Marriage and Divorce
Data are for the U.S.
- Number of marriages: 1,676,911
- Marriage rate: 5.1 per 1,000 total population
- Number of divorces: 630,505 (45 reporting States and D.C.)
- Divorce rate: 2.3 per 1,000 population (45 reporting States and D.C.)
Sources: National Marriage and Divorce Rate Trends for 2000-2020 pdf icon[PDF – 114 KB] (data shown are provisional 2020)
More Data
- Detailed marriage and divorce tables by state
- Marriage Rates in the United States, 1900-2018
- 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
Page last reviewed: March 25, 2022
Content source: CDC/National Center for Health Statistics