Births, Marriages, Divorces, and Deaths: Provisional Data for February 2009

National Vital Statistics Report, Volume 58, Number 6

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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). The 12-month ending marriage rate shown in Table A for 2007, which is computed based on marriages that occurred in 2006, excludes Louisiana data; the population for this rate also excludes Louisiana. Louisiana reinstated the collection of marriage counts in 2007.

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, February 2008 and 2009, and cumulative figures, 2007-2009
  2. Provisional number of marriages and divorces: Each state and Puerto Rico, February 2008 and 2009, and cumulative figures, 2007-2009

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, Chrissy Jarman, Susan McBroom, Senora Roberson, 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/NCHM/Division of Creative Services, Writer-Editor Services Branch, and typeset by Jacqueline M. Davis, CDC/NCHM/Division of Creative Services, Graphic Services Branch.

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Tejada-Vera B, Sutton PD. Births, marriages, divorces, and deaths: Provisional data for February 2009. National vital statistics reports; vol 58, no 6. Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health Statistics. 2009.

Tables

Table A

Table A1. Provisional vital statistics for the United States, February 2009

[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 February 2009 (Number) February 2008 (Number) February 2009 (Rate) February 2008 (Rate)
Live births 321,000 338,000 13.7 14.1
Fertility rate 67.7 68.7
Deaths 204,000 222,000 8.7 9.3
Infant deaths 2,100 2,300 6.4 6.8
Natural increase 117,000 116,000 5.0 4.8
Marriages1 125,000 136,000 5.3 5.6
Divorces2
Population base (in millions) 305.7 303.3

See footnotes at end of Table A3

Table A2. Provisional vital statistics for the United States, February 2009

[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-February 2009 (Number) January-February 2008 (Number) January-February 2009 (Rate) January-February 2008 (Rate)
Live births 662,000 694,000 13.4 14.0
Fertility rate 66.2 68.2
Deaths 426,000 446,000 8.6 9.0
Infant deaths 4,400 4,800 6.6 6.9
Natural increase 236,000 248,000 4.8 5.0
Marriages1 249,000 268,000 5.0 5.4
Divorces2
Population base (in millions)

See footnotes at end of Table A3

Table A3. Provisional vital statistics for the United States, February 2009

[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 February 2009 (Number) 12 months ending with February 2008 (Number) 12 months ending with February 2009 (Rate) 12 months ending with February 2008 (Rate) 12 months ending with February 2007 (Rate)
Live births 4,215,000 4,327,000 13.8 14.3 14.3
Fertility rate 67.8 69.4 69.1
Deaths 2,433,000 2,435,000 8.0 8.0 8.1
Infant deaths 27,200 28,800 6.5 6.6 6.6
Natural increase 1,782,000 1,892,000 5.8 6.3 6.2
Marriages1 2,143,000 2,213,000 7.0 7.3 7.4
Divorces2 3.4 3.6 3.7
Population base (in millions) 305.0 302.8 299.6

… Category not applicable.

— Data not available.

1 The 12-month ending marriage figures for 2007 excludes data for Louisiana. The population for this marriage rate also excludes 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 2008-February 2009

[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 population (Unadjusted) Rate per 1,000 women aged 15-44 (Seasonally adjusted1)
January 2008 356,000 13.9 67.8 71.2
February 2008 338,000 14.1 68.7 70.2
March 2008 350,000 13.6 66.6 67.1
April 2008 346,000 13.9 67.9 69.2
May 2008 355,000 13.8 67.5 68.5
June 2008 349,000 14.0 68.5 67.1
July 2008 376,000 14.6 71.4 70.0
August 2008 373,000 14.5 70.9 68.0
September 2008 369,000 14.8 72.4 68.4
October 2008 359,000 13.9 68.2 68.1
November 2008 325,000 13.0 63.8 64.7
December 2008 351,000 13.5 66.6 68.1
January 2009 341,000 13.1 64.9 68.1
February 2009 321,000 13.7 67.7 69.2

See footnotes at end of Table B2

Table B2. Provisional number and rate of marriages, deaths, and infant deaths, by month: United States, January 2008-February 2009

