Marital Status in South Dakota (State)

Marital Status#1

Percentage of population aged 15 and older.
Scope: population of the United States and South Dakota
Female Male
United States
South Dakota
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50%0%50%FMNever MarriedMarriedSeparated/DivorcedWidowed-26.470963%-29.988272%-26.470963%26%26.470963%7.517920%29.988272%6.223969%33.988884%34%89,22789.2k114,722115k-51.743084%-46.394064%-51.743084%52%51.743084%0.463844%46.394064%3.422116%52.206928%52%174,413174k176,213176k-11.226328%-0.983418%-11.380058%-3.239645%-12.209746%12%11.226328%11.380058%11.226328%11%41,15641.2k37,89237.9k-2.577860%-6.998347%-2.591522%-6.406440%-9.576207%10%2.577860%2.591522%2.577860%3%32,27932.3k8,701

Detailed Marital Status#2

Percentage of population aged 15 and older.
Scope: population of the United States and South Dakota
Female Male
United States
South Dakota
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40%20%0%20%40%FMNever MarriedNow MarriedSeparatedAbsent SpouseWidowedDivorced-26.470963%-29.988272%-26.470963%26%26.470963%7.517920%29.988272%6.223969%33.988884%34%89,22789.2k114,722115k-49.804346%-43.902027%-49.804346%50%49.804346%0.419043%43.902027%3.003516%50.223389%50%167,878168k169,518170k-1.032507%-0.206090%-1.763851%-0.629056%-1.238597%1%1.032507%1.763851%1.032507%1%4,1753,485-1.938738%-2.492037%-1.938738%2%1.938738%0.044801%2.492037%0.418600%1.983539%2%6,5356,695-2.577860%-6.998347%-2.591522%-6.406440%-9.576207%10%2.577860%2.591522%2.577860%3%32,27932.3k8,701-10.193821%-0.777328%-9.616207%-2.610589%-10.971149%11%10.193821%9.616207%10.193821%10%36,98137.0k34,40734.4k

The Married by Sex and Age#4

Percentage of age and sex cohort.
Scope: population of the United States and South Dakota
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 1715.400%15.4%59.094%59.1%42.631%42.6%73.051%73.1%62.495%62.5%74.037%74.0%68.304%68.3%72.078%72.1%68.718%68.7%67.599%67.6%69.028%69.0%64.898%64.9%67.538%67.5%63.864%63.9%67.533%67.5%63.241%63.2%65.377%65.4%60.283%60.3%61.698%61.7%55.455%55.5%48.686%48.7%36.543%36.5%17.340%17.3%8.487%8.49%4.449%4.45%1.209%1.21%0.386%0.39%0.585%0.58%

The Divorced1 by Sex and Age#5

Percentage of age and sex cohort.
Scope: population of the United States and South Dakota
Female
Male
0%5%10%15%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 176.298%6.30%4.310%4.31%8.170%8.17%8.456%8.46%13.848%13.8%13.950%14.0%15.901%15.9%17.237%17.2%18.860%18.9%19.076%19.1%19.059%19.1%17.603%17.6%19.170%19.2%19.294%19.3%19.524%19.5%17.762%17.8%16.686%16.7%10.165%10.2%11.312%11.3%9.148%9.15%6.209%6.21%4.255%4.25%1.914%1.91%1.387%1.39%0.009%0.01%0.161%0.16%0.068%0.07%0.070%0.07%

The Never Married by Sex and Age#6

Percentage of age and sex cohort.
Scope: population of the United States and South Dakota
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%80%100%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 174.211%4.21%5.522%5.52%3.954%3.95%4.098%4.10%5.024%5.02%6.092%6.09%7.397%7.40%8.350%8.35%7.815%7.82%11.576%11.6%8.454%8.45%16.012%16.0%11.365%11.4%15.979%16.0%11.913%11.9%18.570%18.6%17.036%17.0%29.409%29.4%26.742%26.7%35.398%35.4%44.678%44.7%59.161%59.2%80.705%80.7%89.877%89.9%95.542%95.5%98.629%98.6%99.545%99.5%99.240%99.2%

