Marital Status in North Carolina (State)

Marital Status#1

Percentage of population aged 15 and older.
Scope: population of the United States and North Carolina
Female Male
United States
North Carolina
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0%50%FMNever MarriedMarriedSeparated/DivorcedWidowed-28.494124%-29.988272%-28.494124%28%28.494124%5.461656%29.988272%6.223969%33.955780%34%1,189,5081.19M1,312,1601.31M-46.647070%-46.394064%-46.647070%47%46.647070%4.658567%46.394064%3.422116%51.305637%51%1,947,3161.95M1,982,6141.98M-12.054540%-3.333932%-11.380058%-3.239645%-15.388472%15%12.054540%11.380058%12.054540%12%642,403642k465,826466k-2.684043%-6.786291%-2.591522%-6.406440%-9.470334%9%2.684043%2.591522%2.684043%3%395,346395k103,720104k
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 North Carolina
Female Male
United States
North Carolina
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40%20%0%20%40%FMNever MarriedNow MarriedSeparatedAbsent SpouseWidowedDivorced-28.494124%-29.988272%-28.494124%28%28.494124%5.461656%29.988272%6.223969%33.955780%34%1,189,5081.19M1,312,1601.31M-44.444761%-43.902027%-44.444761%44%44.444761%4.187288%43.902027%3.003516%48.632049%49%1,855,3791.86M1,879,2981.88M-2.616942%-0.605304%-1.763851%-0.629056%-3.222246%3%2.616942%1.763851%2.616942%3%134,515135k101,127101k-2.202309%-2.492037%-2.202309%2%2.202309%0.471279%2.492037%0.418600%2.673588%3%91,93791.9k103,316103k-2.684043%-6.786291%-2.591522%-6.406440%-9.470334%9%2.684043%2.591522%2.684043%3%395,346395k103,720104k-9.437598%-2.728628%-9.616207%-2.610589%-12.166226%12%9.437598%9.616207%9.437598%9%507,888508k364,699365k
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 North Carolina
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 1713.929%13.9%55.780%55.8%36.388%36.4%71.414%71.4%54.502%54.5%74.259%74.3%60.228%60.2%70.116%70.1%60.429%60.4%66.831%66.8%60.689%60.7%63.627%63.6%61.955%62.0%64.196%64.2%60.817%60.8%63.953%64.0%59.399%59.4%59.711%59.7%53.834%53.8%50.233%50.2%37.930%37.9%31.005%31.0%15.111%15.1%10.636%10.6%2.733%2.73%1.614%1.61%0.663%0.66%0.544%0.54%
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 North Carolina
Female
Male
0%5%10%15%20%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 176.620%6.62%6.046%6.05%11.290%11.3%9.191%9.19%18.879%18.9%14.592%14.6%22.833%22.8%18.636%18.6%23.962%24.0%19.584%19.6%23.728%23.7%20.344%20.3%22.960%23.0%18.883%18.9%21.125%21.1%16.553%16.6%17.050%17.0%12.885%12.9%12.479%12.5%9.072%9.07%7.160%7.16%4.592%4.59%2.201%2.20%1.377%1.38%0.212%0.21%0.122%0.12%0.155%0.15%0.103%0.10%
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 North Carolina
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%80%100%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 173.649%3.65%3.162%3.16%3.814%3.81%3.269%3.27%4.437%4.44%4.440%4.44%6.705%6.70%7.834%7.83%9.220%9.22%11.236%11.2%11.596%11.6%14.415%14.4%12.924%12.9%16.027%16.0%16.704%16.7%18.981%19.0%22.842%22.8%27.100%27.1%33.127%33.1%40.369%40.4%54.589%54.6%64.346%64.3%82.535%82.5%87.931%87.9%97.034%97.0%98.251%98.3%99.153%99.2%99.314%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 North Carolina
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 1775.802%75.8%35.012%35.0%48.509%48.5%16.126%16.1%22.182%22.2%6.710%6.71%10.233%10.2%3.414%3.41%6.390%6.39%2.349%2.35%3.988%3.99%1.614%1.61%2.161%2.16%0.894%0.89%1.354%1.35%0.514%0.51%0.709%0.71%0.304%0.30%0.560%0.56%0.326%0.33%0.320%0.32%0.057%0.06%0.152%0.15%0.056%0.06%0.020%0.02%0.013%0.01%0.029%0.03%0.040%0.04%
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 states.
Scope: population of the United States and North Carolina
North Carolina
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 - 1744,89044.9k220,000220k550,031550k381,231381k419,969420k431,405431k428,349428k422,965423k374,806375k333,021333k225,933226k89,10589.1k5,9002,325
Count number of married in age cohort in North Carolina

