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Divorce Statistics
Top 5 Highest and Lowest Divorce
rates per State
Rate: |
States with Lowest Divorce Rate: |
Rate: |
States with Highest Divorce Rate: |
2.4
|
Massachusetts |
9.0 |
Nevada |
2.8 |
Connecticut |
7.1 |
Arkansas |
3.0 |
New Jersey
|
6.7 |
Oklahoma |
3.2 |
Rhode Island
|
6.6 |
Tennessee |
3.3 |
New York
|
6.5 |
Wyoming |
Number of Divorces per
State (1998):
Alabama |
26274 |
|
Kentucky |
22369 |
|
North Dakota |
2087 |
Alaska |
3212 |
|
Louisiana |
--- |
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Ohio |
46042 |
Arizona |
25798 |
|
Maine |
5132 |
|
Oklahoma |
19971 |
Arkansas |
15376 |
|
Maryland |
16397 |
|
Oregon |
15208 |
California |
--- |
|
Massachusetts |
16524 |
|
Pennsylvania |
38509 |
Colorado |
--- |
|
Michigan |
38882 |
|
Rhode Island |
3165 |
Connecticut |
9615 |
|
Minnesota |
15319 |
|
South Carolina |
14608 |
Delaware |
3400 |
|
Mississippi |
12976 |
|
South Dakota |
2591 |
D.C. |
1096 |
|
Missouri |
25799 |
|
Tennessee |
34509 |
Florida |
80136 |
|
Montana |
3351 |
|
Texas |
--- |
Georgia |
35753 |
|
Nebraska |
6376 |
|
Utah |
8835 |
Hawaii |
4810 |
|
Nevada |
14818 |
|
Vermont |
2559 |
Idaho |
7018 |
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New Hampshire |
7021 |
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Virginia |
29965 |
Illinois |
40549 |
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New Jersey |
25295 |
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Washington |
28786 |
Indiana |
--- |
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New Mexico |
8039 |
|
West Virginia |
9314 |
Iowa |
9546 |
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New York |
45781 |
|
Wisconsin |
17665 |
Kansas |
10691 |
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North Carolina |
36832 |
|
Wyoming |
2834 |
Divorce Statistics: USA Divorce Statistics
Total divorces granted in 1997: |
1,163,000 |
Average length of divorce proceedings in 1997: |
1 year |
Median age at first
divorce: |
Males: 30.5
Females: 29 |
Median age at second
divorce: |
Males: 39.3
Females: 37 |
Number of people divorcing yearly as of 1997: |
2.5 million |
People who are divorced
(2000): |
Males: 8,572,000 (8.3%)
Females: 11,309,000 (10.2%) |
People who are separated (2000): |
Males: 1,818,000 (1.8%)
Females: 2,661,000 (2.4%) |
Divorce Statistics: Christian Faith Groups:
Christian Faith Groups: |
Divorced or had been Divorced: |
Non-denominational (independent)
|
34% |
Baptists |
29% |
Mainline Protestants |
25% |
Mormons |
24% |
Catholics |
21% |
Lutherans |
21% |
Divorce Statistics: Non-Christian Faith Groups:
Non-Christian Faith Groups: |
Divorced or had been Divorced: |
Jews |
30 % |
Atheists and Agnostics |
21 % |
Muslims |
11 % |
Divorce Statistics: Top 4 Race Groups:
Race Groups: |
Divorced or had been Divorced: |
Whites |
27 % |
African-Americans |
22 % |
Hispanics |
20 % |
Asians |
08 % |
Divorce Statistics: Age Groups:
Age Groups
|
Divorced or had been Divorced: |
Baby boomers (Age: 33 - 52 years) |
34% |
Builders (Age: 53 to 72 years) |
37% |
Seniors (Age: 72 years) |
18% |
Country & Divorce rate per 1000/year (1996):
Country |
Rate |
Country |
Rate |
Sri Lanka
Brazil
Italy
Mexico
Turkey
Mongolia
Chile
Jamaica
Cyprus
El Salvador
Ecuador
Mauritius
Thailand
Syria
Panama
Brunei
Greece
China |
0.15
0.26
0.27
0.33
0.37
0.37
0.38
0.38
0.39
0.41
0.42
0.47
0.58
0.65
0.68
0.72
0.76
0.79
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Singapore
Tunisia
Albania
Portugal
Korea
Trinidad
Qatar
Guadeloupe
Barbados
Finland
Canada
Australia
New Zealand
Denmark
United Kingdom
Russia
Puerto Rico
US |
0.80
0.82
0.83
0.88
0.88
0.97
0.97
1.18
1.21
1.85
2.46
2.52
2.63
2.81
3.08
3.36
4.47
4.95
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Top 10 Countries with Highest Divorce Rate per
1000/year (since 1997)
Country w/ Highest Divorce Rates: |
|
Rate: |
| Maldives
|
|
10.97 |
Belarus
|
|
4.63 |
United States
|
|
4.34 |
Cuba
|
|
3.72 |
Estonia
|
|
3.65 |
Panama
|
|
3.61 |
Puerto Rico
|
|
3.60 |
Ukraine
|
|
3.56 |
Russia
|
|
3.42 |
Antigua and Barbuda |
|
3.42 |
Sources:
US National Center for Health Statistics
Americans for Divorce Reform
US Census Bureau |
Gallup Report and Barna Group |
Infoplease Organization |
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