Marital Status in Amherst County, Virginia (County)

Marital Status#1

Percentage of population aged 15 and older.
Scope: population of Virginia and Amherst County
Female Male
Virginia
Amherst County
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
0%50%FMNever MarriedMarriedSeparated/DivorcedWidowed-25.812836%-29.012984%-25.812836%26%25.812836%5.538943%29.012984%5.775851%31.351779%31%3,6523,966-48.473282%-48.103477%-48.473282%48%48.473282%4.396283%48.103477%3.826775%52.869565%53%6,8586,688-12.213439%-2.679126%-10.859008%-3.482955%-14.892564%15%12.213439%10.859008%12.213439%12%2,1071,545-3.565217%-7.256100%-2.421905%-6.119672%-10.821318%11%3.565217%2.421905%3.565217%4%1,531451
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 Virginia and Amherst County
Female Male
Virginia
Amherst County
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
40%20%0%20%40%FMNever MarriedNow MarriedSeparatedAbsent SpouseWidowedDivorced-25.812836%-29.012984%-25.812836%26%25.812836%5.538943%29.012984%5.775851%31.351779%31%3,6523,966-46.268024%-45.589836%-46.268024%46%46.268024%4.917747%45.589836%3.364594%51.185771%51%6,5466,475-1.762846%-1.721746%-2.124086%-0.663919%-3.484591%3%1.762846%2.124086%1.762846%2%493223-1.683794%-0.521464%-2.513641%-2.205259%2%1.683794%2.513641%0.462181%1.683794%2%312213-3.565217%-7.256100%-2.421905%-6.119672%-10.821318%11%3.565217%2.421905%3.565217%4%1,531451-10.450593%-0.957380%-8.734922%-2.819035%-11.407973%11%10.450593%8.734922%10.450593%10%1,6141,322
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 Virginia and Amherst County
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 1718.911%18.9%74.790%74.8%44.417%44.4%71.958%72.0%50.437%50.4%71.480%71.5%64.003%64.0%62.446%62.4%71.138%71.1%64.114%64.1%68.872%68.9%62.458%62.5%46.454%46.5%66.544%66.5%59.236%59.2%67.110%67.1%68.278%68.3%63.616%63.6%55.599%55.6%56.795%56.8%38.882%38.9%26.190%26.2%18.021%18.0%7.119%7.12%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.298%0.30%
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 Virginia and Amherst County
Female
Male
0%10%20%30%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 174.011%4.01%0.000%0%10.083%10.1%9.524%9.52%14.902%14.9%16.125%16.1%16.546%16.5%20.382%20.4%15.691%15.7%19.947%19.9%19.774%19.8%18.605%18.6%35.372%35.4%14.706%14.7%21.576%21.6%18.622%18.6%10.657%10.7%8.600%8.60%15.547%15.5%5.128%5.13%16.900%16.9%5.952%5.95%2.739%2.74%4.381%4.38%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 Virginia and Amherst County
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%80%100%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 177.450%7.45%2.941%2.94%5.500%5.50%2.513%2.51%3.603%3.60%1.384%1.38%13.479%13.5%15.525%15.5%5.610%5.61%15.316%15.3%8.797%8.80%13.953%14.0%18.174%18.2%18.750%18.8%16.959%17.0%13.301%13.3%19.827%19.8%27.784%27.8%28.854%28.9%38.077%38.1%44.219%44.2%67.857%67.9%79.240%79.2%88.499%88.5%100.000%100%100.000%100%100.000%100%99.702%99.7%
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 Virginia and Amherst County
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 1769.628%69.6%22.269%22.3%40.000%40.0%16.005%16.0%31.059%31.1%11.011%11.0%5.973%5.97%1.648%1.65%7.561%7.56%0.623%0.62%2.556%2.56%4.983%4.98%0.000%0%0.000%0%2.229%2.23%0.967%0.97%1.239%1.24%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%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 Virginia.
Scope: population of Virginia and Amherst County
Amherst County
Virginia
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 - 172441,0772,1121,5131,5951,6681,2481,2991,12886552626902
Count number of married in age cohort in Amherst County

Marital Status by Race#9

Percentage of each ethno-racial group.
Scope: population of Virginia and Amherst County
Amherst County
Virginia
Divorced
Widowed
Separated
Married
Never Married
60%40%20%0%20%40%60%CountAsian2Other2White1Mixed2White HispanicBlack2-21.301775%-11.242604%-28.243950%-1.282239%-4.443744%-32.544379%33%67.455621%-0.000000%0.000000%62.233671%3.796395%67.455621%67%169-35.112360%-2.528090%-41.019609%-3.129282%-7.775608%-37.640449%38%52.808989%-0.000000%9.550562%45.991536%2.083965%62.359551%62%356-24.379277%-2.634409%-11.876833%-26.879610%-2.021344%-10.588712%-38.890518%39%54.149560%6.959922%54.349359%6.160976%61.109482%61%20,46020.5k-33.937397%-5.436573%-4.612850%-49.411043%-2.416518%-8.830633%-43.986820%44%42.668863%13.344316%36.610682%2.731124%56.013180%56%607-47.222222%-3.125000%-39.482514%-3.110551%-7.055691%-50.347222%50%45.138889%-0.000000%4.513889%48.216482%2.134761%49.652778%50%288-43.249288%-2.928020%-8.967060%-44.533707%-4.112980%-11.920476%-55.144368%55%36.112241%8.743392%33.662083%5.770754%44.855632%45%4,918
Count number of people of given race
1non-Hispanic 2including Hispanic

