America Counts: Stories about Marriage and Divorce

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National Marriage and Divorce Rates Declined From 2011 to 2021

Puerto Rico had among the lowest marriage and divorce rates in 2021.

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Share of U.S. Coupled Households Declined in 2020

Coupled households still made up more than half of all U.S. households but their share dropped since 2000.

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Opportunities for Marriage, Partnership Shape Women’s Family Incomes

White women were more likely than Black women of the same economic background to have access to more income from spouses and partners.

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How Marital Status and Children Affect Social Safety Net Participation

An updated interactive data tool allows users to explore household composition and expanded age categories of those who received government benefits in 2020.

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Does Marrying Younger Mean Marrying More Often?

The age at first marriage can affect the number of times you get married.

Wealth Inequality in the U.S. by Household Type

Census data show persistent inequalities in household wealth in 2019: 38.7% of households did not own a home, and 41.2% did not have a retirement account.

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Marriage Prevalence for Black Adults Varies by State

While the United States as a whole saw a 1.9 percentage-point decrease in married Black adults, four states experienced a significant increase.

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Women More Likely Than Men to Have No Retirement Savings

Are your retirement savings related to the number of times you have been married or the number of partners with whom you have children?

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Unmarried Opposite-Sex Couples Cohabitating More Likely to Both Work

New Census Bureau tables on America’s families show differences in the employment status of unmarried and married opposite-sex couples that live together.

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Marital Histories Differ Between Native-Born and Foreign-Born Adults

New Census Bureau report reveals foreign-born people are more likely than native-born to marry, are older when they first marry and are less likely to remarry.

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Love and Loss Among Older Adults

Nine in 10 adults ages 70 or older have married, but over half of women and a quarter of men ages 75 or older who have been married have experienced widowhood.

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How Do People in Same-Sex Couples Compare to Opposite-Sex Couples?

A U.S. Census Bureau interactive data visualization shows characteristics of same-sex couples at the state level.

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U.S. Marriage and Divorce Rates Declined in Last 10 Years

Interactive data tool allows you to compare marriage and divorce rates across states for 2009 and 2019.