Domestic Violence by State
Arkansas has the highest Experienced Any Domestic Violence in Lifetime - Women in 2024 (48.1%), followed by Missouri (47.3%) and Alaska (47.1%). New Jersey has the lowest (21.0%).
Experienced Any Domestic Violence in Lifetime - Women, 2024
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Biggest changes · 2017 → 2024
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Data
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| # | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  New Jersey | 21.0% | 18.6% |
| 2 |  Florida | 24.6% | 23.8% |
| 3 |  Connecticut | 26.2% | 25.0% |
| 4 |  North Dakota | 27.1% | 24.0% |
| 5 |  Iowa | 28.3% | 25.9% |
| 6 |  California | 30.0% | 24.1% |
| 7 |  New York | 30.2% | 26.1% |
| 8 |  Texas | 30.4% | 26.2% |
| 9 |  South Carolina | 30.7% | 28.6% |
| 10 |  Idaho | 30.9% | 29.1% |
| 11 |  Louisiana | 31.5% | 24.2% |
| 12 |  Massachusetts | 32.0% | 26.4% |
| 12 |  Wisconsin | 32.0% | 29.0% |
| 14 |  Michigan | 32.7% | 29.6% |
| 15 |  Ohio | 33.0% | 27.3% |
| 15 |  Hawaii | 33.0% | 27.9% |
| 17 |  Mississippi | 33.2% | 28.9% |
| 18 |  North Carolina | 33.5% | 29.0% |
| 19 |  Alabama | 34.2% | 32.3% |
| 20 |  Nebraska | 34.3% | 31.1% |
| 21 |  Illinois | 34.7% | 31.0% |
| 22 |  Arizona | 35.1% | 30.9% |
| 23 |  Colorado | 35.4% | 30.5% |
| 24 |  New Hampshire | 36.5% | 31.8% |
| 25 |  South Dakota | 37.1% | 32.2% |
| 26 |  Kansas | 37.2% | 35.0% |
| 27 |  Virginia | 37.5% | 34.8% |
| 28 |  Montana | 38.2% | 36.4% |
| 28 |  Rhode Island | 38.2% | 33.7% |
| 30 |  New Mexico | 38.7% | 34.5% |
| 31 |  Utah | 38.9% | 35.2% |
| 32 |  Nevada | 39.0% | 36.7% |
| 33 |  Georgia | 39.3% | 35.5% |
| 34 |  Vermont | 39.5% | 35.9% |
| 35 |  Kentucky | 39.6% | 36.5% |
| 35 |  Wyoming | 39.6% | 37.1% |
| 37 |  Delaware | 40.0% | 35.0% |
| 38 |  Tennessee | 40.3% | 39.3% |
| 39 |  Indiana | 40.5% | 35.1% |
| 40 |  Minnesota | 40.9% | 34.4% |
| 40 |  District of Columbia | 40.9% | 39.2% |
| 42 |  Pennsylvania | 41.3% | 37.0% |
| 43 |  Oklahoma | 41.6% | 37.8% |
| 44 |  Maine | 42.0% | 37.2% |
| 45 |  Washington | 42.2% | 35.1% |
| 46 |  Maryland | 43.3% | 38.0% |
| 47 |  West Virginia | 44.1% | 38.9% |
| 48 |  Oregon | 44.2% | 40.5% |
| 49 |  Alaska | 47.1% | 44.1% |
| 50 |  Missouri | 47.3% | 39.8% |
| 51 |  Arkansas | 48.1% | 46.6% |
What correlates with Experienced Any Domestic Violence in Lifetime - Women (2024)?
Pearson r against 2,069 other state metrics sharing at least 31 states. Correlation is not causation.
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Quick answers
- Which state has the highest Experienced Any Domestic Violence in Lifetime - Women?
- Arkansas has the highest Experienced Any Domestic Violence in Lifetime - Women in 2024, at 48.1%, followed by Missouri (47.3%) and Alaska (47.1%).
- Which state has the lowest Experienced Any Domestic Violence in Lifetime - Women?
- New Jersey has the lowest Experienced Any Domestic Violence in Lifetime - Women in 2024, at 21.0%.
- What is the median Experienced Any Domestic Violence in Lifetime - Women across US states?
- The median is 37.2% across the 51 US states with data in 2024.
- Where does this domestic violence by state data come from?
- Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: The National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey - CDC.