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 Holdenville based on the most recent Census data.
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Holdenville is 15.0% Divorced.
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The city with the lowest divorce rate in Oklahoma is Stillwater.
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Stillwater is 3.0% Divorced.
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Oklahoma is 7.0% Divorced.
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There are some 222,347 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 2024.
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 Holdenville, with 15.0% 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 2018-2022 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
- Richest Cities In Oklahoma
- Most Dangerous Cities In Oklahoma
The 10 Places With The Highest Divorce Rate In Oklahoma For 2024
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Population: 5,900
Divorce Rate: 15.0%
Divorcees: 708
Median Income: $38,232
More on Holdenville: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
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Population: 6,031
Divorce Rate: 13.0%
Divorcees: 627
Median Income: $45,400
More on Pauls Valley: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
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Population: 6,326
Divorce Rate: 13.0%
Divorcees: 657
Median Income: $53,729
More on Tecumseh: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
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Population: 6,632
Divorce Rate: 12.0%
Divorcees: 636
Median Income: $68,295
More on Purcell: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
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Population: 5,639
Divorce Rate: 12.0%
Divorcees: 541
Median Income: $42,513
More on Henryetta: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
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Population: 7,168
Divorce Rate: 12.0%
Divorcees: 688
Median Income: $84,029
More on Noble: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
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Population: 5,207
Divorce Rate: 12.0%
Divorcees: 499
Median Income: $38,621
More on Vinita: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
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Population: 8,524
Divorce Rate: 11.0%
Divorcees: 750
Median Income: $44,310
More on Sallisaw: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
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Population: 24,441
Divorce Rate: 11.0%
Divorcees: 2,150
Median Income: $51,367
More on Ponca City: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
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 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 76 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, Holdenville.
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 2024 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 Holdenville, Sayre, Pauls Valley, Tecumseh, Purcell, Henryetta, Noble, Vinita, Sallisaw, and Ponca City.
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
- Richest Cities 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 | Holdenville, OK | 5,900 | 708 | 15.0% |
