Marital Status in Maine (State)

Marital Status#1

Percentage of population aged 15 and older.
Scope: population of the United States and Maine
Female Male
United States
Maine
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0%50%FMNever MarriedMarriedSeparated/DivorcedWidowed-25.075463%-29.988272%-25.075463%25%25.075463%6.023731%29.988272%6.223969%31.099194%31%144,379144k168,752169k-49.069780%-46.394064%-49.069780%49%49.069780%2.980346%46.394064%3.422116%52.050127%52%282,533283k282,437282k-13.910896%-2.500985%-11.380058%-3.239645%-16.411881%16%13.910896%11.380058%13.910896%14%94,49694.5k75,48475.5k-2.939783%-6.503092%-2.591522%-6.406440%-9.442876%9%2.939783%2.591522%2.939783%3%54,37054.4k15,95216.0k

Detailed Marital Status#2

Percentage of population aged 15 and older.
Scope: population of the United States and Maine
Female Male
United States
Maine
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40%20%0%20%40%FMNever MarriedNow MarriedSeparatedAbsent SpouseWidowedDivorced-25.075463%-29.988272%-25.075463%25%25.075463%6.023731%29.988272%6.223969%31.099194%31%144,379144k168,752169k-47.515188%-43.902027%-47.515188%48%47.515188%2.830262%43.902027%3.003516%50.345450%50%273,582274k273,187273k-0.877217%-0.367012%-1.763851%-0.629056%-1.244230%1%0.877217%1.763851%0.877217%1%7,1644,760-1.554592%-2.492037%-1.554592%2%1.554592%0.150084%2.492037%0.418600%1.704676%2%8,9519,250-2.939783%-6.503092%-2.591522%-6.406440%-9.442876%9%2.939783%2.591522%2.939783%3%54,37054.4k15,95216.0k-13.033679%-2.133973%-9.616207%-2.610589%-15.167651%15%13.033679%9.616207%13.033679%13%87,33287.3k70,72470.7k

The Married by Sex and Age#4

Percentage of age and sex cohort.
Scope: population of the United States and Maine
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 1716.795%16.8%54.961%55.0%38.962%39.0%69.846%69.8%58.113%58.1%72.607%72.6%63.718%63.7%69.142%69.1%64.146%64.1%66.855%66.9%62.503%62.5%61.991%62.0%63.342%63.3%61.885%61.9%63.386%63.4%63.224%63.2%62.102%62.1%57.375%57.4%53.453%53.5%48.865%48.9%38.980%39.0%26.749%26.7%9.697%9.70%5.453%5.45%1.016%1.02%0.341%0.34%0.432%0.43%0.455%0.46%

The Divorced1 by Sex and Age#5

Percentage of age and sex cohort.
Scope: population of the United States and Maine
Female
Male
0%5%10%15%20%25%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 177.877%7.88%5.917%5.92%13.595%13.6%9.982%9.98%19.837%19.8%16.578%16.6%21.843%21.8%20.258%20.3%23.534%23.5%22.258%22.3%25.178%25.2%21.867%21.9%23.274%23.3%22.526%22.5%23.086%23.1%16.462%16.5%18.467%18.5%14.432%14.4%12.276%12.3%9.493%9.49%6.319%6.32%4.700%4.70%0.987%0.99%0.648%0.65%0.000%0%0.068%0.07%0.060%0.06%0.057%0.06%

The Never Married by Sex and Age#6

Percentage of age and sex cohort.
Scope: population of the United States and Maine
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%80%100%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 174.971%4.97%3.923%3.92%4.453%4.45%4.848%4.85%4.766%4.77%4.994%4.99%6.048%6.05%8.284%8.28%7.759%7.76%9.512%9.51%9.183%9.18%14.620%14.6%11.260%11.3%14.867%14.9%12.856%12.9%19.871%19.9%18.843%18.8%27.648%27.6%33.975%34.0%41.548%41.5%54.371%54.4%68.483%68.5%89.297%89.3%93.860%93.9%98.984%99.0%99.443%99.4%99.508%99.5%99.488%99.5%

