In 2023, the United States recorded 672,502 divorces and annulments across the states that report them, a rate of 2.4 per 1,000 residents. The table below shows the same rate for 45 states and the District of Columbia, taken from the CDC's National Vital Statistics System. 5 states did not report a 2023 figure.
We publish this table because people ask us how common divorce is where they live. You won't learn anything here about your own marriage or your next relationship. You will see that people in each state are starting over.
How to read these numbers
- Per 1,000 residents. A rate of 2.4 means 2.4 divorces for every 1,000 people living in the state, counting children and married and unmarried adults alike. It is not the share of marriages that end in divorce.
- Where the divorce happened. CDC counts each divorce in the state whose court granted it, even if the couple lived elsewhere.
- Provisional counts. CDC labels these figures provisional. Some states include annulments, and for some counties or states the count includes divorce petitions filed or legal separations. Don't read much into a small gap between states, such as 2.3 versus 2.4.
- Year to year swings. Many states show a dip in 2020 followed by a rebound. Compare several years before you read a trend into one number.
Divorce rate by state, 2023
Rates per 1,000 residents, listed alphabetically. States with a link have a local guide to dating after divorce.