Cities with highest divorce rate in New Hampshire research summary. We used Saturday Night Science to analyze New Hampshire’s most recent Census data to determine the divorce rate for each city in New Hampshire 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 New Hampshire is Newport based on the most recent Census data.
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Newport is 18.0% Divorced.
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The city with the lowest divorce rate in New Hampshire is Durham.
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Durham is 0.0% Divorced.
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New Hampshire is 4.0% Divorced.
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There are some 44,147 people living in New Hampshire 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 Granite 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 New Hampshire with the highest rates of divorcees.
Let’s quickly recap before we dive into the Saturday Night Science behind the data.
What is the city in New Hampshire with the highest divorce rate? That would be Newport, with 18.0% of people over 15 years of age being divorced, per the most recent census data.
What is the overall New Hampshire divorce rate? According to the 2018-2022 Community Survey, the overall divorce rate in New Hampshire is 4.0%, which compares to the US divorce rate of 10.9%.
Alrighty, on to how we calculated the places with the highest divorce rates in New Hampshire.
For more New Hampshire reading, check out:
- Best Places To Live In New Hampshire
- Cheapest Places To Live In New Hampshire
- Best Places To Raise A Family In New Hampshire
The 10 Places With The Highest Divorce Rate In New Hampshire For 2024
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Population: 5,228
Divorce Rate: 18.0%
Divorcees: 752
Median Income: $67,500
More on Newport: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
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Population: 13,018
Divorce Rate: 10.0%
Divorcees: 1,041
Median Income: $53,697
More on Claremont: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
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Population: 9,485
Divorce Rate: 10.0%
Divorcees: 758
Median Income: $41,638
More on Berlin: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
4. Suncook
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Population: 5,235
Divorce Rate: 10.0%
Divorcees: 418
Median Income: $72,375
More on Suncook: Real Estate
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Population: 44,049
Divorce Rate: 7.0%
Divorcees: 2,466
Median Income: $77,874
More on Concord: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
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Population: 16,898
Divorce Rate: 6.0%
Divorcees: 811
Median Income: $67,856
More on Laconia: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
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Population: 11,994
Divorce Rate: 6.0%
Divorcees: 575
Median Income: $75,841
More on Somersworth: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
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Population: 8,530
Divorce Rate: 6.0%
Divorcees: 409
Median Income: $71,065
More on Milford: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
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Population: 8,746
Divorce Rate: 6.0%
Divorcees: 419
Median Income: $66,942
More on Franklin: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
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Population: 32,573
Divorce Rate: 6.0%
Divorcees: 1,563
Median Income: $74,882
More on Rochester: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
How We Determined The Places In New Hampshire 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 26 places in New Hampshire 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 New Hampshire the place with the highest incidence of divorcees, Newport.
And if you’re trying to avoid divorce, check out Durham, the city with the lowest divorce rate in New Hampshire.
We updated this article for 2024 and this list is our fifth time ranking the cities in New Hampshire with the highest divorce rates.
Getting Some Closure In New Hampshire After Untying The Know
Besides just coming up with what we thought would be a great new blog/book title, “Untying the Knot In New Hampshire: Life After Divorce,” we now have a sense of what places in the Granite State don’t pay much attention to the whole “’til death do we part” phrase.
The cities with the highest divorce rate in New Hampshire are Newport, Claremont, Berlin, Suncook, Concord, Laconia, Somersworth, Milford, Franklin, and Rochester.
Try to keep in mind that the reason cities rank where they do in New Hampshire 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.
For more New Hampshire reading, check out:
- Best Places To Live In New Hampshire
- Cheapest Places To Live In New Hampshire
- Best Places To Raise A Family In New Hampshire
Cities With The Highest Divorce Rates In New Hampshire
| Rank | City | Population | Divorcees | Divorce Rate |
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| 1 | Newport, NH | 5,228 | 752 | 18.0% |
| 2 | Claremont, NH | 13,018 | 1,041 | 10.0% |
| 3 | Berlin, NH | 9,485 | 758 | 10.0% |
| 4 | Suncook, NH | 5,235 | 418 | 10.0% |
| 5 | Concord, NH | 44,049 | 2,466 | 7.0% |
| 6 | Laconia, NH | 16,898 | 811 | 6.0% |
| 7 | Somersworth, NH | 11,994 | 575 | 6.0% |
| 8 | Milford, NH | 8,530 | 409 | 6.0% |
| 9 | Franklin, NH | 8,746 | 419 | 6.0% |
| 10 | Rochester, NH | 32,573 | 1,563 | 6.0% |
| 11 | Keene, NH | 22,907 | 916 | 5.0% |
| 12 | Hooksett, NH | 5,268 | 210 | 5.0% |
| 13 | Lebanon, NH | 14,515 | 580 | 5.0% |
| 14 | Manchester, NH | 115,037 | 4,601 | 5.0% |
| 15 | Exeter, NH | 9,918 | 317 | 4.0% |
| 16 | Dover, NH | 32,849 | 1,051 | 4.0% |
| 17 | Hudson, NH | 7,003 | 224 | 4.0% |
| 18 | Newmarket, NH | 5,829 | 139 | 3.0% |
| 19 | South Hooksett, NH | 5,808 | 139 | 3.0% |
| 20 | Hampton, NH | 10,050 | 241 | 3.0% |
| 21 | Nashua, NH | 90,943 | 2,182 | 3.0% |
| 22 | Portsmouth, NH | 22,138 | 531 | 3.0% |
| 23 | Londonderry, NH | 12,143 | 97 | 1.0% |
| 24 | Derry, NH | 23,027 | 184 | 1.0% |
| 25 | Hanover, NH | 8,234 | 65 | 1.0% |
| 26 | Durham, NH | 10,789 | 0 | 0.0% |