Community Corner
Chart: How Many People Are Divorced?
Wondering what the divorce rate is in your community?
This week's chart focuses on community-by-community divorce rates. While the rates may vary across the state, Massachusetts as a whole, has the lowest divorce rate in the country.
Locally, Lynn had the highest number of divorces over a five year period whereas Topsfield had the least with just 47 divorces recorded over five years.
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Community Percent Divorced Number of Divorces Between 05-10 Beverly 3.4% 1,118 Danvers 2.5% 562 Essex 4.6% 120 Georgetown 1.6% 110 Gloucester 4.7% 1,180 Hamilton 3.1% 199 Ipswich 4.7% 526 Lynn 4.2% 2,922 Lynnfield 2.4% 220 Manchester-By-The Sea 4.1% 168 Marblehead 3.9% 625 Middleton 4.2% 302 Nahant 8.1% 250 Peabody 3.2% 1,369 Rowley 4.6% 215 Salem 5.0% 1,691 Swampscott 2.6% 304 Topsfield 1.0% 47 Wenham 5.1% 197
Courtesy U.S. Census American Community Survey
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