Marital Status in Cherokee County, South Carolina (County)

Marital Status#1

Percentage of population aged 15 and older.
Scope: population of South Carolina and Cherokee County
Female Male
South Carolina
Cherokee County
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
40%20%0%20%40%FMNever MarriedMarriedSeparated/DivorcedWidowed-28.991758%-29.368284%-28.991758%29%28.991758%4.516336%29.368284%5.446700%33.508094%34%6,7897,286-44.950250%-44.943048%-44.950250%45%44.950250%3.936799%44.943048%4.553840%48.887049%49%10,52610.5k10,63010.6k-14.224614%-0.427135%-12.628332%-2.796445%-14.651749%15%14.224614%12.628332%14.224614%14%3,4313,093-3.380243%-8.026001%-3.059795%-7.204096%-11.406243%11%3.380243%3.059795%3.380243%3%2,671735
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 South Carolina and Cherokee County
Female Male
South Carolina
Cherokee County
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
40%20%0%20%40%FMNever MarriedNow MarriedSeparatedAbsent SpouseWidowedDivorced-28.991758%-29.368284%-28.991758%29%28.991758%4.516336%29.368284%5.446700%33.508094%34%6,7897,286-41.666311%-42.822558%-41.666311%42%41.666311%3.348406%42.822558%4.129980%45.014717%45%9,7579,788-3.228477%-0.303146%-2.775978%-0.806340%-3.531622%4%3.228477%2.775978%3.228477%3%827702-3.283939%-2.120491%-3.283939%3%3.283939%0.588394%2.120491%0.423861%3.872333%4%769842-3.380243%-8.026001%-3.059795%-7.204096%-11.406243%11%3.380243%3.059795%3.380243%3%2,671735-10.996137%-0.123990%-9.852354%-1.990104%-11.120126%11%10.996137%9.852354%10.996137%11%2,6042,391
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 South Carolina and Cherokee County
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 1717.420%17.4%67.881%67.9%32.817%32.8%59.612%59.6%58.051%58.1%67.188%67.2%56.966%57.0%57.625%57.6%52.350%52.4%63.904%63.9%64.776%64.8%60.906%60.9%57.978%58.0%67.153%67.2%61.251%61.3%57.086%57.1%53.341%53.3%67.127%67.1%47.188%47.2%44.564%44.6%47.280%47.3%25.494%25.5%8.777%8.78%11.819%11.8%6.519%6.52%9.653%9.65%1.631%1.63%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 South Carolina and Cherokee County
Female
Male
0%5%10%15%20%25%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 174.654%4.65%0.000%0%8.282%8.28%16.796%16.8%12.904%12.9%17.209%17.2%13.771%13.8%29.777%29.8%27.877%27.9%19.956%20.0%22.795%22.8%22.797%22.8%25.407%25.4%17.727%17.7%22.142%22.1%15.465%15.5%20.926%20.9%13.412%13.4%17.054%17.1%10.443%10.4%3.870%3.87%8.827%8.83%2.564%2.56%0.000%0%0.000%0%1.844%1.84%3.004%3.00%1.627%1.63%
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 South Carolina and Cherokee County
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%80%100%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 1714.761%14.8%0.000%0%1.393%1.39%2.621%2.62%2.647%2.65%7.657%7.66%7.854%7.85%5.726%5.73%8.698%8.70%12.923%12.9%10.315%10.3%14.623%14.6%15.041%15.0%15.120%15.1%16.504%16.5%26.604%26.6%23.212%23.2%19.461%19.5%35.758%35.8%44.635%44.6%48.850%48.9%65.679%65.7%87.919%87.9%88.181%88.2%93.481%93.5%88.503%88.5%95.365%95.4%98.373%98.4%
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 South Carolina and Cherokee County
Female
Male
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 1763.165%63.2%32.119%32.1%57.508%57.5%20.971%21.0%26.397%26.4%7.946%7.95%21.409%21.4%6.872%6.87%11.075%11.1%3.217%3.22%2.114%2.11%1.674%1.67%1.575%1.58%0.000%0%0.103%0.10%0.845%0.85%2.521%2.52%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.358%0.36%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.740%0.74%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 South Carolina.
Scope: population of South Carolina and Cherokee County
Cherokee County
South Carolina
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 - 173361,0383,2112,0152,1412,4932,4292,3431,9311,3951,25641013919
Count number of married in age cohort in Cherokee County

