Research
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Original data studies about couples, marriage, divorce and emotional well-being in New York City, built from public records. Every figure names its source and period, and each study has a free CSV download you can reuse under CC BY 4.0 with credit.
Studies
How Many Marriage and Family Therapists Does New York City Have?
476licensed marriage and family therapists with a New York City mailing address, 4.2 per 10,000 married-couple households (Manhattan 8.5, Staten Island 1.6)
NYSED, July 1, 2026; Census ACS 2025
When NYC Marriages End: Divorce by Borough and Marriage Length
38.8%of the 18,465 divorces NYC courts granted in 2023 ended marriages of 5 to 9 years, the most common length band every year since 2013
NYS Department of Health, 2013 to 2023
Loneliness in Manhattan, Tract by Tract
35.2% to 42.8%of adults are estimated to feel lonely at least sometimes, from the Upper East and Upper West Sides (35.2%) to Central Harlem, Morningside and Hamilton Heights, and East Harlem (42.5% to 42.8%); a tract-by-tract map
CDC PLACES, 2023 survey data
New York City Marriage, Divorce and Couples Therapy Statistics
22 statisticson New York City marriage, divorce, couples therapists and loneliness, by borough, each with its source
NYS DOH, Census ACS, NYSED, CDC PLACES
How we put these together
- We use public data only: state licensing and vital statistics records, Census Bureau surveys and CDC estimates. No client information is used.
- Each study says where its numbers come from, which period they cover and what they cannot tell you.
- Survey and model-based figures are estimates. Where a source publishes margins of error or confidence intervals, the study shows them or says how wide they are.
- The studies describe populations. They are not medical, legal or financial advice.
Sources used
- NYSED Office of the Professions, license statistics (6 professions). July 1, 2026; licenses issued 2021-2025
- U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2025 1-year (B11001, B01003). 2025
- NYS Department of Health, Vital Statistics of New York State, Tables 47 to 52. 2013 to 2023 (2023 provisional)
- U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 1-year (B12001). 2023
- CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, 2025 release (tract, county and place data). 2023 BRFSS data
- NYC Department of City Planning, 2020 Census Tracts with NTA and CDTA codes. 2020 boundaries
- U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2025 1-year (B12001, B12503). 2025
Using this research
Journalists, students and other practitioners are welcome to quote and reuse these figures and CSV files under CC BY 4.0, with credit to spiral2grow and a link to the study.
Talk with a couples therapist in New York City
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