Marriage

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  • FP-26-10
    Married Same-Sex and Different-Sex Couples: A Demographic Portrait, 2024
  • FP-26-09
    Homeownership Among Never Married Adults, 2024
  • FP-26-07
    Age Variation in Singlehood from Young Adulthood to Midlife, 2025
  • FP-26-06
    Children's Family Structure, 2025
  • FP-26-05
    Variations in Religiosity by Partnership Status Among Older Adults
  • FP-26-04
    Women's Union Status at First Birth
  • FP-26-03
    Refined Marriage Rate Trends by Age Groups, 2010 & 2024
  • FP-26-01
    Median Age at First Marriage: Geographic Variation, 2024
  • FP-25-33
    Number of Children Living in Households Headed by Same-sex & Different-sex Couples, 2023
  • FP-25-32
    Marriage-Divorce Ratio in the U.S.: Geographic Variation, 2024
  • FP-25-30
    Refined Marriage Rate in the U.S.: Geographic Variation, 2024
  • FP-25-27
    Married and Living Apart Together
  • FP-25-21
    Marriages to Same-sex and Different-sex Couples: 2019, 2021, & 2023
  • FP-25-20
    Geographic Variation in the Prevalence of Same-sex and Different-sex Married and Cohabiting Couples, 2019-2023
  • FP-25-19
    Recent Marriages to Same-sex and Different-sex Couples: Mobility, Region, Home Ownership, and Household Income, 2023
  • FP-25-18
    Recent Marriages to Same-sex and Different-sex Couples: Marital History and Age at Marriage, 2023
  • FP-25-17
    Married Same-sex and Different-sex Couples: A 2023 Demographic Portrait
  • FP-25-16
    Age Composition of Same-sex & Different-sex Couples, 2023
  • FP-25-15
    Union and Childbearing Characteristics of Women 40-44, 2000-2024
  • FP-25-14
    Forty-Five Years of Change in Marriage and Motherhood Among Women, 1979 & 2024
  • FP-25-13
    Crossover in the Median Age at First Marriage and First Birth: Forty-Three Years of Change
  • FP-25-12
    The Role of Functional Limitations in Relationship Quality among Adults in Midlife
  • FP-25-10
    Forty Years of Change in Adulthood Milestones Among 30-34 Year Olds
  • FP-25-09
    Median Age at First Marriage: Geographic Variation, 2023
  • FP-25-08
    Older Adult Cohabiting and Married Couples
  • FP-25-07
    Same-sex Married and Cohabiting Couples Raising Children, 2023
  • FP-25-05
    First Marriage Rate by Age and Race/Ethnicity
  • FP-25-01
    First Marriage Rate, 2023
  • FP-24-27
    Marriage-Divorce Ratio in the U.S.: Geographic Variation, 2023
  • FP-24-25
    Refined Marriage Rate in the U.S.: Geographic Variation, 2023
  • FP-24-23
    Homogamy in U.S. Marriages, 2022
  • FP-24-15
    Women Who Gave Birth Within the Past 12 Months, 2022
  • FP-24-14
    Cohabitation in Middle and Later Life, 2022
  • FP-24-10
    Marriage: More than a Century of Change, 1900-2022
  • FP-24-09
    Age Variation in the Remarriage Rate, 1990 & 2022
  • FP-24-08
    Median Age at First Marriage: Geographic Variation, 2022
  • FP-24-07
    A Decade of Changes in the Median Age at First Marriage, 2012 & 2022
  • FP-24-06
    Married Same-Sex and Different-Sex Couples: A Demographic Portrait
  • FP-24-05
    Same-Sex Married and Cohabiting Couples Raising Children, 2022
  • FP-24-04
    Marital Status Distribution of U.S. Adults Aged 65 and Older, 1990-2022