[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 2008 132,000 5.1 224,000 8.7 2,500 6.9
February 2008 136,000 5.6 222,000 9.3 2,300 6.8
March 2008 141,000 5.5 231,000 9.0 2,400 6.9
April 2008 159,000 6.4 206,000 8.3 2,200 6.4
May 2008 176,000 6.9 201,000 7.8 2,400 6.6
June 2008 218,000 8.7 190,000 7.6 2,200 6.4
July 2008 233,000 9.0 191,000 7.4 2,300 6.2
August 2008 225,000 8.7 191,000 7.4 2,400 6.5
September 2008 213,000 8.5 186,000 7.5 2,100 5.9
October 2008 206,000 8.0 198,000 7.7 2,300 6.4
November 2008 161,000 6.4 200,000 8.0 2,200 6.5
December 2008 161,000 6.2 213,000 8.2 2,200 6.3
January 2009 124,000 4.8 222,000 8.6 2,300 6.7
February 2009 125,000 5.3 204,000 8.7 2,100 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, February 2008 and 2009, and cumulative figures, 2007-2009

[Data are estimates by state of residence]

Area February 2009 February 2008 January-February 2009 January-February 2008 January-February 2007
Alabama 4,752 5,160 9,842 10,740 10,350
Alaska 874 939 1,756 1,813 1,681
Arizona 7,329 8,223 15,158 16,949 16,523
Arkansas 3,015 3,263 6,296 6,760 6,596
California 44,104 44,114 90,721 90,743 88,166
Colorado 5,317 5,318 10,738 11,064 11,149
Connecticut 3,015 3,211 6,149 6,588 6,576
Delaware 865 933 1,837 1,879 1,859
District of Columbia 622 624 1,130 1,288 1,238
Florida 17,283 18,710 35,604 39,181 38,959
Georgia 10,739 11,269 22,568 23,294 24,190
Hawaii 1,488 1,484 3,127 3,089 2,996
Idaho 1,803 1,996 3,637 4,177 3,891
Illinois 12,942 14,188 26,633 28,750 28,233
Indiana 6,656 7,084 13,670 14,420 14,274
Iowa 3,036 3,271 6,174 6,488 6,286
Kansas 3,227 3,315 6,516 6,818 6,719
Kentucky 4,455 4,578 8,983 9,452 9,559
Louisiana 4,708 5,008 10,124 10,776 10,608
Maine 1,040 1,122 2,092 2,179 2,294
Maryland 5,889 6,386 12,207 13,001 12,836
Massachusetts 5,491 6,011 11,425 12,329 12,036
Michigan 8,950 9,599 18,518 19,622 20,069
Minnesota 5,472 5,727 10,956 11,705 11,496
Mississippi 3,341 3,601 7,067 7,628 7,598
Missouri 6,031 6,493 12,217 13,213 12,816
Montana 960 975 1,947 2,005 1,894
Nebraska 2,031 2,079 4,168 4,281 4,212
Nevada 3,126 3,131 6,441 6,451 6,449
New Hampshire 1,109 1,054 2,183 2,232 2,321
New Jersey 8,386 8,854 17,424 18,294 18,296
New Mexico 2,174 2,334 4,476 4,824 4,886
New York 19,406 19,999 40,455 41,243 40,540
North Carolina 9,891 10,522 20,594 21,596 20,921
North Dakota 684 690 1,432 1,408 1,409
Ohio 11,360 11,861 22,921 24,011 23,981
Oklahoma 4,222 4,424 8,647 9,060 8,939
Oregon 3,599 3,924 7,306 7,793 7,588
Pennsylvania 12,041 12,024 23,909 24,116 23,522
Rhode Island 855 955 1,829 1,942 1,962
South Carolina 4,738 5,155 9,839 10,519 10,344
South Dakota 888 948 1,836 2,004 1,942
Tennessee 6,188 7,018 12,962 14,327 13,636
Texas 30,316 31,563 63,422 65,837 63,944
Utah 4,048 4,380 8,286 8,770 8,456
Vermont 487 494 995 991 980
Virginia 8,055 8,679 16,554 17,913 17,548
Washington 6,707 7,148 13,763 14,398 13,835
West Virginia 1,589 1,679 3,328 3,512 3,311
Wisconsin 5,302 5,896 11,085 11,699 11,469
Wyoming 570 625 1,185 1,282 1,196
Puerto Rico 3,321 3,464 7,032 7,381 7,584

See footnotes at end of Table 1b

Table 1b. Provisional number of deaths: Each state and Puerto Rico, February 2008 and 2009, and cumulative figures, 2007-2009

[Data are estimates by state of residence]

