The 10 Cities In Minnesota With The Highest Divorce Rates For 2024


The cities in Minnesota with the highest divorce rate are Virginia and Cloquet for 2024 based on Saturday Night Science.

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

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

  • Virginia is 15.0% Divorced.

  • The city with the lowest divorce rate in Minnesota is North Oaks.

  • North Oaks is 1.0% Divorced.

  • Minnesota is 6.0% Divorced.

Cities With Highest Divorce Rate In Minnesota Map


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There are some 273,374 people living in Minnesota 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 North Star 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 Minnesota with the highest rates of divorcees.

The 10 Cities In Minnesota With The Highest Divorce Rates

  1. Virginia
  2. Cloquet
  3. Zimmerman
  4. Isanti
  5. International Falls
  6. Little Falls
  7. Mound
  8. Jordan
  9. Delano
  10. Fairmont

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

What is the city in Minnesota with the highest divorce rate? That would be Virginia, with 15.0% of people over 15 years of age being divorced, per the most recent census data.

What is the overall Minnesota divorce rate? According to the 2018-2022 Community Survey, the overall divorce rate in Minnesota is 6.0%, which compares to the US divorce rate of 10.9%.

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

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The 10 Places With The Highest Divorce Rate In Minnesota For 2024

Virginia, MN

Source: Wikipedia User Bjoertvedt | CC BY-SA 3.0
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4
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Population: 8,415
Divorce Rate: 15.0%
Divorcees: 1,009
Median Income: $49,789
More on Virginia: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

Cloquet, MN

Source: Wikipedia User McGhiever | CC BY-SA 3.0
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7
/10

Population: 12,559
Divorce Rate: 15.0%
Divorcees: 1,507
Median Income: $59,647
More on Cloquet: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

Overall SnackAbility

6
/10

Population: 6,243
Divorce Rate: 15.0%
Divorcees: 749
Median Income: $79,720
More on Zimmerman: Data | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

Isanti, MN

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Overall SnackAbility

8.5
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Population: 6,850
Divorce Rate: 14.0%
Divorcees: 767
Median Income: $76,146
More on Isanti: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

International Falls, MN

Source: Wikipedia User Andrew Filer from Seattle (ex-Minneapolis) | CC BY-SA 2.0
Overall SnackAbility

6
/10

Population: 5,795
Divorce Rate: 14.0%
Divorcees: 649
Median Income: $54,680
More on International Falls: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

Little Falls, MN

Source: Wikipedia User Dustin Simmonds at English Wikipedia | CC BY-SA 3.0
Overall SnackAbility

6
/10

Population: 9,084
Divorce Rate: 13.0%
Divorcees: 944
Median Income: $44,455
More on Little Falls: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

Mound, MN

Source: Wikipedia User User:Eco84 | GFDL
Overall SnackAbility

6
/10

Population: 9,272
Divorce Rate: 13.0%
Divorcees: 964
Median Income: $89,855
More on Mound: Data | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

Jordan, MN

Source: Wikipedia User Appraiser | GFDL
Overall SnackAbility

9
/10

Population: 6,648
Divorce Rate: 13.0%
Divorcees: 691
Median Income: $111,290
More on Jordan: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

Delano, MN

Source: Wikipedia User AlexiusHoratius | CC BY-SA 3.0
Overall SnackAbility

6
/10

Population: 6,539
Divorce Rate: 12.0%
Divorcees: 627
Median Income: $105,766
More on Delano: Data | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

Fairmont, MN

Source: Wikipedia User Jon Platek | CC BY-SA 3.0
Overall SnackAbility

6
/10

Population: 10,411
Divorce Rate: 12.0%
Divorcees: 999
Median Income: $56,744
More on Fairmont: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

How We Determined The Places In Minnesota 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 148 places in Minnesota 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 Minnesota the place with the highest incidence of divorcees, Virginia.

And if you’re trying to avoid divorce, check out North Oaks, the city with the lowest divorce rate in Minnesota.

We updated this article for 2024 and this list is our fifth time ranking the cities in Minnesota with the highest divorce rates.

Getting Some Closure In Minnesota After Untying The Know

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

The cities with the highest divorce rate in Minnesota are Virginia, Cloquet, Zimmerman, Isanti, International Falls, Little Falls, Mound, Jordan, Delano, and Fairmont.

Try to keep in mind that the reason cities rank where they do in Minnesota 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 Minnesota

