2017 NORTH CAROLINA DIVORCE OCCURRENCES BY COUNTY OF OCCURRENCE AND MONTH

  TOTAL MONTH
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
# % # % # % # % # % # % # % # % # % # % # % # % # %
TOTAL 31,947 100.0 2,467 7.7 2,247 7.0 2,907 9.1 2,806 8.8 3,258 10.2 2,747 8.6 2,751 8.6 2,739 8.6 2,471 7.7 2,847 8.9 2,421 7.6 2,286 7.2
COUNTY OF OCCURRENCE: 475 1.5 34 7.2 41 8.6 41 8.6 56 11.8 42 8.8 43 9.1 35 7.4 38 8.0 33 6.9 34 7.2 46 9.7 32 6.7
Alamance
Alexander 80 0.3 6 7.5 7 8.8 2 2.5 8 10.0 9 11.3 6 7.5 7 8.8 8 10.0 8 10.0 3 3.8 10 12.5 6 7.5
Alleghany 37 0.1 5 13.5 5 13.5 2 5.4 2 5.4 2 5.4 2 5.4 2 5.4 6 16.2 2 5.4 3 8.1 5 13.5 1 2.7
Anson 66 0.2 4 6.1 4 6.1 3 4.5 10 15.2 11 16.7 3 4.5 7 10.6 1 1.5 7 10.6 7 10.6 9 13.6 0 0.0
Ashe 88 0.3 14 15.9 9 10.2 11 12.5 8 9.1 10 11.4 3 3.4 5 5.7 4 4.5 8 9.1 6 6.8 6 6.8 4 4.5
Avery 44 0.1 0 0.0 1 2.3 5 11.4 7 15.9 3 6.8 6 13.6 5 11.4 2 4.5 3 6.8 4 9.1 3 6.8 5 11.4
Beaufort 173 0.5 11 6.4 12 6.9 25 14.5 18 10.4 14 8.1 19 11.0 18 10.4 8 4.6 11 6.4 14 8.1 5 2.9 18 10.4
Bertie 39 0.1 1 2.6 1 2.6 3 7.7 1 2.6 4 10.3 2 5.1 0 0.0 9 23.1 4 10.3 3 7.7 5 12.8 6 15.4
Bladen 94 0.3 4 4.3 10 10.6 11 11.7 17 18.1 5 5.3 5 5.3 6 6.4 6 6.4 9 9.6 9 9.6 7 7.4 5 5.3
Brunswick 264 0.8 25 9.5 17 6.4 33 12.5 20 7.6 9 3.4 29 11.0 27 10.2 22 8.3 33 12.5 5 1.9 22 8.3 22 8.3
Buncombe 1,069 3.3 82 7.7 81 7.6 61 5.7 101 9.4 105 9.8 100 9.4 97 9.1 92 8.6 76 7.1 97 9.1 85 8.0 92 8.6
Burke 301 0.9 23 7.6 29 9.6 30 10.0 19 6.3 42 14.0 24 8.0 19 6.3 23 7.6 26 8.6 27 9.0 16 5.3 23 7.6
Cabarrus 580 1.8 48 8.3 33 5.7 54 9.3 44 7.6 58 10.0 67 11.6 32 5.5 43 7.4 82 14.1 44 7.6 38 6.6 37 6.4
Caldwell 269 0.8 20 7.4 14 5.2 29 10.8 30 11.2 27 10.0 23 8.6 25 9.3 18 6.7 29 10.8 19 7.1 17 6.3 18 6.7
Camden 27 0.1 0 0.0 3 11.1 2 7.4 1 3.7 3 11.1 4 14.8 4 14.8 3 11.1 3 11.1 1 3.7 1 3.7 2 7.4
Carteret 200 0.6 16 8.0 14 7.0 20 10.0 11 5.5 23 11.5 20 10.0 8 4.0 21 10.5 10 5.0 16 8.0 20 10.0 21 10.5
Caswell 38 0.1 2 5.3 1 2.6 0 0.0 7 18.4 7 18.4 6 15.8 4 10.5 5 13.2 2 5.3 2 5.3 0 0.0 2 5.3
Catawba 516 1.6 48 9.3 41 7.9 46 8.9 42 8.1 43 8.3 59 11.4 47 9.1 48 9.3 48 9.3 36 7.0 49 9.5 9 1.7
