Marriage and Divorce
Data are for the U.S.
- Number of marriages: 2,015,603
- Marriage rate: 6.1 per 1,000 total population
- Number of divorces: 746,971 (45 reporting States and D.C.)
- Divorce rate: 2.7 per 1,000 population (45 reporting States and D.C.)
Sources: National Marriage and Divorce Rate Trends pdf icon[PDF – 48 KB] (data shown are provisional 2019)
More Data
- Detailed marriage and divorce tables by state
- Mortality Among Adults Aged 25 and Over by Marital Status: United States, 2010–2017
- A Demographic, Attitudinal, and Behavioral Profile of Cohabiting Adults in the United States, 2011–2015 pdf icon[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 icon[PDF – 305 KB]
Page last reviewed: April 7, 2021
Content source: CDC/National Center for Health Statistics