  • FP-24-01
    Long-Term Marriages among Older U.S. Adults, 2022
  • FP-23-28
    Recent Marriages to Same-Sex and Different-Sex Couples: Mobility, Region, Home Ownership, and Household Income, 2022
  • FP-23-27
    Recent Marriages to Same-Sex and Different-Sex Couples: Marital History and Age at Marriage, 2022
  • FP-23-26
    Age Variation in Never Married and Never Cohabited, 2008 & 2017
  • FP-23-25
    Marriage-to-Divorce Ratio in the U.S.: Geographic Variation, 2022
  • FP-23-23
    Marriage Rate in the U.S.: Geographic Variation, 2022
  • FP-23-22
    Children’s Co-Residence with Mothers and Fathers, 2022
  • FP-23-20
    Sociodemographic Characteristics of Fathers by Fathers’ Coresidential Status
  • FP-23-19
    Remarriage Rate, 2021
  • FP-23-17
    First Marriage Rate, 2021
  • DV-23-01
    Baby Boomers' Union Transitions, 2021
  • FP-23-09
    Marriages to Same-Sex and Different-Sex Couples: 2019 & 2021
  • FP-23-07
    A Decade of Change in Shares of Single, Cohabiting, and Married Individuals, 2012-2022
  • FP-22-32
    Older Adults Living with an Adult Roommate and Sibling, 2020
  • FP-22-31
    Duration of Marriage at First Divorce, 2020
  • FP-22-30
    Characteristics of Single Adults in the U.S., 2022
  • FP-22-27
    Marriage-to-Divorce Ratio in the U.S.: Geographic Variation, 2021
  • FP-22-25
    Marriage Rate in the U.S.: Geographic Variation, 2021
  • FP-22-22
    Coresidential Father with Minor Children, 2015-2019
  • FP-22-21
    Women’s Union Status at First Birth
  • FP-22-19
    Forty Years of Change in Marriage and Motherhood Among Women, 1979 & 2020
  • FP-22-18
    Marital Status Variation in Religiosity Among Older Women and Men
  • FP-22-17
    “Solo” and “Nonsolo” Single-Parent Households in the U.S., 2021
  • FP-22-16
    Older Adult Cohabiting and Married Couples
  • FP-22-15
    Median Age at First Marriage, 2021
  • FP-22-12
    Marriage, Divorce, and the COVID-19 Pandemic in the U.S.
  • FP-22-09
    Marriage-to-Divorce Ratio in the U.S.: Geographic Variation, 2020
  • FP-22-07
    Marriage Rate in the U.S.: Geographic Variation, 2020
  • FP-22-04
    High School Seniors’ Expectations to Marry, 2020
  • FP-22-02
    Non-Marriage Among College-Educated Adults, 2005-2019
  • FP-22-01
    Trends in Non-Marriage Among Men, 2005-2019
  • FP-21-25
    Relationship Status Trends According to Age and Gender, 2019-2021
  • FP-21-24
    Marital Experiences in the U.S., 1996 & 2018
  • FP-21-22
    Variation in Stepfamilies among Currently Cohabiting and Married Men and Women Under 50
  • FP-21-21
    Stepfamilies among Currently Cohabiting and Married Women Under 45, 1988 and 2017
  • FP-21-20
    Recent Marriages to Same-sex and Different-sex Couples: Mobility, Region, Home Ownership, and Household Income
  • FP-21-19
    Recent (2019) Marriages to Same-Sex and Different-Sex Couples: Marital History and Age at Marriage
  • FP-21-13
    Median Age at First Marriage: Geographic Variation, 2019
  • FP-21-12
    Median Age at First Marriage, 2020
  • FP-21-11
    Median Age at First Marriage for Same-Sex and Different-Sex Couples, 2019
  • FP-21-09
    First Marriage Rate in the U.S., 2019
  • FP-21-08
