Are People More Likely to Get Divorced in Certain Cities?

There are a lot of reasons people may get divorced, and many suggest that location has an impact with factors like culture, religion, and socio-economic status all playing a role in divorce likelihood. The team at LLCAttorney.com studied location’s effects on divorce by gathering data on the U.S. cities with the highest and lowest rates of divorce. Comparing the two lists shows us that divorce can vary a lot by location.

Here are the cities with the highest divorce rates:

1. Medford, OR: 15.8%
2. Dothan, AL: 15.1%
3. Fort Smith, AR-OK: 15.1%
4. Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL: 15.0%
5. Bangor, ME: 14.9%
6. Charleston, WV 14.9%
7. Pueblo, CO: 14.7%
8. Texarkana, TX-AR: 14.7%
9. Jackson, MI: 14.6%
10. Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA: 14.6%

To contrast this list, here are the cities with the lowest rates of divorce:

1. Provo-Orem, UT: 5.7%
2. Laredo, TX: 6.9%
3. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA: 7%
4. Merced, CA: 7.3%
5. McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX: 7.7%
6. Brownsville-Harlingen, TX: 7.8%
7. Lancaster, PA: 8%
8. San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA: 8%
9. Yuma, AZ: 8%
10. New York-Newark-Jersey City: 8.1%