TABLE 15
MARRIAGES, BY COUNTY OF LICENSURE AND RACE OF BRIDE,
ALSO BY COUNTY OF OCCURRENCE AND RACE OF BRIDE,
ALSO BY COUNTY OF RESIDENCE OF BRIDE AND RACE OF BRIDE,
MISSISSIPPI, 1997
LICENSURE DATA OCCURRENCE DATA RESIDENCE DATA
NON- NON- NON-
COUNTY TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE
STATE 21,338 14,630 6,708 21,338 14,630 6,708 20,139 13,736 6,403
ADAMS 350 212 138 369 224 145 263 138 125
ALCORN 210 195 15 209 196 13 184 170 14
AMITE 74 54 20 98 69 29 72 51 21
ATTALA 179 111 68 161 101 60 165 103 62
BENTON 32 25 7 43 29 14 35 27 8
BOLIVAR 50 14 36 79 26 53 72 24 48
CALHOUN 111 93 18 111 94 17 117 96 21
CARROLL 67 40 27 86 58 28 73 42 31
CHICKASAW 133 87 46 145 99 46 129 86 43
CHOCTAW 82 58 24 95 67 28 81 57 24
CLAIBORNE 91 15 76 88 22 66 78 15 63
CLARKE 117 77 40 125 85 40 118 79 39
CLAY 166 69 97 169 73 96 168 69 99
COAHOMA 156 57 99 163 59 104 143 49 94
COPIAH 204 122 82 234 142 92 208 127 81
COVINGTON 191 131 60 172 126 46 175 125 50
DESOTO 583 521 62 532 479 53 472 434 38
FORREST 731 552 179 611 459 152 593 448 145
FRANKLIN 84 68 16 86 70 16 73 61 12
GEORGE 182 171 11 180 170 10 164 154 10
GREENE 88 73 15 109 91 18 90 78 12
GRENADA 205 141 64 195 124 71 181 122 59
HANCOCK 300 265 35 312 279 33 246 222 24
HARRISON 1,737 1,384 353 1,728 1,377 351 1,499 1,172 327
HINDS 2,212 1,159 1,053 2,074 1,094 980 1,896 907 989
HOLMES 115 20 95 126 23 103 121 21 100
HUMPHREYS 71 20 51 79 30 49 71 21 50
ISSAQUENA . . . 10 7 3 4 3 1
ITAWAMBA 186 177 9 204 193 11 172 159 13
JACKSON 937 739 198 979 779 200 941 756 185
JASPER 122 61 61 127 58 69 123 62 61
JEFFERSON 58 12 46 58 9 49 51 8 43
JEFF DAVIS 88 41 47 109 49 60 101 44 57
JONES 528 413 115 549 434 115 536 415 121
KEMPER 44 23 21 55 27 28 48 27 21
LAFAYETTE 262 188 74 240 170 70 246 171 75
LAMAR 221 201 20 257 233 24 299 261 38
LAUDERDALE 679 453 226 647 437 210 620 413 207
LAWRENCE 121 81 40 121 85 36 112 76 36
LEAKE 167 111 56 188 121 67 174 118 56
LEE 666 506 160 625 479 146 602 463 139
LEFLORE 282 113 169 277 106 171 243 101 142
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MARRIAGES - MISSISSIPPI - 1997
LICENSURE DATA OCCURRENCE DATA RESIDENCE DATA
NON- NON- NON-
COUNTY TOTAL WHITE TOTAL TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE
LINCOLN 302 209 93 304 214 90 295 211 84
LOWNDES 481 281 200 479 278 201 423 246 177
MADISON 364 209 155 419 245 174 525 340 185
MARION 273 207 66 268 196 72 257 189 68
MARSHALL 225 119 106 231 123 108 190 108 82
MONROE 249 184 65 292 215 77 263 191 72
MONTGOMERY 94 54 40 101 65 36 98 59 39
NESHOBA 264 183 81 249 173 76 236 168 68
NEWTON 141 88 53 161 109 52 171 109 62
NOXUBEE 77 26 51 83 30 53 75 17 58
OKTIBBEHA 315 193 122 279 158 121 305 187 118
PANOLA 210 110 100 223 111 112 215 105 110
PEARL RIVER 406 362 44 396 355 41 375 335 40
PERRY 105 86 19 112 85 27 115 94 21
PIKE 388 219 169 386 222 164 377 199 178
PONTOTOC 240 215 25 225 200 25 253 231 22
PRENTISS 197 177 20 184 169 15 202 180 22
QUITMAN 63 24 39 71 34 37 65 26 39
RANKIN 849 734 115 721 613 108 897 789 108
SCOTT 238 174 64 248 184 64 248 182 66
SHARKEY 32 10 22 31 10 21 31 10 21
SIMPSON 232 168 64 262 185 77 238 166 72
SMITH 103 88 15 122 98 24 108 85 23
STONE 117 97 20 125 102 23 112 96 16
SUNFLOWER 204 70 134 198 61 137 150 44 106
TALLAHATCHIE 75 37 38 83 44 39 67 34 33
TATE 178 118 60 166 115 51 153 105 48
TIPPAH 124 107 17 137 119 18 124 107 17
TISHOMINGO 107 100 7 99 93 6 101 95 6
TUNICA 56 24 32 56 26 30 44 13 31
UNION 185 166 19 187 165 22 187 163 24
WALTHALL 100 62 38 103 55 48 97 58 39
WARREN 449 293 156 449 297 152 415 265 150
WASHINGTON 296 127 169 301 134 167 267 111 156
WAYNE 167 100 67 165 97 68 154 89 65
WEBSTER 80 66 14 84 72 12 90 72 18
WILKINSON 57 23 34 55 23 32 44 18 26
WINSTON 145 93 52 161 111 50 140 86 54
YALOBUSHA 98 77 21 100 79 21 105 79 26
YAZOO 170 97 73 190 108 82 168 99 69
UNKNOWN COUNTY 7 4 3
OUT OF STATE * * * * * * 1,198 894 304
UNKNOWN STATE 1 0 1
* INFORMATION ON MISSISSIPPI BRIDES WHO OBTAINED LICENSES AND/OR MARRIED IN OTHER
STATES IS NOT AVAILABLE.
