The 10 Cities In Arizona With The Highest Divorce Rates For 2019

If you’re married, the thought of divorce has probably popped into your mind at least once.

Come on, admit it.

And if you’re not married, let me tell you that there’s gonna be a point at 2 a.m. when you have a crying baby and haven’t slept in two months that it’s gonna run through your head to run.

Far.

Away.

But, don’t just take my word for it, take the word of the some 670,098 people living in Arizona over fifteen years of age who are divorced. Or compare that to the 28,339,199 dAmericans who are already divorced in 2019.

A lot of people make the decision to run away – or simply split up – across the Grand Canyon State.

Isn’t the divorce rate in America close to 50%? Yes indeed. But that’s not quite what we’re measuring; we are looking at counts and percentages of people over 15 years old who are currently divorced.

You typically calculate that 50% statistic as percent of marriages.

But we are just going to focus on the actual number of divorced people today — what better way to measure marital misery than the straight count of people in Arizona it affects?

So now that we have you biting your nails, rethinking your world view, and pulling out your hair, let’s take a look at the places in Arizona with highest rates of divorcees.

The 10 Cities In Arizona With The Highest Divorce Rates

1. Bisbee (Photos)
2. Florence (Photos)
3. South Tucson (Photos)
4. Youn (Photos)
5. Chino Valley (Photos)
6. Cottonwood (Photos)
7. Apache Junction (Photos)
8. Bullhead City (Photos)
9. Kingman (Photos)
10. Holbrook (Photos)

Let’s quickly recap before we dive into the methodology and a closer look at the top ten places in AZ.

What is the city in Arizona with the highest divorce rate? That would be Bisbee, with 23.5% of people over 15 years of age being divorced, per the most recent census data.

What is the overall Arizona divorce rate? According to the 2013-2017 Community Survey, the overall divorce rate in Arizona is 12.3%, which compares to the US divorce rate of 10.9%.

Alrighty, on to how we calculated the places with the highest divorce rates in Arizona.

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How We Determined The Places In Arizona That Get Un-Hitched The Most

Since that this is the 58th category of rankings we are compiling for the site, we had a pretty good idea where to find data on marriage and divorce in America — the U.S. Census Bureau. Because who likes tracking misery more than the U.S. government?

Specifically, we looked at the 2013-2017 American Community Survey specifically table S1201 — Marital Status.

Pretty straight forward on that front — we just had to extract the following column of data:

• Population 15 Years and Over -> Divorced

There’s some kinda interesting/fun/sad data in there like .1% of female Americans aged 15-19 are divorced, but 0% of males (That’s probably a rounding issue, but still).

But the national data is for another day, today the analysis focuses on the 57 places in Arizona with a population of over 5,000.

We ranked each of these places by the percentage of divorcees over 15 years of age from highest to lowest. We crowned the divorce capital of Arizona the place with the highest incidence of divorcees, Bisbee.

And if you’re trying to avoid divorce, check out Somerton, the city with the lowest divorce rate in Arizona.

Now on to a deeper look at the top ten.

Bisbee is a city in Cochise County, Arizona, United States, 92 miles southeast of Tucson. According to the 2010 census, the population of the city was 5,575. The city is the county seat of Cochise County.

Florence is a town, 61 miles southeast of Phoenix, in Pinal County of Arizona, United States. Florence, which is the county seat of Pinal County, is one of the oldest towns in that county and is regarded as a National Historic District with over 25 buildings listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The population of Florence was 30,770 at the 2015 census.

South Tucson is a city in Pima County, Arizona, United States and an enclave of the much larger city of Tucson. South Tucson is known for being heavily influenced by Hispanic, and especially Mexican, culture; restaurants and shops which sell traditional Mexican foods and other goods can be found throughout the city. According to the 2010 census, the population of the city is 5,652.

Chino Valley is a town in Yavapai County, Arizona, United States. According to the 2010 census, the population of the town is 10,817.

