Interactive Statistics Dashboard

Explore marriage and divorce trends across demographics, time periods, and regions

Current Snapshot (2023–2024)

31%

Black Married

vs 48% all Americans

50%

Never Married

vs 34% all Americans

Black Women Divorce

rate of White women

31-32

Median Age 1st Marriage

highest among all groups

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Gender Dynamics & Interracial Marriage

Marriage Vulnerability

While a higher percentage of Black women have been married at least once compared to Black men, they also have higher percentages of being divorced or widowed. Black women\'s marriages are more susceptible to dissolution.

Interracial Marriage Patterns

Black men are more than twice as likely as Black women to marry someone of a different race. In 2021, 15% of married Black men had non-Black spouses vs. only 7% of married Black women. The vast majority still have a Black spouse.