Marriage and Divorce
Data are for the U.S.
- Number of marriages: 2,245,404
- Marriage rate: 6.9 per 1,000 total population
- Number of divorces: 827,261 (44 reporting States and D.C.)
- Divorce rate: 3.2 per 1,000 population (44 reporting States and D.C.)
Sources: National Marriage and Divorce Rate Trends [PDF – 23 KB] (data shown are provisional 2016)
More Data
- Detailed marriage and divorce tables by state
- A Demographic, Attitudinal, and Behavioral Profile of Cohabiting Adults in the United States, 2011–2015 [PDF – 316 KB]
- Urban and Rural Variation in Fertility-Related Behavior Among U.S. Women, 2011–2015
- The Association of Marital Status and Offers of Employer-Based Health Insurance Coverage for Employed Women Aged 27–64: United States, 2014–2015
- Trends in Attitudes About Marriage, Childbearing, and Sexual Behavior: United States, 2002, 2006-2010, and 2011-2013 [PDF – 305 KB]
- Marriage, Cohabitation, and Men’s Use of Preventive Health Care Services
- First Premarital Cohabitation in the United States: 2006–2010 National Survey of Family Growth [PDF – 227 KB]
- Page last reviewed: January 20, 2017
- Page last updated: March 17, 2017
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