Cities with highest divorce rate in Georgia research summary. We used Saturday Night Science to analyze Georgia’s most recent Census data to determine the divorce rate for each city in Georgia 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 Georgia is Camilla based on the most recent Census data.
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Camilla is 16.0% Divorced.
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The city with the lowest divorce rate in Georgia is Johns Creek.
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Johns Creek is 1.0% Divorced.
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Georgia is 5.0% Divorced.
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There are some 428,893 people living in Georgia 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 Peach 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 Georgia with the highest rates of divorcees.
The 10 Cities In Georgia 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 Georgia with the highest divorce rate? That would be Camilla, with 16.0% of people over 15 years of age being divorced, per the most recent census data.
What is the overall Georgia divorce rate? According to the 2018-2022 Community Survey, the overall divorce rate in Georgia 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 Georgia.
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The 10 Places With The Highest Divorce Rate In Georgia For 2024
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Population: 5,163
Divorce Rate: 16.0%
Divorcees: 660
Median Income: $27,306
More on Camilla: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
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Population: 9,367
Divorce Rate: 15.0%
Divorcees: 1,124
Median Income: $67,143
More on Locust Grove: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
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Population: 5,497
Divorce Rate: 13.0%
Divorcees: 571
Median Income: $43,824
More on Jackson: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
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Population: 26,869
Divorce Rate: 13.0%
Divorcees: 2,794
Median Income: $46,696
More on Union City: Data | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
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Population: 68,926
Divorce Rate: 12.0%
Divorcees: 6,616
Median Income: $43,724
More on Albany: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
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Population: 10,210
Divorce Rate: 12.0%
Divorcees: 980
Median Income: $33,166
More on Cordele: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
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Population: 7,542
Divorce Rate: 12.0%
Divorcees: 724
Median Income: $44,491
More on Swainsboro: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
8. Rockmart
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Population: 5,113
Divorce Rate: 12.0%
Divorcees: 490
Median Income: $49,438
More on Rockmart: Crime | Real Estate
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Population: 17,184
Divorce Rate: 12.0%
Divorcees: 1,649
Median Income: $54,927
More on Calhoun: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
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Population: 5,622
Divorce Rate: 11.0%
Divorcees: 494
Median Income: $48,599
More on Sylvester: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
How We Determined The Places In Georgia 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 132 places in Georgia 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 Georgia the place with the highest incidence of divorcees, Camilla.
And if you’re trying to avoid divorce, check out Johns Creek, the city with the lowest divorce rate in Georgia.
We updated this article for 2024 and this list is our fifth time ranking the cities in Georgia with the highest divorce rates.
Getting Some Closure In Georgia After Untying The Know
Besides just coming up with what we thought would be a great new blog/book title, “Untying the Knot In Georgia: Life After Divorce,” we now have a sense of what places in the Peach State don’t pay much attention to the whole “’til death do we part” phrase.
The cities with the highest divorce rate in Georgia are Camilla, Locust Grove, Jackson, Union City, Albany, Cordele, Swainsboro, Rockmart, Calhoun, and Sylvester.
Try to keep in mind that the reason cities rank where they do in Georgia 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 Georgia
| Rank | City | Population | Divorcees | Divorce Rate |
