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)


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 227,529 100.0 26,693 100.0 159,426 100.0 41,410 100.0
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 3.0
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 2.0 1,152 4.3 2,194 1.4 1,205 2.9
Never married 65,970 29.0 11,839 44.4 39,751 24.9 14,380 34.7
Male Both sexes 110,158 100.0 12,011 100.0 77,258 100.0 20,889 100.0
Married, spouse present 59,070 53.6 4,365 36.3 44,777 58.0 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 117,371 100.0 14,682 100.0 82,168 100.0 20,521 100.0
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 1.0 464 2.3
Widowed 11,161 9.5 1,357 9.2 8,581 10.4 1,223 6.0
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