We used Saturday Night Science to analyze Pennsylvania’s most recent Census data to determine the divorce rate for each city in Pennsylvania based on the percentage of currently divorced residents.
The city with the highest divorce rate in Pennsylvania is Lewi, with 18.0% of people over 15 years of age being divorced, per the most recent census data. The city with the lowest divorce rate in Pennsylvania is New Freedom.
Pennsylvania is 7.0% divorced overall. There are some 729,043 people living in Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania with the highest rates of divorcees.
18.0% divorced · #1 highest divorce rate in Pennsylvania
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17.0% divorced · #2 highest divorce rate in Pennsylvania
Located in
Crawford County, Pennsylvania
Titusville is a city in Crawford County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 5,601 at the 2010 census, and the city is part of the Meadville, PA Micropolitan Statistical Area and Erie-Meadville, PA Combined Statistical Area. Titusville is where the modern oil industry began.
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16.0% divorced · #3 highest divorce rate in Pennsylvania
Located in
Clearfield County, Pennsylvania
Clearfield is a borough and second most populous community in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, United States, behind DuBois. Clearfield is also the county seat of Clearfield County. As of the 2010 census the population was 6,215 people. The borough is part of the DuBois, PA Micropolitan Statistical Area, as well as the larger State College-DuBois, PA Combined Statistical Area. The settled area surrounding the borough consists of the nearby census-designated places of Hyde and Plymptonville, which combined with Clearfield have a population of approximately 8,595 people.
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15.0% divorced · #4 highest divorce rate in Pennsylvania
Located in
Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania
Pottsville is a city in, and the county seat of, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 14,324 at the 2010 census, and is the principal city of the Pottsville, PA Micropolitan Statistical Area. The city lies along the west bank of the Schuylkill River, 52 miles south of Wilkes Barre. It is located in Pennsylvania’s Coal Region.
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15.0% divorced · #4 highest divorce rate in Pennsylvania
Palmerton is a borough in Carbon County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located in the Coal Region of the state. It is a part of lower Carbon County, which is considered part of the Lehigh Valley. The borough’s population was 5,414 at the 2010 census.
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14.0% divorced · #8 highest divorce rate in Pennsylvania
Vandergrift is a borough in Westmoreland County in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania, approximately 30 miles northeast of Pittsburgh. Early in the 20th century, it had the largest sheet steel mill in the world.
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14.0% divorced · #8 highest divorce rate in Pennsylvania
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14.0% divorced · #8 highest divorce rate in Pennsylvania
Located in
Washington County, Pennsylvania
Washington is a city in and the county seat of Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States, within the Pittsburgh, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area in the southwestern part of the state. The population was 13,663 at the 2010 census.
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14.0% divorced · #8 highest divorce rate in Pennsylvania
Located in
Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
White Oak is a suburban Pittsburgh borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 7,862 at the 2010 census.
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14.0% divorced · #8 highest divorce rate in Pennsylvania
Located in
Columbia County, Pennsylvania
Berwick is a borough in Columbia County, Pennsylvania, United States, 28 miles southwest of Wilkes Barre. As of the 2010 census, Berwick had a population of 10,477. It is one of the two principal communities of the Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA Micropolitan Statistical Area, a micropolitan area that covers Columbia and Montour counties, and had a combined population of 85,562 at the 2010 census.
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Saturday Night Science
How We Determined The Places In Pennsylvania 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 191 places in Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania the place with the highest incidence of divorcees, Lewi.
And if you’re trying to avoid divorce, check out New Freedom, the city with the lowest divorce rate in Pennsylvania. We updated this article for 2026 and this list is our eleventh time ranking the cities in Pennsylvania with the highest divorce rates.