Marital Status by Race#9

Percentage of each ethno-racial group.
Scope: population of South Carolina and Cherokee County
Cherokee County
South Carolina
Divorced
Widowed
Separated
Married
Never Married
60%40%20%0%20%40%60%CountOther2White1White HispanicMixed2Black2Asian2-24.328147%-3.253182%-4.384724%-38.928046%-4.844406%-8.153335%-31.966054%32%68.033946%0.000000%45.477695%2.596517%68.033946%68%707-25.596287%-2.646575%-11.720127%-24.930636%-2.370183%-11.415833%-39.962989%40%52.628951%7.408060%54.256562%7.026785%60.037011%60%34,04434.0k-36.195509%-12.945839%-0.660502%-37.813168%-3.084777%-6.551769%-49.801849%50%47.159841%3.038309%50.043196%2.507090%50.198151%50%757-40.314961%-9.606299%-8.346457%-50.637039%-2.776207%-12.467488%-58.267717%58%37.795276%3.937008%30.551472%3.567794%41.732283%42%635-52.306284%-4.578231%-9.866087%-47.641451%-5.243492%-10.383560%-66.750601%67%23.852581%9.396818%29.490056%7.241441%33.249399%33%8,737-31.672598%-16.370107%-19.217082%-28.722553%-1.825940%-6.334785%-67.259786%67%27.402135%5.338078%58.129612%4.987110%32.740214%33%281
Count number of people of given race
1non-Hispanic 2including Hispanic

Map of Marital Status by County Subdivision in Cherokee County

Married Marital Status by County Subdivision#10

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
41.9%46.1%50.2%54.2%58.3%62.5%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by County Subdivision#11

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
5.6%8.1%10.6%13.1%15.5%18.1%

Widowed Marital Status by County Subdivision#12

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
5.1%6.4%7.7%9.0%10.3%11.7%

Never Married Marital Status by County Subdivision#13

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
24.5%26.4%28.3%30.1%32.0%33.9%
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Map of Marital Status by Tract in Cherokee County

Married Marital Status by Tract#14

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
24%33%41%50%58%67%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by Tract#15

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
5.6%8.8%12.0%15.2%18.4%21.7%

Widowed Marital Status by Tract#16

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
3.4%5.3%7.1%9.0%10.8%12.7%

Never Married Marital Status by Tract#17

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
20%26%31%36%41%47%
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Map of Marital Status by Block Group in Cherokee County

Married Marital Status by Block Group#18

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
4%18%32%45%59%73%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by Block Group#19

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
0%8%16%24%32%40%

Widowed Marital Status by Block Group#20

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
0%8%15%22%29%36%

Never Married Marital Status by Block Group#21

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
14%30%44%59%74%89%
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Marital Status by Place in Cherokee County

There are 5 places that are fully or partially contained within Cherokee County (3 fully and 2 partially). This section compares all 5 of those to each other, Cherokee County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Cherokee County.

Married by Place#22

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Cherokee County, selected places in Cherokee County, and entities that contain Cherokee County
0%10%20%30%40%Count#SmyrnaUnited StatesSouthSouth AtlanticS CarolinaGaffney AreaCherokeeChesneeBlacksburgEast GaffneyGaffney48.936170%48.936170%49%23148.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.893501%47.893501%48%46,160,11846.2M47.295823%47.295823%47%24,135,51924.1M47.131400%47.131400%47%1,852,9301.85M46.845730%46.845730%47%21,15621.2k46.845730%46.845730%47%21,15621.2k41.628264%41.628264%42%271237.786509%37.786509%38%577333.477918%33.477918%33%849432.825222%32.825222%33%3,4675
Count number of this marital status
# rank of place out of 5 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by County Subdivision in Cherokee County

There are 4 county subdivisions in Cherokee County. This section compares all 4 of those to each other, Cherokee County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Cherokee County.

Married by County Subdivision#26

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Cherokee County, selected county subdivisions in Cherokee County, and entities that contain Cherokee County
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%Count#MacedoniaBlacksburgUnited StatesSouthSouth AtlanticS CarolinaGaffney AreaCherokeeSarattGaffney62.410204%62.410204%62%4,257151.513437%51.513437%52%3,642248.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.893501%47.893501%48%46,160,11846.2M47.295823%47.295823%47%24,135,51924.1M47.131400%47.131400%47%1,852,9301.85M46.845730%46.845730%47%21,15621.2k46.845730%46.845730%47%21,15621.2k45.840868%45.840868%46%1,521341.986262%41.986262%42%11,73611.7k4
Count number of this marital status
# rank of county subdivision out of 4 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by County in South Carolina

There are 46 counties in South Carolina. This section compares Cherokee County to all of the counties in South Carolina and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Cherokee County.

