DESERET NEWS: Do you live in a ‘marriage desert’ or a ‘marriage garden’?

Lois Collins, Deseret News, October 10, 2026

America’s family divide has its own geography, with potential to impact family structure.

A new report… uses Census data maps and rankings to demonstrate the country has distinct “marriage gardens” and “marriage deserts,” with implications for economic well-being, social capital and what’s being dubbed “America’s family divide.”

In marriage deserts, per the report, “stable married-family life is uncommon.” In marriage gardens, it blossoms.

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