The Widowed by Sex and Age#7

Percentage of age and sex cohort.
Scope: population of the United States and Maine
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 1770.357%70.4%35.199%35.2%42.990%43.0%15.324%15.3%17.284%17.3%5.822%5.82%8.391%8.39%2.316%2.32%4.561%4.56%1.376%1.38%3.136%3.14%1.522%1.52%2.123%2.12%0.722%0.72%0.672%0.67%0.442%0.44%0.589%0.59%0.545%0.55%0.296%0.30%0.094%0.09%0.331%0.33%0.067%0.07%0.018%0.02%0.039%0.04%0.000%0%0.148%0.15%0.000%0%0.000%0%

The Married by Age#8

Percentage of age cohort. Gray areas represent percentile bands from the states.
Scope: population of the United States and Maine
Maine
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 - 179,40237,52637.5k90,80790.8k64,45164.5k71,41071.4k66,43366.4k58,60858.6k52,75252.8k43,20643.2k38,60038.6k25,38925.4k5,944229213

Marital Status by Race#9

Percentage of each ethno-racial group.
Scope: population of the United States and Maine
Maine
United States
Divorced
Widowed
Separated
Married
Never Married
60%40%20%0%20%40%60%CountWhite1Asian2White HispanicOther2Black2Mixed2-27.060275%-1.033159%-14.224167%-27.497734%-1.503107%-11.839085%-42.317601%42%51.222226%6.460173%52.464224%6.695849%57.682399%58%1,058,8881.06M-37.150400%-0.825014%-5.989605%-31.075139%-1.227492%-5.153514%-43.965019%44%52.272915%3.762066%58.040953%4.502902%56.034981%56%12,12112.1k-44.166829%-0.845810%-11.364962%-39.828659%-3.166008%-8.730185%-56.377601%56%41.153024%2.469376%44.624326%3.650823%43.622399%44%10,28610.3k-42.275061%-1.562849%-18.062067%-43.683693%-3.474691%-8.388056%-61.899978%62%34.739897%3.360125%41.276992%3.176567%38.100022%38%8,958-50.135870%-3.478261%-9.565217%-49.328840%-3.967824%-11.963014%-63.179348%63%34.882246%1.938406%29.070650%5.669672%36.820652%37%11,04011.0k-48.071303%-1.595558%-16.767972%-50.607227%-2.348082%-10.054102%-66.434833%66%29.526593%4.038574%33.774374%3.216215%33.565167%34%17,11017.1k

Map of Marital Status by County in Maine

Married Marital Status by County#10

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
46.0%47.9%49.7%51.5%53.3%55.1%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by County#11

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
12.4%13.7%14.9%16.2%17.4%18.7%

Widowed Marital Status by County#12

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
5.2%5.9%6.5%7.1%7.7%8.4%

Never Married Marital Status by County#13

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
21.4%23.5%25.5%27.6%29.6%31.7%
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Map of Marital Status by County Subdivision in Maine

Married Marital Status by County Subdivision#14

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
0%20%40%60%80%100%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by County Subdivision#15

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
0%11%23%34%46%58%

Widowed Marital Status by County Subdivision#16

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
0%8%15%23%31%39%

Never Married Marital Status by County Subdivision#17

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
0%14%27%41%55%69%
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Marital Status by Place in Maine

There are 130 places in Maine. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, Maine, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Maine. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 2,551.

