United States yearbook - 1982 (1)

Marriages 8 3
No. 126. M a r r ia g e s — N u m b e r a n d R a te , b y S ta te s : 1 9 6 5 t o 1 9 7 9
[By place of occurrence] 1
STATE
NUMBER (1,000)
RATE PER 1,000 POPULATION*
1965 1970 1975 1977 1978 1979 1965 1970 1975 1977 1978 1979
U.S..... 1,800.2 2,159.0 2,152.7 2,178.4 * 2,282.3 *2,331.3 9.3 10.6 10.1 10.1 *10.5 >10.6
N.E............ 86.5 106.4 96.8 97.3 99.7 104.1 7.8 8.9 7.9 7.9 8.1 8.5
Maine..,,.. 8.7 11.0 11.2 11.4 11.7 11.9 8.6 11.0 10.6 10,5 10.7 10.9
N.H........ 9.0 10.0 8.6 8.9 9.1 9.1 13.4 13.6 10.8 10.5 10.5 10.2
Vt............ 3.6 4.5 4.6 4.8 4.8 6.2 9.0 10.2 9.7 9.9 9.9 10.5
Mass..... 37.9 47.4 42.1 41.9 42.9 45.1 7.1 8.3 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.8
R.l......... 6.3 7.5 6.7 7.1 7.3 7.4 7.1 7.9 7.2 7.6 7.8 7.9
Conn..... 21.0 25.0 23.4 23.1 24.0 26.4 7.4 8.2 7.6 7.4 7.7 8.2
M.A........... 260.0 312.4 287.4 275.3 262.5 290.8 7.1 8.4 7.7 7.4 7.7 7.9
N .Y ......... 133.5 161.2 142.8 133.8 136.8 142.4 7.4 8.9 7.9 7.5 7.7 8.1
N.J........ 46.3 56.6 53.0 50.7 53.0 54.7 6.9 7.9 7.2 6.9 7.2 7.5
Pa.......... 80.2 94.5 91.7 90.8 92.7 93.7 6.9 8.0 7.8 7.7 7.9 8.0
E.N.C........ 339.3 3B4.8 387.4 387.4 394.2 396.8 6.9 9.6 9.5 9.4 9.6 9.6
Ohio...... 79.0 90.1 101.1 99.4 103.8 99.8 7.7 8.5 9.4 9.3 9.7 9.3
Ind......... 49.7 55.2 56.1 56.4 68.1 59.6 10.2 10.6 10.6 10.6 10.8 11.0
Hi_____ 101.0 115.5 111.5 108.1 105.9 108.5 9.5 10.4 10.0 9.6 9.4 9.7
Mich...... 81.2 89.7 82.9 86.1 68.3 89.5 9.6 10.1 9.0 9.4 9.6 9,7
Wla........ 28.4 34.4 35.9 37.4 38.2 *39.6 6.9 7.8 7.8 8.0 8.2 a8.4
W.N.C____ 131.0 160.5 161.9 164.6 168.4 171.5 8.3 9.8 9.7 9.8 9.9 ■ 10.0
Minn...... 26.5 31.3 32.3 33.0 33.5 “36.8 7.4 8.2 8.2 8.3 8.3 *9.1
Iowa...... 20.2 24.6 25.6 26.4 26.0 27.9 7.3 8.7 8.9 9.2 9.6 9.6
Mo......... 40.2 50.1 50.1 62.1 52.9 53.0 8.9 10.7 10.5 10.9 10.9 10.9
N. Dak.... 4.9 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 7.6 8.6 9.4 8.7 8.7 9.2
S. Dak.... 8.3 11.0 11.1 10.4 10.6 9.0 12.1 16.6 16.2 15.0 15.4 13.0
Nebr...... 12.1 15.7 13.1 13.4 13.7 14.1 8.3 10.6 8.5 8.6 8.7 8.9
Kans..... 18.8 22.4 23.8 23.7 24.0 24.8 8.4 10.0 10.5 10.2 10.2 10.5
S.A............ 311.7 371.0 366.6 380.8 390.5 401.9 10.8 12.1 10.9 11.1 11.3 11.5
Del____ 3.1 4.3 3.9 4.0 4.3 4.4 8.2 7.8 6.8 6.9 7.4 7.5
Md......... 47.3 52.2 44.8 45.1 45.0 45.9 13.4 13.3 10.9 10.9 10.9 11.1
D.C........ 9.2 7.3 4.9 4.6 4.6 4.9 11.4 9.6 6.9 6.7 6.9 7.4
Va.......... 46.0 52.0 54.7 57.8 59.0 58.7 10.4 11.2 11.0 11.3 11.4 11.3
W. Va.... 14.2 15.9 17.0 17.5 17.3 17.7 7.8 9.1 9.5 9.4 9.3 9.4
