Cities with highest divorce rate in New Mexico research summary. We used Saturday Night Science to analyze New Mexico’s most recent Census data to determine the divorce rate for each city in New Mexico 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 New Mexico is Raton based on the most recent Census data.
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Raton is 12.0% Divorced.
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The city with the lowest divorce rate in New Mexico is Sunland Park.
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Sunland Park is 1.0% Divorced.
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New Mexico is 6.0% Divorced.
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There are some 101,771 people living in New Mexico 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 Land of Enchantment.
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 New Mexico with the highest rates of divorcees.
The 10 Cities In New Mexico 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 New Mexico with the highest divorce rate? That would be Raton, with 12.0% of people over 15 years of age being divorced, per the most recent census data.
What is the overall New Mexico divorce rate? According to the 2020-2024 Community Survey, the overall divorce rate in New Mexico 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 New Mexico.
For more New Mexico reading, check out:
- Best Places To Raise A Family In New Mexico
- Best Places To Live In New Mexico
- Safest Places In New Mexico
The 10 Places With The Highest Divorce Rate In New Mexico For 2026
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Population: 6,026
Divorce Rate: 12.0%
Divorcees: 578
Median Income: $52,641
More on Raton: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Movers
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Population: 5,160
Divorce Rate: 11.0%
Divorcees: 454
Median Income: $31,844
More on Tucumcari: Data | Movers
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Population: 13,000
Divorce Rate: 11.0%
Divorcees: 1,144
Median Income: $45,125
More on Las Vegas: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Movers
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Population: 8,481
Divorce Rate: 9.0%
Divorcees: 610
Median Income: $39,375
More on Socorro: Data | Cost Of Living | Movers
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Population: 7,450
Divorce Rate: 9.0%
Divorcees: 536
Median Income: $42,627
More on Belen: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Movers
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Population: 6,019
Divorce Rate: 8.0%
Divorcees: 385
Median Income: $33,788
More on Truth Or Consequences: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Movers
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Population: 31,746
Divorce Rate: 7.0%
Divorcees: 1,777
Median Income: $72,306
More on Carlsbad: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Movers
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Population: 9,086
Divorce Rate: 7.0%
Divorcees: 508
Median Income: $63,880
More on Bernalillo: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Movers
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Population: 6,150
Divorce Rate: 7.0%
Divorcees: 344
Median Income: $41,977
More on Aztec: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Movers
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Population: 9,536
Divorce Rate: 7.0%
Divorcees: 534
Median Income: $38,711
More on Silver City: Data | Cost Of Living | Movers
How We Determined The Places In New Mexico 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 34 places in New Mexico 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 New Mexico the place with the highest incidence of divorcees, Raton.
And if you’re trying to avoid divorce, check out Sunland Park, the city with the lowest divorce rate in New Mexico.
We updated this article for 2026 and this list is our fifth time ranking the cities in New Mexico with the highest divorce rates.
Getting Some Closure In New Mexico After Untying The Know
Besides just coming up with what we thought would be a great new blog/book title, “Untying the Knot In New Mexico: Life After Divorce,” we now have a sense of what places in the Land of Enchantment don’t pay much attention to the whole “’til death do we part” phrase.
The cities with the highest divorce rate in New Mexico are Raton, Tucumcari, Las Vegas, Socorro, Belen, Truth or Consequences, Carlsbad, Bernalillo, Aztec, and Silver City.
Try to keep in mind that the reason cities rank where they do in New Mexico 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 New Mexico reading, check out:
- Best Places To Raise A Family In New Mexico
- Best Places To Live In New Mexico
- Safest Places In New Mexico
Cities With The Highest Divorce Rates In New Mexico
| Rank | City | Population | Divorcees | Divorce Rate |
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| 1 | Raton, NM | 6,026 | 578 | 12.0% |
| 2 | Tucumcari, NM | 5,160 | 454 | 11.0% |
| 3 | Las Vegas, NM | 13,000 | 1,144 | 11.0% |
| 4 | Socorro, NM | 8,481 | 610 | 9.0% |
| 5 | Belen, NM | 7,450 | 536 | 9.0% |
| 6 | Truth Or Consequences, NM | 6,019 | 385 | 8.0% |
| 7 | Carlsbad, NM | 31,746 | 1,777 | 7.0% |
| 8 | Bernalillo, NM | 9,086 | 508 | 7.0% |
| 9 | Aztec, NM | 6,150 | 344 | 7.0% |
| 10 | Silver City, NM | 9,536 | 534 | 7.0% |
| 11 | Roswell, NM | 47,638 | 2,667 | 7.0% |
| 12 | Portales, NM | 11,968 | 670 | 7.0% |
| 13 | Grants, NM | 8,951 | 501 | 7.0% |
| 14 | Los Ranchos De Albuquerque, NM | 5,857 | 327 | 7.0% |
| 15 | Gallup, NM | 21,023 | 1,177 | 7.0% |
| 16 | Bloomfield, NM | 7,395 | 354 | 6.0% |
| 17 | Clovis, NM | 37,942 | 1,821 | 6.0% |
| 18 | Los Lunas, NM | 18,618 | 893 | 6.0% |
| 19 | Albuquerque, NM | 562,218 | 26,986 | 6.0% |
| 20 | Rio Rancho, NM | 108,515 | 4,340 | 5.0% |
| 21 | Artesia, NM | 12,576 | 503 | 5.0% |
| 22 | Las Cruces, NM | 114,197 | 4,567 | 5.0% |
| 23 | Farmington, NM | 46,314 | 1,852 | 5.0% |
| 24 | Santa Fe, NM | 89,019 | 3,560 | 5.0% |
| 25 | Lovington, NM | 11,498 | 367 | 4.0% |
| 26 | Alamogordo, NM | 31,307 | 1,001 | 4.0% |
| 27 | Corrales, NM | 8,555 | 273 | 4.0% |
| 28 | Hobbs, NM | 40,252 | 1,288 | 4.0% |
| 29 | Edgewood, NM | 6,124 | 195 | 4.0% |
| 30 | Taos, NM | 6,458 | 154 | 3.0% |
| 31 | Ruidoso, NM | 7,699 | 184 | 3.0% |
| 32 | Deming, NM | 15,221 | 365 | 3.0% |
| 33 | Anthony, NM | 8,767 | 140 | 2.0% |
| 34 | Sunland Park, NM | 17,463 | 139 | 1.0% |