1/8 Marriage Deserts Top 10 Extreme
The Top 10 Extreme Marriage Deserts are in:
Detroit South and Central (MI)
Milwaukee Central (WI)
Cleveland East (OH)
Washington, D.C. East (DC)
St. Louis North (MO)
Columbus Central (OH)
Atlanta Southwest (GA)
Cincinnati Central (OH)
Boston, Allston-Brighton-Fenway (MA)
Chicago South Side (IL)
A marriage desert, is in those PUMAs (Public Use Microdata Areas) in which the share of householders aged 15 to 64 who are married falls below 33 percent, representing the lowest-observed marriage rates nationally.
Listed below are the ten PUMAs with the lowest shares of married householders ages 15–64 in the United States.
Across these areas, the married share of householders ranges from 13.0 percent to 16.9 percent. This implies that more than 80 percent of householders ages 15–64 in these PUMAs are not married.
America’s most extreme marriage desert is in South Central and Southeast Detroit City, MI.
Of the 45,329 householders aged 15-64, the share who are married is 13%.
America’s second most extreme marriage desert is in the City of Milwaukee Central, WI.
Of the 34,735 householders aged 15-64, the share who are married is 13.7%.
America’s third most extreme marriage desert is in Cleveland City (East) and Bratenahl Village, OH.
Of the 48,592 householders aged 15-64, the share who are married is 13.9%.
America’s fourth most extreme marriage desert is in Washington D.C. (East) including Anacostia.
Of the 43,246 householders aged 15-64, the share who are married is 14.4%.
America’s fifth most extreme marriage desert is in St. Louis, MO.
Of the 46,208 householders aged 15-64, the share who are married is 14.5%.
America’s sixth most extreme marriage desert is in Columbus, OH, in its central downtown core and Grandview Heights.
Of the 47,157 householders aged 15-64, the share who are married is 15.2%.
America’s seventh most extreme marriage desert is in Atlanta, GA, in central Fulton County and southwest Atlanta City.
Of the 44,268 householders aged 15-64, the share who are married is 16.3%.
America’s eight most extreme marriage desert is in central Cincinnati City, OH.
Of the 46,127 householders aged 15-64, the share who are married is 16.4%.
America’s ninth most extreme marriage desert is in Boston City, Allston, Brighton and Fenway, MA.
Of the 40,518 householders aged 15-64, the share who are married is 16.8%.
America’s ninth most extreme marriage desert is Chicago south side—Hyde Park, Grand Boulevard, Woodlawn, Douglas and Kenwood—IL.
Of the 51,493 householders aged 15-64, the share who are married is 16.9%.
Full report and maps published by the Institute for Family Studies: https://ifstudies.org/report-brief/marriage-deserts-mapping-americas-family-divide