Married by Place#18

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Maine, selected places in Maine, and entities that contain Maine
0%20%40%60%Count#Cape NeddickMadawaskaKitterySouth EliotScarboroughHampdenBrewerTopshamNorth WindhamYork HarborFairfieldKennebunkWinthropCalaisMaineMillinocketEllsworthCaribouSacoYarmouthLisbon FallsHoultonUnited StatesBathBelfastNew EnglandWinslowSanfordNortheastCamdenAuburnPresque IsleWestbrookGardinerBucksportPittsfieldBrunswickOld TownGorhamS PortlandNorwayOld Orch BchLewistonAugustaLincolnRocklandBiddefordSkowheganPortlandBangorWatervilleRumfordFarmingtonOrono62.690355%62.690355%63%1,482158.428950%58.428950%58%1,324255.813953%55.813953%56%2,256355.783643%55.783643%56%1,712455.055636%55.055636%55%2,276554.927402%54.927402%55%1,778654.228467%54.228467%54%4,168753.099927%53.099927%53%2,912852.850242%52.850242%53%2,188952.467430%52.467430%52%1,3291052.103175%52.103175%52%1,3131151.603618%51.603618%52%2,5101251.345189%51.345189%51%1,1261350.653465%50.653465%51%1,2791450.515780%50.515780%51%564,970565k50.461863%50.461863%50%1,9121549.961627%49.961627%50%3,2551649.827405%49.827405%50%3,3201749.684671%49.684671%50%7,9571849.446417%49.446417%49%2,3671948.888212%48.888212%49%1,6052048.834325%48.834325%49%1,9692148.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.822845%47.822845%48%3,2072247.740113%47.740113%48%2,5352347.628680%47.628680%48%5,811,6825.81M47.474584%47.474584%47%2,9422446.936835%46.936835%47%7,8992546.822987%46.822987%47%21,647,11421.6M46.797865%46.797865%47%1,4032646.319838%46.319838%46%8,6722746.143992%46.143992%46%3,6022845.742706%45.742706%46%6,8982945.287405%45.287405%45%2,1433045.132325%45.132325%45%9553145.002091%45.002091%45%1,0763243.539119%43.539119%44%5,9103343.231441%43.231441%43%2,7723442.498656%42.498656%42%2,3713542.101620%42.101620%42%9,1233641.828692%41.828692%42%7963741.495748%41.495748%41%3,3183841.120560%41.120560%41%12,33012.3k3940.859737%40.859737%41%6,4354040.684575%40.684575%41%9394139.513823%39.513823%40%2,4874238.297991%38.297991%38%6,8814338.098720%38.098720%38%2,0844435.642128%35.642128%36%20,39320.4k4535.469275%35.469275%35%9,7204633.145780%33.145780%33%4,5364731.092206%31.092206%31%1,1334823.596378%23.596378%24%9124918.240248%18.240248%18%1,64650

Marital Status by Metro Area in Maine

There are 4 metro areas in Maine. This section compares all 4 of those to each other, Maine, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Maine.

Married by Metro Area#22

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Maine, selected metro areas in Maine, and entities that contain Maine
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#Portland AreaMaineLewiston AreaAugusta AreaUnited StatesBangor AreaNew EnglandNortheast51.029190%51.029190%51%224,358224k150.515780%50.515780%51%564,970565k48.967908%48.967908%49%42,93842.9k248.690800%48.690800%49%49,29749.3k348.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.681071%47.681071%48%61,75761.8k447.628680%47.628680%48%5,811,6825.81M46.822987%46.822987%47%21,647,11421.6M

Marital Status by County in Maine

There are 16 counties in Maine. This section compares all 16 of those to each other, Maine, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Maine.

Married by County#26

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Maine, selected counties in Maine, and entities that contain Maine
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#SagadahocHancockAroostookLincolnYorkWaldoPiscataquisWashingtonSomersetKnoxMaineFranklinCumberlandAndroscogginKennebecUnited StatesPenobscotNew EnglandNortheastOxford55.062906%55.062906%55%16,28116.3k154.907600%54.907600%55%25,58225.6k254.366986%54.366986%54%32,01432.0k354.148694%54.148694%54%15,94315.9k452.949188%52.949188%53%89,03389.0k552.926503%52.926503%53%17,39817.4k651.584483%51.584483%52%7,553751.368312%51.368312%51%13,83413.8k850.856069%50.856069%51%21,92121.9k950.725453%50.725453%51%17,13117.1k1050.515780%50.515780%51%564,970565k50.426621%50.426621%50%13,00213.0k1149.201901%49.201901%49%119,044119k1248.967908%48.967908%49%42,93842.9k1348.690800%48.690800%49%49,29749.3k1448.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.681071%47.681071%48%61,75761.8k1547.628680%47.628680%48%5,811,6825.81M46.822987%46.822987%47%21,647,11421.6M46.086902%46.086902%46%22,24222.2k16

Marital Status by County Subdivision in Maine

There are 533 county subdivisions in Maine. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, Maine, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Maine. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 6,118.

