Marital Status in New Jersey (State)

Marital Status#1

Percentage of population aged 15 and older.
Scope: population of the United States and New Jersey
Female Male
United States
New Jersey
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0%50%FMNever MarriedMarriedSeparated/DivorcedWidowed-31.376315%-29.988272%-31.376315%31%31.376315%6.094149%29.988272%6.223969%37.470464%37%1,178,1001.18M1,314,1691.31M-46.760005%-46.394064%-46.760005%47%46.760005%4.816076%46.394064%3.422116%51.576080%52%1,755,7181.76M1,808,8831.81M-8.392932%-3.959471%-11.380058%-3.239645%-12.352403%12%8.392932%11.380058%8.392932%8%463,801464k294,358294k-2.560523%-6.950754%-2.591522%-6.406440%-9.511277%10%2.560523%2.591522%2.560523%3%357,124357k89,80389.8k

Detailed Marital Status#2

Percentage of population aged 15 and older.
Scope: population of the United States and New Jersey
Female Male
United States
New Jersey
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40%20%0%20%40%FMNever MarriedNow MarriedSeparatedAbsent SpouseWidowedDivorced-31.376315%-29.988272%-31.376315%31%31.376315%6.094149%29.988272%6.223969%37.470464%37%1,178,1001.18M1,314,1691.31M-44.345538%-43.902027%-44.345538%44%44.345538%4.220374%43.902027%3.003516%48.565913%49%1,665,0611.67M1,703,3101.70M-1.598591%-0.654106%-1.763851%-0.629056%-2.252697%2%1.598591%1.763851%1.598591%2%84,58384.6k56,06656.1k-2.414466%-2.492037%-2.414466%2%2.414466%0.595702%2.492037%0.418600%3.010168%3%90,65790.7k105,573106k-2.560523%-6.950754%-2.591522%-6.406440%-9.511277%10%2.560523%2.591522%2.560523%3%357,124357k89,80389.8k-6.794341%-3.305365%-9.616207%-2.610589%-10.099706%10%6.794341%9.616207%6.794341%7%379,218379k238,292238k

The Married by Sex and Age#4

Percentage of age and sex cohort.
Scope: population of the United States and New Jersey
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 1714.065%14.1%52.401%52.4%34.630%34.6%69.674%69.7%52.352%52.4%73.726%73.7%59.376%59.4%71.980%72.0%62.707%62.7%70.309%70.3%63.437%63.4%68.484%68.5%64.921%64.9%68.468%68.5%65.257%65.3%67.690%67.7%63.754%63.8%61.689%61.7%54.341%54.3%47.605%47.6%30.261%30.3%19.854%19.9%7.600%7.60%3.589%3.59%1.111%1.11%0.510%0.51%0.452%0.45%0.494%0.49%

The Divorced1 by Sex and Age#5

Percentage of age and sex cohort.
Scope: population of the United States and New Jersey
Female
Male
0%5%10%15%20%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 176.189%6.19%5.689%5.69%11.737%11.7%8.975%8.98%17.956%18.0%12.243%12.2%20.100%20.1%14.240%14.2%19.736%19.7%14.453%14.5%19.383%19.4%14.380%14.4%18.114%18.1%12.587%12.6%14.744%14.7%9.527%9.53%11.095%11.1%7.415%7.42%7.702%7.70%4.403%4.40%3.244%3.24%1.880%1.88%0.759%0.76%0.359%0.36%0.113%0.11%0.047%0.05%0.126%0.13%0.129%0.13%

The Never Married by Sex and Age#6

Percentage of age and sex cohort.
Scope: population of the United States and New Jersey
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%80%100%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 175.753%5.75%4.870%4.87%6.117%6.12%5.620%5.62%7.975%7.98%7.727%7.73%11.268%11.3%11.087%11.1%11.945%11.9%13.484%13.5%14.208%14.2%16.017%16.0%15.187%15.2%18.418%18.4%19.061%19.1%22.464%22.5%24.652%24.7%30.657%30.7%37.741%37.7%47.885%47.9%66.390%66.4%78.149%78.1%91.576%91.6%96.040%96.0%98.723%98.7%99.413%99.4%99.377%99.4%99.357%99.4%

The Widowed by Sex and Age#7

Percentage of age and sex cohort.
Scope: population of the United States and New Jersey
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 1773.992%74.0%37.040%37.0%47.516%47.5%15.731%15.7%21.716%21.7%6.304%6.30%9.255%9.25%2.693%2.69%5.611%5.61%1.754%1.75%2.971%2.97%1.120%1.12%1.777%1.78%0.527%0.53%0.938%0.94%0.319%0.32%0.499%0.50%0.239%0.24%0.216%0.22%0.107%0.11%0.105%0.10%0.117%0.12%0.065%0.07%0.012%0.01%0.053%0.05%0.031%0.03%0.045%0.05%0.020%0.02%

