Michigan Divorce Statistics – Marriage and Divorce Numbers and Rates:
Divorce statistics are provided by the State of Michigan. We have provided divorce statistics for the year 2005 and 2012. In 2015, the State of Michigan reported 61,108 divorces and in 2012 56,315 divorces. Divorce statistics can be tricky. Clearly the number of divorces in Michigan have gone down since 2005. However, that does not necessarily mean that the divorce rate has gone down the data would have to be compared to population fluctuations and other variables..
Marriage and Divorce Numbers and Rates
by County of Occurrence,
Michigan Residents, 2012
| County | Marriage | Divorce | ||
| Number | Rate | Number | Rate | |
| Michigan | 56,315 | 11.4 | 32,808 | 6.7 |
| Alcona | 51 | 9.4 | 33 | 6.1 |
| Alger | 47 | 9.9 | 33 | 6.9 |
| Allegan | 719 | 12.9 | 414 | 7.4 |
| Alpena | 189 | 12.9 | 124 | 8.4 |
| Antrim | 137 | 11.8 | 88 | 7.5 |
| Arenac | 83 | 10.6 | 40 | 5.1 |
| Baraga | 25 | 5.7 | 19 | 4.3 |
| Barry | 364 | 12.4 | 199 | 6.8 |
| Bay | 636 | 11.9 | 391 | 7.3 |
| Benzie | 142 | 16.3 | 54 | 6.2 |
| Berrien | 1,233 | 15.7 | 579 | 7.4 |
| Branch | 282 | 12.5 | 181 | 8.1 |
| Calhoun | 864 | 12.8 | 582 | 8.6 |
| Cass | 297 | 11.4 | 206 | 8.0 |
| Charlevoix | 210 | 16.2 | 130 | 10.0 |
| Cheboygan | 137 | 10.6 | 84 | 6.6 |
| Chippewa | 207 | 10.7 | 107 | 5.5 |
| Clare | 197 | 12.7 | 133 | 8.6 |
| Clinton | 402 | 10.7 | 263 | 7.0 |
| Crawford | 72 | 10.3 | 68 | 9.7 |
| Delta | 278 | 15.0 | 123 | 6.7 |
| Dickinson | 190 | 14.5 | 126 | 9.6 |
| Eaton | 726 | 13.4 | 458 | 8.5 |
| Emmet | 299 | 18.2 | 128 | 7.8 |
| Genesee | 2,093 | 9.9 | 1,482 | 7.1 |
| Gladwin | 153 | 11.8 | 116 | 9.0 |
| Gogebic | 93 | 11.4 | 46 | 5.7 |
| Grand Traverse | 621 | 14.1 | 343 | 7.8 |
| Gratiot | 226 | 10.7 | 118 | 5.6 |
| Hillsdale | 330 | 14.2 | 222 | 9.5 |
| Houghton | 204 | 11.1 | 112 | 6.1 |
| Huron | 198 | 12.1 | 127 | 7.8 |
| Ingham | 1,757 | 12.5 | 956 | 6.8 |
| Ionia | 356 | 11.1 | 168 | 5.3 |
| Iosco | 153 | 12.0 | 92 | 7.2 |
| Iron | 53 | 9.0 | 42 | 7.1 |
| Isabella | 344 | 9.7 | 227 | 6.4 |
| Jackson | 988 | 12.4 | 664 | 8.3 |
| Kalamazoo | 1,603 | 12.7 | 829 | 6.6 |
| Kalkaska | 111 | 12.9 | 88 | 10.3 |
| Kent | 4,369 | 14.4 | 2,218 | 7.3 |
| Keweenaw | 22 | 20.2 | 5 | 4.6 |
| Lake | 53 | 9.2 | 44 | 7.6 |
| Lapeer | 521 | 11.8 | 303 | 6.9 |
| Leelanau | 204 | 19.0 | 64 | 6.0 |
| Lenawee | 477 | 9.6 | 432 | 8.7 |
| Livingston | 918 | 10.1 | 616 | 6.8 |
| Luce | 36 | 10.9 | 26 | 7.9 |
| Mackinac | 209 | 37.9 | 40 | 7.2 |
| Macomb | 4,716 | 11.2 | 2,684 | 6.4 |
| Manistee | 141 | 11.4 | 62 | 5.0 |
| Marquette | 487 | 14.4 | 178 | 5.3 |
