Cities with highest divorce rate in Colorado research summary. We used Saturday Night Science to analyze Colorado’s most recent Census data to determine the divorce rate for each city in Colorado based on the percentage of currently divorced residents. Here are the results of our analysis:
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The city with the highest divorce rate in Colorado is La Junta based on the most recent Census data.
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La Junta is 11.0% Divorced.
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The city with the lowest divorce rate in Colorado is Woodland Park.
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Woodland Park is 0.0% Divorced.
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Colorado is 4.0% Divorced.
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There are some 184,665 people living in Colorado over fifteen years of age who are divorced. You can compare that to the 28,339,199 Americans who are currently divorced in 2024.
Many people decide to run away – or split up – across the Centennial 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 Colorado with the highest rates of divorcees.
Let’s quickly recap before we dive into the Saturday Night Science behind the data.
What is the city in Colorado with the highest divorce rate? That would be La Junta, with 11.0% of people over 15 years of age being divorced, per the most recent census data.
What is the overall Colorado divorce rate? According to the 2018-2022 Community Survey, the overall divorce rate in Colorado 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 Colorado.
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- Best Places To Raise A Family In Colorado
- Most Dangerous Cities In Colorado
- Richest Cities In Colorado
The 10 Places With The Highest Divorce Rate In Colorado For 2024
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Population: 7,244
Divorce Rate: 11.0%
Divorcees: 637
Median Income: $50,799
More on La Junta: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
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Population: 9,137
Divorce Rate: 10.0%
Divorcees: 730
Median Income: $45,950
More on Delta: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
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Population: 8,334
Divorce Rate: 10.0%
Divorcees: 666
Median Income: $47,908
More on Trinidad: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
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Population: 13,466
Divorce Rate: 9.0%
Divorcees: 969
Median Income: $44,556
More on Sterling: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
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Population: 111,430
Divorce Rate: 9.0%
Divorcees: 8,022
Median Income: $52,794
More on Pueblo: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
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Population: 5,304
Divorce Rate: 8.0%
Divorcees: 339
Median Income: $64,475
More on Brush: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
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Population: 5,697
Divorce Rate: 8.0%
Divorcees: 364
Median Income: $63,775
More on Salida: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
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Population: 9,792
Divorce Rate: 8.0%
Divorcees: 626
Median Income: $50,239
More on Alamosa: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
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Population: 7,667
Divorce Rate: 7.0%
Divorcees: 429
Median Income: $48,422
More on Lamar: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
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Population: 65,918
Divorce Rate: 6.0%
Divorcees: 3,164
Median Income: $62,993
More on Grand Junction: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
How We Determined The Places In Colorado 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 2018-2022 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 79 places in Colorado 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 Colorado the place with the highest incidence of divorcees, La Junta.
And if you’re trying to avoid divorce, check out Woodland Park, the city with the lowest divorce rate in Colorado.
We updated this article for 2024 and this list is our fifth time ranking the cities in Colorado with the highest divorce rates.
Getting Some Closure In Colorado After Untying The Know
