New York Divorce Statistics

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People come together in the institution of a marriage in order to enjoy all their joys and sorrows with one another, and to have a hand to hold onto for comfort in times of despair, as well as have a shoulder to lean onto in times of sorrow. At that time, they make all the promises they can think of to their better halves to spend the rest of their lives together in the same house and under the same roof. Everything seems magical, and no one at that point of time hopes to call it quits and part ways. However, the hand of fate as well as all the modern distractions of life make it impossible to bear through all the hard times, and then the partners feel that the best possible option left before them is to live separately away from each other. This break up or formally termed as a divorce or a separation means the end of all these promises and vows that they had exchanged at the altar. A lot many factors are responsible for this, the biggest of which is the lack of quality time on the part of the people to devote for solving of all household issues, and before long it is found that the issues become so critical that the only way left to solve them is to call it quits and go for a break up or a divorce or a separation. A second reason why the rate of divorces is increasing by leaps and bounds with the passage of time is the independent frame of mind that the women of today embrace, which makes them believe and feel that it is not at all necessary for a man to be in their lives. They do not acknowledge the presence of their husbands in their lives, because they feel that they are financially well in a position to look after all their needs of their daily life, as well as look after the requirements of their children. All these reasons have led to a rise in the cases of divorce among the individuals, and along with development and modernity, the United States of America also seems to lead the race in this trend, and the state of New York is no exception to this rule, as has been proved by the New York Divorce Statistics.

Overall New York Divorce Statistics

Year New York Divorce Rate
2007 2.9
2006 3.1
2005 2.8
2004 3.0
2003 3.2
2002 3.4
2001 3.5
2000 3.0
1999 3.3
1995 3.0
1990 3.2
Period Provisional number of divorces in New York
January to October 2008 40,825
January to October 2007 49,084
January to October 2006 50,297






















In the following tables:

  • Counties are arranged in the descending order of the number of divorces and
  • Dissolution are inclusive of annulments and divorces.

For New York City

County Total Dissolution
New York City 27,546
New York 12,542
Kings 6,887
Queens 4,328
Bronx 2,969
Richmond 820
Rest of New York state

County Total Dissolution
Suffolk 3,464
Nassau 2,811
Westchester 2,365
Erie 2,286
Monroe 1,944
Onondaga 1,175
Orange 952
Dutchess 770
Albany 717
Rockland 642
Saratoga 615
Niagara 567
Ulster 506
Broome 502
Jefferson 481
Chautauqua 390
Schenectady 382
Rensselaere 359
Ontario 355
Oswego 335
Steuben 332
Chemung 292
Wayne 286
St. Lawrence 273
Oneida 236
Warren 230
Putnam 222
Sullivan 218
Washington 215
Tompkins 214
Cattaraugus 212
Clinton 211
Herkimer 210
Cayuga 199
Fulton 194
Livingston 184
Genesee 180
Chenango 167
Madison 155
Allegany 146
Otsego 145
Tioga 145
columbia 144
Franklin 140
Wyoming 139
Cortland 136
Montgomery 123
Orleans 109
Essex 107
Greene 101
Delaware 100
Schoharie 80
Lewis 78
Yates 59
Schuyler 52
Seneca 34
Hamilton 11

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