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Utah  

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  • Utah has the highest fertility rate in the United States: in 2006, about one of every 12 Utah women of childbearing age gave birth (83 per 1,000), versus 1 in 18 (54.9 per 1,000) nationally. Utah mothers are younger than average, with a mean age of 23.9 years of age versus the national average of 25. [Source: Encyclopedia of Motherhood; Utah]

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