New Study Reveals 25 Cities Where Divorce Rates are Highest – AZ Makes Top 10
Divorce, although complicated and stressful, is incredibly common among American couples. Shocking statistics show that about half of all marriages in the U.S. end in divorce with 20% of first marriages expected to end in within the first five years.
The U.S. is in 12th place worldwide for its percentage of marriages that end in a divorce, but some states are contributing to those numbers more so than others. As divorce rates continue to climb, certain cities stand out with sharper increases in divorces.
Arizona's ABC 15 reported findings from a study that revealed the 25 cities where divorce is on the rise. Using statistics from the U.S. Census Bureau, a genealogy research engine called MooseRoots calculated the percent change of each state's divorced population between 1970 and 201...