Births, Marriages, Divorces, and Deaths: Provisional Data for July 2008

National Vital Statistics Report, Volume 57, Number 13

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Technical Notes

Data shown here are provisional and include only events occurring within the United States (50 states and the District of Columbia). Provisional birth, death, and infant death data in this report are based on a combination of counts of events provided by each reporting area and registered vital events processed into National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) data files. Some of these may not have occurred in the specified month of this report. Monthly provisional birth, death, and infant death data may be updated during the course of a data year. Updates based on registered events will be included in the month the event occurred. However, updates based on counts received from the states may include the event in the month it was processed rather than the month in which it occurred. This may result in a low figure for a given month followed by a high figure for the month(s) in which the delayed records were processed. Once the provisional data year has ended, updates cease. Thus, provisional birth, death, and infant death data may not accurately track either the preliminary or the final number of events registered.

Marriage and divorce data in this report are counts of all events occurring in the state that were received in the registration offices during the 1-month period. Divorce figures include reported annulments. There is considerable variability among the states in the procedures that are used to submit the counts of marriages and divorces to NCHS and in the extent to which the states update their counts of marriages and divorces as new information is received. Therefore, counts vary in their completeness. Marriage and divorce counts, unlike other provisional data, may be updated after the end of a data year if final counts are provided by the state. Readers seeking further information on this should contact NCHS at births@cdc.gov.

Tables A and B provide monthly, year-to-date, and 12-month ending counts and rates for births, deaths (excluding fetal deaths), and marriages, and 12-month ending rates for divorces. These counts include events occurring in the United States to nonresidents of the United States and differ from the data in preliminary and final reports that are based on place of residence. Birth, death, and infant death figures (death and infant death figures exclude fetal deaths) in Table 1 for each state are estimates by state of residence. These estimates are derived by applying adjustment ratios to the number of events recorded as occurring in the state during a 1-month period. The adjustment ratios for each data year represent the observed relationship between final state occurrence figures and final state residence figures for the 3 most recent years for which final data were available and are expressed as a single ratio for each state for births and deaths. Monthly state marriage and divorce figures shown in Table 2 represent the actual count of all events occurring in the state (state of occurrence) and are not adjusted by state of residence.

Until 1998, provisional totals for births, marriages, and divorces for the entire United States included corrections for observed differences between provisional and final figures. These corrections compensated for delays in reporting. Beginning with data for January 1998, these monthly corrections for births, marriages, and divorces have been discontinued. Further information on these changes has been provided in the National Vital Statistics Reports presenting provisional data for January (vol. 48, no. 1), February (vol. 48, no. 2), and March (vol. 48, no. 4) 1999, available from the National Center for Health Statistics website.

NCHS has ceased publishing divorce counts and rates based on provisional data from the combined 50 states because it is no longer statistically feasible to calculate estimates of monthly divorce counts for nonreporting states (California, Georgia, Hawaii, Indiana, Louisiana, and Minnesota). Instead, NCHS publishes only the 12-month divorce rates shown in Table A, based solely on the combined counts and populations for reporting states and the District of Columbia. Aggregate 1-month, cumulative counts and rates, and 12-month counts for divorces have been discontinued because of their very limited usefulness when based on less than the full complement of states. Monthly marriage and divorce counts as reported by each state will continue to be shown in Table 2 .

In 2006, in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, Louisiana temporarily suspended collection of marriage counts (Louisiana does not provide NCHS with divorce counts; see previous paragraph). National marriage counts and rates shown in Table A for 2006 exclude Louisiana data. Louisiana reinstated the collection of marriage counts in 2007. Therefore, monthly and year-to-date marriage counts and rates for 2007 include Louisiana data; however, 12 month ending rates for 2007, which include marriages occurring in 2006, exclude Louisiana data. Populations for these marriage rates exclude Louisiana.

