In 2021, there were 1.6 divorces per 1,000 inhabitants in Maryland. This figure was a decrease from 1990, when the divorce rate stood at 3.4 divorces for every 1,000 inhabitants in the state, and was the lowest divorce rate since 1990.
Divorce rate in Maryland 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. (January 26, 2023). Divorce rate in Maryland from 1990 to 2021 (per 1,000 inhabitants) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 06, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/207194/divorce-rate-in-maryland/
NCHS. "Divorce rate in Maryland from 1990 to 2021 (per 1,000 inhabitants)." Chart. January 26, 2023. Statista. Accessed October 06, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/207194/divorce-rate-in-maryland/
NCHS. (2023). Divorce rate in Maryland from 1990 to 2021 (per 1,000 inhabitants). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 06, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/207194/divorce-rate-in-maryland/
NCHS. "Divorce Rate in Maryland from 1990 to 2021 (per 1,000 Inhabitants)." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Jan 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/207194/divorce-rate-in-maryland/
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Divorce rate in Maryland from 1990 to 2021 (per 1,000 inhabitants) [Graph], NCHS, January 26, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/207194/divorce-rate-in-maryland/