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Population aged 15 and over

The number of residents aged 15 and over. The Census asks this group about marriage, and every marriage percentage here is a share of it.

Reported for3,220areas, in 52 states
Link to density0.85mostly reflects how urban a place is
Nearby places alike0.32Moran’s I: strongly, neighbouring places tend to be similar
Typecountcounts rise and fall together from size alone

How it has moved

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Every state, every year

One row per state and one column per year, sorted by the latest value. It shows states, not counties: nobody can scan 3,222 rows, and the pattern only shows when it all fits on one screen.

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Where it comes from

Census ACS 5-year · ACS table B12001_001

Combining areas: added up across areas.

What it goes with

The strongest links that have a page of their own. Unadjusted is the link before adjusting for anything, from −1 (opposite) to +1 (in step). Adjusted compares places with the same population density, income and education levels, so those differences can’t explain the link. This list leaves out the 53 pairs built from the same numbers or the same model as this measure, since they are bound to match.

MeasureUnadjustedAdjusted
Population aged 15 and over and Share foreign-bornWhere Population aged 15 and over is higher, Share foreign-born tends to be higher: a weak link that holds when only places with similar density, income and education are compared, and inside states as well. Share foreign-born by US county+0.49+0.38
Population aged 15 and over and Share Asian, not HispanicWhere Population aged 15 and over is higher, Share Asian, not Hispanic tends to be higher: a weak link that holds when only places with similar density, income and education are compared, and inside states as well. Share Asian, not Hispanic by US county+0.46+0.31

Population makeup

How this measure varies with the racial and ethnic makeup of counties. Every group is shown, whatever its rank. These are links across counties: they describe places, not people. They say nothing about any person’s risk or behaviour based on their race. Counties with a larger share of one group also differ in much else, such as income, segregation, region and history. The adjusted figure only accounts for density, income and education.

Share of residentsUnadjustedAdjusted
Population aged 15 and over and Share White, not HispanicWhere Population aged 15 and over is higher, Share White, not Hispanic tends to be lower: a weak link that holds when only places with similar density, income and education are compared, and inside states as well. Share White, not Hispanic by US county-0.24-0.21
Population aged 15 and over and Share Black, not HispanicCould easily be chance once only places with similar density, income and education are compared. Share Black, not Hispanic by US county+0.03+0.04
Population aged 15 and over and Share Hispanic or Latino, any raceCould easily be chance once only places with similar density, income and education are compared. Share Hispanic or Latino, any race by US county+0.11+0.11
Population aged 15 and over and Share Asian, not HispanicWhere Population aged 15 and over is higher, Share Asian, not Hispanic tends to be higher: a weak link that holds when only places with similar density, income and education are compared, and inside states as well. Share Asian, not Hispanic by US county+0.46+0.31
Population aged 15 and over and Share American Indian or Alaska Native, not HispanicCould easily be chance once only places with similar density, income and education are compared. Share American Indian or Alaska Native, not Hispanic by US county-0.10+0.08

Highest and lowest, per 1,000 residents

Of 3,220 counties reporting it. This is a count, so it is ranked per 1,000 residents, not as published. Ranked by raw totals, it would just list the largest counties in the country. Its link to population is 0.85, so the raw order would match almost every other count here. The published totals are in the table on each place page.

Highest

  1. Kalawao County, HI — 1000.00 (43 total)
  2. Forest County, PA — 977.45 (6,632 total)
  3. Issaquena County, MS — 970.78 (1,063 total)
  4. Lexington city, VA — 942.45 (6,993 total)
  5. Sumter County, FL — 941.43 (129,480 total)

Lowest

  1. McMullen County, TX — 630.82 (393 total)
  2. Kusilvak Census Area, AK — 640.45 (5,301 total)
  3. Todd County, SD — 666.09 (6,190 total)
  4. Sterling County, TX — 670.27 (931 total)
  5. Jim Hogg County, TX — 672.30 (3,225 total)

The middle area reports 820.62. The middle half of counties falls between 804.08 and 840.08 (the 25th to 75th percentile).

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