Cities with highest divorce rate in New Mexico research summary. We used Saturday Night Science to analyze New Mexico’s most recent Census data to determine the divorce rate for each city in New Mexico 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 Mexico is Tucumcari based on the most recent Census data.
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Tucumcari is 14.0% Divorced.
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The city with the lowest divorce rate in New Mexico is Sunland Park.
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Sunland Park is 1.0% Divorced.
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New Mexico is 6.0% Divorced.
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There are some 101,398 people living in New Mexico 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 Land of Enchantment.
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 Mexico with the highest rates of divorcees.
The 10 Cities In New Mexico 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 New Mexico with the highest divorce rate? That would be Tucumcari, with 14.0% of people over 15 years of age being divorced, per the most recent census data.
What is the overall New Mexico divorce rate? According to the 2018-2022 Community Survey, the overall divorce rate in New Mexico 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 New Mexico.
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The 10 Places With The Highest Divorce Rate In New Mexico For 2024
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Population: 5,206
Divorce Rate: 14.0%
Divorcees: 583
Median Income: $34,424
More on Tucumcari: Data | Real Estate
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Population: 7,367
Divorce Rate: 14.0%
Divorcees: 825
Median Income: $38,838
More on Belen: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
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Population: 13,194
Divorce Rate: 12.0%
Divorcees: 1,266
Median Income: $39,558
More on Las Vegas: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
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Population: 9,286
Divorce Rate: 10.0%
Divorcees: 742
Median Income: $57,905
More on Bernalillo: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
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Population: 7,430
Divorce Rate: 9.0%
Divorcees: 534
Median Income: $49,442
More on Bloomfield: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
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Population: 9,177
Divorce Rate: 9.0%
Divorcees: 660
Median Income: $55,631
More on Grants: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
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Population: 5,894
Divorce Rate: 8.0%
Divorcees: 377
Median Income: $67,747
More on Los Ranchos De Albuquerque: Data | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
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Population: 6,046
Divorce Rate: 8.0%
Divorcees: 386
Median Income: $40,899
More on Raton: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
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Population: 9,650
Divorce Rate: 8.0%
Divorcees: 617
Median Income: $36,853
More on Silver City: Data | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
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Population: 31,755
Divorce Rate: 7.0%
Divorcees: 1,778
Median Income: $77,209
More on Carlsbad: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
How We Determined The Places In New Mexico 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 34 places in New Mexico 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 Mexico the place with the highest incidence of divorcees, Tucumcari.
And if you’re trying to avoid divorce, check out Sunland Park, the city with the lowest divorce rate in New Mexico.
We updated this article for 2024 and this list is our fifth time ranking the cities in New Mexico with the highest divorce rates.
Getting Some Closure In New Mexico 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 Mexico: Life After Divorce,” we now have a sense of what places in the Land of Enchantment don’t pay much attention to the whole “’til death do we part” phrase.
The cities with the highest divorce rate in New Mexico are Tucumcari, Belen, Las Vegas, Bernalillo, Bloomfield, Grants, Los Ranchos de Albuquerque, Raton, Silver City, and Carlsbad.
Try to keep in mind that the reason cities rank where they do in New Mexico 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 New Mexico
| Rank | City | Population | Divorcees | Divorce Rate |
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| 1 | Tucumcari, NM | 5,206 | 583 | 14.0% |
| 2 | Belen, NM | 7,367 | 825 | 14.0% |
| 3 | Las Vegas, NM | 13,194 | 1,266 | 12.0% |
| 4 | Bernalillo, NM | 9,286 | 742 | 10.0% |
| 5 | Bloomfield, NM | 7,430 | 534 | 9.0% |
| 6 | Grants, NM | 9,177 | 660 | 9.0% |
| 7 | Los Ranchos De Albuquerque, NM | 5,894 | 377 | 8.0% |
| 8 | Raton, NM | 6,046 | 386 | 8.0% |
| 9 | Silver City, NM | 9,650 | 617 | 8.0% |
| 10 | Carlsbad, NM | 31,755 | 1,778 | 7.0% |
| 11 | Taos, NM | 6,458 | 361 | 7.0% |
| 12 | Roswell, NM | 48,035 | 2,689 | 7.0% |
| 13 | Portales, NM | 12,085 | 676 | 7.0% |
| 14 | Farmington, NM | 46,457 | 2,229 | 6.0% |
| 15 | Santa Fe, NM | 87,617 | 4,205 | 6.0% |
| 16 | Socorro, NM | 8,605 | 413 | 6.0% |
| 17 | Los Lunas, NM | 17,452 | 837 | 6.0% |
| 18 | Gallup, NM | 21,672 | 1,040 | 6.0% |
| 19 | Aztec, NM | 6,214 | 298 | 6.0% |
| 20 | Albuquerque, NM | 562,551 | 27,002 | 6.0% |
| 21 | Truth Or Consequences, NM | 6,030 | 241 | 5.0% |
| 22 | Deming, NM | 14,756 | 590 | 5.0% |
| 23 | Rio Rancho, NM | 104,351 | 4,174 | 5.0% |
| 24 | Clovis, NM | 38,453 | 1,538 | 5.0% |
| 25 | Corrales, NM | 8,495 | 339 | 5.0% |
| 26 | Artesia, NM | 12,632 | 505 | 5.0% |
| 27 | Alamogordo, NM | 30,996 | 991 | 4.0% |
| 28 | Lovington, NM | 11,495 | 367 | 4.0% |
| 29 | Las Cruces, NM | 111,273 | 3,560 | 4.0% |
| 30 | Hobbs, NM | 39,782 | 1,273 | 4.0% |
| 31 | Edgewood, NM | 6,113 | 195 | 4.0% |
| 32 | Ruidoso, NM | 7,696 | 123 | 2.0% |
| 33 | Anthony, NM | 8,708 | 69 | 1.0% |
| 34 | Sunland Park, NM | 16,773 | 134 | 1.0% |