Marriage License Fees

Guide

Minimum Marriage Age by State

Updated

Map of minimum marriage ages by state, with 19 places at 18

19 states and DC set the minimum marriage age at 18, so no one younger can marry there. Kansas has the lowest floor at 15, and 26 states allow marriage under 18 with parental consent or a judge's approval.

The trend is toward 18 with no exceptions. Several states raised their minimum in the past few years.

Minimum marriage age by state

Maine: 18MEWisconsin: 16 or younger with consentWIVermont: 18VTNew Hampshire: 18NHWashington: 18WAIdaho: 16 or younger with consentIDMontana: 16 or younger with consentMTNorth Dakota: 16 or younger with consentNDMinnesota: 18MNIllinois: 16 or younger with consentILMichigan: 18MINew York: 18NYMassachusetts: 18MARhode Island: 18RIOregon: 18ORNevada: 17 with consentNVWyoming: 16 or younger with consentWYSouth Dakota: 16 or younger with consentSDIowa: 16 or younger with consentIAIndiana: 18INOhio: 17 with consentOHPennsylvania: 18PANew Jersey: 18NJConnecticut: 18CTCalifornia: Check the state pageCAUtah: 16 or younger with consentUTColorado: 18CONebraska: 17 with consentNEMissouri: 18MOKentucky: 17 with consentKYWest Virginia: 16 or younger with consentWVVirginia: 18VAMaryland: 17 with consentMDDelaware: 18DEArizona: 16 or younger with consentAZNew Mexico: Check the state pageNMKansas: 16 or younger with consentKSArkansas: 17 with consentARTennessee: 17 with consentTNNorth Carolina: 16 or younger with consentNCSouth Carolina: 16 or younger with consentSCDistrict of Columbia: 18DCOklahoma: Check the state pageOKLouisiana: 16 or younger with consentLAMississippi: Check the state pageMSAlabama: 16 or younger with consentALGeorgia: 17 with consentGAHawaii: Check the state pageHIAlaska: 16 or younger with consentAKTexas: Check the state pageTXFlorida: 17 with consentFL
  • 16 or younger with consent (17)
  • 17 with consent (9)
  • 18 (19)
  • Check the state page (6)
Lowest age at which anyone may marry under current state law, with any consent or court approval the law requires.

States that allow marriage under 18

StateMinimum ageConsent rules
Kansas1515 with consent; 18 without
Alabama1616 with consent; 18 without
Alaska1616 with consent; 18 without
Arizona1616 with consent; 18 without
Idaho1616 with consent; 18 without
Illinois1616 with consent; 18 without
Iowa1616 with consent; 18 without
Louisiana1616 with consent; 18 without
Montana1616 with consent; 18 without
North Carolina1616 with consent; 18 without
North Dakota1616 with consent; 18 without
South Carolina1616 with consent; 18 without
South Dakota1616 with consent; 18 without
Utah1616 with consent; 18 without
West Virginia1616 with consent; 18 without
Wisconsin1616 with consent; 18 without
Wyoming1616 with consent; 18 without
Arkansas1717 with consent; 18 without
Florida1717 with consent; 18 without
Georgia1717
Kentucky1717 with consent; 18 without
Maryland1717 with consent; 18 without
Nebraska1717 with consent; 19 without
Nevada1717 with consent; 18 without
Ohio1717 with consent; 18 without
Tennessee1717 with consent; 18 without

States where the minimum is 18

Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Indiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia and Washington.

Both partners also need valid ID when they apply. Your state page covers the documents each county asks for, and the fee by state guide shows what you will pay.

New to the process? Start with applying online.

Every figure here comes from the official statute or clerk pages linked on our state and county pages. Fees change, so confirm with your county before you apply.