2019 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 32,862 100.0 2,763 8.4 2,437 7.4 2,804 8.5 2,930 8.9 3,194 9.7 2,674 8.1 2,958 9.0 2,791 8.5 2,588 7.9 2,691 8.2 2,451 7.5 2,581 7.9
COUNTY OF OCCURRENCE: 523 1.6 42 8.0 41 7.8 49 9.4 55 10.5 55 10.5 50 9.6 43 8.2 43 8.2 48 9.2 51 9.8 0 0.0 46 8.8
Alamance
Alexander 76 0.2 4 5.3 5 6.6 6 7.9 4 5.3 11 14.5 5 6.6 5 6.6 4 5.3 10 13.2 4 5.3 11 14.5 7 9.2
Alleghany 43 0.1 2 4.7 2 4.7 3 7.0 1 2.3 7 16.3 2 4.7 3 7.0 5 11.6 4 9.3 6 14.0 3 7.0 5 11.6
Anson 68 0.2 5 7.4 3 4.4 7 10.3 14 20.6 5 7.4 5 7.4 5 7.4 5 7.4 5 7.4 6 8.8 5 7.4 3 4.4
Ashe 97 0.3 6 6.2 6 6.2 10 10.3 6 6.2 10 10.3 5 5.2 14 14.4 11 11.3 10 10.3 5 5.2 10 10.3 4 4.1
Avery 50 0.2 3 6.0 6 12.0 2 4.0 5 10.0 2 4.0 4 8.0 7 14.0 5 10.0 3 6.0 4 8.0 4 8.0 5 10.0
Beaufort 159 0.5 13 8.2 10 6.3 20 12.6 17 10.7 17 10.7 10 6.3 13 8.2 9 5.7 11 6.9 20 12.6 10 6.3 9 5.7
Bertie 40 0.1 4 10.0 2 5.0 3 7.5 3 7.5 10 25.0 3 7.5 1 2.5 7 17.5 3 7.5 0 0.0 2 5.0 2 5.0
Bladen 99 0.3 9 9.1 8 8.1 9 9.1 10 10.1 7 7.1 8 8.1 10 10.1 6 6.1 9 9.1 7 7.1 6 6.1 10 10.1
Brunswick 279 0.8 23 8.2 17 6.1 25 9.0 20 7.2 30 10.8 32 11.5 19 6.8 21 7.5 18 6.5 23 8.2 28 10.0 23 8.2
Buncombe 927 2.8 75 8.1 71 7.7 62 6.7 76 8.2 68 7.3 53 5.7 96 10.4 89 9.6 73 7.9 77 8.3 84 9.1 103 11.1
Burke 280 0.9 18 6.4 23 8.2 20 7.1 15 5.4 32 11.4 25 8.9 25 8.9 34 12.1 17 6.1 27 9.6 17 6.1 27 9.6
Cabarrus 611 1.9 46 7.5 30 4.9 37 6.1 42 6.9 74 12.1 63 10.3 57 9.3 46 7.5 35 5.7 70 11.5 46 7.5 65 10.6
Caldwell 255 0.8 15 5.9 19 7.5 18 7.1 26 10.2 26 10.2 24 9.4 18 7.1 26 10.2 20 7.8 34 13.3 14 5.5 15 5.9
Camden 17 0.1 3 17.6 1 5.9 3 17.6 1 5.9 3 17.6 2 11.8 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 5.9 1 5.9 1 5.9 1 5.9
Carteret 181 0.6 15 8.3 13 7.2 11 6.1 26 14.4 21 11.6 13 7.2 17 9.4 10 5.5 14 7.7 17 9.4 10 5.5 14 7.7
Caswell 54 0.2 2 3.7 5 9.3 7 13.0 6 11.1 6 11.1 1 1.9 2 3.7 7 13.0 6 11.1 6 11.1 3 5.6 3 5.6
Catawba 497 1.5 43 8.7 30 6.0 30 6.0 48 9.7 66 13.3 39 7.8 47 9.5 42 8.5 46 9.3 48 9.7 18 3.6 40 8.0
Chatham 120 0.4 13 10.8 6 5.0 10 8.3 7 5.8 9 7.5 10 8.3 14 11.7 6 5.0 7 5.8 17 14.2 11 9.2 10 8.3
