This statistic shows the divorce rate in the District of Columbia from 1990 to 2019. In 2019, there were 2.4 divorces per thousand inhabitants in the District of Columbia. This figure is a decrease from 1990, when there were 4.5 divorces per thousand inhabitants.
Divorce rate in the District of Columbia from 1990 to 2019
(per 1,000 inhabitants)
According to the source, data are based on total population residing in area; population enumerated as of April 1 for 1990, 2000, and 2010; estimated as of July 1 for all other years.
Furthermore, data include annulments. It also includes divorce petitions filed or legal separations for some counties or States.
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NCHS. (December 20, 2020). Divorce rate in the District of Columbia from 1990 to 2019 (per 1,000 inhabitants) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/207146/divorce-rate-in-district-of-columbia/
NCHS. "Divorce rate in the District of Columbia from 1990 to 2019 (per 1,000 inhabitants)." Chart. December 20, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/207146/divorce-rate-in-district-of-columbia/
NCHS. (2020). Divorce rate in the District of Columbia from 1990 to 2019 (per 1,000 inhabitants). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/207146/divorce-rate-in-district-of-columbia/
NCHS. "Divorce Rate in The District of Columbia from 1990 to 2019 (per 1,000 Inhabitants)." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Dec 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/207146/divorce-rate-in-district-of-columbia/
NCHS, Divorce rate in the District of Columbia from 1990 to 2019 (per 1,000 inhabitants) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/207146/divorce-rate-in-district-of-columbia/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Divorce rate in the District of Columbia from 1990 to 2019 (per 1,000 inhabitants) [Graph], NCHS, December 20, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/207146/divorce-rate-in-district-of-columbia/