Population estimates used for computing rates originate from the U.S. Census Bureau and are based on the 2000 census. All population estimates used for a single data year are based on population estimates of the same vintage (that is, the same reference year). Changes in rates between years in part reflect differences between vintages of the population estimates. Monthly population estimates may fluctuate from month to month even among estimates of the same vintage. This is especially true for population subgroups (e.g., females 15-44). This monthly variability in population estimates will be reflected in population based rates. Monthly rates are based on populations estimated for the specific month. Year-to-date rates are averages of monthly rates that have been weighted by the number of days in the corresponding months. Rates for 12-month periods are the sum of events for the period per population estimated at the midpoint of the period. Populations have been estimated by NCHS for the 12-month divorce rates based on the 44 reporting states and the District of Columbia. Monthly infant mortality rates are based on relatively few events and are highly variable. As a result, NCHS has discontinued publishing provisional monthly state specific infant mortality rates. National monthly infant mortality rates will continue to be available in Tables A and B .

List of Detailed Tables

  1. Provisional number of live births and deaths: Each state and Puerto Rico, July 2007 and 2008, and cumulative figures, 2006-2008
  2. Provisional number of marriages and divorces: Each state and Puerto Rico, July 2007 and 2008, and cumulative figures, 2006-2008

Acknowledgments

This report was prepared by Betzaida Tejada-Vera of the Mortality Statistics Branch (MSB) and Paul D. Sutton of the Reproductive Statistics Branch (RSB) of the Division of Vital Statistics (DVS) under the general direction of Stephanie J. Ventura, Chief, RSB, and Charles J. Rothwell, Director, DVS. Connie Gentry, Kathy Holiday, Chrissy Jarman, Susan McBroom, and Pam Stephenson of the Data Acquisition and Evaluation Branch (DAEB) were responsible for acquisition of the provisional data. Brenda Green, Kryn Krautheim, David Justice, Jenny Justice, and Adrienne Rouse, also of DAEB, evaluated the quality of the provisional data. This report was edited by Demarius V. Miller and Laura Drescher, CDC/CCHIS/NCHM/Division of Creative Services, Writer-Editor Services Branch, and typeset by Jacqueline M. Davis, CDC/CCHIS/NCHM/Division of Creative Services.

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Tejada-Vera B, Sutton PD. Births, marriages, divorces, and deaths: Provisional data for July 2008. National vital statistics reports; vol 57, no 13. Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health Statistics. 2009.

Tables

Table A

Table A1. Provisional vital statistics for the United States, July 2008

[Rates for infant deaths are deaths under 1 year per 1,000 live births; fertility rates are live births per 1,000 women aged 15-44 years; all other rates are per 1,000 total population. National data are based on events occurring in the United States, regardless of place of residence. Data are subject to monthly reporting variation. See “Technical Notes “]

Item July 2008 (Number) July 2007 (Number) July 2008 (Rate) July 2007 (Rate)
Live births 375,000 379,000 14.5 14.8
Fertility rate 71.2 71.6
Deaths 191,000 194,000 7.4 7.6
Infant deaths 2,400 2,300 6.4 6.3
Natural increase 184,000 185,000 7.1 7.2
Marriages1 231,000 245,000 9.0 9.5
Divorces2
Population base (in millions) 304.5 302.2

See footnotes at end of Table A3

Table A2. Provisional vital statistics for the United States, July 2008

[Rates for infant deaths are deaths under 1 year per 1,000 live births; fertility rates are live births per 1,000 women aged 15-44 years; all other rates are per 1,000 total population. National data are based on events occurring in the United States, regardless of place of residence. Data are subject to monthly reporting variation. See “Technical Notes “]

Item January-July 2008 (Number) January-July 2007 (Number) January-July 2008 (Rate) January-July 2007 (Rate)
Live births 2,468,000 2,478,000 14.0 14.1
Fertility rate 68.3 68.5
Deaths 1,460,000 1,426,000 8.3 8.1
Infant deaths 16,200 16,700 6.5 6.7
Natural increase 1,008,000 1,052,000 5.7 6.0
Marriages1 1,185,000 1,249,000 6.7 7.1
Divorces2
Population base (in millions)

