{"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/jurisdictions/AK.json","humanUrl":"https://probativegrowth.com/data/marriage-divorce/","statusCodes":{"P":"primary source","S":"secondary source"}},"key":"AK","records":[{"id":"marriage-divorce:AK:divorce","dataset":"marriage-divorce","jurisdiction":"AK","level":"state","kind":"divorce","stateName":"Alaska","year":2024,"status":"P","rate":3.1,"rate_2019":3.6,"base_year":2000,"rate_base":3.9,"change_since_base":-0.8,"years_published":27,"years":{"1990":5.5,"1995":5,"2000":3.9,"2001":4.3,"2002":4.6,"2003":3.9,"2004":4.3,"2005":4.3,"2006":4.2,"2007":4.3,"2008":4.4,"2009":4.4,"2010":4.7,"2011":4.8,"2012":4.5,"2013":4.5,"2014":4,"2015":4.1,"2016":3.9,"2017":3.6,"2018":3.7,"2019":3.6,"2020":3.2,"2021":3.1,"2022":3,"2023":3.1,"2024":3.1},"text":"Alaska, 2024: 3.1 divorces and annulments per 1,000 residents (NCHS); 3.6 in 2019 and 3.9 in 2000.","value":3.1,"unit":"divorce rate per 1,000 residents","effectiveFrom":"2024-01-01","effectiveTo":"2024-12-31","sources":[{"label":"CDC National Center for Health Statistics, National Vital Statistics System: divorce rates by state","url":"https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/dvs/marriage-divorce/state-divorce-rates-90-95-00-24.xlsx","kind":"primary","accessed":"2026-10-30"}],"source":{"agency":"CDC National Center for Health Statistics","url":"https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nvss/marriage-divorce.htm","file":"state-divorce-rates-90-95-00-24.xlsx","release":"Rates by state: 1990, 1995 and 2000-2024","accessed":"2026-10-30"},"flags":{"suppressed":false,"noise":false,"preliminary":true},"lastChecked":"2026-10-30","confidence":"medium","confidenceBasis":"preliminary figure"},{"id":"marriage-divorce:AK:marriage","dataset":"marriage-divorce","jurisdiction":"AK","level":"state","kind":"marriage","stateName":"Alaska","year":2024,"status":"P","rate":6.6,"rate_2019":6.5,"base_year":2000,"rate_base":8.9,"change_since_base":-2.3,"years_published":27,"years":{"1990":10.2,"1995":9,"2000":8.9,"2001":8.1,"2002":8.3,"2003":8.1,"2004":8.5,"2005":8.2,"2006":8.2,"2007":8.5,"2008":8.4,"2009":7.8,"2010":8,"2011":7.8,"2012":7.2,"2013":7.3,"2014":7.5,"2015":7.4,"2016":7.1,"2017":6.9,"2018":6.7,"2019":6.5,"2020":5.7,"2021":6.3,"2022":6.5,"2023":6.5,"2024":6.6},"text":"Alaska, 2024: 6.6 marriages per 1,000 residents (NCHS); 6.5 in 2019 and 8.9 in 2000.","value":6.6,"unit":"marriage rate per 1,000 residents","effectiveFrom":"2024-01-01","effectiveTo":"2024-12-31","sources":[{"label":"CDC National Center for Health Statistics, National Vital Statistics System: marriage rates by state","url":"https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/dvs/marriage-divorce/state-marriage-rates-90-95-00-24.xlsx","kind":"primary","accessed":"2026-10-30"}],"source":{"agency":"CDC National Center for Health Statistics","url":"https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nvss/marriage-divorce.htm","file":"state-marriage-rates-90-95-00-24.xlsx","release":"Rates by state: 1990, 1995 and 2000-2024","accessed":"2026-10-30"},"flags":{"suppressed":false,"noise":false,"preliminary":true},"lastChecked":"2026-10-30","confidence":"medium","confidenceBasis":"preliminary figure"}]}