U.S. Bureau of the Census
MARITAL STATUS OF PEOPLE 18 YEARS OLD AND OLDER 2004
 
Number (in thousands)
Percent
Total population 18+
214,522
100.0
Never married

53,215
24.8
Married, spouse present
118,079
55.0
Married, spouse absent
3200

1.5
Separated
4,487
2.1
Divorced
21,758
10.1
Widowed
13,782
6.4
Source: America’s Families and Living Arrangements: 2004 Table A1

MARITAL STATUS OF PEOPLE 18 YEARS OLD AND OLDER, BY SEX: MARCH 1997
(Numbers in thousands)
Both Sexes
Male
Female
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Marital Status
Total population 18+ 195,568 100.0 94,154 100.0 101,414 100.0
Married, spouse present 109,280 55.9 54,654 58.0 54,626 53.9
Married, spouse absent 7,353 3.8 3,232 3.4 4,122 4.1
- Separated 4,974 2.5 1,956 2.1 3,018 3.0
- Other 2,379 1.2 1,275 1.4 1,104 1.1
Widowed 13,743 7.0 2,686 2.9 11,056 10.9
Divorced 19,315 9.9 8,208 8.7 11,107 11.0
Never Married 45,878 23.5 25,375 27.0 20,503 20.2
Source: March 1997 Current Population Survey, U.S. Census Bureau

Source:
Contact: (pop@census.gov) Population Help-Census/POP
URL: http://www.bls.census.gov/cps/pub/1997/m_status.htm
Last revised: May 2008 [1997]