    Same-Sex Married and Cohabiting Couples Raising Children
  • FP-21-06
    Homogamy in U.S. Marriages, 2019
  • FP-21-04
    Trends in Cohabitation Prior to Marriage
  • FP-21-02
    Unintended Births: Variation Across Social and Demographic Characteristics
  • FP-21-01
    Thirty Years of Change in Unintended Births
  • FP-20-29
    Marriage in the U.S.: Twenty-five Years of Change, 1995-2020
  • FP-20-28
    Stepfamilies in First Marriages
  • FP-20-26
    Marriage-to-Divorce Ratio in the U.S.: Geographic Variation, 2019
  • FP-20-24
    Marriage Rate in the U.S.: Geographic Variation, 2019
  • FP-20-23
    Widowhood: Decades of Change, 1940-2018
  • FP-20-21
    Marriage: More than a Century of Change, 1900-2018
  • FP-20-19
    First Marriage vs Remarriage: Demographic Characteristics
  • FP-20-16
    Median Duration of Marriages in the U.S., 2018
  • FP-20-15
    Married & Living Apart Together
  • FP-20-14
    Fatherhood in the U.S.: The Decoupling of Marriage and Childbearing
  • FP-20-10
    Distributions of Age at Remarriage, 1960-2018
  • FP-20-09
    Distributions of Age at First Marriage, 1960-2018
  • FP-20-01
    First Marriage Rate in the U.S., 2018
  • FP-19-27
    Marriage to Divorce Ratio in the U.S.: Demographic Variation, 2018
  • FP-19-24
    Marriage to Divorce Ratio in the U.S.: Geographic Variation, 2018
  • FP-19-22
    Marriage Rate in the U.S.: Geographic Variation, 2018
  • FP-19-17
    The Retreat from Remarriage, 1950-2017
  • FP-19-16
    Family Formation Experiences: Women’s Median Ages at First Marriage and First Birth, 1979 & 2016
  • FP-19-15
    Family Formation Experiences: Shares of Women Who Married and Had a Birth, 1979 & 2016
  • FP-19-14
    Marriage by the Numbers
  • FP-19-12
    High School Seniors’ Ideal Time for Marriage, 2017
  • FP-19-11
    High School Seniors’ Expectations to Marry, 2017
  • FP-19-10
    High School Seniors’ Attitudes Toward Cohabitation as a Testing Ground for Marriage, 2017
  • FP-19-07
    Median Age at First Marriage: Geographic Variation, 2017
  • FP-19-06
    Median Age at First Marriage, 1990 & 2017
  • FP-19-05
    Age Variation in the First Marriage Rate, 1990 & 2017
  • FP-19-04
    Young Adults in the Parental Home, 2007-2018
  • FP-19-03
    Marriage-to-Divorce Ratio in the U.S.: Geographic Variation, 2017
  • FP-18-24
    Young Adulthood: Sequencing of Union Experiences Relative to First Birth
  • FP-18-23
    Young Adulthood: Number & Type of Family Formation Events
  • FP-18-22
    Young Adulthood: Cohabitation, Birth, and Marriage Experiences
  • FP-18-20
    Marriage Rate in the U.S.: Geographic Variation, 2017
  • FP-18-18
    Homogamy in U.S. Marriages, 2016
  • FP-18-17
    Marriage: More than a Century of Change
  • FP-18-14
    First Marriage Rate in the U.S., 2016
  • FP-18-13
    Attitudes Towards Births Outside of Marriage, 1988 & 2012
  • FP-18-11
    Job Satisfaction and Interference with Family Life Among Mothers and Fathers
  • FP-18-08
    Characteristics of First Time Mothers Aged 40 and Older
  • FP-18-06
    Fathers with Resident Minor Children, 2016
  • FP-18-04
    Grandparents' Characteristics by Age
  • FP-18-03
    Prevalence of Grandparenthood in the U.S.