See footnotes at end of Table A3

Table A3. Provisional vital statistics for the United States, July 2008

[Rates for infant deaths are deaths under 1 year per 1,000 live births; fertility rates are live births per 1,000 women aged 15-44 years; all other rates are per 1,000 total population. National data are based on events occurring in the United States, regardless of place of residence. Data are subject to monthly reporting variation. See “Technical Notes “]

Item 12 months ending with July 2008 (Number) 12 months ending with July 2007 (Number) 12 months ending with July 2008 (Rate) 12 months ending with July 2007 (Rate) 12 months ending with July 2006 (Rate)
Live births 4,305,000 4,315,000 14.2 14.3 14.1
Fertility rate 69.3 69.3 67.6
Deaths 2,449,000 2,418,000 8.1 8.0 8.1
Infant deaths 28,100 28,400 6.5 6.6 6.7
Natural increase 1,856,000 1,897,000 6.1 6.3 6.0
Marriages1 2,140,000 2,178,000 7.1 7.2 7.5
Divorces2 3.5 3.7 3.7
Population base (in millions) 303.3 301.1 298.0

… Category not applicable.

— Data not available.

1 All marriage figures for 2006 and 12-month ending marriage figures for 2007 exclude data for Louisiana. Populations for these marriage rates also exclude Louisiana.

2 Divorce figures exclude data for California, Georgia, Hawaii, Indiana, Louisiana, and Minnesota. Populations for divorce rates also exclude these states.

NOTE: Figures include all revisions received from the states and, therefore, may differ from those previously published; see “Technical Notes .”

Table B

Table B1. Provisional number and rate of live births, by month: United States, January 2007 – July 2008

[National data are based on events occurring in the United States, regardless of place of residence. Data are provisional and are subject to monthly reporting variation; see “Technical Notes “]

Period Number Rate per 1,000 population Rate per 1,000 women aged 15-44
(Unadjusted)
Rate per 1,000 women aged 15-44
(Seasonally adjusted1)
January 2007 355,000 13.9 67.2 70.4
February 2007 327,000 14.2 68.5 69.9
March 2007 361,000 14.1 68.2 69.1
April 2007 338,000 13.6 65.9 66.9
May 2007 362,000 14.1 68.4 69.3
June 2007 356,000 14.3 69.4 69.1
July 2007 379,000 14.8 71.6 68.9
August 2007 390,000 15.2 73.6 71.1
September 2007 368,000 14.8 71.8 67.7
October 2007 371,000 14.4 69.9 69.5
November 2007 353,000 14.1 68.8 70.2
December 2007 356,000 13.8 67.2 68.3
January 2008 356,000 13.9 67.6 71.1
February 2008 338,000 14.1 68.7 70.3
March 2008 350,000 13.6 66.6 67.1
April 2008 346,000 13.9 67.9 69.2
May 2008 354,000 13.7 67.2 68.2
June 2008 349,000 14.0 68.6 67.1
July 2008 375,000 14.5 71.2 69.8

See footnotes at end of Table B2

Table B2. Provisional number and rate of marriages, deaths, and infant deaths, by month: United States, January 2007 – July 2008

[National data are based on events occurring in the United States, regardless of place of residence. Data are provisional and are subject to monthly reporting variation; see “Technical Notes “]