| 2 | Sayre, OK | 5,459 | 567 | 13.0% |
| 3 | Pauls Valley, OK | 6,031 | 627 | 13.0% |
| 4 | Tecumseh, OK | 6,326 | 657 | 13.0% |
| 5 | Purcell, OK | 6,632 | 636 | 12.0% |
| 6 | Henryetta, OK | 5,639 | 541 | 12.0% |
| 7 | Noble, OK | 7,168 | 688 | 12.0% |
| 8 | Vinita, OK | 5,207 | 499 | 12.0% |
| 9 | Sallisaw, OK | 8,524 | 750 | 11.0% |
| 10 | Ponca City, OK | 24,441 | 2,150 | 11.0% |
| 11 | Wagoner, OK | 7,813 | 687 | 11.0% |
| 12 | Anadarko, OK | 5,723 | 503 | 11.0% |
| 13 | El Reno, OK | 17,474 | 1,537 | 11.0% |
| 14 | Seminole, OK | 7,144 | 571 | 10.0% |
| 15 | Chickasha, OK | 16,231 | 1,298 | 10.0% |
| 16 | Shawnee, OK | 31,391 | 2,511 | 10.0% |
| 17 | Claremore, OK | 19,724 | 1,577 | 10.0% |
| 18 | Sulphur, OK | 5,025 | 402 | 10.0% |
| 19 | Cushing, OK | 8,336 | 666 | 10.0% |
| 20 | Woodward, OK | 12,067 | 965 | 10.0% |
| 21 | Okmulgee, OK | 11,366 | 909 | 10.0% |
| 22 | Midwest City, OK | 58,124 | 4,184 | 9.0% |
| 23 | Sapulpa, OK | 22,030 | 1,586 | 9.0% |
| 24 | Muskogee, OK | 36,933 | 2,659 | 9.0% |
| 25 | Catoosa, OK | 7,680 | 552 | 9.0% |
| 26 | Collinsville, OK | 8,073 | 581 | 9.0% |
| 27 | Duncan, OK | 22,759 | 1,638 | 9.0% |
| 28 | Del City, OK | 21,682 | 1,561 | 9.0% |
| 29 | Coweta, OK | 9,903 | 713 | 9.0% |
| 30 | Ada, OK | 16,537 | 1,190 | 9.0% |
| 31 | Ardmore, OK | 24,784 | 1,784 | 9.0% |
| 32 | Bethany, OK | 20,620 | 1,484 | 9.0% |
| 33 | The Village, OK | 9,479 | 682 | 9.0% |
| 34 | Lone Grove, OK | 5,026 | 361 | 9.0% |
| 35 | Mcalester, OK | 18,110 | 1,303 | 9.0% |
| 36 | Blackwell, OK | 6,132 | 392 | 8.0% |
| 37 | Sand Springs, OK | 19,925 | 1,275 | 8.0% |
| 38 | Mustang, OK | 20,518 | 1,313 | 8.0% |
| 39 | Guthrie, OK | 10,872 | 695 | 8.0% |
| 40 | Durant, OK | 18,759 | 1,200 | 8.0% |
| 41 | Choctaw, OK | 12,154 | 680 | 7.0% |
| 42 | Owasso, OK | 38,134 | 2,135 | 7.0% |
| 43 | Moore, OK | 62,685 | 3,510 | 7.0% |
| 44 | Poteau, OK | 8,852 | 495 | 7.0% |
| 45 | Yukon, OK | 24,198 | 1,355 | 7.0% |
| 46 | Miami, OK | 12,995 | 727 | 7.0% |
| 47 | Elk City, OK | 11,494 | 643 | 7.0% |
| 48 | Glenpool, OK | 13,683 | 766 | 7.0% |
| 49 | Enid, OK | 50,961 | 2,853 | 7.0% |
| 50 | Verdigris, OK | 5,308 | 297 | 7.0% |
| 51 | Tulsa, OK | 411,938 | 23,068 | 7.0% |
| 52 | Oklahoma City, OK | 681,088 | 38,140 | 7.0% |
| 53 | Pryor Creek, OK | 9,480 | 530 | 7.0% |
| 54 | Bartlesville, OK | 37,314 | 2,089 | 7.0% |
| 55 | Idabel, OK | 6,994 | 335 | 6.0% |
| 56 | Harrah, OK | 6,259 | 300 | 6.0% |
| 57 | Guymon, OK | 12,743 | 611 | 6.0% |
| 58 | Tuttle, OK | 7,533 | 361 | 6.0% |
| 59 | Tahlequah, OK | 16,389 | 786 | 6.0% |
| 60 | Warr Acres, OK | 10,424 | 416 | 5.0% |
| 61 | Lawton, OK | 91,023 | 3,640 | 5.0% |
| 62 | Norman, OK | 127,701 | 5,108 | 5.0% |
| 63 | Weatherford, OK | 11,999 | 479 | 5.0% |
| 64 | Newcastle, OK | 11,508 | 460 | 5.0% |
| 65 | Broken Arrow, OK | 114,237 | 4,569 | 5.0% |
| 66 | Bixby, OK | 28,731 | 1,149 | 5.0% |
| 67 | Hugo, OK | 5,178 | 207 | 5.0% |
| 68 | Grove, OK | 7,012 | 280 | 5.0% |
| 69 | Piedmont, OK | 7,629 | 305 | 5.0% |
| 70 | Clinton, OK | 8,499 | 339 | 5.0% |
| 71 | Altus, OK | 18,711 | 748 | 5.0% |
| 72 | Jenks, OK | 25,872 | 827 | 4.0% |
| 73 | Blanchard, OK | 8,708 | 278 | 4.0% |
| 74 | Edmond, OK | 94,503 | 3,024 | 4.0% |
| 75 | Alva, OK | 5,020 | 160 | 4.0% |
| 76 | Stillwater, OK | 48,644 | 1,167 | 3.0% |