Name: Currently divorced share
Creator: U.S. Census Bureau — American Community Survey
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Currently divorced residents as a percentage of all residents aged 15 and over. CouplesData calculation from ACS B12001.

This is current status, not the percentage who have ever divorced. Remarriage, migration and mortality affect it.

Measure definition and provenance Unit, denominator, population and source terms

Unit: person
Universe: Population 15 years and over
Denominator: Residents aged 15 and over
Geography basis: residence
Product: ACS 1-year
Reference period: calendar year
Source & terms: U.S. Census Bureau — American Community Survey · U.S. federal statistical data; source attribution and no endorsement

Currently divorced share

United States

Residents aged 15 and over

Source: U.S. Census Bureau — American Community Survey. 2021–2024. 90% margins of error shown. Definitions & data

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Population 15 years and over. Residents aged 15 and over. Source: U.S. Census Bureau — American Community Survey.
Year	Currently divorced share	Notes
2021	10.6 ± 0.03	—
2022	10.5 ± 0.04	—
2023	10.4 ± 0.03	—
2024	10.3 ± 0.04	—

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208 observations, including explicitly missing records. CSV retains scope and attribution; JSON includes calculation inputs and flags.

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 1-year estimates. Calculations identified as CouplesData.

Interpretation and revisions

This is current status, not the percentage who have ever divorced. Remarriage, migration and mortality affect it.

MOEs use 90% confidence. Derived proportions use Census approximation formulas; national medians are imported directly, not calculated from states.

Initial publication: October 1, 2026. Corrections log. Review was assisted by automation and is not an independent expert review.