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)


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 227,529 100.0 27,469 100.0 159,426 100.0 40,634 100.0
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 2.0 1,188 4.3 2,194 1.4 1,169 2.9
Never married 65,970 29.0 12,235 44.5 39,751 24.9 13,983 34.4
Male Both sexes 110,158 100.0 12,355 100.0 77,258 100.0 20,545 100.0
Married, spouse present 59,070 53.6 4,477 36.2 44,777 58.0 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 2.0
Never married 35,959 32.6 5,815 47.1 22,047 28.5 8,096 39.4
Female Both sexes 117,371 100.0 15,114 100.0 82,168 100.0 20,089 100.0
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 2.0 786 1.0 460 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 8.0
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