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 Rutland based on the most recent Census data.
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Rutland is 10.0% Divorced.
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The city with the lowest divorce rate in Vermont is Burlington.
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Burlington is 2.0% Divorced.
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Vermont is 5.0% Divorced.
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There are some 25,884 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 2026.
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 Rutland, 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 2020-2024 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 2026
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Population: 15,712
Divorce Rate: 10.0%
Divorcees: 1,256
Median Income: $57,675
More on Rutland: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Movers
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Population: 8,412
Divorce Rate: 9.0%
Divorcees: 605
Median Income: $65,625
More on Barre: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Movers
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Population: 6,954
Divorce Rate: 9.0%
Divorcees: 500
Median Income: $57,980
More on St. Albans: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Movers
7. North Bennington
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Population: 1,336
Divorce Rate: 7.0%
Divorcees: 74
Median Income: $68,571
More on North Bennington: Movers
8. Johnson
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Population: 1,799
Divorce Rate: 7.0%
Divorcees: 100
Median Income: $48,633
More on Johnson: Movers
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Population: 2,664
Divorce Rate: 7.0%
Divorcees: 149
Median Income: $68,240
More on Morrisville: Data | Movers
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Population: 8,014
Divorce Rate: 6.0%
Divorcees: 384
Median Income: $81,030
More on Montpelier: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Movers
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 2020-2024 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 17 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, Rutland.
And if you’re trying to avoid divorce, check out Burlington, the city with the lowest divorce rate in Vermont.
We updated this article for 2026 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 Rutland, Newport, Bellows Falls, Vergennes, Barre, St. Albans, North Bennington, Johnson, Morrisville, and Montpelier.
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 | Rutland, VT | 15,712 | 1,256 | 10.0% |
| 2 | Newport, VT | 4,394 | 351 | 10.0% |
| 3 | Bellows Falls, VT | 2,891 | 208 | 9.0% |
| 4 | Vergennes, VT | 2,565 | 184 | 9.0% |
| 5 | Barre, VT | 8,412 | 605 | 9.0% |
| 6 | St. Albans, VT | 6,954 | 500 | 9.0% |
| 7 | North Bennington, VT | 1,336 | 74 | 7.0% |
| 8 | Johnson, VT | 1,799 | 100 | 7.0% |
| 9 | Morrisville, VT | 2,664 | 149 | 7.0% |
| 10 | Montpelier, VT | 8,014 | 384 | 6.0% |
| 11 | Swanton, VT | 2,670 | 128 | 6.0% |
| 12 | Enosburg Falls, VT | 1,570 | 75 | 6.0% |
| 13 | Jericho, VT | 1,346 | 32 | 3.0% |
| 14 | Winooski, VT | 8,293 | 199 | 3.0% |
| 15 | Poultney, VT | 1,033 | 24 | 3.0% |
| 16 | South Burlington, VT | 20,756 | 498 | 3.0% |
| 17 | Burlington, VT | 44,675 | 714 | 2.0% |