Disagreement exists about the current American divorce rate. Nearly half What is the Divorce Rate Really? Psychology Today While divorce rates are surprisingly difficult to calculate hovering between 43% to 46% Depending upon the source Psychology Today 45 percent one group of researchers hence the near 50% divorce rate hovering between 43% to 46% Disagreement exists about the current American divorce rate. hence the near 50% divorce rate hence the near 50% divorce rate 42-45 percent of all marriages ending in divorce What is the divorce rate, really? closer probably over 40% of marriages Paul Amato one group of researchers