Cities with highest divorce rate in Kansas research summary. We used Saturday Night Science to analyze Kansas’s most recent Census data to determine the divorce rate for each city in Kansas 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 Kansas is Chanute based on the most recent Census data.
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Chanute is 14.0% Divorced.
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The city with the lowest divorce rate in Kansas is Leawood.
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Leawood is 1.0% Divorced.
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Kansas is 6.0% Divorced.
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There are some 140,924 people living in Kansas 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 Sunflower 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 Kansas with the highest rates of divorcees.
The 10 Cities In Kansas 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 Kansas with the highest divorce rate? That would be Chanute, with 14.0% of people over 15 years of age being divorced, per the most recent census data.
What is the overall Kansas divorce rate? According to the 2018-2022 Community Survey, the overall divorce rate in Kansas is 6.0%, which compares to the US divorce rate of 10.9%.
Alrighty, on to how we calculated the places with the highest divorce rates in Kansas.
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The 10 Places With The Highest Divorce Rate In Kansas For 2024
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Population: 8,713
Divorce Rate: 14.0%
Divorcees: 975
Median Income: $52,608
More on Chanute: Data | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
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Population: 6,588
Divorce Rate: 14.0%
Divorcees: 737
Median Income: $61,117
More on Pratt: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
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Population: 5,080
Divorce Rate: 12.0%
Divorcees: 487
Median Income: $45,000
More on Concordia: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
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Population: 18,527
Divorce Rate: 11.0%
Divorcees: 1,630
Median Income: $66,528
More on Newton: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
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Population: 5,395
Divorce Rate: 11.0%
Divorcees: 474
Median Income: $46,351
More on Iola: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
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Population: 39,995
Divorce Rate: 11.0%
Divorcees: 3,519
Median Income: $55,265
More on Hutchinson: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
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Population: 12,882
Divorce Rate: 11.0%
Divorcees: 1,133
Median Income: $52,921
More on El Dorado: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
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Population: 11,997
Divorce Rate: 11.0%
Divorcees: 1,055
Median Income: $49,177
More on Arkansas City: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
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Population: 9,564
Divorce Rate: 10.0%
Divorcees: 765
Median Income: $48,990
More on Parsons: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
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Population: 7,710
Divorce Rate: 10.0%
Divorcees: 616
Median Income: $48,333
More on Wellington: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
How We Determined The Places In Kansas 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 63 places in Kansas 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 Kansas the place with the highest incidence of divorcees, Chanute.
And if you’re trying to avoid divorce, check out Leawood, the city with the lowest divorce rate in Kansas.
We updated this article for 2024 and this list is our fifth time ranking the cities in Kansas with the highest divorce rates.
Getting Some Closure In Kansas After Untying The Know
Besides just coming up with what we thought would be a great new blog/book title, “Untying the Knot In Kansas: Life After Divorce,” we now have a sense of what places in the Sunflower State don’t pay much attention to the whole “’til death do we part” phrase.
The cities with the highest divorce rate in Kansas are Chanute, Pratt, Concordia, Newton, Iola, Hutchinson, El Dorado, Arkansas City, Parsons, and Wellington.
