Divorce Rates by State, 1990-2009
Updated August 5, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
The following table shows the divorce rate per 1,000 people in the United States according to each state from 1990 to 2009.
| Rates per 1,000 population1, 2 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2000 | 2004 | 2005 | 2009 | |
| United States3 | 4.7 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.4 |
| Alabama | 6.1 | 5.4 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 4.2 |
| Alaska | 5.5 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 5.8 | 4.4 |
| Arizona | 6.9 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.5 |
| Arkansas | 6.9 | 6.9 | 6.3 | 6.0 | 5.6 |
| California | 4.3 | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
| Colorado | 5.5 | n.a. | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.2 |
| Connecticut | 3.2 | 2.0 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 3.1 |
| Delaware | 4.4 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 3.8 |
| District of Columbia | 4.5 | 3.0 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 2.1 |
| Florida | 6.3 | 5.3 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.3 |
| Georgia | 5.5 | 3.9 | 3.2 | n.a. | n.a. |
| Hawaii | 4.6 | 3.9 | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
| Idaho | 6.5 | 5.4 | 5.1 | 4.9 | 5.0 |
| Illinois | 3.8 | 3.2 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.6 |
| Indiana | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
| Iowa | 3.9 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.5 |
| Kansas | 5.0 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.6 |
| Kentucky | 5.8 | 5.4 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 4.6 |
| Louisiana | n.a. | 3.4 | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
| Maine | 4.3 | 4.6 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 4.3 |
| Maryland | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 2.8 |
| Massachusetts | 2.8 | 3.0 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 1.8 |
| Michigan | 4.3 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.3 |
| Minnesota | 3.5 | 3.1 | 2.8 | n.a. | n.a. |
| Mississippi | 5.5 | 5.2 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.2 |
| Missouri | 5.1 | 4.8 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.9 |
| Montana | 5.1 | 2.4 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.0 |
| Nebraska | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.2 |
| Nevada | 11.4 | 9.6 | 6.4 | 7.7 | 6.6 |
| New Hampshire | 4.7 | 5.8 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 3.7 |
| New Jersey | 3.0 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 2.8 |
| New Mexico | 4.9 | 5.3 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 3.9 |
| New York | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 2.5 |
| North Carolina | 5.1 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 3.9 |
| North Dakota | 3.6 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 2.4 | 2.5 |
| Ohio | 4.7 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.2 |
| Oklahoma | 7.7 | 3.7 | n.a. | 5.6 | 4.6 |
| Oregon | 5.5 | 5.0 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 3.5 |
| Pennsylvania | 3.3 | 3.2 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.3 |
| Rhode Island | 3.7 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 3.2 |
| South Carolina | 4.5 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 2.6 |
| South Dakota | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 3.2 |
| Tennessee | 6.5 | 6.1 | 5.0 | 4.6 | 4.0 |
| Texas | 5.5 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 3.3 |
| Utah | 5.1 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 3.5 |
| Vermont | 4.5 | 8.6 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 3.3 |
| Virginia | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.7 |
| Washington | 5.9 | 4.7 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| West Virginia | 5.3 | 5.2 | 4.7 | 5.1 | 5.0 |
| Wisconsin | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| Wyoming | 6.6 | 5.9 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.2 |
n.a. = not available
1. Based on total population residing in area; population enumerated as of April 1 for 1990; estimated as of July 1 for all other years.
2. Includes annulments.
3. U.S. totals for the number of divorces is an estimate that includes states not reporting (California, Colorado, Indiana, and Louisiana).
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Statistical Abstract of the United States.
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