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34 indicators · 1820–2025 · every value from its primary publisher
┊ dashed lines mark 2001 Dot-com bust & 9/11 · 2008 Global financial crisis · 2020 COVID-19 pandemic
50 YearsSince 200010 Years5 Years1 Year
Marriage and births · 11 series
Marriage Ratemarriages per 1,000 population · 2000–2023 · CDC/NCHS National Vital Statistics System
6.12023
−26% since 2000
8.2 then
Dot-com bust & 9/11 (2001)’01Global financial crisis (2008)’08COVID-19 pandemic (2020)’20
Divorce Ratedivorces per 1,000 population (reporting states) · 2000–2023 · CDC/NCHS National Vital Statistics System
2.42023
−40% since 2000
4.0 then
Dot-com bust & 9/11 (2001)’01Global financial crisis (2008)’08COVID-19 pandemic (2020)’20
Median age at first marriage, menyears · U.S. Census Bureau, historical family and living-arrangement tables
30.82025
+4.0 yrs since 2000
26.8 then
Dot-com bust & 9/11 (2001)’01Global financial crisis (2008)’08COVID-19 pandemic (2020)’20
Married population aged 15 and olderpercent · computed from the U.S. Census Bureau historical family and living-arrangement tables (counts divided within the same table)
50.4%2025
−5.8 pts since 2000
56.2% then
Dot-com bust & 9/11 (2001)’01Global financial crisis (2008)’08COVID-19 pandemic (2020)’20
Unmarried opposite-sex couples, direct measurethousands of couples · 2000–2023 · U.S. Census Bureau, historical family and living-arrangement tables
9.48M2023
+148% since 2000
3.82M then
Dot-com bust & 9/11 (2001)’01Global financial crisis (2008)’08COVID-19 pandemic (2020)’20
Total Fertility Ratebirths per woman (total fertility rate) · 2000–2024 · CDC/NCHS, Births: Final Data
1.602024
−22% since 2000
2.06 then
Dot-com bust & 9/11 (2001)’01Global financial crisis (2008)’08COVID-19 pandemic (2020)’20
Live birthsbirths · 2000–2024 · CDC/NCHS, Births and General Fertility Rates: United States, extended by NVSR 75-2 Table 1
3.63M2024
−11% since 2000
4.06M then
Dot-com bust & 9/11 (2001)’01Global financial crisis (2008)’08COVID-19 pandemic (2020)’20
Mean age of mother at first live birthyears · 2000–2024 · CDC/NCHS, National Vital Statistics Reports (mean age of mother, by live-birth order)
27.62024
+2.7 yrs since 2000
24.9 then
Dot-com bust & 9/11 (2001)’01Global financial crisis (2008)’08COVID-19 pandemic (2020)’20
Teen Birth Ratebirths per 1,000 females aged 15–19 · 2000–2024 · CDC/NCHS National Vital Statistics System (Health, United States + Data Query System)
12.62024
−74% since 2000
47.7 then
Dot-com bust & 9/11 (2001)’01Global financial crisis (2008)’08COVID-19 pandemic (2020)’20
Births to Unmarried Motherspercent of all US births · 2000–2015 · CDC/NCHS National Vital Statistics System
40.3%2015
+7.1 pts since 2000
33.2% then
Dot-com bust & 9/11 (2001)’01Global financial crisis (2008)’08
Women aged 40–44 who are childlesspercent · 2000–2024 · U.S. Census Bureau, CPS June fertility supplement, Historical Table 1
18.8%2024
−0.2 pts since 2000
19.0% then
Dot-com bust & 9/11 (2001)’01Global financial crisis (2008)’08COVID-19 pandemic (2020)’20
Living arrangements · 7 series
Married-couple householdspercent of households · computed from the U.S. Census Bureau historical family and living-arrangement tables (counts divided within the same table)
46.6%2025
−6.2 pts since 2000
52.8% then
Dot-com bust & 9/11 (2001)’01Global financial crisis (2008)’08COVID-19 pandemic (2020)’20
One-person householdspercent of households · computed from the U.S. Census Bureau historical family and living-arrangement tables (counts divided within the same table)
29.5%2025
+4.0 pts since 2000
25.5% then
Dot-com bust & 9/11 (2001)’01Global financial crisis (2008)’08COVID-19 pandemic (2020)’20
Average household sizepeople per household · U.S. Census Bureau, historical family and living-arrangement tables
2.502025
−0.12 pts since 2000
2.62 then
Dot-com bust & 9/11 (2001)’01Global financial crisis (2008)’08COVID-19 pandemic (2020)’20
