Divorces by Number of Children Awarded Joint Custody,
Michigan Occurrences, 1990 - 2022
Year Number of Children
0 1 2 3 4 5 6+ Unknown Total
Divorces
1990 35,353 1,139 1,095 330 62 14 2 2,573 40,568
1991 36,176 1,091 1,236 351 45 8 6 1,190 40,103
1992 36,763 1,126 1,098 326 64 9 2 1,037 40,425
1993 36,842 1,172 1,103 325 68 13 3 944 40,470
1994 36,254 1,145 1,226 325 82 14 4 745 39,795
1995 35,524 1,351 1,237 358 62 15 5 897 39,449
1996 34,086 1,286 1,252 382 66 12 2 1,083 38,169
1997 34,127 1,398 1,239 374 68 10 4 982 38,202
1998 34,400 1,535 1,524 462 88 9 8 497 38,523
1999 33,597 1,665 1,643 484 103 16 7 491 38,006
2000 34,098 1,833 1,799 524 110 15 4 549 38,932
2001 33,900 1,921 1,910 537 117 10 7 467 38,869
2002 32,830 1,901 1,925 531 103 12 6 496 37,804
2003 31,161 1,844 1,748 506 109 19 2 207 35,596
2004 30,006 1,914 1,881 558 94 13 4 226 34,696
2005 29,905 2,053 1,949 559 96 13 5 34,580
2006 30,155 2,067 2,024 638 115 18 5 35,022
2007 29,394 2,206 2,158 618 117 20 9 34,522
2008 28,397 2,156 2,187 641 120 17 7 1 33,526
2009 27,455 2,278 2,168 724 117 21 8 32,771
2010 28,854 2,486 2,585 827 162 29 4 9 34,956
2011 27,724 2,580 2,629 825 147 24 6 5 33,940
2012 26,798 2,518 2,570 805 151 24 7 19 32,892
2013 25,669 2,509 2,482 755 170 23 13 66 31,687
2014 23,984 2,462 2,350 729 149 25 9 29,708
2015 23,810 2,502 2,526 737 144 23 6 29,748
2016 23,029 2,499 2,463 729 159 24 13 28,916
2017 22,236 2,506 2,390 757 197 35 15 28,136
2018 22,145 2,433 2,580 812 171 33 12 28,186
2019 20,302 2,382 2,473 752 150 14 13 62 26,148
2020 15,630 1,999 2,004 666 145 29 7 279 20,759
2021 16,918 2,070 2,166 709 168 24 13 713 22,781
2022 15,511 2,062 2,000 610 145 31 10 443 20,812


Source: 1990 - 2022 Michigan Occurrence Divorce Files, Division for Vital Records & Health Statistics, Michigan Department of Health & Human Services.