License dates (how we count).
The annual total was 80,738 in 2014, placing it ninth in the recorded annual counts, with April leading the month counts.
Year on year, 2014 was 0.2% higher than the preceding 80,576 licenses.
January to December 2014 is covered by the Clerk data file; that complete file provides the annual total and its daily, monthly and origin detail.
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| Category | Licenses issued |
|---|---|
| January | 4,567 |
| February | 6,291 |
| March | 7,142 |
| April | 7,905 |
| May | 7,396 |
| June | 6,719 |
| July | 6,520 |
| August | 6,697 |
| September | 6,845 |
| October | 7,673 |
| November | 5,760 |
| December | 7,223 |
During the annual increase in 2014, couples collected 7,905 licenses in April, the busiest month and 9.8% of the file, while January recorded the smallest total, 4,567.
April brought 3,338 more license visits than January across 2014.
Leading license dates in 2014
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| License issue date | Licenses issued |
|---|---|
| 2014-12-12 | 835 |
| 2014-02-14 | 559 |
| 2014-02-13 | 554 |
| 2014-12-11 | 490 |
| 2014-10-10 | 462 |
| 2014-12-13 | 417 |
| 2014-04-25 | 401 |
| 2014-02-21 | 397 |
| 2014-03-14 | 391 |
| 2014-06-13 | 389 |
The busiest date was Friday December 12, 2014, with 835 licenses and a margin of 276 over February 14, 2014.
Behind the Friday peak were 559 licenses on Friday February 14, 2014 and 554 on February 13, 2014.
Where couples came from in 2014
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| Category | Licenses issued |
|---|---|
| California | 15,693 |
| Nevada | 15,043 |
| Texas | 4,802 |
| United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 3,580 |
| Arizona | 3,484 |
| Canada | 2,780 |
| Washington | 1,768 |
| Florida | 1,696 |
| Germany | 1,607 |
| Illinois | 1,460 |
California was the largest home-address group in 2014, with 15,693 licenses; Nevada followed at 15,043, then Texas at 4,802.
The next three 2014 origin counts were 3,580 from United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 3,484 from Arizona and 2,780 from Canada.
The 2014 monthly ranking continued with October with 7,673, May with 7,396, December with 7,223 licenses after the April peak.
For your own date shortlist, the Friday peak in December 2014 can be followed through the month-and-day calendar, where the covered years provide a range of daily counts and a median for each selection.
Couples exploring the Friday peak in December 2014 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.
Compare 2014 with 2015, whose 81,652 annual licenses were more than the 80,738 here. The neighboring file's monthly leader was October with 8,023 licenses, and February 13, 2015 led its days with 594.
Comparing the leading 2014 month across these neighboring files, April had 7,905 licenses here and 7,592 in 2015, so the 2014 count was higher.