37.556329%38%74,74574.7k82,59282.6k-44.088624%-44.348990%-44.088624%44%44.088624%4.908034%44.348990%4.245318%48.996658%49%105,307105k107,751108k-10.741878%-3.977217%-9.508780%-3.575676%-14.719095%15%10.741878%9.508780%10.741878%11%35,15735.2k23,62323.6k-2.705136%-7.193839%-2.486049%-6.096266%-9.898976%10%2.705136%2.486049%2.705136%3%23,64423.6k5,949
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 Massachusetts and Bristol County
Female Male
Massachusetts
Bristol County
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
40%20%0%20%40%FMNever MarriedNow MarriedSeparatedAbsent SpouseWidowedDivorced-31.293306%-33.984239%-31.293306%31%31.293306%6.263023%33.984239%5.426624%37.556329%38%74,74574.7k82,59282.6k-42.320172%-42.029467%-42.320172%42%42.320172%4.683898%42.029467%3.934409%47.004070%47%101,083101k103,369103k-1.602892%-0.582553%-1.523400%-0.548075%-2.185445%2%1.602892%1.523400%1.602892%2%5,2203,525-1.768452%-2.319522%-1.768452%2%1.768452%0.224136%2.319522%0.310909%1.992588%2%4,2244,382-2.705136%-7.193839%-2.486049%-6.096266%-9.898976%10%2.705136%2.486049%2.705136%3%23,64423.6k5,949-9.138986%-3.394665%-7.985379%-3.027601%-12.533650%13%9.138986%7.985379%9.138986%9%29,93729.9k20,09820.1k
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 Massachusetts and Bristol County
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 1711.373%11.4%49.401%49.4%34.254%34.3%67.790%67.8%51.513%51.5%72.299%72.3%62.508%62.5%69.746%69.7%61.826%61.8%65.251%65.3%61.287%61.3%64.287%64.3%59.020%59.0%63.903%63.9%60.309%60.3%64.025%64.0%58.597%58.6%57.943%57.9%48.169%48.2%41.167%41.2%29.843%29.8%20.417%20.4%5.222%5.22%3.073%3.07%2.033%2.03%0.942%0.94%0.460%0.46%0.219%0.22%
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 Massachusetts and Bristol County
Female
Male
0%5%10%15%20%25%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 175.454%5.45%4.888%4.89%13.106%13.1%11.959%12.0%19.456%19.5%13.521%13.5%21.600%21.6%16.761%16.8%23.571%23.6%19.386%19.4%21.896%21.9%17.807%17.8%26.383%26.4%16.707%16.7%19.572%19.6%13.254%13.3%13.170%13.2%9.635%9.64%9.355%9.36%5.991%5.99%4.243%4.24%2.465%2.46%1.291%1.29%0.768%0.77%0.000%0%0.105%0.10%0.000%0%0.137%0.14%
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 Massachusetts and Bristol County
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%80%100%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 176.710%6.71%5.288%5.29%5.968%5.97%6.157%6.16%7.242%7.24%7.533%7.53%6.373%6.37%10.014%10.0%9.180%9.18%12.972%13.0%14.045%14.0%17.182%17.2%13.454%13.5%19.137%19.1%19.516%19.5%22.621%22.6%27.535%27.5%32.284%32.3%42.282%42.3%52.842%52.8%65.914%65.9%77.118%77.1%93.487%93.5%96.159%96.2%97.967%98.0%98.953%99.0%99.540%99.5%99.645%99.6%
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 Massachusetts and Bristol County
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 1776.464%76.5%40.423%40.4%46.673%46.7%14.094%14.1%21.789%21.8%6.646%6.65%9.519%9.52%3.479%3.48%5.422%5.42%2.391%2.39%2.772%2.77%0.724%0.72%1.143%1.14%0.254%0.25%0.604%0.60%0.100%0.10%0.698%0.70%0.137%0.14%0.193%0.19%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 Massachusetts.
Scope: population of Massachusetts and Bristol County
Bristol County
Massachusetts
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 - 173,18012,11412.1k29,45829.5k22,47622.5k25,09525.1k27,15727.2k25,58725.6k23,46423.5k18,93418.9k15,06015.1k8,6511,58722372
Count number of married in age cohort in Bristol County

