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U.S. Divorce Rates Down, Marriage Rates Stagnant From 2012-2022 [ [link removed] ]

U.S. Divorce Rates Down, Marriage Rates Stagnant From 2012-2022

Marriage rates held steady but divorce rates of women age 15 and older declined from 2012 to 2022, according to a new U.S. Census Bureau data visualization.

Marriage and divorce rates are based on the number of women who married or divorced in the last year per 1,000 women age 15 and over.

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The U.S. marriage rate in 2012 was 16.6 compared to 16.7 in 2022, according to the American Community Survey. During the same period, divorce rates dropped from 9.8 to 7.1.

From 2008 to 2022, the national divorce rate declined from just over 10.0 to about 7.0. In contrast, the national marriage rate has generally remained between 16.0 and 18.0 since 2008, with the exception of 2021 when the rate fell below 15.0.

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* Washington, D.C., Colorado and Nebraska had among the nation’s highest marriage rates, at 24.4, 20.9 and 20.8, respectively
* Arkansas and Wyoming had among the highest divorce rates – 11.9 and 11.0, respectively (not a significant difference)



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Explore and compare marriage and divorce rates by state with our data visualization.

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