The Widowed by Sex and Age#7

Percentage of age and sex cohort.
Scope: population of the United States and South Dakota
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 1774.091%74.1%31.074%31.1%45.245%45.2%14.395%14.4%18.634%18.6%5.921%5.92%8.398%8.40%2.335%2.33%4.607%4.61%1.749%1.75%3.460%3.46%1.488%1.49%1.926%1.93%0.863%0.86%1.030%1.03%0.427%0.43%0.901%0.90%0.143%0.14%0.248%0.25%0.000%0%0.427%0.43%0.041%0.04%0.041%0.04%0.249%0.25%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.105%0.11%

The Married by Age#8

Percentage of age cohort. Gray areas represent percentile bands from the states.
Scope: population of the United States and South Dakota
South Dakota
United States
Percentile:
0th - 100th
10th - 90th
20th - 80th
30th - 70th
40th - 60th
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%Count85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 176,10422,46022.5k46,96347.0k36,88036.9k40,37840.4k38,67638.7k32,28332.3k30,79530.8k31,23231.2k32,58232.6k23,71823.7k7,721672162

Marital Status by Race#9

Percentage of each ethno-racial group.
Scope: population of the United States and South Dakota
South Dakota
United States
Divorced
Widowed
Separated
Married
Never Married
60%40%20%0%20%40%60%CountWhite1Asian2White HispanicBlack2Mixed2Other2-26.781143%-0.883756%-10.362243%-27.497734%-1.503107%-11.839085%-38.027143%38%55.426379%6.546479%52.464224%6.695849%61.972857%62%577,761578k-36.840245%-1.943921%-5.301602%-31.075139%-1.227492%-5.153514%-44.085768%44%53.722903%2.191329%58.040953%4.502902%55.914232%56%8,488-40.492925%-2.605192%-10.383282%-39.828659%-3.166008%-8.730185%-53.481398%53%44.091463%2.427139%44.624326%3.650823%46.518602%47%10,67110.7k-50.750124%-3.596622%-10.342772%-49.328840%-3.967824%-11.963014%-64.689518%65%33.551913%1.758569%29.070650%5.669672%35.310482%35%10,06510.1k-54.021108%-1.660803%-10.930214%-50.607227%-2.348082%-10.054102%-66.612125%67%30.025362%3.362513%33.774374%3.216215%33.387875%33%12,22312.2k-54.263020%-2.790866%-13.690766%-43.683693%-3.474691%-8.388056%-70.744652%71%25.421067%3.834281%41.276992%3.176567%29.255348%29%55,39555.4k

Map of Marital Status by County in South Dakota

Married Marital Status by County#10

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
21%31%40%50%60%70%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by County#11

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
5.4%7.9%10.2%12.6%15.0%17.5%

Widowed Marital Status by County#12

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
3.2%4.8%6.3%7.9%9.5%11.1%

Never Married Marital Status by County#13

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
14%24%33%42%52%61%
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Map of Marital Status by County Subdivision in South Dakota

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%20%40%60%80%100%

Widowed Marital Status by County Subdivision#16

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

Never Married Marital Status by County Subdivision#17

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
0%20%40%60%80%100%
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Marital Status by Place in South Dakota

There are 392 places in South Dakota. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, South Dakota, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with South Dakota. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 1,689.

