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This Is the City With the Highest Divorce Rate

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5. Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ
> Divorced population: 16.46% or 33,720
> Separated population: 2,738 (1.34% – #264 highest of 384 metros)
> Married, not separated pop.: 108,324 (52.88% – #41 highest of 384)
> Never married population: 44,348 (21.65% – #382 highest of 384)
> Total population: 235,099 – #196 largest of 384 metros

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4. Medford, OR
> Divorced population: 16.53% or 30,296
> Separated population: 1,707 (0.93% – #338 highest of 384 metros)
> Married, not separated pop.: 88,960 (48.53% – #162 highest of 384)
> Never married population: 49,316 (26.90% – #346 highest of 384)
> Total population: 220,944 – #206 largest of 384 metros

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3. Jackson, MI
> Divorced population: 16.81% or 22,010
> Separated population: 2,418 (1.85% – #153 highest of 384 metros)
> Married, not separated pop.: 56,040 (42.79% – #346 highest of 384)
> Never married population: 42,419 (32.39% – #206 highest of 384)
> Total population: 158,510 – #266 largest of 384 metros

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2. Great Falls, MT
> Divorced population: 16.83% or 11,091
> Separated population: 1,023 (1.55% – #216 highest of 384 metros)
> Married, not separated pop.: 29,622 (44.94% – #303 highest of 384)
> Never married population: 19,872 (30.15% – #270 highest of 384)
> Total population: 81,366 – #376 largest of 384 metros

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1. Hot Springs, AR
> Divorced population: 16.86% or 14,130
> Separated population: 1,723 (2.06% – #111 highest of 384 metros)
> Married, not separated pop.: 39,995 (47.73% – #197 highest of 384)
> Never married population: 21,204 (25.31% – #364 highest of 384)
> Total population: 99,386 – #358 largest of 384 metros

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