Idaho Divorce Data

This dashboard contains data about divorces that occurred in Idaho, regardless of the state of residence of either party. Statistics are provided on the number of divorces, characteristics of divorces, characteristics of spouses receiving a divorce, and trends in divorces over time. Regional counts are available for public health districts (PHDs), counties, and tribal courts, but all other statistics are only provided at the state level. Data are published from the last five years for which finalized divorce record data are available. Data from previous years are available upon request.

This dashboard does not contain data about any divorces that occurred outside of Idaho, even those involving Idaho residents. This is because there is no agreement among states to share divorce certificates of residents that occur out of state.

The data presented in this dashboard are generated when a divorce is filed with the clerk of the court which granted the divorce. These records are then forwarded to the Idaho Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics (BVRHS). As part of the Idaho vital records program, data from each divorce certificate are validated and entered into a database of divorce records before being analyzed and published to this dashboard. The Idaho BVRHS manages all steps of this process. This includes inspecting each Idaho state record for promptness of filing, completeness, and accuracy of information; querying for missing or inconsistent information; numbering the records; preparing indexes; processing the records; issuing certified copies; storing the documents for permanent reference and safekeeping; and providing health statistics and analysis.

Unless otherwise stated, unknown data were excluded from analysis for all categories and visualizations in this dashboard. Unknown data are available upon request. Some fields on the divorce certificate - such as fields for demographic information about the petitioner and respondent - are optional and therefore have very high proportions of missing data. Statistics about these fields are not reported on this dashboard.

All divorces are reportable events under Idaho Vital Statistics law.

For more information on the data contained in this dashboard, or to request additional vital events data not contained in this dashboard, please contact the Idaho Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics at (208) 334-6658.

For other dashboards from the Idaho BVRHS, please visit: https://www.gethealthy.dhw.idaho.govFor PDF reports from the Idaho BVRHS, please visit: https://healthandwelfare.idaho.gov/about-dhw/reports-and-statisticsFor the latest United States Vital Statistics data, please visit: http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/products/nvsr.htm