Marital Status in Plymouth County, Massachusetts (County)

Marital Status#1

Percentage of population aged 15 and older.
Scope: population of Massachusetts and Plymouth County
Female Male
Massachusetts
Plymouth County
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
0%50%FMNever MarriedMarriedSeparated/DivorcedWidowed-28.793897%-33.984239%-28.793897%29%28.793897%5.720428%33.984239%5.426624%34.514325%35%62,05262.1k68,62068.6k-48.554551%-44.348990%-48.554551%49%48.554551%4.633824%44.348990%4.245318%53.188375%53%104,637105k105,747106k-9.620453%-3.676284%-9.508780%-3.575676%-13.296737%13%9.620453%9.508780%9.620453%10%28,65528.7k19,12719.1k-2.676847%-6.677968%-2.486049%-6.096266%-9.354815%9%2.676847%2.486049%2.676847%3%20,16020.2k5,322
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 Plymouth County
Female Male
Massachusetts
Plymouth County
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
40%20%0%20%40%FMNever MarriedNow MarriedSeparatedAbsent SpouseWidowedDivorced-28.793897%-33.984239%-28.793897%29%28.793897%5.720428%33.984239%5.426624%34.514325%35%62,05262.1k68,62068.6k-46.638113%-42.029467%-46.638113%47%46.638113%4.655042%42.029467%3.934409%51.293155%51%100,507101k101,979102k-1.199099%-0.689961%-1.523400%-0.548075%-1.889060%2%1.199099%1.523400%1.199099%1%4,0712,384-1.895220%-0.021218%-2.319522%-1.916438%2%1.895220%2.319522%0.310909%1.895220%2%4,1303,768-2.676847%-6.677968%-2.486049%-6.096266%-9.354815%9%2.676847%2.486049%2.676847%3%20,16020.2k5,322-8.421354%-2.986322%-7.985379%-3.027601%-11.407677%11%8.421354%7.985379%8.421354%8%24,58424.6k16,74316.7k
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 Plymouth County
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 1714.264%14.3%49.130%49.1%36.507%36.5%70.459%70.5%55.281%55.3%75.445%75.4%64.044%64.0%72.324%72.3%65.595%65.6%72.082%72.1%64.556%64.6%68.331%68.3%68.844%68.8%69.513%69.5%69.502%69.5%68.352%68.4%64.081%64.1%60.419%60.4%52.643%52.6%49.731%49.7%26.458%26.5%16.198%16.2%4.232%4.23%1.698%1.70%1.379%1.38%0.262%0.26%0.307%0.31%0.420%0.42%
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 Plymouth County
Female
Male
0%5%10%15%20%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 177.391%7.39%8.783%8.78%11.351%11.4%8.956%8.96%18.442%18.4%11.424%11.4%19.658%19.7%16.851%16.9%21.418%21.4%15.662%15.7%19.425%19.4%16.504%16.5%18.679%18.7%12.623%12.6%14.441%14.4%11.394%11.4%11.373%11.4%8.650%8.65%9.940%9.94%6.329%6.33%4.954%4.95%1.148%1.15%0.783%0.78%0.253%0.25%0.000%0%0.092%0.09%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 Massachusetts and Plymouth County
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%80%100%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 176.073%6.07%3.594%3.59%6.226%6.23%4.841%4.84%6.738%6.74%6.597%6.60%8.541%8.54%8.812%8.81%7.896%7.90%10.943%10.9%12.703%12.7%14.183%14.2%10.230%10.2%17.398%17.4%15.381%15.4%19.745%19.7%24.217%24.2%30.805%30.8%37.144%37.1%43.941%43.9%68.368%68.4%82.557%82.6%94.986%95.0%98.049%98.0%98.621%98.6%99.646%99.6%99.693%99.7%99.580%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 Plymouth County
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 1772.272%72.3%38.493%38.5%45.916%45.9%15.744%15.7%19.538%19.5%6.534%6.53%7.758%7.76%2.013%2.01%5.091%5.09%1.313%1.31%3.316%3.32%0.982%0.98%2.247%2.25%0.467%0.47%0.676%0.68%0.508%0.51%0.329%0.33%0.126%0.13%0.272%0.27%0.000%0%0.220%0.22%0.098%0.10%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 Plymouth County
Plymouth 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 - 172,71211,89411.9k31,25131.3k23,31923.3k25,88925.9k27,38827.4k27,17127.2k23,29723.3k17,31017.3k13,53313.5k5,52990710579
Count number of married in age cohort in Plymouth County

