Divorce Statistics 2000

In the United States, 957,200 divorces were granted in the year 2000 and the divorce rate per 1000 marriages was recorded as 18.8 percent. Also, the divorce rate per 1000 population was 4.2 percent. 1.818 million males and 2.661 million females were granted divorce. During this year, there were 0.913 million single fathers who were divorced and 3.392 million single mothers who were divorced.

Comparison of states as per Divorce Statistics 2000

All the states in the United States are arranged in descending order of their Divorce Rate per 1000 population.

State	Divorce Rate per 1000 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

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