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Marital Status of the Population by Sex,
1900–2006
(numbers are in thousands)
| |
Males |
Females |
| |
Total |
Never
married |
Married |
Widowed |
Divorced |
Total |
Never
married |
Married |
Widowed |
Divorced |
| 1900 |
25,493.0 |
10,262.0 |
13,919.0 |
1,173.0 |
84.0 |
24,176.0 |
7,549.0 |
13,781.0 |
2,706.0 |
114.0 |
| 1910 |
32,311.0 |
12,521.0 |
18,065.0 |
1,467.0 |
156.0 |
29,993.0 |
8,918.0 |
17,664.0 |
3,167.0 |
185.0 |
| 1920 |
36,828.0 |
12,940.0 |
21,820.0 |
1,754.0 |
234.0 |
35,122.0 |
9,601.0 |
21,295.0 |
3,909.0 |
273.0 |
| 1930 |
43,829.0 |
14,938.0 |
26,311.0 |
2,023.0 |
489.0 |
42,795.0 |
11,294.0 |
26,156.0 |
4,728.0 |
572.0 |
| 1940 |
49,336.0 |
16,377.0 |
30,191.0 |
2,144.0 |
624.0 |
49,362.0 |
12,752.0 |
30,087.0 |
5,700.0 |
823.0 |
| 1950 |
53,511.0 |
13,319.0 |
36,859.0 |
2,262.0 |
1,070.0 |
56,055.0 |
10,379.0 |
37,570.0 |
6,734.0 |
1,373.0 |
| 1960 |
59,913.0 |
13,919.0 |
42,623.0 |
2,072.0 |
1,299.0 |
63,616.0 |
10,990.0 |
42,891.0 |
7,880.0 |
1,855.0 |
| 1970 |
69,349.0 |
18,315.0 |
46,981.0 |
2,128.0 |
1,925.0 |
75,861.0 |
15,604.0 |
47,644.0 |
9,610.0 |
3,002.0 |
| 1980 |
83,836.0 |
25,132.0 |
52,009.0 |
2,156.0 |
4,539.0 |
91,420.0 |
21,027.0 |
52,497.0 |
11,318.0 |
6,577.0 |
| 1990 |
93,817.0 |
28,805.0 |
55,678.0 |
2,378.0 |
6,957.0 |
101,325.0 |
23,755.0 |
55,821.0 |
12,122.0 |
9,627.0 |
| 2000 |
107,027.0 |
32,381.0 |
62,692.0 |
2,699.0 |
9,255.0 |
114,121.0 |
27,532.0 |
62,309.0 |
11,975.0 |
12,305.0 |
| 2002 |
106,819.0 |
34,229.0 |
61,268.0 |
2,636.0 |
8,686.0 |
114,639.0 |
28,861.0 |
62,103.0 |
11,408.0 |
12,268.0 |
| 2003 |
102,313.0 |
28,577.0 |
62,087.0 |
2,692.0 |
8,957.0 |
110,115.0 |
23,333.0 |
62,834.0 |
11,288.0 |
12,660.0 |
| 2004 |
103,641.0 |
29,561.0 |
62,483.0 |
2,641.0 |
8,956.0 |
110,883.0 |
23,655.0 |
63,282.0 |
11,141.0 |
12,804.0 |
| 2006 |
106,256.0 |
30,345.0 |
63,632.0 |
2,623.0 |
9,654.0 |
113,443.0 |
24,994.0 |
64,062.0 |
11,284.0 |
13,104.0 |
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Percent distribution
|
| 1900 |
100.0% |
40.3% |
54.6% |
4.6% |
0.3% |
100.0% |
31.2% |
57.0% |
11.2% |
0.5% |
| 1910 |
100.0 |
38.8 |
55.9 |
4.5 |
0.5 |
100.0 |
29.7 |
58.9 |
10.6 |
0.6 |
| 1920 |
100.0 |
35.1 |
59.2 |
4.8 |
0.6 |
100.0 |
27.3 |
60.6 |
11.1 |
0.8 |
| 1930 |
100.0 |
34.1 |
60.0 |
4.6 |
1.1 |
100.0 |
26.4 |
61.1 |
11.0 |
1.3 |
| 1940 |
100.0 |
33.2 |
61.2 |
4.3 |
1.3 |
100.0 |
25.8 |
61.0 |
11.5 |
1.7 |
| 1950 |
100.0 |
24.9 |
68.9 |
4.2 |
2.0 |
100.0 |
18.5 |
67.0 |
12.0 |
2.4 |
| 1960 |
100.0 |
23.2 |
71.1 |
3.5 |
2.2 |
100.0 |
17.3 |
67.4 |
12.4 |
2.9 |
| 1970 |
100.0 |
26.4 |
67.7 |
3.1 |
2.8 |
100.0 |
20.6 |
62.8 |
12.7 |
4.0 |
| 1980 |
100.0 |
30.0 |
62.0 |
2.6 |
5.4 |
100.0 |
23.0 |
57.4 |
12.4 |
7.2 |
| 1990 |
100.0 |
30.7 |
59.3 |
2.5 |
7.4 |
100.0 |
23.4 |
55.1 |
12.0 |
9.5 |
| 2000 |
100.0 |
30.3 |
58.6 |
2.5 |
8.6 |
100.0 |
24.1 |
54.6 |
10.5 |
10.8 |
| 2002 |
100.0 |
32.0 |
57.4 |
2.5 |
8.1 |
100.0 |
25.2 |
54.2 |
10.0 |
10.7 |
| 2003 |
100.0 |
27.9 |
60.7 |
2.6 |
8.8 |
100.0 |
21.2 |
57.1 |
10.3 |
11.5 |
| 2004 |
100.0 |
28.5 |
60.3 |
2.5 |
8.6 |
100.0 |
21.3 |
57.1 |
10.0 |
11.5 |
| 2006 |
100.0 |
28.6 |
59.9 |
2.5 |
9.1 |
100.0 |
22.0 |
56.5 |
9.9 |
11.6 |
Source: Statistical Abstract of the United
States 2007.
Information Please® Database, © 2007 Pearson Education,
Inc. All rights reserved.
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