Special Report
States Where Couples Have Been Married the Longest
December 17, 2021 7:00 pm
46. Texas
> Median duration of current marriage (2019): 18.0 years
> Median age at first marriage (male): 29.5 — 19th youngest
> Median age at first marriage (female): 27.3 — 18th youngest
> Widowed, as of 2019: 5.0% — 8th youngest
> 25-35 pop: 14.6% (4,242,661 total) — 9th oldest
> 18-62 pop: 58.4% (16,930,981 total) — 11th oldest
> 65 and over pop: 12.9% (3,738,727 total) — 4th youngest
45. Washington
> Median duration of current marriage (2019): 18.2 years
> Median age at first marriage (male): 30.1 — 20th oldest
> Median age at first marriage (female): 27.5 — 19th youngest
> Widowed, as of 2019: 4.9% — 5th youngest
> 25-35 pop: 15.3% (1,164,010 total) — 5th oldest
> 18-62 pop: 58.6% (4,459,749 total) — 9th oldest
> 65 and over pop: 15.9% (1,207,685 total) — 9th youngest
44. Georgia
> Median duration of current marriage (2019): 18.4 years
> Median age at first marriage (male): 30.0 — 23rd oldest
> Median age at first marriage (female): 28.1 — 24th oldest
> Widowed, as of 2019: 5.4% — 15th youngest
> 25-35 pop: 13.7% (1,458,596 total) — 19th oldest
> 18-62 pop: 58.7% (6,231,500 total) — 7th oldest
> 65 and over pop: 14.3% (1,523,192 total) — 5th youngest
43. Oklahoma
> Median duration of current marriage (2019): 18.6 years
> Median age at first marriage (male): 27.6 — 4th youngest
> Median age at first marriage (female): 25.9 — 5th youngest
> Widowed, as of 2019: 6.5% — 9th oldest
> 25-35 pop: 13.6% (536,999 total) — 23rd oldest
> 18-62 pop: 56.2% (2,224,608 total) — 16th youngest
> 65 and over pop: 16.1% (635,222 total) — 13th youngest
42. Hawaii
> Median duration of current marriage (2019): 18.8 years
> Median age at first marriage (male): 30.2 — 19th oldest
> Median age at first marriage (female): 29.0 — 13th oldest
> Widowed, as of 2019: 6.1% — 17th oldest
> 25-35 pop: 13.8% (195,781 total) — 15th oldest
> 18-62 pop: 55.7% (789,306 total) — 13th youngest
> 65 and over pop: 19.0% (269,470 total) — 7th oldest
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