Period Number of marriages Marriage rate per 1,000 population Number of deaths Death rate per 1,000 population Number of infant deaths Infant death rate per 1,000 live births
January 2007 132,000 5.2 222,000 8.7 2,400 6.8
February 2007 144,000 6.2 204,000 8.9 2,200 6.6
March 2007 156,000 6.1 216,000 8.5 2,600 7.1
April 2007 162,000 6.6 203,000 8.2 2,300 6.8
May 2007 189,000 7.4 199,000 7.8 2,500 7.0
June 2007 222,000 9.0 188,000 7.6 2,300 6.5
July 2007 245,000 9.5 194,000 7.6 2,300 6.3
August 2007 230,000 8.9 191,000 7.4 2,500 6.5
September 2007 201,000 8.1 187,000 7.5 2,400 6.5
October 2007 201,000 7.8 198,000 7.7 2,300 6.3
November 2007 174,000 7.0 199,000 8.0 2,400 6.8
December 2007 148,000 5.7 214,000 8.3 2,300 6.5
January 2008 131,000 5.1 223,000 8.7 2,400 6.8
February 2008 135,000 5.6 216,000 9.0 2,300 6.6
March 2008 139,000 5.4 226,000 8.8 2,400 6.8
April 2008 157,000 6.3 204,000 8.2 2,200 6.2
May 2008 176,000 6.8 200,000 7.8 2,400 6.6
June 2008 216,000 8.6 185,000 7.4 2,200 6.1
July 2008 231,000 9.0 191,000 7.4 2,400 6.4

1 The method of seasonal adjustment, developed by the U.S. Census Bureau, is described in The X-11 Variant of the Census Method II Seasonal Adjustment Program, Technical Paper No. 15 (1967 revision).

NOTE: Figures include all revisions received from the states and, therefore, may differ from those previously published; see “Technical Notes .”

Table 1

Table 1a. Provisional number of live births: Each state and Puerto Rico, July 2007 and 2008, and cumulative figures, 2006-2008

[Data are estimates by state of residence]

Area July 2008 July 2007 January-July 2008 January-July 2007 January-July 2006
Alabama 5,576 5,718 37,109 37,047 35,439
Alaska 1,010 916 6,635 6,310 6,315
Arizona 8,829 9,135 57,523 58,618 57,587
Arkansas 3,522 3,613 23,310 23,532 22,666
California 48,796 49,702 319,517 321,179 318,181
Colorado 6,317 6,178 41,245 41,207 41,186
Connecticut 3,602 3,730 23,853 24,319 24,021
Delaware 1,028 1,084 6,903 6,800 6,773
District of Columbia 656 688 4,564 4,491 4,312
Florida 19,994 20,466 133,548 136,519 132,147
Georgia 12,607 12,376 82,092 82,066 83,266
Hawaii 1,680 1,575 11,079 10,901 10,794
Idaho 2,173 2,177 15,112 14,699 14,046
Illinois 15,933 16,308 103,844 105,224 104,394
Indiana 7,700 8,049 51,729 51,973 51,293
Iowa 3,543 3,613 23,436 23,548 23,291
Kansas 3,601 3,790 24,063 24,484 23,654
Kentucky 5,172 5,148 33,751 34,211 33,151
Louisiana 5,696 5,686 37,028 37,128 34,298
Maine 1,220 1,242 8,092 8,346 8,217
Maryland 6,870 6,969 46,071 46,081 45,009
Massachusetts 6,789 6,903 45,187 45,267 45,050
Michigan 10,663 11,060 71,426 73,283 74,255
Minnesota 6,387 6,537 42,888 43,069 42,786
Mississippi 4,035 3,969 25,910 26,430 25,171
Missouri 7,220 7,336 47,313 47,385 46,441
Montana 1,122 1,109 7,453 7,244 7,274
Nebraska 2,453 2,357 15,684 15,698 15,302
Nevada 3,414 3,692 22,546 23,674 22,764
New Hampshire 1,259 1,277 8,354 8,401 8,433
New Jersey 9,896 10,299 65,779 67,135 66,146
New Mexico 2,597 2,597 16,839 17,389 16,969
New York 22,280 22,657 148,614 149,225 146,422
North Carolina 11,480 11,435 75,805 75,236 72,248
North Dakota 780 789 5,245 5,158 5,067
Ohio 13,154 13,370 87,071 87,808 88,105
Oklahoma 4,704 5,015 31,380 31,924 30,611
Oregon 4,365 4,468 28,886 28,784 27,914
Pennsylvania 13,190 13,316 87,268 86,905 85,616
Rhode Island 1,013 1,107 7,104 7,414 7,250
South Carolina 5,576 5,429 36,045 36,111 34,318
South Dakota 1,104 1,106 7,254 7,270 6,904
Tennessee 7,513 7,636 49,681 49,250 47,549
Texas 36,170 35,660 231,483 227,781 224,315
Utah 5,107 4,916 33,085 32,470 31,276
Vermont 571 564 3,815 3,785 3,739
Virginia 9,290 9,418 62,379 62,986 61,696
Washington 8,245 7,959 53,533 52,153 50,644
West Virginia 1,879 1,918 12,206 12,439 11,848
Wisconsin 6,402 6,405 42,688 42,582 41,510
Wyoming 736 727 4,703 4,676 4,379
Puerto Rico 3,767 3,631 25,140 25,611 26,326

