Divorces by Number of Children Awarded Custody to Guardians Other than Parents,
Michigan Occurrences, 1990 - 2023
Year Number of Children
0 1 2 3 4 5 6+ Unknown Total
Divorces
1990 37,845 85 46 17 4 2 2,569 40,568
1991 38,718 100 63 18 11 3 1 1,189 40,103
1992 39,138 147 64 23 7 5 1 1,040 40,425
1993 39,291 140 62 19 11 3 1 943 40,470
1994 38,791 170 55 20 8 4 2 745 39,795
1995 38,279 164 64 30 11 4 897 39,449
1996 36,810 169 71 27 7 2 1,083 38,169
1997 36,925 199 63 16 14 1 3 981 38,202
1998 37,701 207 75 31 7 4 498 38,523
1999 37,161 232 77 32 7 2 2 493 38,006
2000 38,039 225 77 26 9 5 2 549 38,932
2001 38,078 194 90 28 8 4 467 38,869
2002 37,007 204 54 31 9 1 1 497 37,804
2003 35,111 181 62 23 5 4 3 207 35,596
2004 34,182 180 63 28 10 4 2 227 34,696
2005 34,294 182 70 19 7 2 5 1 34,580
2006 34,612 271 78 40 12 3 6 35,022
2007 34,084 292 100 33 9 3 1 34,522
2008 33,087 292 97 34 8 4 3 1 33,526
2009 32,347 281 91 28 13 3 8 32,771
2010 34,539 257 96 36 10 2 1 15 34,956
2011 33,493 314 77 27 11 2 16 33,940
2012 32,455 312 79 28 12 1 5 32,892
2013 31,266 268 85 31 11 3 1 22 31,687
2014 29,315 271 83 27 9 3 29,708
2015 29,318 301 91 27 9 1 1 29,748
2016 28,548 233 83 40 10 1 1 28,916
2017 27,766 244 81 32 10 2 1 28,136
2018 27,777 266 102 27 12 2 28,186
2019 25,784 192 73 18 7 3 71 26,148
2020 20,246 159 41 11 6 1 295 20,75
2021 21,805 172 4 15 2 2 1 730 22,781
2022 20,162 143 46 16 3 1 441 20,812
2023 19,830 136 51 18 9 2 445 20,491


Source: 1990 - 2023 Michigan Occurrence Divorce Files, Division for Vital Records & Health Statistics, Michigan Department of Health & Human Services.