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Report: U.S. 2019 Marriage Rate Plunged To All-Time Low

Hank Berrien
Report: U.S. 2019 Marriage Rate Plunged To All-Time Low
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According to a new report, Census data from the American Community Survey data from the Census Bureau indicates that the U.S. marriage rate plunged to an all-time low in 2019.

“For every 1,000 unmarried adults in 2019, only 33 got married. This number was 35 a decade ago in 2010 and 86 in 1970,” noted Wendy Wang, director of research for the Institute for Family Studies.

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