Bloomberg has ranked all 50 states, including the District of Columbia, in order according to its divorce rate. The rankings are based on the U.S. Census American Community Survey, 2012.

Bloomberg found the following 10 states as having the highest percentage of divorces, with number one being home to the most couples that have gone their separate ways.

The ranking also includes the size of the states' married, separated and never-married populations.

No. 10

Tennessee

13 percent of population are divorced.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Married population: 49.1 percent

Separated population: 2.3 percent

Never-married population: 29.2 percent

No. 9

New Mexico

13.1 percent of population are divorced.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Married population: 46.1 percent

Separated population: 1.8 percent

Never-married population: 33.1 percent

No. 8

Kentucky (tie with Florida)

13.2 percent of population are divorced.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Married population: 50.1 percent

Separated population: 2.2 percent

Never-married population: 27.8 percent

No. 7

Florida (tie with Kentucky)

13.2 percent of population are divorced.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Married population: 46 percent

Separated population: 2.5 percent

Never-married population: 31.1 percent

No. 6

West Virginia (tie with Arkansas)

13.3 percent of population are divorced.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Married population: 49.9 percent

Separated population: 1.5 percent

Never-married population: 27.4 percent

No. 5

Arkansas (tie with West Virginia)

13.3 percent of population are divorced.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Married population: 50.5 percent

Separated population: 2.3 percent

Never-married population: 26.9 percent

No. 4

Oregon

13.4 percent of population are divorced.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Married population: 49 percent

Separated population: 1.9 percent

Never-married population: 30.2 percent

No. 3

Oklahoma

13.5 percent of population are divorced.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Married population: 50.1 percent


Separated population: 2.2 percent

Never-married population: 27.5 percent

No. 2

Maine

14.2 percent of population are divorced.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Married population: 50.8 percent

Separated population: 1.2 percent

Never-married population: 27.4 percent

No. 1

Nevada

14.6 percent of population are divorced.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Married population: 45.6 percent

Separated population: 2.4 percent

Never-married population: 32.3 percent

The full ranking of all 50 states, including the District of Columbia, can be found here.