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Divorce rate in Utah

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Information gathered from:

OFFICE OF VITAL RECORDS AND STATISTICS

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The wedding day

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Going separate ways

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Estimated Marriages & Divorces in 1940 compared to 2010

1940Marriages: Number 8,254 Utah Rate 15.0 U.S Rate 12.1Divorce: Number 1,500 Utah Rate 2.7U.S. Rate 2.02010Marriages: Number 23,612 Utah Rate 8.5 U.S. Rate N.A.Divorce: Number 10,146 Utah Rate 3.7 U.S. Rate N.A

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Marriages for Salt Lake 2010

Jan Feb Mar April

May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Total

363 269 387 406 353 344 352 321 261 342 300 298 3,996

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Remarriages 2010

6,5456,492

Remarriage

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Conclusion

The number of marriages in the state of Utah has escalated over 50% since 1940.

It appears that society has not gave up on marriage as the numbers show a fairly high remarriage rate for the year 2010 in Utah.

The Vital Statistic website also has marriages broken down according to age and marriages by county in the state of Utah.