Cities with highest divorce rate in Georgia research summary. We used Saturday Night Science to analyze Georgia’s most recent Census data to determine the divorce rate for each city in Georgia 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 Georgia is Rockmart based on the most recent Census data.
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Rockmart is 18.0% Divorced.
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The city with the lowest divorce rate in Georgia is Dunwoody.
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Dunwoody is 1.0% Divorced.
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Georgia is 5.0% Divorced.
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There are some 432,903 people living in Georgia 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 Peach 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 Georgia with the highest rates of divorcees.
The 10 Cities In Georgia With The Highest Divorce Rates
Let’s quickly recap before we dive into the Saturday Night Science behind the data.
What is the city in Georgia with the highest divorce rate? That would be Rockmart, with 18.0% of people over 15 years of age being divorced, per the most recent census data.
What is the overall Georgia divorce rate? According to the 2019-2023 Community Survey, the overall divorce rate in Georgia is 5.0%, which compares to the US divorce rate of 10.9%.
Alrighty, on to how we calculated the places with the highest divorce rates in Georgia.
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The 10 Places With The Highest Divorce Rate In Georgia For 2025
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Population: 5,142
Divorce Rate: 18.0%
Divorcees: 740
Median Income: $53,854
More on Rockmart: Data
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Population: 5,648
Divorce Rate: 16.0%
Divorcees: 722
Median Income: $44,508
More on Jackson: Data
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Population: 9,931
Divorce Rate: 14.0%
Divorcees: 1,112
Median Income: $72,563
More on Locust Grove: Data
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Population: 17,611
Divorce Rate: 13.0%
Divorcees: 1,831
Median Income: $51,439
More on Calhoun: Data
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Population: 7,561
Divorce Rate: 13.0%
Divorcees: 786
Median Income: $45,621
More on Swainsboro: Data
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Population: 5,158
Divorce Rate: 13.0%
Divorcees: 536
Median Income: $26,720
More on Camilla: Data
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Population: 10,107
Divorce Rate: 12.0%
Divorcees: 970
Median Income: $31,564
More on Cordele: Data
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Population: 10,067
Divorce Rate: 12.0%
Divorcees: 966
Median Income: $40,496
More on Cairo: Data
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Population: 27,300
Divorce Rate: 12.0%
Divorcees: 2,620
Median Income: $47,635
More on Union City: Data
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Population: 15,248
Divorce Rate: 11.0%
Divorcees: 1,341
Median Income: $34,021
More on Brunswick: Data
How We Determined The Places In Georgia 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 134 places in Georgia 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 Georgia the place with the highest incidence of divorcees, Rockmart.
And if you’re trying to avoid divorce, check out Dunwoody, the city with the lowest divorce rate in Georgia.
We updated this article for 2025 and this list is our fifth time ranking the cities in Georgia with the highest divorce rates.
Getting Some Closure In Georgia After Untying The Know
Besides just coming up with what we thought would be a great new blog/book title, “Untying the Knot In Georgia: Life After Divorce,” we now have a sense of what places in the Peach State don’t pay much attention to the whole “’til death do we part” phrase.
The cities with the highest divorce rate in Georgia are Rockmart, Jackson, Locust Grove, Calhoun, Swainsboro, Camilla, Cordele, Cairo, Union City, and Brunswick.
Try to keep in mind that the reason cities rank where they do in Georgia 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.
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Cities With The Highest Divorce Rates In Georgia
| Rank | City | Population | Divorcees | Divorce Rate |
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| 1 | Rockmart, GA | 5,142 | 740 | 18.0% |
| 2 | Jackson, GA | 5,648 | 722 | 16.0% |
