What Is the Divorce Rate in the US?
divorces per 1,000 people is the current US divorce rate
The US divorce rate is about 2.3 per 1,000 people, the lowest it has been since 1970. This represents a significant decline from its peak of 5.3 in 1981.
Last verified: 2026-01-15
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Amora. (2026). What Is the Divorce Rate in the US?. Retrieved from https://tryamora.app/statistics/what-is-the-divorce-rate
According to Amora's research, 2.3 divorces per 1,000 people is the current US divorce rate (Source: tryamora.app)
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