Nevada Tops State-by-State Divorce Chart

Here is a state-by-state ranking of divorce rates according to the National Center for Health Statistics.

Rates, per 1,000 population living in each state, are for 1984, the latest year for which final figures are available.

1. Nevada, 15.2

2. New Mexico, 7.9

3. Alaska, 7.7

4. Wyoming, 7.3

4. Oklahoma, 7.3

6. Florida, 6.9

7. Arizona, 6.6

8. Arkansas, 6.5

9. Alabama, 6.4

10. Tennessee, 6.3

11. Washington, 6.2

11. Idaho, 6.2

11. Texas, 6.2

14. Indiana, 5.9

15. Colorado, 5.8

15. Oregon, 5.8

17. California, 5.6

18. Montana, 5.3

18. Kansas, 5.3

18. Georgia, 5.3

21. New Hampshire, 5.1

22. Utah, 5.0

22. Mississippi, 5.0

22. Ohio, 5.0

22. Missouri, 5.0

22. Maine, 5.0

27. West Virginia, 4.9

27. Dist. of Columbia, 4.9

29. North Carolina, 4.8

30. Delaware, 4.7

31. Kentucky, 4.6

31. Hawaii, 4.6

33. Vermont, 4.4

33. Virginia, 4.4

35. Illinois, 4.2

36. South Carolina, 4.1

36. Michigan, 4.1

38. Nebraska, 4.0

39. New Jersey, 3.8

39. Rhode Island, 3.8

41. Connecticut, 3.7

41. Maryland, 3.7

43. Iowa, 3.6

43. New York, 3.6

45. Minnesota, 3.5

45. South Dakota, 3.5

45. Wisconsin, 3.5

48. Pennsylvania, 3.4

49. North Dakota, 3.3

50. Louisiana, 3.1

51. Massachusetts, 3.0