Cherokee 127 0.4 6 4.7 3 2.4 10 7.9 18 14.2 5 3.9 9 7.1 19 15.0 7 5.5 11 8.7 13 10.2 14 11.0 12 9.4
Chowan 37 0.1 5 13.5 6 16.2 2 5.4 4 10.8 5 13.5 3 8.1 1 2.7 2 5.4 3 8.1 2 5.4 1 2.7 3 8.1
Clay 33 0.1 0 0.0 2 6.1 5 15.2 2 6.1 5 15.2 1 3.0 1 3.0 6 18.2 3 9.1 5 15.2 2 6.1 1 3.0
Cleveland 346 1.1 30 8.7 11 3.2 31 9.0 38 11.0 36 10.4 25 7.2 28 8.1 28 8.1 28 8.1 31 9.0 25 7.2 35 10.1
Columbus 153 0.5 18 11.8 11 7.2 16 10.5 18 11.8 15 9.8 9 5.9 11 7.2 15 9.8 11 7.2 9 5.9 12 7.8 8 5.2
Craven 284 0.9 24 8.5 30 10.6 26 9.2 22 7.7 21 7.4 27 9.5 38 13.4 19 6.7 27 9.5 0 0.0 27 9.5 23 8.1
Cumberland 1,593 4.8 115 7.2 107 6.7 154 9.7 171 10.7 162 10.2 106 6.7 154 9.7 119 7.5 137 8.6 113 7.1 129 8.1 126 7.9
Currituck 68 0.2 5 7.4 5 7.4 8 11.8 8 11.8 11 16.2 3 4.4 8 11.8 3 4.4 0 0.0 5 7.4 7 10.3 5 7.4
Dare 135 0.4 17 12.6 15 11.1 3 2.2 14 10.4 14 10.4 9 6.7 8 5.9 10 7.4 13 9.6 8 5.9 10 7.4 14 10.4
Davidson 482 1.5 41 8.5 35 7.3 48 10.0 50 10.4 46 9.5 38 7.9 39 8.1 37 7.7 45 9.3 36 7.5 36 7.5 31 6.4
Davie 81 0.2 9 11.1 5 6.2 9 11.1 9 11.1 8 9.9 9 11.1 6 7.4 4 4.9 6 7.4 6 7.4 5 6.2 5 6.2
Duplin 165 0.5 18 10.9 11 6.7 14 8.5 22 13.3 19 11.5 18 10.9 9 5.5 7 4.2 12 7.3 15 9.1 12 7.3 8 4.8
Durham 826 2.5 42 5.1 56 6.8 62 7.5 68 8.2 79 9.6 58 7.0 69 8.4 103 12.5 68 8.2 56 6.8 84 10.2 81 9.8
Edgeccombe 116 0.4 6 5.2 12 10.3 7 6.0 13 11.2 7 6.0 13 11.2 9 7.8 11 9.5 12 10.3 5 4.3 14 12.1 7 6.0
Forsyth 1,140 3.5 114 10.0 55 4.8 87 7.6 107 9.4 85 7.5 125 11.0 88 7.7 84 7.4 99 8.7 104 9.1 104 9.1 88 7.7
Franklin 155 0.5 16 10.3 9 5.8 12 7.7 13 8.4 18 11.6 14 9.0 8 5.2 17 11.0 6 3.9 15 9.7 11 7.1 16 10.3
Gaston 761 2.3 58 7.6 61 8.0 65 8.5 80 10.5 71 9.3 70 9.2 56 7.4 53 7.0 57 7.5 58 7.6 60 7.9 72 9.5
Gates 30 0.1 5 16.7 3 10.0 4 13.3 2 6.7 2 6.7 2 6.7 3 10.0 4 13.3 1 3.3 2 6.7 0 0.0 2 6.7
Graham 45 0.1 5 11.1 3 6.7 3 6.7 7 15.6 1 2.2 1 2.2 5 11.1 2 4.4 4 8.9 3 6.7 5 11.1 6 13.3
Granville 152 0.5 7 4.6 10 6.6 12 7.9 14 9.2 16 10.5 10 6.6 13 8.6 15 9.9 10 6.6 18 11.8 15 9.9 12 7.9
