Wisconsin Divorce Statistics

Wisconsin Divorce Statistics from 1920 to 2008

Year	Divorce Rate per 1,000 population	Number of divorces
2008	3.0	16,885
2007	2.9	16,458
2006	3.0	16,730
2005	2.9	16,297
2004	3.0	16,802
2003	3.1	17,150
2002	3.2	17,471
2001	3.3	17,457
2000	3.2	17,388
1995	3.4	17,313
1990	3.6	17,727
1985	3.5	16,596
1980	3.7	17,589
1975	2.9	13,187
1970	2.0	8,930
1965	1.2	5,232
1960	0.9	3,672
1955	1.3	4,720
1950	1.4	4,845
1945	2.2	6,393
1940	1.1	3,599
1935	1.2	3,543
1930	0.9	2,553
1925	0.9	2,467
1920	0.9	2,425

County-wise Wisconsin Divorce Statistics of 2008

All the counties in this state are arranged in descending order of the number of divorces in 2008.

County	Number of Divorces
Milwaukee	2,432
Dane	1,391
Waukesha	1,014
Brown	827
Outagamie	624
Winnebago	558
Rock	549
Racine	538
Kenosha	502
Marathon	390
Washington	369
Sheboygan	330
Walworth	327
St. Croix	325
Dodge	314
La Crosse	301
Jefferson	290
Eau Claire	289
Fond du Lac	280
Manitowoc	267
Wood	264
Sauk	225
Portage	196
Chippewa	193
Waupaca	188
Ozaukee	180
Monroe	173
Columbia	170
Barron	151
Oneida	145
Calumet	141
Douglas	140
Dunn	126
Marinette	125
Polk	124
Grant	122
Oconto	122
Pierce	110
Green	108
Shawano	108
Juneau	97
Waushara	92
Trempealeau	91
Adams	90
Clark	89
Vilas	84
Langlade	79
Iowa	77
Door	75
Vernon	75
Lincoln	72
Kewaunee	62
Sawyer	61
Bayfield	59
Green Lake	57
Richland	56
Taylor	54
Price	53
Rusk	52
Jackson	51
Lafayette	49
Burnett	48
Marquette	48
Ashland	45
Buffalo	42
Washburn	39
Crawford	38
Forest	30
Iron	27
Pepin	18
Florence	17
Menominee	1

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