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Marital Status

The ACS presents data on people's current marital status, how many people's status changed in the last year, and their marital history.

Overview

The ACS asks questions about people's marital status and marital history to help understand marriage trends, and, when combined with other data, to help communities understand if the available social services and programs are meeting residents’ needs.

Code Title
B12001 Sex by Marital Status
B12002 Sex by Marital Status by Age
B12006 Marital Status by Sex by Labor Force Participation
B12007 Median Age at First Marriage
B12501 Marriages in the Last Year by Sex by Marital Status
B12502 Marriages Ending in Widowhood in the Last Year by Sex by Marital Status
B12503 Divorces in the Last Year by Sex by Marital Status
B12504 Median Duration of Current Marriage in Years by Sex by Marital Status for the Married Population
B12505 Number of Times Married by Sex by Marital Status
Also available in racial iterations.

Other tables

In addition to the core tables listed above, marital status is a factor in several tables associated with other subject areas.

Code Title
B06008‡§ Place of Birth by Marital Status in the United States
B07008‡§ Geographical Mobility in the Past Year by Marital Status for Current Residence in the United States
B07408§ Geographical Mobility in the Past Year by Marital Status for Residence 1 Year Ago in the United States
B10057 Marital Status by Grandparents Living With Own Grandchildren by Responsibility for Own Grandchildren and Age of Grandparent
B13002 Women Who Had a Birth by Marital Status and Age
B13008 Women Who Had a Birth by Marital Status and Nativity
B13010 Women Who Had a Birth by Marital Status and Poverty Status
B13012 Women Who Had a Birth by Marital Status and Labor Force Status
B13014 Women Who Had a Birth by Marital Status and Educational Attainment
B13015 Women Who Had a Birth by Marital Status and Receipt of Public Assistance Income
B26104 Group Quarters Type (3 Types) by Marital Status
B26204 Group Quarters Type (5 Types) by Marital Status
Table also available in "collapsed" version: change "B" to "C" for table code.
Also available in racial iterations.
§Tabulated for Puerto Rico. Add 'PR' to the table code. Column names may vary slightly from non-PR version.