Marital Status by Race#9

Percentage of each ethno-racial group.
Scope: population of the United States and North Carolina
North Carolina
United States
Divorced
Widowed
Separated
Married
Never Married
60%40%20%0%20%40%60%CountAsian2White1White HispanicOther2Black2Mixed2-28.959332%-1.147474%-4.254390%-31.075139%-1.227492%-5.153514%-34.361196%34%62.584497%3.054307%58.040953%4.502902%65.638804%66%201,486201k-24.816812%-2.415711%-11.174691%-27.497734%-1.503107%-11.839085%-38.407214%38%54.773852%6.818934%52.464224%6.695849%61.592786%62%5,359,6655.36M-39.301521%-3.593285%-6.312098%-39.828659%-3.166008%-8.730185%-49.206904%49%48.875906%1.917190%44.624326%3.650823%50.793096%51%345,923346k-41.412778%-3.770065%-7.455064%-43.683693%-3.474691%-8.388056%-52.637907%53%44.362317%2.999776%41.276992%3.176567%47.362093%47%298,589299k-46.279018%-4.496091%-12.185944%-49.328840%-3.967824%-11.963014%-62.961053%63%30.688931%6.350017%29.070650%5.669672%37.038947%37%1,698,3421.70M-50.143823%-2.824566%-10.404929%-50.607227%-2.348082%-10.054102%-63.373317%63%33.656812%2.969871%33.774374%3.216215%36.626683%37%134,888135k
Count number of people of given race
1non-Hispanic 2including Hispanic

Map of Marital Status by County in North Carolina

Married Marital Status by County#10

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
37%42%47%53%58%64%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by County#11

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
9.6%11.3%12.9%14.6%16.2%17.9%

Widowed Marital Status by County#12

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
3.2%4.9%6.6%8.3%9.9%11.6%

Never Married Marital Status by County#13

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
15%22%28%34%41%48%
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Marital Status by Place in North Carolina

There are 739 places in North Carolina. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, North Carolina, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with North Carolina. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 18,241.

