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Even in Utah, land of ‘Big Love,’ families are getting smaller

Forget tradwives. When it comes to plummeting fertility rates, Utah is leading the country.

(Lindsay D'Addato | The New York Times) Heidi Spence, who waited until she was 38 to have her first child and now has three, holds her son Max at the family's home in Taylorsville, July 22, 2026.

(Lindsay D'Addato | The New York Times) Heidi Spence, who waited until she was 38 to have her first child and now has three, holds her son Max at the family's home in Taylorsville, July 22, 2026.