Marital Status in the West (Region)

Marital Status#1

Percentage of population aged 15 and older.
Scope: population of the United States and the West
Female Male
United States
West
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0%FMNever MarriedMarriedSeparated/DivorcedWidowed-30.561049%-29.988272%-30.561049%31%30.561049%7.090347%29.988272%6.223969%37.651396%38%9,292,0669.29M11,228,21011.2M-47.055502%-46.394064%-47.055502%47%47.055502%2.098365%46.394064%3.422116%49.153867%49%14,307,19314.3M14,658,41914.7M-10.947878%-3.611149%-11.380058%-3.239645%-14.559027%15%10.947878%11.380058%10.947878%11%4,426,6624.43M3,264,8213.26M-2.246859%-5.577563%-2.591522%-6.406440%-7.824422%8%2.246859%2.591522%2.246859%2%2,379,0102.38M670,047670k
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 the United States and the West
Female Male
United States
West
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40%20%0%20%40%FMNever MarriedNow MarriedSeparatedAbsent SpouseWidowedDivorced-30.561049%-29.988272%-30.561049%31%30.561049%7.090347%29.988272%6.223969%37.651396%38%9,292,0669.29M11,228,21011.2M-44.012545%-43.902027%-44.012545%44%44.012545%1.752300%43.902027%3.003516%45.764845%46%13,381,98413.4M13,647,76213.6M-1.635719%-0.644444%-1.763851%-0.629056%-2.280163%2%1.635719%1.763851%1.635719%2%693,282693k487,796488k-3.042957%-2.492037%-3.042957%3%3.042957%0.346065%2.492037%0.418600%3.389022%3%925,209925k1,010,6571.01M-2.246859%-5.577563%-2.591522%-6.406440%-7.824422%8%2.246859%2.591522%2.246859%2%2,379,0102.38M670,047670k-9.312158%-2.966705%-9.616207%-2.610589%-12.278864%12%9.312158%9.616207%9.312158%9%3,733,3803.73M2,777,0252.78M
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 the United States and the West
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 1716.016%16.0%55.078%55.1%39.054%39.1%70.527%70.5%54.414%54.4%71.797%71.8%59.958%60.0%68.333%68.3%61.601%61.6%66.220%66.2%61.817%61.8%64.217%64.2%63.225%63.2%64.299%64.3%64.233%64.2%63.590%63.6%62.679%62.7%59.316%59.3%55.230%55.2%47.303%47.3%36.813%36.8%26.935%26.9%14.123%14.1%8.400%8.40%2.615%2.61%1.379%1.38%0.548%0.55%0.515%0.52%
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 the United States and the West
Female
Male
0%5%10%15%20%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 179.719%9.72%7.575%7.58%14.971%15.0%11.531%11.5%21.250%21.2%16.159%16.2%23.143%23.1%18.663%18.7%23.142%23.1%19.000%19.0%22.851%22.9%18.204%18.2%21.020%21.0%16.529%16.5%18.002%18.0%13.774%13.8%14.695%14.7%10.929%10.9%10.439%10.4%7.367%7.37%5.909%5.91%3.728%3.73%1.770%1.77%0.865%0.86%0.174%0.17%0.069%0.07%0.177%0.18%0.131%0.13%
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 the United States and the West
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%80%100%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 173.856%3.86%3.670%3.67%3.999%4.00%4.103%4.10%5.628%5.63%6.413%6.41%8.132%8.13%10.156%10.2%9.665%9.66%12.933%12.9%12.080%12.1%16.441%16.4%13.728%13.7%18.459%18.5%16.655%16.7%22.218%22.2%21.954%22.0%29.486%29.5%33.930%33.9%45.171%45.2%57.067%57.1%69.247%69.2%84.027%84.0%90.692%90.7%97.171%97.2%98.520%98.5%99.255%99.3%99.327%99.3%
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 the United States and the West
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 1770.409%70.4%33.676%33.7%41.975%42.0%13.839%13.8%18.708%18.7%5.631%5.63%8.767%8.77%2.848%2.85%5.592%5.59%1.847%1.85%3.251%3.25%1.138%1.14%2.027%2.03%0.713%0.71%1.110%1.11%0.417%0.42%0.672%0.67%0.268%0.27%0.401%0.40%0.160%0.16%0.211%0.21%0.091%0.09%0.080%0.08%0.043%0.04%0.040%0.04%0.032%0.03%0.020%0.02%0.027%0.03%
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 regions.
Scope: population of the United States and the West
West
United States
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 - 17390,925391k1,573,1351.57M3,686,4243.69M2,723,7392.72M3,044,6993.04M3,165,2563.17M3,100,0563.10M3,127,4383.13M3,010,2643.01M2,731,8662.73M1,744,4121.74M611,583612k39,87839.9k15,93715.9k
Count number of married in age cohort in the West

