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Divorce rates have been declining statewide for reasons that include the fact that couples are waiting longer to get married and living together rather than marrying.Financial considerations also affect the divorce rate, experts say.The counties with the lowest divorce rate are Oscoda with 4.7 divorces per 1,000 residents, Houghton with 4.7, Leelanau with 5.0 and Washtenaw and Arenac counties, both with 5.1 in 2008, according to the Department of Community Health DCH.

via South Bend Tribune: Divorce rate in Michigan on the decline.