See footnotes at end of Table 1b

Table 1b. Provisional number of deaths: Each state and Puerto Rico, July 2007 and 2008, and cumulative figures, 2006-2008

[Data are estimates by state of residence]

Area July 2008 July 2007 January-July 2008 January-July 2007 January-July 2006
Alabama 3,707 3,726 28,408 27,538 27,809
Alaska 254 312 2,005 2,013 1,872
Arizona 3,412 3,650 27,570 27,010 27,867
Arkansas 2,315 2,197 17,490 16,699 16,499
California 17,821 19,607 141,171 141,777 139,597
Colorado 2,468 2,465 18,775 17,792 17,316
Connecticut 2,233 2,199 17,196 16,950 17,350
Delaware 657 651 4,472 4,356 4,127
District of Columbia 453 395 3,097 3,047 2,978
Florida 13,329 13,335 102,008 100,239 101,860
Georgia 5,127 6,236 38,943 39,059 38,930
Hawaii 763 764 5,593 5,549 5,585
Idaho 882 949 6,577 6,393 6,180
Illinois 8,004 8,104 58,737 58,275 60,075
Indiana 4,287 4,285 32,552 32,069 32,597
Iowa 2,187 2,112 16,977 15,870 15,953
Kansas 1,901 1,985 14,890 14,279 14,464
Kentucky 3,137 3,042 24,325 23,321 23,410
Louisiana 3,220 3,119 23,615 22,611 23,131
Maine 984 983 7,296 7,428 7,278
Maryland 3,444 3,360 25,920 25,780 25,350
Massachusetts 4,195 4,195 31,485 31,575 32,049
Michigan 6,890 6,911 52,215 50,821 50,023
Minnesota 2,978 2,907 22,664 21,225 21,276
Mississippi 2,231 2,331 17,093 16,880 16,786
Missouri 4,406 4,414 34,217 32,096 32,225
Montana 742 718 5,249 5,020 4,951
Nebraska 1,162 1,205 9,194 8,956 8,791
Nevada 1,529 1,619 11,214 11,920 10,727
New Hampshire 798 823 6,058 6,007 5,743
New Jersey 5,333 5,857 41,358 40,359 44,270
New Mexico 1,115 1,216 9,428 9,041 8,838
New York 11,441 11,802 88,579 87,464 87,918
North Carolina 5,933 5,985 45,655 44,833 43,698
North Dakota 463 469 3,516 3,236 3,403
Ohio 8,602 8,392 65,213 62,561 62,414
Oklahoma 2,831 2,935 22,029 21,194 21,077
Oregon 2,525 2,011 18,871 16,965 18,124
Pennsylvania 10,700 9,944 77,157 74,335 73,892
Rhode Island 742 763 5,883 5,842 5,718
South Carolina 3,106 2,826 22,304 21,822 22,831
South Dakota 524 527 4,113 3,921 4,023
Tennessee 4,511 4,494 34,569 33,579 33,145
Texas 12,496 12,560 96,633 93,563 89,637
Utah 1,122 1,112 8,295 8,293 7,948
Vermont 426 420 2,980 3,048 2,934
Virginia 4,774 4,578 34,496 34,059 33,842
Washington 3,602 3,907 28,989 27,842 26,847
West Virginia 1,731 1,579 12,766 12,170 12,096
Wisconsin 3,581 3,622 27,683 27,014 26,918
Wyoming 313 362 2,425 2,493 2,469
Puerto Rico 2,290 2,347 16,849 17,003 16,325

