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Divorce rate by state

How many divorces each state grants per 1,000 residents, from the CDC’s National Vital Statistics System, with the change since 2000 and the Census Bureau’s survey estimate for every state, including the 5 with no CDC figure.[1][3]

What state has the highest divorce rate?

Nevada had the highest divorce rate in 2024 among the 45 states and DC that report to the CDC, 3.8 divorces per 1,000 residents; Louisiana had the lowest, 0.8.[1] The U.S. rate for reporting states was 2.3 in 2024, against 4.0 in 2000.[2] California, Hawaii, Indiana, Minnesota and New Mexico have no CDC rate; the Census survey measure below covers every state.[3]

Key facts

Highest, 2024Nevada · 3.8 per 1,000[1]
Lowest, 2024Louisiana · 0.8 per 1,000[1]
U.S. rate, 20242.3 per 1,000 (2000: 4.0)[2]
Lower than in 200044 of 44 states with both years[1]
Data checkedOctober 27, 2026
U.S. divorce rate, 2024
2.3

per 1,000 people, reporting states (CDC)[2]

U.S. rate, 2000
4.0

−43% since then[2]

Highest of 46 reporting, 2024
3.8

Nevada; lowest Louisiana, 0.8[1]

Nevada had the highest divorce rate in 2024, 3.8 per 1,000 residents, ahead of Arkansas and Oklahoma (3.3); Louisiana reported the lowest, 0.8

Divorces and annulments granted in each state per 1,000 residents, from the CDC’s National Vital Statistics System. The reported U.S. rate was 2.3 in 2024, down from 4.0 in 2000. The CDC table has no 2024 figure for California, Hawaii, Indiana, Minnesota and New Mexico.

  • Under 1.5
  • 1.5–1.9
  • 2.0–2.4
  • 2.5–2.9
  • 3.0–3.4
  • 3.5 or more
  • No CDC data

Divorces per 1,000 residents

DC

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States in each band, of 51 (50 states + DC): Under 1.5: 2 · 1.5–1.9: 5 · 2.0–2.4: 16 · 2.5–2.9: 16 · 3.0–3.4: 6 · 3.5 or more: 1 · no CDC data: 5.

Source: CDC/NCHS, National Vital Statistics System, “Divorce rates by State: 1990, 1995, and 2000-2024” (provisional counts by state of occurrence; per 1,000 total population; includes annulments and, for some counties or states, petitions filed or legal separations). Checked October 27, 2026.

Data as of (version 2026.10.28)What changedCDC and Census figures as published on that date.

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Every state with data for both years is lower than in 2000

Divorces per 1,000 residents, 2000 (open dot) and 2024 (solid dot), the 43 states and DC with a CDC rate for both years. Nevada fell furthest, −62%. Louisiana and Oklahoma had no 2000 rate.[1]

  1. Nevada3.8−62%
  2. Arkansas3.3−48%
  3. Wyoming3.2−45%
  4. Idaho3.2−42%
  5. Alaska3.1−21%
  6. Utah3.0−30%
  7. Alabama2.9−47%
  8. Kentucky2.9−43%
  9. Colorado2.9−38%
  10. Florida2.8−45%
  11. West Virginia2.8−45%
  12. Oregon2.8−42%
  13. Maryland2.8−15%
  14. Tennessee2.7−54%
  15. Mississippi2.7−46%
  16. Virginia2.6−40%
  17. North Dakota2.6−24%
  18. Maine2.5−50%
  19. New Hampshire2.5−48%
  20. Washington2.5−46%
  21. North Carolina2.5−44%
  22. Connecticut2.5−24%
  23. Missouri2.4−47%
  24. Delaware2.4−38%
  25. Nebraska2.4−35%
  26. Ohio2.3−45%
  27. Vermont2.3−44%
  28. South Dakota2.3−34%
  29. New Jersey2.3−23%
  30. New York2.3−23%
  31. Rhode Island2.3−21%
  32. Michigan2.2−44%
  33. South Carolina2.2−42%
  34. Georgia2.2−33%
  35. Arizona2.1−54%
  36. District of Columbia2.1−34%
  37. Pennsylvania2.1−32%
  38. Wisconsin2.0−38%
  39. Montana1.9−55%
  40. Texas1.9−52%
  41. Iowa1.8−45%
  42. Kansas1.7−53%
  43. Massachusetts1.5−40%
  44. Illinois1.3−59%

Source: CDC/NCHS, National Vital Statistics System, “Divorce rates by State: 1990, 1995, and 2000-2024”. Change is the percentage change between the two published rates. Checked October 27, 2026.