The Married by Age#8

Percentage of age cohort. Gray areas represent percentile bands from the states.
Scope: population of the United States and New Jersey
New Jersey
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 - 1751,85651.9k192,236192k451,094451k343,159343k415,200415k449,366449k433,660434k401,365401k355,120355k294,346294k142,192142k31,53831.5k1,7821,687

Marital Status by Race#9

Percentage of each ethno-racial group.
Scope: population of the United States and New Jersey
New Jersey
United States
Divorced
Widowed
Separated
Married
Never Married
50%0%50%CountAsian2White1White HispanicOther2Mixed2Black2-26.156392%-0.910627%-3.264372%-31.075139%-1.227492%-5.153514%-30.331392%30%65.790274%3.878334%58.040953%4.502902%69.668608%70%664,048664k-28.769261%-1.205042%-8.997678%-27.497734%-1.503107%-11.839085%-38.971981%39%53.535667%7.492352%52.464224%6.695849%61.028019%61%4,271,3024.27M-41.029350%-3.252715%-9.250637%-39.828659%-3.166008%-8.730185%-53.532701%54%42.714553%3.752746%44.624326%3.650823%46.467299%46%775,752776k-46.060947%-4.034822%-7.981155%-43.683693%-3.474691%-8.388056%-58.076924%58%39.170320%2.752756%41.276992%3.176567%41.923076%42%446,389446k-50.260120%-2.923329%-7.888732%-50.607227%-2.348082%-10.054102%-61.072181%61%35.823250%3.104569%33.774374%3.216215%38.927819%39%136,283136k-51.370817%-3.708290%-9.644364%-49.328840%-3.967824%-11.963014%-64.723471%65%29.541966%5.734562%29.070650%5.669672%35.276529%35%968,182968k

Map of Marital Status by County in New Jersey

Married Marital Status by County#10

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
39.0%42.8%46.5%50.3%54.0%57.8%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by County#11

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
8.5%9.6%10.7%11.8%13.0%14.1%

Widowed Marital Status by County#12

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
4.8%5.7%6.5%7.3%8.2%9.1%

Never Married Marital Status by County#13

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
27.0%30.3%33.5%36.7%39.9%43.1%
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Map of Marital Status by County Subdivision in New Jersey

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 (%):
0.0%4.4%8.7%13.1%17.4%21.8%

Widowed Marital Status by County Subdivision#16

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
0%13%27%40%53%67%

Never Married Marital Status by County Subdivision#17

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
0%13%27%40%54%67%
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Marital Status by Place in New Jersey

There are 545 places in New Jersey. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, New Jersey, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with New Jersey. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 19,411.

Married by Place#18

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of New Jersey, selected places in New Jersey, and entities that contain New Jersey
0%20%40%60%Count#WestfieldRidgewoodSummitIselinFair LawnFort LeeOld BridgeParamusS PlainfieldLakewoodSayrevilleSomersetToms RiverElmwood ParkPalisades PkCliffside PkBergenfieldNew JerseyUnited StatesCliftonN PlainfieldCarteretEnglewoodPrincetonRahwayKearnyNortheastMiddle AtlanticBayonneGarfieldLong BranchVinelandJersey CityLindenLodiMillvilleWest New YorkPerth AmboyHackensackUnion CityPassaicElizabethHobokenRosellePatersonPleasantvillePlainfieldTrentonAtlantic CityNewarkBridgetonEast OrangeNew BrunswickCamden65.224078%65.224078%65%15,26715.3k163.446038%63.446038%63%12,12212.1k262.698649%62.698649%63%10,53410.5k362.526500%62.526500%63%10,02810.0k457.816341%57.816341%58%15,75915.8k557.214829%57.214829%57%18,05718.1k656.886351%56.886351%57%11,05711.1k756.668284%56.668284%57%12,84512.8k855.211537%55.211537%55%10,94910.9k954.308120%54.308120%54%16,62116.6k1052.648453%52.648453%53%19,21319.2k1152.330092%52.330092%52%10,38710.4k1252.312540%52.312540%52%38,01538.0k1352.248289%52.248289%52%8,5521450.936037%50.936037%51%9,1421550.730591%50.730591%51%10,86710.9k1650.647463%50.647463%51%11,49911.5k1749.085963%49.085963%49%3,564,6013.56M48.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.926287%47.926287%48%33,73133.7k1847.729951%47.729951%48%8,5051947.432086%47.432086%47%9,2542046.969829%46.969829%47%10,80410.8k2146.961112%46.961112%47%12,10012.1k2246.959488%46.959488%47%11,01211.0k2346.840028%46.840028%47%15,90515.9k2446.822987%46.822987%47%21,647,11421.6M46.534090%46.534090%47%15,835,43215.8M44.828035%44.828035%45%24,08724.1k2544.784029%44.784029%45%11,23911.2k2643.169221%43.169221%43%10,59210.6k2741.961752%41.961752%42%20,40620.4k2841.874304%41.874304%42%89,86189.9k2941.872264%41.872264%42%14,44314.4k3041.573534%41.573534%42%8,4073140.624018%40.624018%41%9,0493240.279646%40.279646%40%17,37117.4k3340.006986%40.006986%40%16,03616.0k3439.411279%39.411279%39%14,80814.8k3537.022161%37.022161%37%20,83220.8k3636.990251%36.990251%37%18,85818.9k3736.185295%36.185295%36%35,78435.8k3835.308801%35.308801%35%16,40816.4k3934.798720%34.798720%35%6,1984033.269593%33.269593%33%37,92937.9k4131.888372%31.888372%32%5,1424231.361463%31.361463%31%12,59112.6k4329.607192%29.607192%30%19,79319.8k4428.897104%28.897104%29%8,9114528.027675%28.027675%28%61,89861.9k4627.933080%27.933080%28%5,2264725.677127%25.677127%26%13,38613.4k4823.118387%23.118387%23%10,42210.4k4922.034451%22.034451%22%12,16512.2k50

