See also: Photos: Top Ten Cities for Divorce in America -- and the Two Colorado Places on the List, published in November 2013
Number 1: NevadaNumber of divorces per 1,000 residents: 5.6
Number 2: ArkansasNumber of divorces per 1,000 residents: 5.3
Continue to keep counting down the top ten states for divorce. Number 3 (tie) OklahomaNumber of divorces per 1,000 residents: 5.2
Number 3 (tie) West VirginiaNumber of divorces per 1,000 residents: 5.2
Continue to keep counting down the top ten states for divorce. Number 5 IdahoNumber of divorces per 1,000 residents: 4.9
Number 6 (tie) AlaskaNumber of divorces per 1,000 residents: 4.8
Continue to keep counting down the top ten states for divorce. Number 6 (tie) WyomingNumber of divorces per 1,000 residents: 4.8
Number 8: FloridaNumber of divorces per 1,000 residents: 4.5
Continue to keep counting down the top ten states for divorce. Number 9 (tie): ColoradoNumber of divorces per 1,000 residents: 4.4
Number 9 (tie): KentuckyNumber of divorces per 1,000 residents: 4.4
Here's the complete breakdown of statistics for all fifty states from 1990 to 2011, the most recent year with statistics available.
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