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ARKANSAS VITAL STATISTICS - MARRIAGE SUMMARY
1945 to Present
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YEAR MARRIAGES RATE
1945 37,006 19.2
1946 51,514 26.8
1947 43,652 22.7
1948 42,981 22.4
1949 43,029 22.5
1950 50,350 26.4
1951 - -
1952 53,139 28.2
1953 27,948 15.0
1954 15,203 8.2
1955 14,888 8.1
1956 14,368 7.8
1957 12,997 7.1
1958 15,545 8.5
1959 18,394 10.2
1960 18,318 10.3
1961 18,768 10.4
1962 18,951 10.4
1963 20,553 11.2
1964 20,359 11.0
1965 19,158 10.3
1966 20,485 10.9
1967 20,475 10.8
1968 22,004 11.6
1969 22,818 11.9
1970 23,308 12.1
1971 24,096 12.3
1972 25,202 12.6
1973 25,203 12.4
1974 24,735 12.0
1975 24,337 11.6
1976 24,913 11.6
1977 24,028 11.0
1978 25,096 11.3
1979 25,908 11.5
1980 26,513 11.6
1981 27,673 12.1
1982 28,041 12.2
1983 30,066 13.0
1984 32,878 14.2
1985 31,663 13.6
1986 32,599 14.0
1987 32,302 13.8
1988 35,154 15.0
1989 34,828 14.8
1990 36,020 15.3
1991 35,969 15.2
1992 37,164 15.7
1993 37,112 15.6
1994 38,339 16.0
1995 39,133 16.3
1996 39,143 16.2
1997 39,736 15.8
1998 38,302 15.1
NOTE: DATA ARE OF MARRIAGES OCCURRING IN ARKANSAS
RATE PER 1,000 POPULATION
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