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.
The city with the highest divorce rate in Georgia is Rockmart, with 19.0% of people over 15 years of age being divorced, per the most recent census data. The city with the lowest divorce rate in Georgia is Cusseta-Chattahoochee County unified government.
Georgia is 5.0% divorced overall. There are some 437,616 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.
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 Georgia with the highest rates of divorcees.
19.0% divorced · #1 highest divorce rate in Georgia
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13.0% divorced · #2 highest divorce rate in Georgia
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12.0% divorced · #4 highest divorce rate in Georgia
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Irwin County, Georgia
The city of Fitzgerald is the county seat of Ben Hill County in the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 9,053. It is the principal city of the Fitzgerald Micropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all of Ben Hill and Irwin counties.
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12.0% divorced · #4 highest divorce rate in Georgia
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Glynn County, Georgia
Brunswick is a city in and the county seat of Glynn County, Georgia, United States. As the major urban and economic center of the state’s lower southeast, it is the second-largest urban area on the Georgia coast after Savannah and contains the Brunswick Old Town Historic District.
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12.0% divorced · #4 highest divorce rate in Georgia
Located in
Gordon County, Georgia
Calhoun is a city in Gordon County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 15,650, up from 10,667 in 2000. Calhoun is the county seat of Gordon County.
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11.0% divorced · #8 highest divorce rate in Georgia
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Spalding County, Georgia
Griffin is a city in and the county seat of Spalding County in the U.S. state of Georgia. It is part of the Atlanta metropolitan area. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 23,643.
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11.0% divorced · #8 highest divorce rate in Georgia
Camilla is a city in Mitchell County, Georgia, United States, and is its county seat. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 5,360.
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11.0% divorced · #8 highest divorce rate in Georgia
The town of Blakely is the county seat of Early County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 5,068.
Blakely was platted in 1825 as the county seat for Early County. It was named for Johnston Blakeley, an officer in the War of 1812.
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11.0% divorced · #8 highest divorce rate in Georgia
Located in
Ware County, Georgia
Waycross is the county seat of, and only incorporated city in, Ware County. in the U.S. state of Georgia. The population was 14,725 at the 2010 Census.
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11.0% divorced · #8 highest divorce rate in Georgia
Located in
Colquitt County, Georgia
Moultrie is the county seat and largest city of Colquitt County, Georgia, United States. It is the third largest city in Southwest Georgia, behind Thomasville and Albany. As of the 2010 census, Moultrie’s population was 14,268. It was originally known as Ochlockoney until it was incorporated by the Georgia General Assembly in 1859.
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How We Determined The Places In Georgia 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 134 places in Georgia 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 Georgia the place with the highest incidence of divorcees, Rockmart.
And if you’re trying to avoid divorce, check out Cusseta-Chattahoochee County unified government, the city with the lowest divorce rate in Georgia. We updated this article for 2026 and this list is our eleventh time ranking the cities in Georgia with the highest divorce rates.
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Cities With The Highest Divorce Rates In Georgia
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| Rank | City | Population | Divorcees | Divorce Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rockmart | 5,204 | 791 | 19.0% |
