A record 25% of U.S. 40-year-olds never married, up from 6% in 1980. Men exceed women in unmarried status (28% vs. 22%).

A quarter of 40-year-olds in the United States have never been married, according to an analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data by the Pew Research Center. As Statista’s Anna Fleck reports, this marks the highest figure since the data first started being published back in 1900, and a major leap from the 6 percent low of 1980. You will …

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