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| 1 | Camilla, GA | 5,163 | 660 | 16.0% |
| 2 | Locust Grove, GA | 9,367 | 1,124 | 15.0% |
| 3 | Jackson, GA | 5,497 | 571 | 13.0% |
| 4 | Union City, GA | 26,869 | 2,794 | 13.0% |
| 5 | Albany, GA | 68,926 | 6,616 | 12.0% |
| 6 | Cordele, GA | 10,210 | 980 | 12.0% |
| 7 | Swainsboro, GA | 7,542 | 724 | 12.0% |
| 8 | Rockmart, GA | 5,113 | 490 | 12.0% |
| 9 | Calhoun, GA | 17,184 | 1,649 | 12.0% |
| 10 | Sylvester, GA | 5,622 | 494 | 11.0% |
| 11 | Tifton, GA | 17,059 | 1,501 | 11.0% |
| 12 | Eastman, GA | 5,635 | 495 | 11.0% |
| 13 | Dallas, GA | 14,126 | 1,243 | 11.0% |
| 14 | Waycross, GA | 13,856 | 1,219 | 11.0% |
| 15 | Brunswick, GA | 15,243 | 1,341 | 11.0% |
| 16 | Cairo, GA | 10,091 | 888 | 11.0% |
| 17 | Jesup, GA | 9,820 | 785 | 10.0% |
| 18 | Toccoa, GA | 9,055 | 724 | 10.0% |
| 19 | Moultrie, GA | 14,533 | 1,162 | 10.0% |
| 20 | Griffin, GA | 23,485 | 1,690 | 9.0% |
| 21 | Fitzgerald, GA | 8,972 | 645 | 9.0% |
| 22 | Rome, GA | 37,621 | 2,708 | 9.0% |
| 23 | Blakely, GA | 5,299 | 381 | 9.0% |
| 24 | Thomasville, GA | 18,744 | 1,349 | 9.0% |
| 25 | Americus, GA | 16,020 | 1,153 | 9.0% |
| 26 | Lagrange, GA | 31,173 | 2,244 | 9.0% |
| 27 | Oakwood, GA | 5,132 | 369 | 9.0% |
| 28 | Eatonton, GA | 6,369 | 458 | 9.0% |
| 29 | Glennville, GA | 5,204 | 374 | 9.0% |
| 30 | Dublin, GA | 15,985 | 1,150 | 9.0% |
| 31 | Monroe, GA | 15,036 | 1,082 | 9.0% |
| 32 | Perry, GA | 21,279 | 1,361 | 8.0% |
| 33 | Cartersville, GA | 23,103 | 1,478 | 8.0% |
| 34 | Thomaston, GA | 9,720 | 622 | 8.0% |
| 35 | Commerce, GA | 7,391 | 473 | 8.0% |
| 36 | Richmond Hill, GA | 16,703 | 1,068 | 8.0% |
| 37 | Garden City, GA | 10,352 | 662 | 8.0% |
| 38 | Covington, GA | 14,190 | 908 | 8.0% |
| 39 | Adel, GA | 5,571 | 356 | 8.0% |
| 40 | Riverdale, GA | 14,933 | 955 | 8.0% |
| 41 | Sandersville, GA | 5,727 | 366 | 8.0% |
| 42 | Winder, GA | 18,414 | 1,178 | 8.0% |
| 43 | Douglas, GA | 11,694 | 748 | 8.0% |
| 44 | Valdosta, GA | 55,266 | 3,094 | 7.0% |
| 45 | Thomson, GA | 6,839 | 382 | 7.0% |
| 46 | College Park, GA | 14,113 | 790 | 7.0% |
| 47 | Cedartown, GA | 10,166 | 569 | 7.0% |
| 48 | Byron, GA | 5,687 | 318 | 7.0% |
| 49 | Lafayette, GA | 6,929 | 388 | 7.0% |
| 50 | Vidalia, GA | 10,732 | 600 | 7.0% |
| 51 | Bainbridge, GA | 14,234 | 797 | 7.0% |
| 52 | Savannah, GA | 147,583 | 8,264 | 7.0% |
| 53 | Warner Robins, GA | 80,374 | 4,500 | 7.0% |
| 54 | Hampton, GA | 8,244 | 461 | 7.0% |
| 55 | Augusta-Richmond County Consolidated Government (Balance), GA | 201,615 | 11,290 | 7.0% |
| 56 | Waynesboro, GA | 5,720 | 274 | 6.0% |
| 57 | East Point, GA | 38,113 | 1,829 | 6.0% |
| 58 | Douglasville, GA | 35,252 | 1,692 | 6.0% |
| 59 | Columbus, GA | 204,572 | 9,819 | 6.0% |
| 60 | Lovejoy, GA | 10,429 | 500 | 6.0% |
| 61 | Barnesville, GA | 6,200 | 297 | 6.0% |
| 62 | Fort Valley, GA | 8,821 | 423 | 6.0% |
| 63 | Milledgeville, GA | 17,021 | 817 | 6.0% |
| 64 | Fairburn, GA | 16,469 | 790 | 6.0% |
| 65 | Pooler, GA | 26,264 | 1,260 | 6.0% |
| 66 | Fort Oglethorpe, GA | 10,203 | 489 | 6.0% |
| 67 | Temple, GA | 5,395 | 258 | 6.0% |
| 68 | Kingsland, GA | 18,563 | 742 | 5.0% |
| 69 | Forest Park, GA | 19,619 | 784 | 5.0% |
| 70 | Villa Rica, GA | 17,354 | 694 | 5.0% |
| 71 | Statesboro, GA | 33,185 | 1,327 | 5.0% |
| 72 | Dalton, GA | 34,358 | 1,374 | 5.0% |
| 73 | Fayetteville, GA | 19,010 | 760 | 5.0% |
| 74 | Kennesaw, GA | 33,360 | 1,067 | 4.0% |
| 75 | Canton, GA | 33,499 | 1,071 | 4.0% |
| 76 | Gainesville, GA | 42,780 | 1,368 | 4.0% |
| 77 | Acworth, GA | 22,318 | 714 | 4.0% |
| 78 | Loganville, GA | 14,287 | 457 | 4.0% |
| 79 | Conyers, GA | 17,415 | 557 | 4.0% |
| 80 | Hapeville, GA | 6,566 | 210 | 4.0% |
| 81 | Centerville, GA | 8,220 | 263 | 4.0% |
| 82 | Auburn, GA | 7,794 | 249 | 4.0% |
| 83 | Austell, GA | 8,109 | 259 | 4.0% |
| 84 | Social Circle, GA | 5,011 | 160 | 4.0% |
| 85 | Cumming, GA | 7,371 | 235 | 4.0% |
| 86 | Flowery Branch, GA | 9,700 | 310 | 4.0% |
| 87 | Athens-Clarke County Unified Government (Balance), GA | 126,672 | 4,053 | 4.0% |
| 88 | Stone Mountain, GA | 6,638 | 212 | 4.0% |
| 89 | Tyrone, GA | 7,710 | 246 | 4.0% |
| 90 | Atlanta, GA | 494,838 | 15,834 | 4.0% |
| 91 | Jefferson, GA | 13,496 | 431 | 4.0% |
| 92 | Buford, GA | 17,222 | 551 | 4.0% |
| 93 | Mcdonough, GA | 29,134 | 932 | 4.0% |
| 94 | Newnan, GA | 42,689 | 1,366 | 4.0% |
| 95 | Bremen, GA | 7,209 | 230 | 4.0% |
| 96 | Carrollton, GA | 26,622 | 851 | 4.0% |
| 97 | St. Marys, GA | 18,507 | 444 | 3.0% |
| 98 | Marietta, GA | 61,387 | 1,473 | 3.0% |
| 99 | Powder Springs, GA | 16,930 | 406 | 3.0% |
| 100 | Woodstock, GA | 35,171 | 844 | 3.0% |