  • FP-17-25
    Marriage Rate in the U.S.: Geographic Variation, 2016
  • FP-17-23
    Characteristics of Early Marriages
  • FP-17-22
    Crossover in the Median Age at First Marriage and First Birth: Thirty-Five Years of Change
  • FP-17-19
    Mothers Aged 40-44 with Four or More Births
  • FP-17-16
    American Children's Family Structure: Stepparent Families
  • FP-17-15
    American Children's Family Structure: Two Biological Parent Families
  • FP-17-13
    Variation in Birth Spacing by Family Context
  • FP-17-12
    The Role of Union Dissolution & Repartnering on Health Later in Life 
  • FP-17-07
    Generational Differences During Young Adulthood: Families and Households of Baby Boomers and Millennials
  • FP-17-05
    Thirty Years of Change in Women's Premarital Cohabitation Experience
  • FP-17-03
    Median Age at First Divorce, 2015
  • FP-17-01
    Marriage-to-Divorce Ratio in the U.S.: Geographic Variation, 2015
  • FP-16-22
    Marriage Rate in the U.S.: Geographic Variation, 2015
  • FP-16-20
    Cohabitation in Middle and Later Life
  • FP-16-18
    First Marriage Rate in the U.S., 2014
  • FP-16-17
    Marriage and Cohabitation Experiences Among Young Adults
  • FP-16-16
    Young Adults in the Parental Home, 2007-2015
  • FP-16-15
    High School Seniors' Ideal Time for Marriage
  • FP-16-14
    High School Seniors' Expectations to Marry
  • FP-16-13
    High School Seniors' Attitudes on Cohabitation as a Testing Ground for Marriage
  • FP-16-12
    Attitudes towards Marital Infidelity
  • FP-16-11
    Recently Divorced Adults with Resident Minor Children
  • FP-16-10
    Over 25 Years of Change in Men's Entry into Fatherhood, 1987-2013
  • FP-16-09
    Stepfamilies in the U.S.
  • FP-16-08
    Long-term Marriage among Older Adults, 2014
  • FP-16-07
    Median Age at First Marriage, 2014
  • FP-16-06
    Trends in Men's Economic Characteristics and Marriage
  • FP-16-02
    Childlessness and Marital Status Among Middle-aged U.S. Adults, 1992-2012
  • FP-15-21
    Trends in Cohabitation: The Never Married and Previously Married, 1995-2014
  • FP-15-20
    Marriage Rate in the U.S.: Geographic Variation, 2014
  • FP-15-17
    Marriage in the U.S.: Twenty-five Years of Change, 1989-2014
  • FP-15-16
    Assortative Mating: Racial Homogamy in U.S. Marriages, 1964-2014
  • FP-15-15
    Assortative Mating: Educational Homogamy in U.S. Marriages, 1964-2014
  • FP-15-14
    Assortative Mating: Age Heterogamy in U.S. Marriages, 1964-2014
  • FP-15-12
    Generation X and Millennials Attitudes Toward Marriage & Divorce
  • FP-15-08
    The Remarriage Rate: Geographic Variation, 2013
  • FP-15-07
    The Role of Same-Sex Marriage in the Declining U.S. Marriage Rate
  • FP-15-06
    Religiosity in U.S. Families: Single, Cohabiting, and Married Mothers
  • FP-15-05
    Median Age at First Marriage, 2013
  • FP-15-02
    Multiple Partner Fertility Among White Married Couples in the U.S., 1955
  • FP-15-01
    Twenty-five Years of Change in Cohabitation in the U.S., 1987-2013
  • FP-14-18
    The Marriage Rate and the Great Recession
  • FP-14-17
    Divorce Rate in the U.S., 2013
  • FP-14-15
    Marriage Rate in the U.S., 2013
  • FP-14-11
    Marital Duration at Divorce, 2012
  • FP-14-10
    Remarriage Rate in the U.S., 2012
  • FP-14-08
    First Marriage Rate in the U.S., 2012
  • FP-14-07
    Marital Status in the U.S., 2012
  • FP-14-06
    Living Arrangements of Fathers and Their Children