| Mason | 214 | 14.9 | 112 | 7.8 |
| Mecosta | 236 | 10.9 | 142 | 6.6 |
| Menominee | 162 | 13.5 | 80 | 6.7 |
| Midland | 539 | 12.8 | 330 | 7.9 |
| Missaukee | 120 | 16.1 | 44 | 5.9 |
| Monroe | 750 | 9.9 | 537 | 7.1 |
| Montcalm | 481 | 15.2 | 295 | 9.3 |
| Montmorency | 46 | 9.5 | 36 | 7.5 |
| Muskegon | 1,125 | 13.1 | 738 | 8.6 |
| Newaygo | 323 | 13.4 | 223 | 9.2 |
| Oakland | 6,644 | 11.0 | 3,858 | 6.4 |
| Oceana | 183 | 13.8 | 107 | 8.1 |
| Ogemaw | 125 | 11.6 | 104 | 9.6 |
| Ontonagon | 26 | 7.9 | 14 | 4.2 |
| Osceola | 173 | 14.7 | 107 | 9.1 |
| Oscoda | 44 | 10.2 | 35 | 8.1 |
| Otsego | 176 | 14.6 | 82 | 6.8 |
| Ottawa | 1,890 | 14.2 | 889 | 6.7 |
| Presque Isle | 69 | 10.5 | 32 | 4.9 |
| Roscommon | 113 | 9.3 | 77 | 6.3 |
| Saginaw | 1,130 | 11.4 | 621 | 6.2 |
| St Clair | 895 | 11.1 | 575 | 7.1 |
| St Joseph | 441 | 14.4 | 255 | 8.3 |
| Sanilac | 241 | 11.3 | 145 | 6.8 |
| Schoolcraft | 42 | 9.9 | 32 | 7.5 |
| Shiawassee | 452 | 12.9 | 243 | 7.0 |
| Tuscola | 320 | 11.5 | 216 | 7.8 |
| Van Buren | 524 | 13.8 | 287 | 7.5 |
| Washtenaw | 1,808 | 10.4 | 1,001 | 5.8 |
| Wayne | 7,587 | 8.4 | 4,582 | 5.1 |
| Wexford | 213 | 13.0 | 142 | 8.7 |
| Note: Marriage and Divorce rates are persons per 1,000 population rather than events per population. Asterisk (*) indicates that data do not meet the standards of reliability or precision.
Marriage rate is calculated using 2011 population. |
| Source: 2012 Michigan Occurrence Marriage and Divorce Files, Division for Vital Records & Health Statistics, Michigan Department of Community Health. |
Marriage and Divorce Numbers and Rates by County of Occurrence,
Michigan Residents, 2005
|
County |
Marriage |
Divorce |
||
|
Number |
Rate |
Number |
Rate |
|
| Michigan |
61,108 |
12.1 |
34,580 |
6.8 |
| Alcona |
76 |
13.0 |
32 |
5.5 |
| Alger |
74 |
15.3 |
40 |
8.3 |
| Allegan |
791 |
14.0 |
400 |
7.1 |
| Alpena |
203 |
13.3 |
123 |
8.1 |
| Antrim |
156 |
12.8 |
111 |
9.1 |
| Arenac |
115 |
13.4 |
49 |
5.7 |
| Baraga |
36 |
8.2 |
16 |
3.7 |
| Barry |
447 |
14.9 |
239 |
8.0 |
| Bay |
694 |
12.7 |
442 |
8.1 |
| Benzie |
126 |
14.3 |
73 |
8.3 |
| Berrien |
1,202 |
14.8 |
586 |
7.2 |
| Branch |
305 |
13.6 |
193 |
8.3 |
| Calhoun |
948 |
13.6 |
622 |
8.9 |
| Cass |
326 |
12.5 |
194 |
7.5 |
| Charlevoix |
205 |
15.3 |
113 |
8.5 |
| Cheboygan |
179 |
13.0 |
94 |
6.8 |
| Chippewa |
235 |
12.1 |
106 |
5.5 |
| Clare |
195 |
12.3 |
133 |
8.4 |
| Clinton |
405 |
11.7 |
252 |
7.3 |
| Crawford |
110 |
14.6 |
52 |
6.9 |
| Delta |
256 |
13.4 |
130 |
6.8 |
| Dickinson |
211 |
15.1 |
119 |
8.5 |
| Eaton |
719 |
13.4 |
609 |
11.3 |
| Emmet |
274 |
16.3 |