Marital Status by Metro Area in New Jersey

There are 7 metro areas that are fully or partially contained within New Jersey (4 fully and 3 partially). This section compares all 7 of those to each other, New Jersey, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with New Jersey.

Married by Metro Area#22

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of New Jersey, selected metro areas in New Jersey, and entities that contain New Jersey
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#Ocean CityAllentownNew JerseyUnited StatesTrenton AreaNortheastMiddle AtlanticNew York AreaAtlantic CityPhiladelphiaVineland Area53.153839%53.153839%53%43,31443.3k150.199370%50.199370%50%343,315343k249.085963%49.085963%49%3,564,6013.56M48.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M46.970825%46.970825%47%143,176143k346.822987%46.822987%47%21,647,11421.6M46.534090%46.534090%47%15,835,43215.8M45.722984%45.722984%46%7,484,5167.48M445.208534%45.208534%45%101,372101k545.132078%45.132078%45%2,226,8422.23M639.082589%39.082589%39%48,72748.7k7

Marital Status by County in New Jersey

There are 21 counties in New Jersey. This section compares all 21 of those to each other, New Jersey, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with New Jersey.

Married by County#26

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of New Jersey, selected counties in New Jersey, and entities that contain New Jersey
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#HunterdonMorrisSomersetSussexBergenWarrenCape MayOceanMonmouthMiddlesexBurlingtonGloucesterNew JerseyUnited StatesSalemMercerNortheastUnionMiddle AtlanticAtlanticPassaicCamdenHudsonEssexCumberland57.736925%57.736925%58%60,77160.8k156.181183%56.181183%56%229,608230k255.702513%55.702513%56%150,057150k355.064124%55.064124%55%66,12166.1k454.340889%54.340889%54%415,992416k554.166385%54.166385%54%48,06448.1k653.153839%53.153839%53%43,31443.3k753.128336%53.128336%53%249,819250k853.041209%53.041209%53%273,167273k951.864831%51.864831%52%352,546353k1050.867752%50.867752%51%188,581189k1150.860369%50.860369%51%120,446120k1249.085963%49.085963%49%3,564,6013.56M48.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M48.021978%48.021978%48%25,34625.3k1346.970825%46.970825%47%143,176143k1446.822987%46.822987%47%21,647,11421.6M46.626448%46.626448%47%205,894206k1546.534090%46.534090%47%15,835,43215.8M45.208534%45.208534%45%101,372101k1644.477998%44.477998%44%179,982180k1744.270359%44.270359%44%182,787183k1841.825972%41.825972%42%230,564231k1939.195679%39.195679%39%248,267248k2039.082589%39.082589%39%48,72748.7k21

Marital Status by County Subdivision in New Jersey

There are 570 county subdivisions in New Jersey. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, New Jersey, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with New Jersey. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 42,029.

