Cities with highest divorce rate in Nevada research summary. We used Saturday Night Science to analyze Nevada’s most recent Census data to determine the divorce rate for each city in Nevada 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 Nevada is Yerington based on the most recent Census data.
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Yerington is 11.0% Divorced.
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The city with the lowest divorce rate in Nevada is Mesquite.
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Mesquite is 0.0% Divorced.
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Nevada is 1.0% Divorced.
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There are some 25,476 people living in Nevada over fifteen years of age who are divorced. You can compare that to the 28,339,199 Americans who are currently divorced in 2026.
Many people decide to run away – or split up – across the Silver 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 Nevada 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 Nevada with the highest divorce rate? That would be Yerington, with 11.0% of people over 15 years of age being divorced, per the most recent census data.
What is the overall Nevada divorce rate? According to the 2020-2024 Community Survey, the overall divorce rate in Nevada is 1.0%, which compares to the US divorce rate of 10.9%.
Alrighty, on to how we calculated the places with the highest divorce rates in Nevada.
For more Nevada reading, check out:
The 10 Places With The Highest Divorce Rate In Nevada For 2026
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2. Lovelock
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Population: 1,481
Divorce Rate: 11.0%
Divorcees: 130
Median Income: $42,074
More on Lovelock: Movers
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Population: 3,929
Divorce Rate: 7.0%
Divorcees: 220
Median Income: $77,500
More on Ely: Data | Movers
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Population: 9,463
Divorce Rate: 4.0%
Divorcees: 302
Median Income: $73,389
More on Fallon: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Movers
5. Wells
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Population: 1,352
Divorce Rate: 4.0%
Divorcees: 43
Median Income: $107,454
More on Wells: Movers
6. Caliente
Population: 1,146
Divorce Rate: 3.0%
Divorcees: 27
Median Income: $0
More on Caliente: Movers
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Population: 20,696
Divorce Rate: 3.0%
Divorcees: 496
Median Income: $79,036
More on Elko: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Movers
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Population: 8,361
Divorce Rate: 3.0%
Divorcees: 200
Median Income: $81,824
More on Winnemucca: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Movers
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Population: 110,024
Divorce Rate: 3.0%
Divorcees: 2,640
Median Income: $89,056
More on Sparks: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Movers
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Population: 24,225
Divorce Rate: 3.0%
Divorcees: 581
Median Income: $89,517
More on Fernley: Data | Cost Of Living | Movers
How We Determined The Places In Nevada 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 2020-2024 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 18 places in Nevada with a population of over 1,000.
We ranked each place by the percentage of divorcees over 15 years of age from highest to lowest. We crowned the divorce capital of Nevada the place with the highest incidence of divorcees, Yerington.
And if you’re trying to avoid divorce, check out Mesquite, the city with the lowest divorce rate in Nevada.
We updated this article for 2026 and this list is our fifth time ranking the cities in Nevada with the highest divorce rates.
Getting Some Closure In Nevada After Untying The Know
Besides just coming up with what we thought would be a great new blog/book title, “Untying the Knot In Nevada: Life After Divorce,” we now have a sense of what places in the Silver State don’t pay much attention to the whole “’til death do we part” phrase.
The cities with the highest divorce rate in Nevada are Yerington, Lovelock, Ely, Fallon, Wells, Caliente, Elko, Winnemucca, Sparks, and Fernley.
Try to keep in mind that the reason cities rank where they do in Nevada 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 Nevada reading, check out:
Cities With The Highest Divorce Rates In Nevada
| Rank | City | Population | Divorcees | Divorce Rate |
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| 1 | Yerington, NV | 3,150 | 277 | 11.0% |
| 2 | Lovelock, NV | 1,481 | 130 | 11.0% |
| 3 | Ely, NV | 3,929 | 220 | 7.0% |
| 4 | Fallon, NV | 9,463 | 302 | 4.0% |
| 5 | Wells, NV | 1,352 | 43 | 4.0% |
| 6 | Caliente, NV | 1,146 | 27 | 3.0% |
| 7 | Elko, NV | 20,696 | 496 | 3.0% |
| 8 | Winnemucca, NV | 8,361 | 200 | 3.0% |
| 9 | Sparks, NV | 110,024 | 2,640 | 3.0% |
| 10 | Fernley, NV | 24,225 | 581 | 3.0% |
| 11 | Reno, NV | 273,212 | 4,371 | 2.0% |
| 12 | Carlin, NV | 2,088 | 33 | 2.0% |
| 13 | Las Vegas, NV | 660,400 | 5,283 | 1.0% |
| 14 | North Las Vegas, NV | 278,595 | 2,228 | 1.0% |
| 15 | Boulder City, NV | 14,919 | 119 | 1.0% |
| 16 | Henderson, NV | 332,141 | 2,657 | 1.0% |
| 17 | West Wendover, NV | 4,514 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 18 | Mesquite, NV | 22,059 | 0 | 0.0% |
Your method is flawed. You’re relying on Census data, which relies on people participating in the Census Survey. I live in Winnemucca, I am divorced as well. I can assure you that there are FAR more divorcees than the 250 or so that participated in the Census Survey. The divorces each month tally up somewhere around 20-30 alone. We have a large Hispanic population in Winnemucca, my longtime gf of which I have a son is a DACA recipient, Hispanics generally do not participate in the Census Survey. The single mother rate for Hispanics in this area is over 70%. It’s a mining town where the men make a ton of money and are gone from home 15-16 hours every day, it’s recipe for divorce.