Chatham 166 0.5 15 9.0 7 4.2 25 15.1 17 10.2 26 15.7 9 5.4 11 6.6 14 8.4 11 6.6 11 6.6 9 5.4 11 6.6
Cherokee 106 0.3 15 14.2 4 3.8 3 2.8 7 6.6 26 24.5 2 1.9 15 14.2 6 5.7 4 3.8 8 7.5 10 9.4 6 5.7
Chowan 44 0.1 5 11.4 1 2.3 3 6.8 6 13.6 4 9.1 5 11.4 5 11.4 1 2.3 3 6.8 2 4.5 8 18.2 1 2.3
Clay 37 0.1 3 8.1 0 0.0 6 16.2 2 5.4 3 8.1 6 16.2 1 2.7 4 10.8 4 10.8 3 8.1 4 10.8 1 2.7
Cleveland 322 1.0 0 0.0 22 6.8 21 6.5 33 10.2 38 11.8 35 10.9 31 9.6 29 9.0 28 8.7 39 12.1 24 7.5 22 6.8
Columbus 176 0.6 11 6.3 6 3.4 18 10.2 23 13.1 17 9.7 11 6.3 17 9.7 14 8.0 21 11.9 17 9.7 10 5.7 11 6.3
Craven 345 1.1 19 5.5 21 6.1 35 10.1 20 5.8 62 18.0 10 2.9 36 10.4 42 12.2 16 4.6 36 10.4 22 6.4 26 7.5
Cumberland 1,556 4.9 110 7.1 96 6.2 172 11.1 106 6.8 128 8.2 158 10.2 151 9.7 184 11.8 98 6.3 111 7.1 139 8.9 103 6.6
Currituck 95 0.3 3 3.2 13 13.7 8 8.4 13 13.7 8 8.4 7 7.4 9 9.5 7 7.4 2 2.1 14 14.7 4 4.2 7 7.4
Dare 138 0.4 18 13.0 13 9.4 11 8.0 7 5.1 18 13.0 10 7.2 7 5.1 11 8.0 12 8.7 8 5.8 11 8.0 12 8.7
Davidson 570 1.8 46 8.1 42 7.4 32 5.6 68 11.9 70 12.3 31 5.4 62 10.9 51 8.9 30 5.3 62 10.9 46 8.1 30 5.3
Davie 67 0.2 3 4.5 6 9.0 10 14.9 4 6.0 3 4.5 7 10.4 2 3.0 7 10.4 4 6.0 7 10.4 6 9.0 8 11.9
Duplin 153 0.5 17 11.1 7 4.6 24 15.7 18 11.8 18 11.8 13 8.5 12 7.8 8 5.2 7 4.6 18 11.8 7 4.6 4 2.6
Durham 886 2.8 52 5.9 58 6.5 95 10.7 67 7.6 87 9.8 67 7.6 54 6.1 96 10.8 79 8.9 66 7.4 73 8.2 92 10.4
Edgeccombe 125 0.4 5 4.0 9 7.2 13 10.4 5 4.0 21 16.8 15 12.0 6 4.8 10 8.0 6 4.8 14 11.2 9 7.2 12 9.6
Forsyth 1,078 3.4 89 8.3 94 8.7 89 8.3 69 6.4 94 8.7 122 11.3 106 9.8 80 7.4 81 7.5 108 10.0 62 5.8 84 7.8
Franklin 177 0.6 16 9.0 12 6.8 14 7.9 14 7.9 17 9.6 19 10.7 15 8.5 18 10.2 12 6.8 11 6.2 12 6.8 17 9.6
Gaston 804 2.5 66 8.2 51 6.3 69 8.6 87 10.8 102 12.7 52 6.5 59 7.3 80 10.0 64 8.0 66 8.2 61 7.6 47 5.8
Gates 27 0.1 2 7.4 5 18.5 0 0.0 1 3.7 1 3.7 0 0.0 2 7.4 2 7.4 2 7.4 2 7.4 5 18.5 5 18.5
Graham 25 0.1 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 3 12.0 1 4.0 3 12.0 3 12.0 0 0.0 5 20.0 0 0.0 3 12.0 7 28.0
Granville 146 0.5 3 2.1 9 6.2 10 6.8 15 10.3 15 10.3 12 8.2 15 10.3 16 11.0 15 10.3 8 5.5 16 11.0 12 8.2
