National
Marriage and Divorce
Rate Trends
Provisional number of marriages and marriage rate: United States, 2000-07
Year |
Marriages |
Population |
Rate per 1,000 total population |
2007 |
2,197,000 |
302,226,000 |
7.3 |
2006 1 |
2,193,000 |
294,527,000 |
7.4 |
2005 |
2,249,000 |
296,497,000 |
7.6 |
2004 |
2,279,000 |
293,623,000 |
7.8 |
2003 |
2,245,000 |
291,384,000 |
7.7 |
2002 |
2,290,000 |
288,369,000 |
7.9 |
2001 |
2,326,000 |
285,318,000 |
8.2 |
2000 |
2,315,000 |
281,422,000 |
8.2 |
1 Excludes data for Louisiana.
Note: Populations are consistent with the 2000 census.
Source: National Center for Health Statistics, CDC.
Provisional number of divorces and annulments and rate: United States, 2000-07
Year |
Divorces & annulments |
Population |
Rate per 1,000 total population |
2007 1 |
856,000 |
238,759,000 |
3.6 |
2006 1 |
872,000 |
236,172,000 |
3.7 |
2005 1 |
847,000 |
234,114,000 |
3.6 |
2004 2 |
879,000 |
237,042,000 |
3.7 |
2003 3 |
927,000 |
245,200,000 |
3.8 |
2002 4 |
955,000 |
243,600,000 |
3.9 |
2001 5 |
940,000 |
236,650,000 |
4.0 |
2000 5 |
944,000 |
233,550,000 |
4.0 |
1 Excludes data for California, Georgia, Hawaii, Indiana, Louisiana, and Minnesota.
2 Excludes data for California, Georgia, Hawaii, Indiana, and Louisiana.
3 Excludes data for California, Hawaii, Indiana, and Oklahoma.
4 Excludes data for California, Indiana, and Oklahoma.
5 Excludes data for California, Indiana, Louisiana, and Oklahoma.
Note: Populations are consistent with the 2000 census.
Source: National Center for Health Statistics, CDC.
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