  • FP-14-05
    Trends in Births to Single and Cohabiting Mothers, 1980-2009
  • FP-14-04
    Trends in Motherhood Before First Marriage
  • FP-14-02
    Healthy Marriage Initiative Spending and U.S. Marriage & Divorce Rates, a State-level Analysis
  • FP-14-01
    Single, Cohabiting, and Married Households, 1995-2012
  • FP-13-20
    Change in Proportion of Childless Women, 1995-2010
  • FP-13-19
    Children's Family Structure, 2013
  • FP-13-17
    Age Variation in the Remarriage Rate, 1990-2011    
  • FP-13-16
    Diverging Destinies: Children's Family Structure Variation by Maternal Education
  • FP-13-14
    Divorce Rate in the U.S., 2011    
  • FP-13-13
    Marriage: More than a Century of Change
  • FP-13-12
    Trends in Cohabitation: Over Twenty Years of Change, 1987-2010    
  • FP-13-11
    Marriage Rate in the U.S., 2011    
  • FP-13-10
    Women Who Gave Birth Within the Past 12 Months, 2011    
  • FP-13-09
    Working Women with Children in the Household, 2011
  • FP-13-05
    Economic Well-being and the Great Recession: Dual Earner Married Couples in the U.S., 2006 and 2011    
  • FP-13-04
    General Marriage Rate and General Divorce Rate, 2008: A Comparison of ACS & NVS Data 
  • FP-13-02
    Public Assistance Participation among U.S. Children in Poverty, 2010    
  • FP-12-24
    Intentions and Planning Status of Births: 2000-2010    
  • FP-12-23
    Single, Cohabiting, and Married Mothers in the U.S., 2011    
  • FP-12-22
    Young Adults in the Parental Home, 1940-2010    
  • FP-12-21
    First Marriage vs. Remarriage in the U.S., 2010    
  • FP-12-20
    Women's Employment Rate, 2010
  • FP-12-18
    Co-Resident Grandparents: Caregivers Versus Non-Caregivers
  • FP-12-17
    Child Poverty in the United States, 2010    
  • FP-12-16
    Health Insurance Coverage of U.S. Children, 2010
  • FP-12-14
    Remarriage Rate in the U.S., 2010
  • FP-12-13
    Nonresident Fathers and Child Support: Exploring Who Pays and How Much
  • FP-12-12
    Relationship Quality Among Married and Cohabiting Couples
  • FP-12-11
    Timing of First Marital Birth    
  • FP-12-09
    Fatherhood in the U.S.: The Decoupling of Marriage and Childbearing    
  • FP-12-08
    Who are Nonresident Fathers? Demographic Characteristics of Nonresident Fathers    
  • FP-12-07
    Median Age at First Marriage, 2010    
  • FP-12-03
    Crossover in Median Age at First Marriage and First Birth: Thirty Years of Change    
  • FP-12-02
    Nonresident Father Visitation    
  • FP-12-01
    Young Men's Contact with Criminal Justice System
  • FP-11-13
    Marital Duration at Divorce, 2010
  • FP-11-12
    First Marriage Rate in the U.S., 2010
  • FP-11-11
    Sequencing of Family Experiences
  • FP-11-08
    Forming Families    
  • FP-11-07
    Children in Cohabiting Unions    
  • FP-11-05
    Adoptive Parents in the U.S., 2007    
  • FP-11-01
    U.S. Families and Households: Economic Well-being
  • FP-10-08
    Same-Sex Couple Households in the U.S., 2009    
  • FP-10-07
    Trends in Cohabitation: Twenty Years of Change, 1987-2008    
  • FP-10-05
    Rate of First Marriage in the U.S., 2008    
  • FP-10-03
    Thirty Years of Change in Marriage and Union Formation Attitudes, 1976-2008    
  • FP-10-01
    Marital Status in the U.S., 2008    
  • FP-09-03
    Median Age at First Marriage in the U.S., 2008    
  • FP-09-01
    Marriage Rate in the U.S., 2008

Updated: 07/09/2026 07:47PM