Greene 72 0.2 6 8.3 5 6.9 6 8.3 8 11.1 8 11.1 7 9.7 6 8.3 3 4.2 8 11.1 5 6.9 6 8.3 4 5.6
Guilford 1,508 4.7 137 9.1 126 8.4 93 6.2 110 7.3 124 8.2 167 11.1 138 9.2 136 9.0 137 9.1 137 9.1 119 7.9 84 5.6
Halifax 150 0.5 11 7.3 8 5.3 18 12.0 17 11.3 22 14.7 14 9.3 10 6.7 15 10.0 13 8.7 5 3.3 14 9.3 3 2.0
Harnett 440 1.4 38 8.6 28 6.4 39 8.9 54 12.3 46 10.5 33 7.5 39 8.9 41 9.3 30 6.8 35 8.0 25 5.7 32 7.3
Haywood 227 0.7 28 12.3 14 6.2 21 9.3 14 6.2 25 11.0 25 11.0 16 7.0 23 10.1 8 3.5 18 7.9 25 11.0 10 4.4
Henderson 351 1.1 33 9.4 24 6.8 22 6.3 33 9.4 31 8.8 17 4.8 38 10.8 27 7.7 26 7.4 31 8.8 34 9.7 35 10.0
Hertford 52 0.2 6 11.5 2 3.8 4 7.7 7 13.5 2 3.8 4 7.7 5 9.6 6 11.5 3 5.8 6 11.5 4 7.7 3 5.8
Hoke 56 0.2 5 8.9 6 10.7 7 12.5 3 5.4 7 12.5 0 0.0 7 12.5 0 0.0 8 14.3 5 8.9 7 12.5 1 1.8
Hyde 10 0.0 2 20.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 10.0 3 30.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 2 20.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 10.0 1 10.0
Iredell 525 1.6 48 9.1 41 7.8 55 10.5 49 9.3 51 9.7 47 9.0 62 11.8 41 7.8 39 7.4 45 8.6 36 6.9 11 2.1
Jackson 88 0.3 2 2.3 3 3.4 10 11.4 14 15.9 8 9.1 4 4.5 13 14.8 6 6.8 11 12.5 4 4.5 5 5.7 8 9.1
Johnston 648 2.0 45 6.9 42 6.5 60 9.3 70 10.8 66 10.2 67 10.3 49 7.6 57 8.8 50 7.7 67 10.3 33 5.1 42 6.5
Jones 638 2.0 40 6.3 27 4.2 50 7.8 70 11.0 72 11.3 41 6.4 53 8.3 35 5.5 70 11.0 56 8.8 36 5.6 88 13.8
Lee 199 0.6 21 10.6 12 6.0 23 11.6 18 9.0 25 12.6 13 6.5 19 9.5 14 7.0 13 6.5 10 5.0 19 9.5 12 6.0
Lenoir 208 0.7 18 8.7 16 7.7 14 6.7 17 8.2 22 10.6 11 5.3 24 11.5 25 12.0 17 8.2 22 10.6 13 6.3 9 4.3
Lincoln 242 0.8 17 7.0 13 5.4 13 5.4 17 7.0 29 12.0 16 6.6 18 7.4 25 10.3 28 11.6 19 7.9 26 10.7 21 8.7
McDowell 170 0.5 12 7.1 7 4.1 20 11.8 12 7.1 16 9.4 13 7.6 20 11.8 19 11.2 15 8.8 13 7.6 11 6.5 12 7.1
Macon 136 0.4 19 14.0 5 3.7 13 9.6 12 8.8 19 14.0 1 0.7 17 12.5 8 5.9 5 3.7 11 8.1 19 14.0 7 5.1
Madison 60 0.2 3 5.0 0 0.0 5 8.3 3 5.0 5 8.3 8 13.3 5 8.3 4 6.7 9 15.0 7 11.7 5 8.3 6 10.0
Martin 78 0.2 5 6.4 4 5.1 7 9.0 4 5.1 13 16.7 8 10.3 1 1.3 13 16.7 3 3.8 10 12.8 3 3.8 7 9.0