Married by Place#18

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of South Dakota, selected places in South Dakota, and entities that contain South Dakota
0%20%40%60%Count#Colonial Pne HlsSummersetFort PierreHarrisburgTeaN SpearfishBrandonGrotonDell RapidsVolgaParkstonDakota DunesMilbankLeadRapid ValleyBeresfordElk PointBox ElderHartfordSouth DakotaWest North CentralHuronWatertownPierreChamberlainBlackhawkMidwestCantonAberdeenMitchellSioux FallsSturgisUnited StatesLennoxCusterWinnerMobridgeBelle FourcheYanktonWebsterRedfieldMadisonRapid CitySpearfishBrittonFlandreauN Sioux CityHot SpringsBrookingsSissetonN Eagle ButteVermillionSpringfieldPine Ridge72.660550%72.660550%73%1,188165.319865%65.319865%65%970262.408964%62.408964%62%1,114362.368816%62.368816%62%2,080462.309160%62.309160%62%1,959560.942159%60.942159%61%1,022660.791937%60.791937%61%4,222760.377358%60.377358%60%896859.340659%59.340659%59%1,674958.487769%58.487769%58%7891057.363254%57.363254%57%8181157.305597%57.305597%57%1,1571257.237083%57.237083%57%1,5621356.387147%56.387147%56%1,4391456.238532%56.238532%56%3,6781555.089485%55.089485%55%9851654.188948%54.188948%54%9121753.729182%53.729182%54%3,7101853.647276%53.647276%54%1,1621951.975162%51.975162%52%350,626351k51.461869%51.461869%51%8,666,3128.67M50.572995%50.572995%51%5,0752050.410142%50.410142%50%8,7882150.075068%50.075068%50%5,6702250.024691%50.024691%50%1,0132349.922541%49.922541%50%1,2892449.375331%49.375331%49%26,998,09027.0M49.317595%49.317595%49%1,3372548.801577%48.801577%49%10,89310.9k2648.766167%48.766167%49%6,1462748.258003%48.258003%48%63,82763.8k2848.064036%48.064036%48%2,5822948.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.792363%47.792363%48%8013047.202107%47.202107%47%7173146.904557%46.904557%47%1,0913246.820809%46.820809%47%1,3773346.218118%46.218118%46%2,1023446.142310%46.142310%46%5,5383546.107784%46.107784%46%6933646.104784%46.104784%46%1,0123745.866107%45.866107%46%2,6243845.776689%45.776689%46%26,53426.5k3945.110849%45.110849%45%4,2124043.524904%43.524904%44%5684142.848700%42.848700%43%7254241.344383%41.344383%41%8984340.135179%40.135179%40%1,2474436.396187%36.396187%36%7,2174531.253047%31.253047%31%6414627.107558%27.107558%27%3734727.079571%27.079571%27%2,5494823.851688%23.851688%24%4314917.657046%17.657046%18%41650

Marital Status by Metro Area in South Dakota

There are 12 metro areas that are fully or partially contained within South Dakota (11 fully and 1 partially). This section compares all 12 of those to each other, South Dakota, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with South Dakota.

Married by Metro Area#22

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of South Dakota, selected metro areas in South Dakota, and entities that contain South Dakota
0%20%40%Count#Mitchell AreaAberdeen AreaPierre AreaHuron AreaWatertownSioux FallsSpearfishSioux CityRapid CityYankton AreaSouth DakotaWest North CentralMidwestUnited StatesBrookingsVermillion55.074030%55.074030%55%10,19210.2k154.840880%54.840880%55%18,74918.7k254.793035%54.793035%55%9,597354.674826%54.674826%55%7,684453.206318%53.206318%53%11,75711.8k552.838419%52.838419%53%101,873102k652.694554%52.694554%53%11,09811.1k752.339587%52.339587%52%69,04969.0k852.228381%52.228381%52%59,74359.7k952.075958%52.075958%52%9,7081051.975162%51.975162%52%350,626351k51.461869%51.461869%51%8,666,3128.67M49.375331%49.375331%49%26,998,09027.0M48.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M44.171293%44.171293%44%12,25412.3k1136.040905%36.040905%36%4,33512

Marital Status by County in South Dakota

There are 66 counties in South Dakota. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, South Dakota, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with South Dakota. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 2,961.