Area February 2009 February 2008 January-February 2009 January-February 2008 January-February 2007
Alabama 3,825 4,402 8,039 8,758 8,337
Alaska 279 253 585 555 580
Arizona 3,699 4,168 7,759 8,380 8,157
Arkansas 2,475 2,873 5,073 5,453 4,943
California 22,318 22,321 44,643 44,642 42,659
Colorado 2,502 2,785 5,254 5,640 5,196
Connecticut 2,523 2,520 5,195 5,176 5,150
Delaware 566 676 1,289 1,338 1,286
District of Columbia 374 421 815 890 911
Florida 14,654 14,799 30,089 30,091 29,558
Georgia 5,359 5,673 11,407 11,723 11,341
Hawaii 802 829 1,649 1,702 1,550
Idaho 861 916 1,766 1,821 1,828
Illinois 9,041 8,558 18,327 17,740 17,672
Indiana 4,473 5,106 9,097 9,873 9,742
Iowa 2,119 2,541 4,677 5,130 4,885
Kansas 1,942 2,349 4,201 4,616 4,307
Kentucky 3,373 3,723 7,106 7,306 6,838
Louisiana 3,582 3,549 7,387 7,323 6,562
Maine 1,011 1,087 2,138 2,177 2,139
Maryland 3,570 3,983 7,681 7,855 7,634
Massachusetts 4,869 4,873 9,688 9,694 9,542
Michigan 6,938 7,997 14,893 15,918 15,127
Minnesota 3,123 3,325 6,593 6,791 6,411
Mississippi 2,300 2,660 4,827 5,354 5,024
Missouri 4,447 5,474 9,465 10,785 9,705
Montana 640 708 1,420 1,490 1,377
Nebraska 1,203 1,402 2,605 2,785 2,751
Nevada 1,483 1,794 3,201 3,609 3,441
New Hampshire 823 850 1,779 1,753 1,738
New Jersey 5,741 6,204 12,057 12,671 11,199
New Mexico 1,239 1,566 2,613 3,016 2,565
New York 12,173 13,346 25,931 26,789 26,180
North Carolina 6,300 6,836 13,405 13,754 13,310
North Dakota 472 535 1,020 1,022 955
Ohio 8,706 9,824 18,669 19,707 18,874
Oklahoma 2,971 3,653 6,250 7,099 6,421
Oregon 2,578 2,694 5,207 5,465 5,209
Pennsylvania 10,577 11,569 21,396 23,061 22,421
Rhode Island 778 950 1,584 1,831 1,809
South Carolina 2,951 3,879 6,268 7,279 6,687
South Dakota 548 595 1,155 1,213 1,225
Tennessee 4,621 5,305 9,929 10,583 10,114
Texas 13,309 15,248 28,215 30,811 28,699
Utah 1,113 1,261 2,342 2,541 2,465
Vermont 378 408 853 813 954
Virginia 4,813 5,134 10,265 10,390 10,012
Washington 3,869 4,278 7,979 8,702 8,199
West Virginia 1,708 1,952 3,652 3,814 3,568
Wisconsin 3,874 4,157 8,432 8,373 8,046
Wyoming 317 359 619 744 778
Puerto Rico 2,329 2,578 4,757 5,179 4,749

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, February 2008 and 2009, and cumulative figures, 2007-2009

[By state of occurrence]

Area February 20091 February 20081 January-February 20091 January-February 20081 January-February 20072
Alabama 2,321 2,662 3,705 3,913 5,477
Alaska 371 330 806 770 596
Arizona3 2,609 2,777 5,468 6,516 5,803
Arkansas 2,542 1,296 3,951 2,753 4,319
California 13,836 16,409 26,663 29,520 29,564
Colorado 1,900 6,138 4,433 8,970 3,706
Connecticut 476 956 1,217 1,629 1,689
Delaware 340 421 692 810 444
District of Columbia 147 101 226 216 194
Florida 10,806 10,477 21,806 22,494 21,521
Georgia 4,237 3,211 10,420 6,131 10,352
Hawaii 2,061 1,785 2,807 2,969 3,584
Idaho 770 890 1,812 1,864 1,554
Illinois 3,975 3,730 6,708 8,115 7,074
Indiana 3,026 3,183 5,937 5,999 4,286
Iowa 581 686 1,548 1,619 1,423
Kansas 898 828 2,127 2,029 1,122
Kentucky 1,334 1,471 4,749 4,778 3,802
Louisiana 5,162 5,162 7,499 7,499 4111
Maine 200 282 357 465 620
Maryland 1,771 1,823 3,204 3,201 3,493
Massachusetts 2,891 1,894 4,433 3,942 3,210
Michigan 2,492 1,941 4,032 3,463 4,612
Minnesota 1,122 1,238 2,324 2,616 2,574
Mississippi 763 705 2,027 2,598 1,881
Missouri 2,133 1,960 6,185 5,007 3,615
Montana 343 259 634 472 632
Nebraska 606 576 1,195 1,010 1,078
Nevada 8,249 8,171 15,329 16,176 18,527
New Hampshire 370 363 760 775 685
New Jersey 2,977 1,515 5,556 5,049 4,409
New Mexico4 975 877 1,913 1,534 1,509
New York3 5,394 9,498 12,359 20,789 14,057
North Carolina 2,617 2,872 6,764 7,685 6,727
North Dakota 178 234 434 474 328
Ohio 3,512 3,039 5,384 7,019 6,267
Oklahoma 1,302 1,653 2,580 3,201 3,302
Oregon 1,010 1,280 1,286 2,916 2,401
Pennsylvania 2,976 3,392 5,439 6,417 6,986
Rhode Island 302 259 522 459 507
South Carolina 748 1,448 2,008 2,022 3,615
South Dakota 271 290 523 594 577
Tennessee 2,624 6,412 6,698 10,057 7,450
Texas 13,586 11,949 28,254 22,449 24,036
Utah 700 1,375 1,356 2,486 2,840
Vermont 175 167 443 428 394
Virginia 3,356 3,779 5,663 6,875 6,586
Washington 2,181 1,897 4,228 4,615 3,825
West Virginia 507 499 1,487 998 1,287
Wisconsin 1,129 1,120 2,623 2,734 2,390
Wyoming 164 265 376 492 472
Puerto Rico 1,343 1,523 2,777 3,492 3,609

