Cities with highest divorce rate in Texas research summary. We used Saturday Night Science to analyze Texas’s most recent Census data to determine the divorce rate for each city in Texas 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 Texas is Bastrop based on the most recent Census data.
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Bastrop is 16.0% Divorced.
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The city with the lowest divorce rate in Texas is Parker.
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Parker is 0.0% Divorced.
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Texas is 5.0% Divorced.
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There are some 1,169,733 people living in Texas 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 Lone 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 Texas with the highest rates of divorcees.
The 10 Cities In Texas 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 Texas with the highest divorce rate? That would be Bastrop, with 16.0% of people over 15 years of age being divorced, per the most recent census data.
What is the overall Texas divorce rate? According to the 2018-2022 Community Survey, the overall divorce rate in Texas is 5.0%, which compares to the US divorce rate of 10.9%.
Alrighty, on to how we calculated the places with the highest divorce rates in Texas.
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The 10 Places With The Highest Divorce Rate In Texas For 2024
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Population: 9,955
Divorce Rate: 16.0%
Divorcees: 1,274
Median Income: $59,087
More on Bastrop: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
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Population: 6,166
Divorce Rate: 16.0%
Divorcees: 789
Median Income: $47,749
More on Gladewater: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
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Population: 7,190
Divorce Rate: 15.0%
Divorcees: 862
Median Income: $46,311
More on Lacy-Lakeview: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
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Population: 7,131
Divorce Rate: 15.0%
Divorcees: 855
Median Income: $38,796
More on Jasper: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
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Population: 8,571
Divorce Rate: 14.0%
Divorcees: 959
Median Income: $39,434
More on Lamesa: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
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Population: 5,478
Divorce Rate: 14.0%
Divorcees: 613
Median Income: $31,240
More on Marlin: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
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Population: 6,365
Divorce Rate: 14.0%
Divorcees: 712
Median Income: $37,500
More on Crockett: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
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Population: 7,682
Divorce Rate: 14.0%
Divorcees: 860
Median Income: $72,386
More on Lake Dallas: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
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Population: 5,627
Divorce Rate: 14.0%
Divorcees: 630
Median Income: $105,366
More on Krum: Data | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
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Population: 5,356
Divorce Rate: 14.0%
Divorcees: 599
Median Income: $57,076
More on Cameron: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
How We Determined The Places In Texas 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 360 places in Texas 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 Texas the place with the highest incidence of divorcees, Bastrop.
And if you’re trying to avoid divorce, check out Parker, the city with the lowest divorce rate in Texas.
We updated this article for 2024 and this list is our fifth time ranking the cities in Texas with the highest divorce rates.
Getting Some Closure In Texas After Untying The Know
Besides just coming up with what we thought would be a great new blog/book title, “Untying the Knot In Texas: Life After Divorce,” we now have a sense of what places in the Lone Star State don’t pay much attention to the whole “’til death do we part” phrase.
The cities with the highest divorce rate in Texas are Bastrop, Gladewater, Lacy-Lakeview, Jasper, Lamesa, Marlin, Crockett, Lake Dallas, Krum, and Cameron.
Try to keep in mind that the reason cities rank where they do in Texas 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 Texas
