License dates (how we count).
Across 2021, the annual source counts 77,006 licenses, the 13th largest annual total in the series, with April leading the month counts.
Licenses recovered 36.7% from 56,331 the previous year, taking 2021 to 77,006.
For 2021, all twelve months are present in the Clerk file, which supplies the yearly headline and the calendar and address tables on this page.
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| Category | Licenses issued |
|---|---|
| January | 4,257 |
| February | 5,217 |
| March | 6,499 |
| April | 7,947 |
| May | 7,417 |
| June | 6,943 |
| July | 6,920 |
| August | 5,990 |
| September | 6,404 |
| October | 7,296 |
| November | 5,900 |
| December | 6,216 |
During the annual increase in 2021, the month counts ranged from 4,257 in January to 7,947 in April, whose share of the dated file was 10.3%.
Across the month chart, the highest and lowest totals were 3,690 licenses apart.
Leading license dates in 2021
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| License issue date | Licenses issued |
|---|---|
| 2021-04-02 | 496 |
| 2021-02-13 | 492 |
| 2021-02-12 | 427 |
| 2021-05-21 | 393 |
| 2021-10-29 | 389 |
| 2021-06-25 | 386 |
| 2021-04-03 | 381 |
| 2021-04-09 | 381 |
| 2021-04-16 | 381 |
| 2021-04-01 | 378 |
Friday April 2, 2021 had the most licenses, 496, followed by February 13, 2021 with 492.
Behind the Friday peak were 492 licenses on Saturday February 13, 2021 and 427 on February 12, 2021.
Where couples came from in 2021
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| Category | Licenses issued |
|---|---|
| California | 17,909 |
| Nevada | 14,981 |
| Texas | 5,639 |
| Arizona | 3,681 |
| Florida | 2,537 |
| Washington | 2,349 |
| Michigan | 2,203 |
| Illinois | 1,885 |
| Ohio | 1,543 |
| Georgia | 1,504 |
At the head of 2021's address list, California recorded 17,909 licenses; the next counts were 14,981 from Nevada and 5,639 from Texas.
Following the first three groups in 2021 came Arizona with 3,681, Florida with 2,537 and Washington with 2,349 licenses.
Following April in the 2021 month counts were May with 7,417, October with 7,296, June with 6,943 licenses, from higher to lower.
If the Friday peak in April 2021 has prompted a date idea, compare that month and day in the license calendar, which gives the observed range and median across the covered years for that exact calendar choice.
Planning a visit after reading about 2021 and its Friday peak starts with the marriage license guide, including the $102 fee and collection together; the certified-copy guide covers proof once the marriage is recorded.
The adjacent 2022 page records 79,279 licenses, more than 2021's 77,006. Its month counts were led by October at 8,114, and its busiest issue date, February 21, 2022, brought 933 licenses.
April's 7,947 licenses in 2021 were higher than the 7,111 in 2022, following that same month across the two annual files rather than switching to the neighbor's leading month.