Children living with two parentspercent of children under 18 · computed from the U.S. Census Bureau historical family and living-arrangement tables (counts divided within the same table)
70.4%2025
+1.3 pts since 2000
69.2% then
Dot-com bust & 9/11 (2001)’01Global financial crisis (2008)’08COVID-19 pandemic (2020)’20
One-parent families with own children under 18percent of families with own children under 18 · computed from the U.S. Census Bureau historical family and living-arrangement tables (counts divided within the same table)
30.5%2025
+3.5 pts since 2000
27.0% then
Dot-com bust & 9/11 (2001)’01Global financial crisis (2008)’08COVID-19 pandemic (2020)’20
Adults aged 25–34 living with parentspercent · computed from the U.S. Census Bureau historical family and living-arrangement tables (counts divided within the same table)
16.4%2025
+5.9 pts since 2000
10.6% then
Dot-com bust & 9/11 (2001)’01Global financial crisis (2008)’08COVID-19 pandemic (2020)’20
Moved residence in the preceding yearpercent of population aged 1 and older · 2000–2023 · U.S. Census Bureau, CPS ASEC Geographic Mobility Table A-1
7.8%2023
−8.3 pts since 2000
16.1% then
Dot-com bust & 9/11 (2001)’01Global financial crisis (2008)’08COVID-19 pandemic (2020)’20
Children in the system · 2 series
Children in foster care on September 30children · 2009–2025 · ACF Children's Bureau, AFCARS
331,7472025
−22% since 2009
423,000 then
COVID-19 pandemic (2020)’20
Child maltreatment victimsvictims per 1,000 children · 2005–2023 · ACF Children's Bureau, Child Maltreatment / NCANDS
7.42023
−32% since 2005
10.9 then
Global financial crisis (2008)’08COVID-19 pandemic (2020)’20
Time and community · 7 series
Time socializing and communicatinghours/day · 2003–2025 · BLS American Time Use Survey Table A-1 and public API
0.58 h2025
−26% since 2003
0.78 h then
Global financial crisis (2008)’08COVID-19 pandemic (2020)’20
Time watching televisionhours/day · 2003–2025 · BLS American Time Use Survey Table A-1 and public API
2.61 h2025
+1% since 2003
2.58 h then
Global financial crisis (2008)’08COVID-19 pandemic (2020)’20
Time caring for household childrenhours/day · 2003–2025 · BLS American Time Use Survey Table A-1 and public API
0.36 h2025
−14% since 2003
0.42 h then
Global financial crisis (2008)’08COVID-19 pandemic (2020)’20
Time sleepinghours/day · 2003–2025 · BLS American Time Use Survey Table A-1 and public API
9.03 h2025
+5% since 2003
8.57 h then
Global financial crisis (2008)’08COVID-19 pandemic (2020)’20
Attend religious services nearly weekly or morepercent of valid weighted adult responses · 2000–2024 · computed from the NORC General Social Survey cumulative microdata (WTSSPS-weighted shares)
26%2024
−4.8 pts since 2000
30% then
Dot-com bust & 9/11 (2001)’01Global financial crisis (2008)’08COVID-19 pandemic (2020)’20
No religious preferencepercent of valid weighted adult responses · 2000–2024 · computed from the NORC General Social Survey cumulative microdata (WTSSPS-weighted shares)
26%2024
+12 pts since 2000
14% then
Dot-com bust & 9/11 (2001)’01Global financial crisis (2008)’08COVID-19 pandemic (2020)’20
Social evenings with friends at least several times a monthpercent of valid weighted adult responses · 2000–2024 · computed from the NORC General Social Survey cumulative microdata (WTSSPS-weighted shares)
36%2024
−6.8 pts since 2000
43% then
Dot-com bust & 9/11 (2001)’01Global financial crisis (2008)’08COVID-19 pandemic (2020)’20
Population and migration · 7 series
Population Growthpercent per year · FRED B230RC0A052NBEA
0.54%2025
−0.6 pts since 2000
1.10% then
Dot-com bust & 9/11 (2001)’01Global financial crisis (2008)’08COVID-19 pandemic (2020)’20
Median age of the resident populationyears · U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program
39.42025
+4.0 yrs since 2000
35.4 then
Dot-com bust & 9/11 (2001)’01Global financial crisis (2008)’08COVID-19 pandemic (2020)’20
Resident population age 65 and older% · computed from U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program age-group counts (65 and older divided by total)
18.9%2025