Marital Status by Race#9

Percentage of each ethno-racial group.
Scope: population of Massachusetts and Plymouth County
Plymouth County
Massachusetts
Divorced
Widowed
Separated
Married
Never Married
60%40%20%0%20%40%60%CountAsian2White1White HispanicBlack2Other2Mixed2-29.712460%-1.146401%-7.573764%-35.782394%-1.035487%-3.975363%-38.432625%38%56.944183%4.623191%56.007713%3.199042%61.567375%62%5,321-28.728516%-1.307794%-9.850407%-33.134047%-1.347403%-10.007622%-39.886717%40%53.464351%6.648932%49.092642%6.418286%60.113283%60%349,214349k-41.482078%-2.188213%-14.297221%-49.897992%-4.043445%-9.432516%-57.967512%58%39.616056%2.416432%33.977496%2.648550%42.032488%42%7,449-46.840052%-3.678659%-10.310649%-51.116142%-4.100762%-10.119707%-60.829360%61%35.642248%3.528392%30.499909%4.163479%39.170640%39%34,60534.6k-51.837817%-2.008336%-10.003789%-51.411715%-4.542962%-9.345092%-63.849943%64%34.132247%2.017810%31.985158%2.715074%36.150057%36%10,55610.6k-55.693380%-2.494774%-11.651568%-55.231504%-2.684211%-8.479470%-69.839721%70%24.543554%5.616725%30.582429%3.022385%30.160279%30%7,175
Count number of people of given race
1non-Hispanic 2including Hispanic

Map of Marital Status by County Subdivision in Plymouth County

Married Marital Status by County Subdivision#10

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
37%43%48%53%59%65%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by County Subdivision#11

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
5.9%8.1%10.2%12.4%14.5%16.7%

Widowed Marital Status by County Subdivision#12

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
3.9%4.8%5.7%6.5%7.4%8.3%

Never Married Marital Status by County Subdivision#13

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
22.1%26.7%31.3%35.9%40.4%45.1%
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Map of Marital Status by Tract in Plymouth County

Married Marital Status by Tract#14

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
3%17%30%43%57%70%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by Tract#15

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
1.4%6.3%11.2%16.1%21.0%25.9%

Widowed Marital Status by Tract#16

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
1.1%3.4%5.8%8.1%10.4%12.8%

Never Married Marital Status by Tract#17

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
18%33%49%64%79%95%
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Marital Status by Place in Plymouth County

There are 29 places in Plymouth County. This section compares all 29 of those to each other, Plymouth County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Plymouth County.

Married by Place#18

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Plymouth County, selected places in Plymouth County, and entities that contain Plymouth County
0%20%40%60%Count#The PinehillsDuxburySouth DuxburyHansonHinghamGrn Hbr-Cedar CrstN ScituateMarshfield HlsScituateKingstonMattapoisett CtrN PembrokeOcean Bluff-Brant RockOcean Bluff-Brant …MarshfieldAbingtonPlymouthUnited StatesN LakevilleNew EnglandBoston AreaNortheastMassachusettsHullMiddleborough CtrWest WarehamMarion CenterN PlymouthWeweanticPlymouthOnsetWareham CtrBrocktonWhite Is ShrsBridgewater74.523810%74.523810%75%939170.756972%70.756972%71%888269.208939%69.208939%69%1,951362.084691%62.084691%62%953460.921577%60.921577%61%2,750560.464117%60.464117%60%1,407659.995088%59.995088%60%2,443758.846340%58.846340%59%1,214858.511356%58.511356%59%2,602958.445411%58.445411%58%2,9551054.021352%54.021352%54%1,5181152.469136%52.469136%52%1,2751251.708177%51.708177%52%2,3461351.333154%51.333154%51%1,9061451.307165%51.307165%51%6,9671550.778142%50.778142%51%210,384210k48.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.835592%47.835592%48%1,0941647.628680%47.628680%48%5,811,6825.81M47.118464%47.118464%47%1,851,0711.85M46.822987%46.822987%47%21,647,11421.6M46.385590%46.385590%46%2,599,0632.60M46.379292%46.379292%46%4,3361746.092050%46.092050%46%2,7541845.961699%45.961699%46%1,1041945.961699%45.961699%46%5522044.580420%44.580420%45%1,2752141.419711%41.419711%41%6012238.662927%38.662927%39%2,4812338.374291%38.374291%38%4062437.289433%37.289433%37%9742537.149652%37.149652%37%27,64927.6k2629.604773%29.604773%30%3972724.013072%24.013072%24%1,83728
Count number of this marital status
# rank of place out of 28 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by County Subdivision in Plymouth County

