SC sees high divorce inquiries in US since start of COVID pandemic. Here’s where it ranks
More people have been interested in divorce in South Carolina, relative to population, than in most other states since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, a new study shows.
South Carolina ranks 20th among states for most online searches for ‘divorce lawyers’ relative to population size, according to a study from DivorceAnswers.com, a website that provides legal information about divorce in every state.
“Spending more time together, having more time in general and having limited opportunities to leave the house may have resulted in some discovering their partner’s hidden traits, such as extra-marital affairs or dishonest behavior,” said Lauren Cook-McKay from DivorceAnswers.com.
The study shows that South Carolina residents have made 92,160 online searches for ‘divorce lawyers’ since March 2020 — an amount that represents 2.3% of the state’s adult population.
New Jersey took the top rank, with 238,560 online inquires, which is around 3.4% of its approximately 6.9 million population.
Alaska had the seemingly fewest number of unhappy couples, with 5,040 online searches.
Besides being forced to spend more time inside together, other potential reasons for marital stress during the pandemic include:
- Differences over childcare and or homeschooling
- Financial stress because of job shifts
- Arguments over masks, vaccinations and social distancing
Below is the ranking of all states based on their number of online searches for ‘divorce lawyers’ relative to population during the pandemic.
- New Jersey: 238,560 | 3.4% of population
- New York: 494,400 | 3.3% of population
- Tennessee: 173,280 | 3.3% of population
- Georgia: 256,800 | 3.1% of population
- Virginia: 206,400 | 3.1% of population
- Arizona: 167,760 | 3% of population
- Illinois: 288,000 | 2.9% of population
- Nevada: 68,880 | 2.9% of population
- Rhode Island: 825,242 | 2.8% of population
- Florida: 468,000 | 2.8% of population
- North Carolina: 225,600 | 2.8% of population
- Wisconsin: 120,000 | 2.6% of population
- Alabama: 100,800 | 2.6% of population
- Michigan: 203,040 | 2.6% of population
- Pennsylvania: 259,200 | 2.6% of population
- Texas: 578,400 | 2.6% of population
- Ohio: 232,800 | 2.6% of population
- Mississippi: 58,800 | 2.5% of population
- Missouri: 112,800 | 2.4% of population
- South Carolina: 92,160 | 2.3% of population
- Arkansas: 53,520 | 2.3% of population
- Kansas: 51,120 | 2.3% of population
- Kentucky: 75,600 | 2.2% of population
- Washington: 126,720 | 2.1% of population
- Connecticut: 58,560 | 2.1% of population
- Colorado: 93,360 | 2.1% of population
- Indiana: 108,240 | 2.1% of population
- Massachusetts: 109,920 | 2% of population
- New Hampshire: 21,120 | 2% of population
- Oregon: 62,640 | 1.9% of population
- Delaware: 14,160 | 1.9% of population
- Maryland: 86,400 | 1.8% of population
- Louisiana: 66,240 | 1.8% of population
- Utah: 45,600 | 1.8% of population
- California: 544,800 | 1.8% of population
- Minnesota: 77,280 | 1.8% of population
- Iowa: 39,840 | 1.6% of population
- West Virginia: 22,560 | 1.6% of population
- Oklahoma: 48,720 | 1.6% of population
- Idaho: 20,160 | 1.4% of population
- Vermont: 6,960 | 1.4% of population
- New Mexico: 21,120 | 1.3% of population
- Wyoming: 5,760 | 1.3% of population
- Nebraska: 19,200 | 1.3% of population
- North Dakota: 7,200 | 12% of population
- Maine: 12,240 | 1.2% of population
- Hawaii: 10,800 | 1% of population
- South Dakota: 6,240 | 0.9% of population
- Montana: 7,440 | 0.9% of population
- Alaska: 5,040 | 0.9% of population