| 3 | Locust Grove, GA | 9,931 | 1,112 | 14.0% |
| 4 | Calhoun, GA | 17,611 | 1,831 | 13.0% |
| 5 | Swainsboro, GA | 7,561 | 786 | 13.0% |
| 6 | Camilla, GA | 5,158 | 536 | 13.0% |
| 7 | Cordele, GA | 10,107 | 970 | 12.0% |
| 8 | Cairo, GA | 10,067 | 966 | 12.0% |
| 9 | Union City, GA | 27,300 | 2,620 | 12.0% |
| 10 | Brunswick, GA | 15,248 | 1,341 | 11.0% |
| 11 | Tifton, GA | 17,140 | 1,508 | 11.0% |
| 12 | Monroe, GA | 15,336 | 1,349 | 11.0% |
| 13 | Waycross, GA | 13,813 | 1,215 | 11.0% |
| 14 | Albany, GA | 67,939 | 5,978 | 11.0% |
| 15 | Thomaston, GA | 9,798 | 783 | 10.0% |
| 16 | Blakely, GA | 5,276 | 422 | 10.0% |
| 17 | Jesup, GA | 9,863 | 789 | 10.0% |
| 18 | Moultrie, GA | 14,545 | 1,163 | 10.0% |
| 19 | Griffin, GA | 23,650 | 1,892 | 10.0% |
| 20 | Garden City, GA | 10,375 | 830 | 10.0% |
| 21 | Sandersville, GA | 5,673 | 453 | 10.0% |
| 22 | Thomasville, GA | 18,720 | 1,497 | 10.0% |
| 23 | Cedartown, GA | 10,211 | 735 | 9.0% |
| 24 | Lagrange, GA | 31,479 | 2,266 | 9.0% |
| 25 | Glennville, GA | 5,199 | 374 | 9.0% |
| 26 | Vidalia, GA | 10,762 | 774 | 9.0% |
| 27 | Fitzgerald, GA | 8,962 | 645 | 9.0% |
| 28 | Toccoa, GA | 9,173 | 660 | 9.0% |
| 29 | Sylvester, GA | 5,557 | 400 | 9.0% |
| 30 | Douglas, GA | 11,720 | 750 | 8.0% |
| 31 | Perry, GA | 22,243 | 1,423 | 8.0% |
| 32 | Winder, GA | 18,847 | 1,206 | 8.0% |
| 33 | Dublin, GA | 16,023 | 1,025 | 8.0% |
| 34 | Dallas, GA | 14,440 | 924 | 8.0% |
| 35 | Oakwood, GA | 5,499 | 351 | 8.0% |
| 36 | Eastman, GA | 5,624 | 359 | 8.0% |
| 37 | Rome, GA | 37,754 | 2,416 | 8.0% |
| 38 | Covington, GA | 14,334 | 917 | 8.0% |
| 39 | Fort Valley, GA | 8,808 | 563 | 8.0% |
| 40 | College Park, GA | 13,969 | 894 | 8.0% |
| 41 | Americus, GA | 15,910 | 1,018 | 8.0% |
| 42 | Adel, GA | 5,619 | 359 | 8.0% |
| 43 | Lafayette, GA | 6,944 | 388 | 7.0% |
| 44 | Cartersville, GA | 23,617 | 1,322 | 7.0% |
| 45 | Barnesville, GA | 6,070 | 339 | 7.0% |
| 46 | Augusta-Richmond County Consolidated Government (Balance), GA | 201,504 | 11,284 | 7.0% |
| 47 | Warner Robins, GA | 81,438 | 4,560 | 7.0% |
| 48 | Waynesboro, GA | 5,700 | 319 | 7.0% |
| 49 | East Point, GA | 38,233 | 2,141 | 7.0% |
| 50 | Richmond Hill, GA | 17,408 | 974 | 7.0% |
| 51 | Riverdale, GA | 14,866 | 832 | 7.0% |
| 52 | Hapeville, GA | 6,590 | 316 | 6.0% |
| 53 | Milledgeville, GA | 16,873 | 809 | 6.0% |
| 54 | Savannah, GA | 147,546 | 7,082 | 6.0% |
| 55 | Conyers, GA | 17,916 | 859 | 6.0% |
| 56 | Columbus, GA | 204,383 | 9,810 | 6.0% |
| 57 | Thomson, GA | 6,824 | 327 | 6.0% |
| 58 | Valdosta, GA | 55,222 | 2,650 | 6.0% |
| 59 | Eatonton, GA | 6,430 | 308 | 6.0% |
| 60 | Commerce, GA | 7,684 | 368 | 6.0% |
| 61 | Pooler, GA | 27,235 | 1,089 | 5.0% |
| 62 | Jonesboro, GA | 6,137 | 245 | 5.0% |
| 63 | Kingsland, GA | 19,101 | 764 | 5.0% |
| 64 | Statesboro, GA | 33,705 | 1,348 | 5.0% |
| 65 | Gainesville, GA | 44,051 | 1,762 | 5.0% |
| 66 | Fort Oglethorpe, GA | 10,332 | 413 | 5.0% |
| 67 | Flowery Branch, GA | 10,286 | 411 | 5.0% |
| 68 | Villa Rica, GA | 17,798 | 711 | 5.0% |
| 69 | Fayetteville, GA | 19,364 | 774 | 5.0% |
| 70 | Douglasville, GA | 36,284 | 1,451 | 5.0% |
| 71 | Social Circle, GA | 5,113 | 204 | 5.0% |
| 72 | Lovejoy, GA | 10,967 | 438 | 5.0% |
| 73 | Dalton, GA | 34,402 | 1,376 | 5.0% |
| 74 | Hampton, GA | 8,491 | 339 | 5.0% |
| 75 | Bainbridge, GA | 14,353 | 574 | 5.0% |
| 76 | Centerville, GA | 8,323 | 332 | 5.0% |
| 77 | Bremen, GA | 7,364 | 294 | 5.0% |
| 78 | Stockbridge, GA | 35,475 | 1,135 | 4.0% |
| 79 | Tyrone, GA | 7,803 | 249 | 4.0% |
| 80 | Temple, GA | 5,655 | 180 | 4.0% |
| 81 | Powder Springs, GA | 17,414 | 557 | 4.0% |
| 82 | Newnan, GA | 43,510 | 1,392 | 4.0% |
| 83 | Acworth, GA | 22,370 | 715 | 4.0% |
| 84 | Hiram, GA | 5,073 | 162 | 4.0% |
| 85 | Carrollton, GA | 27,058 | 865 | 4.0% |
| 86 | Mcdonough, GA | 30,056 | 961 | 4.0% |
| 87 | Jefferson, GA | 14,249 | 455 | 4.0% |
| 88 | Cumming, GA | 7,869 | 251 | 4.0% |
| 89 | Forest Park, GA | 19,619 | 627 | 4.0% |
| 90 | Canton, GA | 34,587 | 1,106 | 4.0% |
| 91 | Fairburn, GA | 16,609 | 531 | 4.0% |
| 92 | Auburn, GA | 8,222 | 263 | 4.0% |
| 93 | Atlanta, GA | 499,287 | 15,977 | 4.0% |
| 94 | Athens-Clarke County Unified Government (Balance), GA | 126,987 | 4,063 | 4.0% |
| 95 | Byron, GA | 5,839 | 186 | 4.0% |
| 96 | Buford, GA | 17,611 | 422 | 3.0% |
| 97 | Austell, GA | 8,351 | 200 | 3.0% |
| 98 | Stone Mountain, GA | 6,639 | 159 | 3.0% |
| 99 | Decatur, GA | 24,470 | 587 | 3.0% |
| 100 | St. Marys, GA | 18,805 | 451 | 3.0% |