There are 28 county subdivisions in Plymouth County. This section compares all 28 of those to each other, Plymouth County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Plymouth County.

Married by County Subdivision#22

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Plymouth County, selected county subdivisions in Plymouth County, and entities that contain Plymouth County
0%20%40%60%Count#DuxburyNorwellHanoverHinghamMarionRochesterLakevilleScituateHalifaxMattapoisettPlymptonKingstonCarverMarshfieldHansonMiddleboroughPembrokePlymouthAbingtonPlymouthE BridgewaterW BridgewaterUnited StatesWhitmanNew EnglandBoston AreaNortheastMassachusettsTown of HullRocklandWarehamBridgewaterBrockton64.084392%64.084392%64%7,867163.382125%63.382125%63%5,326262.244806%62.244806%62%6,921361.366753%61.366753%61%11,18911.2k461.115134%61.115134%61%2,532559.982055%59.982055%60%2,674659.899255%59.899255%60%5,470758.818366%58.818366%59%8,711858.502985%58.502985%59%3,822958.310785%58.310785%58%3,0171057.078926%57.078926%57%1,4031156.862382%56.862382%57%6,1401255.706494%55.706494%56%5,4131355.252749%55.252749%55%11,45511.5k1454.773297%54.773297%55%4,8081554.093336%54.093336%54%10,94210.9k1654.078611%54.078611%54%8,0351754.012882%54.012882%54%26,41526.4k1851.307165%51.307165%51%6,9671950.778142%50.778142%51%210,384210k50.689362%50.689362%51%5,9562049.349332%49.349332%49%2,9202148.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M48.040602%48.040602%48%5,7742247.628680%47.628680%48%5,811,6825.81M47.118464%47.118464%47%1,851,0711.85M46.822987%46.822987%47%21,647,11421.6M46.385590%46.385590%46%2,599,0632.60M46.379292%46.379292%46%4,3362346.160176%46.160176%46%6,7322444.276898%44.276898%44%8,2512541.444263%41.444263%41%9,6592637.149652%37.149652%37%27,64927.6k27
Count number of this marital status
# rank of county subdivision out of 27 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by County in the Boston Area

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

Married by County#26

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Plymouth County, selected other counties in the Boston Area, and entities that contain Plymouth County
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#RockinghamNorfolkPlymouthMiddlesexEssexUnited StatesNew EnglandStraffordBoston AreaNortheastMassachusettsSuffolk55.756580%55.756580%56%139,760140k152.091033%52.091033%52%296,249296k250.778142%50.778142%51%210,384210k349.887583%49.887583%50%649,460649k448.358170%48.358170%48%305,009305k548.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.628680%47.628680%48%5,811,6825.81M47.460417%47.460417%47%50,17850.2k647.118464%47.118464%47%1,851,0711.85M46.822987%46.822987%47%21,647,11421.6M46.385590%46.385590%46%2,599,0632.60M30.466987%30.466987%30%200,031200k7
Count number of this marital status
# rank of county out of 7 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by County in Massachusetts

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

Married by County#30

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Plymouth County, selected other counties in Massachusetts, and entities that contain Plymouth County
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#BarnstableNorfolkPlymouthMiddlesexNantucketEssexUnited StatesWorcesterFranklinNew EnglandBoston AreaNortheastBristolMassachusettsDukesBerkshireHampdenHampshireSuffolk53.260631%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%5,811,6825.81M47.118464%47.118464%47%1,851,0711.85M46.822987%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%6,6531045.060591%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 Plymouth County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Plymouth County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 941,618.