| 2 | Jackson | 5,741 | 597 | 13.0% |
| 4 | Fitzgerald | 8,918 | 856 | 12.0% |
| 4 | Brunswick | 15,307 | 1,469 | 12.0% |
| 4 | Calhoun | 18,183 | 1,746 | 12.0% |
| 8 | Griffin | 23,761 | 2,091 | 11.0% |
| 8 | Camilla | 5,124 | 451 | 11.0% |
| 8 | Blakely | 5,238 | 461 | 11.0% |
| 8 | Waycross | 13,756 | 1,211 | 11.0% |
| 8 | Moultrie | 14,588 | 1,284 | 11.0% |
| 8 | Swainsboro | 7,571 | 666 | 11.0% |
| 17 | Vidalia | 10,752 | 860 | 10.0% |
| 17 | Monroe | 15,648 | 1,252 | 10.0% |
| 17 | Fort Valley | 8,858 | 709 | 10.0% |
| 17 | Jesup | 9,942 | 795 | 10.0% |
| 17 | Cordele | 9,994 | 800 | 10.0% |
| 17 | Tifton | 17,210 | 1,377 | 10.0% |
| 17 | Garden City | 10,426 | 834 | 10.0% |
| 17 | Albany | 67,224 | 5,378 | 10.0% |
| 17 | Union City | 27,728 | 2,218 | 10.0% |
| 17 | Cairo | 10,055 | 804 | 10.0% |
| 17 | Locust Grove | 10,532 | 843 | 10.0% |
| 25 | Thomaston | 9,831 | 708 | 9.0% |
| 25 | Toccoa | 9,238 | 665 | 9.0% |
| 25 | Adel | 5,641 | 406 | 9.0% |
| 25 | Sylvester | 5,489 | 395 | 9.0% |
| 25 | Americus | 15,813 | 1,139 | 9.0% |
| 34 | Conyers | 18,512 | 1,185 | 8.0% |
| 34 | Warner Robins | 82,990 | 5,311 | 8.0% |
| 34 | Barnesville | 6,121 | 392 | 8.0% |
| 34 | Sandersville | 5,601 | 358 | 8.0% |
| 34 | Cedartown | 10,227 | 655 | 8.0% |
| 34 | Eastman | 5,584 | 357 | 8.0% |
| 34 | LaGrange | 32,078 | 2,053 | 8.0% |
| 34 | Rome | 38,189 | 2,444 | 8.0% |
| 34 | Thomson | 6,821 | 437 | 8.0% |
| 34 | Winder | 19,437 | 1,244 | 8.0% |
| 34 | Oakwood | 5,862 | 375 | 8.0% |
| 34 | Dublin | 16,136 | 1,033 | 8.0% |
| 34 | Thomasville | 18,666 | 1,195 | 8.0% |
| 44 | Hampton | 8,687 | 486 | 7.0% |
| 44 | Valdosta | 55,252 | 3,094 | 7.0% |
| 44 | Douglas | 11,749 | 658 | 7.0% |
| 44 | Dallas | 14,714 | 824 | 7.0% |
| 44 | Augusta-Richmond County consolidated government (balance) | 201,528 | 11,286 | 7.0% |
| 44 | Cartersville | 24,074 | 1,348 | 7.0% |
| 44 | College Park | 14,712 | 824 | 7.0% |
| 55 | Columbus | 203,711 | 9,778 | 6.0% |
| 55 | LaFayette | 6,967 | 334 | 6.0% |
| 55 | Savannah | 147,898 | 7,099 | 6.0% |
| 55 | Temple | 5,901 | 283 | 6.0% |
| 55 | Flowery Branch | 10,925 | 524 | 6.0% |
| 55 | Milledgeville | 16,748 | 804 | 6.0% |
| 55 | Centerville | 8,505 | 408 | 6.0% |
| 55 | Statesboro | 34,149 | 1,639 | 6.0% |
| 55 | Byron | 5,971 | 287 | 6.0% |
| 55 | Riverdale | 14,792 | 710 | 6.0% |
| 55 | Bainbridge | 14,404 | 691 | 6.0% |
| 55 | Waynesboro | 5,644 | 271 | 6.0% |
| 55 | Covington | 14,584 | 700 | 6.0% |
| 55 | Richmond Hill | 18,181 | 873 | 6.0% |
| 55 | Perry | 23,001 | 1,104 | 6.0% |
| 68 | Douglasville | 37,536 | 1,501 | 5.0% |
| 68 | Dalton | 34,538 | 1,382 | 5.0% |
| 68 | Glennville | 5,179 | 207 | 5.0% |
| 68 | Forest Park | 19,504 | 780 | 5.0% |
| 68 | East Point | 38,335 | 1,533 | 5.0% |
| 68 | Fort Oglethorpe | 10,416 | 417 | 5.0% |
| 68 | Fayetteville | 19,719 | 789 | 5.0% |
| 68 | Jonesboro | 6,143 | 246 | 5.0% |
| 68 | Commerce | 8,013 | 321 | 5.0% |
| 68 | Port Wentworth | 12,892 | 516 | 5.0% |
| 68 | Stone Mountain | 6,623 | 265 | 5.0% |
| 68 | Carrollton | 27,392 | 1,096 | 5.0% |
| 84 | Holly Springs | 18,627 | 596 | 4.0% |
| 84 | Gainesville | 45,032 | 1,441 | 4.0% |
| 84 | McDonough | 30,947 | 990 | 4.0% |
| 84 | Auburn | 8,711 | 279 | 4.0% |
| 84 | Pooler | 28,466 | 911 | 4.0% |
| 84 | Hapeville | 6,630 | 212 | 4.0% |
| 84 | Atlanta | 505,268 | 16,169 | 4.0% |
| 84 | Acworth | 22,473 | 719 | 4.0% |
| 84 | Social Circle | 5,217 | 167 | 4.0% |
| 84 | Lovejoy | 11,508 | 368 | 4.0% |
| 84 | Grovetown | 17,014 | 544 | 4.0% |
| 84 | Eatonton | 6,515 | 208 | 4.0% |
| 84 | Canton | 35,741 | 1,144 | 4.0% |
| 84 | Athens-Clarke County unified government (balance) | 127,345 | 4,075 | 4.0% |
| 84 | Morrow | 6,364 | 204 | 4.0% |
| 84 | Fairburn | 16,831 | 539 | 4.0% |
| 84 | Villa Rica | 18,551 | 594 | 4.0% |
| 84 | Hiram | 5,231 | 167 | 4.0% |
| 84 | Jefferson | 14,990 | 480 | 4.0% |
| 101 | St. Marys | 19,166 | 460 | 3.0% |
| 101 | Smyrna | 56,633 | 1,359 | 3.0% |
| 101 | Buford | 17,997 | 432 | 3.0% |
| 101 | Powder Springs | 18,009 | 432 | 3.0% |
| 101 | Bremen | 7,488 | 180 | 3.0% |
| 101 | Decatur | 24,518 | 588 | 3.0% |
| 101 | Loganville | 15,527 | 373 | 3.0% |
Source: U.S. Census ACS 2020-2024. 134 cities with more than 5,000 residents.
Summary
Getting Some Closure In Georgia After Untying The Knot
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 Rockmart, Jackson, Fitzgerald, Brunswick, Calhoun, Griffin, Camilla, Blakely, Waycross, and Moultrie.
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.
