Divorce rates by State: 1990, 1995, and 1999-2020
2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1995 1990
Alabama 3.7 3.6 3.7 3.7 3.8 3.9 3.8 3.7 3.6 4.3 4.4 4.4 4.3 4.5 4.9 4.9 4.9 5.2 5.4 5.4 5.5 5.7 6.0 6.1
Alaska 3.2 3.6 3.7 3.6 3.9 4.1 4.0 4.5 4.5 4.8 4.7 4.4 4.4 4.3 4.2 4.3 4.3 3.9 4.6 4.3 3.9 5.0 5.0 5.5
Arizona 2.9 2.9 3.0 3.5 3.4 3.6 3.9 3.9 4.3 3.9 3.5 3.6 3.8 4.0 4.0 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.8 4.0 4.6 4.6 6.2 6.9
Arkansas 3.6 4.0 4.1 3.7 3.9 4.8 4.8 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.5 5.9 5.8 6.0 6.1 6.0 6.2 6.2 6.4 6.2 6.3 6.9
California --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
--- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 4.3
Colorado 2.9 3.3 3.3 3.2 3.6 3.7 3.9 4.1 4.3 4.4 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.4 4.4 4.3 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.8 --- 5.5
Connecticut 1.6 2.7 2.9 2.9 3.2 3.1 2.6 2.8 2.7 3.1 2.9 3.0 3.4 3.2 3.1 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.2 3.3 3.0 2.9 3.2
Delaware 2.3 2.9 2.8 3.0 3.1 3.1 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.5 3.6 3.5 3.7 3.8 3.8 3.7 3.9 3.5 3.9 3.9 4.5 5.0 4.4
District of Columbia 2.1 2.4 2.5 2.5 2.7 2.8 2.6 2.8 2.9 2.9 2.8 2.7 2.7 1.7 2.1 2.0 1.8 2.0 2.4 2.9 3.2 3.6 3.2 4.5
Florida 3.0 3.5 3.6 3.6 3.9 4.0 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.5 4.4 4.2 4.3 4.6 4.7 4.6 4.7
5.0 5.1 5.2 5.1 5.1 5.5 6.3
Georgia 1.9 2.3 2.5 3.5 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 3.2 2.5 3.1 3.3 4.1 5.1 5.5
Hawaii --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 3.7 4.0 3.9 3.8 4.6 4.6
Idaho 3.4 3.9 3.8 3.9 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.5 4.7 4.9 5.2 5.0 4.8 4.9 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.2 5.3 5.3 5.5 5.4 5.8 6.5
Illinois 1.6 1.3 1.5 1.9 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.6 2.6 2.5 2.5 2.6 2.5 2.6 2.6 2.8 2.9 3.2 3.2 3.3 3.2 3.8
Indiana --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
Iowa 2.1
2.3 2.2 2.0 1.3 1.2 1.5 1.9 2.2 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.6 2.5 2.7 2.7 2.8 2.8 3.1 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.7 3.9
Kansas 1.8
2.3 2.3 2.4 2.7 2.8 3.0 3.0 3.4 3.9 3.7 3.6 3.5 3.4 3.1 3.1 3.3 3.3 3.6 3.4 3.6 3.4 4.1 5.0
Kentucky 3.1 3.4 3.5 3.7 3.8 3.7 3.8 4.2 4.1 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.6 4.6 5.0 4.6 4.9 5.0 5.2 5.1 5.1 5.5 5.9 5.8
Louisiana 1.4 2.4 1.7 1.9 2.0 2.8 2.3 2.2 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 3.4 3.3 --- --- --- --- ---
Maine 2.4 3.0 3.2 3.2 3.4 3.4 3.6 4.0 3.9 4.2 4.2 4.1 4.2 4.2 4.2 4.1 4.3 4.4 4.6 4.7 5.0 5.1 4.4 4.3
Maryland 1.7 2.7 2.4 2.5 2.7 2.6 2.5 2.5 2.8 2.9
2.8 2.8 2.8 2.9 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.2 3.4 3.0 3.3 3.2 3.0 3.4
Massachusetts 1.0 1.5 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.6 2.7 2.6 2.7 2.7 2.5 2.2 2.0 2.3 2.3 2.2 2.2 2.5 2.5 2.4 2.5 2.5 2.2 2.8
Michigan 2.1 2.3 2.8 2.8 2.9 3.0 3.0 3.3 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.3 3.4 3.4 3.5 3.4 3.5 3.5 3.8 3.9 3.9 3.8 4.1 4.3
Minnesota --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 2.8 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.4 3.5
Mississippi 3.3 2.6 2.7 2.9 3.2 3.4 3.4 3.6 4.0 4.0 4.3 4.1 4.3 4.5 4.8 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.9 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.8 5.5
Missouri 2.7 2.9 3.0 3.1 3.3 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.7 3.9 3.9 3.8 3.7 3.8 3.8 3.6 3.8 3.9 4.0
4.2 4.5 4.4 5.0 5.1
Montana 2.3 3.0 3.0 3.1 3.1 3.4 3.4 3.4 3.9 4.0 3.9 4.0 4.1 4.0 4.4 4.5 3.8 3.9 4.0 4.2 4.2 2.8 4.8 5.1
Nebraska 2.8 2.7 2.9 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.1 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.4 3.3 3.4 3.4 3.3 3.4 3.4 3.6 3.6 3.7 3.7 3.8 4.0
