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STATES WITH THE HIGHEST AND LOWEST PERCENTAGES OF THEIR PEOPLE WHO ARE MARRIED
Rural states, especially in the interior parts of the United States, rank highest among people (15 years or older) who are married. States which large urban areas rank lowest, though there are a few oddities, like Louisiana and Mississippi, most likely because African-Americans (plentiful in both states) have much lower marriage rates than others in the United States.

Highest Percentage Who Are Married:

STATE

1. Idaho
2. Arkansas
3. Utah
4. Kansas
4. North Carolina
4. Wyoming
7. Kentucky
7. Oklahoma
9. Texas
10. Iowa

% OF PEOPLE (15 OR OLDER)
WHO ARE MARRIED
61.2
60.2
60.0
59.3
59.3
59.3
59.1
59.1
59.0
58.8

Lowest Percentage Who Are Married:

STATE

1. New York
2. Rhode Island
3. Massachusetts
4. Louisiana
5. Mississippi
6. Hawaii
7. California
7. New Mexico
9. Michigan
10. Illinois

% OF PEOPLE (15 OR OLDER)
WHO ARE MARRIED
53.3
53.4
53.7
53.8
54.3
54.7
54.8
54.8
55.3
55.4

If the District of Columbia were counted as a state, it would overwhelmingly rank last, with 34.1 percent of its residents, 15 or older, being married.

Source of Data: 2000 U.S. Census.

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