Marriage

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Key points

  • Find the marriage rate for each state in map and table formats.
  • The marriage rate is the provisional count of marriages per 1,000 people living in the state.
  • Each marriage is counted in the state in which the couple got married.
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Marriage rates

Sources

The National Center for Health Statistics publishes annual tables that are the source for marriage data featured in Stats of the States.

Marriage rates are based on provisional state counts of marriages. Each marriage is counted in the state in which the couple got married.