Map of Marital Status by County Subdivision in Amherst County

Married Marital Status by County Subdivision#10

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
44.2%46.7%49.1%51.5%54.0%56.5%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by County Subdivision#11

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
10.1%11.4%12.6%13.9%15.1%16.4%

Widowed Marital Status by County Subdivision#12

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
5.8%6.7%7.5%8.3%9.1%9.9%

Never Married Marital Status by County Subdivision#13

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
25.1%26.7%28.2%29.8%31.3%32.9%
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Map of Marital Status by Tract in Amherst County

Married Marital Status by Tract#14

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
30%36%41%47%52%58%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by Tract#15

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
9%16%22%28%34%40%

Widowed Marital Status by Tract#16

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
4.5%5.8%7.1%8.3%9.6%10.9%

Never Married Marital Status by Tract#17

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
19.7%23.1%26.4%29.7%33.1%36.5%
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Map of Marital Status by Block Group in Amherst County

Married Marital Status by Block Group#18

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
21%32%42%52%63%73%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by Block Group#19

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
2%10%18%25%32%40%

Widowed Marital Status by Block Group#20

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
0.0%4.1%8.2%12.3%16.4%20.5%

Never Married Marital Status by Block Group#21

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
14%23%32%40%49%58%
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Marital Status by Place in Amherst County

There are 2 places in Amherst County. This section compares all 2 of those to each other, Amherst County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Amherst County.

Married by Place#22

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Amherst County, selected places in Amherst County, and entities that contain Amherst County
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#Amherst CoAmherstVirginiaLynchburgUnited StatesSouthMadison HtsSouth AtlanticAmherst50.548548%50.548548%51%13,54613.5k50.548548%50.548548%51%13,54613.5k49.968319%49.968319%50%3,376,8643.38M49.578739%49.578739%50%106,746107k48.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.893501%47.893501%48%46,160,11846.2M47.717842%47.717842%48%4,140147.295823%47.295823%47%24,135,51924.1M43.652254%43.652254%44%9492
Count number of this marital status
# rank of place out of 2 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by County Subdivision in Amherst County

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

Married by County Subdivision#26

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Amherst County, selected county subdivisions in Amherst County, and entities that contain Amherst County
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#31Amherst CoAmherst4VirginiaLynchburg2United StatesSouthSouth Atlantic556.408870%56.408870%56%3,129151.131942%51.131942%51%2,891250.548548%50.548548%51%13,54613.5k50.548548%50.548548%51%13,54613.5k50.363877%50.363877%50%3,045349.968319%49.968319%50%3,376,8643.38M49.578739%49.578739%50%106,746107k48.954672%48.954672%49%2,646448.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.893501%47.893501%48%46,160,11846.2M47.295823%47.295823%47%24,135,51924.1M44.259527%44.259527%44%1,8355
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 Lynchburg Area

There are 5 counties in the Lynchburg Area. This section compares Amherst County to all of the counties in the Lynchburg Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Amherst County.

Married by County#30

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Amherst County, selected other counties in the Lynchburg Area, and entities that contain Amherst County
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#BedfordAppomattoxCampbellAmherst CoAmherstVirginiaLynchburgUnited StatesSouthSouth AtlanticLynchburg59.697882%59.697882%60%38,25538.3k156.011730%56.011730%56%7,067254.437161%54.437161%54%24,99725.0k350.548548%50.548548%51%13,54613.5k50.548548%50.548548%51%13,54613.5k449.968319%49.968319%50%3,376,8643.38M49.578739%49.578739%50%106,746107k48.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.893501%47.893501%48%46,160,11846.2M47.295823%47.295823%47%24,135,51924.1M34.725532%34.725532%35%22,88122.9k5
Count number of this marital status
# rank of county out of 5 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by County in Virginia

There are 133 counties in Virginia. This section compares Amherst County to the 50 most populous counties in Virginia and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Amherst County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 34,417.

