Itch to re-hitch hits many in Florida

re-marriage

A large number of Florida residents like to go down the wedding aisle more than once.

New figures released by the U.S. Census Bureau on Tuesday show that Florida has among the highest population of residents married two or more times.

The rate for Florida men was 30.5% in 2012, and the rate for women was 29.4%.

Nationally, just under a quarter of U.S. residents have been married twice or more.

Only Alabama, Arkansas, Nevada, Oklahoma, and Tennessee had higher rates.

Three Florida cities are among the top 20 metro areas when it comes to the rates of residents who have been married twice or more.

Those metro areas are Punta Gorda, Panama City, and Ocala, and they all have remarriage rates higher than 36%.

Republished with permission of The Associated Press. 

Associated Press



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