Marital Status in Mercer County, North Dakota (County)

Marital Status#1

Percentage of population aged 15 and older.
Scope: population of North Dakota and Mercer County
Female Male
North Dakota
Mercer County
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
50%0%50%FMNever MarriedMarriedSeparated/DivorcedWidowed-15.983607%-27.252592%-15.983607%16%15.983607%9.112284%27.252592%9.049604%25.095890%25%546916-63.068493%-1.363591%-51.461312%-1.049081%-64.432084%64%63.068493%51.461312%63.068493%63%2,2012,302-8.108899%-9.892740%-1.020303%-8.108899%8%8.108899%1.754114%9.892740%9.863014%10%277360-1.972603%-9.502807%-2.343753%-6.980220%-11.475410%11%1.972603%2.343753%1.972603%2%39272
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 North Dakota and Mercer County
Female Male
North Dakota
Mercer County
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
50%0%50%FMNever MarriedNow MarriedSeparatedAbsent SpouseWidowedDivorced-15.983607%-27.252592%-15.983607%16%15.983607%9.112284%27.252592%9.049604%25.095890%25%546916-61.315068%-2.414440%-48.989031%-1.846732%-63.729508%64%61.315068%48.989031%61.315068%61%2,1772,238-0.054795%-0.647782%-0.829024%-0.078326%-0.702576%1%0.054795%0.829024%0.054795%0%242-0.702576%-1.674630%-0.702576%1%0.702576%1.050849%1.674630%0.797651%1.753425%2%2464-1.972603%-9.502807%-2.343753%-6.980220%-11.475410%11%1.972603%2.343753%1.972603%2%39272-7.406323%-9.063715%-0.941977%-7.406323%7%7.406323%2.401896%9.063715%9.808219%10%253358
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 North Dakota and Mercer County
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%80%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 1710.274%10.3%41.509%41.5%42.529%42.5%86.697%86.7%64.428%64.4%85.750%85.8%84.751%84.8%74.317%74.3%74.788%74.8%75.349%75.3%78.237%78.2%76.611%76.6%80.935%80.9%73.606%73.6%85.096%85.1%72.574%72.6%93.296%93.3%78.140%78.1%70.293%70.3%46.691%46.7%60.811%60.8%35.714%35.7%52.451%52.5%27.966%28.0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%2.874%2.87%
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 North Dakota and Mercer County
Female
Male
0%5%10%15%20%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 172.740%2.74%7.547%7.55%8.429%8.43%4.587%4.59%8.209%8.21%7.500%7.50%11.437%11.4%20.765%20.8%13.598%13.6%13.953%14.0%17.080%17.1%16.945%16.9%12.590%12.6%20.074%20.1%5.769%5.77%13.080%13.1%5.028%5.03%5.581%5.58%0.837%0.84%4.412%4.41%4.955%4.95%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 North Dakota and Mercer County
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%80%100%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 1711.644%11.6%5.660%5.66%0.000%0%2.294%2.29%1.493%1.49%3.500%3.50%0.880%0.88%3.552%3.55%6.516%6.52%9.302%9.30%0.551%0.55%6.444%6.44%3.957%3.96%6.320%6.32%9.135%9.13%14.346%14.3%1.676%1.68%11.628%11.6%28.870%28.9%48.897%48.9%34.234%34.2%64.286%64.3%47.549%47.5%72.034%72.0%100.000%100%100.000%100%100.000%100%97.126%97.1%
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 North Dakota and Mercer County
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 1775.342%75.3%45.283%45.3%49.042%49.0%6.422%6.42%25.871%25.9%3.250%3.25%2.933%2.93%1.366%1.37%5.099%5.10%1.395%1.40%4.132%4.13%0.000%0%2.518%2.52%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%4.651%4.65%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 North Dakota.
Scope: population of North Dakota and Mercer County
Mercer County
North Dakota
Percentile:
0th - 100th
10th - 90th
20th - 80th
30th - 70th
40th - 60th
0%20%40%60%80%Count85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 173730060256158860542334933529523017305
Count number of married in age cohort in Mercer County

