Share of births to unmarried women
Of women who gave birth in the past year, the percentage who were not married: never married, widowed or divorced. A separated woman counts as married. The middle county is 31.8%. It is a share of women who gave birth, not of all women, so it says nothing about how many births there were.
Reported for1,621areas, in 52 states
Link to density0.03not mostly about how urban a place is
Nearby places alike0.30Moran’s I: only weakly, little map pattern
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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 B13002_007, divided by women who gave birth in the past year
A share of women who gave birth in the past year, not of all women. 'Unmarried' here means never married, widowed or divorced. A separated woman counts as married.
Combining areas: an average weighted by women who gave birth in the past year.
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 50 pairs built from the same numbers or the same model as this measure, since they are bound to match.
| Measure | Unadjusted | Adjusted |
|---|---|---|
| Share of births to unmarried women and Homicide rateWhere Share of births to unmarried women is higher, Homicide rate tends to be higher: a moderate link that holds when only places with similar density, income and education are compared, and inside states as well. Homicide rate by US county | +0.63 | +0.46 |
| Share of births to unmarried women and Homicide rate, annualWhere Share of births to unmarried women is higher, Homicide rate, annual tends to be higher: a moderate link that holds when only places with similar density, income and education are compared. Homicide rate, annual by US county | +0.65 | +0.45 |
| Share of births to unmarried women and Children in single-parent householdsWhere Share of births to unmarried women is higher, Children in single-parent households 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. Children in single-parent households by US county | +0.55 | +0.40 |
| Share of births to unmarried women and Share now marriedWhere Share of births to unmarried women is higher, Share now married 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 now married by US county | -0.52 | -0.36 |
| Share of births to unmarried women and Returns claiming the earned income creditWhere Share of births to unmarried women is higher, Returns claiming the earned income credit 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. Returns claiming the earned income credit by US county | +0.56 | +0.33 |
| Share of births to unmarried women and Child mortalityWhere Share of births to unmarried women is higher, Child mortality 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. Child mortality by US county | +0.58 | +0.33 |
| Share of births to unmarried women and Material security scoreWhere Share of births to unmarried women is higher, Material security score 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. Material security score by US county | -0.52 | -0.33 |
| Share of births to unmarried women and Median household incomeWhere Share of births to unmarried women is higher, Median household income 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. Median household income by US county | -0.47 | -0.33 |
| Share of births to unmarried women and Share never marriedWhere Share of births to unmarried women is higher, Share never married 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 never married by US county | +0.37 | +0.32 |
| Share of births to unmarried women and Infant mortalityLinked across counties, but mostly as both follow how urban, rich and educated a place is. Comparing only places with similar density, income and education, a weak link of +0.31 remains. Infant mortality by US county | +0.62 | +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 residents | Unadjusted | Adjusted |
|---|---|---|
| Share of births to unmarried women and Share White, not HispanicWhere Share of births to unmarried women 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 | -0.34 | -0.29 |
| Share of births to unmarried women and Share Black, not HispanicWhere Share of births to unmarried women is higher, Share Black, 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 Black, not Hispanic by US county | +0.41 | +0.30 |
| Share of births to unmarried women 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 | +0.20 | +0.09 |
| Share of births to unmarried women and Share Asian, not HispanicCould easily be chance once only places with similar density, income and education are compared. Share Asian, not Hispanic by US county | -0.20 | +0.08 |
| Share of births to unmarried women 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 | +0.17 | +0.17 |
Highest and lowest
Of 1,621 counties reporting it. These are the two ends of a national ranking. For most measures, that ranking mostly sorts places by income and how urban they are. That is why the place pages compare each place with similar places instead.
Highest
- Sierra County, CA — 100%
- Nevada County, AR — 100%
- Greene County, AL — 100%
- Rincón Municipio, PR — 100%
- Naranjito Municipio, PR — 100%
Lowest
- Candler County, GA — 0%
- Jasper County, GA — 0%
- Jeff Davis County, GA — 0%
- Monroe County, GA — 0%
- Schley County, GA — 0%
The middle area reports 35.8%. The middle half of counties falls between 24.6% and 49.2% (the 25th to 75th percentile).
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