"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,"225,249",100,"27,099",100,"158,567",100,"39,584",100
,"Married, spouse present","117,187",52,"8,762",32.3,"88,956",56.1,"19,469",49.2
,"Married, spouse absent","3,162",1.4,519,1.9,"1,377",0.9,"1,267",3.2
,Widowed,"14,001",6.2,"1,730",6.4,"10,800",6.8,"1,471",3.7
,Divorced,"21,666",9.6,"2,969",11,"16,096",10.2,"2,601",6.6
,Separated,"4,729",2.1,"1,284",4.7,"2,242",1.4,"1,204",3
,Never married,"64,504",28.6,"11,836",43.7,"39,096",24.7,"13,573",34.3
Male,Both sexes,"108,830",100,"12,178",100,"76,750",100,"19,902",100
,"Married, spouse present","58,594",53.8,"4,472",36.7,"44,635",58.2,"9,486",47.7
,"Married, spouse absent","1,667",1.5,209,1.7,632,0.8,826,4.2
,Widowed,"2,697",2.5,329,2.7,"2,082",2.7,286,1.4
,Divorced,"8,991",8.3,"1,065",8.7,"6,846",8.9,"1,080",5.4
,Separated,"1,909",1.8,474,3.9,"1,003",1.3,432,2.2
,Never married,"34,972",32.1,"5,627",46.2,"21,552",28.1,"7,793",39.2
Female,Both sexes,"116,419",100,"14,921",100,"81,816",100,"19,681",100
,"Married, spouse present","58,594",50.3,"4,290",28.8,"44,321",54.2,"9,983",50.7
,"Married, spouse absent","1,495",1.3,310,2.1,745,0.9,441,2.2
,Widowed,"11,304",9.7,"1,400",9.4,"8,718",10.7,"1,185",6
,Divorced,"12,674",10.9,"1,903",12.8,"9,250",11.3,"1,521",7.7
,Separated,"2,820",2.4,809,5.4,"1,238",1.5,773,3.9
,Never married,"29,532",25.4,"6,208",41.6,"17,544",21.4,"5,780",29.4

"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, 2003, Racial Statistics Branch, Population Division.  Internet release date: March 2006",,,,,,,,,