+6.5 pts since 2000
12.4% then
Dot-com bust & 9/11 (2001)’01Global financial crisis (2008)’08COVID-19 pandemic (2020)’20
Foreign-born population, decennial censuspercent · 1990–2000 · decennial census only, ends 2000 · U.S. Census Bureau, Working Paper 81, Table 1
11.1%2000
+3.2 pts since 1990
7.9% then
Gulf War recession (1991)’91
Persons obtaining lawful permanent resident statuspeople · 2000–2023 · DHS Office of Homeland Security Statistics, 2023 Yearbook Table 1
1.17M2023
+39% since 2000
0.84M then
Dot-com bust & 9/11 (2001)’01Global financial crisis (2008)’08COVID-19 pandemic (2020)’20
Persons naturalizedpeople · 2000–2023 · DHS Office of Homeland Security Statistics, 2023 Yearbook Table 20
878,4602023
−1% since 2000
886,030 then
Dot-com bust & 9/11 (2001)’01Global financial crisis (2008)’08COVID-19 pandemic (2020)’20
DHS initial enforcement actionsactions · 2000–2023 · DHS Office of Homeland Security Statistics, 2023 Yearbook Table 33
2.82M2023
+55% since 2000
1.81M then
Dot-com bust & 9/11 (2001)’01Global financial crisis (2008)’08COVID-19 pandemic (2020)’20
Data

Complete year-by-year values, raw numbers in the unit in each column header. Machine-readable: stats.json · stats.csv.

YearMarriage Ratemarriages per 1,000 population · 1970–2023Divorce Ratedivorces per 1,000 population (reporting states) · 1970–2023Median age at first marriage, menyears · 1890–2025Median age at first marriage, womenyears · 1890–2025Married population aged 15 and olderpercent · 1950–2025Unmarried opposite-sex couples, direct measurethousands of couples · 1996–2023Opposite-sex adults sharing living quarters, POSSLQthousands of couples · 1960–2006Total Fertility Ratebirths per woman (total fertility rate) · 1970–2024Live birthsbirths · 1909–2024Mean age of mother at first live birthyears · 1970–2024Teen Birth Ratebirths per 1,000 females aged 15–19 · 1960–2024Births to Unmarried Motherspercent of all US births · 1940–2015Women aged 40–44 who are childlesspercent · 1976–2024Married-couple householdspercent of households · 1940–2025One-person householdspercent of households · 1960–2025Average household sizepeople per household · 1940–2025Children living with two parentspercent of children under 18 · 1960–2025One-parent families with own children under 18percent of families with own children under 18 · 1950–2025Adults aged 25–34 living with parentspercent · 1960–2025Moved residence in the preceding yearpercent of population aged 1 and older · 1948–2023Children in foster care on September 30children · 2009–2025Child maltreatment victimsvictims per 1,000 children · 2005–2023Time socializing and communicatinghours/day · 2003–2025Time watching televisionhours/day · 2003–2025Time caring for household childrenhours/day · 2003–2025Time sleepinghours/day · 2003–2025Attend religious services nearly weekly or morepercent of valid weighted adult responses · 1972–2024No religious preferencepercent of valid weighted adult responses · 1972–2024Social evenings with friends at least several times a monthpercent of valid weighted adult responses · 1974–2024Population Growthpercent per year · 1931–2025Median age of the resident populationyears · 2000–2025Resident population age 65 and older% · 2000–2025Foreign-born population, decennial censuspercent · 1850–2000Persons obtaining lawful permanent resident statuspeople · 1820–2023Persons naturalizedpeople · 1907–2023DHS initial enforcement actionsactions · 1925–2023
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18236350
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182510200
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184084070
184180290
1842104570
184352500
184478620
1845114370
1846154420
1847234970
1848226530
1849297020
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1853368650
1854427830
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1856200440
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186191920
186291990
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187014.4387200
