Oklahoma Divorce Rate Continues To Drop

  Oklahoma has long had the dubious distinction of one of the nation's highest divorce rates. But it's been getting lower in the past 30 years. Now, it's about half of what it was in 1990, when 8 of every 1000 Oklahomans were granted a divorce that year.  About 3.8 of every 1000 residents were granted a divorce in 2018
  But the Oklahoma Marriage rate has also dropped. It's down about 20% from where it was in 1990. 
  The Oklahoma Dept. of Health is investing agency resources to keep tabs on our marriage relationships. Perhaps that's mission creep, but we'll avoid that rabbit trail for now.

​  What we will do is compare which counties have the highest & lowest divorce rates.
  Surprisingly, the two big metro areas are neither the best nor worst. Tulsa is 26th lowest with a 3.5 rate; & Oklahoma County was 3.7 rate.

2018 Lowest County Divorce Rates

1. Pawnee 0.9
2. Lincoln 1.8
3. Osage 1.9
4. Wagoner 2
5. Kiowa 2.1
6. Hughes 2.5
7. Kingfisher 2.5
8. Harper 2.6
9. Caddo 2.8
10. Okfuskee 2.8

1990 Lowest County Divorce Rates

1. Cimarron 2.7
2. Grant 3.5
3. Woods 4.1
4. Washita 4.2
5. Marshall 4.3
6. Major 4.3
7. Dewey 4.3
8. Harmon 4.5
9. Roger Mills 4.6
10. Kiowa 4.7

2018 Highest County Divorce Rates

1. Dewey 6.3
2. Latimer 6.1
3. Comanche 5.9
4. Roger Mills 5.7
5. Le Flore 5.6
6. Beckham 5.3
7. Grant 5.3
8. Harmon 5.3
9. McIntosh 5.1
10. Washita 5

1990 Highest County Divorce Rates

1. Oklahoma 10.4
2. Haskell 9.8
3. Comanche 9.6
4. Tulsa 9.4
5. Wagoner 9.3
6. Latimer 9.3
7. Pittsburg 9.2
8. Love 9.1
9. Pushmataha 9
10. Le Flore 9