We used Saturday Night Science to analyze Arkansas’s most recent Census data to determine the divorce rate for each city in Arkansas based on the percentage of currently divorced residents.
The city with the highest divorce rate in Arkansas is Trumann, with 15.0% of people over 15 years of age being divorced, per the most recent census data. The city with the lowest divorce rate in Arkansas is Cave Springs.
Arkansas is 7.0% divorced overall. There are some 170,765 people living in Arkansas over fifteen years of age who are divorced. You can compare that to the 28,339,199 Americans who are currently divorced.
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.
So now that we have you biting your nails, rethinking your worldview, and pulling out your hair, let’s look at the places in Arkansas with the highest rates of divorcees.
15.0% divorced · #1 highest divorce rate in Arkansas
Located in
Poinsett County, Arkansas
Trumann is a city in Poinsett County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 7,243 at the 2010 census. It is included in the Jonesboro, Arkansas Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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14.0% divorced · #3 highest divorce rate in Arkansas
Greenbrier is a city in Faulkner County, Arkansas, United States. It is part of the Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 4,706 at the 2010 census, up from 3,042 at the 2000 census.
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14.0% divorced · #3 highest divorce rate in Arkansas
Located in
Cross County, Arkansas
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14.0% divorced · #3 highest divorce rate in Arkansas
Located in
Jackson County, Arkansas
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13.0% divorced · #6 highest divorce rate in Arkansas
White Hall is a city in Washington Township, Jefferson County, Arkansas, with a population of 5,526 in the 2010 census. It is included in the Pine Bluff Metropolitan Statistical Area and the greater Little Rock-North Little Rock-Pine Bluff Combined Statistical Area. The city is home to the Pine Bluff Arsenal.
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13.0% divorced · #6 highest divorce rate in Arkansas
Located in
Hot Spring County, Arkansas
Malvern is a city in and the county seat of Hot Spring County, Arkansas, United States. Founded as a railroad stop at the eastern edge of the Ouachita Mountains, the community’s history and economy have been tied to available agricultural and mineral resources. The production of bricks from locally available clay has earned the city the nickname, “The Brick Capital of the World”. The city had a population of 10,318 at the time of the 2010 census, and in 2015 the estimated population was 10,928.
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13.0% divorced · #6 highest divorce rate in Arkansas
Located in
Ouachita County, Arkansas
Camden is a city in and the county seat of Ouachita County in the south-central part of the U.S. state of Arkansas.
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12.0% divorced · #8 highest divorce rate in Arkansas
Located in
Pulaski County, Arkansas
North Little Rock is a city in Pulaski County, Arkansas, United States, across the Arkansas River from Little Rock in the central part of the state. The population was 62,304 at the 2010 census. North Little Rock, along with Little Rock and Conway, anchors the six-county Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is further included in the Little Rock-North Little Rock Combined Statistical Area with 902,443 residents.
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12.0% divorced · #8 highest divorce rate in Arkansas
Located in
Greene County, Arkansas
Paragould is the county seat of Greene County, and the 19th-largest city in Arkansas, in the United States. The city is located in northeastern Arkansas on the eastern edge of Crowley’s Ridge, a geologic anomaly contained within the Arkansas delta.
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11.0% divorced · #12 highest divorce rate in Arkansas
Located in
Crawford County, Arkansas
Alma is a city in Crawford County, Arkansas, United States. It is located within the Arkansas River Valley at the edge of the Ozark Mountains, the city is the sixth largest in the Fort Smith metropolitan area. The population was 5,419 at the 2010 Census. The city is located at the intersection of Interstate 40 and Interstate 49.
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Saturday Night Science
How We Determined The Places In Arkansas That Get Un-Hitched The Most
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:
Today, the analysis focuses on the 68 places in Arkansas with a population of over 5,000.
- Population 15 Years and Over -> Divorced
We ranked each place by the percentage of divorcees over 15 years of age from highest to lowest. We crowned the divorce capital of Arkansas the place with the highest incidence of divorcees, Trumann.
And if you’re trying to avoid divorce, check out Cave Springs, the city with the lowest divorce rate in Arkansas. We updated this article for 2026 and this list is our eleventh time ranking the cities in Arkansas with the highest divorce rates.
