17 Remarriage Statistics in the U.S. (2026)

Remarriage is relatively common in the U.S.—about 23% of marriages involve at least one previously married partner, though overall remarriage rates have declined significantly since 1990 as social norms and relationship patterns have evolved.

As remarriage becomes a substantial share of modern unions and occurs across different ages and life stages, relationship and household structures increasingly reflect blended families, second households and evolving partnership timelines.