Marital Status by Race#9

Percentage of each ethno-racial group.
Scope: population of the United States and the West
West
United States
Divorced
Widowed
Separated
Married
Never Married
60%40%20%0%20%40%60%CountAsian2White1White HispanicOther2Mixed2Black2-31.289964%-1.350051%-6.085176%-31.075139%-1.227492%-5.153514%-38.725191%39%55.868387%5.406422%58.040953%4.502902%61.274809%61%6,222,8776.22M-28.020462%-1.441808%-12.948634%-27.497734%-1.503107%-11.839085%-42.410904%42%51.608850%5.980246%52.464224%6.695849%57.589096%58%32,653,72332.7M-41.487044%-2.865373%-8.135077%-39.828659%-3.166008%-8.730185%-52.487494%52%44.029044%3.483461%44.624326%3.650823%47.512506%48%9,899,7229.90M-44.314994%-3.125694%-7.843043%-43.683693%-3.474691%-8.388056%-55.283731%55%41.469555%3.246714%41.276992%3.176567%44.716269%45%6,463,3976.46M-50.606270%-2.028671%-9.859541%-50.607227%-2.348082%-10.054102%-62.494482%62%34.543310%2.962208%33.774374%3.216215%37.505518%38%2,183,8442.18M-48.054330%-3.434664%-13.412241%-49.328840%-3.967824%-11.963014%-64.901235%65%30.087535%5.011230%29.070650%5.669672%35.098765%35%2,802,8652.80M
Count number of people of given race
1non-Hispanic 2including Hispanic

Map of Marital Status by State in the West

Married Marital Status by State#10

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
45.1%47.3%49.4%51.6%53.8%56.0%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by State#11

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
10.7%11.9%13.1%14.2%15.3%16.5%

Widowed Marital Status by State#12

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
3.7%4.2%4.7%5.2%5.7%6.3%

Never Married Marital Status by State#13

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
26.6%28.7%30.7%32.7%34.6%36.7%
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Marital Status by Place in the West

There are 5,635 places in the West. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, the West, and the United States. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 180,303.

Married by Place#14

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of the West, selected places in the West, and entities that contain the West
0%20%40%60%Count#FremontGilbertIrvineChandlerSanta ClaritaSan JoseScottsdaleColorado SpgsHendersonGlendaleChula VistaHuntington BchWestUnited StatesAnchorageMesaBakersfieldBoise CityAnaheimFontanaAuroraUrban HonoluluModestoN Las VegasOxnardSanta AnaMoreno ValleySan DiegoLas VegasGlendaleSpokaneStocktonAlbuquerqueRiversideSpring ValleyRenoSalt Lk CityPhoenixTacomaPortlandSunrise ManorSeattleSacramentoFresnoSan FranciscoDenverParadiseLos AngelesOaklandLong BeachTucsonSan Bernardino61.178710%61.178710%61%111,519112k157.184679%57.184679%57%95,71495.7k252.285176%52.285176%52%105,100105k351.744763%51.744763%52%97,49897.5k451.155364%51.155364%51%74,00874.0k550.903201%50.903201%51%412,320412k650.840498%50.840498%51%103,012103k750.736762%50.736762%51%182,422182k850.290754%50.290754%50%114,850115k950.042197%50.042197%50%84,20184.2k1049.832413%49.832413%50%101,992102k1149.314223%49.314223%49%82,26582.3k1248.094521%48.094521%48%28,965,61229.0M48.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.787480%47.787480%48%113,015113k1347.775129%47.775129%48%179,151179k1447.136799%47.136799%47%129,613130k1546.907691%46.907691%47%83,49183.5k1646.797774%46.797774%47%128,166128k1746.414425%46.414425%46%71,48171.5k1846.121793%46.121793%46%125,740126k1945.898950%45.898950%46%136,839137k2045.775569%45.775569%46%75,25075.3k2145.185031%45.185031%45%78,09678.1k2244.892447%44.892447%45%70,14470.1k2343.899268%43.899268%44%112,106112k2443.739451%43.739451%44%67,37867.4k2543.516736%43.516736%44%494,945495k2642.608360%42.608360%43%208,922209k2742.588689%42.588689%43%80,20680.2k2842.557571%42.557571%43%73,40573.4k2942.345911%42.345911%42%96,86596.9k3042.199784%42.199784%42%189,112189k3142.045571%42.045571%42%106,620107k3241.820803%41.820803%42%66,13566.1k3341.582080%41.582080%42%80,21180.2k3441.494684%41.494684%41%64,86264.9k3541.434087%41.434087%41%499,057499k3641.048202%41.048202%41%68,86068.9k3740.860277%40.860277%41%213,754214k3840.759725%40.759725%41%60,75460.8k3940.588351%40.588351%41%235,410235k4040.158552%40.158552%40%155,820156k4139.918085%39.918085%40%154,477154k4239.306154%39.306154%39%295,734296k4339.068367%39.068367%39%212,453212k4438.566625%38.566625%39%72,94872.9k4538.528315%38.528315%39%1,238,0031.24M4638.272065%38.272065%38%130,316130k4738.043816%38.043816%38%143,386143k4835.666535%35.666535%36%153,920154k4935.371182%35.371182%35%56,83356.8k50
Count number of this marital status
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by Metro Area in the West