Married by County#26

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of South Dakota, selected counties in South Dakota, and entities that contain South Dakota
0%20%40%60%Count#HamlinDouglasTurnerDeuelKingsburyGrantCusterEdmundsStanleyLincolnMcCookHandHansonMeadePerkinsTrippDayGregoryBruleHutchinsonUnionLakeClarkBeadleDavisonButteBrownMoodyCodingtonHughesLawrenceFall RiverSpinkWalworthYanktonSouth DakotaWest North CentralMarshallMinnehahaPenningtonBon HommeMidwestLymanUnited StatesCharles MixRobertsBrookingsJacksonCorsonBennettDeweyClayToddOglala Lakota65.866908%65.866908%66%2,910165.627598%65.627598%66%1,579264.954184%64.954184%65%4,324364.594672%64.594672%65%2,255464.459427%64.459427%64%2,677563.849528%63.849528%64%3,785663.758846%63.758846%64%4,685762.960669%62.960669%63%2,033862.925170%62.925170%63%1,480961.493313%61.493313%61%23,67823.7k1060.278666%60.278666%60%2,6391160.080793%60.080793%60%1,6361259.066937%59.066937%59%1,4561358.489415%58.489415%58%12,46012.5k1458.356941%58.356941%58%1,4421557.999552%57.999552%58%2,5921657.962478%57.962478%58%2,6571757.928994%57.928994%58%1,9581857.777244%57.777244%58%2,4071957.516562%57.516562%58%3,3862057.193456%57.193456%57%6,7822156.836113%56.836113%57%5,6912255.407711%55.407711%55%1,6242354.674826%54.674826%55%7,6842454.460445%54.460445%54%8,7362554.217604%54.217604%54%4,4352653.993992%53.993992%54%16,71616.7k2753.753931%53.753931%54%2,7352853.206318%53.206318%53%11,75711.8k2953.126338%53.126338%53%7,4433052.694554%52.694554%53%11,09811.1k3152.621723%52.621723%53%3,0913252.528888%52.528888%53%2,7733352.169101%52.169101%52%2,3573452.075958%52.075958%52%9,7083551.975162%51.975162%52%350,626351k51.461869%51.461869%51%8,666,3128.67M49.843424%49.843424%50%1,9103649.721836%49.721836%50%71,23271.2k3749.684500%49.684500%50%42,59842.6k3849.666889%49.666889%50%2,9823949.375331%49.375331%49%26,998,09027.0M48.757235%48.757235%49%1,4324048.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.768240%47.768240%48%3,3394145.127360%45.127360%45%3,5614244.171293%44.171293%44%12,25412.3k4342.211055%42.211055%42%1,0084440.075034%40.075034%40%1,1754538.364008%38.364008%38%9384636.708861%36.708861%37%1,4504736.040905%36.040905%36%4,3354827.873871%27.873871%28%1,8214921.027846%21.027846%21%2,05450

Marital Status by County Subdivision in South Dakota

There are 1,335 county subdivisions in South Dakota. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, South Dakota, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with South Dakota. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 2,278.