Greene 53 0.2 0 0.0 7 13.2 8 15.1 7 13.2 8 15.1 9 17.0 4 7.5 0 0.0 6 11.3 0 0.0 1 1.9 3 5.7
Guilford 1,476 4.5 114 7.7 120 8.1 121 8.2 162 11.0 118 8.0 125 8.5 141 9.6 111 7.5 121 8.2 112 7.6 104 7.0 127 8.6
Halifax 136 0.4 19 14.0 9 6.6 13 9.6 9 6.6 15 11.0 8 5.9 8 5.9 17 12.5 8 5.9 8 5.9 17 12.5 5 3.7
Harnett 459 1.4 42 9.2 31 6.8 53 11.5 49 10.7 41 8.9 33 7.2 36 7.8 27 5.9 40 8.7 39 8.5 28 6.1 40 8.7
Haywood 197 0.6 24 12.2 15 7.6 19 9.6 17 8.6 26 13.2 24 12.2 9 4.6 1 0.5 2 1.0 15 7.6 17 8.6 28 14.2
Henderson 324 1.0 21 6.5 28 8.6 12 3.7 36 11.1 30 9.3 29 9.0 27 8.3 30 9.3 23 7.1 33 10.2 27 8.3 28 8.6
Hertford 53 0.2 4 7.5 6 11.3 3 5.7 5 9.4 4 7.5 2 3.8 4 7.5 7 13.2 10 18.9 0 0.0 5 9.4 3 5.7
Hoke 92 0.3 15 16.3 6 6.5 7 7.6 6 6.5 10 10.9 13 14.1 11 12.0 8 8.7 8 8.7 8 8.7 0 0.0 0 0.0
Hyde 4 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 25.0 0 0.0 1 25.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 25.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 25.0
Iredell 570 1.7 35 6.1 32 5.6 48 8.4 52 9.1 51 8.9 53 9.3 53 9.3 40 7.0 47 8.2 48 8.4 52 9.1 59 10.4
Jackson 92 0.3 11 12.0 10 10.9 12 13.0 4 4.3 9 9.8 5 5.4 9 9.8 3 3.3 15 16.3 4 4.3 4 4.3 6 6.5
Johnston 677 2.1 35 5.2 46 6.8 56 8.3 76 11.2 58 8.6 49 7.2 69 10.2 50 7.4 72 10.6 60 8.9 47 6.9 59 8.7
Jones 967 2.9 65 6.7 57 5.9 94 9.7 91 9.4 115 11.9 74 7.7 74 7.7 97 10.0 70 7.2 72 7.4 70 7.2 88 9.1
Lee 212 0.6 27 12.7 17 8.0 16 7.5 18 8.5 29 13.7 20 9.4 14 6.6 10 4.7 8 3.8 18 8.5 21 9.9 14 6.6
Lenoir 166 0.5 22 13.3 13 7.8 18 10.8 5 3.0 25 15.1 4 2.4 16 9.6 24 14.5 16 9.6 9 5.4 8 4.8 6 3.6
Lincoln 217 0.7 20 9.2 11 5.1 20 9.2 16 7.4 28 12.9 22 10.1 10 4.6 17 7.8 22 10.1 21 9.7 17 7.8 13 6.0
McDowell 171 0.5 6 3.5 7 4.1 11 6.4 28 16.4 19 11.1 19 11.1 27 15.8 11 6.4 14 8.2 12 7.0 5 2.9 12 7.0
Macon 121 0.4 11 9.1 7 5.8 14 11.6 7 5.8 8 6.6 14 11.6 11 9.1 6 5.0 8 6.6 15 12.4 7 5.8 13 10.7
Madison 44 0.1 6 13.6 2 4.5 1 2.3 0 0.0 0 0.0 2 4.5 6 13.6 8 18.2 4 9.1 6 13.6 4 9.1 5 11.4
Martin 61 0.2 4 6.6 5 8.2 3 4.9 3 4.9 7 11.5 6 9.8 5 8.2 6 9.8 7 11.5 7 11.5 3 4.9 5 8.2
