How does Utah’s Divorce Statistics Compare to the Rest of the Country?

Marriage and Divorce Statistics Go Hand in Hand How does Utah compare in divorce statistics?Where there’s marriage, there’s divorce. Let’s look at some marriage statistics in the U.S. and how Utah compares. Nevada showed the largest number of weddings nationwide with 28.6 marriages per thousand people; Idaho has 7.8 weddings for every 1000 people and comes it at number 10 in the nation; Wyoming comes in at number 15 on the list with 7.1 marriages per 1000 people; Colorado is number 12 with 7.3 marriages; New Mexico is 39 with 5.9 marriages; Arizona is 43 with 5.8 marriages; California is 32 with 6.3 marriages reported; Oregon is at 28, with 6.7 marriages. And where did Utah come in? Number 4 with 9.0 marriages per thousand people. Nevada has such a high rate of marriages due to the easy legislation it has for matrimony (e.g. an absence of a waiting period) as well as its many appealing sites for wedding ceremonies, which is also a reason for…

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