Married by County Subdivision#30

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of South Dakota, selected county subdivisions in South Dakota, and entities that contain South Dakota
0%20%40%60%Count#Split RockWest YanktonWest CusterMt RushmoreWest HughesWest ButteSpringdaleN LawrenceBig SiouxSW MeadeFort PierreHarrisburgTeaSioux FallsBrandonDell RapidsMilbankLeadBox ElderHartfordSouth DakotaBox ElderCntrl PenningtonWest North CentralHuronWatertownPierreChamberlainMidwestCantonAberdeenMitchellSturgisUnited StatesWinnerMobridgeBelle FourcheYanktonSioux FallsRedfieldMadisonRapid CitySpearfishN Sioux CityHot SpringsNorth DeweyEast ToddBrookingsSissetonEast CorsonVermillionE Oglala LakotaWest ToddW Oglala Lakota77.350940%77.350940%77%1,933171.791304%71.791304%72%2,064270.705481%70.705481%71%2,696370.323534%70.323534%70%4,282470.152284%70.152284%70%1,382569.696970%69.696970%70%1,265669.396790%69.396790%69%1,254766.851705%66.851705%67%3,372864.919355%64.919355%65%1,771962.518613%62.518613%63%5,8781062.408964%62.408964%62%1,1141162.368816%62.368816%62%2,0801262.309160%62.309160%62%1,9591361.451665%61.451665%61%11,32811.3k1460.791937%60.791937%61%4,2221559.340659%59.340659%59%1,6741657.237083%57.237083%57%1,5621756.387147%56.387147%56%1,4391854.671053%54.671053%55%2,4931953.647276%53.647276%54%1,1622051.975162%51.975162%52%350,626351k51.897655%51.897655%52%1,2172151.802817%51.802817%52%5,5172251.461869%51.461869%51%8,666,3128.67M50.572995%50.572995%51%5,0752350.410142%50.410142%50%8,7882450.075068%50.075068%50%5,6702550.024691%50.024691%50%1,0132649.375331%49.375331%49%26,998,09027.0M49.317595%49.317595%49%1,3372748.801577%48.801577%49%10,89310.9k2848.766167%48.766167%49%6,1462948.064036%48.064036%48%2,5823048.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M46.904557%46.904557%47%1,0913146.820809%46.820809%47%1,3773246.218118%46.218118%46%2,1023346.142310%46.142310%46%5,5383446.121341%46.121341%46%52,49952.5k3546.104784%46.104784%46%1,0123645.866107%45.866107%46%2,6243745.776689%45.776689%46%26,53426.5k3845.110849%45.110849%45%4,2123941.344383%41.344383%41%8984040.135179%40.135179%40%1,2474137.109538%37.109538%37%8914236.576846%36.576846%37%7334336.396187%36.396187%36%7,2174431.253047%31.253047%31%6414531.000000%31.000000%31%5274627.079571%27.079571%27%2,5494725.660176%25.660176%26%9624822.739245%22.739245%23%7774917.932312%17.932312%18%1,06550

Marital Status by State in the United States

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

Married by State#34

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of South Dakota, selected other states in the United States, and entities that contain South Dakota
0%20%40%Count#UtahIdahoWyomingNebraskaIowaKansasMinnesotaSouth DakotaNorth DakotaNew HampshireMontanaWest North CentralColoradoWisconsinWashingtonMaineArkansasWest VirginiaOklahomaVirginiaHawaiiKentuckyMidwestVermontMissouriIndianaTexasTennesseeOregonNew JerseyN CarolinaAlaskaUnited StatesOhioMichiganPennsylvaniaConnecticutAlabamaIllinoisDelawareArizonaS 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%431,852432k1151.461869%51.461869%51%8,666,3128.67M50.779102%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%1,775,1831.78M2149.375331%49.375331%49%26,998,09027.0M49.375284%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%3,761,7913.76M4146.574365%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 Midwest

There are 12 states in the Midwest. This section compares South Dakota to all of the states in the Midwest and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with South Dakota.

Married by State#38

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of South Dakota, selected other states in the Midwest, and entities that contain South Dakota
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#NebraskaIowaKansasMinnesotaSouth DakotaNorth DakotaWest North CentralWisconsinMidwestMissouriIndianaUnited StatesOhioMichiganIllinois52.818422%52.818422%53%786,367786k152.696629%52.696629%53%1,318,0661.32M252.279182%52.279182%52%1,200,2721.20M352.113691%52.113691%52%2,283,8082.28M451.975162%51.975162%52%350,626351k551.973175%51.973175%52%308,756309k651.461869%51.461869%51%8,666,3128.67M50.698272%50.698272%51%2,371,9072.37M749.375331%49.375331%49%26,998,09027.0M49.322272%49.322272%49%2,418,4172.42M849.300923%49.300923%49%2,603,1052.60M948.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M48.006096%48.006096%48%4,518,4234.52M1047.983566%47.983566%48%3,880,2763.88M1147.757862%47.757862%48%4,958,0674.96M12

Definitions

This page reports on the marital status of the residents of South Dakota 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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