See footnotes at end of Table 2b

Table 2b. Provisional number of divorces: Each state and Puerto Rico, February 2008 and 2009, and cumulative figures, 2007-2009

[By state of occurrence. Divorces include reported annulments]

Area February 20091 February 20081 January-February 20091 January-February 20081 January-February 20072
Alabama 1,509 1,420 2,604 2,407 3,360
Alaska 334 281 559 553 503
Arizona3 1,862 1,915 3,983 3,972 3,928
Arkansas 1,173 1,063 2,181 2,037 2,523
California
Colorado 1,577 1,763 3,426 3,685 3,650
Connecticut 810 904 2,411 2,053 2,003
Delaware 202 212 394 464 500
District of Columbia 110 104 206 184 75
Florida 6,348 7,819 12,378 15,301 13,899
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho 526 613 1,100 1,089 1,111
Illinois 2,191 2,482 4,382 4,914 4,522
Indiana
Iowa 446 571 1,059 1,179 1,155
Kansas 714 890 1,651 1,765 847
Kentucky 1,342 2,388 3,281 4,306 2,923
Louisiana
Maine 79 183 134 206 937
Maryland 1,063 1,150 1,907 1,998 2,729
Massachusetts 1,671 2,573 3,105 4,009 2,593
Michigan 2,396 2,904 4,663 5,255 5,768
Minnesota
Mississippi 752 738 1,783 2,463 2,026
Missouri 1,819 1,477 3,383 3,416 3,260
Montana 162 220 344 481 590
Nebraska 450 507 971 1,023 993
Nevada 1,294 1,345 2,570 2,527 2,562
New Hampshire 442 299 915 712 898
New Jersey 1,649 1,870 3,754 4,456 4,443
New Mexico4 717 699 1,373 1,435 1,420
New York3 1,124 3,010 3,832 7,362 9,090
North Carolina 2,411 2,466 5,301 5,385 5,098
North Dakota 124 153 265 290 279
Ohio 2,057 4,085 5,742 7,892 6,007
Oklahoma 1,172 1,597 2,279 3,083 2,860
Oregon 855 1,154 1,290 2,414 2,196
Pennsylvania 1,880 2,821 4,062 5,607 5,383
Rhode Island 319 210 549 475 525
South Carolina 255 620 1,200 1,290 2,090
South Dakota 117 179 330 360 406
Tennessee 1,538 1,557 4,101 4,491 4,553
Texas 5,863 5,863 12,702 12,029 12,029
Utah 749 499 999 1,149 1,609
Vermont 135 142 431 434 397
Virginia 2,189 2,215 3,731 4,245 4,251
Washington 1,661 1,792 3,766 4,616 4,234
West Virginia 758 460 1,405 1,089 1,550
Wisconsin 1,609 1,607 3,090 3,235 2,931
Wyoming 185 209 478 472 397
Puerto Rico 1,456 1,368 2,831 2,438 2,695

— Data not available.

1 Figures based on monthly counts and may be underreported.

2 Figures based on final annual counts.

3 Figures for marriages are licenses issued for some counties.

4 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 .”