US Divorce Rate Declines, But the 7-Year Itch Continues

After decades of increases, U.S. divorces are leveling off with couples now slightly more likely to reach their 10-year wedding anniversary. But the "seven-year itch" among couples persists, with nearly one out of two first marriages estimated to end in divorce.

Roughly 75% of those who have married since 1990 reported they reached their 10-year anniversary. That's up about three percentage points for both men and women who married a decade earlier in the 1980s, when divorce rates in the U.S. had peaked, according to Census figures released Wednesday.

The Census report partly attributed the small declines in divorce to a recent jump in couples cohabiting, as well as rising median ages before marriage as people wait longer before making long-term commitments. Increases in educational attainment and job opportunity might also be a factor.

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