Married by Place#14

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of North Carolina, selected places in North Carolina, and entities that contain North Carolina
0%20%40%60%Count#MorrisvilleHolly SpringsHuntersvilleApexCaryFuquay-VarinaWake ForestIndian TrailMatthewsMint HillClemmonsCorneliusConcordHavelockClaytonMooresvilleKannapolisJacksonvilleN CarolinaGarnerUnited StatesKernersvilleSouthMonroeSouth AtlanticHickoryNew BernFayettevilleGastoniaAsheboroHigh PointBurlingtonCharlotteThomasvilleCarrboroSanfordRaleighWinston-SalemDurhamGreensboroAshevilleWilmingtonStatesvilleWilsonLexingtonChapel HillShelbyKinstonRocky MountGoldsboroSalisburyLumbertonGreenvilleBoone65.729871%65.729871%66%11,08611.1k164.276947%64.276947%64%14,13914.1k263.699413%63.699413%64%25,07425.1k361.646101%61.646101%62%20,13320.1k461.573017%61.573017%62%74,97575.0k560.953401%60.953401%61%10,24210.2k660.721127%60.721127%61%16,16716.2k760.682766%60.682766%61%16,15816.2k860.342932%60.342932%60%14,81614.8k960.191801%60.191801%60%12,55312.6k1057.595671%57.595671%58%8,9401155.244472%55.244472%55%12,29312.3k1253.291260%53.291260%53%35,12835.1k1353.003870%53.003870%53%8,3551452.833758%52.833758%53%7,2621552.569375%52.569375%53%14,18914.2k1649.754999%49.754999%50%17,66817.7k1749.081438%49.081438%49%26,47626.5k1848.886457%48.886457%49%3,929,9303.93M48.206466%48.206466%48%10,89910.9k1948.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M48.017781%48.017781%48%9,2902047.893501%47.893501%48%46,160,11846.2M47.856123%47.856123%48%12,40012.4k2147.295823%47.295823%47%24,135,51924.1M46.184283%46.184283%46%15,05715.1k2244.584383%44.584383%45%10,62010.6k2343.486083%43.486083%43%70,33770.3k2443.462263%43.462263%43%25,15925.2k2543.244838%43.244838%43%8,7962643.048778%43.048778%43%37,22637.2k2742.827976%42.827976%43%18,04018.0k2842.506557%42.506557%43%272,436272k2942.380315%42.380315%42%9,1803042.165514%42.165514%42%7,0723141.686402%41.686402%42%9,3293240.742721%40.742721%41%146,301146k3340.442215%40.442215%40%76,74876.7k3440.340439%40.340439%40%81,90481.9k3539.140568%39.140568%39%90,01990.0k3638.890244%38.890244%39%28,70828.7k3738.648841%38.648841%39%37,38037.4k3838.529867%38.529867%39%7,7213937.911728%37.911728%38%15,03215.0k4037.499150%37.499150%37%5,5124137.073408%37.073408%37%19,06519.1k4236.920823%36.920823%37%6,0484336.825072%36.825072%37%6,4864436.345418%36.345418%36%16,14116.1k4535.898150%35.898150%36%10,30610.3k4635.568219%35.568219%36%9,8624734.994944%34.994944%35%5,8834828.583182%28.583182%29%21,54021.5k499.740517%9.740517%10%1,72350
Count number of this marital status
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by Metro Area in North Carolina

There are 41 metro areas that are fully or partially contained within North Carolina (38 fully and 3 partially). This section compares all 41 of those to each other, North Carolina, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with North Carolina.

Married by Metro Area#18

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of North Carolina, selected metro areas in North Carolina, and entities that contain North Carolina
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#Brevard AreaMount AiryPinehurstNorth WilkesboroJacksonvilleMorehead CityKill Devil HillsNew Bern AreaMyrtle BeachRaleigh AreaAshevilleMarion AreaAlbemarleDunn AreaHickory AreaWashingtonElizabeth CityWinston AreaForest CityCharlotteSanford AreaBurlingtonN CarolinaUnited StatesSouthShelby AreaSouth AtlanticWilmingtonVirginia BeachGreensboroFayettevilleDurham AreaKinston AreaGoldsboroOxford AreaWilson AreaRockinghamRocky MountCullowheeGreenvilleRoanoke RapidsLaurinburgBoone AreaLumbertonHenderson56.715006%56.715006%57%16,19116.2k155.474746%55.474746%55%33,10433.1k255.288480%55.288480%55%42,34642.3k355.091949%55.091949%55%31,30631.3k453.985876%53.985876%54%77,90077.9k553.685259%53.685259%54%31,26231.3k653.306162%53.306162%53%17,52617.5k752.771425%52.771425%53%54,91554.9k851.835456%51.835456%52%183,723184k951.698342%51.698342%52%508,219508k1051.475673%51.475673%51%191,158191k1151.147699%51.147699%51%19,07419.1k1250.937890%50.937890%51%25,30925.3k1350.737330%50.737330%51%49,47649.5k1450.688702%50.688702%51%151,580152k1550.580787%50.580787%51%19,81319.8k1650.474007%50.474007%50%26,19526.2k1749.879848%49.879848%50%264,443264k1849.690004%49.690004%50%27,41027.4k1949.651507%49.651507%50%939,978940k2049.431721%49.431721%49%23,22523.2k2148.908366%48.908366%49%62,05262.1k2248.886457%48.886457%49%3,929,9303.93M48.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.893501%47.893501%48%46,160,11846.2M47.701338%47.701338%48%37,87237.9k2347.295823%47.295823%47%24,135,51924.1M46.975994%46.975994%47%106,822107k2446.760558%46.760558%47%650,827651k2546.709781%46.709781%47%283,342283k2646.598534%46.598534%47%136,879137k2745.505698%45.505698%46%202,509203k2845.270769%45.270769%45%21,47621.5k2945.227380%45.227380%45%44,92344.9k3045.130193%45.130193%45%21,76921.8k3143.482893%43.482893%43%28,57028.6k3243.270846%43.270846%43%15,97316.0k3343.207897%43.207897%43%52,26652.3k3442.475694%42.475694%42%14,98515.0k3540.058979%40.058979%40%57,18957.2k3639.912086%39.912086%40%24,24324.2k3739.260906%39.260906%39%11,30411.3k3838.837758%38.837758%39%18,27218.3k3938.693239%38.693239%39%40,85040.9k4037.035894%37.035894%37%13,19713.2k41
Count number of this marital status
# rank of metro area out of 41 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by County in North Carolina

