United States yearbook - 1982 (1)

8 4 Vital Statistics
No. 1 2 7 . D i v o r c e s a n d A n n u l m e n t s — N u m b e r a n d R a t e , b y s t a t e s : 1965 t o 1979
[By place of occurrence]
NUMBER (1,000) RATE PER 1 ,0 0 0 POPULATION ‘
IM S 197 0 1076 1977 1978 1979 1965 1 970 1 975 1977 1978 1979
U.S.1..................... 479.0 7 08,0 1,036.0 1,091.0 1,130.0 1,181.0 2.5 3.5 4 .9 5.0 5.2 5 .4
N.E............................. 17.6 25.6 43.2 44.4 45.4 4 9 .0 1.6 2 .2 3 .6 3.6 3.7 4 .0
Maine............... ......... 2.6 3.9 5.6 5.7 6.2 6 .2 2 .6 3 .9 5 .2 S.2 5.7 5.6
N.H....................— 1.6 2.4 4.2 4.4 4.7 5.2 2 .3 3 .3 5 .2 5 .2 5.4 5 .9
................................ .6 1.0 1.9 2.1 2.1 2 .3 1.5 2 .3 4.1 4.4 4.2 4 .6
Mara..............- ........... 7.8 11.0 16.6 16.5 16.2 17.5 1.5 1.9 2.8 2.9 2.8 3 .0
................................ 1.2 1.7 2.7 3.4 3.5 3 .6 1.3 1.8 2 .9 3.7 3.7 3.9
Conn.............................. 3.7 5.8 12.2 12.2 12.8 14.1 1.3 1 .9 4 .0 3.9 4.1 4.5
MA.............................. 30.4 89.9 110.0 114.2 122.9 127.8 .6 1.6 3.0 3.1 3.3 3.5
N.Y.......................... 8.2 26.4 5 5 .8 55.8 5 8 .0 64.4 .5 1 .4 3 .1 3 .1 3 .3 3 .7
N.J........................... 5.6 10.8 19.4 20.5 26.6 23.5 .8 1.5 2 .7 2.8 3.6 3 .2
Pa............................ 16.6 22.6 35.0 37.9 38.3 3 9.8 1.4 1.9 3.0 3.2 3.3 3 .4
E.N.C........................... ’ 84.5 4 129.8 4 186.2 4197.3 211.0 214.7 32.5 (s) (St 44.8 5.1 5.2
Ohio......................... 25.8 39.3 52.6 57.3 59.2 59.5 2.5 3 .7 4 .9 5.4 5.5 5.5
Ind................ *1 8 .5 M 5 .2 * 26.6 “ 33.3 *4 0 .3 M l .8 * 3 .8 IS) |S> 4 ‘ 6.3 ‘ 7 .5 ‘ 7.7
Ill.......... 2 4.7 3 6 .5 51.0 49.0 50.3 52.1 2.3 3 .3 4 .6 4.4 4.5 4 .6
Mich.... 20.3 3 0.0 40.8 43.0 45.0 44.1 2.4 3 .4 4.5 4.7 4.9 4 .8
WIs..... 5.2 8 .9 13.1 14.6 16.1 17.2 1.3 2 .0 2.8 3.1 3.4 3 .6
W.N.C.... 33.4 4 8.2 70.1 73.3 75.1 7 7 .8 2.1 3 .0 4 .2 4.3 4.4 4 .5
Minn... 4.9 8 .3 13.2 14.0 14.4 *1 4 .9 1.4 2 .2 3.4 3 .5 3.6 * 3 .7
Iowa.... 5.3 7 .2 10.3 10.9 11.1 11.4 1.9 2 .5 3 .6 3.8 3.8 3.9
Mo.— 13.2 17.9 24.5 25.2 26.3 27.7 2.9 3 .8 5.1 6.3 5.4 5.7
N. Dak. .7 1.0 1.7 2.0 2.1 2.1 1.1 1.6 2.7 3.0 3.2 3.2
S. Dak..................... 1.0 1.4 2.2 2.4 2.4 2.7 1.5 2 .0 3.3 3.5 3.5 3.9
Nebr.............. .......... 2.5 3 .7 5.6 6.1 6.1 6.3 1.7 2 .5 3.6 3.9 3.9 4.0
Kara........................ 5.8 S B 12.6 12.6 12.7 12.7 2.6 3 .9 8.5 5.4 5.4 5 .4
S.A............................. *73.3 106.1 174.9 183.0 191.4 202 .4 42 .6 3 .5 5.2 5.3 5.5 5 .8
.7 1.7 2.8 5.7 5 .3
M d........................... 7.0 9.3 15.4 16.6 16.5 16.9 2.0 2 .4 3 .6 4 .0 4.0 4.1
D.C....... .................. 1.3 2 .3 3.6 3.2 3.4 4 .5 1,7 3 .0 5.3 4 .6 5.1 6 .8
Va.... ....................... 8.9 11.9 19.5 21.5 22.7 2 3.6 2.0 2 .6 3 .9 4.2 4.4 4 .5
W.Va........................ 3 .9 5 .6 8.6 9.6 9.7 10.0 2.1 3 .2 4 .8 5.2 5.2 5 .3
N.C_............................... 11.2 13.7 22.1 25.0 26.6 27.4 2.3 2 .7 4.1 4 .5 4.8 4 .9
s . c ................................... 3.0 5 .6 9.7 10.7 11.9 13.7 1.2 2 .3 3 .4 3.7 4.1 4 .7
