Special Report

American Cities With the Highest and Lowest Divorce Rates

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15. Corvallis, OR
> Divorced population: 8.07% or 6,544
> Separated population: 490 (0.60% – #375 highest of 384 metros)
> Married, not separated pop.: 37,351 (46.07% – #268 highest of 384)
> Never married population: 34,800 (42.92% – #12 highest of 384)
> Total population: 93,053 – #366 largest of 384 metros

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14. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
> Divorced population: 8.01% or 1,266,757
> Separated population: 327,328 (2.07% – #108 highest of 384 metros)
> Married, not separated pop.: 7,329,433 (46.36% – #253 highest of 384)
> Never married population: 6,003,885 (37.98% – #50 highest of 384)
> Total population: 19,216,182 – #1 largest of 384 metros

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13. Harrisonburg, VA
> Divorced population: 7.87% or 8,854
> Separated population: 1,536 (1.37% – #258 highest of 384 metros)
> Married, not separated pop.: 48,808 (43.41% – #338 highest of 384)
> Never married population: 46,152 (41.04% – #24 highest of 384)
> Total population: 134,964 – #304 largest of 384 metros

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12. El Centro, CA
> Divorced population: 7.86% or 10,853
> Separated population: 5,053 (3.66% – #6 highest of 384 metros)
> Married, not separated pop.: 60,580 (43.88% – #334 highest of 384)
> Never married population: 53,791 (38.97% – #37 highest of 384)
> Total population: 181,215 – #234 largest of 384 metros

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11. Ames, IA
> Divorced population: 7.74% or 8,183
> Separated population: 854 (0.81% – #360 highest of 384 metros)
> Married, not separated pop.: 47,574 (45.01% – #299 highest of 384)
> Never married population: 44,944 (42.52% – #15 highest of 384)
> Total population: 123,351 – #323 largest of 384 metros

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