If You Think Child Marriage Is Illegal In The U.S., You Are Very Mistaken

When most Americans think of child brides, something resembling this probably comes to mind.

However, people don’t realize that child marriage doesn’t just happen in distant places like Nepal, India, and Africa. According to a recent report from the Pew Research Center, it is very much a reality within the borders of the U.S.

The report states that around 57,800 minors ages 15 to 17 were married between 2010 and 2014 in the country.

iStock

While this only translates to about five in every thousand people in that age group nationwide, some states have a higher prevalence of child marriage than others.