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National Spouses Day: January 26, 2022
Key Stats
Source: Decennial Censuses, 1950 to 1990, and Current Population Survey (CPS), Annual Social and Economic Supplements, 1993 to 2020. Note: Married includes separated and married spouse absent. Starting in 2019, estimates for married individuals now include same-sex married couples.
Note: The 2021 stats are shown in Table A1 (Excel link) below.
Source: Current Population Survey (CPS), 2020 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
More Stats
Source: Topics > Families & Living Arrangements.
Source: American Community Survey (ACS).
Note: Beginning in 2008, the ACS tables include survey-based estimates of marriage and divorce rates (per 1,000 adults). Beginning in 2013, the ACS tables published on American FactFinder (replaced by data.census.gov) include same-sex spouses along with all married couples.
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