There are 100 counties in North Carolina. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, North Carolina, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with North Carolina. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 56,358.

Married by County#22

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of North Carolina, selected counties in North Carolina, and entities that contain North Carolina
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#UnionLincolnChathamBrunswickHendersonHaywoodSurryCabarrusMooreWilkesOnslowIredellCarteretDavidsonJohnstonRandolphCravenCatawbaPenderWakeStanlyHarnettCaldwellFranklinRutherfordLeeRowanAlamanceN CarolinaRockinghamUnited StatesDuplinBuncombeGastonSouthBurkeClevelandSouth AtlanticForsythCumberlandNashNew HanoverSampsonOrangeMecklenburgLenoirWayneGranvilleGuilfordColumbusWilsonDurhamPittRobeson59.482624%59.482624%59%99,38099.4k157.346776%57.346776%57%37,48337.5k257.276322%57.276322%57%32,73832.7k357.275317%57.275317%57%58,49758.5k456.721287%56.721287%57%52,68552.7k555.507662%55.507662%56%28,07328.1k655.474746%55.474746%55%33,10433.1k755.383858%55.383858%55%83,29483.3k855.288480%55.288480%55%42,34642.3k955.091949%55.091949%55%31,30631.3k1053.985876%53.985876%54%77,90077.9k1153.698071%53.698071%54%72,38572.4k1253.685259%53.685259%54%31,26231.3k1353.076762%53.076762%53%70,83270.8k1452.948923%52.948923%53%75,18875.2k1552.487100%52.487100%52%60,42060.4k1652.463875%52.463875%52%44,25844.3k1752.137199%52.137199%52%65,75765.8k1851.666485%51.666485%52%23,73323.7k1951.579426%51.579426%52%407,446407k2050.937890%50.937890%51%25,30925.3k2150.737330%50.737330%51%49,47649.5k2250.526674%50.526674%51%34,10534.1k2350.061635%50.061635%50%25,58525.6k2449.690004%49.690004%50%27,41027.4k2549.431721%49.431721%49%23,22523.2k2649.292413%49.292413%49%55,55655.6k2748.908366%48.908366%49%62,05262.1k2848.886457%48.886457%49%3,929,9303.93M48.609451%48.609451%49%37,00237.0k2948.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.946868%47.946868%48%22,52422.5k3047.937963%47.937963%48%100,640101k3147.897457%47.897457%48%82,02282.0k3247.893501%47.893501%48%46,160,11846.2M47.828066%47.828066%48%35,72935.7k3347.701338%47.701338%48%37,87237.9k3447.295823%47.295823%47%24,135,51924.1M46.608910%46.608910%47%136,380136k3546.269899%46.269899%46%117,861118k3645.833713%45.833713%46%35,20935.2k3745.788650%45.788650%46%83,08983.1k3845.742304%45.742304%46%23,13623.1k3945.363704%45.363704%45%52,79752.8k4045.335632%45.335632%45%363,609364k4145.270769%45.270769%45%21,47621.5k4245.227380%45.227380%45%44,92344.9k4345.130193%45.130193%45%21,76921.8k4444.760524%44.760524%45%185,920186k4543.890103%43.890103%44%20,48020.5k4643.482893%43.482893%43%28,57028.6k4742.500961%42.500961%43%101,732102k4840.058979%40.058979%40%57,18957.2k4938.693239%38.693239%39%40,85040.9k50
Count number of this marital status
# rank of county out of 50 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by County Subdivision in North Carolina

There are 1,041 county subdivisions in North Carolina. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, North Carolina, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with North Carolina. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 32,597.

