How to get a certified copy of a marriage certificate in Minnesota
CDC says Minnesota marriage records are not recorded at state level. Its copy contact is the local registrar in the county that issued the license. The current Minnesota source below says county charges vary. CDC source for Minnesota.
For the Minnesota marriage record service, CDC identifies local registrar in the county where the license was issued.. Its listed charge is See remarks. (county) $9.00.
| Field | CDC Where to Write | Current official evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Office | local registrar in the county where the license was issued. | County office that issued the marriage license Official source (checked 2026-11-11) |
| Service charge | See remarks. (county) $9.00 | Certified-copy fees vary by county Official source (checked 2026-11-11) |
| Years held or service coverage | Marriage records are not recorded at the state level. To find marriage certificates from all Minnesota counties, visit the Minnesota Official Marriage System website . The CDC entry does not state years held. | The state health department does not record marriages. Ask the issuing county about its holdings Official source (checked 2026-11-11) |
| Ordering route | CDC entry | Use the issuing county office. The state page also links the official MOMS locator Official source (checked 2026-11-11) |
CDC lists See remarks. (county) $9.00 (reviewed September 12, 2017). The official state source gives Certified-copy fees vary by county (checked 2026-11-11).
Getting a marriage license in Minnesota
Minnesota lists the following for issuing office. Local registrar. Official source (checked 2026-11-11).
Minnesota lists the following for fee. $125 standard fee, reduced to $50 for at least 12 hours of qualifying premarital education. Official source (checked 2026-11-11).
Minnesota lists the following for issued-license validity. Six months. Official source (checked 2026-11-11).
The waiting period remain unverified here, so contact the Minnesota official office for current requirements.
Searching Minnesota marriage records
The CDC directory links to the Minnesota Official Marriage System. Its response during this check was HTTP 403, recorded 2026-11-11.
Common-law marriage and community property
| Source scope | State entry |
|---|---|
| SSA common-law digest | Recognized before 04/27/1941. For the possibility that a putative marriage may have been created, see GN 00305.085G. 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 |
Minnesota has this entry in SSA's state-law digest, effective 2023-05-30. Recognized before 04/27/1941. For the possibility that a putative marriage may have been created, see GN 00305.085G. Those conditions belong to the benefit-program guidance. The Minnesota community-property classification follows the domicile-based federal-tax discussion in IRS Publication 555.
The numbers
| Measure | State | US or reporting-area benchmark |
|---|---|---|
| Marriage rate | 5.1 | 6.3 |
| Divorce rate | Not published by CDC for this state | 2.3 |
| ACS median first-marriage age, men | 30.6 | 30.8 |
| ACS median first-marriage age, women | 28.6 | 28.8 |
Minnesota recorded 5.1 marriages per 1,000 residents in 2024. Its rate is below the nationwide 6.3 and uses marriages performed in Minnesota, including those of visiting couples.
CDC publishes no 2024 divorce rate for Minnesota. Its reporting-area benchmark is 2.3 per 1,000 residents. Official divorce workbook.
Minnesota's median first-marriage age is 30.6 for men and 28.6 for women in ACS 2024. Its margins of error are 0.4 years for men and 0.4 for women, while the Minnesota male-female median gap is 2.0 years.
Ordering state and DC first-marriage medians oldest first puts Minnesota 24th for men and 23rd for women. The Minnesota male estimate is below the national 30.8, and its female estimate is below the US 28.8.
Minnesota and Las Vegas
Minnesota supplied 541 Las Vegas licenses by mailing address in 2025, the 22nd state or DC total. The corresponding Las Vegas page has the available annual history. The county method page gives the reporting limits.
Minnesota accounted for 0.91% of Las Vegas licenses in the 2021 to 2025 files, with 3,423 licenses by mailing address. The Minnesota annual peak is 1,323 in 2007. The Minnesota checkpoints are 2019 with 766, 2024 with 605, and 2025 with 541.
For Minnesota, the latest Las Vegas figure fell 10.58% from 2024. Compared with 2019, Minnesota is 29.37% below, and its latest total sits 59.11% below its annual peak.
Licenses carrying Minnesota mailing addresses totaled 1,323 licenses in 2007, 1,092 licenses in 2008, 1,088 licenses in 2009, 982 licenses in 2010, 901 licenses in 2011, 906 licenses in 2012, 846 licenses in 2013, 926 licenses in 2014. County sources and coverage.
Licenses carrying Minnesota mailing addresses totaled 931 licenses in 2015, 782 licenses in 2016, 734 licenses in 2017, 736 licenses in 2018, 766 licenses in 2019, 529 licenses in 2020, 888 licenses in 2021, 710 licenses in 2022 (through 22 December). County sources and coverage.
Licenses carrying Minnesota mailing addresses totaled 679 licenses in 2023, 605 licenses in 2024, 541 licenses in 2025. County sources and coverage.
After a Clark County ceremony, Minnesota couples can use the Nevada proof-of-marriage guide, which links online, mail and counter orders. The officiant must file within 10 calendar days, after which the certified certificate costs $20.