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The marriage capitals of every state

Posted at 10:09 AM, Feb 13, 2016
and last updated 2016-02-13 12:11:31-05

wedding dayMost 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