"Table 2. Marital Status of the Population Age 15 Years and Over by Sex, for Black Alone or in Combination 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 or in combination,,"White alone, not Hispanic",,Other 2/,
,,Number,Percent,Number,Percent,Number,Percent,Number,Percent
Both sexes,Both sexes,"227,529",100,"27,469",100,"159,426",100,"40,634",100
,"Married, spouse present","118,141",51.9,"8,758",31.9,"89,375",56.1,"20,008",49.2
,"Married, spouse absent","3,219",1.4,521,1.9,"1,448",0.9,"1,249",3.1
,Widowed,"13,815",6.1,"1,702",6.2,"10,633",6.7,"1,481",3.6
,Divorced,"21,832",9.6,"3,066",11.2,"16,024",10.1,"2,743",6.8
,Separated,"4,551",2,"1,188",4.3,"2,194",1.4,"1,169",2.9
,Never married,"65,970",29,"12,235",44.5,"39,751",24.9,"13,983",34.4
Male,Both sexes,"110,158",100,"12,355",100,"77,258",100,"20,545",100
,"Married, spouse present","59,070",53.6,"4,477",36.2,"44,777",58,"9,816",47.8
,"Married, spouse absent","1,667",1.5,215,1.7,663,0.9,789,3.8
,Widowed,"2,655",2.4,312,2.5,"2,052",2.7,291,1.4
,Divorced,"8,989",8.2,"1,122",9.1,"6,733",8.7,"1,133",5.5
,Separated,"1,819",1.7,414,3.4,985,1.3,419,2
,Never married,"35,959",32.6,"5,815",47.1,"22,047",28.5,"8,096",39.4
Female,Both sexes,"117,371",100,"15,114",100,"82,168",100,"20,089",100
,"Married, spouse present","59,070",50.3,"4,281",28.3,"44,597",54.3,"10,192",50.7
,"Married, spouse absent","1,552",1.3,306,2,786,1,460,2.3
,Widowed,"11,161",9.5,"1,390",9.2,"8,581",10.4,"1,190",5.9
,Divorced,"12,844",10.9,"1,943",12.9,"9,291",11.3,"1,610",8
,Separated,"2,732",2.3,773,5.1,"1,209",1.5,750,3.7
,Never married,"30,012",25.6,"6,420",42.5,"17,704",21.5,"5,887",29.3

"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, except those combinations including Black.",,,,,,,,,

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",,,,,,,,,