Married by County#30

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Cherokee County, selected other counties in South Carolina, and entities that contain Cherokee County
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#BeaufortYorkOconeeAndersonLexingtonGeorgetownAikenKershawDorchesterGreenvilleCalhounSaludaHorryChesterfieldMcCormickBerkeleySpartanburgUnited StatesSouthSouth AtlanticS CarolinaLancasterPickensGaffney AreaCherokeeLaurensEdgefieldUnionNewberryAbbevilleFlorenceJasperSumterClarendonFairfieldDarlingtonChesterColletonCharlestonGreenwoodBarnwellDillonHamptonMarionWilliamsburgMarlboroRichlandBambergOrangeburgLeeAllendale54.490566%54.490566%54%79,32979.3k152.704039%52.704039%53%102,902103k252.338658%52.338658%52%32,76432.8k351.729498%51.729498%52%80,53380.5k451.343907%51.343907%51%114,634115k550.895397%50.895397%51%25,94825.9k650.499619%50.499619%50%68,17668.2k750.344434%50.344434%50%25,57925.6k850.261673%50.261673%50%58,87258.9k950.153396%50.153396%50%194,210194k1049.963812%49.963812%50%6,2131149.963226%49.963226%50%8,1521249.633376%49.633376%50%125,226125k1349.565032%49.565032%50%18,57418.6k1448.730159%48.730159%49%4,2981548.358807%48.358807%48%76,53776.5k1648.334749%48.334749%48%114,346114k1748.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.893501%47.893501%48%46,160,11846.2M47.295823%47.295823%47%24,135,51924.1M47.131400%47.131400%47%1,852,9301.85M47.093126%47.093126%47%32,06132.1k1846.994968%46.994968%47%47,53447.5k1946.845730%46.845730%47%21,15621.2k46.845730%46.845730%47%21,15621.2k2046.527187%46.527187%47%25,17425.2k2146.309657%46.309657%46%10,33410.3k2245.897291%45.897291%46%10,55510.6k2345.802795%45.802795%46%14,06114.1k2445.510234%45.510234%46%9,3612545.268126%45.268126%45%50,06750.1k2644.867863%44.867863%45%9,9492744.526624%44.526624%45%38,04838.0k2843.875931%43.875931%44%12,43412.4k2943.358461%43.358461%43%8,3403043.324097%43.324097%43%23,76523.8k3143.066473%43.066473%43%11,28611.3k3243.057180%43.057180%43%13,25313.3k3343.003872%43.003872%43%135,614136k3442.415969%42.415969%42%23,92623.9k3542.035398%42.035398%42%7,3153639.842378%39.842378%40%9,7573739.840878%39.840878%40%6,6103839.339726%39.339726%39%10,09310.1k3938.981416%38.981416%39%10,50910.5k4038.685247%38.685247%39%8,9394138.557204%38.557204%39%126,741127k4238.452353%38.452353%38%4,8304337.319109%37.319109%37%27,18127.2k4435.947450%35.947450%36%5,3634529.792292%29.792292%30%2,38146
Count number of this marital status
# rank of county out of 46 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 Cherokee County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Cherokee County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 941,618.

Married by County#34

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Cherokee County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Cherokee County
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#FairfaxSanta ClaraMontgomeryNassauOaklandSalt LakeContra CostaWakeSuffolkFairfieldOrangeHonoluluMiddlesexWestchesterKingTarrantAlamedaSt. LouisRiversideUnited StatesSouthSouth AtlanticSan DiegoHarrisHennepinS CarolinaPalm BeachMaricopaGaffney AreaCherokeeQueensAlleghenySan 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%387,194387k1050.294014%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%123,770,934124M47.893501%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%463,578464k2247.131400%47.131400%47%1,852,9301.85M47.008209%47.008209%47%551,403551k2346.897917%46.897917%47%1,517,5651.52M2446.845730%46.845730%47%21,15621.2k46.845730%46.845730%47%21,15621.2k45.377673%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 Cherokee 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:
Gaffney
Cities:
Chesnee, Gaffney
Towns:
Blacksburg, Smyrna
Unincorporated Places:
East Gaffney
ZIP Codes:
28114, 29307, 29323, 29330, 29340, 29341, 29372, 29702
Unified School Districts:
Cherokee County, Spartanburg 2
Congressional District:
SC-5
State Senate District:
SC-14
State House Districts:
SC-HD-029, SC-HD-030
Neighboring Counties:
Cleveland, Rutherford, Spartanburg, Union, York
Nearby Counties:
Burke, Catawba, Chester, Gaston, Greenville, Laurens, Lincoln, McDowell, Mecklenburg, Polk