The 10 Cities In Utah With The Highest Divorce Rates For 2019

If you’re married, the thought of divorce has probably popped into your mind at least once.

Come on, admit it.

And if you’re not married, let me tell you that there’s gonna be a point at 2 a.m. when you have a crying baby and haven’t slept in two months that it’s gonna run through your head to run.

Far.

Away.

But, don’t just take my word for it, take the word of the some 217,958 people living in Utah over fifteen years of age who are divorced. Or compare that to the 28,339,199 dAmericans who are already divorced in 2019.

A lot of people make the decision to run away – or simply split up – across the Beehive State.

Isn’t the divorce rate in America close to 50%? Yes indeed. But that’s not quite what we’re measuring; we are looking at counts and percentages of people over 15 years old who are currently divorced.

You typically calculate that 50% statistic as percent of marriages.

But we are just going to focus on the actual number of divorced people today — what better way to measure marital misery than the straight count of people in Utah it affects?

So now that we have you biting your nails, rethinking your world view, and pulling out your hair, let’s take a look at the places in Utah with highest rates of divorcees.

The 10 Cities In Utah With The Highest Divorce Rates

1. Vernal (Photos)
2. Washington Terrace
3. Ogden (Photos)
4. Moab (Photos)
5. Sunset (Photos)
6. Murray (Photos)
7. Price (Photos)
8. Midvale (Photos)
9. Roy (Photos)
10. South Salt Lake (Photos)

Let’s quickly recap before we dive into the methodology and a closer look at the top ten places in UT.

What is the city in Utah with the highest divorce rate? That would be Vernal, with 19.3% of people over 15 years of age being divorced, per the most recent census data.

What is the overall Utah divorce rate? According to the 2013-2017 Community Survey, the overall divorce rate in Utah is 9.1%, which compares to the US divorce rate of 10.9%.

Alrighty, on to how we calculated the places with the highest divorce rates in Utah.

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How We Determined The Places In Utah That Get Un-Hitched The Most

Since that this is the 58th category of rankings we are compiling for the site, we had a pretty good idea where to find data on marriage and divorce in America — the U.S. Census Bureau. Because who likes tracking misery more than the U.S. government?

Specifically, we looked at the 2013-2017 American Community Survey specifically table S1201 — Marital Status.

Pretty straight forward on that front — we just had to extract the following column of data:

• Population 15 Years and Over -> Divorced

There’s some kinda interesting/fun/sad data in there 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 85 places in Utah with a population of over 5,000.

We ranked each of these places by the percentage of divorcees over 15 years of age from highest to lowest. We crowned the divorce capital of Utah the place with the highest incidence of divorcees, Vernal.

And if you’re trying to avoid divorce, check out Alpine, the city with the lowest divorce rate in Utah.

Now on to a deeper look at the top ten.

Vernal, the county seat and largest city in Uintah County is in northeastern Utah, United States, about 175 miles east of Salt Lake City and 20 miles west of the Colorado border. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 9,089. The population has since grown to 10,844 as of the 2014 population estimate.

Ogden is a city and the county seat of Weber County, Utah, United States, approximately 10 miles east of the Great Salt Lake and 40 miles north of Salt Lake City. The population was 84,316 in 2014, according to the US Census Bureau, making it Utah’s 7th largest city. The city served as a major railway hub through much of its history, and still handles a great deal of freight rail traffic which makes it a convenient location for manufacturing and commerce. Ogden is also known for its many historic buildings, proximity to the Wasatch Mountains, and as the location of Weber State University.

Moab is a city on the southern edge of Grand County in eastern Utah in the western United States. The population was 5,046 at the 2010 census, and in 2015 the population was estimated to be 5,235. It is the county seat and largest city in Grand County. Moab attracts a large number of tourists every year, mostly visitors to the nearby Arches and Canyonlands national parks. The town is a popular base for mountain bikers who ride the extensive network of trails including the Slickrock Trail, and for off-roaders who come for the annual Moab Jeep Safari.

Murray City is a city situated on the Wasatch Front in the core of Salt Lake Valley in the U.S. state of Utah. Named for territorial governor Eli Murray, it is the state’s fourteenth largest city. According to the 2010 census, Murray has approximately 46,746 residents. Murray shares borders with Taylorsville, Holladay, South Salt Lake and West Jordan, Utah. Once teeming with heavy industry, Murray-s industrial sector now has little trace and has been replaced by major mercantile sectors. Known for its central location in Salt Lake County, Murray has been called the Hub of Salt Lake County. Unlike most of its neighboring communities, Murray operates its own police, fire, power, water, library, and parks and recreation departments and has its own school district. While maintaining many of its own services, Murray has one of the lowest city tax rates in the state.

