License dates (how we count).
At 86,204 licenses, 2012 held the sixth highest yearly count between 2007 and 2025, with April leading the month counts.
In 2012, whose busiest date fell on Tuesday, licenses fell 3.6% from 89,401 the year before.
This 2012 total counts the complete Clerk file from January through December, using the same rows for the month chart, daily list and home origins.
Read the data table
| Category | Licenses issued |
|---|---|
| January | 4,760 |
| February | 7,181 |
| March | 7,993 |
| April | 8,027 |
| May | 7,847 |
| June | 7,332 |
| July | 7,125 |
| August | 7,243 |
| September | 7,328 |
| October | 7,833 |
| November | 5,936 |
| December | 7,599 |
April led the months with 8,027 licenses, or 9.3% of the dated file; January was quietest at 4,760.
April brought 3,267 more license visits than January across 2012.
Leading license dates in 2012
Read the data table
| License issue date | Licenses issued |
|---|---|
| 2012-12-11 | 708 |
| 2012-12-10 | 515 |
| 2012-04-20 | 477 |
| 2012-04-06 | 449 |
| 2012-10-10 | 443 |
| 2012-12-12 | 431 |
| 2012-02-13 | 428 |
| 2012-05-25 | 426 |
| 2012-03-16 | 423 |
| 2012-05-11 | 417 |
The busiest date was Tuesday December 11, 2012, with 708 licenses and a margin of 193 over December 10, 2012.
Behind the Tuesday peak were 515 licenses on Monday December 10, 2012 and 477 on April 20, 2012.
Where couples came from in 2012
Read the data table
| Category | Licenses issued |
|---|---|
| California | 17,704 |
| Nevada | 14,549 |
| Texas | 4,983 |
| Arizona | 3,893 |
| United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 3,537 |
| Canada | 3,031 |
| Washington | 2,071 |
| Florida | 1,850 |
| Illinois | 1,785 |
| Michigan | 1,503 |
The origin table starts with California at 17,704, ahead of Nevada with 14,549 and Texas with 4,983 licenses.
Following the first three groups in 2012 came Arizona with 3,893, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland with 3,537 and Canada with 3,031 licenses.
After April, the next busiest months in 2012 were March with 7,993, May with 7,847, October with 7,833 licenses, in descending order.
To follow the Tuesday daily peak in December from 2012 into the rest of the record, use the historical license calendar for the same month and day, including its cross-year daily range and median.
Couples exploring the Tuesday peak in December 2012 can check the $102 license and identification steps in the marriage license guide, followed after the ceremony by the ordering routes in the certified-copy guide.
Following 2012 and its December daily high, the 2013 annual count of 80,576 was fewer than 2012's 86,204. The neighboring month high was 7,870 in March, with 472 licenses on its busiest day, March 29, 2013.
For April specifically, 2012 recorded 8,027 licenses against 7,399 in 2013, giving the 2012 month a higher total in this comparison of the same calendar month.