Cities with highest divorce rate in Oklahoma research summary. We used Saturday Night Science to analyze Oklahoma’s most recent Census data to determine the divorce rate for each city in Oklahoma 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 Oklahoma is Pauls Valley based on the most recent Census data.
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Pauls Valley is 14.0% Divorced.
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The city with the lowest divorce rate in Oklahoma is Stillwater.
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Stillwater is 2.0% Divorced.
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Oklahoma is 7.0% Divorced.
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There are some 223,734 people living in Oklahoma 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 Sooner 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 Oklahoma with the highest rates of divorcees.
The 10 Cities In Oklahoma 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 Oklahoma with the highest divorce rate? That would be Pauls Valley, with 14.0% of people over 15 years of age being divorced, per the most recent census data.
What is the overall Oklahoma divorce rate? According to the 2019-2023 Community Survey, the overall divorce rate in Oklahoma is 7.0%, which compares to the US divorce rate of 10.9%.
Alrighty, on to how we calculated the places with the highest divorce rates in Oklahoma.
For more Oklahoma reading, check out:
- Best Places To Raise A Family In Oklahoma
- Safest Places In Oklahoma
- Most Dangerous Cities In Oklahoma
The 10 Places With The Highest Divorce Rate In Oklahoma For 2025
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Population: 6,031
Divorce Rate: 14.0%
Divorcees: 675
Median Income: $47,681
More on Pauls Valley: Data
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Population: 5,916
Divorce Rate: 14.0%
Divorcees: 662
Median Income: $41,413
More on Holdenville: Data
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Population: 5,229
Divorce Rate: 12.0%
Divorcees: 501
Median Income: $41,140
More on Vinita: Data
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Population: 7,337
Divorce Rate: 12.0%
Divorcees: 704
Median Income: $85,452
More on Noble: Data
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Population: 6,320
Divorce Rate: 12.0%
Divorcees: 606
Median Income: $46,352
More on Tecumseh: Data
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Population: 6,716
Divorce Rate: 12.0%
Divorcees: 644
Median Income: $60,529
More on Purcell: Data
7. Sayre
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Population: 5,216
Divorce Rate: 12.0%
Divorcees: 500
Median Income: $41,813
More on Sayre:
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Population: 7,934
Divorce Rate: 12.0%
Divorcees: 761
Median Income: $58,206
More on Wagoner: Data
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Population: 5,631
Divorce Rate: 11.0%
Divorcees: 495
Median Income: $44,541
More on Henryetta: Data
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Population: 11,370
Divorce Rate: 11.0%
Divorcees: 1,000
Median Income: $39,060
More on Okmulgee: Data
How We Determined The Places In Oklahoma 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 75 places in Oklahoma 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 Oklahoma the place with the highest incidence of divorcees, Pauls Valley.
And if you’re trying to avoid divorce, check out Stillwater, the city with the lowest divorce rate in Oklahoma.
We updated this article for 2025 and this list is our fifth time ranking the cities in Oklahoma with the highest divorce rates.
Getting Some Closure In Oklahoma After Untying The Know
Besides just coming up with what we thought would be a great new blog/book title, “Untying the Knot In Oklahoma: Life After Divorce,” we now have a sense of what places in the Sooner State don’t pay much attention to the whole “’til death do we part” phrase.
The cities with the highest divorce rate in Oklahoma are Pauls Valley, Holdenville, Vinita, Noble, Tecumseh, Purcell, Sayre, Wagoner, Henryetta, and Okmulgee.
