New report ranks states on family strength, highlighting role in reducing societal issues
February 18, 2025
A recently released report highlights which states have the strongest family structures, linking societal problems such as violence, child poverty, and poor educational outcomes to broken family units.
The Family Structure Index and the Hope and a Future Report — published by the Center for Christian Virtue (CCV), a public policy group based in Ohio — ranked Utah, Idaho, and Nebraska in the top three, with New York, New Mexico, and Rhode Island at the bottom
