The number of Americans getting divorced plummeted last year, while the marriage rate also dropped precipitously as thousands of weddings were postponed or canceled, according to a new study.
The early look at Covid-19’s effect on U.S. divorce and marriage statistics comes from Bowling Green State University’s Center for Family and Demographic Research, which analyzed five states that have released monthly numbers for much of last year.
The data contradict early predictions that Covid-19 and the stresses of quarantine would cause divorce rates to surge.