Try to keep in mind that the reason cities rank where they do in Oklahoma 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 Oklahoma reading, check out:
- Best Places To Raise A Family In Oklahoma
- Safest Places In Oklahoma
- Most Dangerous Cities In Oklahoma
Cities With The Highest Divorce Rates In Oklahoma
| Rank | City | Population | Divorcees | Divorce Rate |
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| 1 | Pauls Valley, OK | 6,031 | 675 | 14.0% |
| 2 | Holdenville, OK | 5,916 | 662 | 14.0% |
| 3 | Vinita, OK | 5,229 | 501 | 12.0% |
| 4 | Noble, OK | 7,337 | 704 | 12.0% |
| 5 | Tecumseh, OK | 6,320 | 606 | 12.0% |
| 6 | Purcell, OK | 6,716 | 644 | 12.0% |
| 7 | Sayre, OK | 5,216 | 500 | 12.0% |
| 8 | Wagoner, OK | 7,934 | 761 | 12.0% |
| 9 | Henryetta, OK | 5,631 | 495 | 11.0% |
| 10 | Okmulgee, OK | 11,370 | 1,000 | 11.0% |
| 11 | Seminole, OK | 7,161 | 630 | 11.0% |
| 12 | Ponca City, OK | 24,377 | 2,145 | 11.0% |
| 13 | Cushing, OK | 8,336 | 733 | 11.0% |
| 14 | El Reno, OK | 17,919 | 1,433 | 10.0% |
| 15 | Durant, OK | 19,209 | 1,536 | 10.0% |
| 16 | Poteau, OK | 8,903 | 712 | 10.0% |
| 17 | Ada, OK | 16,536 | 1,322 | 10.0% |
| 18 | Pryor Creek, OK | 9,520 | 761 | 10.0% |
| 19 | Claremore, OK | 19,921 | 1,593 | 10.0% |
| 20 | Sallisaw, OK | 8,553 | 684 | 10.0% |
| 21 | Shawnee, OK | 31,511 | 2,520 | 10.0% |
| 22 | Anadarko, OK | 5,627 | 450 | 10.0% |
| 23 | Chickasha, OK | 16,349 | 1,177 | 9.0% |
| 24 | Sapulpa, OK | 22,268 | 1,603 | 9.0% |
| 25 | Bethany, OK | 20,606 | 1,483 | 9.0% |
| 26 | The Village, OK | 9,470 | 681 | 9.0% |
| 27 | Ardmore, OK | 24,757 | 1,782 | 9.0% |
| 28 | Muskogee, OK | 36,819 | 2,650 | 9.0% |
| 29 | Guthrie, OK | 11,021 | 793 | 9.0% |
| 30 | Midwest City, OK | 58,170 | 4,188 | 9.0% |
| 31 | Mcalester, OK | 18,098 | 1,303 | 9.0% |
| 32 | Coweta, OK | 10,157 | 731 | 9.0% |
| 33 | Mustang, OK | 21,290 | 1,362 | 8.0% |
| 34 | Woodward, OK | 11,976 | 766 | 8.0% |
| 35 | Yukon, OK | 24,802 | 1,587 | 8.0% |
| 36 | Collinsville, OK | 8,468 | 541 | 8.0% |
| 37 | Hugo, OK | 5,184 | 331 | 8.0% |
| 38 | Catoosa, OK | 7,631 | 488 | 8.0% |
| 39 | Del City, OK | 21,561 | 1,379 | 8.0% |
| 40 | Tulsa, OK | 412,322 | 23,090 | 7.0% |
| 41 | Bartlesville, OK | 37,559 | 2,103 | 7.0% |
| 42 | Blackwell, OK | 6,091 | 341 | 7.0% |
| 43 | Sand Springs, OK | 19,973 | 1,118 | 7.0% |
| 44 | Choctaw, OK | 12,208 | 683 | 7.0% |
| 45 | Duncan, OK | 22,872 | 1,280 | 7.0% |
| 46 | Owasso, OK | 39,013 | 2,184 | 7.0% |
| 47 | Elk City, OK | 11,406 | 638 | 7.0% |
| 48 | Lone Grove, OK | 5,070 | 283 | 7.0% |
| 49 | Miami, OK | 12,960 | 725 | 7.0% |
| 50 | Enid, OK | 50,821 | 2,845 | 7.0% |
| 51 | Glenpool, OK | 13,885 | 777 | 7.0% |
| 52 | Moore, OK | 63,045 | 3,530 | 7.0% |
| 53 | Guymon, OK | 12,596 | 705 | 7.0% |
| 54 | Harrah, OK | 6,377 | 357 | 7.0% |
| 55 | Warr Acres, OK | 10,437 | 500 | 6.0% |
| 56 | Newcastle, OK | 12,238 | 587 | 6.0% |
| 57 | Idabel, OK | 6,959 | 334 | 6.0% |
| 58 | Verdigris, OK | 5,502 | 264 | 6.0% |
| 59 | Oklahoma City, OK | 688,693 | 33,057 | 6.0% |
| 60 | Tahlequah, OK | 16,513 | 792 | 6.0% |
| 61 | Altus, OK | 18,670 | 746 | 5.0% |
| 62 | Tuttle, OK | 7,785 | 311 | 5.0% |
| 63 | Lawton, OK | 90,662 | 3,626 | 5.0% |
| 64 | Bixby, OK | 29,402 | 1,176 | 5.0% |
| 65 | Norman, OK | 128,714 | 5,148 | 5.0% |
| 66 | Grove, OK | 7,101 | 284 | 5.0% |
| 67 | Clinton, OK | 8,461 | 338 | 5.0% |
| 68 | Piedmont, OK | 7,978 | 319 | 5.0% |
| 69 | Blanchard, OK | 9,276 | 296 | 4.0% |
| 70 | Broken Arrow, OK | 115,919 | 3,709 | 4.0% |
| 71 | Edmond, OK | 95,618 | 3,059 | 4.0% |
| 72 | Weatherford, OK | 12,014 | 384 | 4.0% |
| 73 | Jenks, OK | 26,519 | 848 | 4.0% |
| 74 | Alva, OK | 5,009 | 80 | 2.0% |
| 75 | Stillwater, OK | 48,818 | 781 | 2.0% |