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How Can Ohio Pull Itself Up for Family Status Ranking?

Ohio is below average in family rankings, according to a recent report that measures family strength and stability across all 50 states. But two top elected officials in the Buckeye State say promoting fatherhood and lowering the tax burden could help improve the situation.

Last month, the Center for Christian Virtue released its 2026 Family Structure Index. The report analyzes how different states compare in promoting families.

Ohio ranked 30th, coming in below the national average. It earned an index score of 87.2, which was far below top-ranked Utah, at 102.6, but way ahead of last-place New Mexico, at 78.4.

The index tracks marriage as one indicator of family stability. For example, 60.9% of Ohio teens have married parents, compared to 77.2% in Utah. In New Mexico, just 52.5% of teens have parents with marriages intact.

Center for Christian Virtue President Aaron Baer, an Ohio resident himself, told The Daily Signal that strong families produce strong states, and strong states produce a strong country.

“As the family goes, so goes Ohio, and so goes the nation. [That] is really the point here,” he said.

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Baer said the family is 80% a culture issue and 20% a public policy issue. On the policy side, the Center for Christian Virtue’s report ties family well-being to such issues such as education and........

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