There are 177 metro areas in the West. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, the West, and the United States. The least populous of the compared metro areas has a population of 203,629.

Married by Metro Area#18

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of the West, selected metro areas in the West, and entities that contain the West
0%20%40%Count#Ogden AreaProvo AreaGreeley AreaPrescott AreaColorado SpringsSan Jose AreaBoise CityKennewickOlympia AreaSalt Lake CityBremertonOxnard AreaUrban HonoluluSeattle AreaFort CollinsDenver AreaSpokane AreaSalem AreaPortland AreaMedford AreaLake Havasu CityAnchorageYakima AreaSan Luis ObispoSan FranciscoWestUnited StatesModesto AreaStockton AreaSacramentoReno AreaSanta RosaBoulder AreaSan DiegoPhoenix AreaVisalia AreaBellinghamRiversideVallejo AreaLas CrucesBakersfieldSalinas AreaMerced AreaTucson AreaEugene AreaAlbuquerqueSanta MariaLos AngelesSanta CruzLas VegasFresno AreaChico Area58.908242%58.908242%59%273,002273k158.544614%58.544614%59%236,892237k255.380192%55.380192%55%119,022119k354.834944%54.834944%55%102,872103k454.038006%54.038006%54%295,141295k553.237658%53.237658%53%832,621833k652.861881%52.861881%53%273,639274k752.733636%52.733636%53%109,841110k852.472869%52.472869%52%114,256114k952.277296%52.277296%52%457,453457k1052.205796%52.205796%52%111,060111k1150.393009%50.393009%50%340,241340k1250.234299%50.234299%50%405,114405k1350.194131%50.194131%50%1,502,2221.50M1450.146575%50.146575%50%135,309135k1549.942501%49.942501%50%1,100,0521.10M1649.726424%49.726424%50%219,753220k1749.694679%49.694679%50%159,344159k1849.650785%49.650785%50%949,041949k1949.472507%49.472507%49%86,23886.2k2048.804360%48.804360%49%84,16884.2k2148.721229%48.721229%49%152,343152k2248.408104%48.408104%48%89,64689.6k2348.374339%48.374339%48%114,489114k2448.148944%48.148944%48%1,827,3411.83M2548.094521%48.094521%48%28,965,61229.0M48.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M48.004324%48.004324%48%196,727197k2647.919616%47.919616%48%263,371263k2747.644214%47.644214%48%859,666860k2847.389082%47.389082%47%171,303171k2947.367746%47.367746%47%195,697196k3047.300459%47.300459%47%123,738124k3147.276963%47.276963%47%1,251,0951.25M3247.160781%47.160781%47%1,675,3741.68M3347.136156%47.136156%47%157,974158k3447.087184%47.087184%47%82,33182.3k3546.786330%46.786330%47%1,614,7601.61M3646.721458%46.721458%47%162,529163k3746.636008%46.636008%47%78,39078.4k3846.621070%46.621070%47%305,851306k3946.185852%46.185852%46%154,185154k4045.566656%45.566656%46%90,48990.5k4145.056972%45.056972%45%370,125370k4244.952800%44.952800%45%136,621137k4344.942132%44.942132%45%327,776328k4444.887196%44.887196%45%160,184160k4544.363776%44.363776%44%4,748,7354.75M4644.235718%44.235718%44%99,86799.9k4744.195458%44.195458%44%732,568733k4843.786151%43.786151%44%319,610320k4942.335747%42.335747%42%78,87778.9k50
Count number of this marital status
# rank of metro area out of 50 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by State in the West

There are 13 states in the West. This section compares all 13 of those to each other, the West, and the United States.