Marital Status by Race#9

Percentage of each ethno-racial group.
Scope: population of North Dakota and Mercer County
Mercer County
North Dakota
Divorced
Widowed
Separated
Married
Never Married
100%50%0%50%CountWhite1Asian2Other2Mixed2White HispanicBlack2-18.607443%-0.390156%-8.853541%-29.648553%-0.758407%-9.472563%-27.851140%28%65.336134%6.812725%53.986543%6.133934%72.148860%72%6,664-28.125000%-37.560656%-0.445902%-6.308197%-28.125000%28%71.875000%-0.000000%0.000000%-0.000000%53.009836%2.675410%71.875000%72%32-41.935484%-9.677419%-49.977123%-1.751748%-13.004118%-51.612903%52%43.010753%-0.000000%5.376344%31.554350%3.712661%48.387097%48%186-46.875000%-9.375000%-52.287963%-2.292820%-10.065093%-56.250000%56%43.750000%-0.000000%0.000000%33.100165%2.253959%43.750000%44%32-62.352941%-44.152720%-0.334728%-8.619247%-62.352941%62%37.647059%-0.000000%0.000000%-0.000000%45.658996%1.234310%37.647059%38%85-100.000000%-54.532322%-3.006501%-4.803178%-100.000000%100%0.000000%-0.000000%0.000000%-0.000000%35.238353%2.419646%0.000000%0%67
Count number of people of given race
1non-Hispanic 2including Hispanic

Map of Marital Status by County Subdivision in Mercer County

Married Marital Status by County Subdivision#10

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
34%42%50%58%66%74%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by County Subdivision#11

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
4.9%7.8%10.6%13.5%16.3%19.2%

Widowed Marital Status by County Subdivision#12

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
1.3%2.8%4.3%5.8%7.2%8.7%

Never Married Marital Status by County Subdivision#13

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
12%20%28%35%43%51%
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Map of Marital Status by Tract in Mercer County

Married Marital Status by Tract#14

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
58.2%60.0%61.8%63.6%65.4%67.2%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by Tract#15

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
5.1%6.4%7.6%8.8%10.0%11.2%

Widowed Marital Status by Tract#16

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
5.1%5.8%6.6%7.3%8.0%8.8%

Never Married Marital Status by Tract#17

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
16.5%17.7%18.9%20.2%21.4%22.6%
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Map of Marital Status by Block Group in Mercer County

Married Marital Status by Block Group#18

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
52.5%56.2%59.9%63.6%67.2%70.9%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by Block Group#19

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
4.4%6.9%9.3%11.6%14.0%16.5%

Widowed Marital Status by Block Group#20

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
3.1%4.5%5.9%7.3%8.7%10.2%

Never Married Marital Status by Block Group#21

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
15.0%19.1%23.2%27.3%31.4%35.6%
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Marital Status by Place in Mercer County

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

Married by Place#22

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Mercer County, selected places in Mercer County, and entities that contain Mercer County
0%20%40%60%Count#ZapHazenMercerGolden ValleyStantonBeulahPick CityNorth DakotaWest North CentralMidwestUnited States73.743017%73.743017%74%132167.028302%67.028302%67%1,421263.727710%63.727710%64%4,50361.682243%61.682243%62%132360.404624%60.404624%60%209459.446315%59.446315%59%1,589554.054054%54.054054%54%60651.973175%51.973175%52%308,756309k51.461869%51.461869%51%8,666,3128.67M49.375331%49.375331%49%26,998,09027.0M48.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M
Count number of this marital status
# rank of place out of 6 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by County Subdivision in Mercer County

There are 9 county subdivisions in Mercer County. This section compares all 9 of those to each other, Mercer County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Mercer County.

Married by County Subdivision#26

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Mercer County, selected county subdivisions in Mercer County, and entities that contain Mercer County
0%20%40%60%Count#ZapEast MercerHazenWest MercerMercerGolden ValleyStantonBeulahPick CityNorth DakotaWest North CentralMidwestUnited StatesFort Berthold73.743017%73.743017%74%132170.787746%70.787746%71%647267.028302%67.028302%67%1,421366.055046%66.055046%66%288463.727710%63.727710%64%4,50361.682243%61.682243%62%132560.404624%60.404624%60%209659.446315%59.446315%59%1,589754.054054%54.054054%54%60851.973175%51.973175%52%308,756309k51.461869%51.461869%51%8,666,3128.67M49.375331%49.375331%49%26,998,09027.0M48.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M34.246575%34.246575%34%259
Count number of this marital status
# rank of county subdivision out of 9 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by County in North Dakota

There are 53 counties in North Dakota. This section compares Mercer County to the 50 most populous counties in North Dakota and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Mercer County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 1,768.

