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BumRushDaShow

(129,027 posts) Sun Mar 17, 2024, 06:00 PM Mar 17

Marriages in the U.S. are back to pre-pandemic levels, CDC says

Source: NBC News/AP

March 17, 2024, 4:04 PM EDT

U.S. marriages have rebounded to pre-pandemic levels with nearly 2.1 million in 2022.

That’s a 4% increase from the year before. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released the data Friday but has not released marriage data for last year.

In 2020, the first year of the Covid-19 pandemic, there were 1.7 million U.S. weddings — the lowest number recorded since 1963. The pandemic threw many marriage plans into disarray, with communities ordering people to stay at home and banning large gatherings to limit the spread of Covid-19.

Marriages then rose in 2021, but not to pre-pandemic levels. They ticked up again in 2022 and surpassed 2019 marriage statistics by a small margin.

Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/marriages-us-are-back-pre-pandemic-levels-cdc-says-rcna143786

Link to CDC RELEASE (PDF) - https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/dvs/marriage-divorce/national-marriage-divorce-rates-00-22.pdf

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Marriages in the U.S. are back to pre-pandemic levels, CDC says (Original Post) BumRushDaShow Mar 17 OP

So what are the statistics on divorce pre- and post-pandemic? PJMcK Mar 17 #1

On pg 2 of the linked PDF BumRushDaShow Mar 17 #3

So divorces have increased during and since the pandemic PJMcK Mar 17 #4

I know several personally that were put on hold in 20202021 Warpy Mar 17 #2

Open bar or not? underpants Mar 17 #5

PJMcK

(22,037 posts)

1. So what are the statistics on divorce pre- and post-pandemic?

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Sun Mar 17, 2024, 06:21 PM

Mar 17

(snarky wink)

BumRushDaShow

(129,027 posts)

3. On pg 2 of the linked PDF

Reply to PJMcK (Reply #1)

Sun Mar 17, 2024, 06:42 PM

Mar 17

PJMcK

(22,037 posts)

4. So divorces have increased during and since the pandemic

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Reply #3)

Sun Mar 17, 2024, 06:46 PM

Mar 17

Who could have seen that happening?

(more snark but have a good week!)

Warpy

(111,264 posts)

2. I know several personally that were put on hold in 20202021

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Sun Mar 17, 2024, 06:37 PM

Mar 17

and have taken place over the klast 2 years.

It was heartbreaking to cancel plans and annoying to lose deposits because of that damned disease. Surprisingly, they all stayed together.

underpants

(182,811 posts)

5. Open bar or not?

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Sun Mar 17, 2024, 06:48 PM

Mar 17

Dammit we need context.

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