| Rank | City | Population | Divorcees | Divorce Rate |
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| 1 | Bastrop, TX | 9,955 | 1,274 | 16.0% |
| 2 | Gladewater, TX | 6,166 | 789 | 16.0% |
| 3 | Lacy-Lakeview, TX | 7,190 | 862 | 15.0% |
| 4 | Jasper, TX | 7,131 | 855 | 15.0% |
| 5 | Lamesa, TX | 8,571 | 959 | 14.0% |
| 6 | Marlin, TX | 5,478 | 613 | 14.0% |
| 7 | Crockett, TX | 6,365 | 712 | 14.0% |
| 8 | Lake Dallas, TX | 7,682 | 860 | 14.0% |
| 9 | Krum, TX | 5,627 | 630 | 14.0% |
| 10 | Cameron, TX | 5,356 | 599 | 14.0% |
| 11 | Vidor, TX | 9,806 | 1,019 | 13.0% |
| 12 | Henderson, TX | 13,338 | 1,387 | 13.0% |
| 13 | Center, TX | 5,221 | 542 | 13.0% |
| 14 | Brady, TX | 5,129 | 492 | 12.0% |
| 15 | Rockport, TX | 10,265 | 985 | 12.0% |
| 16 | Cuero, TX | 8,138 | 781 | 12.0% |
| 17 | Gun Barrel City, TX | 6,247 | 599 | 12.0% |
| 18 | Rusk, TX | 5,344 | 513 | 12.0% |
| 19 | Sweetwater, TX | 10,546 | 1,012 | 12.0% |
| 20 | Gatesville, TX | 15,848 | 1,521 | 12.0% |
| 21 | Wharton, TX | 8,669 | 832 | 12.0% |
| 22 | Paris, TX | 24,574 | 2,359 | 12.0% |
| 23 | Silsbee, TX | 6,904 | 607 | 11.0% |
| 24 | Brownwood, TX | 18,820 | 1,656 | 11.0% |
| 25 | Burnet, TX | 6,464 | 568 | 11.0% |
| 26 | Sulphur Springs, TX | 16,033 | 1,410 | 11.0% |
| 27 | Joshua, TX | 8,004 | 704 | 11.0% |
| 28 | Kaufman, TX | 7,520 | 661 | 11.0% |
| 29 | Uvalde, TX | 15,342 | 1,350 | 11.0% |
| 30 | Mineral Wells, TX | 15,049 | 1,324 | 11.0% |
| 31 | Iowa Park, TX | 6,529 | 574 | 11.0% |
| 32 | Liberty, TX | 8,348 | 734 | 11.0% |
| 33 | Everman, TX | 6,102 | 536 | 11.0% |
| 34 | Snyder, TX | 11,378 | 910 | 10.0% |
| 35 | Seguin, TX | 30,318 | 2,425 | 10.0% |
| 36 | Lancaster, TX | 40,958 | 3,276 | 10.0% |
| 37 | Beeville, TX | 13,637 | 1,090 | 10.0% |
| 38 | Santa Fe, TX | 12,792 | 1,023 | 10.0% |
| 39 | Aransas Pass, TX | 8,720 | 697 | 10.0% |
| 40 | Fort Stockton, TX | 8,404 | 672 | 10.0% |
| 41 | Bellmead, TX | 10,480 | 838 | 10.0% |
| 42 | Robstown, TX | 10,246 | 819 | 10.0% |
| 43 | Elgin, TX | 10,043 | 803 | 10.0% |
| 44 | Groves, TX | 17,110 | 1,368 | 10.0% |
| 45 | Cleveland, TX | 7,756 | 620 | 10.0% |
| 46 | Denison, TX | 24,872 | 1,989 | 10.0% |
| 47 | Brenham, TX | 17,655 | 1,412 | 10.0% |
| 48 | Venus, TX | 5,211 | 416 | 10.0% |
| 49 | Nederland, TX | 18,569 | 1,485 | 10.0% |
| 50 | Cleburne, TX | 31,849 | 2,547 | 10.0% |
| 51 | Hutchins, TX | 5,633 | 450 | 10.0% |
| 52 | Gonzales, TX | 7,190 | 575 | 10.0% |
| 53 | Texas City, TX | 53,084 | 4,246 | 10.0% |
| 54 | Monahans, TX | 7,595 | 607 | 10.0% |
| 55 | Luling, TX | 5,455 | 436 | 10.0% |
| 56 | Livingston, TX | 5,672 | 453 | 10.0% |
| 57 | Bridgeport, TX | 6,044 | 435 | 9.0% |
| 58 | Hillsboro, TX | 8,281 | 596 | 9.0% |
| 59 | Rockdale, TX | 5,424 | 390 | 9.0% |
| 60 | White Settlement, TX | 18,106 | 1,303 | 9.0% |
| 61 | Victoria, TX | 65,481 | 4,714 | 9.0% |
| 62 | Huntsville, TX | 46,202 | 3,326 | 9.0% |
| 63 | Azle, TX | 13,409 | 965 | 9.0% |
| 64 | Pearsall, TX | 8,870 | 638 | 9.0% |
| 65 | Vernon, TX | 10,018 | 721 | 9.0% |
| 66 | San Angelo, TX | 99,422 | 7,158 | 9.0% |
| 67 | Kilgore, TX | 13,400 | 964 | 9.0% |
| 68 | Leon Valley, TX | 11,485 | 826 | 9.0% |
| 69 | Greenville, TX | 28,923 | 2,082 | 9.0% |
| 70 | Hondo, TX | 8,424 | 606 | 9.0% |
| 71 | Wilmer, TX | 5,370 | 386 | 9.0% |
| 72 | Kermit, TX | 5,984 | 430 | 9.0% |
| 73 | Pleasanton, TX | 10,706 | 770 | 9.0% |
| 74 | Yoakum, TX | 5,841 | 420 | 9.0% |
| 75 | Crystal City, TX | 6,332 | 455 | 9.0% |
| 76 | Borger, TX | 12,505 | 900 | 9.0% |
| 77 | Port Lavaca, TX | 11,545 | 831 | 9.0% |
| 78 | Sherman, TX | 44,052 | 3,171 | 9.0% |
| 79 | Terrell, TX | 18,001 | 1,296 | 9.0% |
| 80 | Atlanta, TX | 5,453 | 392 | 9.0% |
| 81 | Alvarado, TX | 5,107 | 367 | 9.0% |
| 82 | Orange, TX | 19,221 | 1,383 | 9.0% |
| 83 | Giddings, TX | 5,017 | 361 | 9.0% |
| 84 | Littlefield, TX | 5,939 | 380 | 8.0% |
| 85 | Pampa, TX | 16,861 | 1,079 | 8.0% |
| 86 | Bonham, TX | 10,485 | 671 | 8.0% |
| 87 | Richland Hills, TX | 8,513 | 544 | 8.0% |
| 88 | Galveston, TX | 53,265 | 3,408 | 8.0% |
| 89 | Lockhart, TX | 14,463 | 925 | 8.0% |
| 90 | Forney, TX | 25,269 | 1,617 | 8.0% |
| 91 | Edna, TX | 5,985 | 383 | 8.0% |
| 92 | Burleson, TX | 48,970 | 3,134 | 8.0% |
| 93 | Athens, TX | 12,878 | 824 | 8.0% |
| 94 | Lumberton, TX | 13,613 | 871 | 8.0% |
| 95 | Richmond, TX | 11,931 | 763 | 8.0% |
| 96 | Aledo, TX | 5,053 | 323 | 8.0% |
| 97 | Big Spring, TX | 25,949 | 1,660 | 8.0% |
| 98 | Wake Village, TX | 5,909 | 378 | 8.0% |
| 99 | Mexia, TX | 6,907 | 442 | 8.0% |
| 100 | Longview, TX | 82,176 | 5,259 | 8.0% |
