Cities with highest divorce rate in Vermont research summary. We used Saturday Night Science to analyze Vermont’s most recent Census data to determine the divorce rate for each city in Vermont 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 Vermont is Bellows Falls based on the most recent Census data.
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Bellows Falls is 10.0% Divorced.
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The city with the lowest divorce rate in Vermont is Winooski.
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Winooski is 3.0% Divorced.
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Vermont is 5.0% Divorced.
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There are some 25,810 people living in Vermont 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 Green Mountain 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 Vermont with the highest rates of divorcees.
The 10 Cities In Vermont 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 Vermont with the highest divorce rate? That would be Bellows Falls, with 10.0% of people over 15 years of age being divorced, per the most recent census data.
What is the overall Vermont divorce rate? According to the 2019-2023 Community Survey, the overall divorce rate in Vermont 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 Vermont.
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The 10 Places With The Highest Divorce Rate In Vermont For 2025
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Population: 2,851
Divorce Rate: 10.0%
Divorcees: 228
Median Income: $54,836
More on Bellows Falls: Data
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Population: 8,461
Divorce Rate: 9.0%
Divorcees: 609
Median Income: $53,288
More on Barre: Data
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Population: 15,747
Divorce Rate: 9.0%
Divorcees: 1,133
Median Income: $55,000
More on Rutland: Data
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Population: 4,413
Divorce Rate: 9.0%
Divorcees: 317
Median Income: $48,194
More on Newport: Data
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Population: 2,732
Divorce Rate: 8.0%
Divorcees: 174
Median Income: $71,307
More on Swanton: Data
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Population: 6,910
Divorce Rate: 8.0%
Divorcees: 442
Median Income: $53,370
More on St. Albans: Data
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Population: 2,571
Divorce Rate: 8.0%
Divorcees: 164
Median Income: $85,417
More on Vergennes: Data
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Population: 1,342
Divorce Rate: 7.0%
Divorcees: 75
Median Income: $67,500
More on North Bennington: Data
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Population: 2,527
Divorce Rate: 7.0%
Divorcees: 141
Median Income: $66,792
More on Morrisville: Data
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Population: 1,668
Divorce Rate: 7.0%
Divorcees: 93
Median Income: $48,355
More on Johnson: Data
How We Determined The Places In Vermont 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 18 places in Vermont with a population of over 1,000.
We ranked each place by the percentage of divorcees over 15 years of age from highest to lowest. We crowned the divorce capital of Vermont the place with the highest incidence of divorcees, Bellows Falls.
And if you’re trying to avoid divorce, check out Winooski, the city with the lowest divorce rate in Vermont.
We updated this article for 2025 and this list is our fifth time ranking the cities in Vermont with the highest divorce rates.
Getting Some Closure In Vermont After Untying The Know
Besides just coming up with what we thought would be a great new blog/book title, “Untying the Knot In Vermont: Life After Divorce,” we now have a sense of what places in the Green Mountain State don’t pay much attention to the whole “’til death do we part” phrase.
The cities with the highest divorce rate in Vermont are Bellows Falls, Barre, Rutland, Newport, Swanton, St. Albans, Vergennes, North Bennington, Morrisville, and Johnson.
Try to keep in mind that the reason cities rank where they do in Vermont 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 Vermont
| Rank | City | Population | Divorcees | Divorce Rate |
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| 1 | Bellows Falls, VT | 2,851 | 228 | 10.0% |
| 2 | Barre, VT | 8,461 | 609 | 9.0% |
| 3 | Rutland, VT | 15,747 | 1,133 | 9.0% |
| 4 | Newport, VT | 4,413 | 317 | 9.0% |
| 5 | Swanton, VT | 2,732 | 174 | 8.0% |
| 6 | St. Albans, VT | 6,910 | 442 | 8.0% |
| 7 | Vergennes, VT | 2,571 | 164 | 8.0% |
| 8 | North Bennington, VT | 1,342 | 75 | 7.0% |
| 9 | Morrisville, VT | 2,527 | 141 | 7.0% |
| 10 | Johnson, VT | 1,668 | 93 | 7.0% |
| 11 | Enosburg Falls, VT | 1,595 | 89 | 7.0% |
| 12 | Jericho, VT | 1,230 | 59 | 6.0% |
| 13 | Montpelier, VT | 8,038 | 385 | 6.0% |
| 14 | Poultney, VT | 1,105 | 44 | 5.0% |
| 15 | Lyndonville, VT | 1,229 | 39 | 4.0% |
| 16 | South Burlington, VT | 20,488 | 655 | 4.0% |
| 17 | Burlington, VT | 44,649 | 1,071 | 3.0% |
| 18 | Winooski, VT | 8,198 | 196 | 3.0% |