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Statistics show that coastal states have markedly lower divorce rates than those in the center of the country. The Northeast, West, and Midwest states have especially low divorce rates. Vermont: 4.6
States with low divorce rates. The least common states for divorce are: Alaska: 10.90% of population divorced. New Jersey: 8.40% of population divorced. Massachusetts: 9.20% of population divorced.
The crude divorce rate can give a general overview of marriage in an area, but it does not take people who cannot marry into account. For example, it would include young children, who are clearly not of marriageable age in its sample. In a place with large numbers of children or single adults, the crude divorce rate can seem low.
Over the past decade, both marriage and divorce rates nationally declined — but figures varied widely between states. Read The Marriage and Divorce Rate in Every State from Money Talks News.
The introduction of no-fault divorce led to a rise in divorce rates in the United States during the 1970s. [16] The National Center for Health Statistics reported that from 1975 to 1988 in the US, in families with children present, wives filed for divorce in approximately two-thirds of cases.
In 2009, two New England states were among the five highest in the U.S. in divorce rates. Maine was second highest with 13.6% of people over the age of 15 divorced; Vermont was fifth with 12.6% divorced. [16] Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island, on the other hand, have below-average divorce rates.
There's no denying that divorce can take an overwhelming emotional toll on all parties involved. When you add the financial burden, the experience and process can be downright devastating. While ...
According to Census Bureau data Black wife/White husband marriages have the lowest rates of divorce. According to Census Bureau data in 1985, Black men participated in 143,000 interracial marriages (approximately 3% of all married Black men in the U.S.). [21]