The reported U.S. rate has fallen by 43% since 2000

Divorces and annulments per 1,000 people, 2000–2024, CDC national series. The national rate covers only reporting states, and the list of states left out changes over the years (the table below has each state’s own series).[2]

Source: CDC/NCHS, National Vital Statistics System, “Provisional number of divorces and annulments and rate: United States, 2000–2024”. 2024: excludes California, Hawaii, Indiana, Minnesota and New Mexico.

Divorce rates by state, 2000–2024

CDC: divorces per 1,000 residents (“—” = no data in the CDC table). Census: women who divorced in the past year per 1,000 women 15+, with the 90% margin of error. Two different measures; compare down a column, not across.[1][3]

CDC divorce rates per 1,000 residents in 2000, 2010 and 2024, change since 2000, and Census ACS 2024 women divorced in the last year per 1,000 women 15 and older, by state
StateCDC 2000[1]CDC 2010CDC 2024Change since 2000Census 2024 (women)[3]
Alabama5.54.42.9−47%8.7 ±1.1
Alaska3.94.73.1−21%9.3 ±3.6
Arizona4.63.52.1−54%7.0 ±1.1
Arkansas6.45.73.3−48%9.2 ±1.7
California———*—6.2 ±0.4
Colorado4.74.32.9−38%7.8 ±1.3
Connecticut3.32.92.5−24%6.7 ±1.2
Delaware3.93.52.4−38%7.5 ±3.1
District of Columbia3.22.82.1−34%5.1 ±2.5
Florida5.14.42.8−45%7.3 ±0.6
Georgia3.3—2.2−33%7.3 ±0.9
Hawaii3.9——*—6.4 ±2.1
Idaho5.55.23.2−42%6.1 ±1.4
Illinois3.22.61.3−59%6.1 ±0.7
Indiana———*—7.6 ±0.9
Iowa3.32.41.8−45%7.3 ±1.1
Kansas3.63.71.7−53%6.4 ±1.2
Kentucky5.14.52.9−43%8.4 ±1.3
Louisiana——0.8—7.6 ±1.2
Maine5.04.22.5−50%5.1 ±1.3
Maryland3.32.82.8−15%6.4 ±1.0
Massachusetts2.52.51.5−40%6.4 ±1.0
Michigan3.93.52.2−44%5.8 ±0.6
Minnesota3.2——*—6.2 ±0.8
Mississippi5.04.32.7−46%8.9 ±2.0
Missouri4.53.92.4−47%6.8 ±1.0
Montana4.23.91.9−55%6.2 ±2.1
Nebraska3.73.62.4−35%8.6 ±1.8
Nevada9.95.93.8−62%9.3 ±1.9
New Hampshire4.83.82.5−48%7.9 ±2.3
New Jersey3.03.02.3−23%5.5 ±0.6
New Mexico5.14.0—*—5.8 ±1.7
New York3.02.92.3−23%5.5 ±0.5
North Carolina4.53.82.5−44%6.2 ±0.7
North Dakota3.43.12.6−24%7.5 ±2.6
Ohio4.23.42.3−45%6.8 ±0.6
Oklahoma—5.23.3—10.5 ±1.3
Oregon4.84.02.8−42%8.5 ±1.2
Pennsylvania3.12.72.1−32%6.2 ±0.6
Rhode Island2.93.22.3−21%7.4 ±2.2
South Carolina3.83.12.2−42%5.9 ±1.0
South Dakota3.53.42.3−34%8.7 ±3.0
Tennessee5.94.22.7−54%8.1 ±1.0
Texas4.03.31.9−52%7.8 ±0.6
Utah4.33.73.0−30%7.6 ±1.4
Vermont4.13.82.3−44%7.5 ±2.7
Virginia4.33.82.6−40%6.6 ±0.7
Washington4.64.22.5−46%8.3 ±1.0
West Virginia5.15.12.8−45%8.0 ±2.0
Wisconsin3.23.02.0−38%5.4 ±0.9
Wyoming5.85.13.2−45%10.7 ±3.2
United States4.03.62.3−43%6.9 ±0.2

