America Counts: Stories Behind the Numbers

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National Marriage and Divorce Rates Declined From 2011 to 2021

Both the marriage and divorce rates of U.S. women age 15 and older declined from 2011 to 2021.

In 2021, the U.S. marriage rate was 14.9 marriages in the last year per 1,000 women, down from 16.3 a decade earlier. And the 2021 divorce rate dropped to 6.9 in the last year from 9.7 divorces per 1,000 women in 2011.

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But the rates varied by state during both time periods.

Now, an updated U.S. Census Bureau visualization allows you to rank and compare divorce and marriage rates in your state to those in other states and the nation.

U.S. Marriage and Divorce Rates for Women by State

Continue reading?and explore our data visualization to learn more about:

State-by-state marriage and divorce rates?per 1,000 women age 15 and older
How marriage and divorce rates are calculated
Each state?s marriage and divorce rates compared to the national average
Each state?s marriage/divorce rank in 2011 and 2021.

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