Besides just coming up with what we thought would be a great new blog/book title, “Untying the Knot In Colorado: Life After Divorce,” we now have a sense of what places in the Centennial State don’t pay much attention to the whole “’til death do we part” phrase.
The cities with the highest divorce rate in Colorado are La Junta, Delta, Trinidad, Sterling, Pueblo, Brush, Salida, Alamosa, Lamar, and Grand Junction.
Try to keep in mind that the reason cities rank where they do in Colorado 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 Colorado reading, check out:
- Best Places To Raise A Family In Colorado
- Most Dangerous Cities In Colorado
- Richest Cities In Colorado
Cities With The Highest Divorce Rates In Colorado
| Rank | City | Population | Divorcees | Divorce Rate |
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| 1 | La Junta, CO | 7,244 | 637 | 11.0% |
| 2 | Delta, CO | 9,137 | 730 | 10.0% |
| 3 | Trinidad, CO | 8,334 | 666 | 10.0% |
| 4 | Sterling, CO | 13,466 | 969 | 9.0% |
| 5 | Pueblo, CO | 111,430 | 8,022 | 9.0% |
| 6 | Brush, CO | 5,304 | 339 | 8.0% |
| 7 | Salida, CO | 5,697 | 364 | 8.0% |
| 8 | Alamosa, CO | 9,792 | 626 | 8.0% |
| 9 | Lamar, CO | 7,667 | 429 | 7.0% |
| 10 | Grand Junction, CO | 65,918 | 3,164 | 6.0% |
| 11 | Cortez, CO | 8,832 | 423 | 6.0% |
| 12 | Federal Heights, CO | 14,173 | 680 | 6.0% |
| 13 | Northglenn, CO | 37,948 | 1,821 | 6.0% |
| 14 | Fort Lupton, CO | 8,164 | 391 | 6.0% |
| 15 | Brighton, CO | 40,569 | 1,947 | 6.0% |
| 16 | Sheridan, CO | 6,062 | 290 | 6.0% |
| 17 | Evans, CO | 22,092 | 883 | 5.0% |
| 18 | Wheat Ridge, CO | 32,263 | 1,290 | 5.0% |
| 19 | Greeley, CO | 107,949 | 4,317 | 5.0% |
| 20 | Craig, CO | 9,013 | 360 | 5.0% |
| 21 | Westminster, CO | 115,502 | 4,620 | 5.0% |
| 22 | Fort Morgan, CO | 11,501 | 460 | 5.0% |
| 23 | Windsor, CO | 33,905 | 1,356 | 5.0% |
| 24 | Lakewood, CO | 156,149 | 6,245 | 5.0% |
| 25 | Edgewater, CO | 5,002 | 200 | 5.0% |
| 26 | Englewood, CO | 33,634 | 1,345 | 5.0% |
| 27 | Montrose, CO | 20,394 | 815 | 5.0% |
| 28 | Arvada, CO | 123,066 | 3,938 | 4.0% |
| 29 | Littleton, CO | 45,531 | 1,456 | 4.0% |
| 30 | Thornton, CO | 141,799 | 4,537 | 4.0% |
| 31 | Mead, CO | 5,110 | 163 | 4.0% |
| 32 | Fruita, CO | 13,462 | 430 | 4.0% |
| 33 | Loveland, CO | 76,500 | 2,448 | 4.0% |
| 34 | Firestone, CO | 16,704 | 534 | 4.0% |
| 35 | Dacono, CO | 6,260 | 150 | 3.0% |
| 36 | Fountain, CO | 29,498 | 707 | 3.0% |
| 37 | Milliken, CO | 8,438 | 202 | 3.0% |
| 38 | Lochbuie, CO | 7,963 | 191 | 3.0% |
| 39 | Frederick, CO | 15,037 | 360 | 3.0% |
| 40 | Gunnison, CO | 6,629 | 159 | 3.0% |
| 41 | Erie, CO | 30,447 | 730 | 3.0% |
| 42 | Centennial, CO | 107,702 | 2,584 | 3.0% |
| 43 | Lone Tree, CO | 13,993 | 335 | 3.0% |
| 44 | Commerce City, CO | 63,050 | 1,513 | 3.0% |
| 45 | Wellington, CO | 11,163 | 267 | 3.0% |
| 46 | Broomfield, CO | 73,946 | 1,774 | 3.0% |
| 47 | Denver, CO | 710,800 | 17,059 | 3.0% |
| 48 | Glenwood Springs, CO | 10,100 | 242 | 3.0% |
| 49 | John, CO | 17,327 | 415 | 3.0% |
| 50 | Golden, CO | 20,461 | 491 | 3.0% |
| 51 | Durango, CO | 19,148 | 459 | 3.0% |
| 52 | Estes Park, CO | 5,906 | 141 | 3.0% |
| 53 | Berthoud, CO | 10,892 | 261 | 3.0% |
| 54 | Aurora, CO | 387,349 | 9,296 | 3.0% |
| 55 | Eagle, CO | 7,481 | 119 | 2.0% |
| 56 | Fort Collins, CO | 168,758 | 2,700 | 2.0% |
| 57 | Colorado Springs, CO | 479,612 | 7,673 | 2.0% |
| 58 | Lafayette, CO | 30,295 | 484 | 2.0% |
| 59 | Longmont, CO | 98,282 | 1,572 | 2.0% |
| 60 | Parker, CO | 58,733 | 939 | 2.0% |
| 61 | Steamboat Springs, CO | 13,251 | 212 | 2.0% |
| 62 | Rifle, CO | 10,420 | 166 | 2.0% |
| 63 | Carbondale, CO | 6,497 | 103 | 2.0% |
| 64 | Castle Rock, CO | 74,065 | 1,185 | 2.0% |
| 65 | Aspen, CO | 6,952 | 55 | 1.0% |
| 66 | Monument, CO | 10,548 | 84 | 1.0% |
| 67 | Boulder, CO | 106,598 | 852 | 1.0% |
| 68 | Castle Pines, CO | 11,811 | 94 | 1.0% |
| 69 | Avon, CO | 6,115 | 48 | 1.0% |
| 70 | Superior, CO | 13,146 | 105 | 1.0% |
| 71 | Gypsum, CO | 8,291 | 66 | 1.0% |
| 72 | Louisville, CO | 20,920 | 167 | 1.0% |
| 73 | Eaton, CO | 5,763 | 46 | 1.0% |
| 74 | Cherry Hills Village, CO | 6,405 | 51 | 1.0% |
| 75 | Severance, CO | 8,526 | 68 | 1.0% |
| 76 | Greenwood Village, CO | 15,537 | 124 | 1.0% |
| 77 | Breckenridge, CO | 5,017 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 78 | Timnath, CO | 7,122 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 79 | Woodland Park, CO | 7,911 | 0 | 0.0% |
