IFS Maps 22-29 Marriage Divide, With 8 of 10 Lowest-Rate Regions Near New York and Los Angeles
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Updated · Fox News · Sep 1
IFS Maps 22-29 Marriage Divide, With 8 of 10 Lowest-Rate Regions Near New York and Los Angeles
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Sep 1
Summary
New IFS research found adults ages 22-29 marry earlier at higher rates in places such as Provo, Utah, and parts of Tennessee, Indiana and Nebraska than in major coastal metros.
Eight of the 10 lowest early-marriage regions are in the New York and Los Angeles metro areas, suggesting large pools of singles do not necessarily translate into more marriages.
The study says geography interacts with local conditions: areas with more single men relative to single women—especially full-time-employed single men—tend to post higher female marriage rates.
For adults 30-39, the pattern partly reverses, with some of the highest marriage rates appearing in parts of New York, San Jose, Los Angeles and Chicago, plus suburbs in Texas and Indiana.
IFS also found 20-something marriage rates correlate positively with areas that backed Trump in 2024, while stressing the maps show broad regional patterns rather than proof that location causes marriage.