U.S. Census Bureau 3

Table 1. 

Marriage, Divorce, and Widowhood Rates Per 1,000 Men and Women Aged 15 and Ove

the Nation, Regions, and States: 200

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Area

Men Women

Marriage Divorce Widowhood Marriage Divorce Widowhood

 Rate SE Rate SE Rate SE Rate SE Rate SE Rate SE

 United States . .  19.1 0.14 9.2 0.08 3.5 0.05 17.6 0.12 9.7 

REGION

Northeast . . . . . . . . . . . . .  16.0 0.25 7.2 0.19 3.5 0.12 14.4 0.26 7.5 

Midwest . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  18.0 0.22 9.1 0.18 3.6 0.11 17.1 0.20 9.2 

South . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  20.3 0.27 10.2 0.14 3.7 0.08 18.6 0.23 11.1 

West . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  20.7 0.26 9.2 0.16 2.9 0.10 19.2 0.25 9.8 

STATE

Alabama . . . . . . . . . . . . .  20.2 1.27 12.7 0.79 5.0 0.58 18.8 1.01 13.9 

Alaska . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  26.0 2.93 12.5 2.05 3.3 1.01 24.7 3.13 16.2 

Arizona . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  20.3 0.98 10.8 0.74 3.1 0.32 19.0 0.94 11.9 

Arkansas . . . . . . . . . . . . .  26.4 1.70 13.5 1.22 4.9 0.76 23.0 1.40 12.8 

California . . . . . . . . . . . . .  19.1 0.39 8.0 0.24 2.9 0.13 17.5 0.39 8.9 

Colorado . . . . . . . . . . . . .  23.5 1.24 11.6 0.94 2.6 0.34 22.0 1.17 9.4 

Connecticut . . . . . . . . . . .  17.1 1.06 6.7 0.77 2.6 0.42 15.9 0.99 10.7 

Delaware . . . . . . . . . . . . .  23.1 2.89 8.9 1.39 5.4 0.97 20.9 2.54 8.7 

District of Columbia . . . . .  17.7 2.53 6.3 1.89 1.4 0.65 16.9 2.14 8.3 

Florida . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  17.0 0.58 8.5 0.32 4.1 0.26 15.2 0.49 9.9 

Georgia . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  22.1 0.81 11.5 0.58 3.5 0.27 20.4 0.76 11.7 

Hawaii . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  24.9 2.54 8.3 1.27 2.7 0.58 21.9 2.05 7.8 1

Idaho . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  25.8 1.84 7.7 1.05 2.9 0.55 25.1 1.71 9.7 

Illinois . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  17.9 0.58 8.0 0.45 3.4 0.22 16.3 0.48 8.0 

Indiana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  19.8 0.81 11.0 0.63 3.4 0.33 18.9 0.67 10.7 

Iowa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  21.5 1.46 10.2 0.91 3.4 0.39 21.5 1.33 10.8 

Kansas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  22.1 1.48 10.6 1.09 3.1 0.39 20.8 1.34 10.2 

Kentucky . . . . . . . . . . . . .  22.2 1.11 12.6 0.75 4.2 0.52 20.5 1.13 13.5 

Louisiana . . . . . . . . . . . . .  20.6 1.19 11.0 0.89 4.4 0.44 17.6 1.07 10.0 

Maine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  13.5 1.40 13.0 1.48 3.7 0.60 12.2 1.25 9.1 

Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . .  18.3 1.02 8.8 0.69 3.4 0.32 16.1 0.91 8.2 

Massachusetts . . . . . . . . .  15.8 0.70 7.8 0.52 3.2 0.29 14.1 0.68 7.0 

Michigan . . . . . . . . . . . . .  16.5 0.69 9.2 0.53 4.1 0.28 15.6 0.62 9.3 

Minnesota . . . . . . . . . . . .  15.3 0.77 7.4 0.60 3.0 0.27 15.4 0.72 7.8 

Mississippi . . . . . . . . . . . .  19.3 1.54 11.1 1.01 4.1 0.47 17.3 1.41 12.5 

Missouri . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  18.6 0.81 9.5 0.67 3.6 0.33 18.7 0.85 10.4 

Montana . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  18.5 2.31 9.1 1.71 4.0 0.85 18.8 2.40 11.1 

Nebraska . . . . . . . . . . . . .  19.6 1.44 8.8 0.94 3.5 0.57 18.9 1.70 9.8 

Nevada . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  23.2 1.65 12.3 1.20 3.3 0.50 22.4 1.49 12.3 

New Hampshire . . . . . . . .  16.7 1.76 10.1 1.61 4.2 0.81 15.5 1.56 9.6 

New Jersey . . . . . . . . . . .  14.8 0.59 6.1 0.46 3.5 0.25 13.3 0.51 6.0 

New Mexico . . . . . . . . . . .  20.4 1.90 10.2 1.11 3.4 0.48 19.9 1.91 10.1 

New York . . . . . . . . . . . . .  16.8 0.47 6.6 0.31 3.2 0.20 14.8 0.44 7.3 

North Carolina . . . . . . . . .  20.4 0.98 9.9 0.48 3.4 0.26 19.0 0.64 10.3 

North Dakota . . . . . . . . . .  26.7 2.93 8.0 1.44 3.2 0.81 27.3 2.97 8.3 

Ohio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  16.9 0.61 9.5 0.45 4.2 0.25 15.4 0.55 10.0 

Oklahoma . . . . . . . . . . . .  23.8 1.29 12.8 1.01 4.4 0.61 22.4 1.11 14.1 

Oregon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  18.9 1.10 10.4 0.80 3.7 0.38 18.1 1.09 11.4 

Pennsylvania . . . . . . . . . .  15.5 0.48 7.7 0.43 4.2 0.25 14.3 0.49 7.4 

Rhode Island . . . . . . . . . .  15.0 2.11 9.4 1.79 3.5 0.69 15.1 2.32 9.5 

South Carolina . . . . . . . . .  18.1 1.18 8.1 0.70 4.6 0.57 15.8 1.00 7.8 

South Dakota . . . . . . . . . .  20.1 2.64 10.9 2.50 3.5 0.92 20.3 2.60 8.9 

Tennessee . . . . . . . . . . . .  19.4 0.85 11.4 0.75 3.4 0.36 17.1 0.78 11.6 

Texas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  21.5 0.61 10.0 0.35 2.9 0.16 20.4 0.54 11.9 

Utah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  29.6 1.77 10.2 0.93 2.7 0.39 26.7 1.49 10.8 

Vermont . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  16.4 2.40 9.6 1.87 3.6 0.89 15.4 2.05 11.5 

Virginia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  20.5 0.83 8.9 0.52 3.0 0.26 18.8 0.87 10.2 

Washington . . . . . . . . . . .  21.4 1.00 10.0 0.65 2.6 0.29 20.3 0.81 10.6 

West Virginia . . . . . . . . . .  22.2 1.69 10.9 1.34 4.4 0.76 20.8 1.74 11.8 

Wisconsin . . . . . . . . . . . .  17.2 0.79 8.3 0.57 3.4 0.31 16.2 0.72 7.5 

Wyoming . . . . . . . . . . . . .  30.7 3.92 10.3 1.90 5.4 1.48 28.7 3.78 10.7 

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 20