Married by County#30

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Mercer County, selected other counties in North Dakota, and entities that contain Mercer County
0%20%40%60%Count#OliverKidderCavalierWellsAdamsBowmanMcLeanLaMoureHettingerMercerLoganGrantGriggsTownerSteeleFosterBurkeDividePembinaEmmonsRenvilleMcIntoshDickeySargentBottineauNelsonMortonMcHenryWalshRansomBarnesDunnTraillRichlandEddyPierceStarkBurleighWilliamsGolden ValleyNorth DakotaWardWest North CentralStutsmanMidwestMcKenzieUnited StatesRamseyCassGrand ForksMountrailBensonRoletteSioux72.475795%72.475795%72%1,048170.688813%70.688813%71%1,447267.029549%67.029549%67%2,155366.256440%66.256440%66%2,315465.361139%65.361139%65%1,285564.564797%64.564797%65%1,669664.452629%64.452629%64%5,075764.079103%64.079103%64%2,171863.737796%63.737796%64%1,371963.727710%63.727710%64%4,5031063.542301%63.542301%64%1,0441163.435039%63.435039%63%1,2891263.187090%63.187090%63%1,2531363.103070%63.103070%63%1,1511463.035496%63.035496%63%1,0301561.951396%61.951396%62%1,7081661.824324%61.824324%62%1,0981761.624936%61.624936%62%1,2061860.808287%60.808287%61%3,5811960.659187%60.659187%61%1,7302060.448878%60.448878%60%1,2122160.162602%60.162602%60%1,4062260.056791%60.056791%60%2,5382359.643187%59.643187%60%1,9392459.483072%59.483072%59%3,2682559.279349%59.279349%59%1,5302659.250207%59.250207%59%14,30314.3k2758.792706%58.792706%59%2,8052857.310924%57.310924%57%5,1152956.858803%56.858803%57%2,5453056.754692%56.754692%57%5,2013156.120092%56.120092%56%1,9443255.560620%55.560620%56%3,6573354.850442%54.850442%55%7,3903454.475309%54.475309%54%1,0593554.404861%54.404861%54%1,9703654.341451%54.341451%54%12,78612.8k3753.767737%53.767737%54%39,29439.3k3852.405227%52.405227%52%12,95313.0k3952.153744%52.153744%52%7874051.973175%51.973175%52%308,756309k51.494031%51.494031%51%28,29728.3k4151.461869%51.461869%51%8,666,3128.67M49.430718%49.430718%49%8,6834249.375331%49.375331%49%26,998,09027.0M49.134388%49.134388%49%3,9454348.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.465681%47.465681%47%4,4954446.769101%46.769101%47%63,25163.3k4545.738666%45.738666%46%26,37226.4k4645.671997%45.671997%46%3,4564741.012397%41.012397%41%1,9854838.564112%38.564112%39%3,9914926.464714%26.464714%26%79550
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 Mercer County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Mercer County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 941,618.

Married by County#34

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Mercer County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Mercer County
0%20%40%60%Count#MercerFairfaxSanta ClaraMontgomeryNassauOaklandNorth DakotaSalt LakeContra CostaWakeWest North CentralSuffolkFairfieldOrangeHonoluluMiddlesexWestchesterKingMidwestTarrantAlamedaSt. LouisRiversideUnited StatesSan DiegoHarrisHennepinPalm BeachMaricopaQueensAlleghenySan BernardinoMecklenburgSacramentoPimaDallasHillsboroughBexarClarkFresnoTravisBrowardOrangeLos AngelesFranklinCookMiami-DadeCuyahogaKingsWayneFultonMilwaukeeNew YorkBronxPhiladelphia63.727710%63.727710%64%4,50355.728918%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%528,360528k551.973175%51.973175%52%308,756309k51.927590%51.927590%52%431,457431k651.731163%51.731163%52%462,130462k751.579426%51.579426%52%407,446407k851.461869%51.461869%51%8,666,3128.67M51.112208%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%851,934852k1549.375331%49.375331%49%26,998,09027.0M49.287172%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%123,770,934124M47.276963%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%479,986480k3244.529699%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 Mercer 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:
Beulah, Golden Valley, Hazen, Pick City, Stanton, Zap
Unorganized Territories:
East Mercer, Fort Berthold, West Mercer
ZIP Codes:
58523, 58541, 58545, 58571, 58580, 58625, 58631, 58636, 58638
Unified School Districts:
Beulah 27, Center-Stanton 1, Glen Ullin 48, Halliday 19, Hazen 3, Hebron 13, Underwood 8
Elementary School District:
Twin Buttes 37
Congressional District:
ND-At Large
State Senate Districts:
ND-4, ND-33
State House Districts:
ND-4, ND-33
Neighboring Counties:
Dunn, McLean, Morton, Oliver, Stark