Arkansas saw the highest divorce rate in the country, with 23.27 out of every 1,000 married women getting divorced.
Researchers have combed through divorce records to compile a list of the U.S. states most likely to see marriage breakdowns and the ones where couples are least likely to call their lawyers. Newsweek has created a map showing the findings this week.
Nevertheless, the 2022 divorce rate remained 'below pre-pandemic levels,' the study noted, when there were over 15 divorces per 1,000 women on average.Arkansas saw the highest divorce rate in the country with 23.27 women out of every 1,000 getting divorced in 2022. That state also saw the highest number of divorces the previous year.Making up the rest of the five most divorce-heavy states were New Mexico , Wyoming , Kentucky , and West Virginia .
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