Married by State#22

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of the West, selected states in the West, and entities that contain the West
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#UtahIdahoWyomingMontanaColoradoWashingtonHawaiiOregonAlaskaWestUnited StatesArizonaCaliforniaNevadaNew Mexico55.924736%55.924736%56%1,221,4271.22M154.674401%54.674401%55%697,454697k253.166072%53.166072%53%247,848248k351.681233%51.681233%52%431,852432k450.779102%50.779102%51%2,191,9482.19M550.609865%50.609865%51%2,903,0332.90M649.840662%49.840662%50%574,923575k749.247885%49.247885%49%1,609,5121.61M848.315701%48.315701%48%279,903280k948.094521%48.094521%48%28,965,61229.0M48.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.219988%47.219988%47%2,541,2992.54M1046.574365%46.574365%47%14,474,79014.5M1145.515819%45.515819%46%1,040,2241.04M1245.127524%45.127524%45%751,399751k13
Count number of this marital status
# rank of state out of 13 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by County in the West

There are 448 counties in the West. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, the West, and the United States. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 314,238.

Married by County#26

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of the West, selected counties in the West, and entities that contain the West
0%20%40%60%Count#DouglasDavisUtahPlacerClackamasEl PasoClarkSanta ClaraWashingtonAdaJeffersonSnohomishSan MateoSalt LakeContra CostaArapahoeVenturaOrangeHonoluluLarimerPinalKingPierceAdamsMarionSpokaneAlamedaWestRiversideUnited StatesStanislausSan JoaquinSonomaWashoeSan DiegoTulareMaricopaSolanoKernMontereySan BernardinoSacramentoPimaLaneSanta BarbaraClarkFresnoBernalilloLos AngelesMultnomahSan FranciscoDenver65.475523%65.475523%65%157,650158k161.497118%61.497118%61%145,429145k258.528252%58.528252%59%232,459232k355.540761%55.540761%56%167,271167k454.540961%54.540961%55%176,536177k553.821235%53.821235%54%283,111283k653.298502%53.298502%53%190,459190k753.294394%53.294394%53%809,423809k853.159577%53.159577%53%239,023239k952.813344%52.813344%53%178,066178k1052.576505%52.576505%53%243,435243k1152.229181%52.229181%52%320,074320k1252.040934%52.040934%52%321,703322k1351.927590%51.927590%52%431,457431k1451.731163%51.731163%52%462,130462k1550.430238%50.430238%50%247,792248k1650.393009%50.393009%50%340,241340k1750.294014%50.294014%50%1,277,3881.28M1850.234299%50.234299%50%405,114405k1950.146575%50.146575%50%135,309135k2049.847591%49.847591%50%157,809158k2149.697098%49.697098%50%851,934852k2249.600673%49.600673%50%330,214330k2349.368082%49.368082%49%181,170181k2449.124812%49.124812%49%126,350126k2548.941194%48.941194%49%193,397193k2648.279556%48.279556%48%635,456635k2748.094521%48.094521%48%28,965,61229.0M48.085207%48.085207%48%875,082875k2848.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M48.004324%48.004324%48%196,727197k2947.919616%47.919616%48%263,371263k3047.367746%47.367746%47%195,697196k3147.337042%47.337042%47%169,433169k3247.276963%47.276963%47%1,251,0951.25M3347.136156%47.136156%47%157,974158k3446.897917%46.897917%47%1,517,5651.52M3546.721458%46.721458%47%162,529163k3646.621070%46.621070%47%305,851306k3746.185852%46.185852%46%154,185154k3845.337491%45.337491%45%739,678740k3945.220904%45.220904%45%533,102533k4045.056972%45.056972%45%370,125370k4144.952800%44.952800%45%136,621137k4244.887196%44.887196%45%160,184160k4344.195458%44.195458%44%732,568733k4443.786151%43.786151%44%319,610320k4543.357370%43.357370%43%236,599237k4642.518919%42.518919%43%3,471,3473.47M4742.238698%42.238698%42%273,681274k4839.306154%39.306154%39%295,734296k4939.068367%39.068367%39%212,453212k50
Count number of this marital status
# rank of county out of 50 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by Region in the United States

There are 5 regions in the United States. This section compares the West to all of the regions in the United States and to the United States.

Married by Region#30

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of the West, selected other regions in the United States, and entities that contain the West
0%10%20%30%40%Count#MidwestWestUnited StatesSouthNortheast49.375331%49.375331%49%26,998,09027.0M148.094521%48.094521%48%28,965,61229.0M248.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.893501%47.893501%48%46,160,11846.2M346.822987%46.822987%47%21,647,11421.6M4
Count number of this marital status
# rank of region out of 4 by percentage of this marital status

Definitions

This page reports on the marital status of the residents of the West 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.

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