In 2020, there were about 630,000 divorces conducted in the United States. This is a significnt decrease from the previous year, when there were about 750,000 divorces conducted nationwide.
Number of divorces in the United States from 1981 to 2020 (in millions)
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Statistics on Families in the United States
Overview
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- Basic Statistic Average size of a family in the US 1960-2022
- Premium Statistic U.S. number of black families 1990-2021
- Basic Statistic U.S. number of Asian families 2002-2021
- Basic Statistic U.S. Number of white non-Hispanic families U.S. 1990-2021
- Basic Statistic U.S. - Number of Hispanic families 1990-2021
Marriage
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Divorce
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Children
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Single parents
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- Basic Statistic Number of families with a single mother U.S. 1990-2021
- Basic Statistic U.S. number of families with a single father 1990-2021
- Basic Statistic U.S. number of Hispanic families with a single mother 1990-2021
- Premium Statistic Number of Hispanic families with a single father U.S. 1990-2021
- Basic Statistic U.S. number of Asian families with a single mother 2002-2021
- Basic Statistic Number of Asian families with a single father U.S. 2002-2021
- Basic Statistic U.S. number of white, non-Hispanic single mother households U.S. 1990-2021
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Family income
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NCHS, & CDC. (January 31, 2022). Number of divorces in the United States from 1981 to 2020 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 27, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/195939/number-of-divorces-in-the-united-states-since-1981/
NCHS, und CDC. "Number of divorces in the United States from 1981 to 2020 (in millions)." Chart. January 31, 2022. Statista. Accessed January 27, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/195939/number-of-divorces-in-the-united-states-since-1981/
NCHS, CDC. (2022). Number of divorces in the United States from 1981 to 2020 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 27, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/195939/number-of-divorces-in-the-united-states-since-1981/
NCHS, and CDC. "Number of Divorces in The United States from 1981 to 2020 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Jan 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/195939/number-of-divorces-in-the-united-states-since-1981/
NCHS & CDC, Number of divorces in the United States from 1981 to 2020 (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/195939/number-of-divorces-in-the-united-states-since-1981/ (last visited January 27, 2023)
Number of divorces in the United States from 1981 to 2020 (in millions) [Graph], NCHS, & CDC, January 31, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/195939/number-of-divorces-in-the-united-states-since-1981/