Marriage Rates
A look at the states' married rates, measured as the percentage of households with married couples.| State | Percent of Households with Married Couples |
|---|---|
| Utah | 55.7% |
| Idaho | 55.0% |
| Wyoming | 52.9% |
| Nebraska | 52.8% |
| Iowa | 52.7% |
| Montana | 52.7% |
| Minnesota | 52.4% |
| Kansas | 52.2% |
| North Dakota | 51.9% |
| New Hampshire | 51.4% |
| South Dakota | 50.9% |
| Maine | 50.8% |
| Wisconsin | 50.8% |
| Colorado | 50.6% |
| Arkansas | 50.5% |
| Washington | 50.5% |
| Kentucky | 50.1% |
| Oklahoma | 50.1% |
| Virginia | 50.1% |
| West Virginia | 49.9% |
| Indiana | 49.8% |
| Vermont | 49.8% |
| Hawaii | 49.5% |
| Texas | 49.4% |
| New Jersey | 49.2% |
| Missouri | 49.1% |
| North Carolina | 49.1% |
| Tennessee | 49.1% |
| Oregon | 49.0% |
| Alabama | 48.5% |
| Connecticut | 48.2% |
| Pennsylvania | 48.1% |
| Michigan | 48.0% |
| Ohio | 48.0% |
| Alaska | 47.7% |
| Illinois | 47.6% |
| Delaware | 47.4% |
| Arizona | 47.3% |
| South Carolina | 47.3% |
| Georgia | 47.1% |
| Maryland | 46.7% |
| California | 46.1% |
| Massachusetts | 46.1% |
| New Mexico | 46.1% |
| Florida | 46.0% |
| Nevada | 45.6% |
| Rhode Island | 44.8% |
| Mississippi | 44.3% |
| New York | 44.2% |
| Louisiana | 43.7% |
| District of Columbia | 26.7% |
Divorce Rates
How states stack up in divorce rates, measured as a percentage of people aged 15 and over who are currently divorced.| State | Divorced |
|---|---|
| Nevada | 14.6% |
| Maine | 14.2% |
| Oklahoma | 13.5% |
| Oregon | 13.4% |
| Arkansas | 13.3% |
| West Virginia | 13.3% |
| Florida | 13.2% |
| Kentucky | 13.2% |
| New Mexico | 13.1% |
| Tennessee | 13.0% |
| Wyoming | 12.8% |
| Alabama | 12.7% |
| Indiana | 12.7% |
| Arizona | 12.5% |
| Idaho | 12.5% |
| Missouri | 12.5% |
| Ohio | 12.5% |
| Alaska | 12.4% |
| Colorado | 12.4% |
| Louisiana | 12.3% |
| Montana | 12.3% |
| New Hampshire | 12.3% |
| Washington | 12.3% |
| Kansas | 12.2% |
| Vermont | 12.1% |
| Mississippi | 11.9% |
| Delaware | 11.8% |
| Michigan | 11.8% |
| Rhode Island | 11.5% |
| Georgia | 11.4% |
| Iowa | 11.4% |
| South Dakota | 11.0% |
| Texas | 11.0% |
| Wisconsin | 11.0% |
| North Carolina | 10.8% |
| South Carolina | 10.7% |
| Connecticut | 10.6% |
| Nebraska | 10.4% |
| Minnesota | 10.2% |
| Virginia | 10.2% |
| Maryland | 10.1% |
| Massachusetts | 10.1% |
| Illinois | 10.0% |
| California | 9.8% |
| North Dakota | 9.7% |
| Hawaii | 9.5% |
| Pennsylvania | 9.5% |
| Utah | 9.5% |
| District of Columbia | 9.2% |
| New York | 8.8% |
| New Jersey | 8.6% |
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