Utah Has Short Marriages
The divorce rate has been slowly declining for the last 20 years, according to CNBC analysis of data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. For every 10 couples who got married in 2000, there were about five marriages that ended in divorce or annulment that year. In 2021, there were only four divorces for every 10 marriages in the U.S. – a drop of about 20%. Not all states report annual data to the CDC. In 2021, California, Hawaii, Indiana, Minnesota and New Mexico did not report divorces, and in 2000, California, Indiana, Louisiana and Oklahoma did not report divorces. Of the states that did report marriage data, different parts of the country are seeing different trends, according to USAFacts, which analyzed U.S. Census Bureau data.
The 10 places in the U.S. with the shortest marriages
1. Washington, DC
Median duration of marriage: 10.5 years
Median age of first marriage: 31.95
2. Alaska
Median duration of marriage: 16.8 years
Median age of first marriage: 28
3. Texas
Median duration of marriage: 17.6 years
Median age of first marriage: 28.45
4. Nevada
Median duration of marriage: 17.7 years
Median age of first marriage: 30.45
5. Utah
Median duration of marriage: 18 years
Median age of first marriage: 25.8
6. Colorado
Median duration of marriage: 18.2 years
Median age of first marriage: 29.55
7. Oklahoma
Median duration of marriage: 18.2 years
Median age of first marriage: 27.4
8. Washington
Median duration of marriage: 18.3 years
Median age of first marriage: 28.8
9. Idaho
Median duration of marriage: 18.6 years
Median age of first marriage: 26.8
10. Georgia
Median duration of marriage: 18.8 years
Median age of first marriage: 29.2
The 10 U.S. states with the longest marriages
1. New Hampshire
Median duration of marriage: 21.5 years
Median age of first marriage: 30.1
2. Maine
Median duration of marriage: 21.8 years
Median age of first marriage: 28.8
3. Pennsylvania
Median duration of marriage: 21.8 years
Median age of first marriage: 30
4. South Dakota
Median duration of marriage: 21.8 years
Median age of first marriage: 28.65
5. Iowa
Median duration of marriage: 22 years
Median age of first marriage: 28.45
6. Michigan
Median duration of marriage: 22 years
Median age of first marriage: 29.45
7. Montana
Median duration of marriage: 22.1 years
Median age of first marriage: 28.95
8. Vermont
Median duration of marriage: 22.4 years
Median age of first marriage: 30.6
9. Wisconsin
Median duration of marriage: 22.5 years
Median age of first marriage: 29.55
10. West Virginia
Median duration of marriage: 22.6 years
Median age of first marriage: 29.2