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Marital Status of the Population by Sex,
1900–2006
(numbers are in thousands)
The following table shows the number and percent distribution of men and women in the United States who never married, married, divorced, or widowed from 1900 to 2006.
| |
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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