Table 133.

Marriages and DivorcesNumber and Rate by State: 1990 to 2009

[(2,443 represents 2,443,000). Based on provisional counts by state of occurrence. Population enumerated as of April 1 for 1990
and 2000 and estimated as of July for 2009. See Appendix III]
Marriages 1
Number
(1,000)
1990
2000
2,443 2,329

Alabama . . . . . . . . . . .
Alaska. . . . . . . . . . . . .
Arizona 5 . . . . . . . . . . .
Arkansas. . . . . . . . . . .
California. . . . . . . . . . .

43.1
5.7
36.8
36.0
237.1

Colorado . . . . . . . . . . .
Connecticut. . . . . . . . .
Delaware. . . . . . . . . . .
District of Columbia. . .
Florida. . . . . . . . . . . . .

Divorces 3

2009
2,077

Rate per
1,000 population 2
1990
2000
2009
9.8
8.3
6.8

Number
(1,000)
1990
2000
1,182
(NA)

2009
(NA)

45.0
5.6
38.7
41.1
196.9

37.3
5.5
35.3
31.6
213.9

10.6
10.2
10.0
15.3
7.9

10.1
8.9
7.5
15.4
5.8

8.3
7.8
5.4
10.7
5.8

25.3
2.9
25.1
16.8
128.0

23.5
2.7
21.6
17.9
(NA)

20.2
3.3
23.1
16.3
(NA)

6.1
5.5
6.9
6.9
4.3

5.5
3.9
4.6
6.4
(NA)

4.4
4.4
3.5
5.7
(NA)

32.4
26.0
5.6
5.0
141.8

35.6
19.4
5.1
2.8
141.9

37.4
19.8
5.1
1.9
141.2

9.8
7.9
8.4
8.2
10.9

8.3
5.7
6.5
4.9
8.9

6.8
5.9
5.4
4.7
7.5

18.4
10.3
3.0
2.7
81.7

(NA)
6.5
3.2
1.5
81.9

21.2
10.8
3.4
1.3
79.9

5.5
3.2
4.4
4.5
6.3

4.7
3.3
3.9
3.2
5.1

4.2
3.1
3.6
2.6
4.2

Georgia. . . . . . . . . . . .
Hawaii. . . . . . . . . . . . .
Idaho. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Illinois. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Indiana. . . . . . . . . . . . .

66.8
18.3
14.1
100.6
53.2

56.0
25.0
14.0
85.5
34.5

63.6
22.2
13.9
72.7
52.9

10.3
16.4
13.9
8.8
9.6

6.8
20.6
10.8
6.9
7.9

6.5
17.9
8.9
5.6
7.9

35.7
5.2
6.6
44.3
(NA)

30.7
4.6
6.9
39.1
(NA)

(NA)
(NA)
7.7
32.7
(NA)

5.5
4.6
6.5
3.8
(NA)

3.3
3.9
5.5
3.2
(NA)

(NA)
(NA)
5.0
2.5
(NA)

Iowa. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Kansas. . . . . . . . . . . . .
Kentucky . . . . . . . . . . .
Louisiana. . . . . . . . . . .
Maine. . . . . . . . . . . . . .

24.9
22.7
49.8
40.4
11.9

20.3
22.2
39.7
40.5
10.5

21.2
18.5
33.4
28.7
9.4

9.0
9.2
13.5
9.6
9.7

6.9
8.3
9.8
9.1
8.8

7.0
6.5
7.6
7.1
7.2

11.1
12.6
21.8
(NA)
5.3

9.4
10.6
21.6
(NA)
5.8

7.3
10.3
19.9
(NA)
5.3

3.9
5.0
5.8
(NA)
4.3

3.3
3.6
5.1
(NA)
5.0

2.4
3.7
4.6
(NA)
4.1

Maryland. . . . . . . . . . .
Massachusetts. . . . . . .
Michigan . . . . . . . . . . .
Minnesota . . . . . . . . . .
Mississippi. . . . . . . . . .

46.3
47.7
76.1
33.7
24.3

40.0
37.0
66.4
33.4
19.7

32.4
36.7
53.1
28.4
14.5

9.7
7.9
8.2
7.7
9.4

7.5
5.8
6.7
6.8
6.9

5.8
5.5
5.4
5.3
4.8

16.1
16.8
40.2
15.4
14.4

17.0
18.6
39.4
14.8
14.4

15.2
12.7
32.5
(NA)
12.2

3.4
2.8
4.3
3.5
5.5

3.3
2.5
3.9
3.2
5.0

2.8
2.2
3.3
(NA)
4.1

Missouri. . . . . . . . . . . .
Montana. . . . . . . . . . . .
Nebraska. . . . . . . . . . .
Nevada . . . . . . . . . . . .
New Hampshire. . . . . .

