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This Is the City With the Highest Divorce Rate

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15. Port St. Lucie, FL
> Divorced population: 15.34% or 63,648
> Separated population: 8,302 (2.00% – #123 highest of 384 metros)
> Married, not separated pop.: 192,288 (46.35% – #254 highest of 384)
> Never married population: 117,501 (28.33% – #315 highest of 384)
> Total population: 489,297 – #113 largest of 384 metros

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14. Lewiston, ID-WA
> Divorced population: 15.84% or 8,192
> Separated population: 490 (0.95% – #335 highest of 384 metros)
> Married, not separated pop.: 25,561 (49.43% – #123 highest of 384)
> Never married population: 13,194 (25.51% – #362 highest of 384)
> Total population: 62,990 – #381 largest of 384 metros

13. Lewiston-Auburn, ME
> Divorced population: 15.88% or 14,110
> Separated population: 192 (0.22% – #384 highest of 384 metros)
> Married, not separated pop.: 41,974 (47.23% – #217 highest of 384)
> Never married population: 26,785 (30.14% – #271 highest of 384)
> Total population: 108,277 – #346 largest of 384 metros

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12. Terre Haute, IN
> Divorced population: 15.92% or 24,412
> Separated population: 1,722 (1.12% – #310 highest of 384 metros)
> Married, not separated pop.: 69,836 (45.54% – #280 highest of 384)
> Never married population: 47,232 (30.80% – #243 highest of 384)
> Total population: 185,782 – #230 largest of 384 metros

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11. Sherman-Denison, TX
> Divorced population: 16.06% or 17,539
> Separated population: 1,466 (1.34% – #262 highest of 384 metros)
> Married, not separated pop.: 51,017 (46.73% – #240 highest of 384)
> Never married population: 31,170 (28.55% – #310 highest of 384)
> Total population: 136,212 – #303 largest of 384 metros

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