The table charts provide data on the number of marriages and divorces in the USA from 1970 to 2000, and the marital status of adult Americans in 1970 and 2000. The figures are given in millions and percentages.
Overall, the total number of people who are married almost remained steady over the 30-period in the USA. The proportion of married and divorced marital status of adult Americans were 70% and 60%, respectively.
In 1970, married people were only around 2.5 million while divorced people were about 1 million in the USA. In the first decades the number of people who are divorced increased slightly. However, it went down over other decades. The number of married people fell gradually and in 2000, it was only around 2 million.
In 1970, the percentage of married marital status of adult Americans reached a peak, around 70%. In the same year widowed and divorced people were seen under 10%. The proportion of people who are never married was just over 12%. In 2000, while married people with marital status declined around 60%, divorced and never married people rose slightly. By 2000, the percentage of widowed marital status of adult Americans had decreased a little, around 5%.