U.S. National Divorce Rates

CDC Notes: some years do not include data for California, Georgia, Hawaii, Indiana, Louisiana, and Minnesota. Rates for 2001-2009 have been revised and are based on intercensal population estimates from the 2000 and 2010 censuses. Populations for 2010 rates are based on the 2010 census.

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Year Number of Divorces Population Rate
2000 944,000 233,550,143 4.0
2001 940,000 236,416,762 4.0
2002 955,000 243,108,303 3.9
2003 927,000 243,902,090 3.8
2004 879,000 236,402,656 3.7
2005 847,000 233,495,163 3.6
2006 872,000 236,094,277 3.7
2007 856,000 238,352,850 3.6
2008 844,000 240,545,163 3.5
2009 840,000 242,610,561 3.5

Notes

  • Last updated on June 17, 2015
  • U.S. National Divorce Rates data as of June 17, 2015 courtesy of CDC.