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States with the Highest Divorce Rates

Updated July 31, 2018 204.1k views43 items

Divorce rates by state gives a glance into the states with the highest divorce rate and regions where couples are more likely to split. States are listed from highest to lowest divorce rate and will give you an idea where the happiest couples in the US live (and don't). This divorce rate by state list contains some obvious choices and surprises. From the obvious (people who get married in Vegas get divorced in Vegas??) to the shocking (people in New York City stay pretty happily coupled), this list of states with high divorce rates will clue you in to the areas of the USA where the knot is most likely to stay tied and how the rate varies per state. 

What states have the highest divorce rate? What states have the most couples that stay married? You'll find divorce statistics by state here on this complete list of states where marriages don't last.