Marital Status by Race#9

Percentage of each ethno-racial group.
Scope: population of Massachusetts and Bristol County
Bristol County
Massachusetts
Divorced
Widowed
Separated
Married
Never Married
60%40%20%0%20%40%60%CountAsian2White1White HispanicBlack2Other2Mixed2-31.236300%-1.939939%-3.671635%-35.782394%-1.035487%-3.975363%-36.847874%37%59.929855%3.222271%56.007713%3.199042%63.152126%63%9,124-32.001460%-1.649609%-11.228093%-33.134047%-1.347403%-10.007622%-44.879163%45%48.156580%6.964257%49.092642%6.418286%55.120837%55%394,457394k-46.966202%-2.737940%-10.119346%-49.897992%-4.043445%-9.432516%-59.823488%60%38.080433%2.096079%33.977496%2.648550%40.176512%40%9,971-50.232558%-4.561962%-9.283211%-51.116142%-4.100762%-10.119707%-64.077732%64%32.793883%3.128385%30.499909%4.163479%35.922268%36%15,69515.7k-51.090403%-4.351856%-9.557496%-51.411715%-4.542962%-9.345092%-64.999756%65%31.150900%3.849344%31.985158%2.715074%35.000244%35%20,49720.5k-57.801418%-1.994681%-10.915337%-55.231504%-2.684211%-8.479470%-70.711436%71%25.531915%3.756649%30.582429%3.022385%29.288564%29%9,024
Count number of people of given race
1non-Hispanic 2including Hispanic

Map of Marital Status by County Subdivision in Bristol County

Married Marital Status by County Subdivision#10

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
36.3%41.0%45.6%50.2%54.8%59.5%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by County Subdivision#11

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
7.6%9.2%10.8%12.4%14.0%15.7%

Widowed Marital Status by County Subdivision#12

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
2.5%4.0%5.5%7.0%8.5%10.0%

Never Married Marital Status by County Subdivision#13

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
24.1%27.6%31.0%34.5%37.9%41.4%
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Map of Marital Status by Tract in Bristol County

Married Marital Status by Tract#14

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
12%23%33%44%54%65%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by Tract#15

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
1%8%14%20%27%34%

Widowed Marital Status by Tract#16

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
1.0%3.9%6.7%9.5%12.3%15.1%

Never Married Marital Status by Tract#17

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
20%33%46%59%72%85%
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Map of Marital Status by Block Group in Bristol County

Married Marital Status by Block Group#18

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
4%18%32%46%61%75%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by Block Group#19

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
1%9%17%25%32%41%

Widowed Marital Status by Block Group#20

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
0%5%10%16%21%27%

Never Married Marital Status by Block Group#21

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
7%23%38%54%69%85%
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Marital Status by Place in Bristol County

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

Married by Place#22

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Bristol County, selected places in Bristol County, and entities that contain Bristol County
0%20%40%60%Count#North SeekonkSomersetRaynham CtrN WestportAttleboroMansfield CtrBliss CornerUnited StatesNew EnglandNortheastBristolMassachusettsProvidenceOcean GroveAcushnet CtrTauntonSmith MillsFall RiverNew BedfordNorton Center63.598326%63.598326%64%1,520152.295040%52.295040%52%8,203251.866978%51.866978%52%1,778350.322414%50.322414%50%1,951449.751746%49.751746%50%17,73617.7k549.431469%49.431469%49%3,217648.849968%48.849968%49%2,315748.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.628680%47.628680%48%5,811,6825.81M46.822987%46.822987%47%21,647,11421.6M46.441339%46.441339%46%213,058213k46.385590%46.385590%46%2,599,0632.60M45.186148%45.186148%45%605,329605k44.774814%44.774814%45%1,024844.645799%44.645799%45%1,084944.131125%44.131125%44%20,70520.7k1042.770167%42.770167%43%1,6861137.852823%37.852823%38%27,85427.9k1236.379554%36.379554%36%28,04928.0k1320.800000%20.800000%21%54614
Count number of this marital status
# rank of place out of 14 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by County Subdivision in Bristol County

There are 21 county subdivisions in Bristol County. This section compares all 21 of those to each other, Bristol County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Bristol County.