Married by County Subdivision#30

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of New Jersey, selected county subdivisions in New Jersey, and entities that contain New Jersey
0%20%40%60%Count#MonroeS BrunswickEdisonE BrunswickBridgewaterJacksonMiddletownParsippany-Troy HlsWashingtonCherry HlHowellWayneEveshamEgg HbrLakewoodWoodbridgeSayrevilleToms RivFranklinOld BrgBrickN BrunswickManchesterNew JerseyHamiltonGloucesterUnited StatesCliftonUnionW OrangeKearnyNortheastMiddle AtlanticBayonnePiscatawayBloomfieldN BergenVinelandJersey CityW New YorkPerth AmboyHackensackUnion CityPassaicElizabethHobokenPatersonPlainfieldTrentonNewarkIrvingtonEast OrangeNew BrunswickCamden63.165479%63.165479%63%23,23123.2k161.058591%61.058591%61%21,89521.9k260.854265%60.854265%61%50,15050.2k359.549660%59.549660%60%23,74923.7k458.469901%58.469901%58%21,40721.4k558.392226%58.392226%58%27,10127.1k657.416525%57.416525%57%31,02131.0k756.773621%56.773621%57%25,56825.6k855.694279%55.694279%56%21,99222.0k955.410968%55.410968%55%32,57532.6k1055.072015%55.072015%55%23,13323.1k1154.298692%54.298692%54%24,98525.0k1254.258742%54.258742%54%20,57620.6k1354.067277%54.067277%54%18,67718.7k1453.498514%53.498514%53%30,42330.4k1553.483358%53.483358%53%44,89544.9k1652.648453%52.648453%53%19,21319.2k1752.369867%52.369867%52%39,36839.4k1852.215225%52.215225%52%28,19128.2k1952.201574%52.201574%52%29,04629.0k2050.755679%50.755679%51%32,03832.0k2150.630495%50.630495%51%17,50617.5k2249.107008%49.107008%49%19,52219.5k2349.085963%49.085963%49%3,564,6013.56M49.039026%49.039026%49%36,74236.7k2448.839106%48.839106%49%25,74725.7k2548.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.926287%47.926287%48%33,73133.7k2647.660494%47.660494%48%23,16323.2k2747.190923%47.190923%47%18,05118.1k2846.840028%46.840028%47%15,90515.9k2946.822987%46.822987%47%21,647,11421.6M46.534090%46.534090%47%15,835,43215.8M44.828035%44.828035%45%24,08724.1k3044.072564%44.072564%44%21,62221.6k3143.663490%43.663490%44%17,41317.4k3242.666745%42.666745%43%21,73721.7k3341.961752%41.961752%42%20,40620.4k3441.874304%41.874304%42%89,86189.9k3540.279646%40.279646%40%17,37117.4k3640.006986%40.006986%40%16,03616.0k3739.411279%39.411279%39%14,80814.8k3837.022161%37.022161%37%20,83220.8k3936.990251%36.990251%37%18,85818.9k4036.185295%36.185295%36%35,78435.8k4135.308801%35.308801%35%16,40816.4k4233.269593%33.269593%33%37,92937.9k4331.361463%31.361463%31%12,59112.6k4429.607192%29.607192%30%19,79319.8k4528.027675%28.027675%28%61,89861.9k4627.533997%27.533997%28%11,78411.8k4725.677127%25.677127%26%13,38613.4k4823.118387%23.118387%23%10,42210.4k4922.034451%22.034451%22%12,16512.2k50

Marital Status by State in the United States

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

Married by State#34

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of New Jersey, selected other states in the United States, and entities that contain New Jersey
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#UtahIdahoWyomingNebraskaIowaKansasMinnesotaSouth DakotaNorth DakotaNew HampshireMontanaColoradoWisconsinWashingtonMaineArkansasWest VirginiaOklahomaVirginiaHawaiiKentuckyVermontMissouriIndianaTexasTennesseeOregonNew JerseyN CarolinaAlaskaUnited StatesOhioMichiganPennsylvaniaConnecticutAlabamaIllinoisDelawareArizonaS CarolinaMarylandGeorgiaNortheastCaliforniaMiddle AtlanticMassachusettsFloridaNevadaNew 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%4,958,0674.96M3647.373319%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%14,474,79014.5M4246.534090%46.534090%47%15,835,43215.8M46.385590%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 New Jersey to all of the states in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with New Jersey.

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Percentage of population.
Scope: population of New Jersey, selected other states in the Northeast, and entities that contain New Jersey
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#New HampshireMaineVermontNew JerseyUnited StatesPennsylvaniaConnecticutNortheastMiddle AtlanticMassachusettsRhode 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%1,418,3091.42M646.822987%46.822987%47%21,647,11421.6M46.534090%46.534090%47%15,835,43215.8M46.385590%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 New Jersey 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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