Marital Status in Benton County, Mississippi (County)

Marital Status#1

Percentage of population aged 15 and older.
Scope: population of Mississippi and Benton County
Female Male
Mississippi
Benton County
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
0%50%FMNever MarriedMarriedSeparated/DivorcedWidowed-24.641423%-30.943825%-24.641423%25%24.641423%2.180470%30.943825%5.332028%26.821893%27%859887-46.242111%-42.335739%-46.242111%46%46.242111%11.272252%42.335739%4.786475%57.514363%58%1,6121,902-13.728455%-1.274414%-13.526877%-2.415044%-15.002869%15%13.728455%13.526877%13.728455%14%523454-1.935289%-12.178308%-3.075055%-7.703460%-14.113597%14%1.935289%3.075055%1.935289%2%49264
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 Mississippi and Benton County
Female Male
Mississippi
Benton County
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
40%20%0%20%40%FMNever MarriedNow MarriedSeparatedAbsent SpouseWidowedDivorced-24.641423%-30.943825%-24.641423%25%24.641423%2.180470%30.943825%5.332028%26.821893%27%859887-44.693058%-40.028436%-44.693058%45%44.693058%11.339600%40.028436%4.323502%56.032658%56%1,5581,853-2.781978%-0.201384%-2.657112%-0.675291%-2.983362%3%2.781978%2.657112%2.781978%3%10492-1.481705%-0.067348%-2.307303%-1.549053%2%1.481705%2.307303%0.462973%1.481705%1%5449-1.935289%-12.178308%-3.075055%-7.703460%-14.113597%14%1.935289%3.075055%1.935289%2%49264-10.946477%-1.073029%-10.869765%-1.739753%-12.019507%12%10.946477%10.869765%10.946477%11%419362
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 Mississippi and Benton County
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%80%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 170.000%0%20.183%20.2%33.878%33.9%70.323%70.3%49.460%49.5%83.990%84.0%44.014%44.0%84.109%84.1%69.288%69.3%66.561%66.6%43.598%43.6%58.025%58.0%45.486%45.5%77.289%77.3%68.182%68.2%81.132%81.1%71.331%71.3%81.897%81.9%65.529%65.5%31.624%31.6%33.493%33.5%45.960%46.0%32.922%32.9%2.083%2.08%0.000%0%0.000%0%7.463%7.46%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 Mississippi and Benton County
Female
Male
0%10%20%30%40%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 176.481%6.48%38.532%38.5%9.796%9.80%18.710%18.7%17.063%17.1%15.486%15.5%13.380%13.4%6.202%6.20%6.367%6.37%8.280%8.28%24.390%24.4%32.099%32.1%43.056%43.1%14.286%14.3%24.545%24.5%12.129%12.1%15.358%15.4%18.103%18.1%18.771%18.8%44.444%44.4%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 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 Mississippi and Benton County
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%80%100%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 1712.037%12.0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%11.879%11.9%0.000%0%8.099%8.10%9.690%9.69%19.101%19.1%25.159%25.2%27.744%27.7%9.877%9.88%8.333%8.33%8.425%8.42%0.000%0%6.739%6.74%13.311%13.3%0.000%0%15.700%15.7%23.932%23.9%59.330%59.3%54.040%54.0%67.078%67.1%97.917%97.9%100.000%100%100.000%100%92.537%92.5%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 Mississippi and Benton County
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%80%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 1781.481%81.5%41.284%41.3%56.327%56.3%10.968%11.0%21.598%21.6%0.525%0.52%34.507%34.5%0.000%0%5.243%5.24%0.000%0%4.268%4.27%0.000%0%3.125%3.13%0.000%0%7.273%7.27%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%7.177%7.18%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 Mississippi.
Scope: population of Mississippi and Benton County
Benton County
Mississippi
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 - 172219254934239433134245139922916187015
Count number of married in age cohort in Benton County

Marital Status by Race#9

Percentage of each ethno-racial group.
Scope: population of Mississippi and Benton County
Benton County
Mississippi
Divorced
Widowed
Separated
Married
Never Married
50%0%50%100%CountOther2White1White HispanicBlack2Mixed2-40.871294%-4.283585%-8.358456%-0.000000%100.000000%-0.000000%0.000000%-0.000000%43.150571%3.336094%100.000000%100%91-17.537225%-2.576223%-13.921059%-23.442589%-1.834082%-12.488619%-34.034507%34%58.354999%7.610494%54.632677%7.602033%65.965493%66%4,231-20.512821%-28.205128%-42.472795%-2.455296%-6.963963%-48.717949%49%51.282051%-0.000000%0.000000%45.387434%2.720512%51.282051%51%39-40.926002%-3.596527%-7.358413%-49.160832%-4.916432%-11.122480%-51.880943%52%38.528317%9.590740%28.156245%6.644012%48.119057%48%2,419-46.153846%-23.076923%-44.607950%-4.973936%-11.620330%-69.230769%69%15.384615%-0.000000%15.384615%32.754127%6.043658%30.769231%31%13
Count number of people of given race
1non-Hispanic 2including Hispanic