Ga..................................... ‘ 12.0 1 8.6 29.5 31.0 31.6 33.4 42.7 4.1 6 .0 6.1 6.2 6 .5
Fla.................................... 25.3 9 7 .2 63.4 62.4 65.8 69.7 4 .4 5 .5 7 .6 7.4 7.6 7 .9
E.S.C.................................... 36J2 5 0 .6 74.4 79.5 480.5 48 5.9 2.8 4 .0 5 .5 5 .7 46.8 *6.1
K y ..................................... 6.3 10.7 14.5 15.5 413.8 416.0 2.6 3 .3 4 .3 4 .5 43.9 4 4 .5
T e r n ..................— ~ — 11.1 1 6.6 24.6 2 7 .4 28.4 2 9 .7 2 .9 4.1 5 .9 6 .4 6.6 6 .8
11.0 15.1 2 3 0 0.7 7 .0
Miss...... - ...................... 5 .7 9 .2 1 2 .3 12.8 13.3 31 3 .6 2.5 3 .7 5 .2 5.3 5.5 36 .8
W.S.CJ............................. 64.4 8 2 .7 122.6 136.2 141.4 150.7 (s) (S) (S) (S) 6.4 6 .7
Ark.................................... 6.6 49.3 416.7 4 19.2 20.0 420.3 3.4 44.8 *7 .9 ‘ s.o 9.2 4 9.3
La.4................................... 4.6 5.1 8.7 12.9 13.2 15.2 (s) (S) (8) (s) 3.3 3 .8
Okla................................. 11.9 *1 6 .8 20.6 21.6 2 2 .4 22.6 4.8 * 6 .6 7.6 7 .8 7.9 7 .9
Tex................ ................. 41.3 5 1.5 76.7 62.3 85.8 9 2 .4 3.9 4.6 6.3 6 .4 6.6 6 .9
M t ........... ............................ 43B,1 4 4 9.0 70.7 77.3 78.2 80.9 45.0 46 .9 7.3 7.7 7.5 7 .6
Mont.......... ............. 2.0 3 .0 4.3 4.7 4.6 5.1 2.8 4.4 5.7 6.2 6.3 6 .5
Idaho....................... 2.9 3 .6 5.2 6.0 6.4 6.4 4.1 5.1 6.3 7.0 7.2 7.1
Wyo......................... 1.4 1.8 2.8 3.1 3.1 3.6 4.3 5.4 7.6 7.6 7.4 7 .8
C o lo ......................... s6 .7 1 0 .4 1 5 .7 20.6 18.6 16.5 3 .4 4.7 6.2 7.8 6.9 6 .0
N. Max..................... 43.7 44.4 8 .4 9.1 9.6 10.0 43.6 44.3 7.3 7.7 7.9 8.0
Ariz............ ............. 6.6 •1 2 .7 1 7 .6 16.6 17.3 20.0 5.4 67.2 7.9 7.2 7.3 8 .2
Utah......................... 2 .9 3 .9 6.1 6.9 7.1 7.6 2.9 3.7 5.1 5.6 5.4 5.6
Nev.......................... 10.0 9.1 10.6 10.3 11.2 11.8 23.0 18.7 17.8 16.2 16.8 1 6 .8
Pac............................. 69.9 1 44.7 1 77 .0 183.4 164.8 190.8 3.7 5.5 6.3 6.3 6.2 6 .3
Wash.................. *.... 11.5 17.9 2 5 .6 26.7 26.5 27.0 3.9 5 .2 7 .3 7.3 7.0 6 .9
Oreg........................ 5.2 9 .6 15.6 16.4 17.0 17.6 3.2 4 .6 6 .8 6.9 6.9 7 .0
Calif......................... 69.9 112.9 128.5 132.2 132.9 137.7 3.8 5 .7 6.1 6.0 6.0 6.1
Alaska...................... 1.1 1.7 2.9 3.6 3.5 3.5 4.2 5.6 8.1 8.8 8.4 8 .6
Hawaii................ ♦.... 1.1 2 .6 4.3 4.6 4.8 5.1 1.6 3.4 4.9 5.1 5.4 5.5
S Does not meet publication standards because reporting less than 90 percent complete. 1Based on total population
residing In area; population enumerated as of Apr. 1 for 1970, estimated as of July 1 for all other years. *U.S. total Includes
estimates for States with reporting less than 90 percent complete; therefore, State data may not add to total. 3 Estimated,
'incomplete. S*9 Includes divorce petitions filed for some counties, * Represents divorce petitions filed.
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 t S ta tis tic s
R e p o rt.