Marriages
and Divorces
Race
Table
MD7 presents 1997 marriages by race of bride and groom by the county
of occurrence of the marriage. The data are provided by the racial categories
contained on the certificate: white, black and other. Missing or not
classifiable race is listed as "not stated".
TABLE
MD7. MARRIAGES BY COUNTY OF OCCURRENCE AND
BY RACE OF BRIDE AND GROOM
NEW JERSEY, 1997 |
| COUNTY |
TOTAL |
WHITE |
BLACK |
OTHER |
NOT
STATED |
| BRIDE |
GROOM |
BRIDE |
GROOM |
BRIDE |
GROOM |
BRIDE |
GROOM |
| ATLANTIC |
1,964 |
1,601 |
1,562 |
269 |
270 |
93 |
131 |
1 |
1 |
| BERGEN |
5,584 |
4,794 |
4,796 |
375 |
403 |
413 |
383 |
2 |
2 |
| BURLINGTON |
2,368 |
1,976 |
1,971 |
320 |
337 |
69 |
59 |
3 |
1 |
| CAMDEN |
2,942 |
2,387 |
2,367 |
442 |
448 |
113 |
126 |
0 |
1 |
| CAPE
MAY |
889 |
836 |
832 |
41 |
51 |
12 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
| CUMBERLAND |
888 |
749 |
739 |
128 |
131 |
11 |
18 |
0 |
0 |
| ESSEX |
6,245 |
3,615 |
3,592 |
2,435 |
2,458 |
195 |
195 |
0 |
0 |
| GLOUCESTER |
1,444 |
1,322 |
1,312 |
103 |
110 |
19 |
22 |
0 |
0 |
| HUDSON |
4,956 |
4,043 |
3,977 |
563 |
599 |
346 |
377 |
4 |
3 |
| HUNTERDON |
727 |
711 |
715 |
9 |
8 |
7 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
| MERCER |
2,128 |
1,622 |
1,630 |
429 |
424 |
77 |
74 |
0 |
0 |
| MIDDLESEX |
4,758 |
3,954 |
3,923 |
527 |
544 |
275 |
289 |
2 |
2 |
| MONMOUTH |
3,929 |
3,521 |
3,516 |
305 |
327 |
102 |
84 |
1 |
2 |
| MORRIS |
3,052 |
2,816 |
2,822 |
94 |
105 |
140 |
123 |
2 |
2 |
| OCEAN |
2,629 |
2,516 |
2,495 |
68 |
89 |
44 |
44 |
1 |
1 |
| PASSAIC |
3,706 |
3,186 |
3,186 |
394 |
407 |
126 |
113 |
0 |
0 |
| SALEM |
359 |
322 |
319 |
33 |
37 |
4 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
| SOMERSET |
1,799 |
1,561 |
1,553 |
133 |
144 |
103 |
100 |
2 |
2 |
| SUSSEX |
785 |
762 |
762 |
10 |
12 |
13 |
11 |
0 |
0 |
| UNION |
3,801 |
2,947 |
2,915 |
753 |
797 |
101 |
89 |
0 |
0 |
| WARREN |
503 |
491 |
488 |
9 |
11 |
3 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
| MILITARY |
10 |
7 |
6 |
3 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| NOT
STATED |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| TOTAL |
55,467 |
45,740 |
45,479 |
7,443 |
7,716 |
2,266 |
2,255 |
18 |
17 |
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