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Cities With The Highest Divorce Rates In Arkansas
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| Rank | City | Population | Divorcees | Divorce Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trumann | 7,410 | 889 | 15.0% |
| 3 | Greenbrier | 6,018 | 674 | 14.0% |
| 3 | Wynne | 8,120 | 909 | 14.0% |
| 3 | Newport | 8,024 | 899 | 14.0% |
| 6 | White Hall | 5,512 | 573 | 13.0% |
| 6 | Malvern | 10,953 | 1,139 | 13.0% |
| 6 | Camden | 10,307 | 1,072 | 13.0% |
| 8 | North Little Rock | 64,538 | 6,196 | 12.0% |
| 8 | Paragould | 30,215 | 2,901 | 12.0% |
| 12 | Alma | 5,906 | 520 | 11.0% |
| 12 | Walnut Ridge | 5,434 | 478 | 11.0% |
| 12 | Stuttgart | 7,903 | 695 | 11.0% |
| 12 | Sheridan | 5,165 | 455 | 11.0% |
| 12 | Hope | 8,671 | 763 | 11.0% |
| 12 | Magnolia | 10,894 | 959 | 11.0% |
| 18 | Pine Bluff | 39,743 | 3,179 | 10.0% |
| 18 | Helena-West Helena | 8,935 | 715 | 10.0% |
| 18 | Barling | 5,007 | 401 | 10.0% |
| 18 | Monticello | 8,257 | 661 | 10.0% |
| 18 | Warren | 5,353 | 428 | 10.0% |
| 24 | Morrilton | 7,080 | 510 | 9.0% |
| 24 | Osceola | 6,688 | 482 | 9.0% |
| 24 | Harrison | 13,350 | 961 | 9.0% |
| 24 | Little Rock | 203,436 | 14,647 | 9.0% |
| 24 | Blytheville | 12,790 | 921 | 9.0% |
| 24 | Cherokee Village | 5,046 | 363 | 9.0% |
| 24 | Sherwood | 33,070 | 2,381 | 9.0% |
| 24 | Forrest City | 12,646 | 911 | 9.0% |
| 31 | West Memphis | 23,929 | 1,531 | 8.0% |
| 31 | Ward | 6,573 | 421 | 8.0% |
| 31 | Pocahontas | 7,538 | 482 | 8.0% |
| 31 | Jacksonville | 29,221 | 1,870 | 8.0% |
| 31 | El Dorado | 17,115 | 1,095 | 8.0% |
| 31 | Hot Springs | 37,920 | 2,427 | 8.0% |
| 38 | Berryville | 5,707 | 320 | 7.0% |
| 38 | Clarksville | 9,526 | 533 | 7.0% |
| 38 | Texarkana | 29,177 | 1,634 | 7.0% |
| 38 | Jonesboro | 80,137 | 4,488 | 7.0% |
| 38 | Maumelle | 19,373 | 1,085 | 7.0% |
| 38 | Benton | 36,595 | 2,049 | 7.0% |
| 38 | Searcy | 23,340 | 1,307 | 7.0% |
| 46 | Cabot | 26,960 | 1,294 | 6.0% |
| 46 | Russellville | 29,162 | 1,400 | 6.0% |
| 46 | Van Buren | 23,763 | 1,141 | 6.0% |
| 46 | Beebe | 8,707 | 418 | 6.0% |
| 46 | Marion | 13,623 | 654 | 6.0% |
| 46 | Conway | 67,642 | 3,247 | 6.0% |
| 46 | Batesville | 11,445 | 549 | 6.0% |
| 46 | Bryant | 21,504 | 1,032 | 6.0% |
| 46 | Arkadelphia | 10,099 | 485 | 6.0% |
| 52 | Fort Smith | 89,805 | 3,592 | 5.0% |
| 52 | De Queen | 6,058 | 242 | 5.0% |
| 52 | Prairie Grove | 7,798 | 312 | 5.0% |
| 52 | Farmington | 9,094 | 364 | 5.0% |
| 57 | Mena | 5,582 | 179 | 4.0% |
| 57 | Heber Springs | 7,161 | 229 | 4.0% |
| 57 | Fayetteville | 99,319 | 3,178 | 4.0% |
| 57 | Greenwood | 9,616 | 308 | 4.0% |
| 57 | Mountain Home | 13,108 | 419 | 4.0% |
| 61 | Springdale | 88,160 | 2,116 | 3.0% |
| 61 | Lowell | 10,849 | 260 | 3.0% |
| 61 | Centerton | 21,920 | 526 | 3.0% |
| 65 | Bentonville | 58,249 | 932 | 2.0% |
| 65 | Rogers | 72,981 | 1,168 | 2.0% |
| 65 | Siloam Springs | 18,699 | 299 | 2.0% |
| 65 | Tontitown | 6,425 | 103 | 2.0% |
| 65 | Pea Ridge | 8,108 | 130 | 2.0% |
| 68 | Cave Springs | 6,008 | 0 | 0.0% |
Source: U.S. Census ACS 2020-2024. 68 cities with more than 5,000 residents.
Summary
Getting Some Closure In Arkansas After Untying The Knot
We now have a sense of what places in the Natural State don’t pay much attention to the whole “’til death do we part” phrase.
The cities with the highest divorce rate in Arkansas are Trumann, Greenbrier, Wynne, Newport, White Hall, Malvern, Camden, North Little Rock, Paragould, and Alma.
Try to keep in mind that the reason cities rank where they do in Arkansas could be because of the age, education, and income distribution, as all of those things impact the rate of divorce.
