Divorce Rate in America

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Out of the total number of marriages in America, 50 percent end in divorce.

From 1900 onwards, the divorce rate in the United States gradually increased and it reached a summit in 1970s. Since this peak, the divorce rate has been slightly declining. The following table endorses this view.

Factors for increase in the Divorce Rate in America

• The requirement of males and females to be with one another for economic survival has lessened
• Due to the sophistication in birth control methods, males and females have begun to view sexual activity and giving birth to children as two disparate issues
• In marital life, if couples do not produce a child, the couple's life becomes weary and lonely. In such a condition, the thought of divorce prospers. It has been recorded that of all the divorced couples, a minimum of 66 percent are childless

State-wise Divorce Rate in America

The following tables are related to the state-wise divorce rate in the US in the decreasing order.

1990	2000	2005
State Divorce Rate per 1,000 population Nevada 11.4 Oklahoma 7.7 Arizona 6.9 Arkansas 6.9 Wyoming 6.6 Idaho 6.5 Tennessee 6.5 Florida 6.3 Alabama 6.1 Washington 5.9 Kentucky 5.8 Alaska 5.5 Colorado 5.5 Georgia 5.5 Mississippi 5.5 Oregon 5.5 Texas 5.5 West Virginia 5.3 Missouri 5.1 Montana 5.1 North Carolina 5.1 Utah 5.1 Kansas 5.0 New Mexico 4.9 New Hampshire 4.7 Ohio 4.7 Hawaii 4.6 South Carolina 4.5 Vermont 4.5 Delaware 4.4 Virginia 4.4 California 4.3 Maine 4.3 Michigan 4.3 Nebraska 4.0 Iowa 3.9 Illinois 3.8 Rhode Island 3.7 South Dakota 3.7 North Dakota 3.6 Wisconsin 3.6 Minnesota 3.5 Maryland 3.4 Pennsylvania 3.3 Connecticut 3.2 New York 3.2 New Jersey 3.0 Massachusetts 2.8 Indiana no data Louisiana no data	State Divorce Rate per 1,000 population Nevada 9.6 Vermont 8.6 Arkansas 6.9 Tennessee 6.1 Wyoming 5.9 New Hampshire 5.8 Alabama 5.4 Idaho 5.4 Kentucky 5.4 Florida 5.3 New Mexico 5.3 Mississippi 5.2 West Virginia 5.2 Oregon 5.0 Missouri 4.8 North Carolina 4.8 Washington 4.7 Maine 4.6 Utah 4.5 Alaska 4.4 Arizona 4.4 Ohio 4.4 Virginia 4.3 Delaware 4.2 Texas 4.2 Kansas 4.0 Michigan 4.0 Georgia 3.9 Hawaii 3.9 Nebraska 3.8 Oklahoma 3.7 South Carolina 3.7 South Dakota 3.6 New York 3.4 Iowa 3.3 Maryland 3.3 Wisconsin 3.3 Illinois 3.2 North Dakota 3.2 Pennsylvania 3.2 Minnesota 3.1 New Jersey 3.1 Rhode Island 3.1 Massachusetts 3.0 Montana 2.4 Connecticut 2.0 California no data Colorado no data Indiana no data Louisiana no data	State Divorce Rate per 1,000 population Nevada 7.7 Arkansas 6.0 Alaska 5.8 Oklahoma 5.6 Wyoming 5.3 West Virginia 5.1 Alabama 4.9 Idaho 4.9 Florida 4.6 New Mexico 4.6 Tennessee 4.6 Kentucky 4.5 Mississippi 4.5 Colorado 4.4 Oregon 4.3 Arizona 4.1 Utah 4.0 Washington 4.0 Delaware 3.9 Virginia 3.9 Montana 3.8 North Carolina 3.8 Missouri 3.6 Ohio 3.6 Maine 3.5 Michigan 3.4 Nebraska 3.4 New Hampshire 3.3 Vermont 3.3 Texas 3.2 Kansas 3.1 Maryland 3.1 South Dakota 3.0 Wisconsin 3.0 New Jersey 2.9 Rhode Island 2.9 South Carolina 2.9 New York 2.8 Connecticut 2.7 Iowa 2.7 Illinois 2.5 North Dakota 2.4 Pennsylvania 2.3 Massachusetts 2.2 California no data Georgia no data Hawaii no data Indiana no data Louisiana no data Minnesota no data

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