TABLE 25
MARRIAGES AND DIVORCES, BY YEAR AND RACE, OCCURRENCE DATA,
MISSISSIPPI, 1926-1996
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 - 1926-1996
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
1996 21,550 15,219 6,331 14,263** 10,658 3,180
* 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.