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1884518590
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1888546890
1889444430
189026.12214.8455300
1891560320
1892579660
1893439730
1894285630
1895258540
1896343270
1897230830
1898229300
1899311720
190025.921.913.6448570
1901487920
1902648740
1903857050
1904812870
19051026500
19061100740
190712853507940
190878287025980
1909271800075179038370
191025.121.6277700014.7104157039450
1911280900087859056680
1912284000083817070310
19132869000119789083560
191429860001218480104150
1915296500032670091850
1916296400029883087830
1917294400029540088100
19182948000110620151450
19192740000141130217360
192024.621.2295000013.2430000177680
19213055000805230181290
19222882000309560170450
19232910000522920145080
19242979000706900150510
1925290900029431015246022200
1926283900030449014633012740
1927280200033518019980016390
1928267400030726023316023570
1929258200027968022473032710
193024.321.3261800011.624170016938020880
193125060000.789714014350022280
193224400000.643558013660022740
193323070000.592307011336020950
193423960000.632947011367010320
193523770000.693496011895011020
193623550000.643633014127011730
193724130000.615024016498013050
193824960000.786790016208012850
193924660000.818300018881012040
194024.321.525590003.576.033.670.838.87076023526010490
194127030000.975178027729011290
194229890001.092878027036011780
194331040001.392373031893011180
194429390001.212855044198031170
194528580001.113812023140069160
194634110001.0410872015006099590
194723.720.5381700078.283.561.9414729093900193660
194823.320.4363700078.73.4920.21.7417057070150192780
194922.720.3364900078.843.4219.21.7418832066590288250
195022.820.366.6436320003.978.243.377.3819.11.676.924919066350468340
195122.920.438200003.876.983.348.8821.21.7220572054720509040
19522320.239090003.877.223.328.1820.31.7326552088660543540
195322.820.239590004.176.73.288.2820.61.6617043092050885590
19542320.340710004.376.53.348.4219.31.772081801178301089580
195522.620.240970004.575.723.339.1720.41.78237790209530254100
195622.520.142100004.675.763.328.921.11.7832163014589087700
195722.620.343000004.775.933.338.7419.91.8132687013804059920
195822.620.242460004.975.113.348.6220.31.6725327011987053470
195922.520.242447965.274.683.348.6819.71.7226069010393045340
196022.820.367.56439425785089.15.374.3513.13.3387.689.089.0619.92.055.426540011944070680
196122.820.3426832688.65.673.9813.283.369.1720.61.6527134013245088820
196222.720.3416736281.45.973.7813.653.319.4519.61.5528376012731092760
196322.820.5409802076.76.373.9813.573.339.62201.4530626012418088710
196423.120.5402749073.16.873.6313.933.339.7120.11.3929225011223086600
196522.820.6376035870.57.872.5815.033.3110.0720.71.26296700104300110370
196622.820.5360627470.38.472.3615.573.310.119.81.16323040103060138520
196723.120.6352095967.5972.1615.533.2810.58191.1361970104900161610
196823.120.8350156465.69.771.5416.123.2385.3610.9719.51454450102730212060
196923.220.8360020665.51070.8616.723.1985.1211.33190.9935858098710283560
197010.63.523.220.864.225232.48373138621.468.310.770.5517.113.1485.2211.357.9719.11.164.7373330110400345350
197110.63.723.120.92.2665355597021.464.511.369.3617.673.1183.4212.8418.71.27370480108410420130
197210.9423.320.92.01325841121.461.712.468.5818.283.0683.1313.4640.425.491.07384690116220505950
197310.84.323.2211.879313696521.559.31367.8318.513.0182.1314.1535.667.360.96398520120400655970
197410.54.623.121.11.835315995821.757.513.266.9719.142.9781.3815.0336.747.3142.410.92393920131150788150
1975104.823.521.11.774314419821.855.614.266.0219.62.9480.3116.2635.028.2439.280.97385380140750766600
19769.9523.821.31.73831677882252.814.810.264.9120.562.898016.7917.734.697.750.974990901899901097740
19779.952421.69571.7895332663222.252.815.564.0320.952.8679.217.4835.466.5843.541.014587601598701042220
197810.35.124.221.811371.76333327922.451.516.362.2921.982.8177.7318.9134.559.3343.671.065898101719701057980
197910.45.324.422.113461.808349439822.652.317.161.6322.242.7877.4119.281.113942401631101076420
