How many marriages were there in the US in 2009?

2,071,000.

The National Vital Statistics Reports (volume 58, number 18), published by the CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention), states there were about 2,071,000 marriages in the United States in 2009, which represents a marriage rate of 6.8 (marriages per 1,000 people); in 2008, this rate was 7.1, and in 2007, 7.4. In 2009, July was the month with the highest number of marriages (216,000).