Divorce Statistics

The following information was compiled by IowaFathers.com through a child custody study we are currently conducting.  The data below is a breakdown by county for all cases which a decree has been issued through Iowa Statute 598 (Dissolution of Marriage & Domestic Relations) from 1/1/2004 through 6/1/2008. We will continue to add more data as we complete different stages of the study. Ultimately, this report shall be submitted to the Iowa Legislature this coming legislative session.

Iowa Statute 598: Dissolution of Marriage & Domestic Relations Statistical Data 
Decreed cases compiled from 1/1/2004 through 6/1/2008
         
  County Number of Cases Avg. Num Cases Per Year  
  Adair 123 28  
  Adams 73 17  
  Allamakee 138 31  
  Appanoose 234 52  
  Audubon 84 19  
  Benton 317 72  
  Black Hawk 1730 392  
  Boone 552 125  
  Bremer 289 65  
  Buchanan 262 59  
  Buena Vista 248 56  
  Butler 162 37  
  Calhoun 108 24  
  Carroll 269 61  
  Cass 237 54  
  Cedar 224 51  
  Cerro Gordo 659 149  
  Cherokee 152 34  
  Chickasaw 157 35  
  Clarke 146 33  
  Clay 271 61  
  Clayton 224 51  
  Clinton 798 181  
  Crawford 238 54  
  Dallas 765 173  
  Davis 104 24  
  Decatur 136 31  
  Delaware 131 30  
  Des Moines 770 174  
  Dickinson 199 45  
  Dubuque 949 215  
  Emmet 150 34  
  Fayette 247 56  
  Floyd 227 51  
  Franklin 143 32  
  Fremont 111 25  
  Greene 153 35  
  Grundy 143 32  
  Guthrie 213 48  
  Hamilton 231 52  
  Hancock 149 34  
  Hardin 265 60  
  Harrison 215 49  
  Henry 307 70  
  Howard 141 32  
  Humboldt 181 41  
  Ida 101 23  
  Iowa 178 40  
  Jackson 245 55  
  Jasper 646 146  
  Jefferson 292 66  
  Johnson 1056 239  
  Jones 254 58  
  Keokuk 148 34  
  Kossuth 197 45  
  Lee 771 175  
  Linn 3014 683  
  Louisa 181 41  
  Lucas 144 33  
  Lyon 102 23  
  Madison 257 58  
  Mahaska 430 97  
  Marion 552 125  
  Marshall 743 168  
  Mills 217 49  
  Mitchell 117 27  
  Monona 121 27  
  Monroe 132 30  
  Montgomery 194 44  
  Muscatine 859 195  
  O'Brien 164 37  
  Osceola 59 13  
  Page 242 55  
  Palo Alto 94 21  
  Plymouth 315 71  
  Pocahontas 106 24  
  Polk 6302 1427  
  Pottawattamie 1577 357  
  Poweshiek 295 67  
  Ringgold 54 12  
  Sac 126 29  
  Scott 2390 541  
  Shelby 189 43  
  Sioux 223 50  
  Story 898 203  
  Tama 235 53  
  Taylor 83 19  
  Union 239 54  
  Van Buren 115 26  
  Wapello 766 173  
  Warren 672 152  
  Washington 314 71  
  Wayne 119 27  
  Webster 658 149  
  Winnebago 189 43  
  Winneshiek 238 54  
  Woodbury 1625 368  
  Worth 115 26  
  Wright 159 36  
 
Total:
43137 9766