"Table 2. Marital Status of the Population Age 15 Years and Over by Sex, for Black Alone and White Alone, Not Hispanic: March 2004",,,,,,,,,

(Numbers in thousands),,,,,,,,,
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Sex and marital status 3/,,Total,,Race and Hispanic Origin 1/,,,,,
,,,,Black alone,,"White alone, not Hispanic",,Other 2/,
,,Number,Percent,Number,Percent,Number,Percent,Number,Percent
Both sexes,Both sexes,"227,529",100,"26,693",100,"159,426",100,"41,410",100
,"Married, spouse present","118,141",51.9,"8,527",31.9,"89,375",56.1,"20,239",48.9
,"Married, spouse absent","3,219",1.4,514,1.9,"1,448",0.9,"1,256",3
,Widowed,"13,815",6.1,"1,669",6.3,"10,633",6.7,"1,513",3.7
,Divorced,"21,832",9.6,"2,991",11.2,"16,024",10.1,"2,817",6.8
,Separated,"4,551",2,"1,152",4.3,"2,194",1.4,"1,205",2.9
,Never married,"65,970",29,"11,839",44.4,"39,751",24.9,"14,380",34.7
Male,Both sexes,"110,158",100,"12,011",100,"77,258",100,"20,889",100
,"Married, spouse present","59,070",53.6,"4,365",36.3,"44,777",58,"9,928",47.5
,"Married, spouse absent","1,667",1.5,212,1.8,663,0.9,792,3.8
,Widowed,"2,655",2.4,312,2.6,"2,052",2.7,291,1.4
,Divorced,"8,989",8.2,"1,097",9.1,"6,733",8.7,"1,159",5.5
,Separated,"1,819",1.7,400,3.3,985,1.3,434,2.1
,Never married,"35,959",32.6,"5,626",46.8,"22,047",28.5,"8,286",39.7
Female,Both sexes,"117,371",100,"14,682",100,"82,168",100,"20,521",100
,"Married, spouse present","59,070",50.3,"4,163",28.4,"44,597",54.3,"10,310",50.2
,"Married, spouse absent","1,552",1.3,302,2.1,786,1,464,2.3
,Widowed,"11,161",9.5,"1,357",9.2,"8,581",10.4,"1,223",6
,Divorced,"12,844",10.9,"1,895",12.9,"9,291",11.3,"1,659",8.1
,Separated,"2,732",2.3,752,5.1,"1,209",1.5,771,3.8
,Never married,"30,012",25.6,"6,213",42.3,"17,704",21.5,"6,094",29.7

"1/ Hispanic refers to people whose origin are Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, South or Central American, or other Spanish origin regardless of race.",,,,,,,,,

"2/ Includes American Indian and Alaska Native alone; Asian alone; Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone; White alone, Hispanic; and Two or More Races.",,,,,,,,,

3/ The data in this table do not include families in group quarters.,,,,,,,,,

"SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, Annual Social and Economic Supplement, 2004, Racial Statistics Branch, Population Division.  Internet release date: March 2006",,,,,,,,,