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After 1,839 licenses in 2024, couples from Washington obtained 1,634 in 2025. The Washington difference amounts to 11.2%.
The annual record for Washington ranges from 1,405 in 2020 to 2,661 in 2007.
The largest percentage setback in the published Washington series occurred in 2020, when 1,405 licenses followed 1,832 the previous year.
Washington recorded its fastest annual percentage growth in 2021: 67.2%, reaching 2,349 licenses.
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| License issue year | Licenses issued |
|---|---|
| 2007 | 2,661 |
| 2008 | 2,313 |
| 2009 | 2,310 |
| 2010 | 2,101 |
| 2011 | 2,033 |
| 2012 | 2,071 |
| 2013 | 1,832 |
| 2014 | 1,768 |
| 2015 | 1,742 |
| 2016 | 1,935 |
| 2017 | 1,891 |
| 2018 | 1,852 |
| 2019 | 1,832 |
| 2020 | 1,405 |
| 2021 | 2,349 |
| 2022 | 2,085 |
| 2023 | 1,877 |
| 2024 | 1,839 |
| 2025 | 1,634 |
Among recent Washington couples, 4,325 reported a first marriage for each partner and 5,459 reported at least one previous marriage. Compared with 50.2% for all couples, 44.2% of Washington couples were both marrying for the first time, 5.98 percentage points below the overall share.
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| Category | Licenses issued |
|---|---|
| Both first marriage | 4,325 |
| At least one repeat marriage | 5,459 |
| Unclassified history | 0 |
The most common published ages among Washington partners were 30-34, a group of 3,620 people. Second place in the Washington age profile went to 25-29, numbering 3,247 people. The Washington share aged 30-34 was 18.5%, below the 19.3% countywide share for those ages. Across Washington licenses, 40.7% of partners were under 35, a lower share than the all-origin 42.7%. The next largest published Washington age band was 35-39 at 2,841 partners, then 40-44 at 2,425, following the first two groups in the recent window.
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| Age band | People |
|---|---|
| 15-19 | 44 |
| 20-24 | 1,045 |
| 25-29 | 3,247 |
| 30-34 | 3,620 |
| 35-39 | 2,841 |
| 40-44 | 2,425 |
| 45-49 | 1,965 |
| 50-54 | 1,780 |
| 55-59 | 1,205 |
| 60-64 | 766 |
| 65-69 | 370 |
| 70-74 | 161 |
| 75-79 | 72 |
| 80-84 | withheld |
| 85-89 | fewer than 10 |
October drew the largest published month total from Washington: 1,005 licenses, or 10.3% of the recent total. January had the smallest published month count, 535, leaving a gap of 470 licenses between the busiest and quietest months. April followed with 994 licenses.
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| Category | Licenses issued |
|---|---|
| January | 535 |
| February | 761 |
| March | 790 |
| April | 994 |
| May | 984 |
| June | 801 |
| July | 753 |
| August | 796 |
| September | 863 |
| October | 1,005 |
| November | 737 |
| December | 765 |
Across all couples, October accounted for 10.33% of recent licenses, compared with 10.27% for Washington, a gap of 0.06 percentage points below the overall share. The next month after April for Washington couples was May, with 984 licenses, placing it third in the published monthly ranking. Together, October, April and May supplied 2,983 recent Washington licenses, or 30.5% of the 9,784 total; those same months accounted for 29.4% of all-origin licenses in 2021 to 2025.
The median straight-line journey from Washington to Las Vegas measured 846 miles across 9,777 matched licenses. Those postal-area and place matches cover 99.93% of the Washington total.
The latest Washington total corresponds to 25.67 licenses per 100,000 adults, using the Census count of 6,366,184 adults.
The state-occurrence estimate for Washington is 45,189 marriages in 2024, using 7,927,958 residents and a provisional CDC rate of 5.70 per 1,000. For comparison, the Las Vegas Washington count in that year was 1,839 licenses.
For first marriages in Washington, ACS 2024 reports medians of 31.0 years for men and 28.8 for women, with respective margins of error of 0.5 and 0.4 years.
City origins, 2021 to 2025
| Mailing locality | Licenses issued |
|---|---|
| Seattle city | 926 |
| Vancouver city | 603 |
| Tacoma city | 513 |
| Spokane city | 355 |
| Puyallup city | 268 |
Looking back at Washington couples, the published counts were 2,661 in 2007, 1,832 in 2019, 1,405 in 2020, 2,349 in 2021, 1,877 in 2023. The latest Washington count is 10.8% below the 2019 figure, using the same address grouping. Couples from Washington supplied 2.60% of recent Las Vegas licenses: 9,784 within a countywide 375,664 in 2021 to 2025. For Washington, the latest count accounts for 2.31% of 70,598 Las Vegas licenses in 2025. The Washington share at the beginning of this record was 2.47% in 2007, when 2,661 of the county's 107,901 licenses carried that address.
Plan the $102 license visit
If you are arranging your visit from Washington, the marriage license guide covers the $102 fee, identification and collection together at the bureau. For proof to use back in Washington, follow the certified-copy guide after the marriage is recorded: a certified certificate costs $20 per copy, and the officiant must return the completed document within 10 days of the ceremony for recording.