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Number of married couples in the United States from 1960 to 2023 (in millions)

Characteristic	Number of married couples in millions
2023	62.18
2022	61.44
2021	61.45
2020	62.34
2019	61.96
2018	61.24
2017	60.8
2016	60.25
2015	60.01
2014	59.63
2013	59.2
2012	58.95
2011	58.04
2010	60.38
2009	60.84
2008	60.13
2007	60.68
2006	59.53
2005	59.37
2004	59.06
2003	58.59
2002	57.92
2001	57.84
2000	56.5
1995	54.94
1990	53.26
1985	51.11
1980	49.71
1975	47.55
1970	45.37
1960	40.2

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November 2023

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United States

Survey time period

1960 to 2023

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Data for previous years can be found .

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How many married couples are in the U.S.?

In 2023, there were 62.18 million married couples in the United States. This is an increase from 40.2 million married couples in 1960.

Marriage in the U.S.

While the number of married couples in the U.S. has increased in the past few decades, this could very well just be due to population change, since while the U.S. population has been increasing, the marriage rate has decreased significantly since 1990. In addition, the divorce rate has almost halved since 1990 despite concerns that more people are getting divorced than in years past.

Same-sex marriage in the U.S.

After years of advocacy, same-sex marriage became legal in the United States in June 2015. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that same-sex marriage was legal in a landmark ruling in the case of Obergefell v. Hodges. In 2015, a clear majority of Americans were in favor of the legalization of same-sex marriage, and approval has only been increasing in the years since.