Married by County Subdivision#30

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Maine, selected county subdivisions in Maine, and entities that contain Maine
0%20%40%60%Count#Cape ElizabethFreeportCumberlandTown of YorkLebanonWaterboroKennebunkBerwickFalmouthTown of EliotScarboroughTown of WellsS BerwickHampdenYarmouthKitteryTown of GrayBrewerTopshamOaklandFairfieldWindhamStandishBuxtonGorhamMaineEllsworthCaribouSacoLisbonUnited StatesBathBelfastNew EnglandWinslowSanfordBrunswickNortheastAuburnPresque IsleWestbrookOld TownSkowheganS PortlandOld Orch BchLewistonAugustaRocklandBiddefordPortlandBangorFarmingtonWatervilleTown of Orono64.883599%64.883599%65%4,961162.615019%62.615019%63%4,219262.368421%62.368421%62%3,792361.788248%61.788248%62%6,793461.333887%61.333887%61%2,952561.172638%61.172638%61%3,756660.227748%60.227748%60%5,765759.225399%59.225399%59%3,563858.453705%58.453705%58%5,625958.367730%58.367730%58%3,1111057.940339%57.940339%58%9,3621156.692183%56.692183%57%4,8881256.616273%56.616273%57%3,3331355.909974%55.909974%56%3,4531455.875069%55.875069%56%4,0611554.977158%54.977158%55%4,5731654.237288%54.237288%54%3,3281754.228467%54.228467%54%4,1681853.884712%53.884712%54%4,0851953.615487%53.615487%54%2,8252053.472352%53.472352%53%2,8722153.385935%53.385935%53%7,7812253.338829%53.338829%53%4,5292352.771683%52.771683%53%3,6082450.991197%50.991197%51%7,1252550.515780%50.515780%51%564,970565k49.961627%49.961627%50%3,2552649.827405%49.827405%50%3,3202749.684671%49.684671%50%7,9572848.203049%48.203049%48%3,4472948.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.822845%47.822845%48%3,2073047.740113%47.740113%48%2,5353147.628680%47.628680%48%5,811,6825.81M47.474584%47.474584%47%2,9423246.936835%46.936835%47%7,8993346.909399%46.909399%47%8,3103446.822987%46.822987%47%21,647,11421.6M46.319838%46.319838%46%8,6723546.143992%46.143992%46%3,6023645.742706%45.742706%46%6,8983743.231441%43.231441%43%2,7723842.806064%42.806064%43%2,9933942.101620%42.101620%42%9,1234041.495748%41.495748%41%3,3184141.120560%41.120560%41%12,33012.3k4240.859737%40.859737%41%6,4354339.513823%39.513823%40%2,4874438.297991%38.297991%38%6,8814535.642128%35.642128%36%20,39320.4k4635.469275%35.469275%35%9,7204735.088496%35.088496%35%2,3794833.145780%33.145780%33%4,5364921.015431%21.015431%21%2,11150

Marital Status by State in the United States

There are 50 states in the United States. This section compares Maine to all of the states in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Maine.

