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.
The city with the highest divorce rate in New Hampshire is Berlin, with 9.0% of people over 15 years of age being divorced, per the most recent census data. The city with the lowest divorce rate in New Hampshire is Durham.
New Hampshire is 4.0% divorced overall. There are some 44,635 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.
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 New Hampshire with the highest rates of divorcees.
9.0% divorced · #2 highest divorce rate in New Hampshire
Located in
Coos County, New Hampshire
Berlin is a city along the Androscoggin River in Cos County in northern New Hampshire, United States. The population was 10,051 at the 2010 census. It includes the village of Cascade. Located on the edge of the White Mountains, the city’s boundaries extend into the White Mountain National Forest. Berlin is home to the Berlin and Cos County Historical Society’s Moffett House Museum & Genealogy Center, Service Credit Union Heritage Park, the Berlin Fish Hatchery, and the White Mountains Community College, member of the Community College System of New Hampshire.
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9.0% divorced · #2 highest divorce rate in New Hampshire
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8.0% divorced · #3 highest divorce rate in New Hampshire
Located in
Merrimack County, New Hampshire
Concord is the capital city of the U.S. state of New Hampshire and the county seat of Merrimack County. As of the 2010 census, its population was 42,695.
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7.0% divorced · #4 highest divorce rate in New Hampshire
Located in
Sullivan County, New Hampshire
Claremont is the only city in Sullivan County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 13,355 at the 2010 census.
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7.0% divorced · #4 highest divorce rate in New Hampshire
Located in
Merrimack County, New Hampshire
Franklin is a city in Merrimack County, New Hampshire, United States. At the 2010 census, the population was 8,477, the lowest of any of New Hampshire’s 13 cities. Franklin includes the village of West Franklin.
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6.0% divorced · #6 highest divorce rate in New Hampshire
Located in
Hillsborough County, New Hampshire
Milford is a town in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, United States, on the Souhegan River. The population was 15,115 at the 2010 census. It is the retail and manufacturing center of a six-town area known informally as the Souhegan Valley.
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5.0% divorced · #10 highest divorce rate in New Hampshire
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5.0% divorced · #10 highest divorce rate in New Hampshire
Located in
Cheshire County, New Hampshire
Keene is a city in Cheshire County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 23,409 at the 2010 census. It is the seat of Cheshire County.
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5.0% divorced · #10 highest divorce rate in New Hampshire
Located in
Grafton County, New Hampshire
Lebanon locally is a city in Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 13,151 at the 2010 census and an estimated 13,513 as of 2016. Lebanon is located in western New Hampshire, south of Hanover, near the Connecticut River. It is the home to Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center and Dartmouth Medical School, together comprising the largest medical facility between Boston, Massachusetts and Burlington, Vermont.
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5.0% divorced · #10 highest divorce rate in New Hampshire
Located in
Belknap County, New Hampshire
Laconia is a city in Belknap County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 15,951 at the 2010 census, and an estimated 16,470 as of 2016. It is the county seat of Belknap County. Laconia, situated between Lake Winnipesaukee and Winnisquam Lake, includes the villages of Lakeport and Weirs Beach. Each June for nine days beginning on the Saturday of the weekend before Father’s Day and ending on Father’s Day, the city hosts Laconia Motorcycle Week, also more simply known as ‘bike week’, one of the country’s largest rallies, and each winter, the Laconia World Championship Sled Dog Derby. The city is also the site of the state’s annual Pumpkin Festival since 2015, having organized it after its former home of Keene rejected it due to riots in their neighborhoods in 2014. The city also includes one of the colleges of the Community College System of New Hampshire.
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Saturday Night Science
How We Determined The Places In New Hampshire 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 26 places in New Hampshire 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 New Hampshire the place with the highest incidence of divorcees, Berlin.
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 2026 and this list is our eleventh time ranking the cities in New Hampshire with the highest divorce rates.
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Cities With The Highest Divorce Rates In New Hampshire
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| Rank | City | Population | Divorcees | Divorce Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Berlin | 9,383 | 676 | 9.0% |
| 1 | Suncook | 5,432 | 391 | 9.0% |
| 3 | Concord | 44,375 | 2,840 | 8.0% |
| 4 | Claremont | 13,078 | 732 | 7.0% |
| 4 | Franklin | 8,799 | 493 | 7.0% |
| 6 | Milford | 8,956 | 430 | 6.0% |
| 10 | Hooksett | 5,876 | 235 | 5.0% |
| 10 | Keene | 22,939 | 918 | 5.0% |
| 10 | Lebanon | 14,999 | 600 | 5.0% |
| 10 | Laconia | 17,085 | 683 | 5.0% |
| 10 | Somersworth | 12,111 | 484 | 5.0% |
| 10 | Rochester | 33,144 | 1,326 | 5.0% |
| 10 | Manchester | 115,643 | 4,626 | 5.0% |
| 15 | Hudson | 7,469 | 239 | 4.0% |
| 15 | Exeter | 9,964 | 319 | 4.0% |
| 15 | Portsmouth | 22,545 | 721 | 4.0% |
| 19 | East Merrimack | 5,081 | 122 | 3.0% |
| 19 | South Hooksett | 5,902 | 142 | 3.0% |
| 19 | Dover | 33,364 | 801 | 3.0% |
| 19 | Nashua | 91,294 | 2,191 | 3.0% |
| 19 | Hampton | 10,101 | 242 | 3.0% |
| 22 | Derry | 21,339 | 341 | 2.0% |
| 22 | Newmarket | 5,679 | 91 | 2.0% |
| 24 | Londonderry | 12,225 | 98 | 1.0% |
| 24 | Hanover | 8,479 | 68 | 1.0% |
| 26 | Durham | 10,681 | 0 | 0.0% |
Source: U.S. Census ACS 2020-2024. 26 cities with more than 5,000 residents.
Summary
Getting Some Closure In New Hampshire After Untying The Knot
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 Berlin, Suncook, Concord, Claremont, Franklin, Milford, Hooksett, Keene, Lebanon, and Laconia.
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.