Bullhead City is a city located on the Colorado River in Mohave County, Arizona, United States, roughly 90mi south of Las Vegas, Nevada, and directly across the Colorado River from Laughlin, Nevada, whose casinos and ancillary services supply much of the employment for Bullhead City. Bullhead City is located on the southern border of Lake Mohave. According to the 2010 census, the population of the city is 39,540. The nearby communities of Laughlin, Needles, California, Fort Mohave and Mohave Valley bring the Bullhead area’s total population to about 100,000, making it the largest micropolitan area in Mohave County.

Kingman is a city in and the county seat of Mohave County, Arizona, United States. According to the 2010 census, the population of the city is 28,068. The nearby communities of Butler, and Golden Valley bring the Kingman area total population to over 45,000. Kingman is located 85 miles southeast of Las Vegas, Nevada and about 165 miles northwest of the state capital, Phoenix.

Holbrook is a city in Navajo County, Arizona, United States. According to the 2010 census, the population of the city was 5,053. The city is the county seat of Navajo County.

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Getting Some Closure In Arizona After Untying The Know

Besides just coming up with what we thought would be a great new blog/book title, “Untying the Knot In Arizona: Life After Divorce”, we now have a sense of what places in the Grand Canyon State don’t pay much attention to the whole “’til death do we part” phrase.

Try to keep in mind that the reason cities rank where they do in Arizona could be because of the age, education, and income distribution, as all of those things impact the rate of divorce.

And, in all honestly, that’s probably for the best. It’s much better to get out of a toxic relationship than stay it.

Just make sure you have your running shoes ready to go.

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Detailed List Of The Cities With The Highest Divorce Rates In Arizona

Rank	City	Divorce Rate
1	Bisbee, AZ	23.5%
2	Florence, AZ	19.8%
3	South Tucson, AZ	19.2%
4	Youn, AZ	19.0%
5	Chino Valley, AZ	18.0%
6	Cottonwood, AZ	17.9%
7	Apache Junction, AZ	17.6%
8	Bullhead City, AZ	17.4%
9	Kingman, AZ	16.6%
10	Holbrook, AZ	15.9%
11	Eloy, AZ	15.9%
12	Globe, AZ	15.8%
13	Coolidge, AZ	15.8%
14	Prescott Valley, AZ	15.2%
15	Payson, AZ	15.1%
16	Sedona, AZ	15.0%
17	Camp Verde, AZ	14.8%
18	Wickenburg, AZ	14.4%
19	El Mirage, AZ	14.4%
20	Safford, AZ	14.3%
21	Tucson, AZ	14.3%
22	Cave Creek, AZ	14.1%
23	Prescott, AZ	14.0%
24	Lake Havasu City, AZ	14.0%
25	Casa Grande, AZ	13.7%
26	Fountain Hills, AZ	13.6%
27	Show Low, AZ	13.4%
28	Douglas, AZ	13.3%
29	Scottsdale, AZ	12.9%
30	Peoria, AZ	12.8%
31	Glendale, AZ	12.7%
32	Phoenix, AZ	12.6%
33	Winslow, AZ	12.6%
34	Mesa, AZ	12.1%
35	Avondale, AZ	11.8%
36	Nogales, AZ	11.7%
37	Tolleson, AZ	11.3%
38	Litchfield Park, AZ	11.2%
39	Surprise, AZ	11.2%
40	Chandler, AZ	11.1%
41	Guadalupe, AZ	10.7%
42	Tempe, AZ	10.6%
43	Sierra Vista, AZ	10.6%
44	Gilbert, AZ	10.4%
45	Maricopa, AZ	10.4%
46	Sahuarita, AZ	10.2%
47	Flagstaff, AZ	9.9%
48	Marana, AZ	9.4%
49	Yuma, AZ	9.4%
50	Oro Valley, AZ	9.4%
51	Snowflake, AZ	9.0%
52	Goodyear, AZ	8.4%
53	Paradise Valley, AZ	8.2%
54	Page, AZ	7.8%
55	Queen Creek, AZ	7.7%
56	San Luis, AZ	5.6%
57	Somerton, AZ	4.7%