Mecklenburg 3,256 10.2 211 6.5 348 10.7 226 6.9 312 9.6 347 10.7 232 7.1 222 6.8 278 8.5 206 6.3 392 12.0 341 10.5 141 4.3
Mitchell 36 0.1 3 8.3 2 5.6 1 2.8 2 5.6 7 19.4 1 2.8 4 11.1 3 8.3 3 8.3 1 2.8 4 11.1 5 13.9
Montgomery 88 0.3 5 5.7 5 5.7 7 8.0 8 9.1 9 10.2 11 12.5 6 6.8 9 10.2 4 4.5 9 10.2 12 13.6 3 3.4
Moore 276 0.9 17 6.2 24 8.7 15 5.4 34 12.3 12 4.3 32 11.6 33 12.0 18 6.5 29 10.5 23 8.3 19 6.9 20 7.2
Nash 311 1.0 23 7.4 26 8.4 27 8.7 32 10.3 28 9.0 17 5.5 23 7.4 30 9.6 23 7.4 29 9.3 24 7.7 29 9.3
New Hanover 772 2.4 82 10.6 61 7.9 97 12.6 53 6.9 61 7.9 96 12.4 66 8.5 60 7.8 36 4.7 41 5.3 45 5.8 74 9.6
Northampton 34 0.1 2 5.9 1 2.9 2 5.9 1 2.9 9 26.5 8 23.5 1 2.9 2 5.9 5 14.7 3 8.8 0 0.0 0 0.0
Onslow 1,190 3.7 93 7.8 88 7.4 139 11.7 92 7.7 118 9.9 107 9.0 112 9.4 98 8.2 71 6.0 106 8.9 77 6.5 89 7.5
Orange 336 1.1 29 8.6 17 5.1 30 8.9 29 8.6 20 6.0 36 10.7 21 6.3 40 11.9 16 4.8 37 11.0 32 9.5 29 8.6
Pamlico 47 0.1 3 6.4 2 4.3 4 8.5 2 4.3 4 8.5 6 12.8 2 4.3 3 6.4 6 12.8 5 10.6 8 17.0 2 4.3
Pasquotank 154 0.5 14 9.1 12 7.8 11 7.1 11 7.1 13 8.4 19 12.3 18 11.7 15 9.7 11 7.1 16 10.4 8 5.2 6 3.9
Pender 127 0.4 8 6.3 11 8.7 9 7.1 16 12.6 9 7.1 4 3.1 14 11.0 12 9.4 10 7.9 15 11.8 11 8.7 8 6.3
Perquimans 35 0.1 3 8.6 1 2.9 1 2.9 6 17.1 7 20.0 1 2.9 5 14.3 2 5.7 2 5.7 5 14.3 2 5.7 0 0.0
Person 120 0.4 2 1.7 10 8.3 10 8.3 13 10.8 14 11.7 10 8.3 14 11.7 8 6.7 13 10.8 8 6.7 7 5.8 11 9.2
Pitt 502 1.6 44 8.8 31 6.2 40 8.0 41 8.2 59 11.8 41 8.2 33 6.6 51 10.2 39 7.8 46 9.2 33 6.6 44 8.8
Polk 48 0.2 6 12.5 3 6.3 3 6.3 5 10.4 4 8.3 5 10.4 3 6.3 3 6.3 2 4.2 4 8.3 7 14.6 3 6.3
Randolph 348 1.1 44 12.6 16 4.6 24 6.9 38 10.9 48 13.8 22 6.3 62 17.8 0 0.0 24 6.9 21 6.0 27 7.8 22 6.3
Richmond 152 0.5 14 9.2 5 3.3 16 10.5 12 7.9 29 19.1 1 0.7 20 13.2 8 5.3 16 10.5 12 7.9 9 5.9 10 6.6
Robeson 379 1.2 38 10.0 24 6.3 40 10.6 25 6.6 45 11.9 37 9.8 20 5.3 38 10.0 29 7.7 38 10.0 25 6.6 20 5.3
Rockingham 348 1.1 28 8.0 27 7.8 33 9.5 35 10.1 40 11.5 37 10.6 29 8.3 22 6.3 29 8.3 23 6.6 32 9.2 13 3.7
Rowan 410 1.3 33 8.0 23 5.6 36 8.8 53 12.9 31 7.6 26 6.3 36 8.8 35 8.5 41 10.0 32 7.8 42 10.2 22 5.4
Rutherford 247 0.8 24 9.7 19 7.7 24 9.7 25 10.1 28 11.3 21 8.5 12 4.9 18 7.3 24 9.7 19 7.7 22 8.9 11 4.5
