License dates (how we count).
Across the annual source, 2016 had 81,325 licenses, placing it eighth in the series; October was the largest month.
In 2016, whose busiest date fell on Saturday, licenses fell 0.4% from 81,652 the year before.
January to December 2016 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 | 4,592 |
| February | 6,651 |
| March | 7,132 |
| April | 7,358 |
| May | 7,515 |
| June | 6,754 |
| July | 6,721 |
| August | 6,456 |
| September | 7,562 |
| October | 7,738 |
| November | 6,173 |
| December | 6,673 |
October led the months with 7,738 licenses, or 9.5% of the dated file; January was quietest at 4,592.
October brought 3,146 more license visits than January across 2016.
Leading license dates in 2016
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| License issue date | Licenses issued |
|---|---|
| 2016-02-13 | 482 |
| 2016-02-12 | 469 |
| 2016-12-30 | 429 |
| 2016-10-14 | 418 |
| 2016-03-25 | 416 |
| 2016-09-03 | 398 |
| 2016-04-15 | 381 |
| 2016-02-14 | 379 |
| 2016-09-30 | 379 |
| 2016-11-11 | 373 |
Saturday February 13, 2016 topped the daily list with 482 licenses, 13 ahead of the next date, February 12, 2016.
Next came 469 licenses on the runner-up date and 429 on Friday December 30, 2016.
Where couples came from in 2016
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| Category | Licenses issued |
|---|---|
| Nevada | 16,167 |
| California | 15,480 |
| Texas | 4,900 |
| United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 3,966 |
| Arizona | 3,386 |
| Canada | 2,002 |
| Florida | 1,996 |
| Washington | 1,935 |
| Illinois | 1,619 |
| Michigan | 1,445 |
Nevada was the largest home-address group in 2016, with 16,167 licenses; California followed at 15,480, then Texas at 4,900.
2016 also brought 3,966 licenses from United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, ahead of 3,386 from Arizona and 2,002 from Canada in the next origin positions.
After October, the next busiest months in 2016 were September with 7,562, May with 7,515, April with 7,358 licenses, in descending order.
For a couple exploring the Saturday peak in February 2016, the date calendar brings together every covered year for the same month and day, with the daily range and median available together.
Couples exploring the Saturday peak in February 2016 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.
The neighboring 2017 total was 78,186, fewer than 81,325 in 2016. Its highest month was April at 7,373 licenses, and July 6, 2017 supplied its daily high of 500.
For October specifically, 2016 recorded 7,738 licenses against 7,305 in 2017, giving the 2016 month a higher total in this comparison of the same calendar month.