| Marriage Statistics : United States | Data |
| Annual number of U.S. marriages | 2,077,000 |
| Marriage rate | 6.8 per 1,000 |
| Divorce rate | 3.4 per 1,000 |
| Percent Currently Married by Race and Sex | Percent Married |
| White Men | 44 % |
| White Women | 51 % |
| Black Men | 32 % |
| Black Women | 26 % |
| Hispanic Men | 43 % |
| Hispanic Women | 45 % |
| Marriages by Education Level | Percent of Marriages |
| No High School Diploma | 28 % |
| High School Diploma or GED | 26 % |
| Some College | 21 % |
| Bachelor’s Degree or Higher | 11 % |
| Religion in Marriage Statistics | Percent |
| Percent of married women who say religion is very important | 60.1 % |
| Percent of married men who say religion is very important | 50.9 % |
| Percent of married women who say religion is not important | 36.3 % |
| Percent of married men who say religion is not important | 35.4 % |
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| First Marriage Survival (Probability of lasting more than 10 years) | Probability |
| Probability that a first marriage will survive 10 years | 6.6 % - 1 in 15 |
| If there was no birth during marriage | 3.7 % - 1 in 27 |
| If there was a birth before marriage | 6.5 % - 1 in 15 |
| If there was a birth 0-7 months after marriage | 7.4 % - 1 in 13 |
| If there was a birth 8+ months after marriage | 7.9 % - 1 in 12 |
| Cohabitation Leading to Marriage Statistics | Probability |
| Probability a first time cohabitation will lead to marriage within 1 year | 2.1 % - 1 in 47 |
| Probability a first time cohabitation will lead to marriage within 3 years | 4.3 % - 1 in 23 |
| Probability a first time cohabitation will lead to marriage within 5 years | 5.7 % - 1 in 17 |
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Statistic Sources & References
Sources: CDC, National Survey of Family Growth
Date research was conducted: September 1, 2016
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