How to get a certified copy of a marriage certificate in Delaware
The Delaware entry requires photo identification for every transaction, including a copy of the identification for a mailed application. CDC source for Delaware.
The contact recorded by CDC for Delaware is Office of Vital Statistics Division of Public Health 417 Federal Street Dover, DE 19901. Its charge for the service described in the directory is $25.00.
| Field | CDC Where to Write | Current official evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Office | Office of Vital Statistics Division of Public Health 417 Federal Street Dover, DE 19901 | Uncollected. Official office |
| Service charge | $25.00 | Uncollected. Official office |
| Years held or service coverage | Records since 1974. | Uncollected. Official office |
| Ordering route | CDC entry | Uncollected. Official office |
Getting a marriage license in Delaware
Official Delaware issuing office information gives County Clerk of the Peace. Official source (checked 2026-11-11).
Official Delaware waiting period information gives At least 24 hours before the ceremony, subject to the Clerk of the Peace's statutory good-cause authority. Official source (checked 2026-11-11).
Official Delaware issued-license validity information gives 30 days from issuance, with statutory good-cause extension authority. Official source (checked 2026-11-11).
For current information about the unverified fee, contact the Delaware official office.
Searching Delaware marriage records
Marriage-record search availability is unverified here as of 2026-11-11. Ask the Delaware official records office for its current options.
Common-law marriage and community property
| Source scope | State entry |
|---|---|
| SSA common-law digest | Not recognized. SSA GN 00305.075. Digest effective 2023-05-30, checked 2026-11-11 |
| IRS community-property list | Outside the listed community-property states IRS 555, checked 2026-11-11 |
Under the SSA digest effective 2023-05-30, Delaware has this common-law entry. Not recognized. Its scope is the agency's benefit decisions. The property status for Delaware follows IRS Publication 555, which addresses married taxpayers' domicile and federal taxation.
The numbers
| Measure | State | US or reporting-area benchmark |
|---|---|---|
| Marriage rate | 4.9 | 6.3 |
| Divorce rate | 2.4 | 2.3 |
| ACS median first-marriage age, men | 31.1 | 30.8 |
| ACS median first-marriage age, women | 29.7 | 28.8 |
The 2024 CDC table puts Delaware at 4.9 marriages per 1,000 residents, below the national 6.3. The numerator follows marriages performed in Delaware, including visiting couples.
For 2024, Delaware's published divorce rate of 2.4 per 1,000 residents is above the reporting-area 2.3.
The Delaware first-marriage age estimates in ACS 2024 are 31.1 for men and 29.7 for women. The corresponding Delaware margins of error are 1.1 and 0.9 years, with 1.4 years between the two medians.
The Delaware medians rank 14th for men and 12th for women among states and DC, from oldest to youngest. Its male median is above the US 30.8, with the Delaware female median above the nationwide 28.8.
Delaware and Las Vegas
The 2025 Las Vegas mailing-address total for Delaware was 94 licenses. The Delaware rank among states and DC was 45th. Follow the Las Vegas data for the available trend and the county-source definitions.
The recent Las Vegas total for Delaware mailing addresses is 536 over 2021 to 2025, a 0.14% countywide share. The Delaware annual history reaches its maximum of 148 in 2007. Other Delaware checkpoints are 93 in 2019 and 103 in 2024, before the latest 94.
Delaware has a latest-year Las Vegas change of 8.74% as the count fell from 2024. Its current volume is 1.08% above 2019 and 36.49% below the annual maximum for Delaware.
The Las Vegas history for Delaware shows 148 licenses in 2007, 129 licenses in 2008, 111 licenses in 2009, 109 licenses in 2010, 82 licenses in 2011, 102 licenses in 2012, 88 licenses in 2013, 113 licenses in 2014. County sources and coverage.
The Las Vegas history for Delaware shows 96 licenses in 2015, 92 licenses in 2016, 86 licenses in 2017, 84 licenses in 2018, 93 licenses in 2019, 94 licenses in 2020, 136 licenses in 2021, 114 licenses in 2022 (through 22 December). County sources and coverage.
The Las Vegas history for Delaware shows 89 licenses in 2023, 103 licenses in 2024, 94 licenses in 2025. County sources and coverage.
For Delaware couples with Clark County licenses, the Nevada ordering guide covers the $20 certified certificate and the officiant's 10-calendar-day filing deadline. It links the Clerk's mailed, in-person and online instructions for purchasing the filed record.