198010.65.224.72260.9715891.8395361225822.75318.410.160.822.652.7676.6619.548.6834.426.951.166.2524300156630910360
198110.65.324.822.318081.812362923822.952.218.99.559.8522.992.7376.3520.1717.21595010164390975780
198210.65.125.222.518631.8275368053723.152.419.41159.4223.172.7274.9921.111734.168.1643.70.96533620141000970250
198310.5525.422.818911.799363893323.351.420.310.159.4722.942.7374.8720.9510.6416.636.928.0242.570.915500501784201251360
198410.5525.42319881.8065366914123.550.62111.158.7223.362.7174.9221.610.3917.338.067.490.885418101958601246980
198510.1525.523.319831.844376056123.7512211.458.0123.742.6973.8722.1810.6420.235.27.4643.90.895681502424501348750
1986104.925.723.122201.8375375654723.850.223.413.257.5823.942.6773.922.2311.118.635.787.2541.030.916000302795001767400
19879.94.825.823.623341.87238093942450.624.514.257.623.612.6673.1122.7311.0818.632.497.560.95998902232501190490
19889.84.825.923.625881.934390951024.15325.714.756.7124.042.6472.7222.9311.6317.832.938.0242.240.916413502407801008150
19899.74.726.223.827642.014404095824.257.327.156.1224.462.6273.1523.4711.2417.834.538.1339.890.951090170232660954240
19909.84.726.123.958.7228562.081415821224.259.9281656.0524.642.6372.5124.0111.5317.932.958.8241.721.137.915358702675901169940
19919.44.726.324.130392.0625411090724.261.829.555.2925.012.6371.6824.711.791733.846.6644.221.3418266003073901197880
19929.34.726.524.433082.046406501424.460.330.115.754.8325.062.6270.725.431217.31.349734502396601258480
199394.626.524.558.135102.0195400024024.4593155.0624.432.6670.5325.7112.2917359.244.511.319039203135901327260
19949.14.626.724.557.436612.0015395276724.458.232.617.554.7624.312.6769.1826.3412.2116.731.949.47441.228039904291201094720
19958.94.426.924.557.4936681.978389958924.55632.217.554.4124.982.6568.7226.411.916.41.197201804857201394550
19968.84.327.124.856.96285839581.976389149424.653.532.453.7724.992.6568.0127.1412.2816.329.7911.7444.441.1791556010409901649990
19978.94.326.82556.34308741301.971388089424.751.332.453.0625.152.6468.1727.6411.5616.51.27978505960101536520
19988.44.226.72556.36313942361.999394155324.750.332.81952.9825.682.6268.1527.311.51632.7614.0242.361.176532104611701679440
19998.64.126.925.156.24338044862.0075395941724.848.83352.7325.612.6168.0227.5811.2415.91.156447908374201714040
20008.2426.825.156.23382247362.056405881424.947.733.21952.8325.522.6269.1527.0410.5616.130.4213.8643.231.135.3612.4311.18410008860301814730
20018.2426.925.156.2410148932.030540259334533.552.326.072.5869.1526.5110.5714.2135.5612.3810589006062601387490
200283.926.925.355.71419348982.0205402172642.6341851.9226.332.5868.6727.7610.9414.830.8813.5947.220.9635.7512.3510593605726501062270
20037.73.827.125.355.56462250542.0475408995041.134.651.5126.452.5768.3627.9510.2214.20.782.580.428.570.9335.9412.367035404624401046420
20047.83.727.425.355.37467750802.0515411205240.535.819.351.5326.422.5767.7628.2410.9313.70.762.650.438.5533.114.2841.050.9136.112.369578805371501264230
20057.63.627.125.355.21487552142.057413834939.736.951.1526.592.5767.3328.4210.8413.910.90.752.580.428.620.9336.2812.411222606042801291070
20067.53.727.525.554.84501253682.108426555541.138.520.450.8626.622.5767.4228.7511.5813.7110.762.580.418.6330.3716.6543.070.9536.4912.4612661307025901206410
20077.33.627.525.655.0664452.12431623341.539.750.8126.842.5670.7228.8411.813.29.60.732.620.428.570.9636.712.561052420660480960670
20087.13.527.625.954.1467992.072424769440.240.617.849.9827.542.5669.8829.5112.7111.99.50.712.770.428.629.6417.2943.790.9436.8912.75110713010465401043760
20096.83.528.125.954.3566612.002413066540.24150.4527.022.5769.8329.4812.7612.54230009.30.72.820.438.670.8937.0612.921130820743720889210
20106.83.628.226.153.5975291.931399938625.434.240.818.849.6926.712.5969.3630.2213.4412.54070009.30.72.730.48.6730.118.0944.570.8537.213.091042630619910796590
20116.83.628.426.453.3175951.8945395359025.631.340.748.9127.532.5668.6831.2313.3911.63920009.20.72.750.398.710.7937.313.281062040694190678610
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