WASHINGTON — Both marriage and divorce rates in the United States declined from 2009 to 2019 but rates vary from state to state.
In 2019, there were 16.3 new marriages for every 1,000 women age 15 and over in the United States, down from 17.6 in 2009.
At the same time, the U.S. divorce rate fell from 9.7 new divorces per 1,000 women age 15 and over in 2009 to 7.6 in 2019.
In 2019:
- Wyoming’s marriage rate was among the highest in the nation.
- Delaware’s marriage rate was among the lowest.
- Arkansas’ divorce rate was among the highest.
- Divorce rates in the District of Columbia and Maine were among the lowest in the nation.
