According to a new study, Utahns can't wait to tie the knot. Utah has the nation's youngest average age for a first marriage—24 for women and 26 for men. This contrasts with the rest of the nation—27 for women and 29 for men—and puts Utah three years below the national average. A large part of Utah's culture is focused on marriage and family due to the influence of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Utah's dominant religion. The state of Utah has the fourth-highest marriage rate and the 14th-highest divorce rate in the country. In Utah, children as young as 15 can legally marry.