NOTE: Figures include all revisions received from the states and, therefore, may differ from those previously published; see “Technical Notes .”

Table 2

Table 2a. Provisional number of marriages: Each state and Puerto Rico, July 2007 and 2008, and cumulative figures, 2006-2008

[By state of occurrence]

Area July 2008 1 July 2007 1 January-July 2008 1 January-July 2007 1 January-July 2006
Alabama 4,595 5,119 22,285 26,134 25,481
Alaska 909 855 3,417 3,293 3,307
Arizona2 2,745 3,644 23,088 24,674 23,947
Arkansas 2,976 3,636 17,231 19,529 21,431
California 26,988 24,156 142,898 138,617 135,248
Colorado 1,948 4,286 19,926 13,877 20,467
Connecticut 1,601 2,096 6,270 8,773 10,215
Delaware 432 427 3,302 2,411 2,770
District of Columbia 124 232 828 1,347 1,353
Florida 13,029 15,055 89,854 98,158 96,534
Georgia 7,267 4,742 32,600 38,791 37,896
Hawaii 2,901 2,848 14,295 14,881 16,895
Idaho 1,430 2,039 7,696 8,538 8,458
Illinois 8,148 9,853 40,726 41,329 41,880
Indiana 4,992 4,561 26,479 26,249 25,144
Iowa 2,300 3,082 10,346 10,824 11,004
Kansas 2,352 2,446 10,193 10,491 11,119
Kentucky 5,114 3,486 19,497 18,031 20,773
Louisiana 2,761 2,933 19,261 18,434
Maine 1,456 1,761 4,005 4,710 5,067
Maryland 3,415 4,145 17,795 19,301 20,741
Massachusetts 3,922 5,425 17,437 20,026 19,668
Michigan 6,240 9,090 25,769 30,715 31,737
Minnesota 3,348 4,223 14,783 15,647 15,857
Mississippi 1,701 1,855 9,737 9,199 10,231
Missouri 3,835 4,045 21,635 21,693 23,309
Montana 1,201 1,380 3,922 3,972 4,022
Nebraska 1,492 1,639 7,408 7,645 6,836
Nevada 9,641 15,849 65,710 77,410 79,273
New Hampshire 1,207 1,383 4,460 4,803 4,773
New Jersey 7,899 5,190 24,446 23,941 25,979
New Mexico3 713 1,216 4,928 6,845 7,601
New York2 12,721 12,220 69,883 68,999 71,292
North Carolina 6,460 5,179 27,806 35,013 37,615
North Dakota 492 661 2,034 2,225 2,449
Ohio 7,314 9,524 32,845 34,684 40,395
Oklahoma 2,507 3,271 14,856 16,006 15,937
Oregon 2,972 3,525 12,715 14,887 14,418
Pennsylvania 6,871 8,398 34,217 41,097 40,576
Rhode Island 710 973 3,205 3,527 3,589
South Carolina 7,552 2,383 17,448 16,393 18,690
South Dakota 823 1,048 3,425 3,553 3,531
Tennessee 3,227 5,738 32,827 38,868 37,822
Texas 21,443 17,776 109,913 105,818 107,862
Utah 2,249 2,262 10,752 14,488 13,194
Vermont 597 670 2,088 2,195 2,679
Virginia 5,431 6,367 32,309 33,745 34,794
Washington 5,316 5,631 21,676 21,459 22,929
West Virginia 1,733 1,332 6,078 6,399 7,558
Wisconsin 3,791 4,572 15,814 17,033 17,495
Wyoming 463 715 2,476 2,763 2,803
Puerto Rico 2,058 2,255 11,413 12,804 13,070