Married by County#34

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Amherst County, selected other counties in Virginia, and entities that contain Amherst County
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%Count#LoudounYorkBedfordHanoverJames CityFranklinGloucesterIsle of WightFrederickStaffordFauquierAugustaRockinghamShenandoahFairfaxSpotsylvaniaRoanokeCulpeperPittsylvaniaPrince WilliamPulaskiManassasCampbellTazewellWashingtonOrangeChesterfieldChesapeakeSuffolkHenryAlbemarleWarrenAmherst CoAmherstVirginia BeachVirginiaPrince GeorgeLynchburgUnited StatesSouthWiseHalifaxSouth AtlanticHenricoAlexandriaArlingtonNewport NewsHamptonMontgomeryDanvilleRoanokePortsmouthLynchburgNorfolkCharlottesvilleHarrisonburgRichmond60.849335%60.849335%61%165,697166k160.189132%60.189132%60%32,33332.3k259.697882%59.697882%60%38,25538.3k358.720136%58.720136%59%49,00949.0k458.716806%58.716806%59%35,17935.2k558.142345%58.142345%58%27,42427.4k657.936379%57.936379%58%17,86717.9k757.317441%57.317441%57%17,11917.1k856.928506%56.928506%57%37,75137.8k956.867732%56.867732%57%62,15762.2k1056.757250%56.757250%57%31,12031.1k1156.719869%56.719869%57%35,32435.3k1256.701676%56.701676%57%36,22536.2k1356.169186%56.169186%56%20,02620.0k1455.728918%55.728918%56%505,225505k1555.388496%55.388496%55%56,43756.4k1655.085387%55.085387%55%42,93342.9k1754.987954%54.987954%55%21,22721.2k1854.919458%54.919458%55%28,74128.7k1954.825602%54.825602%55%186,060186k2054.721317%54.721317%55%15,95416.0k2154.609884%54.609884%55%17,33717.3k2254.437161%54.437161%54%24,99725.0k2354.240772%54.240772%54%19,79319.8k2453.474464%53.474464%53%24,67924.7k2553.275063%53.275063%53%15,17715.2k2652.576660%52.576660%53%139,672140k2752.305110%52.305110%52%97,53797.5k2851.352057%51.352057%51%35,37935.4k2951.340680%51.340680%51%22,36422.4k3051.239048%51.239048%51%44,26944.3k3151.007969%51.007969%51%16,06716.1k3250.548548%50.548548%51%13,54613.5k50.548548%50.548548%51%13,54613.5k50.005906%50.005906%50%182,041182k3349.968319%49.968319%50%3,376,8643.38M49.865439%49.865439%50%15,37915.4k3449.578739%49.578739%50%106,746107k48.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.893501%47.893501%48%46,160,11846.2M47.668596%47.668596%48%15,89715.9k3547.515698%47.515698%48%13,92413.9k3647.295823%47.295823%47%24,135,51924.1M46.713954%46.713954%47%121,048121k3743.885344%43.885344%44%55,91355.9k3843.751105%43.751105%44%84,16484.2k3940.270218%40.270218%40%58,59858.6k4039.789860%39.789860%40%44,49744.5k4139.571444%39.571444%40%33,35233.4k4238.634587%38.634587%39%13,34413.3k4338.438595%38.438595%38%31,05831.1k4436.864263%36.864263%37%28,28328.3k4534.725532%34.725532%35%22,88122.9k4634.591555%34.591555%35%70,12470.1k4732.050665%32.050665%32%12,65212.7k4827.839415%27.839415%28%12,49612.5k4926.357565%26.357565%26%48,15048.2k50
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 Amherst County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Amherst County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 941,618.

Married by County#38

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Amherst County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Amherst County
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#FairfaxSanta ClaraMontgomeryNassauOaklandSalt LakeContra CostaWakeSuffolkFairfieldAmherst CoAmherstOrangeHonoluluVirginiaMiddlesexWestchesterKingLynchburgTarrantAlamedaSt. LouisRiversideUnited StatesSouthSouth AtlanticSan DiegoHarrisHennepinPalm BeachMaricopaQueensAlleghenySan 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%387,194387k1050.548548%50.548548%51%13,54613.5k50.548548%50.548548%51%13,54613.5k50.294014%50.294014%50%1,277,3881.28M1150.234299%50.234299%50%405,114405k1249.968319%49.968319%50%3,376,8643.38M49.887583%49.887583%50%649,460649k1349.779598%49.779598%50%392,203392k1449.697098%49.697098%50%851,934852k1549.578739%49.578739%50%106,746107k49.287172%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%463,578464k2247.008209%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 Amherst 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:
Amherst
Unincorporated Places:
Madison Heights
ZIP Codes:
22922, 22967, 24483, 24521, 24526, 24553, 24572, 24574, 24595
Unified School District:
Amherst County
Congressional District:
VA-6
State Senate District:
VA-22
State House Districts:
VA-23, VA-24
Neighboring Cities:
Lynchburg
Neighboring Counties:
Appomattox, Bedford, Campbell, Nelson, Rockbridge
Nearby Cities:
Buena Vista, Charlottesville, Lexington, Staunton, Waynesboro
Nearby Counties:
Albemarle, Augusta, Bath, Botetourt, Buckingham