South Carolina and South Dakota Divorce Statistics

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Divorce Rate per 1,000 population

South Carolina Divorce Statistics

Year	Number of divorces + annulments	Divorce Rate per 1,000 population
1988	14,662	4.2
1987	13,835	4.0
1978	11,901	3.9

Number of children	Percentage of Number of divorces + annulments in 1988
None	46.4
1	28.0
2	19.1
3	6.2
4	1.0
5 or more	0.2

South Dakota Divorce Statistics

Year	Number of divorces + annulments	Divorce Rate per 1,000 population
1988	2,649	3.7
1987	2,696	3.8
1978	2,449	3.6

Number of children	Percentage of Number of divorces + annulments in 1988
None	40.4
1	24.8
2	22.9
3	8.9
4	2.2
5 or more	0.8