In 2021, there were 2.9 divorces per one thousand inhabitants in West Virginia. This figure is a decrease from 1990, when the divorce rate stood at 5.3 divorces for every one thousand inhabitants in the state.
Divorce rate in West Virginia from 1990 to 2021
(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. (February 10, 2023). Divorce rate in West Virginia from 1990 to 2021 (per 1,000 inhabitants) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 29, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/207241/divorce-rate-in-west-virginia/
NCHS. "Divorce rate in West Virginia from 1990 to 2021 (per 1,000 inhabitants)." Chart. February 10, 2023. Statista. Accessed October 29, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/207241/divorce-rate-in-west-virginia/
NCHS. (2023). Divorce rate in West Virginia from 1990 to 2021 (per 1,000 inhabitants). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 29, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/207241/divorce-rate-in-west-virginia/
NCHS. "Divorce Rate in West Virginia from 1990 to 2021 (per 1,000 Inhabitants)." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Feb 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/207241/divorce-rate-in-west-virginia/
NCHS, Divorce rate in West Virginia from 1990 to 2021 (per 1,000 inhabitants) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/207241/divorce-rate-in-west-virginia/ (last visited October 29, 2024)
Divorce rate in West Virginia from 1990 to 2021 (per 1,000 inhabitants) [Graph], NCHS, February 10, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/207241/divorce-rate-in-west-virginia/