The 10 Cities In California With The Highest Divorce Rates For 2025

Cities with highest divorce rate in California research summary. We used Saturday Night Science to analyze California’s most recent Census data to determine the divorce rate for each city in California based on the percentage of currently divorced residents. Here are the results of our analysis:

• The city with the highest divorce rate in California is Marysville based on the most recent Census data.

• Marysville is 14.0% Divorced.

• The city with the lowest divorce rate in California is San Marino.

• San Marino is 0.0% Divorced.

• California is 4.0% Divorced.

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There are some 1,255,769 people living in California over fifteen years of age who are divorced. You can compare that to the 28,339,199 Americans who are currently divorced in 2025.

Many people decide to run away – or split up – across the Golden State.

Isn’t the divorce rate in America close to 50%? Yes indeed. But we’re measuring something else; we are looking at counts and percentages of people over 15 years old who are currently divorced. That 50% statistic is for the percentage of people who have ever been divorced.

For today’s analysis, the focus will be on the number of currently divorced people.

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

The 10 Cities In California With The Highest Divorce Rates

1. Marysville
2. Yreka
3. Fort Bragg
4. Red Bluff
5. Placerville
6. Grover Beach
7. Grass Valley
8. Shasta Lake
9. Lakeport
10. Jackson

Let’s quickly recap before we dive into the Saturday Night Science behind the data.

What is the city in California with the highest divorce rate? That would be Marysville, with 14.0% of people over 15 years of age being divorced, per the most recent census data.

What is the overall California divorce rate? According to the 2019-2023 Community Survey, the overall divorce rate in California is 4.0%, which compares to the US divorce rate of 10.9%.

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

For more California reading, check out:

• Most Dangerous Cities In California
• Worst Places To Live In California
• Best Places To Raise A Family In California

The 10 Places With The Highest Divorce Rate In California For 2025

1. Marysville

Source: Public domain

Overall SnackAbility

6
/10

Population: 12,703
Divorce Rate: 14.0%
Divorcees: 1,422
Median Income: $58,150
More on Marysville: Data

2. Yreka

Source: Public domain

Overall SnackAbility

5
/10

Population: 7,832
Divorce Rate: 14.0%
Divorcees: 877
Median Income: $42,664
More on Yreka: Data

3. Fort Bragg

Source: Wikipedia User Robert Campbell | GFDL

Overall SnackAbility

5
/10

Population: 7,001
Divorce Rate: 14.0%
Divorcees: 784
Median Income: $53,580
More on Fort Bragg: Data

4. Red Bluff

Source: Wikipedia User Publichall | CC BY-SA 3.0

Overall SnackAbility

4
/10

Population: 14,592
Divorce Rate: 14.0%
Divorcees: 1,634
Median Income: $50,216
More on Red Bluff: Data

5. Placerville

Source: Wikipedia User Bobak Ha’Eri | CC BY 3.0

Overall SnackAbility

8
/10

Population: 10,730
Divorce Rate: 14.0%
Divorcees: 1,201
Median Income: $70,602
More on Placerville: Data

6. Grover Beach

Source: Public domain

Overall SnackAbility

8.5
/10

Population: 12,687
Divorce Rate: 13.0%
Divorcees: 1,319
Median Income: $82,534
More on Grover Beach: Data

7. Grass Valley

Source: Public domain

Overall SnackAbility

8
/10

Population: 14,126
Divorce Rate: 12.0%
Divorcees: 1,356
Median Income: $48,850
More on Grass Valley: Data

8. Shasta Lake

Overall SnackAbility

6
/10

Population: 10,334
Divorce Rate: 12.0%
Divorcees: 992
Median Income: $61,319
More on Shasta Lake: Data

9. Lakeport

Overall SnackAbility

6
/10

Population: 5,085
Divorce Rate: 12.0%
Divorcees: 488
Median Income: $59,294
More on Lakeport: Data

10. Jackson

Source: Wikipedia User Bobak Ha’Eri | CC BY 3.0

Overall SnackAbility

6
/10

Population: 5,061
Divorce Rate: 12.0%
Divorcees: 485
Median Income: $75,051
More on Jackson: Data

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

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

Specifically, we looked at the 2019-2023 American Community Survey table S1201 — Marital Status.

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

• Population 15 Years and Over -> Divorced

There are some interesting/fun/sad data 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 428 places in California with a population of over 5,000.

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

And if you’re trying to avoid divorce, check out San Marino, the city with the lowest divorce rate in California.

We updated this article for 2025 and this list is our fifth time ranking the cities in California with the highest divorce rates.

Getting Some Closure In California After Untying The Know

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

The cities with the highest divorce rate in California are Marysville, Yreka, Fort Bragg, Red Bluff, Placerville, Grover Beach, Grass Valley, Shasta Lake, Lakeport, and Jackson.

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

And that’s probably for the best. Getting out of a toxic relationship is much better than staying in it.