Married by County Subdivision#26

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of North Carolina, selected county subdivisions in North Carolina, and entities that contain North Carolina
0%20%40%60%Count#Sandy RdgWhite OakHolly SpgsDavidsonCedar Fork2, Poplar TentMiddle CrkWake FrstVance13, Morning StarHarnettLeesvilleCary TownshipHendersonvilleClaytonTown CrkCoddle CrkJacksonvilleS PtWintervilleRockfishThomasvilleSwift CrkMonroeN CarolinaTrnglHickoryUnited StatesSouthOak GrvCleveland4, KannapolisSouth Atlantic871stNeuseHouse CrkSt. MatthewsSt. MarysGastonia1, CharlotteMorehead12, BurlingtonChapel HlWinstonAshevilleWilmingtonHigh PtCross CrkWilsonRaleighDurhamGilmerGreenville69.401142%69.401142%69%26,97927.0k164.910006%64.910006%65%42,05042.1k264.167765%64.167765%64%18,49718.5k363.502261%63.502261%64%17,69317.7k462.913248%62.913248%63%23,38823.4k562.251108%62.251108%62%18,82118.8k661.834795%61.834795%62%23,48323.5k760.533064%60.533064%61%35,40735.4k860.417251%60.417251%60%25,86125.9k958.550317%58.550317%59%18,30418.3k1056.836630%56.836630%57%18,90518.9k1156.824749%56.824749%57%20,05820.1k1255.657264%55.657264%56%35,75235.8k1354.157035%54.157035%54%22,25822.3k1453.807509%53.807509%54%14,24514.2k1553.569953%53.569953%54%14,26314.3k1652.577706%52.577706%53%14,02314.0k1751.783101%51.783101%52%30,43530.4k1850.318077%50.318077%50%17,87617.9k1949.880078%49.880078%50%20,17320.2k2049.756153%49.756153%50%21,93521.9k2149.404970%49.404970%49%15,56815.6k2249.251808%49.251808%49%22,54622.5k2348.909569%48.909569%49%20,81220.8k2448.886457%48.886457%49%3,929,9303.93M48.623457%48.623457%49%41,68141.7k2548.082906%48.082906%48%24,26624.3k2648.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.893501%47.893501%48%46,160,11846.2M47.722990%47.722990%48%16,46316.5k2747.701338%47.701338%48%37,87237.9k2847.424572%47.424572%47%16,80316.8k2947.295823%47.295823%47%24,135,51924.1M47.224877%47.224877%47%13,83513.8k3047.068966%47.068966%47%34,39834.4k3146.993691%46.993691%47%29,20029.2k3246.013612%46.013612%46%22,71622.7k3344.735578%44.735578%45%26,07126.1k3443.764025%43.764025%44%22,23322.2k3543.348778%43.348778%43%29,75229.8k3642.506557%42.506557%43%272,436272k3742.496642%42.496642%42%71,50471.5k3841.482415%41.482415%41%12,51412.5k3941.402654%41.402654%41%32,29232.3k4040.442215%40.442215%40%76,74876.7k4138.890244%38.890244%39%28,70828.7k4238.648841%38.648841%39%37,38037.4k4338.385607%38.385607%38%25,43225.4k4438.269811%38.269811%38%21,32721.3k4536.610751%36.610751%37%12,59312.6k4630.956163%30.956163%31%33,32433.3k4730.936859%30.936859%31%28,52128.5k4829.993034%29.993034%30%18,51518.5k4918.401629%18.401629%18%7,95350
Count number of this marital status
# rank of county subdivision out of 50 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by State in the United States