N.C........ 40.7 48.3 42.3 43.5 43.9 45.1 8.2 9.5 7.8 7.9 7.9 8.0
s . c ........... 46.3 57.9 60.2 51.3 53.0 53.5 18.2 22.3 17.8 17.8 19.2 18.2
Ga......... 55.5 63.9 63.2 67.4 68.2 68.5 12.6 13.9 12.6 13.3 13.4 13.4
Fla......... 49.4 69.2 85.4 89.6 95.3 103.2 8.5 10.2 10.2 10.6 n . o f t . 7
E.6.C........ 132.1 154.9 165.2 4160.1 4165.8 169.2 10.3 12.1 11.5 ♦11.6 411,9 12.0
Ky.......... “28.3 36.3 32.1 432.2 433.3 34.0 “8.9 11.3 9.4 49.3 49.5 9.6
Tenn..... 40.1 45.4 51.5 55.3 57.5 59.2 10.4 11.6 12.3 12.9 13.3 13.5
Ala......... 40.4 47.0 45.3 45.7 47.7 46.7 11.6 13.6 12.5 12.4 12.8 12.9
Miss...... 23.3 26.3 26.3 26.8 27.3 27.3 10.1 11.9 11.2 11.2 11.3 11.2
W.3.C....... 192.2 237.2 254.9 264.4 276.6 264.6 10.4 12.3 12.2 12.2 12.5 12.7
Ark........ 19.2 23.3 24.3 24.0 25.1 25.9 9.9 12.1 11.5 11.2 11.8 11.9
La.......... 29.0 35.4 37.3 36.6 39.9 41.3 8.1 9.7 9.8 9.9 10.0 10.3
Okla...... 32.6 39.0 40.1 42.1 43.7 44.6 13.3 15.2 14.8 15.0 15.4 15.4
Tex........ 111.5 139.5 153.2 159.6 167.8 172.8 10.5 12.5 12.5 12.4 12.9 12.9
M t............. “157.9 187.5 212.0 219.5 234.5 227.0 *20.5 22.6 22.0 21.9 22.6 21.3
Mont..... 4.7 6.9 7.3 7.5 8.1 8.2 8.7 10.0 9.8 9.9 10.4 10.4
Idaho....... 15.9 10.9 12.7 13.7 13.6 13.4 22.9 15.3 15.5 16.0 15.4 14.8
Wyo....... 3.6 4.5 5.6 6.0 6.3 6.5 10.9 13.5 15.1 14.8 14.8 14.4
Colo...... “ 18.7 25,0 27.6 30.1 31.1 32.8 “9.6 11.3 10.9 11.5 11.5 11.8
N. Mex.... 3 *13.2 12.4 *15.8 “16.4 “16.6 “16.3 5 “ 13.0 12.2 “13.8 “13.8 “13.6 “ 13.1
Arlz........ 12.1 18.5 26.6 27.0 27.7 29.6 7.7 10.4 11.9 11.7 11.7 12.1
U t a h ....... 8.7 11.7 14.9 15.1 16.4 16.7 8.8 11.0 12.4 11.9 12.4 12.2
Nev........ “81.0 97.6 101.6 103,7 114.6 103.5 “ 186.7 199.7 171.6 163.8 172.1 147.4
P a c ............. 189.3 245.0 230.3 229.0 *270.2 *285.6 7.8 9.2 8.2 7.8 *9.0 *9.4
W a s h ..... 431.5 41.3 41.8 43.8 45.2 47.1 410.6 12.1 11.8 12.0 11.9 12.0
Oreg..,.... 13.3 17.3 19.3 20.3 21.1 22.1 6.8 6.3 8.4 8.5 8.6
Calif......... 136.1 172.4 154.8 149.4 *188.1 *199.7 7.4 8.6 7.3 6.8 *8.4
8.7
*8.8
Alaska... 2.4 3.4 4.7 5.1 5.1 5.0 9.0 11.2 13.4 12.6 12.4 12.3
Hawaii.... 6.1 10.6 9.7 10.3 10.7 11.7 8.8 13.8 11.2 11.5 11.9 12.8
1 Based on total population residing In area; population enumerated as of Apr. 1 for 1970, estimated as of July 1 for all other
years. includes 37,462 nonllcensed marriages registered In California for 1978, and 41,861 for 1979. ’ Estimated.
'Incomplete. “Marriage licenses.
Source: U.S. National Center for Health Statistics, V ita l S ta tis tic s o f th e U n ite d S ta te s , annual, and M o n th ly V ita l S ta tis tic s
R e p o rt.