Midvale is a city in Salt Lake County, Utah, United States. It is part of the Salt Lake City, Utah Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 30,764 at the 2010 census.

South Salt Lake is a city in Salt Lake County, Utah, United States and is part of the Salt Lake City Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 23,617 at the 2010 census.

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Getting Some Closure In Utah After Untying The Know

Besides just coming up with what we thought would be a great new blog/book title, “Untying the Knot In Utah: Life After Divorce”, we now have a sense of what places in the Beehive State don’t pay much attention to the whole “’til death do we part” phrase.

Try to keep in mind that the reason cities rank where they do in Utah could be because of the age, education, and income distribution, as all of those things impact the rate of divorce.

And, in all honestly, that’s probably for the best. It’s much better to get out of a toxic relationship than stay it.

Just make sure you have your running shoes ready to go.

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Detailed List Of The Cities With The Highest Divorce Rates In Utah

Rank	City	Divorce Rate
1	Vernal, UT	19.3%
2	Washington Terrace, UT	15.5%
3	Ogden, UT	15.2%
4	Moab, UT	14.9%
5	Sunset, UT	14.8%
6	Murray, UT	14.4%
7	Price, UT	13.9%
8	Midvale, UT	13.5%
9	Roy, UT	13.0%
10	South Salt Lake, UT	12.9%
11	South Ogden, UT	12.9%
12	Grantsville, UT	12.3%
13	Riverdale, UT	12.2%
14	Clearfield, UT	12.1%
15	Taylorsville, UT	12.1%
16	Tooele, UT	11.9%
17	Richfield, UT	11.5%
18	Brigham City, UT	11.4%
19	Hurricane, UT	11.2%
20	Cottonwood Heights, UT	10.9%
21	St. George, UT	10.8%
22	Salt Lake City, UT	10.7%
23	Ivins, UT	10.4%
24	West Jordan, UT	10.4%
25	West Valley City, UT	10.3%
26	Nephi, UT	10.3%
27	Sandy, UT	10.0%
28	Holladay, UT	9.7%
29	North Salt Lake, UT	9.2%
30	Centerville, UT	8.9%
31	Bountiful, UT	8.9%
32	Cedar City, UT	8.9%
33	American Fork, UT	8.7%
34	Farmington, UT	8.6%
35	Layton, UT	8.5%
36	Riverton, UT	8.3%
37	Draper, UT	8.3%
38	Roosevelt, UT	8.3%
39	Clinton, UT	8.2%
40	Enoch, UT	8.0%
41	Heber, UT	7.9%
42	South Jordan, UT	7.9%
43	Payson, UT	7.9%
44	Bluffdale, UT	7.7%
45	Plain City, UT	7.5%
46	Woods Cross, UT	7.5%
47	Springville, UT	7.4%
48	Spanish Fork, UT	7.3%
49	Farr West, UT	7.3%
50	Hyrum, UT	7.2%
51	Washington, UT	7.2%
52	Park City, UT	7.1%
53	Tremonton, UT	6.9%
54	Lindon, UT	6.8%
55	North Ogden, UT	6.8%
56	Logan, UT	6.7%
57	Providence, UT	6.5%
58	Orem, UT	6.5%
59	Syracuse, UT	6.4%
60	Herriman, UT	6.4%
61	Pleasant View, UT	6.4%
62	Pleasant Grove, UT	6.3%
63	Santa Clara, UT	6.2%
64	West Haven, UT	6.1%
65	Kaysville, UT	6.0%
66	Ephraim, UT	6.0%
67	West Point, UT	5.8%
68	Santaquin, UT	5.6%
69	Lehi, UT	5.5%
70	Smithfield, UT	5.4%
71	Hooper, UT	5.3%
72	Nibley, UT	5.3%
73	Salem, UT	5.2%
74	West Bountiful, UT	5.0%
75	Saratoga Springs, UT	4.9%
76	Harrisville, UT	4.8%
77	Provo, UT	4.8%
78	Eagle Mountain, UT	4.7%
79	North Logan, UT	4.7%
80	Fruit Heights, UT	4.2%
81	Cedar Hills, UT	4.1%
82	South Weber, UT	3.4%
83	Mapleton, UT	3.2%
84	Highland, UT	2.9%
85	Alpine, UT	1.9%