Marriage Age By State 2024

	Alabama	16 Years Old
	Alaska	16 Years Old
	Arizona	16 Years Old
	Arkansas	17 Years Old
	Colorado	16 Years Old
	Connecticut	16 Years Old
	Florida	17 Years Old
	Georgia	17 Years Old
	Hawaii	16 Years Old
	Idaho	16 Years Old
	Illinois	16 Years Old
	Indiana	16 Years Old
	Iowa	16 Years Old
	Kansas	16 Years Old
	Louisiana	16 Years Old
	Maine	16 Years Old
	Maryland	17 Years Old
	Michigan	16 Years Old
	Missouri	16 Years Old
	Montana	16 Years Old
	Nebraska	17 Years Old
	Nevada	17 Years Old
	New Hampshire	16 Years Old
	New Mexico	16 Years Old
	North Carolina	16 Years Old
	North Dakota	16 Years Old
	Ohio	17 Years Old
	Oklahoma	16 Years Old
	Oregon	17 Years Old
	South Carolina	16 Years Old
	South Dakota	16 Years Old
	Tennessee	17 Years Old
	Texas	16 Years Old
	Utah	16 Years Old
	Vermont	16 Years Old
	Washington	17 Years Old
	West Virginia	16 Years Old
	Wisconsin	16 Years Old
	Wyoming	16 Years Old

Exploring Marriage Age by State

Marriage is a cherished institution in the United States, one that binds couples legally, emotionally, and oftentimes spiritually. But before saying 'I do,' there are legal requirements to meet, one of the most crucial being the age of consent. In the United States, the age of consent for marriage varies from state to state, as it is established by individual state laws, either through statutes or common law principles.

A majority of states, 29 out of 37 in our dataset, have established the minimum marriage age (with parental consent) as 16 years old. Eight states have determined their minimum marriage age (with parental consent) to be 17 years old.
Among the states where the minimum marriage age is 16, the geographical distribution spans from East to West, encapsulating states in different regions such as Maine in the East, Alabama in the South, Wyoming in the West, and Michigan in the Midwest.
The states where the minimum marriage age with parental consent is set at 17 include Washington, Florida, Tennessee, Ohio, Arkansas, Oregon, Maryland, Nevada, and Nebraska.

By Region

Alabama

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Minimum Marriage Age (With Parental Consent)

16 Years Old

Alaska

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Minimum Marriage Age (With Parental Consent)

16 Years Old

Arizona

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Minimum Marriage Age (With Parental Consent)

16 Years Old

Arkansas

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Minimum Marriage Age (With Parental Consent)

17 Years Old

Colorado

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Minimum Marriage Age (With Parental Consent)

16 Years Old

Connecticut

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Minimum Marriage Age (With Parental Consent)

16 Years Old

Florida

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Minimum Marriage Age (With Parental Consent)

17 Years Old

Georgia

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Minimum Marriage Age (With Parental Consent)

17 Years Old

Hawaii

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Minimum Marriage Age (With Parental Consent)

16 Years Old

Idaho

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Minimum Marriage Age (With Parental Consent)

16 Years Old

Illinois

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Minimum Marriage Age (With Parental Consent)

16 Years Old

Indiana

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Minimum Marriage Age (With Parental Consent)

16 Years Old

Iowa

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Minimum Marriage Age (With Parental Consent)

16 Years Old

Kansas

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Minimum Marriage Age (With Parental Consent)

16 Years Old

Louisiana

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Minimum Marriage Age (With Parental Consent)

16 Years Old

Maine

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Minimum Marriage Age (With Parental Consent)

16 Years Old

Maryland

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Minimum Marriage Age (With Parental Consent)

17 Years Old

Michigan

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Minimum Marriage Age (With Parental Consent)

16 Years Old

Missouri

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Minimum Marriage Age (With Parental Consent)

16 Years Old

Montana

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Minimum Marriage Age (With Parental Consent)

16 Years Old

Nebraska

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Minimum Marriage Age (With Parental Consent)

17 Years Old

Nevada

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Minimum Marriage Age (With Parental Consent)

17 Years Old

New Hampshire

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Minimum Marriage Age (With Parental Consent)

16 Years Old

New Mexico

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Minimum Marriage Age (With Parental Consent)

16 Years Old

North Carolina

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Minimum Marriage Age (With Parental Consent)

16 Years Old

North Dakota

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Minimum Marriage Age (With Parental Consent)

16 Years Old

Ohio

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Minimum Marriage Age (With Parental Consent)

17 Years Old

Oklahoma

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Minimum Marriage Age (With Parental Consent)

16 Years Old

Oregon

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Minimum Marriage Age (With Parental Consent)

17 Years Old

South Carolina

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Minimum Marriage Age (With Parental Consent)

16 Years Old

South Dakota

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Minimum Marriage Age (With Parental Consent)

16 Years Old

Tennessee

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Minimum Marriage Age (With Parental Consent)

17 Years Old

Texas

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Minimum Marriage Age (With Parental Consent)

16 Years Old

Utah

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Minimum Marriage Age (With Parental Consent)

16 Years Old

Vermont

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Minimum Marriage Age (With Parental Consent)

16 Years Old

Washington

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Minimum Marriage Age (With Parental Consent)

17 Years Old

West Virginia

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Minimum Marriage Age (With Parental Consent)

16 Years Old

Wisconsin

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Minimum Marriage Age (With Parental Consent)

16 Years Old

Wyoming

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Minimum Marriage Age (With Parental Consent)

16 Years Old

Additional Miscellaneous Datasets

Marriage Age By State

Exploring Marriage Age by State

By Region

Alabama

Alaska

Arizona

Arkansas

Colorado

Connecticut

Florida

Georgia

Hawaii

Idaho

Illinois

Indiana

Iowa

Kansas

Louisiana

Maine

Maryland

Michigan

Missouri

Montana

Nebraska

Nevada

New Hampshire

New Mexico

North Carolina

North Dakota

Ohio

Oklahoma

Oregon

South Carolina

South Dakota

Tennessee

Texas

Utah

Vermont

Washington

West Virginia

Wisconsin

Wyoming

Additional Miscellaneous Datasets

Maternity Leave by Country

Meat Consumption By Country

Minimum Working Age By State

Monarchy Countries