See footnotes at end of Table 2b

Table 2b. Provisional number of divorces: Each state and Puerto Rico, July 2007 and 2008, and cumulative figures, 2006-2008

[By state of occurrence. Divorces include reported annulments]

Area July 2008 1 July 2007 1 January-July 2008 1 January-July 2007 1 January-July 2006
Alabama 1,568 1,879 9,697 12,553 12,133
Alaska 369 158 1,380 1,673 1,447
Arizona2 2,194 2,088 11,698 12,059 11,957
Arkansas 1,267 1,274 7,930 8,367 8,558
California
Colorado 1,834 1,856 10,491 10,539 10,817
Connecticut 895 910 3,564 5,535 5,512
Delaware 325 317 1,552 2,211 1,604
District of Columbia 101 102 526 466 617
Florida 7,008 7,004 42,977 44,636 42,775
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho 618 576 3,273 3,706 3,738
Illinois 2,916 3,077 20,320 16,099 16,002
Indiana
Iowa 578 602 3,489 3,857 4,084
Kansas 933 722 4,911 4,647 4,006
Kentucky 1,850 1,743 11,181 9,416 10,382
Louisiana
Maine 396 93 1,971 2,515 2,901
Maryland 1,343 1,575 7,265 8,667 8,652
Massachusetts 2,454 634 4,758 6,434 7,500
Michigan 2,642 2,886 16,707 17,507 18,099
Minnesota
Mississippi 938 973 6,492 7,640 7,433
Missouri 1,836 2,388 11,356 11,058 11,349
Montana 340 310 1,703 1,772 2,385
Nebraska 466 368 3,098 2,627 3,086
Nevada 1,509 1,291 8,389 8,145 8,775
New Hampshire 400 434 2,457 2,592 2,709
New Jersey 1,997 2,035 14,033 13,751 14,294
New Mexico3 812 684 4,183 4,517 4,365
New York2 4,047 5,172 23,828 27,408 30,427
North Carolina 3,748 2,941 14,097 18,427 18,855
North Dakota 144 93 931 737 964
Ohio 3,189 2,476 19,711 19,361 20,800
Oklahoma 1,595 1,617 9,655 9,379 9,611
Oregon 1,350 1,501 7,656 7,317 7,427
Pennsylvania 2,193 3,052 13,190 17,501 17,826
Rhode Island 223 247 1,476 1,531 1,627
South Carolina 1,270 1,423 5,516 7,295 6,107
South Dakota 203 240 1,176 1,176 1,254
Tennessee 1,961 2,608 13,720 16,300 14,679
Texas 6,540 6,331 39,624 40,543 40,543
Utah 899 799 4,345 4,395 5,182
Vermont 189 209 1,169 1,281 1,189
Virginia 2,453 2,305 14,800 14,826 15,210
Washington 1,713 1,448 12,263 15,597 13,210
West Virginia 646 815 4,355 4,581 4,690
Wisconsin 1,260 1,327 9,117 8,393 8,518
Wyoming 318 226 1,256 1,360 1,403
Puerto Rico 1,308 749 7,560 8,429 9,742

— Data not available.

1 Figures based on monthly counts and may be underreported.

2 Figures for marriages are licenses issued for some counties.

3 Figures for marriages are marriage licenses issued.

NOTE: Figures include all revisions received from the states and, therefore, may differ from those previously published; see “Technical Notes .”