Map of Marital Status by County Subdivision in Benton County

Married Marital Status by County Subdivision#10

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
35%42%48%55%61%68%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by County Subdivision#11

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
5.5%8.6%11.7%14.7%17.8%20.9%

Widowed Marital Status by County Subdivision#12

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
5.2%6.5%7.8%9.0%10.3%11.6%

Never Married Marital Status by County Subdivision#13

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
14.9%19.8%24.7%29.6%34.5%39.5%
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Map of Marital Status by Tract in Benton County

Married Marital Status by Tract#14

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
51.19%51.54%51.88%52.22%52.57%52.91%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by Tract#15

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
9.7%11.1%12.5%13.8%15.1%16.5%

Widowed Marital Status by Tract#16

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
7.99%8.05%8.10%8.16%8.22%8.28%

Never Married Marital Status by Tract#17

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
24.0%25.1%26.2%27.2%28.3%29.4%
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Map of Marital Status by Block Group in Benton County

Married Marital Status by Block Group#18

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
33%42%50%57%65%74%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by Block Group#19

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
8.4%11.6%14.7%17.8%20.9%24.1%

Widowed Marital Status by Block Group#20

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
1.7%4.2%6.7%9.2%11.7%14.2%

Never Married Marital Status by Block Group#21

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
4%11%18%25%32%39%
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Marital Status by Place in Benton County

There are 3 places in Benton County. This section compares all 3 of those to each other, Benton County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Benton County.

Married by Place#22

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Benton County, selected places in Benton County, and entities that contain Benton County
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#Snow Lk ShrsBenton CountyBentonEast South CentralUnited StatesAshlandSouthMississippiHickory FlatMemphis Area55.040872%55.040872%55%202151.729722%51.729722%52%3,51451.729722%51.729722%52%3,51448.285867%48.285867%48%7,332,9257.33M48.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.916667%47.916667%48%207247.893501%47.893501%48%46,160,11846.2M44.629308%44.629308%45%1,062,5351.06M42.561205%42.561205%43%226342.086664%42.086664%42%445,170445k
Count number of this marital status
# rank of place out of 3 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by County Subdivision in Benton County

There are 5 county subdivisions in Benton County. This section compares all 5 of those to each other, Benton County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Benton County.

Married by County Subdivision#26

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Benton County, selected county subdivisions in Benton County, and entities that contain Benton County
0%20%40%60%Count#41Benton CountyBenton53East South CentralUnited StatesSouthMississippiMemphis Area267.924528%67.924528%68%936154.497354%54.497354%54%721251.729722%51.729722%52%3,51451.729722%51.729722%52%3,51451.245791%51.245791%51%761350.785340%50.785340%51%582448.285867%48.285867%48%7,332,9257.33M48.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.893501%47.893501%48%46,160,11846.2M44.629308%44.629308%45%1,062,5351.06M42.086664%42.086664%42%445,170445k35.181383%35.181383%35%5145
Count number of this marital status
# rank of county subdivision out of 5 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by County in the Memphis Area

There are 9 counties in the Memphis Area. This section compares Benton County to all of the counties in the Memphis Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Benton County.

Married by County#30

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Benton County, selected other counties in the Memphis Area, and entities that contain Benton County
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#FayetteTiptonBenton CountyBentonDeSotoEast South CentralUnited StatesSouthMarshallTateMississippiMemphis AreaCrittendenShelbyTunica55.777077%55.777077%56%18,04518.0k151.948452%51.948452%52%25,31525.3k251.729722%51.729722%52%3,51451.729722%51.729722%52%3,514351.572021%51.572021%52%68,89368.9k448.285867%48.285867%48%7,332,9257.33M48.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.893501%47.893501%48%46,160,11846.2M46.025445%46.025445%46%13,56613.6k545.973762%45.973762%46%10,40810.4k644.629308%44.629308%45%1,062,5351.06M42.086664%42.086664%42%445,170445k40.671534%40.671534%41%15,43215.4k738.879545%38.879545%39%287,113287k837.169738%37.169738%37%2,8849
Count number of this marital status
# rank of county out of 9 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by County in Mississippi

There are 82 counties in Mississippi. This section compares Benton County to the 50 most populous counties in Mississippi and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Benton County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 19,085.