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

Married by State#30

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of North Carolina, selected other states in the United States, and entities that contain North Carolina
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#UtahIdahoWyomingNebraskaIowaKansasMinnesotaSouth DakotaNorth DakotaNew HampshireMontanaColoradoWisconsinWashingtonMaineArkansasWest VirginiaOklahomaVirginiaHawaiiKentuckyVermontMissouriIndianaTexasTennesseeOregonNew JerseyN CarolinaAlaskaUnited StatesOhioMichiganPennsylvaniaConnecticutSouthAlabamaIllinoisDelawareSouth AtlanticArizonaS CarolinaMarylandGeorgiaCaliforniaMassachusettsFloridaNevadaNew 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%1,418,3091.42M3447.893501%47.893501%48%46,160,11846.2M47.878945%47.878945%48%1,881,0231.88M3547.757862%47.757862%48%4,958,0674.96M3647.373319%47.373319%47%362,458362k3747.295823%47.295823%47%24,135,51924.1M47.219988%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%3,761,7913.76M4146.574365%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
Count number of this marital status
# rank of state out of 50 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by State in the South

There are 17 states in the South. This section compares North Carolina to all of the states in the South and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with North Carolina.

Married by State#34

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of North Carolina, selected other states in the South, and entities that contain North Carolina
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#ArkansasWest VirginiaOklahomaVirginiaKentuckyTexasTennesseeN CarolinaUnited StatesSouthAlabamaDelawareSouth AtlanticS CarolinaMarylandGeorgiaFloridaMississippiLouisianaD.C.50.130121%50.130121%50%1,193,3351.19M149.990960%49.990960%50%765,942766k249.978880%49.978880%50%1,538,1441.54M349.968319%49.968319%50%3,376,8643.38M449.732146%49.732146%50%1,775,1831.78M549.272772%49.272772%49%10,341,94010.3M649.254638%49.254638%49%2,614,1842.61M748.886457%48.886457%49%3,929,9303.93M848.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.893501%47.893501%48%46,160,11846.2M47.878945%47.878945%48%1,881,0231.88M947.373319%47.373319%47%362,458362k1047.295823%47.295823%47%24,135,51924.1M47.131400%47.131400%47%1,852,9301.85M1146.912785%46.912785%47%2,271,9742.27M1246.877892%46.877892%47%3,761,7913.76M1346.181047%46.181047%46%7,655,8397.66M1444.629308%44.629308%45%1,062,5351.06M1543.547391%43.547391%44%1,618,2551.62M1628.183356%28.183356%28%157,791158k17
Count number of this marital status
# rank of state out of 17 by percentage of this marital status

