Married-Couple and Unmarried-Partner Households for the U.S. and Regions, 2000
Updated August 5, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
Find statistics on the marital status U.S. households, including married couples, opposite-sex unmarried partners, and same-sex couples. This information is from the 2000 U.S. Census.
| Area | Total number of coupled households1 | Coupled households (% of all households) | Married couples (% of coupled households) | Unmarried partners (% of coupled households) | Opposite sex unmarried partners (% of coupled households) | Same-sex unmarried partners (% of coupled households) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 59,969,000 | 56.9% | 90.9% | 9.1% | 8.1% | 1.0% |
| Region | ||||||
| Northeast | 11,205,641 | 55.2 | 90.4 | 9.6 | 8.6 | 1.1 |
| Midwest | 14,222,533 | 57.5 | 91.1 | 8.9 | 8.1 | 0.7 |
| South | 21,549,582 | 56.7 | 91.6 | 8.4 | 7.4 | 1.0 |
| West | 12,991,244 | 57.9 | 89.8 | 10.2 | 9.0 | 1.2 |
NOTE: Totals may not add up due to rounding.
1. Coupled households represent total of married-couple and unmarried-partner households.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1.
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