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ARKANSAS VITAL STATISTICS - DIVORCE AND ANNULMENT SUMMARY
1945 to Present
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YEAR DIVORCES RATE
1945 11,816 6.8
1946 13,637 7.9
1947 9,578 5.5
1948 8,845 4.6
1949 11,245 5.9
1950 7,894 4.1
1951 - -
1952 7,035 3.7
1953 5,311 2.8
1954 5,286 2.8
1955 5,174 2.8
1956 4,952 2.7
1957 5,500 3.0
1958 4,992 2.8
1959 5,366 3.0
1960 5,377 3.0
1961 5,872 3.3
1962 6,283 3.5
1963 6,483 3.5
1964 6,059 3.3
1965 6,613 3.6
1966 7,356 3.9
1967 8,108 4.3
1968 8,438 4.5
1969 9,152 4.8
1970 9,310 4.8
1971 - -
1972 - -
1973 - -
1974 - -
1975 13,434 6.4
1976 14,219 6.6
1977 14,792 6.8
1978 14,951 6.8
1979 15,501 6.9
1980 15,882 6.9
1981 16,492 7.2
1982 15,739 6.8
1983 15,681 6.8
1984 15,337 6.6
1985 16,528 7.1
1986 16,989 7.3
1987 16,159 6.9
1988 16,841 7.2
1989 16,693 7.1
1990 16,655 7.1
1991 17,776 7.5
1992 17,999 7.6
1993 17,382 7.3
1994 17,294 7.2
1995 17,083 7.1
1996 16,908 7.0
1997 16,164 6.4
1998 16,353 6.4
NOTE: DATA ARE OF DIVORCES/ANNULMENTS OCCURRING IN ARKANSAS
RATE PER 1,000 POPULATION
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