Mecklenburg 3,576 10.9 540 15.1 437 12.2 326 9.1 152 4.3 144 4.0 262 7.3 358 10.0 315 8.8 228 6.4 283 7.9 263 7.4 268 7.5
Mitchell 32 0.1 3 9.4 0 0.0 3 9.4 3 9.4 0 0.0 5 15.6 0 0.0 1 3.1 5 15.6 3 9.4 3 9.4 6 18.8
Montgomery 64 0.2 3 4.7 7 10.9 4 6.3 6 9.4 5 7.8 6 9.4 7 10.9 9 14.1 7 10.9 3 4.7 5 7.8 2 3.1
Moore 273 0.8 26 9.5 27 9.9 19 7.0 19 7.0 27 9.9 32 11.7 22 8.1 13 4.8 36 13.2 17 6.2 22 8.1 13 4.8
Nash 281 0.9 20 7.1 22 7.8 16 5.7 31 11.0 27 9.6 21 7.5 22 7.8 26 9.3 19 6.8 30 10.7 23 8.2 24 8.5
New Hanover 759 2.3 61 8.0 53 7.0 85 11.2 47 6.2 90 11.9 60 7.9 85 11.2 50 6.6 50 6.6 51 6.7 60 7.9 67 8.8
Northampton 23 0.1 2 8.7 1 4.3 2 8.7 2 8.7 0 0.0 5 21.7 1 4.3 6 26.1 0 0.0 2 8.7 2 8.7 0 0.0
Onslow 1,083 3.3 85 7.8 95 8.8 105 9.7 93 8.6 108 10.0 90 8.3 102 9.4 70 6.5 61 5.6 91 8.4 107 9.9 76 7.0
Orange 319 1.0 29 9.1 18 5.6 27 8.5 36 11.3 20 6.3 34 10.7 9 2.8 29 9.1 37 11.6 47 14.7 20 6.3 13 4.1
Pamlico 64 0.2 5 7.8 7 10.9 7 10.9 6 9.4 6 9.4 3 4.7 4 6.3 12 18.8 0 0.0 3 4.7 8 12.5 3 4.7
Pasquotank 141 0.4 9 6.4 13 9.2 7 5.0 14 9.9 17 12.1 13 9.2 14 9.9 11 7.8 11 7.8 11 7.8 9 6.4 12 8.5
Pender 106 0.3 7 6.6 13 12.3 3 2.8 14 13.2 9 8.5 11 10.4 6 5.7 9 8.5 5 4.7 10 9.4 9 8.5 10 9.4
Perquimans 40 0.1 3 7.5 3 7.5 1 2.5 2 5.0 9 22.5 2 5.0 2 5.0 4 10.0 6 15.0 2 5.0 3 7.5 3 7.5
Person 109 0.3 7 6.4 5 4.6 7 6.4 13 11.9 13 11.9 9 8.3 12 11.0 13 11.9 9 8.3 6 5.5 1 0.9 14 12.8
Pitt 518 1.6 41 7.9 39 7.5 59 11.4 53 10.2 50 9.7 53 10.2 44 8.5 30 5.8 29 5.6 43 8.3 33 6.4 44 8.5
Polk 49 0.1 2 4.1 4 8.2 2 4.1 7 14.3 7 14.3 4 8.2 6 12.2 1 2.0 6 12.2 3 6.1 5 10.2 2 4.1
Randolph 361 1.1 29 8.0 27 7.5 25 6.9 29 8.0 62 17.2 53 14.7 43 11.9 32 8.9 31 8.6 29 8.0 0 0.0 1 0.3
Richmond 133 0.4 15 11.3 7 5.3 11 8.3 8 6.0 20 15.0 6 4.5 13 9.8 15 11.3 8 6.0 1 0.8 18 13.5 11 8.3
Robeson 334 1.0 22 6.6 11 3.3 30 9.0 43 12.9 30 9.0 31 9.3 32 9.6 24 7.2 27 8.1 28 8.4 24 7.2 32 9.6
Rockingham 1,229 3.7 20 1.6 23 1.9 72 5.9 127 10.3 179 14.6 95 7.7 157 12.8 135 11.0 113 9.2 96 7.8 109 8.9 103 8.4
Rowan 379 1.2 30 7.9 24 6.3 39 10.3 40 10.6 41 10.8 26 6.9 27 7.1 31 8.2 24 6.3 37 9.8 27 7.1 33 8.7