Try to keep in mind that the reason cities rank where they do in Kansas 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 Kansas
| Rank | City | Population | Divorcees | Divorce Rate |
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| 1 | Chanute, KS | 8,713 | 975 | 14.0% |
| 2 | Pratt, KS | 6,588 | 737 | 14.0% |
| 3 | Concordia, KS | 5,080 | 487 | 12.0% |
| 4 | Newton, KS | 18,527 | 1,630 | 11.0% |
| 5 | Iola, KS | 5,395 | 474 | 11.0% |
| 6 | Hutchinson, KS | 39,995 | 3,519 | 11.0% |
| 7 | El Dorado, KS | 12,882 | 1,133 | 11.0% |
| 8 | Arkansas City, KS | 11,997 | 1,055 | 11.0% |
| 9 | Parsons, KS | 9,564 | 765 | 10.0% |
| 10 | Wellington, KS | 7,710 | 616 | 10.0% |
| 11 | Winfield, KS | 11,804 | 944 | 10.0% |
| 12 | Great Bend, KS | 14,725 | 1,178 | 10.0% |
| 13 | Salina, KS | 46,734 | 3,364 | 9.0% |
| 14 | Tonganoxie, KS | 5,484 | 394 | 9.0% |
| 15 | Abilene, KS | 6,489 | 467 | 9.0% |
| 16 | Ottawa, KS | 12,615 | 908 | 9.0% |
| 17 | Topeka, KS | 126,431 | 9,103 | 9.0% |
| 18 | Coffeyville, KS | 8,842 | 636 | 9.0% |
| 19 | Haysville, KS | 10,891 | 784 | 9.0% |
| 20 | Fort Scott, KS | 7,569 | 484 | 8.0% |
| 21 | Atchison, KS | 10,834 | 693 | 8.0% |
| 22 | Wichita, KS | 395,951 | 22,173 | 7.0% |
| 23 | Independence, KS | 8,556 | 479 | 7.0% |
| 24 | Basehor, KS | 7,004 | 392 | 7.0% |
| 25 | Emporia, KS | 24,118 | 1,350 | 7.0% |
| 26 | Mcpherson, KS | 13,955 | 781 | 7.0% |
| 27 | Eudora, KS | 6,025 | 337 | 7.0% |
| 28 | Park City, KS | 7,703 | 431 | 7.0% |
| 29 | Paola, KS | 5,742 | 321 | 7.0% |
| 30 | Merriam, KS | 11,070 | 531 | 6.0% |
| 31 | Goddard, KS | 5,119 | 245 | 6.0% |
| 32 | Valley Center, KS | 8,448 | 405 | 6.0% |
| 33 | Mulvane, KS | 6,003 | 288 | 6.0% |
| 34 | Leavenworth, KS | 37,193 | 1,487 | 5.0% |
| 35 | Andover, KS | 15,460 | 618 | 5.0% |
| 36 | Bel Aire, KS | 8,341 | 333 | 5.0% |
| 37 | Dodge City, KS | 27,721 | 1,108 | 5.0% |
| 38 | Pittsburg, KS | 20,610 | 824 | 5.0% |
| 39 | Kansas City, KS | 155,438 | 6,217 | 5.0% |
| 40 | Gardner, KS | 23,488 | 939 | 5.0% |
| 41 | Augusta, KS | 9,253 | 370 | 5.0% |
| 42 | Bonner Springs, KS | 7,770 | 310 | 5.0% |
| 43 | Derby, KS | 25,551 | 1,022 | 5.0% |
| 44 | Lansing, KS | 11,254 | 450 | 5.0% |
| 45 | Hays, KS | 21,111 | 675 | 4.0% |
| 46 | Lawrence, KS | 95,103 | 3,043 | 4.0% |
| 47 | Maize, KS | 6,071 | 194 | 4.0% |
| 48 | Colby, KS | 5,403 | 172 | 4.0% |
| 49 | De Soto, KS | 6,248 | 199 | 4.0% |
| 50 | Garden City, KS | 27,933 | 893 | 4.0% |
| 51 | Manhattan, KS | 54,287 | 1,302 | 3.0% |
| 52 | Shawnee, KS | 67,671 | 1,624 | 3.0% |
| 53 | Liberal, KS | 19,099 | 458 | 3.0% |
| 54 | Overland Park, KS | 196,676 | 4,720 | 3.0% |
| 55 | Junction City, KS | 22,738 | 545 | 3.0% |
| 56 | Lenexa, KS | 57,497 | 1,379 | 3.0% |
| 57 | Olathe, KS | 142,114 | 3,410 | 3.0% |
| 58 | Spring Hill, KS | 8,279 | 132 | 2.0% |
| 59 | Roeland Park, KS | 6,848 | 109 | 2.0% |
| 60 | Prairie Village, KS | 22,922 | 366 | 2.0% |
| 61 | Mission, KS | 9,894 | 158 | 2.0% |
| 62 | Ulysses, KS | 5,834 | 46 | 1.0% |
| 63 | Leawood, KS | 33,784 | 270 | 1.0% |