We used Saturday Night Science to analyze Vermont’s most recent Census data to determine the divorce rate for each city in Vermont based on the percentage of currently divorced residents.
The city with the highest divorce rate in Vermont is Rutland, with 10.0% of people over 15 years of age being divorced, per the most recent census data. The city with the lowest divorce rate in Vermont is Burlington.
Vermont is 5.0% divorced overall. There are some 25,884 people living in Vermont 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 Vermont with the highest rates of divorcees.
10.0% divorced · #2 highest divorce rate in Vermont
Located in
Rutland County, Vermont
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10.0% divorced · #2 highest divorce rate in Vermont
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9.0% divorced · #4 highest divorce rate in Vermont
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9.0% divorced · #4 highest divorce rate in Vermont
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9.0% divorced · #4 highest divorce rate in Vermont
Located in
Washington County, Vermont
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9.0% divorced · #4 highest divorce rate in Vermont
Located in
Franklin County, Vermont
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7.0% divorced · #8 highest divorce rate in Vermont
7.0% divorced · #8 highest divorce rate in Vermont
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7.0% divorced · #8 highest divorce rate in Vermont
6.0% divorced · #11 highest divorce rate in Vermont
Located in
Washington County, Vermont
Montpelier is the capital city of the U.S. state of Vermont and the seat of Washington County. As the site of Vermont’s state government, it is the least populous state capital in the United States. The population was 7,855 at the 2010 census. However, the daytime population swells to about 21,000, due to the large number of jobs within city limits. The Vermont College of Fine Arts and New England Culinary Institute are located in the municipality. It was named for Montpellier, France.
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Where Vermont’s highest divorce rates are
Saturday Night Science
How We Determined The Places In Vermont 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 17 places in Vermont with a population of over 1,000.
- 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 Vermont the place with the highest incidence of divorcees, Rutland.
And if you’re trying to avoid divorce, check out Burlington, the city with the lowest divorce rate in Vermont. We updated this article for 2026 and this list is our eleventh time ranking the cities in Vermont with the highest divorce rates.
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Cities With The Highest Divorce Rates In Vermont
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| Rank | City | Population | Divorcees | Divorce Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rutland | 15,712 | 1,257 | 10.0% |
| 1 | Newport | 4,394 | 352 | 10.0% |
| 4 | Bellows Falls | 2,891 | 208 | 9.0% |
| 4 | Vergennes | 2,565 | 185 | 9.0% |
| 4 | Barre | 8,412 | 606 | 9.0% |
| 4 | St. Albans | 6,954 | 501 | 9.0% |
| 8 | Johnson | 1,799 | 101 | 7.0% |
| 8 | Morrisville | 2,664 | 149 | 7.0% |
| 8 | North Bennington | 1,336 | 75 | 7.0% |
| 11 | Montpelier | 8,014 | 385 | 6.0% |
| 11 | Swanton | 2,670 | 128 | 6.0% |
| 11 | Enosburg Falls | 1,570 | 75 | 6.0% |
| 14 | South Burlington | 20,756 | 498 | 3.0% |
| 14 | Jericho | 1,346 | 32 | 3.0% |
| 14 | Winooski | 8,293 | 199 | 3.0% |
| 14 | Poultney | 1,033 | 25 | 3.0% |
| 17 | Burlington | 44,675 | 715 | 2.0% |
Source: U.S. Census ACS 2020-2024. 17 cities with more than 1,000 residents.
Summary
Getting Some Closure In Vermont After Untying The Knot
We now have a sense of what places in the Green Mountain State don’t pay much attention to the whole “’til death do we part” phrase.
The cities with the highest divorce rate in Vermont are Rutland, Newport, Bellows Falls, Vergennes, Barre, St. Albans, Johnson, Morrisville, North Bennington, and Montpelier.
Try to keep in mind that the reason cities rank where they do in Vermont could be because of the age, education, and income distribution, as all of those things impact the rate of divorce. Not sold on Vermont? Take the two-minute Find Your Place quiz and see which state actually fits you.
Questions and answers
Divorce In Vermont FAQs
What city in Vermont has the highest divorce rate?
Rutland has the highest divorce rate in Vermont for 2026, with 10.0% of residents over 15 currently divorced. Newport and Bellows Falls are next.
What is the divorce rate in Vermont?
Vermont is 5.0% divorced overall, versus a US divorce rate of 10.9%. That counts residents over 15 who are currently divorced, per the Census American Community Survey.
What are the divorce capitals of Vermont?
The Vermont cities with the highest divorce rates are Rutland, Newport, Bellows Falls, Vergennes, Barre, St. Albans, Johnson, Morrisville, North Bennington, and Montpelier. We ranked all 17 cities with more than 1,000 residents.
Where do marriages last in Vermont?
Burlington posts the lowest divorce rate of the 17 Vermont cities we ranked. Whatever they are doing there, it appears to be working.
How do you measure divorce rates?
We use the share of residents aged 15 and over who report being currently divorced in the Census American Community Survey. It is a snapshot of marital status today, not a count of divorces filed each year.
