Table 7 Marriages and Divorces, Texas

Table 7
Marriages and Divorces
Texas, 1970-2015

Year	Marriages	Marriage Rate *	Divorces	Divorce Rate *
2015	187,415	6.8	71,123	2.6
2014	177,230	6.6	71,988	2.7
2013	179,173	6.8	76,423	2.9
2012	184,690	7.1	80,030	3.1
2011	177,219	6.9	79,024	3.1
2010	174,171	6.9	82,098	3.3
2009	172,395	7.0	81,822	3.3
2008	177,030	7.3	79,438	3.3
2007	176,305	7.4	77,806	3.3
2006	178,115	7.6	79,469	3.4
2005	176,768	7.7	75,980	3.3
2004	178,511	7.9	81,324	3.6
2003	178,751	8.1	84,316	3.8
2002	181,990	8.4	85,394	3.9
2001	191,801	9.1	83,473	3.9
2000	182,327	9.0	81,774	4.0
1999	184,110	9.2	76,689	3.8
1998	165,562	8.4	86,625	4.4
1997	182,817	9.5	93,088	4.8
1996	178,659	9.4	95,185	5.0
1995	177,581	9.5	97,183	5.2
1994	180,575	9.9	97,571	5.3
1993	177,497	9.9	96,898	5.4
1992	178,070	10.1	96,629	5.5
1991	178,640	10.3	96,878	5.6
1990	178,613	10.5	93,850	5.5
1989	170,964	9.8	93,434	5.3
1988	172,907	10.0	94,409	5.5
1987	188,315	11.1	95,098	5.6
1986	194,777	11.6	98,403	5.9
1985	201,632	12.3	100,394	6.1
1984	210,978	13.1	98,958	6.1
1983	199,037	12.7	97,061	6.2
1982	198,647	13.0	98,244	6.4
1981	194,762	13.2	101,856	6.9
1980	181,762	12.8	96,809	6.8
1979	172,757	12.4	92,399	6.6
1978	167,827	12.3	85,784	6.3
1977	159,576	12.0	82,265	6.2
1976	157,320	12.1	79,905	6.1
1975	153,154	12.0	76,685	6.0
1974	153,002	12.3	69,762	5.6
1973	152,162	12.6	64,152	5.3
1972	149,009	12.6	60,343	5.1
1971	140,390	12.2	55,568	4.8
1970	139,578	12.5	51,530	4.6

* Rates per 1,000 population
Population estimates, used for rate calculations, can be found in Table 45