| US Rate of Divorce from 1960-2015 |
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| Year | Rate per 1,000 population |
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| 1960 | 2.20 |
| 1965 | 2.50 |
| 1970 | 3.50 |
| 1971 | 3.70 |
| 1972 | 4.00 |
| 1973 | 4.30 |
| 1974 | 4.60 |
| 1975 | 4.80 |
| 1976 | 5.00 |
| 1977 | 5.00 |
| 1978 | 5.10 |
| 1979 | 5.30 |
| 1980 | 5.20 |
| 1981 | 5.30 |
| 1982 | 5.10 |
| 1983 | 5.00 |
| 1984 | 5.00 |
| 1985 | 5.00 |
| 1986 | 4.90 |
| 1987 | 4.80 |
| 1988 | 4.80 |
| 1989 | 4.70 |
| 1990 | 4.70 |
| 1991 | 4.7 |
| 1992 | 4.8 |
| 1993 | 4.6 |
| 1994 | 4.6 |
| 1995 | 4.4 |
| 1996 | 4.3 |
| 1997 | 4.3 |
| 1998 | 4.2 |
| 1999 | 4.1 |
| 2000 | 4 |
| 2001 | 4 |
| 2002 | 3.9 |
| 2003 | 3.8 |
| 2004 | 3.7 |
| 2005 | 3.6 |
| 2006 | 3.7 |
| 2007 | 3.6 |
| 2008 | 3.5 |
| 2009 | 3.5 |
| 2010 | 3.6 |
| 2011 | 3.6 |
| 2012 | 3.4 |
| 2013 | 3.3 |
| 2014 | 3.2 |
| 2015 | 3.1 |
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