The information about USA marriage and divorce rates between the years 1970 and 2000, as well as the marital status of adult Americans in the two years are given in the charts below.
The first bar graph precisely depicts the count of marriages and divorces in the USA between 1970 to 2000. The numbers are labeled along the vertical axis in the unit millions, and the horizontal axis consists of the years from 1970 to 2000. The chart exhibits bars in two colors, black and gray, the black and gray being marriages and divorces, respectively. The number of weddings in the USA peaked and remained steady in the years 1970 to 1980, progressing to a slight drop in the year 1990 to almost 2.3 million, and finally a decline to 2 million in the 2000s. The number of Americans who separated after their marriages also climbed in the year 1980, going up to almost 1.4 million. The same was the lowest in the years 1970 and 2000.
The second bar graph points out the marital status of adult Americans in 1970 and 2000. The vertical line represents the percentage of adults and the horizontal line represents the marital status. The black bar and gray bar correspond to the years 1970 and 2000, respectively. The percentage of American adults who were married was the highest in both 1970 and 2000, going up to 70% and almost 59% each. The percentage of widowed adults was the least in the year 2000. However, the percentage of divorced adults was the least in 1970.