Married by County#34

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Benton County, selected other counties in Mississippi, and entities that contain Benton County
0%20%40%Count#TippahTishomingoRankinUnionMadisonGeorgeBenton CountyBentonPearl RiverMarionDeSotoLamarItawambaAlcornPrentissHancockLincolnMonroeLeeNewtonPontotocEast South CentralUnited StatesSouthJonesWayneJacksonAttalaMarshallTateCovingtonHarrisonLowndesNeshobaMississippiWarrenSimpsonLeakeLauderdaleCopiahMemphis AreaPanolaScottClayPikeGrenadaAdamsForrestLafayetteHindsWashingtonYazooOktibbehaBolivarCoahomaSunflowerLeflore57.974900%57.974900%58%10,16310.2k155.317147%55.317147%55%8,817253.892140%53.892140%54%63,64563.6k353.057065%53.057065%53%11,71511.7k452.515359%52.515359%53%42,14242.1k552.406388%52.406388%52%9,517651.729722%51.729722%52%3,51451.729722%51.729722%52%3,51451.709756%51.709756%52%23,06123.1k751.623361%51.623361%52%10,66910.7k851.572021%51.572021%52%68,89368.9k951.051255%51.051255%51%24,01424.0k1050.890625%50.890625%51%9,7711150.752674%50.752674%51%15,13815.1k1250.579207%50.579207%51%10,34810.3k1350.132156%50.132156%50%18,96719.0k1449.940233%49.940233%50%13,78713.8k1549.827622%49.827622%50%14,45314.5k1649.499783%49.499783%49%33,10133.1k1749.127241%49.127241%49%8,3591849.057387%49.057387%49%11,81411.8k1948.285867%48.285867%48%7,332,9257.33M48.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.893501%47.893501%48%46,160,11846.2M47.649907%47.649907%48%25,58825.6k2047.338391%47.338391%47%7,5502146.961144%46.961144%47%52,82852.8k2246.191237%46.191237%46%6,9372346.025445%46.025445%46%13,56613.6k2445.973762%45.973762%46%10,40810.4k2545.888371%45.888371%46%7,0872645.168166%45.168166%45%71,20471.2k2745.160078%45.160078%45%21,63821.6k2844.736491%44.736491%45%10,05910.1k2944.629308%44.629308%45%1,062,5351.06M44.264628%44.264628%44%16,79416.8k3043.786818%43.786818%44%9,4403143.779918%43.779918%44%7,7743242.766213%42.766213%43%27,07727.1k3342.133368%42.133368%42%9,7053442.086664%42.086664%42%445,170445k41.922062%41.922062%42%11,28511.3k3541.826396%41.826396%42%9,1653641.223932%41.223932%41%6,6423740.806654%40.806654%41%12,65712.7k3840.344788%40.344788%40%6,9743939.184493%39.184493%39%10,14810.1k4038.774547%38.774547%39%23,83223.8k4135.825926%35.825926%36%15,83915.8k4235.154533%35.154533%35%68,13368.1k4333.435930%33.435930%33%12,71012.7k4432.642815%32.642815%33%7,2174532.316725%32.316725%32%13,59513.6k4631.668674%31.668674%32%8,4154731.329910%31.329910%31%5,9794828.419377%28.419377%28%6,2484928.236602%28.236602%28%6,60250
Count number of this marital status
# rank of county out of 50 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 Benton County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Benton County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 941,618.

Married by County#38

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Benton County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Benton County
0%20%40%Count#FairfaxSanta ClaraMontgomeryNassauOaklandSalt LakeContra CostaBenton CountyBentonWakeSuffolkFairfieldOrangeHonoluluMiddlesexWestchesterKingTarrantEast South CentralAlamedaSt. LouisRiversideUnited StatesSouthSan DiegoHarrisHennepinPalm BeachMaricopaQueensAlleghenySan BernardinoMecklenburgSacramentoPimaDallasHillsboroughMississippiBexarClarkFresnoTravisBrowardOrangeLos AngelesFranklinMemphis AreaCookMiami-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%462,130462k751.729722%51.729722%52%3,51451.729722%51.729722%52%3,51451.579426%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%742,044742k1648.285867%48.285867%48%7,332,9257.33M48.279556%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%46,160,11846.2M47.276963%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%1,517,5651.52M2445.377673%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%479,986480k3244.629308%44.629308%45%1,062,5351.06M44.529699%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%418,331418k4042.086664%42.086664%42%445,170445k41.889718%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 Benton 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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Districts:
1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Towns:
Ashland, Hickory Flat, Snow Lake Shores
ZIP Codes:
38603, 38610, 38629, 38633, 38635, 38642, 38647, 38650, 38659, 38663, 38683
Unified School District:
Benton County
Congressional District:
MS-1
State Senate District:
MS-3
State House Districts:
MS-5, MS-13
Neighboring Counties:
Fayette, Hardeman, Marshall, Tippah, Union
Nearby Counties:
Alcorn, DeSoto, Lafayette, Lee, McNairy, Panola, Pontotoc, Prentiss, Shelby, Tate