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Divorces in the United States, 1916, 1922
1916, 1922
STATE |
1916 |
1922 |
Per Cent Increase |
Divorces* per 100,000 in 1916 |
Divorces* per 100,000 in 1922 |
Alabama |
2,265 |
2,535 |
11.9 |
277 |
287 |
Arizona |
613 |
677 |
10.4 |
549 |
465 |
Arkansas |
3,747 |
3,996 |
6.6 |
578 |
560 |
California |
5,573 |
9,227 |
65.6 |
428 |
563 |
Colorado |
1,061 |
2.066 |
94.7 |
292 |
502 |
Connecticut |
961 |
1,030 |
7.2 |
184 |
172 |
Delaware |
210 |
224 |
6.7 |
230 |
224 |
District of Columbia |
47 |
161 |
-- |
29 |
85 |
Florida |
1,334 |
2,213 |
65.9 |
375 |
515 |
Georgia |
1,339 |
1,719 |
22.9 |
148 |
160 |
Idaho |
797 |
842 |
5.6 |
517 |
455 |
Illinois |
8,546 |
11,053 |
29.3 |
334 |
386 |
Indiana |
5,636 |
7,070 |
25.4 |
450 |
525 |
Iowa |
3,309 |
3,862 |
16.7 |
341 |
368 |
Kansas |
2,618 |
3,439 |
31.4 |
356 |
443 |
Kentucky |
2,981 |
3,922 |
31.6 |
331 |
407 |
Louisiana |
1,343 |
1,616 |
20.3 |
223 |
244 |
Maine |
702 |
1,143 |
62.8 |
217 |
344 |
Maryland |
1,003 |
1,426 |
42.2 |
180 |
231 |
Massachusetts |
2,236 |
3,227 |
38.1 |
161 |
202 |
Michigan |
5,327 |
7,570 |
42.1 |
366 |
443 |
Minnesota |
1,956 |
2,587 |
32.3 |
231 |
270 |
Mississippi |
1,893 |
2,130 |
12.5 |
299 |
332 |
Missouri |
5,791 |
8,329 |
43.8 |
413 |
559 |
Montana |
1,484 |
1,206 |
-18.7 |
775 |
497 |
Nebraska |
1,675 |
2,280 |
36.1 |
330 |
416 |
Nevada |
648 |
1,026 |
58.3 |
2,008 |
3,289 |
New Hampshire |
698 |
604 |
-13.5 |
378 |
320 |
New Jersey |
1,169 |
2,082 |
78.1 |
96 |
148 |
New Mexico |
387 |
459 |
18.6 |
324 |
342 |
New York |
3,269 |
4,115 |
25.9 |
81 |
92 |
North Carolina |
668 |
1,176 |
76.0 |
85 |
136 |
North Dakota |
478 |
336 |
-29.7 |
218 |
141 |
Ohio |
7,607 |
10,181 |
33.8 |
324 |
382 |
Oklahoma |
3,693 |
5,567 |
50.7 |
491 |
647 |
Oregon |
2,100 |
2,491 |
18.6 |
671 |
689 |
Pennsylvania |
4,980 |
6,893 |
38.4 |
149 |
188 |
Rhode Island |
623 |
819 |
31.5 |
272 |
330 |
South Carolina** |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
South Dakota |
585 |
560 |
-4.3 |
250 |
221 |
Tennessee |
2,800 |
3,795 |
35.5 |
326 |
408 |
Texas |
8,504 |
12,095 |
42.2 |
525 |
649 |
Utah |
661 |
603 |
-8.8 |
420 |
336 |
Vermont |
419 |
368 |
-12.2 |
276 |
245 |
Virginia |
1,886 |
2,257 |
19.7 |
243 |
266 |
Washington |
3,44 |
2,182 |
-36.7 |
643 |
350 |
West Virginia |
789 |
1,340 |
69.8 |
173 |
244 |
Wisconsin |
1,721 |
2,033 |
18.1 |
174 |
186 |
Wyoming |
296 |
484 |
63.5 |
448 |
587 |
United States |
112,036 |
147,016 |
31.2 |
201 |
231 |
*Divorces per 100,000 of married population.
** Divorce not permitted.
Source: The Daily News Almanac and Year-Book 1926. Chicago: Chicago
Daily News Company, 1925, pp. 281-82. Based on the U.S. Census.
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