Rutherford 242 0.7 12 5.0 19 7.9 28 11.6 14 5.8 24 9.9 17 7.0 25 10.3 25 10.3 14 5.8 25 10.3 11 4.5 28 11.6
Sampson 158 0.5 13 8.2 11 7.0 21 13.3 20 12.7 19 12.0 15 9.5 6 3.8 8 5.1 12 7.6 12 7.6 10 6.3 11 7.0
Scotland 86 0.3 5 5.8 3 3.5 12 14.0 6 7.0 10 11.6 4 4.7 11 12.8 0 0.0 19 22.1 6 7.0 8 9.3 2 2.3
Stanly 186 0.6 15 8.1 8 4.3 10 5.4 27 14.5 4 2.2 22 11.8 18 9.7 17 9.1 8 4.3 14 7.5 38 20.4 5 2.7
Stokes 87 0.3 1 1.1 7 8.0 7 8.0 7 8.0 19 21.8 5 5.7 15 17.2 6 6.9 2 2.3 10 11.5 2 2.3 6 6.9
Surry 249 0.8 6 2.4 19 7.6 36 14.5 21 8.4 22 8.8 22 8.8 20 8.0 25 10.0 30 12.0 7 2.8 24 9.6 17 6.8
Swain 40 0.1 0 0.0 3 7.5 4 10.0 6 15.0 4 10.0 1 2.5 8 20.0 6 15.0 3 7.5 3 7.5 0 0.0 2 5.0
Transylvania 88 0.3 5 5.7 6 6.8 7 8.0 8 9.1 7 8.0 10 11.4 10 11.4 12 13.6 6 6.8 2 2.3 7 8.0 8 9.1
Tyrrell 14 0.0 0 0.0 2 14.3 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 7.1 1 7.1 2 14.3 0 0.0 0 0.0 5 35.7 1 7.1 2 14.3
Union 456 1.4 38 8.3 24 5.3 33 7.2 49 10.7 50 11.0 36 7.9 33 7.2 31 6.8 33 7.2 44 9.6 47 10.3 38 8.3
Vance 89 0.3 7 7.9 9 10.1 6 6.7 8 9.0 11 12.4 7 7.9 9 10.1 16 18.0 2 2.2 4 4.5 3 3.4 7 7.9
Wake 2,706 8.2 216 8.0 215 7.9 251 9.3 229 8.5 302 11.2 184 6.8 231 8.5 274 10.1 252 9.3 250 9.2 157 5.8 145 5.4
Warren 32 0.1 3 9.4 0 0.0 0 0.0 5 15.6 3 9.4 3 9.4 1 3.1 4 12.5 3 9.4 4 12.5 3 9.4 3 9.4
Washington 32 0.1 3 9.4 1 3.1 3 9.4 2 6.3 2 6.3 1 3.1 4 12.5 6 18.8 3 9.4 2 6.3 3 9.4 2 6.3
Watauga 132 0.4 19 14.4 11 8.3 9 6.8 13 9.8 9 6.8 15 11.4 8 6.1 15 11.4 5 3.8 4 3.0 12 9.1 12 9.1
Wayne 422 1.3 46 10.9 35 8.3 31 7.3 43 10.2 54 12.8 23 5.5 22 5.2 43 10.2 33 7.8 32 7.6 28 6.6 32 7.6
Wilkes 236 0.7 22 9.3 13 5.5 20 8.5 21 8.9 37 15.7 20 8.5 25 10.6 19 8.1 15 6.4 12 5.1 16 6.8 16 6.8
Wilson 309 0.9 21 6.8 25 8.1 25 8.1 29 9.4 37 12.0 26 8.4 21 6.8 34 11.0 17 5.5 28 9.1 16 5.2 30 9.7
Yadkin 141 0.4 3 2.1 10 7.1 5 3.5 14 9.9 18 12.8 14 9.9 14 9.9 10 7.1 17 12.1 12 8.5 13 9.2 11 7.8
Yancey 87 0.3 6 6.9 3 3.4 7 8.0 9 10.3 11 12.6 11 12.6 6 6.9 9 10.3 7 8.0 5 5.7 8 9.2 5 5.7

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