Married by County#34

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Plymouth County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Plymouth County
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#FairfaxSanta ClaraMontgomeryNassauOaklandSalt LakeContra CostaWakeSuffolkFairfieldPlymouthOrangeHonoluluMiddlesexWestchesterKingTarrantAlamedaSt. LouisRiversideUnited StatesNew EnglandSan DiegoHarrisHennepinBoston AreaPalm BeachMaricopaNortheastMassachusettsQueensAlleghenySan 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%387,194387k1050.778142%50.778142%51%210,384210k50.294014%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%463,578464k2247.118464%47.118464%47%1,851,0711.85M47.008209%47.008209%47%551,403551k2346.897917%46.897917%47%1,517,5651.52M2446.822987%46.822987%47%21,647,11421.6M46.385590%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%533,102533k2945.056972%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 Plymouth 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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Towns:
Abington, Bridgewater, Carver, Duxbury, East Bridgewater, Halifax, Hanover, Hanson, Hingham, Hull, Kingston, Lakeville, Marion, Marshfield, Mattapoisett, Middleborough, Norwell, Pembroke, Plymouth, Plympton, Rochester, Rockland, Scituate, Wareham, West Bridgewater, Whitman
Unincorporated Places:
Abington, Bridgewater, Duxbury, Green Harbor-Cedar Crest, Hanson, Hingham, Hull, Kingston, Marion Center, Marshfield, Marshfield Hills, Mattapoisett Center, Middleborough Center, North Lakeville, North Pembroke, North Plymouth, North Scituate, Ocean Bluff-Brant Rock, Onset, Plymouth, Scituate, South Duxbury, Southfield, The Pinehills, Wareham Center, West Wareham, Weweantic, White Island Shores
ZIP Codes:
02025, 02043, 02045, 02047, 02050, 02061, 02066, 02189, 02190, 02301, 02302, 02324, 02330, 02332, 02333, 02338, 02339, 02341, 02346, 02347, 02351, 02359, 02360, 02364, 02366, 02367, 02370, 02379, 02382, 02532, 02538, 02558, 02562, 02571, 02576, 02738, 02739, 02767, 02770
Unified School Districts:
Abington, Bridgewater-Raynham, Brockton, Carver, Duxbury, East Bridgewater, Freetown-Lakeville, Hanover, Hingham, Hull, Marshfield, Middleborough, Norwell, Pembroke, Plymouth, Rockland, Scituate, Wareham, West Bridgewater, Whitman-Hanson
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Halifax, Kingston, Marion, Mattapoisett, Plympton, Rochester
Secondary School Districts:
Old Rochester, Silver Lake
Congressional Districts:
MA-4, MA-8, MA-9
Upper State Legislative Districts:
MA-1st Bristol and Plymouth, MA-1st Plymouth and Bristol, MA-Norfolk and Plymouth, MA-Norfolk, Bristol and Plymouth, MA-Plymouth and Barnstable, MA-Plymouth and Norfolk, MA-2nd Bristol and Plymouth, MA-2nd Plymouth and Bristol
Lower State Legislative Districts:
MA-1st Plymouth, MA-2nd Plymouth, MA-3rd Plymouth, MA-4th Norfolk, MA-4th Plymouth, MA-5th Barnstable, MA-5th Plymouth, MA-6th Plymouth, MA-7th Plymouth, MA-8th Plymouth, MA-9th Plymouth, MA-10th Bristol, MA-10th Plymouth, MA-11th Plymouth, MA-12th Bristol, MA-12th Plymouth
Neighboring Counties:
Barnstable, Bristol, Norfolk, Suffolk
Nearby Counties:
Bristol, Dukes, Essex, Kent, Middlesex, Nantucket, Newport, Providence, Washington