Most people would like to say their “I do’s” in a beautiful location or stunning venue. Beaches, luxury hotels and gardens come to mind. But where do married couples thrive once happily ever after begins? FindTheHome wanted to identify the U.S. cities in every state with the highest percentage of married adults.
FindTheHome looked at all cities with at least 30,000 people, except for those in Alaska and Vermont, for which the population threshold was 10,000. We then determined the percent of residents over the age of 16 who were married.
Once we found the city in each state with the highest percentage of married adults, we ordered the overall list from lowest to highest. The resulting marriage capitals ranged from 33 percent married on the low end to 79 percent married on the high end. Data comes from the American Community Survey‘s five-year estimates (from 2010-2014).
#50. Delaware: Dover
Percent of Population That Is Married: 33.4%
Population: 36,826
#49. Maine: Lewiston
Percent of Population That Is Married: 40%
Population: 36,410
#48. West Virginia: Parkersburg
Percent of Population That Is Married: 43.7%
Population: 31,195
#47. Louisiana: Kenner
Percent of Population That Is Married: 45.8%
Population: 66,926
#46. Montana: Great Falls
Percent of Population That Is Married: 48.3%
Population: 59,017
#45. Rhode Island: Warwick
Percent of Population That Is Married: 48.5%
Population: 82,065
#44. New Hampshire: Nashua
Percent of Population That Is Married: 48.6%
Population: 86,799
#43. South Dakota: Sioux Falls
Percent of Population That Is Married: 48.9%
Population: 160,964
#42. North Dakota: Bismarck
Percent of Population That Is Married: 49.7%
Population: 65,123
#41. Vermont: South Burlington
Percent of Population That Is Married: 50.1%
Population: 18,378
#40. Kentucky: Georgetown
Percent of Population That Is Married: 50.7%
Population: 30,349
#39. New Mexico: Rio Rancho
Percent of Population That Is Married: 52.1%
Population: 90,627
#38. Wyoming: Gillette
Percent of Population That Is Married: 52.1%
Population: 31,110
#37. Mississippi: Olive Branch
Percent of Population That Is Married: 53.4%
Population: 34,543
#36. Nebraska: Bellevue
Percent of Population That Is Married: 54%
Population: 52,690
#35. Alaska: Badger
Percent of Population That Is Married: 55.9%
Population: 21,175
#34. Nevada: Pahrump
Percent of Population That Is Married: 55.9%
Population: 35,009
#33. Arkansas: Bentonville
Percent of Population That Is Married: 57.4%
Population: 38,572
#32. Connecticut: Trumbull
Percent of Population That Is Married: 57.7%
Population: 36,444
#31. Pennsylvania: Bethel Park
Percent of Population That Is Married: 58.2%
Population: 32,338
#30. Oklahoma: Broken Arrow
Percent of Population That Is Married: 58.7%
Population: 101,917
#29. South Carolina: Hilton Head Island
Percent of Population That Is Married: 58.8%
Population: 38,497
#28. Oregon: Lake Oswego
Percent of Population That Is Married: 59.6%
Population: 37,310
#27. Hawaii: East Honolulu
Percent of Population That Is Married: 61.1%
Population: 48,926
#26. Alabama: Vestavia Hills
Percent of Population That Is Married: 61.3%
Population: 34,061
#25. Michigan: Troy
Percent of Population That Is Married: 61.4%
Population: 82,106
#24. Iowa: Urbandale
Percent of Population That Is Married: 62.4%
Population: 41,157
#23. Idaho: Meridian
Percent of Population That Is Married: 62.5%
Population: 81,025
#22. New York: New City
Percent of Population That Is Married: 62.9%
Population: 33,874
#21. Minnesota: Maple Grove
Percent of Population That Is Married: 63.4%
Population: 64,364
#20. Arizona: Marana
Percent of Population That Is Married: 63.6%
Population: 37,028
#19. North Carolina: Wake Forest
Percent of Population That Is Married: 63.6%
Population: 33,319
#18. Massachusetts: Lexington
Percent of Population That Is Married: 63.7%
Population: 32,306
#17. New Jersey: Westfield
Percent of Population That Is Married: 64.1%
Population: 30,647
#16. Colorado: Highlands Ranch
Percent of Population That Is Married: 65.1%
Population: 101,350
#15. Wisconsin: Brookfield
Percent of Population That Is Married: 65.2%
Population: 37,971
#14. Illinois: Northbrook
Percent of Population That Is Married: 65.4%
Population: 33,396
#13. Georgia: Milton
Percent of Population That Is Married: 66.1%
Population: 34,874
#12. Indiana: Carmel
Percent of Population That Is Married: 66.3%
Population: 83,474
#11. Maryland: Potomac
Percent of Population That Is Married: 66.3%
Population: 46,475
#10. Virginia: Linton Hall
Percent of Population That Is Married: 66.4%
Population: 39,944
#9. Texas: Frisco
Percent of Population That Is Married: 66.5%
Population: 130,499
#8. Ohio: Dublin
Percent of Population That Is Married: 67.1%
Population: 42,378
#7. Missouri: Wildwood
Percent of Population That Is Married: 69.1%
Population: 35,701
#6. Kansas: Leawood
Percent of Population That Is Married: 69.7%
Population: 32,842
#5. California: Saratoga
Percent of Population That Is Married: 70.1%
Population: 30,627
#4. Utah: Lehi
Percent of Population That Is Married: 70.1%
Population: 51,982
#3. Tennessee: Brentwood
Percent of Population That Is Married: 70.8%
Population: 39,059
#2. Washington: Sammamish
Percent of Population That Is Married: 72.9%
Population: 49,077
#1. Florida: The Villages
Percent of Population That Is Married: 78.6%
Population: 61,046
Story by Graphiq via Tribune Media