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

For more California reading, check out:

• Most Dangerous Cities In California
• Worst Places To Live In California
• Best Places To Raise A Family In California

Cities With The Highest Divorce Rates In California

Rank	City	Population	Divorcees	Divorce Rate
1	Marysville, CA	12,703	1,422	14.0%
2	Yreka, CA	7,832	877	14.0%
3	Fort Bragg, CA	7,001	784	14.0%
4	Red Bluff, CA	14,592	1,634	14.0%
5	Placerville, CA	10,730	1,201	14.0%
6	Grover Beach, CA	12,687	1,319	13.0%
7	Grass Valley, CA	14,126	1,356	12.0%
8	Shasta Lake, CA	10,334	992	12.0%
9	Lakeport, CA	5,085	488	12.0%
10	Jackson, CA	5,061	485	12.0%
11	Sebastopol, CA	7,466	657	11.0%
12	Calimesa, CA	10,680	939	11.0%
13	Anderson, CA	11,282	992	11.0%
14	Fortuna, CA	12,413	993	10.0%
15	Clearlake, CA	16,604	1,328	10.0%
16	Crescent City, CA	6,180	494	10.0%
17	Ione, CA	5,306	424	10.0%
18	Oroville, CA	19,855	1,588	10.0%
19	Chowchilla, CA	18,876	1,510	10.0%
20	Redding, CA	93,268	7,461	10.0%
21	Auburn, CA	13,758	990	9.0%
22	Kingsburg, CA	12,589	906	9.0%
23	Eureka, CA	26,302	1,893	9.0%
24	Tehachapi, CA	12,366	890	9.0%
25	Ukiah, CA	16,419	1,182	9.0%
26	Big Bear Lake, CA	5,038	362	9.0%
27	Taft, CA	7,228	520	9.0%
28	Capitola, CA	9,813	706	9.0%
29	Exeter, CA	10,280	740	9.0%
30	Susanville, CA	14,992	959	8.0%
31	Hughson, CA	7,541	482	8.0%
32	Sonoma, CA	10,726	686	8.0%
33	Loomis, CA	6,809	435	8.0%
34	Ridgecrest, CA	28,138	1,800	8.0%
35	Healdsburg, CA	11,274	721	8.0%
36	Citrus Heights, CA	87,036	5,570	8.0%
37	Martinez, CA	36,926	2,363	8.0%
38	Yucca Valley, CA	21,744	1,391	8.0%
39	Blythe, CA	17,824	1,140	8.0%
40	Willows, CA	6,239	399	8.0%
41	Modesto, CA	218,614	12,242	7.0%
42	Ojai, CA	7,576	424	7.0%
43	Visalia, CA	142,649	7,988	7.0%
44	Clovis, CA	122,719	6,872	7.0%
45	Colusa, CA	6,439	360	7.0%
46	Orland, CA	8,252	462	7.0%
47	Lemoore, CA	27,023	1,513	7.0%
48	Pacific Grove, CA	15,003	840	7.0%
49	Sierra Madre, CA	11,020	617	7.0%
50	Selma, CA	24,586	1,376	7.0%
51	Scotts Valley, CA	12,138	679	7.0%
52	Santa Rosa, CA	177,216	9,924	7.0%
53	El Paso De Robles (Paso Robles), CA	31,399	1,758	7.0%
54	Apple Valley, CA	75,478	4,226	7.0%
55	Hollister, CA	43,003	2,408	7.0%
56	San Buenaventura (Ventura), CA	109,900	6,154	7.0%
57	Hemet, CA	90,646	5,076	7.0%
58	Hanford, CA	59,389	3,325	7.0%
59	Atascadero, CA	29,735	1,665	7.0%
60	Grand Terrace, CA	13,069	731	7.0%
61	Los Alamitos, CA	11,784	659	7.0%
62	St. Helena, CA	5,378	301	7.0%
63	Windsor, CA	26,179	1,466	7.0%
64	Gridley, CA	7,372	412	7.0%
65	Chico, CA	102,032	5,713	7.0%
66	Morro Bay, CA	10,717	600	7.0%
67	Canyon Lake, CA	11,107	621	7.0%
68	California City, CA	14,821	829	7.0%
69	La Quinta, CA	38,299	1,838	6.0%
70	Yucaipa, CA	54,348	2,608	6.0%
71	La Mesa, CA	60,835	2,920	6.0%
72	Pismo Beach, CA	8,024	385	6.0%
73	Calipatria, CA	6,549	314	6.0%
74	Brawley, CA	26,934	1,292	6.0%
75	Antioch, CA	115,759	5,556	6.0%
76	Pleasant Hill, CA	34,335	1,648	6.0%
77	Escalon, CA	7,429	356	6.0%
78	Monrovia, CA	37,553	1,802	6.0%
79	San Dimas, CA	34,099	1,636	6.0%
80	Huntington Beach, CA	196,010	9,408	6.0%
81	Fillmore, CA	16,665	799	6.0%
82	Folsom, CA	82,140	3,942	6.0%
83	Arroyo Grande, CA	18,412	883	6.0%
84	Fowler, CA	6,930	332	6.0%
85	Hesperia, CA	100,141	4,806	6.0%
86	Fresno, CA	543,615	26,093	6.0%
87	Whittier, CA	85,925	4,124	6.0%
88	Roseville, CA	152,438	7,317	6.0%
89	Turlock, CA	72,400	3,475	6.0%
90	Half Moon Bay, CA	11,454	549	6.0%
91	Tulare, CA	69,984	3,359	6.0%
92	Rio Vista, CA	10,002	480	6.0%
93	Buellton, CA	5,090	244	6.0%
94	Calistoga, CA	5,159	247	6.0%
95	Petaluma, CA	59,321	2,847	6.0%
96	Oakley, CA	44,311	2,126	6.0%
97	Lodi, CA	67,008	3,216	6.0%
98	Manteca, CA	86,521	4,153	6.0%
99	Cotati, CA	7,533	361	6.0%
100	Lemon Grove, CA	27,489	1,319	6.0%