Rank City Population Divorcees Divorce Rate
1 Virginia, MN 8,415 1,009 15.0%
2 Cloquet, MN 12,559 1,507 15.0%
3 Zimmerman, MN 6,243 749 15.0%
4 Isanti, MN 6,850 767 14.0%
5 International Falls, MN 5,795 649 14.0%
6 Little Falls, MN 9,084 944 13.0%
7 Mound, MN 9,272 964 13.0%
8 Jordan, MN 6,648 691 13.0%
9 Delano, MN 6,539 627 12.0%
10 Fairmont, MN 10,411 999 12.0%
11 Litchfield, MN 6,598 633 12.0%
12 Montevideo, MN 5,350 513 12.0%
13 Buffalo, MN 16,288 1,433 11.0%
14 Lake City, MN 5,108 449 11.0%
15 Baxter, MN 8,668 762 11.0%
16 Red Wing, MN 16,627 1,463 11.0%
17 Monticello, MN 14,447 1,271 11.0%
18 Brainerd, MN 14,412 1,268 11.0%
19 Hibbing, MN 16,167 1,422 11.0%
20 Hutchinson, MN 14,588 1,283 11.0%
21 Grand Rapids, MN 11,158 981 11.0%
22 St. Francis, MN 8,198 721 11.0%
23 Albertville, MN 7,883 630 10.0%
24 Thief River Falls, MN 8,871 709 10.0%
25 Cambridge, MN 9,726 778 10.0%
26 Robbinsdale, MN 14,452 1,156 10.0%
27 Hermantown, MN 10,135 810 10.0%
28 Sauk Rapids, MN 13,830 1,106 10.0%
29 Redwood Falls, MN 5,091 366 9.0%
30 Ramsey, MN 27,774 1,999 9.0%
31 Faribault, MN 24,418 1,758 9.0%
32 Fergus Falls, MN 14,108 1,015 9.0%
33 Glencoe, MN 5,712 411 9.0%
34 Albert Lea, MN 18,434 1,327 9.0%
35 Waseca, MN 9,208 662 9.0%
36 North Mankato, MN 14,238 1,025 9.0%
37 South St. Paul, MN 20,598 1,318 8.0%
38 Orono, MN 8,223 526 8.0%
39 Crystal, MN 22,954 1,469 8.0%
40 Little Canada, MN 10,624 679 8.0%
41 Spring Lake Park, MN 6,966 445 8.0%
42 Sartell, MN 19,382 1,240 8.0%
43 Champlin, MN 23,666 1,514 8.0%
44 Anoka, MN 17,892 1,145 8.0%
45 Duluth, MN 86,772 5,553 8.0%
46 Detroit Lakes, MN 9,966 637 8.0%
47 Oakdale, MN 28,029 1,793 8.0%
48 Stewartville, MN 6,684 427 8.0%
49 Big Lake, MN 11,857 758 8.0%
50 White Bear Lake, MN 24,317 1,556 8.0%
51 Forest Lake, MN 20,553 1,315 8.0%
52 Farmington, MN 23,487 1,503 8.0%
53 New Ulm, MN 14,055 899 8.0%
54 Corcoran, MN 6,549 366 7.0%
55 Shakopee, MN 44,135 2,471 7.0%
56 Willmar, MN 21,006 1,176 7.0%
57 Waite Park, MN 8,290 464 7.0%
58 Minnetonka, MN 53,529 2,997 7.0%
59 Coon Rapids, MN 63,296 3,544 7.0%
60 Alexandria, MN 14,400 806 7.0%
61 Inver Grove Heights, MN 35,673 1,997 7.0%
62 Mounds View, MN 13,100 733 7.0%
63 St. Peter, MN 12,039 674 7.0%
64 Bemidji, MN 15,441 864 7.0%
65 Blaine, MN 70,047 3,922 7.0%
66 Fridley, MN 29,731 1,664 7.0%
67 Maplewood, MN 41,405 2,318 7.0%
68 Owatonna, MN 26,400 1,478 7.0%
69 New Hope, MN 21,620 1,210 7.0%
70 Crookston, MN 7,472 418 7.0%
71 Hugo, MN 15,831 886 7.0%
72 Austin, MN 26,156 1,464 7.0%
73 Vadnais Heights, MN 12,864 720 7.0%
74 St. Anthony, MN 9,332 522 7.0%
75 Winona, MN 26,083 1,460 7.0%
76 Elk River, MN 25,936 1,452 7.0%
77 Hastings, MN 22,063 1,235 7.0%
78 St. Cloud, MN 68,910 3,858 7.0%
79 Shoreview, MN 26,846 1,288 6.0%
80 Apple Valley, MN 55,594 2,668 6.0%
81 Hopkins, MN 18,752 900 6.0%
82 Stillwater, MN 19,316 927 6.0%
83 Columbia Heights, MN 21,822 1,047 6.0%
84 Brooklyn Center, MN 33,109 1,589 6.0%
85 St. Louis Park, MN 49,500 2,376 6.0%
86 Chaska, MN 27,764 1,332 6.0%
87 North St. Paul, MN 12,465 598 6.0%
88 New Brighton, MN 23,141 1,110 6.0%
89 Shorewood, MN 7,722 370 6.0%
90 Belle Plaine, MN 7,363 353 6.0%
91 Marshall, MN 13,647 655 6.0%
92 West St. Paul, MN 20,820 999 6.0%
93 St. Joseph, MN 7,066 339 6.0%
94 New Prague, MN 8,155 391 6.0%
95 Chanhassen, MN 25,868 1,241 6.0%
96 St. Michael, MN 18,648 895 6.0%
97 Ham Lake, MN 16,489 791 6.0%
98 Rosemount, MN 25,993 1,039 5.0%
99 Mahtomedi, MN 8,073 322 5.0%
100 Oak Grove, MN 8,956 358 5.0%
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