The following states are excluded from the data:Â 2017-2023: California, Hawaii, Indiana, Minnesota, and New Mexico. 2016: California, Georgia, Hawaii, Indiana, Minnesota, and New Mexico. 2013-2016: California, Georgia, Hawaii, Indiana, and Minnesota. 2005-2012:Â California, Georgia, Hawaii, Indiana, Louisiana, and Minnesota. 2004: California, Georgia, Hawaii, Indiana, and Louisiana. 2003: California, Hawaii, Indiana, and Oklahoma. 2002: California, Indiana, and Oklahoma. 2000-2001: California, Indiana, Louisiana, and Oklahoma 1998-1999: California, Colorado, Indiana, and Louisiana.
The divorce and annulment rate in the United States stood at *** per 1,000 of the population in 2023. This amounted to an absolute number of about **divorces per year.
Divorce in the U.S.
Divorce is the termination of a marital union. In the United States, as in most other countries, it is a legal process in which a judge or another legal authority dissolves the bonds of matrimony existing between two persons. The process of divorce also normally involves issues surrounding distribution of property, financial support of the former spouse, child custody, and child support.
A declining divorce rate
Over the last couple of years, both the marriage rate and the divorce rate have been declining in the United States.
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Divorce and annulment rate in the United States from 1990 to 2023 (per 1,000 population) [Graph], CDC, March 17, 2025. [Online]. Available: /statistics/195955/divorce-rate-in-the-united-states-since-1990/