Definitions

This page reports on the marital status of the residents of North Carolina 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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Major Counties:
Buncombe, Cabarrus, Cumberland, Durham, Forsyth, Gaston, Guilford, Iredell, Johnston, Mecklenburg, New Hanover, Onslow, Pitt, Union, Wake
Counties:
Alamance, Alexander, Alleghany, Anson, Ashe, Avery, Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Buncombe, Burke, Cabarrus, Caldwell, Camden, Carteret, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cherokee, Chowan, Clay, Cleveland, Columbus, Craven, Cumberland, Currituck, Dare, Davidson, Davie, Duplin, Durham, Edgecombe, Forsyth, Franklin, Gaston, Gates, Graham, Granville, Greene, Guilford, Halifax, Harnett, Haywood, Henderson, Hertford, Hoke, Hyde, Iredell, Jackson, Johnston, Jones, Lee, Lenoir, Lincoln, Macon, Madison, Martin, McDowell, Mecklenburg, Mitchell, Montgomery, Moore, Nash, New Hanover, Northampton, Onslow, Orange, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Pender, Perquimans, Person, Pitt, Polk, Randolph, Richmond, Robeson, Rockingham, Rowan, Rutherford, Sampson, Scotland, Stanly, Stokes, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Tyrrell, Union, Vance, Wake, Warren, Washington, Watauga, Wayne, Wilkes, Wilson, Yadkin, Yancey
Metro Areas:
Albemarle Area, Asheville Area, Boone Area, Brevard Area, Burlington Area, Charlotte Area, Cullowhee Area, Dunn Area, Durham Area, Elizabeth City Area, Fayetteville Area, Forest City Area, Goldsboro Area, Greensboro Area, Greenville Area, Henderson Area, Hickory Area, Jacksonville Area, Kill Devil Hills Area, Kinston Area, Laurinburg Area, Lumberton Area, Marion Area, Morehead City Area, Mount Airy Area, Myrtle Beach Area, New Bern Area, North Wilkesboro Area, Oxford Area, Pinehurst Area, Raleigh Area, Roanoke Rapids Area, Rockingham Area, Rocky Mount Area, Sanford Area, Shelby Area, Virginia Beach Area, Washington Area, Wilmington Area, Wilson Area, Winston Area
Major Cities:
Asheboro, Asheville, Burlington, Charlotte, Concord, Durham, Fayetteville, Gastonia, Goldsboro, Greensboro, Greenville, Havelock, Hickory, High Point, Jacksonville, Kannapolis, Kinston, Lexington, Lumberton, Monroe, New Bern, Raleigh, Rocky Mount, Salisbury, Sanford, Shelby, Statesville, Thomasville, Wilmington, Wilson, Winston-Salem
Major Towns:
Apex, Boone, Carrboro, Cary, Chapel Hill, Clayton, Cornelius, Fuquay-Varina, Garner, Holly Springs, Huntersville, Indian Trail, Kernersville, Matthews, Mint Hill, Mooresville, Morrisville, Wake Forest
Major Village:
Clemmons
Congressional Districts:
NC-1, NC-2, NC-3, NC-4, NC-5, NC-6, NC-7, NC-8, NC-9, NC-10, NC-11, NC-12, NC-13
State House Districts:
NC-1, NC-2, NC-3, NC-4, NC-5, NC-6, NC-7, NC-8, NC-9, NC-10, NC-11, NC-12, NC-13, NC-14, NC-15, NC-16, NC-17, NC-18, NC-19, NC-20, NC-21, NC-22, NC-23, NC-24, NC-25, NC-26, NC-27, NC-28, NC-29, NC-30, NC-31, NC-32, NC-33, NC-34, NC-35, NC-36, NC-37, NC-38, NC-39, NC-40, NC-41, NC-42, NC-43, NC-44, NC-45, NC-46, NC-47, NC-48, NC-49, NC-50, NC-51, NC-52, NC-53, NC-54, NC-55, NC-56, NC-57, NC-58, NC-59, NC-60, NC-61, NC-62, NC-63, NC-64, NC-65, NC-66, NC-67, NC-68, NC-69, NC-70, NC-71, NC-72, NC-73, NC-74, NC-75, NC-76, NC-77, NC-78, NC-79, NC-80, NC-81, NC-82, NC-83, NC-84, NC-85, NC-86, NC-87, NC-88, NC-89, NC-90, NC-91, NC-92, NC-93, NC-94, NC-95, NC-96, NC-97, NC-98, NC-99, NC-100, NC-101, NC-102, NC-103, NC-104, NC-105, NC-106, NC-107, NC-108, NC-109, NC-110, NC-111, NC-112, NC-113, NC-114, NC-115, NC-116, NC-117, NC-118, NC-119, NC-120
State Senate Districts:
NC-1, NC-2, NC-3, NC-4, NC-5, NC-6, NC-7, NC-8, NC-9, NC-10, NC-11, NC-12, NC-13, NC-14, NC-15, NC-16, NC-17, NC-18, NC-19, NC-20, NC-21, NC-22, NC-23, NC-24, NC-25, NC-26, NC-27, NC-28, NC-29, NC-30, NC-31, NC-32, NC-33, NC-34, NC-35, NC-36, NC-37, NC-38, NC-39, NC-40, NC-41, NC-42, NC-43, NC-44, NC-45, NC-46, NC-47, NC-48, NC-49, NC-50
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Georgia, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia