{"meta":{"dataset":"marriage-divorce","title":"Marriage and divorce rates by state (CDC NCHS), 1990 to 2024","version":"1.0.0","doi":"10.5281/zenodo.23845898","doiUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23845898","conceptDoi":"10.5281/zenodo.23845897","license":"CC BY 4.0","licenseUrl":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","attribution":"Source: Probative, Marriage and divorce rates by state (CDC NCHS), 1990 to 2024, version 1.0.0, https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23845898, licensed CC BY 4.0.","citation":"Probative. (2026). Marriage and divorce rates by state (CDC NCHS), 1990 to 2024 (Version 1.0.0) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23845898","disclaimer":"Not legal advice. These are provisional counts that state health departments send to NCHS, turned into rates per 1,000 residents. Divorce figures include annulments and, for some counties or states, petitions filed or legal separations. Divorce records cover the states that report divorces to NCHS: 45 states and DC in 2024.","notice":"Probative is a marketing firm, not a law firm; not legal advice.","lastChecked":"2026-10-30","url":"https://probativegrowth.com/data/v1/marriage-divorce/changes.json","humanUrl":"https://probativegrowth.com/data/marriage-divorce/","statusCodes":{"P":"primary source","S":"secondary source"}},"changes":[{"id":"marriage-divorce-2026-10-30-first","date":"2026-10-30","jurisdiction":"US","records":["marriage-divorce:US:divorce","marriage-divorce:US:marriage"],"status":"P","title":"Marriage and divorce rates by state first published","summary":"NCHS divorce rates for 45 states and DC and marriage rates for 50 states and DC, 1990 to 2024, and the national counts: in 2024 662,950 divorces and annulments were reported (2.3 per 1,000 residents in the reporting states) and 2,128,446 marriages (6.3 per 1,000).","source":{"label":"CDC NCHS, marriage and divorce","url":"https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nvss/marriage-divorce.htm"},"dataset":"marriage-divorce"}]}