TABLE 25 MARRIAGES AND DIVORCES, BY YEAR AND RACE, OCCURRENCE DATA, MISSISSIPPI, 1926-1995 Marriages Divorces Non- Non- Year Total White white Total White white 1926* 28,712 ------ 2,766 ----- ----- ----- 1927* 29,048** 11,402 17,383 2,895 ----- ----- 1928 30,231** 11,662 18,257 3,009 1,435 1,574 1929 31,495** 12,864 18,388 3,172 1,598 1,574 1930 25,728** 10,815 14,751 2,743 1,487 1,256 1931 21,589** 9,952 11,629 2,015 1,308 707 1932 22,688** 10,147 12,453 1,918 1,308 610 1933 27,567** 12,201 15,300 1,955 1,396 559 1934 30,149** 13,497 16,541 2,446 1,704 742 1935 28,722** 12,955 15,635 2,425 1,681 744 1936 32,480** 14,120 18,196 2,520 1,690 830 1937 32,055** 14,802 17,246 2,977 1,984 993 1938 31,495 14,224 17,271 2,916 2,069 847 1939 31,956 15,370 16,586 3,034 2,166 868 1940 34,088 16,834 17,254 3,251 2,295 956 1941 42,142 21,611 20,531 3,831 2,444 1,387 1942 49,565 27,227 22,338 4,326 2,606 1,720 1943 46,030 23,445 22,585 5,851 3,062 2,789 1944 41,559 21,173 20,386 6,742 3,425 3,317 1945 44,871 24,738 20,133 6,727 3,919 2,808 1946 64,204 37,099 27,105 9,495 5,867 3,628 1947 53,584 30,514 23,070 7,004 4,323 2,681 1948 53,645 31,504 22,141 6,697 3,864 2,833 1949 52,765 32,191 20,574 6,285 3,621 2,664 1950 56,738 37,871 18,867 6,065 3,711 2,354 1951 57,321 37,857 19,464 5,464 3,601 1,863 1952 58,116 39,162 18,954 5,419 3,607 1,812 1953 61,751 42,961 18,790 5,204 3,515 1,689 1954 61,381 43,268 18,113 5,001 3,424 1,577 1955 66,423 47,618 18,805 4,845 3,372 1,473 1956 66,223 48,140 18,083 5,027 3,452 1,575 1957 62,495 46,868 15,627 4,974 3,350 1,624 1958 36,402 26,998 9,404 5,016 3,485 1,531 1959 20,447 13,547 6,900 5,108 3,557 1,551 1960 21,233 14,029 7,204 5,260 3,553 1,707 1961 21,610 14,438 7,172 5,213 3,545 1,668 1962 22,007 14,432 7,575 5,467 3,827 1,640 1963 22,140 14,508 7,632 5,452 3,930 1,522 1964 22,784 15,159 7,625 5,631 4,077 1,554 1965 23,343 15,613 7,730 5,730 4,220 1,510 1966 23,476 15,860 7,616 6,306 4,650 1,656 1967 23,535 15,752 7,783 6,455 4,704 1,751 1968 25,355 17,142 8,213 7,020 5,202 1,818 1969 25,956 17,582 8,374 7,506 5,616 1,890 TABLE 25 - PAGE 2 MARRIAGES AND DIVORCES - MISSISSIPPI - 1926-1995 Marriages Divorces Non- Non- Year Total White white Total White white 1970 26,328 17,883 8,445 8,211 6,227 1,984 1971 27,597 18,668 8,929 8,936 6,705 2,231 1972 28,703 19,178 9,525 10,097 7,510 2,587 1973 28,513 19,276 9,237 10,787 8,138 2,649 1974 27,613 19,236 8,377 11,866 9,203 2,663 1975 26,279 18,602 7,677 12,303 9,570 2,733 1976 26,772 18,969 7,803 12,243 9,399 2,844 1977 26,843 19,200 7,643 12,759 9,921 2,838 1978 27,280 19,762 7,518 13,313 10,339 2,974 1979 27,279 19,843 7,436 13,628 10,402 3,226 1980 27,908 20,620 7,288 13,846 10,760 3,086 1981 28,002 20,877 7,125 14,182** 10,403 2,795 1982 27,584 20,547 7,037 12,861** 10,239 2,570 1983 26,921 19,950 6,971 13,436** 10,709 2,674 1984 26,025 19,255 6,770 12,911** 10,205 2,664 1985 24,750 18,241 6,509 12,535** 9,766 2,662 1986 24,283 17,729 6,554 12,871** 10,155 2,630 1987 23,729 17,286 6,443 12,142** 9,542 2,420 1988 24,919 18,335 6,584 12,097** 9,454 2,473 1989 24,240 17,735 6,505 12,945** 9,823 2,755 1990 24,348 17,766 6,582 12,735** 9,498 2,804 1991 23,446 17,235 6,211 13,027** 9,926 2,689 1992 22,995 16,776 6,219 12,758** 9,785 2,667 1993 23,271 17,066 6,205 13,860** 10,513 2,940 1994 22,872 16,479 6,393 13,302** 10,110 2,890 1995 22,150 15,714 6,436 13,182** 10,073 2,850 * Total number of marriages for 1926 and total number of divorces for 1926 and 1927 furnished by U.S. Bureau of Census; distribution by race not available. ** Includes some records on which the race of the couple was not stated.
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