Table 48: Dissolutions of Marriage by County of Occurrence and Type of Decree
New York State 1997

County Total Divorce Annulment Other

New York State 62,757 62,010 747 0
New York City 29,220 28,728 492 0
Bronx 2,396 2,355 41 0
Kings 5,624 5,539 85 0
New York 16,156 15,911 245 0
Queens 4,156 4,043 113 0
Richmond 888 880 8 0
Rest of State 33,537 33,282 255 0
Albany 863 859 4 0
Allegany 173 173 0 0
Broome 671 667 4 0
Cattaraugus 258 257 1 0
Cayuga 239 239 0 0
Chautauqua 532 527 5 0
Chemung 405 401 4 0
Chenango 209 209 0 0
Clinton 227 227 0 0
Columbia 193 192 1 0
Cortland 199 197 2 0
Delaware 158 157 1 0
Dutchess 871 868 3 0
Erie 2,711 2,694 17 0
Essex 107 107 0 0
Franklin 134 134 0 0
Fulton 238 238 0 0
Genesee 209 209 0 0
Greene 125 124 1 0
Hamilton 15 15 0 0
Herkimer 224 223 1 0
Jefferson 384 384 0 0
Lewis 77 75 2 0
Livingston 235 233 2 0
Madison 194 193 1 0
Monroe 2,509 2,494 15 0
Montgomery 139 139 0 0
Nassau 4,482 4,394 88 0
Niagara 734 730 4 0
Oneida 782 782 0 0
Onondaga 1,589 1,582 7 0
Ontario 373 372 1 0
Orange 987 980 7 0
Orleans 132 131 1 0
Oswego 416 416 0 0
Otsego 214 212 2 0
Putnam 188 186 2 0
Rensselaer 510 510 0 0
Rockland 738 729 9 0
St Lawrence 355 355 0 0
Saratoga 651 646 5 0
Schenectady 437 432 5 0
Schoharie 105 105 0 0
Schuyler 74 74 0 0
Seneca 134 134 0 0
Steuben 343 342 1 0
Suffolk 3,106 3,077 29 0
Sullivan 219 217 2 0
Tioga 179 178 1 0
Tompkins 349 347 2 0
Ulster 594 591 3 0
Warren 305 303 2 0
Washington 205 204 1 0
Wayne 344 343 1 0
Westchester 2,499 2,481 18 0
Wyoming 121 121 0 0
Yates 73 73 0 0


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