World Population Review notes that about 50% of all marriages in the US will end in divorce. The United States has the 6th highest divorce rate in the world. Their data says that approximately 12% of all Montanans are currently divorced. The remaining 88% are married, single, or widowed.

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The other 50% stay married.

Life insurance provider Coventry Direct recently analyzed marriage data and they found that Montana ranks #6 in the nation for married adults age 55+. They found that 63.54% of Montana men and women over 55 are married.

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Bad news for late-middle-aged single people in Montana.

There are two ways you can look at their report on marriage. It's awesome that couples later in life are married and have someone to grow old with. That's great. It also means the dating pool for those in their mid 50's and up is pretty small.

As you can see from the graphic (above) a cluster of states in the upper midwest/west all had a high percentage of married couples over 55. With Maine being the lone eastern state with old married people.

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Snowbird states have a higher percent of single seniors.

Not surprisingly, states that are popular for retirement ranked high on the study's list of states with the most divorced persons over 55. Nevada took the top spot, followed by New Mexico, Oregon, Puerto Rico, and Florida. So if you're looking for single cougars or sugar daddies, consider those states a better option for finding true love later in life.

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Stacker used data from the 2020 County Health Rankings to rank every state's average life expectancy from lowest to highest. The 2020 County Health Rankings values were calculated using mortality counts from the 2016-2018 National Center for Health Statistics. The U.S. Census 2019 American Community Survey and America's Health Rankings Senior Report 2019 data were also used to provide demographics on the senior population of each state and the state's rank on senior health care, respectively.

Read on to learn the average life expectancy in each state.

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