Special Report

The Divorce Capital of Every State

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Hawaii: Wailua Homesteads
> Population 15+ years: 6,117 (state: 1,164,785)
> Divorced population: 16.0% (state: 9.2%)
> Married, excluding separated: 47.8% (state: 49.8%)
> Separated population: 1.0% (state: 1.3%)
> Widowed population: 6.4% (state: 6.3%)
> Never married: 28.7% (state: 33.4%)
> Median household income: $92,235 (state: $81,275)

Idaho: Blackfoot
> Population 15+ years: 11,907 (state: 1,351,951)
> Divorced population: 18.0% (state: 12.2%)
> Married, excluding separated: 51.2% (state: 54.3%)
> Separated population: 0.4% (state: 1.1%)
> Widowed population: 5.1% (state: 5.0%)
> Never married: 25.3% (state: 27.3%)
> Median household income: $48,750 (state: $55,785)

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Illinois: Milan
> Population 15+ years: 5,056 (state: 10,384,870)
> Divorced population: 21.4% (state: 9.7%)
> Married, excluding separated: 43.6% (state: 47.6%)
> Separated population: 0.9% (state: 1.6%)
> Widowed population: 9.2% (state: 5.8%)
> Never married: 24.9% (state: 35.2%)
> Median household income: $49,327 (state: $65,886)

Indiana: Martinsville
> Population 15+ years: 11,635 (state: 5,366,022)
> Divorced population: 22.6% (state: 12.4%)
> Married, excluding separated: 36.8% (state: 48.8%)
> Separated population: 1.9% (state: 1.3%)
> Widowed population: 9.1% (state: 6.0%)
> Never married: 29.6% (state: 31.5%)
> Median household income: $44,898 (state: $56,303)

Iowa: Osceola
> Population 15+ years: 5,103 (state: 2,533,414)
> Divorced population: 19.4% (state: 10.8%)
> Married, excluding separated: 48.5% (state: 52.2%)
> Separated population: 2.2% (state: 1.2%)
> Widowed population: 7.4% (state: 6.1%)
> Never married: 22.5% (state: 29.7%)
> Median household income: $49,443 (state: $60,523)

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