Married by County Subdivision#26

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Bristol County, selected county subdivisions in Bristol County, and entities that contain Bristol County
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#SeekonkBerkleyMansfieldFreetownSwanseaRaynhamWestportDightonRehobothSomersetEastonAcushnetFairhavenN AttleboroughAttleboroNortonUnited StatesNew EnglandNortheastBristolMassachusettsProvidenceDartmouthTauntonFall RiverNew Bedford59.406745%59.406745%59%7,310159.390863%59.390863%59%3,159257.593563%57.593563%58%10,88010.9k357.410654%57.410654%57%4,257457.307157%57.307157%57%7,823556.207736%56.207736%56%6,234655.335468%55.335468%55%7,431755.227121%55.227121%55%3,307855.172759%55.172759%55%5,509952.295040%52.295040%52%8,2031051.729616%51.729616%52%10,09410.1k1151.125546%51.125546%51%4,5651250.723777%50.723777%51%6,8331350.224119%50.224119%50%11,65311.7k1449.751746%49.751746%50%17,73617.7k1549.202062%49.202062%49%8,0161648.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.628680%47.628680%48%5,811,6825.81M46.822987%46.822987%47%21,647,11421.6M46.441339%46.441339%46%213,058213k46.385590%46.385590%46%2,599,0632.60M45.186148%45.186148%45%605,329605k44.284820%44.284820%44%13,44013.4k1744.131125%44.131125%44%20,70520.7k1837.852823%37.852823%38%27,85427.9k1936.379554%36.379554%36%28,04928.0k20
Count number of this marital status
# rank of county subdivision out of 20 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by County in the Providence Area

There are 6 counties in the Providence Area. This section compares Bristol County to all of the counties in the Providence Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Bristol County.

Married by County#30

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Bristol County, selected other counties in the Providence Area, and entities that contain Bristol County
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#BristolWashingtonKentNewportUnited StatesNew EnglandNortheastBristolMassachusettsProvidenceProvidence51.913870%51.913870%52%21,57821.6k150.583816%50.583816%51%54,80254.8k249.700008%49.700008%50%69,00269.0k349.214979%49.214979%49%34,66934.7k448.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.628680%47.628680%48%5,811,6825.81M46.822987%46.822987%47%21,647,11421.6M46.441339%46.441339%46%213,058213k546.385590%46.385590%46%2,599,0632.60M45.186148%45.186148%45%605,329605k40.680032%40.680032%41%212,220212k6
Count number of this marital status
# rank of county out of 6 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by County in Massachusetts

There are 14 counties in Massachusetts. This section compares Bristol County to all of the counties in Massachusetts and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Bristol County.

Married by County#34

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Bristol County, selected other counties in Massachusetts, and entities that contain Bristol County
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#BarnstableNorfolkPlymouthMiddlesexNantucketEssexUnited StatesWorcesterFranklinNew EnglandNortheastBristolMassachusettsDukesProvidenceBerkshireHampdenHampshireSuffolk53.260631%53.260631%53%99,68199.7k152.091033%52.091033%52%296,249296k250.778142%50.778142%51%210,384210k349.887583%49.887583%50%649,460649k448.644068%48.644068%49%4,305548.358170%48.358170%48%305,009305k648.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M48.022225%48.022225%48%320,569321k747.885714%47.885714%48%28,91128.9k847.628680%47.628680%48%5,811,6825.81M46.822987%46.822987%47%21,647,11421.6M46.441339%46.441339%46%213,058213k946.385590%46.385590%46%2,599,0632.60M45.437782%45.437782%45%6,6531045.186148%45.186148%45%605,329605k45.060591%45.060591%45%49,64149.6k1141.917433%41.917433%42%160,304160k1238.848605%38.848605%39%54,80854.8k1330.466987%30.466987%30%200,031200k14
Count number of this marital status
# rank of county out of 14 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 Bristol County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Bristol County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 941,618.