Nevada 3.0 4.2 4.4 4.5 4.3 4.6 5.3 5.1 5.5 5.6 5.9 6.6 6.4 6.4 6.7 7.4 6.3 7.3 7.1 6.3 9.9 7.8 7.8 11.4
New Hampshire 2.4 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.4 3.3 3.5 3.7 3.6 3.8 3.8 3.7 3.9 3.8 4.1 3.9 4.0 4.1 4.3 4.4 4.8 5.1 4.2 4.7
New Jersey 1.7 2.5 2.7 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.9 3.0 2.7 3.0 3.0 3.0 2.9 3.0 3.2 3.4 3.4 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0
New Mexico --- --- ---
--- --- 3.3 3.6 3.4 3.0 3.3 4.0 3.9 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.6 4.6 5.2 4.4 4.9 5.1 4.6 6.6 4.9
New York 1.8 2.9 2.8
2.7 2.7 2.7 2.8 2.7 2.9 2.9 2.9 2.6 2.8 2.9 3.1 2.9 3.0 3.2 3.4 3.5 3.0 3.3 3.0 3.2
North Carolina 2.8 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.2 3.1 3.4 3.4 3.7 3.7 3.8 3.8 3.8 4.0 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.2 4.4 4.6 4.5 4.6 5.0 5.1
North Dakota 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.5 2.6 2.8 2.8 2.9 3.1 2.7 3.1 2.8 2.9 2.9 3.0 2.9 3.1 2.9 2.9 2.9 3.4 4.4 3.4 3.6
Ohio 2.5 2.8 2.9 2.9 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.4 3.4 3.3 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.5 3.6 3.7 4.0 4.0 4.2 3.9 4.3 4.7
Oklahoma 3.5 3.9 3.8 4.1 4.4 4.4 4.5 4.5 4.8 5.2 5.2 4.8
5.3 5.2 5.3 5.6 4.9 --- --- --- --- --- 6.6 7.7
Oregon 2.6 3.2 3.4 3.4 3.4 3.4 3.4 3.6 3.8 3.8 4.0 3.9 3.9 3.9 4.0 4.2 4.1 4.3 4.6 4.8 4.8 4.6 4.7 5.5
Pennsylvania 2.3 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.7 2.7 2.8 2.8 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.8 2.8 2.3 3.0 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.2 3.3
Rhode Island 1.9 2.7 2.9 2.9 2.8 3.0 2.8 3.1 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.0 2.7 2.8 3.0 3.0 3.1 3.1 3.2 3.2 2.9 2.7 3.6 3.7
South Carolina 2.0 2.6 2.5 2.6 2.5 2.8 2.9 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.1 3.0 2.8 3.0 2.9 2.9 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.6 3.8 3.8 3.9 4.5
South Dakota 2.5 2.6 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.6 2.8 2.9 3.0 3.3 3.4 3.3 3.1 3.1 3.2 2.8 3.1 3.0 3.3 3.3 3.5
3.7 3.9 3.7
Tennessee 3.2 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.8 3.7 3.8 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.2 3.9 4.2 4.3 4.6 4.6 4.9 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.9 5.8 6.2 6.5
Texas 1.5 2.1 2.6 2.2 2.6 2.6 2.7 2.9 3.0 3.2 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.4 3.3 3.6 3.8 3.9 4.0 4.0 3.8 5.2 5.5
Utah 3.3 3.5 3.8 3.4 3.6 3.6 3.1 3.1 3.3 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.8 3.7 3.9 4.1 4.1 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.0 4.4 5.1
Vermont 2.1 2.8 3.1 2.9 3.1 3.1 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.6 3.8 3.5 3.6 3.6 3.8 3.6 3.9 4.0 4.2 4.3 4.1 4.4 4.7 4.5
Virginia 2.6 2.9 3.1 3.0 3.4 3.3 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.8 3.7 3.8 3.8 4.0 4.0 3.9 4.0 4.2 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.3 4.4
Washington 2.8 2.8 3.3 3.4 3.5
3.4 3.6 3.8 3.9 4.1 4.2 3.9 3.9 4.0 4.1 4.3 4.3 4.4 4.6 4.5 4.6 5.0 5.4 5.9
West Virginia 3.1 3.6 3.3 3.5 3.8
4.0 4.2 4.6 4.7 5.2 5.1 5.1 4.8 5.1 5.0 5.1 5.0 5.2 5.2 5.2 5.1 4.9 5.2 5.3
Wisconsin 2.0 2.3 2.5 2.4 2.6 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9 2.9 3.0 2.9 3.0 2.9 3.0 2.9 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.4 3.6
Wyoming 3.8 3.8 3.8 4.0 4.2 4.1 4.6 4.3 4.4 4.8 5.1 5.1 4.9 4.9 5.1 5.2 5.2 5.4 5.4 5.8 5.8 5.7 6.6 6.6
[Rates are based on provisional counts of divorces by state of occurrence. Rates are per 1,000 total population residing in area. Population enumerated as of April 1 for 1990, 2000, and 2010 and estimated as
of July 1 for all other years]
Note: Rate for 2016 for Texas has been revised. Rates for 2001-2009 have been revised and are based on intercensal population estimates from the 2000 and 2010 censuses.
Source: CDC/NCHS, National Vital Statistics System.
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