Lockdown L̶o̶v̶e̶ Litigation

The below table shows the number of online divorce lawyer searches since March 2020, across New York’s 100 biggest towns/cities, weighted by population.


RankingCityTotal Searches Over PandemicPopulationSearches Weighted by Population(%)
26 West Hempstead 1,440 19,864 7.2
27 Hauppauge 1,440 20,005 7.2
28 Rotterdam 1,440 20,018 7.2
29 North Bellmore 1,440 20,718 7.0
30 Melville 1,200 17,716 6.8
31 Wantagh 1,200 17,915 6.7
32 Massapequa 1,440 21,784 6.6
33 East Patchogue 1,440 22,172 6.5
34 Kingston 1,440 22,322 6.5
35 Cortland 1,200 18,709 6.4
36 Mamaroneck 1,200 19,026 6.3
37 Mineola 1,200 19,117 6.3
38 Lynbrook 1,200 19,307 6.2
39 Syosset 1,200 19,453 6.2
40 Holtsville 1,200 19,479 6.2
41 Plattsburgh 1,200 19,599 6.1
42 Copiague 1,440 23,561 6.1
43 Eastchester 1,200 19,990 6.0
44 Harrison 1,920 32,057 6.0
45 Selden 1,200 20,093 6.0
46 Syracuse 8,400 141,073 6.0
47 East Northport 1,200 20,190 5.9
48 Medford 1,440 24,406 5.9
49 Baldwin 1,440 24,727 5.8
50 North Tonawanda 1,680 29,789 5.6
51 Bay Shore 1,680 29,799 5.6
52 Holbrook 1,440 25,824 5.6
53 Plainview 1,440 26,453 5.4
54 Lindenhurst 1,440 26,552 5.4
55 Buffalo 13,680 253,793 5.4
56 Central Islip 1,680 31,205 5.4
57 West Islip 1,440 26,844 5.4
58 Elmira 1,440 27,138 5.3
59 Deer Park 1,440 27,479 5.2
60 Monsey 1,200 23,055 5.2
61 Schenectady 3,360 65,057 5.2
62 Jamestown 1,440 28,488 5.1
63 Shirley 1,440 28,583 5.0
64 White Plains 2,880 58,013 5.0
65 Ossining 1,200 24,275 4.9
66 Peekskill 1,200 24,619 4.9
67 West Seneca 2,160 45,344 4.8
68 Auburn 1,200 25,234 4.8
69 Ithaca 1,440 31,371 4.6
70 Centereach 1,440 31,493 4.6
71 Commack 1,680 36,953 4.5
72 Hicksville 1,920 42,709 4.5
73 Franklin Square 1,440 32,055 4.5
74 Rome 1,440 32,064 4.5
75 Glen Cove 1,200 27,010 4.4
76 Huntington 1,440 32,866 4.4
77 Long Beach 1,440 33,325 4.3
78 Rochester 8,640 204,768 4.2
79 Port Chester 1,200 28,749 4.2
80 Coram 1,680 40,311 4.2
81 Elmont 1,440 35,824 4.0
82 West Babylon 1,680 42,665 3.9
83 Freeport 1,680 42,677 3.9
84 Oceanside 1,200 30,604 3.9
85 East Meadow 1,440 38,029 3.8
86 Spring Valley 1,200 32,189 3.7
87 Mount Vernon 2,400 66,415 3.6
88 Niagara Falls 1,680 46,844 3.6
89 Troy 1,680 48,554 3.5
90 Brighton 1,200 36,272 3.3
91 Utica 1,920 58,880 3.3
92 Cheektowaga 2,400 73,740 3.3
93 Levittown 1,680 51,634 3.3
94 Valley Stream 1,200 37,170 3.2
95 Brentwood 1,680 63,399 2.6
96 Tonawanda 1,440 57,027 2.5
97 New York City 200,640 8,177,025 2.5
98 Irondequoit 1,200 50,302 2.4
99 Yonkers 4,560 201,831 2.3
100 New Rochelle 1,680 77,762 2.2

Online divorce inquiries based on Google searches
(March 2020 - March 2022).