137 |
8.2 |
| Genesee |
2,808 |
12.7 |
1,647 |
7.4 |
| Gladwin |
172 |
12.6 |
116 |
8.5 |
| Gogebic |
109 |
12.9 |
61 |
7.2 |
| Grand Traverse |
637 |
15.2 |
381 |
9.1 |
| Gratiot |
262 |
12.4 |
114 |
5.4 |
| Hillsdale |
352 |
15.0 |
247 |
10.5 |
| Houghton |
243 |
13.6 |
96 |
5.4 |
| Huron |
207 |
12.0 |
116 |
6.7 |
| Ingham |
1,947 |
14.0 |
998 |
7.2 |
| Ionia |
427 |
13.2 |
199 |
6.2 |
| Iosco |
187 |
13.9 |
97 |
7.2 |
| Iron |
77 |
12.5 |
51 |
8.3 |
| Isabella |
400 |
12.2 |
195 |
5.9 |
| Jackson |
1,057 |
12.9 |
753 |
9.2 |
| Kalamazoo |
1,698 |
14.1 |
869 |
7.2 |
| Kalkaska |
122 |
14.2 |
88 |
10.2 |
| Kent |
4,541 |
15.2 |
2,026 |
6.8 |
| Keweenaw |
22 |
20.0 |
2 |
* |
| Lake |
73 |
12.1 |
82 |
13.6 |
| Lapeer |
550 |
11.8 |
223 |
4.8 |
| Leelanau |
162 |
14.6 |
63 |
5.7 |
| Lenawee |
547 |
10.7 |
408 |
8.0 |
| Livingston |
1,048 |
11.5 |
597 |
6.6 |
| Luce |
45 |
13.3 |
16 |
4.7 |
| Mackinac |
228 |
40.2 |
44 |
7.8 |
| Macomb |
5,155 |
12.4 |
2,907 |
7.0 |
| Manistee |
163 |
12.9 |
72 |
5.7 |
| Marquette |
458 |
14.1 |
209 |
6.5 |
| Mason |
252 |
17.4 |
107 |
7.4 |
| Mecosta |
272 |
12.8 |
136 |
6.4 |
| Menominee |
190 |
15.2 |
85 |
6.8 |
| Midland |
590 |
14.0 |
349 |
8.3 |
| Missaukee |
103 |
13.5 |
58 |
7.6 |
| Monroe |
853 |
11.1 |
566 |
7.4 |
| Montcalm |
501 |
15.7 |
265 |
8.3 |
| Montmorency |
57 |
10.9 |
26 |
5.0 |
| Muskegon |
1,211 |
13.8 |
739 |
8.4 |
| Newaygo |
369 |
14.8 |
210 |
8.4 |
| Oakland |
7,166 |
11.8 |
3,763 |
6.2 |
| Oceana |
186 |
13.1 |
125 |
8.8 |
| Ogemaw |
147 |
13.4 |
87 |
7.9 |
| Ontonagon |
43 |
11.7 |
25 |
6.8 |
| Osceola |
178 |
15.0 |
65 |
5.5 |
| Oscoda |
54 |
11.6 |
29 |
6.2 |
| Otsego |
181 |
14.7 |
104 |
8.4 |
| Ottawa |
1,808 |
14.2 |
764 |
6.0 |
| Presque Isle |
73 |
10.2 |
32 |
4.5 |
| Roscommon |
142 |
10.9 |
103 |
7.9 |
| Saginaw |
1,173 |
11.3 |
593 |
5.7 |
| St Clair |
1,051 |
12.3 |
628 |
7.3 |
| St Joseph |
485 |
15.4 |
297 |
9.4 |
| Sanilac |
282 |
12.6 |
161 |
7.2 |
| Schoolcraft |
53 |
12.0 |
29 |
6.6 |
| Shiawassee |
489 |
13.4 |
182 |
5.0 |
| Tuscola |
398 |
13.6 |
216 |
7.4 |
| Van Buren |
541 |
13.7 |
343 |
8.7 |
| Washtenaw |
1,960 |
11.5 |
998 |
5.8 |
| Wayne |
8,078 |
8.1 |
5,778 |
5.8 |
| Wexford |
237 |
14.9 |
175 |
11.0 |
| Note: Marriage and Divorce rates are persons per 1,000 population rather than events per population. Asterisk (*) indicates that data do not meet the standards of reliability or precision. |
| Source: 2005 Michigan Occurrence Marriage and Divorce Files, Vital Records & Health Data Development Section, Michigan Department of Community Health. |
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