Cities with the highest marriage rates among practicing Christians
Percent of practicing Christians who are married, by city, 2016 (in percent)
Key finding
Highest: Lansing, MI (81%). Lowest: Baton Rouge, LA (76%).
- Lansing, MI: 81%
- Toledo, OH: 79%
- Boise, ID: 78%
Source: Barna Group, Single Practicing Christians Tend to Be in Big Cities · Telephone and online interviews with nationwide random samples of 76,505 adults over seven years, ending April 2016. Article published 2024-01-05.
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What does this statistic show?
Highest: Lansing, MI (81%). Lowest: Baton Rouge, LA (76%). Lansing, MI: 81%. Toledo, OH: 79%. Boise, ID: 78%.
Who published this data?
Barna Group, 2016. Source: Barna Group, Single Practicing Christians Tend to Be in Big Cities (https://www.barna.com/research/single-christians-big-cities/).
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