Divorce Rate

Description: 

Number of divorces per 1,000 total population.

Methodological Notes: 

Divorce data is reported to the National Center for Health Statistics by the states and the District of Columbia. The rates exclude data for some areas in some years: California and Indiana in all years, Louisiana in 1996-2001 and 2004-2012; Oklahoma in 2000-2003, New York City in 2002; Hawaii in 2003-2016, Georgia in 2004-2016, Minnesota in 2005-2016, and New Mexico in 2016.