Provo has the most babies in the country, and two other Utah cities are in the top five, according to a report from Bloomberg.
The study examined the number of babies born in 100 of the most populous metro areas in the United States between July 2013 and July 2014.
The home of Brigham Young University came in first, with 21.4 births per 1,000 people. Bloomberg found that Utah's "young population combined with a high fertility rate" helped land three cities in the top five, with Ogden in third and Salt Lake City in fifth.
"There's a high Mormon population," said Provo Mayor John Curtis. "Mormons like big families — we're not bashful about that at all."
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