This post originally appeared at https://wifamilycouncil.org/radio/wi-ranks-24th-in-family-structure-index/
Wisconsin ranked 24th on the Center for Christian Virtue and Institute for Family Studies’ 2025 Family Structure Index. The Index is a measure of the most important family structure trends in the US, focusing on each state’s share of adult residents who are married, have children, and raise those children together through their high school years. Index scores higher than 60 indicate that the state is above the national average in at least one of the components. Wisconsin’s Index Score was 60.5.
While Wisconsin may be slightly above the national average in one area, this ranking signals that our state has work to do when it comes to promoting family values. Over 43% of children in Wisconsin are being deprived of the benefits that come from being raised by their married parents. Let’s do the hard work necessary to get The Badger State into the top 10 or higher.
Julaine Appling