Married by County#38

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Bristol County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Bristol County
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#FairfaxSanta ClaraMontgomeryNassauOaklandSalt LakeContra CostaWakeSuffolkFairfieldOrangeHonoluluMiddlesexWestchesterKingTarrantAlamedaSt. LouisRiversideUnited StatesNew EnglandSan DiegoHarrisHennepinPalm BeachMaricopaNortheastBristolMassachusettsQueensAlleghenySan BernardinoMecklenburgSacramentoProvidencePimaDallasHillsboroughBexarClarkFresnoTravisBrowardOrangeLos 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%742,044742k1648.279556%48.279556%48%635,456635k1748.178006%48.178006%48%393,649394k1848.085207%48.085207%48%875,082875k1948.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.628680%47.628680%48%5,811,6825.81M47.276963%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%1,517,5651.52M2446.822987%46.822987%47%21,647,11421.6M46.441339%46.441339%46%213,058213k46.385590%46.385590%46%2,599,0632.60M45.377673%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%533,102533k2945.186148%45.186148%45%605,329605k45.056972%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 Bristol 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 City:
New Bedford
Cities:
Attleboro, Fall River, New Bedford, Taunton
Towns:
Acushnet, Berkley, Dartmouth, Dighton, Easton, Fairhaven, Freetown, Mansfield, North Attleborough, Norton, Raynham, Rehoboth, Seekonk, Somerset, Swansea, Westport
Unincorporated Places:
Acushnet Center, Bliss Corner, Mansfield Center, North Seekonk, North Westport, Norton Center, Ocean Grove, Raynham Center, Smith Mills, Somerset
ZIP Codes:
02048, 02356, 02357, 02375, 02702, 02703, 02715, 02717, 02718, 02719, 02720, 02721, 02723, 02724, 02725, 02726, 02740, 02743, 02744, 02745, 02746, 02747, 02748, 02760, 02763, 02764, 02766, 02767, 02769, 02771, 02777, 02779, 02780, 02790, 02791, 02861, 02914
Unified School Districts:
Attleboro, Bridgewater-Raynham, Dartmouth, Dighton-Rehoboth, Easton, Fairhaven, Fall River, Freetown-Lakeville, Mansfield, New Bedford, North Attleborough, Norton, Seekonk, Swansea, Taunton, Westport
Elementary School Districts:
Acushnet, Berkley, Somerset
Secondary School District:
Somerset-Berkley
Congressional Districts:
MA-4, MA-8, MA-9
Upper State Legislative Districts:
MA-Bristol and Norfolk, MA-1st Bristol and Plymouth, MA-1st Plymouth and Bristol, MA-Norfolk, Bristol and Middlesex, MA-Norfolk, Bristol and Plymouth, MA-2nd Bristol and Plymouth, MA-2nd Plymouth and Bristol
Lower State Legislative Districts:
MA-1st Bristol, MA-2nd Bristol, MA-3rd Bristol, MA-4th Bristol, MA-5th Bristol, MA-6th Bristol, MA-7th Bristol, MA-8th Bristol, MA-8th Norfolk, MA-8th Plymouth, MA-9th Bristol, MA-10th Bristol, MA-11th Bristol, MA-11th Plymouth, MA-12th Bristol, MA-13th Bristol, MA-14th Bristol
Neighboring Counties:
Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Newport, Norfolk, Plymouth, Providence
Nearby Counties:
Kent, Middlesex, Suffolk, Washington, Worcester