49.1
6.9
12.6
120.6
10.5

43.7
6.6
13.0
144.3
11.6

39.8
7.1
12.5
108.2
8.5

9.6
8.6
8.0
99.0
9.5

7.8
7.3
7.6
72.2
9.4

6.5
7.4
6.7
40.9
6.4

26.4
4.1
6.5
13.3
5.3

26.5
2.1
6.4
18.1
7.1

23.3
3.9
5.4
17.7
4.9

5.1
5.1
4.0
11.4
4.7

4.5
4.2
3.7
9.9
4.8

3.7
4.1
3.4
6.7
3.7

New Jersey. . . . . . . . .
New Mexico 5. . . . . . . .
New York 5. . . . . . . . . .
North Carolina. . . . . . .
North Dakota. . . . . . . .

58.7
13.3
154.8
51.9
4.8

50.4
14.5
162.0
65.6
4.6

46.3
10.2
120.1
65.8
4.3

7.6
8.8
8.6
7.8
7.5

6.0
8.0
7.1
8.2
7.2

5.0
5.1
6.4
6.7
6.6

23.6
7.7
57.9
34.0
2.3

25.6
9.2
62.8
36.9
2.0

24.0
8.0
46.1
36.7
1.6

3.0
4.9
3.2
5.1
3.6

3.0
5.1
3.0
4.5
3.4

2.8
4.0
2.6
3.8
2.9

Ohio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Oklahoma . . . . . . . . . .
Oregon. . . . . . . . . . . . .
Pennsylvania. . . . . . . .
Rhode Island . . . . . . .

98.1
33.2
25.3
84.9
8.1

88.5
15.6
26.0
73.2
8.0

64.8
23.5
23.5
64.2
6.5

9.0
10.6
8.9
7.1
8.1

7.8
(NA)
7.6
6.0
7.6

5.8
6.9
6.6
5.3
5.9

51.0
24.9
15.9
40.1
3.8

49.3
12.4
16.7
37.9
3.1

36.9
16.9
13.3
28.8
3.3

4.7
7.7
5.5
3.3
3.7

4.2
(NA)
4.8
3.1
2.9

3.3
4.9
3.9
2.7
3.0

South Carolina. . . . . . .
South Dakota. . . . . . . .
Tennessee. . . . . . . . . .
Texas. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Utah. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

55.8
7.7
68.0
178.6
19.4

42.7
7.1
88.2
196.4
24.1

29.2
5.9
55.2
179.8
23.9

15.9
11.1
13.9
10.5
11.2

10.6
9.4
15.5
9.4
10.8

7.4
7.2
8.4
7.1
8.2

16.1
2.6
32.3
94.0
8.8

14.4
2.7
33.8
85.2
9.7

12.2
2.6
25.8
76.9
10.7

4.5
3.7
6.5
5.5
5.1

3.8
3.5
5.9
4.0
4.3

3.0
3.3
3.9
3.3
3.6

Vermont. . . . . . . . . . . .
Virginia. . . . . . . . . . . . .
Washington. . . . . . . . .
West Virginia. . . . . . . .
Wisconsin . . . . . . . . . .
Wyoming. . . . . . . . . . .

6.1
71.0
46.6
13.0
38.9
4.9

6.1
62.4
40.9
15.7
36.1
4.9

4.7
54.1
40.4
12.4
30.3
4.7

10.9
11.4
9.5
7.2
7.9
10.7

10.0
8.8
6.9
8.7
6.7
10.0

8.7
7.0
6.0
6.9
5.3
8.2

2.6
27.3
28.8
9.7
17.8
3.1

5.1
30.2
27.2
9.3
17.6
2.8

2.1
28.5
26.3
9.2
17.3
2.8

4.5
4.4
5.9
5.3
3.6
6.6

4.1
4.3
4.6
5.1
3.2
5.8

3.5
3.7
3.9
5.2
3.0
5.2

State
United States 4. . . . .

Rate per
1,000 population 2
1990
2000
2009
4.7
4.1
3.4

NA Not available. 1 Data are counts of marriages performed, except as noted. 2 Based on total population residing in area;
population enumerated as of April 1 for 1990 and 2000; estimated as of July 1 for all other years. 3 Includes annulments. Includes
divorce petitions filed or legal separations for some counties or states. 4 U.S. total for the number of divorces is an estimate which
includes states not reporting. Beginning 2000, divorce rates based solely on the combined counts and populations for reporting
states and the District of Columbia. 5 Some figures for marriages are marriage licenses issued.
Source: U.S. National Center for Health Statistics, National Vital Statistics Reports (NVSR), Births, Marriages, Divorces, and
Deaths: Provisional Data for 2009, Vol. 58, No. 25, August 2010, and prior reports.

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U.S. Census Bureau, Statistical Abstract of the United States: 2012