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Cities With The Highest Divorce Rates In Pennsylvania
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| Rank | City | Population | Divorcees | Divorce Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewi | 8,479 | 1,221 | 18.0% |
| 2 | Titusville | 5,189 | 706 | 17.0% |
| 3 | Clearfield | 5,873 | 752 | 16.0% |
| 4 | Pottsville | 13,364 | 1,604 | 15.0% |
| 4 | Palmerton | 5,622 | 675 | 15.0% |
| 8 | Vandergrift | 5,011 | 561 | 14.0% |
| 8 | Turtle Creek | 5,007 | 561 | 14.0% |
| 8 | Washington | 13,368 | 1,497 | 14.0% |
| 8 | White Oak | 7,468 | 836 | 14.0% |
| 8 | Berwick | 10,317 | 1,156 | 14.0% |
| 16 | Oil City | 9,468 | 985 | 13.0% |
| 16 | Brookhaven | 8,331 | 866 | 13.0% |
| 16 | New Kensington | 12,011 | 1,249 | 13.0% |
| 16 | Carbondale | 8,789 | 914 | 13.0% |
| 16 | Carnegie | 7,978 | 830 | 13.0% |
| 16 | Connellsville | 6,849 | 712 | 13.0% |
| 16 | Lehighton | 5,268 | 548 | 13.0% |
| 16 | New Brighton | 5,567 | 579 | 13.0% |
| 16 | Punxsutawney | 5,665 | 589 | 13.0% |
| 16 | Ellwood City | 7,532 | 783 | 13.0% |
| 16 | Butler | 13,212 | 1,374 | 13.0% |
| 29 | Northampton | 10,400 | 998 | 12.0% |
| 29 | DuBois | 7,402 | 711 | 12.0% |
| 29 | Canonsburg | 9,675 | 929 | 12.0% |
| 29 | Meadville | 12,577 | 1,207 | 12.0% |
| 29 | Somerset | 5,944 | 571 | 12.0% |
| 29 | Hollidaysburg | 5,558 | 534 | 12.0% |
| 29 | Red Lion | 6,516 | 626 | 12.0% |
| 29 | Johnstown | 18,087 | 1,736 | 12.0% |
| 29 | Brentwood | 9,866 | 947 | 12.0% |
| 29 | New Castle | 21,579 | 2,072 | 12.0% |
| 29 | Duquesne | 5,149 | 494 | 12.0% |
| 29 | Altoona | 43,196 | 4,147 | 12.0% |
| 29 | Pott | 23,476 | 2,254 | 12.0% |
| 29 | Steelton | 6,296 | 604 | 12.0% |
| 29 | McKeesport | 17,380 | 1,668 | 12.0% |
| 43 | Monaca | 5,519 | 486 | 11.0% |
| 43 | Jeannette | 8,657 | 762 | 11.0% |
| 43 | Aliquippa | 9,079 | 799 | 11.0% |
| 43 | Shillington | 5,492 | 483 | 11.0% |
| 43 | Middl | 9,632 | 848 | 11.0% |
| 43 | Warren | 9,240 | 813 | 11.0% |
| 43 | St. Marys | 12,529 | 1,103 | 11.0% |
| 43 | Birdsboro | 5,116 | 450 | 11.0% |
| 43 | Monessen | 6,780 | 597 | 11.0% |
| 43 | Oakmont | 6,702 | 590 | 11.0% |
| 43 | Mount Carmel | 5,677 | 500 | 11.0% |
| 43 | Greenville | 5,523 | 486 | 11.0% |
| 43 | Shippensburg | 5,620 | 495 | 11.0% |
| 55 | Pittston | 7,626 | 610 | 10.0% |
| 55 | Plymouth | 5,770 | 462 | 10.0% |
| 55 | Sunbury | 9,617 | 769 | 10.0% |
| 55 | New Holland | 5,780 | 462 | 10.0% |
| 55 | Bellefonte | 6,009 | 481 | 10.0% |
| 55 | Bristol | 9,902 | 792 | 10.0% |
| 55 | Lower Burrell | 11,633 | 931 | 10.0% |
| 55 | Tyrone | 5,377 | 430 | 10.0% |
| 55 | Erie | 93,850 | 7,508 | 10.0% |
| 55 | Beaver Falls | 8,850 | 708 | 10.0% |
| 55 | Lewisburg | 5,257 | 421 | 10.0% |
| 74 | Sharon | 12,936 | 931 | 9.0% |
| 74 | Coraopolis | 5,417 | 390 | 9.0% |
| 74 | Old Forge | 8,573 | 617 | 9.0% |
| 74 | Emmaus | 11,889 | 856 | 9.0% |
| 74 | West Mifflin | 19,190 | 1,382 | 9.0% |
| 74 | Clifton Heights | 6,832 | 492 | 9.0% |
| 74 | Shamokin | 6,853 | 493 | 9.0% |
| 74 | Corry | 6,116 | 440 | 9.0% |
| 74 | Dickson City | 6,023 | 434 | 9.0% |
| 74 | Wilkinsburg | 14,027 | 1,010 | 9.0% |
| 74 | Lansdowne | 11,122 | 801 | 9.0% |
| 74 | Lebanon | 26,536 | 1,911 | 9.0% |
| 74 | Schuylkill Haven | 5,253 | 378 | 9.0% |
| 74 | Ambridge | 6,890 | 496 | 9.0% |
| 74 | Collingdale | 8,897 | 641 | 9.0% |
| 74 | Chambersburg | 22,319 | 1,607 | 9.0% |
| 74 | Columbia | 10,278 | 740 | 9.0% |
| 74 | Exeter | 5,541 | 399 | 9.0% |
| 74 | Mechanicsburg | 9,720 | 700 | 9.0% |
| 74 | Williamsport | 27,612 | 1,988 | 9.0% |
| 74 | Moosic | 5,973 | 430 | 9.0% |
| 74 | Franklin | 5,984 | 431 | 9.0% |
| 74 | Helle | 6,118 | 440 | 9.0% |
| 74 | Bloomsburg | 13,024 | 938 | 9.0% |
| 74 | Uniontown | 9,742 | 701 | 9.0% |
| 74 | Crafton | 5,961 | 429 | 9.0% |
| 74 | Phoenixville | 19,452 | 1,401 | 9.0% |
| 74 | Glenolden | 7,220 | 520 | 9.0% |
| 100 | Lititz | 9,619 | 616 | 8.0% |
| 100 | Greensburg | 14,741 | 943 | 8.0% |
| 100 | Perkasie | 9,216 | 590 | 8.0% |
| 100 | Chester | 33,619 | 2,152 | 8.0% |
| 100 | Media | 5,870 | 376 | 8.0% |
| 100 | West York | 5,092 | 326 | 8.0% |
| 100 | Lock Haven | 8,447 | 541 | 8.0% |
| 100 | Blakely | 6,662 | 426 | 8.0% |
| 100 | Bradford | 7,683 | 492 | 8.0% |
| 100 | Castle Shannon | 8,209 | 525 | 8.0% |
| 100 | Dunmore | 14,181 | 908 | 8.0% |
| 100 | Hanover | 16,584 | 1,061 | 8.0% |
Source: U.S. Census ACS 2020-2024. 191 cities with more than 5,000 residents.
Summary
Getting Some Closure In Pennsylvania After Untying The Knot
We now have a sense of what places in the Keystone State don’t pay much attention to the whole “’til death do we part” phrase.
The cities with the highest divorce rate in Pennsylvania are Lewi, Titusville, Clearfield, Pottsville, Palmerton, Vandergrift, Turtle Creek, Washington, White Oak, and Berwick.
Try to keep in mind that the reason cities rank where they do in Pennsylvania could be because of the age, education, and income distribution, as all of those things impact the rate of divorce.
