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About half of Americans say the ideal family size is two children, according to the Pew Research Center. But this wasn’t always the case — the shift to preferring a smaller family occurred around 1971.

That likely began “with the wide availability of the birth control pill in the 1960s; the growth of women’s participation in the workforce, which surged in the 1970s; and, of course, the increasing cost of raising kids,” according to the research organization.

However, there are many people in America who don’t share this opinion. Using data from the American Community Survey, MooseRoots found which U.S. counties have the highest percent of families with six or more members in 2014. Only counties with a population over 100,000 are included. Utah counties topped the list, with California and Texas coming in second and third.

MooseRoots also calculated the average percent of large families over all counties in the nation (4.86 percent), and noted how much each county on the list is above the average. The top 25 counties are ranked from smallest percent of families of six or more to highest. Ties go to the county with the bigger population.

25. Weber County, Utah

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Percent of large families: 10.4 percent

Percent above average: 114 percent

Population: 236,307

24. San Joaquin County, Calif.

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Percent of large families: 10.7 percent

Percent above average: 120.2 percent

Population: 701,050

23. Stanislaus County, Calif.

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Percent of large families: 10.7 percent

Percent above average: 120.2 percent

Population: 522,794

22. Maui County, Hawaii

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Percent of large families: 10.9 percent

Percent above average: 124.3 percent

Population: 158,814

21. Honolulu County, Hawaii

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Percent of large families: 11.2 percent

Percent above average: 130.5 percent

Population: 975,690

20. Rockland County, N.Y.

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Percent of large families: 11.7 percent

Percent above average: 140.7 percent

Population: 318,186

18. Imperial County, Calif.

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Percent of large families: 11.8 percent

Percent above average: 142.8 percent

Population: 177,026

19. Kern County, Calif.

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Percent of large families: 11.8 percent

Percent above average: 142.8 percent

Population: 857,730

17. Salt Lake County, Utah

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Percent of large families: 11.9 percent

Percent above average: 144.9 percent

Population: 1,063,670

16. Riverside County, Calif.

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Percent of large families: 12 percent

Percent above average: 146.9 percent

Population: 2,266,899

15. Navajo County, Ariz.

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Percent of large families: 12.1 percent

Percent above average: 149 percent

Population: 107,489

14. Washington County, Utah

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Percent of large families: 12.1 percent

Percent above average: 149 percent

Population: 144,844

13. Fresno County, Calif.

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Percent of large families: 12.3 percent

Percent above average: 153.1 percent

Population: 948,844

12. San Bernardino County, Calif.

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Percent of large families: 12.4 percent

Percent above average: 155.1 percent

Population: 2,078,586

11. Merced County, Calif.

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Percent of large families: 12.6 percent

Percent above average: 159.3 percent

Population: 261,609

10. Monterey County, Calif.

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Percent of large families: 12.7 percent

Percent above average: 161.3 percent

Population: 424,927

8. Kings County, Calif.

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Percent of large families: 12.9 percent

Percent above average: 165.4 percent

Population: 151,390

9. Madera County, Calif.

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Percent of large families: 12.9 percent

Percent above average: 165.4 percent

Population: 152,452

7. Cameron County, Texas

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Percent of large families: 13 percent

Percent above average: 167.5 percent

Population: 415,103

6. Davis County, Utah

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Percent of large families: 13.2 percent

Percent above average: 171.6 percent

Population: 317,646

5. Cache County, Utah

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Percent of large families: 13.5 percent

Percent above average: 177.8 percent

Population: 115,954

4. Tulare County, Calif.lif.

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Percent of large families: 14.2 percent

Percent above average: 192.2 percent

Population: 451,108

3. Hidalgo County, Texas

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Percent of large families: 15 percent

Percent above average: 208.6 percent

Population: 806,447

2. Webb County, Texas

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Percent of large families: 15.8 percent

Percent above average: 225.1 percent

Population: 259,471

1. Utah County, Utah

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Percent of large families: 18.8 percent

Percent above average: 286.8 percent

Population: 540,425