* No CDC figure for 2024; last published rate: California 4.3 (1990), Hawaii 3.7 (2002), Indiana none in the table, Minnesota 2.8 (2004), New Mexico 3.3 (2015). CDC U.S. rates cover reporting states only (2024 leaves out California, Hawaii, Indiana, Minnesota and New Mexico). Census margins of error are 90% confidence intervals computed from the published estimates with the Census Bureau’s formula for a proportion. The full CDC series (1990, 1995, 2000–2024) is in the download.[1][2][3]

Questions about divorce rates

Which state has the highest divorce rate?

Nevada, at 3.8 divorces per 1,000 residents in 2024, followed by Arkansas (3.3) and Oklahoma (3.3), in the CDC’s state table. The lowest reported rate is Louisiana’s, 0.8. California, Hawaii, Indiana, Minnesota and New Mexico have no 2024 rate in the CDC table, so they aren’t ranked.[1][3]

What is the divorce rate in the U.S.?

2.3 divorces and annulments per 1,000 people in 2024 (662,950 divorces), according to the CDC’s National Vital Statistics System. That rate covers only the states that report; it leaves out California, Hawaii, Indiana, Minnesota and New Mexico.[1][3]

Is the divorce rate going down?

Yes, among the states that report. The CDC’s U.S. rate fell from 4.0 per 1,000 in 2000 to 2.3 in 2024, and every one of the 43 states and DC with a CDC rate for both years is lower now. The CDC rate counts divorces per resident, so it is not the share of marriages that end in divorce.[1][3]

Which states have no CDC divorce rate?

California, Hawaii, Indiana, Minnesota and New Mexico have no CDC rate for 2024. For those states the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey gives a different measure: women who say they divorced in the past year, per 1,000 women 15 and older (California 6.2, Hawaii 6.4, Indiana 7.6, Minnesota 6.2, New Mexico 5.8; U.S. 6.9).[1][3]

Why do the CDC and Census numbers differ?

They count different things. The CDC counts divorce decrees in the state that granted them, per 1,000 residents of all ages. The Census survey counts women 15 and older who say they divorced in the last 12 months, by where they live now, per 1,000 women 15 and older, and each estimate has a margin of error. Compare states within one measure, never across the two.[1][3]

Which states are no-fault divorce states?

All 41 states whose divorce law we’ve verified allow a divorce without proving fault; 13 allow only no-fault grounds. See the no-fault divorce states map, with each state’s statute or official court guidance cited.

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Sources

All figures checked October 27, 2026.

  1. CDC/NCHS, National Vital Statistics System: “Divorce rates by State: 1990, 1995, and 2000-2024” (PDF)cdc.govchecked ↩
  2. CDC/NCHS: “Provisional number of divorces and annulments and rate: United States, 2000–2024” (PDF)cdc.govchecked ↩
  3. U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 1-year estimates, table B12503data.census.govchecked ↩
  4. U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 summary filecensus.govchecked ↩
  5. CDC/NCHS, Marriage and divorce (FastStats page that links the tables)cdc.govchecked

Method

The CDC table’s own notes: “Rates are based on provisional counts of divorces by state of occurrence. Rates are per 1,000 total population residing in area.” “Includes annulments. Includes divorce petitions filed or legal separations for some counties or States.”[1] The national series gives the U.S. rate and the states it leaves out each year.[2] The Census rate is women 15+ divorced in the last year ÷ women 15+ × 1,000, from table B12503, “Divorces in the Last Year by Sex by Marital Status for the Population 15 Years and Over,” read from the summary file.[3][4]

We read the CDC table twice (by column position and in reading order) and the build stops if the two readings disagree; the national rate is also recomputed from its published count and population. Where states’ divorce laws are mentioned, see divorce laws by state; that page quotes each statute. Not legal advice.

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