State rankings
Best States to Get Married In
Best States to Get Married In: compare 51 US states on 5 metrics.
Waiting Period to Get License
5 values across 19 entries
License Expiration
15 values across 50 entries
Best Married License Witnesses
3 values across 25 entries
Data
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50 states
 Alaska | 3 days | 3 months | Alaska State Vital Records Section or county court clerk |
 Arizona | — | 1 year | Any county clerk |
 Arkansas | 5 Days | 60 days | Any court clerk |
 California | — | 90 days | Any county clerk or recorder's office |
 Colorado | — | 35 days | Any county clerk or recorder's office |
 Connecticut | — | 65 days | Vital Records Office |
 Delaware | 1 day | 30 days | County clerk (Marriage Bureau) |
 District of Columbia | — | No expiration | Court clerk (Marriage Bureau) |
 Florida | 3 days | 60 days | Any circuit court clerk |
 Georgia | — | No expiration | Probate court |
 Hawaii | — | 30 days | State Health Department |
 Idaho | — | No expiration | Any county recorder |
 Illinois | 1 day | 60 days | Local county clerk |
 Indiana | — | 60 days | County clerk |
 Iowa | 3 days | 6 months | Registrar of Vital Statistics in any county |
 Kansas | 3 days | 6 months | Any district court clerk |
 Kentucky | — | 30 days | Any county clerk |
 Louisiana | 1 day | 30 days | Any parish-level court clerk |
 Maine | — | 90 days | Town clerk or State Registrar of Vital Statistics |
 Maryland | 2 days | 6 months | Circuit court clerk |
 Massachusetts | 3 days | 60 days | Any city or town clerk |
 Michigan | 3 days | 33 days | County clerk |
 Minnesota | — | 6 months | Any county registrar (Vital Records Office) |
 Mississippi | — | No provision | Any circuit court clerk |
 Missouri | — | 30 days | Recorder of Deeds in any county |
 Montana | — | 180 days | Any district court clerk |
 Nebraska | — | 1 year | Any county clerk |
 Nevada | — | 1 year | Any county clerk (or Marriage License Bureau) |
 New Hampshire | — | 90 days | Any town/city clerk |
 New Jersey | 3 days | 30 days | Local Vital Records Office or city clerk |
 New Mexico | — | No provision | Any county clerk |
 New York | 1 day | 60 days | Any city or town clerk |
 North Carolina | — | 60 days | Any register of deeds |
 North Dakota | — | 60 days | County recorder or other designated official |
 Ohio | — | 60 days | Probate Court (marriage department) |
 Oklahoma | — | 10 days | Any county district court clerk |
 Oregon | 3 days | 60 days | Any county court clerk |
 Pennsylvania | 3 days | 60 days | Department of Court Records in most counties |
 Rhode Island | — | 90 days | Town or city clerk |
 South Carolina | 1 day | Varies by county | Probate court in any county |
 South Dakota | — | 20 days | Any county register of deeds |
 Tennessee | — | 30 days | Any county clerk |
 Texas | 3 days | 90 days | Any county clerk |
 Utah | — | 30 days | Any county clerk |
 Vermont | — | 60 days | Any town clerk |
 Virginia | — | 60 days | Any county or city court clerk or deputy clerk |
 Washington | 3 days | 60 days | Any county auditor |
 West Virginia | — | 60 days | Any clerk of county commission |
 Wisconsin | 6 days | 30 days | County clerk |
 Wyoming | — | 1 year | Any county clerk |
Quick answers
- Where does this best states to get married in data come from?
- Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: State Marriage License and Blood Test Requirements - Nolo; Marriage License Info for all 50 States - Sam Starns.