Sampson 173 0.5 11 6.4 10 5.8 12 6.9 26 15.0 25 14.5 19 11.0 17 9.8 13 7.5 9 5.2 12 6.9 12 6.9 7 4.0
Scotland 69 0.2 8 11.6 4 5.8 6 8.7 0 0.0 15 21.7 9 13.0 10 14.5 0 0.0 7 10.1 5 7.2 5 7.2 0 0.0
Stanly 183 0.6 14 7.7 9 4.9 25 13.7 13 7.1 17 9.3 16 8.7 19 10.4 17 9.3 12 6.6 13 7.1 23 12.6 5 2.7
Stokes 98 0.3 12 12.2 8 8.2 5 5.1 8 8.2 9 9.2 2 2.0 12 12.2 10 10.2 8 8.2 13 13.3 4 4.1 7 7.1
Surry 294 0.9 18 6.1 19 6.5 24 8.2 23 7.8 23 7.8 35 11.9 17 5.8 21 7.1 28 9.5 29 9.9 27 9.2 30 10.2
Swain 31 0.1 2 6.5 2 6.5 5 16.1 5 16.1 2 6.5 1 3.2 2 6.5 0 0.0 3 9.7 3 9.7 2 6.5 4 12.9
Transylvania 105 0.3 6 5.7 5 4.8 15 14.3 18 17.1 9 8.6 10 9.5 10 9.5 9 8.6 6 5.7 3 2.9 5 4.8 9 8.6
Tyrrell 9 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 11.1 2 22.2 0 0.0 2 22.2 1 11.1 1 11.1 1 11.1 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 11.1
Union 508 1.6 39 7.7 36 7.1 62 12.2 33 6.5 31 6.1 65 12.8 26 5.1 41 8.1 63 12.4 31 6.1 28 5.5 53 10.4
Vance 92 0.3 5 5.4 9 9.8 4 4.3 6 6.5 11 12.0 11 12.0 11 12.0 11 12.0 3 3.3 7 7.6 2 2.2 12 13.0
Wake 2,518 7.9 175 6.9 123 4.9 308 12.2 176 7.0 252 10.0 161 6.4 260 10.3 228 9.1 185 7.3 253 10.0 114 4.5 283 11.2
Warren 47 0.1 2 4.3 2 4.3 3 6.4 3 6.4 7 14.9 6 12.8 5 10.6 3 6.4 4 8.5 7 14.9 3 6.4 2 4.3
Washington 28 0.1 2 7.1 3 10.7 2 7.1 1 3.6 3 10.7 1 3.6 2 7.1 1 3.6 4 14.3 1 3.6 3 10.7 5 17.9
Watauga 112 0.4 9 8.0 10 8.9 11 9.8 10 8.9 8 7.1 12 10.7 10 8.9 10 8.9 8 7.1 10 8.9 8 7.1 6 5.4
Wayne 452 1.4 30 6.6 27 6.0 38 8.4 47 10.4 53 11.7 51 11.3 22 4.9 32 7.1 49 10.8 48 10.6 17 3.8 38 8.4
Wilkes 219 0.7 22 10.0 21 9.6 20 9.1 22 10.0 22 10.0 16 7.3 17 7.8 14 6.4 15 6.8 28 12.8 15 6.8 7 3.2
Wilson 295 0.9 27 9.2 13 4.4 28 9.5 23 7.8 33 11.2 30 10.2 25 8.5 27 9.2 20 6.8 22 7.5 27 9.2 20 6.8
Yadkin 172 0.5 16 9.3 6 3.5 13 7.6 17 9.9 22 12.8 12 7.0 20 11.6 8 4.7 9 5.2 26 15.1 8 4.7 15 8.7
Yancey 65 0.2 6 9.2 2 3.1 14 21.5 8 12.3 4 6.2 7 10.8 2 3.1 3 4.6 7 10.8 4 6.2 5 7.7 3 4.6

Prepared by NC DHHS/Division of Public Health/State Center for Health Statistics
CAUTION: Data include only events occurring within North Carolina.