Census shows Utah is the most married state

Census shows Utah is the most married state


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SALT LAKE CITY -- The latest numbers are in and it's official, Utahns have a lot of children and we are the most married state.

Those are just some of the findings in the 2008 American Community Survey.

Other interesting findings:

  • Utah has the least number of disabled people, about 8.9 percent
  • There are more men than women in the state
  • And we're young, with the median age at 28 years old, compared to nearly 37 nationwide
  • And we came in number one for having babies; 82 in every 1,000 women gave birth last year.

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