Married by State#34

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Maine, selected other states in the United States, and entities that contain Maine
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#UtahIdahoWyomingNebraskaIowaKansasMinnesotaSouth DakotaNorth DakotaNew HampshireMontanaColoradoWisconsinWashingtonMaineArkansasWest VirginiaOklahomaVirginiaHawaiiKentuckyVermontMissouriIndianaTexasTennesseeOregonNew JerseyN CarolinaAlaskaUnited StatesOhioMichiganPennsylvaniaConnecticutAlabamaIllinoisNew EnglandDelawareArizonaS CarolinaMarylandGeorgiaNortheastCaliforniaMassachusettsFloridaNevadaNew MexicoMississippiRhode IslandNew YorkLouisiana55.924736%55.924736%56%1,221,4271.22M154.674401%54.674401%55%697,454697k253.166072%53.166072%53%247,848248k352.818422%52.818422%53%786,367786k452.696629%52.696629%53%1,318,0661.32M552.279182%52.279182%52%1,200,2721.20M652.113691%52.113691%52%2,283,8082.28M751.975162%51.975162%52%350,626351k851.973175%51.973175%52%308,756309k951.878856%51.878856%52%576,565577k1051.681233%51.681233%52%431,852432k1150.779102%50.779102%51%2,191,9482.19M1250.698272%50.698272%51%2,371,9072.37M1350.609865%50.609865%51%2,903,0332.90M1450.515780%50.515780%51%564,970565k1550.130121%50.130121%50%1,193,3351.19M1649.990960%49.990960%50%765,942766k1749.978880%49.978880%50%1,538,1441.54M1849.968319%49.968319%50%3,376,8643.38M1949.840662%49.840662%50%574,923575k2049.732146%49.732146%50%1,775,1831.78M2149.375284%49.375284%49%260,504261k2249.322272%49.322272%49%2,418,4172.42M2349.300923%49.300923%49%2,603,1052.60M2449.272772%49.272772%49%10,341,94010.3M2549.254638%49.254638%49%2,614,1842.61M2649.247885%49.247885%49%1,609,5121.61M2749.085963%49.085963%49%3,564,6013.56M2848.886457%48.886457%49%3,929,9303.93M2948.315701%48.315701%48%279,903280k3048.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M48.006096%48.006096%48%4,518,4234.52M3147.983566%47.983566%48%3,880,2763.88M3247.950206%47.950206%48%5,064,1675.06M3347.905195%47.905195%48%1,418,3091.42M3447.878945%47.878945%48%1,881,0231.88M3547.757862%47.757862%48%4,958,0674.96M3647.628680%47.628680%48%5,811,6825.81M47.373319%47.373319%47%362,458362k3747.219988%47.219988%47%2,541,2992.54M3847.131400%47.131400%47%1,852,9301.85M3946.912785%46.912785%47%2,271,9742.27M4046.877892%46.877892%47%3,761,7913.76M4146.822987%46.822987%47%21,647,11421.6M46.574365%46.574365%47%14,474,79014.5M4246.385590%46.385590%46%2,599,0632.60M4346.181047%46.181047%46%7,655,8397.66M4445.515819%45.515819%46%1,040,2241.04M4545.127524%45.127524%45%751,399751k4644.629308%44.629308%45%1,062,5351.06M4744.532426%44.532426%45%392,271392k4844.467779%44.467779%44%7,206,6647.21M4943.547391%43.547391%44%1,618,2551.62M50

Marital Status by State in the Northeast

There are 9 states in the Northeast. This section compares Maine to all of the states in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Maine.

Married by State#38

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Maine, selected other states in the Northeast, and entities that contain Maine
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#New HampshireMaineVermontNew JerseyUnited StatesPennsylvaniaConnecticutNew EnglandNortheastMassachusettsRhode IslandNew York51.878856%51.878856%52%576,565577k150.515780%50.515780%51%564,970565k249.375284%49.375284%49%260,504261k349.085963%49.085963%49%3,564,6013.56M448.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.950206%47.950206%48%5,064,1675.06M547.905195%47.905195%48%1,418,3091.42M647.628680%47.628680%48%5,811,6825.81M46.822987%46.822987%47%21,647,11421.6M46.385590%46.385590%46%2,599,0632.60M744.532426%44.532426%45%392,271392k844.467779%44.467779%44%7,206,6647.21M9

Definitions

This page reports on the marital status of the residents of Maine 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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