How to get a certified copy of a marriage certificate in Missouri
For a state report, CDC names Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services as payee and asks for a self-addressed stamped envelope. Walk-in applicants need valid photo ID. Mailed orders require a notarized request with the notary date matching the application date. CDC source for Missouri.
The CDC marriage entry for Missouri names Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services as its contact. It lists $15.00. Certified copies of reports of marriage records are $15.00 each. for the stated service.
| Field | CDC Where to Write | Current official evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Office | Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services | County Recorder of Deeds for the actual marriage certificate Official source (checked 2026-11-11) |
| Service charge | $15.00. Certified copies of reports of marriage records are $15.00 each. | Uncollected. Official office |
| Years held or service coverage | Reports of marriage records are on file from July 1948 to the present. | State statements cover reporting from July 1, 1948 Official source (checked 2026-11-11) |
| Ordering route | CDC entry | Request the full certified certificate from the county where the license was obtained Official source (checked 2026-11-11) |
Getting a marriage license in Missouri
For Missouri, the official issuing office information is Recorder of Deeds (Official source (checked 2026-11-11)).
For Missouri, the official issued-license validity information is 30 days from issuance (Official source (checked 2026-11-11)).
Ask the Missouri official office about the fee and waiting period, which remain unverified on this page.
Searching Missouri marriage records
Contact the Missouri official records office for marriage-record search availability, unverified on this page as of 2026-11-11.
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 |
SSA lists the following Missouri common-law position in its digest effective 2023-05-30. Not recognized. The entry is used in Social Security benefit decisions. For married taxpayers domiciled in Missouri, the separate property classification comes from IRS Publication 555.
The numbers
| Measure | State | US or reporting-area benchmark |
|---|---|---|
| Marriage rate | 5.8 | 6.3 |
| Divorce rate | 2.4 | 2.3 |
| ACS median first-marriage age, men | 29.2 | 30.8 |
| ACS median first-marriage age, women | 26.8 | 28.8 |
CDC reports a 2024 marriage rate of 5.8 per 1,000 residents for Missouri, below the national 6.3. Marriages performed within Missouri, including visitors' marriages, supply the numerator.
For divorces occurring in 2024, Missouri has a rate of 2.4 per 1,000 residents, above the reporting-area benchmark of 2.3.
For first marriages in Missouri, ACS 2024 puts the male median at 29.2 and the female median at 26.8, with respective margins of error of 0.5 and 0.5 years. Within Missouri, the gap between these medians is 2.4 years.
Missouri's male first-marriage median is below the nationwide 30.8, and its female median is below the US 28.8. Ordered oldest first, Missouri ranks 37th for men and 38th for women among states and DC.
Missouri and Las Vegas
Las Vegas issued 623 licenses to couples listing a Missouri mailing address in 2025. That placed Missouri 20th among state and DC origins. Visit the Las Vegas address series and its source notes for the annual history.
The highest annual Las Vegas mailing-address total for Missouri was 1,257 in 2007. In the 2021 to 2025 window, Missouri contributed 3,801 licenses, or 1.01% of the countywide statistical-file total. The latest Missouri count of 623 compares with 759 in 2024 and 702 in 2019.
Missouri Las Vegas licenses fell 17.92% against 2024. The Missouri total is 11.25% below its 2019 level, with a 50.44% gap below its recorded maximum.
The annual Missouri Las Vegas record includes 1,257 licenses in 2007, 1,118 licenses in 2008, 986 licenses in 2009, 971 licenses in 2010, 924 licenses in 2011, 848 licenses in 2012, 698 licenses in 2013, 687 licenses in 2014. County sources and coverage.
The annual Missouri Las Vegas record includes 779 licenses in 2015, 802 licenses in 2016, 823 licenses in 2017, 806 licenses in 2018, 702 licenses in 2019, 550 licenses in 2020, 857 licenses in 2021, 803 licenses in 2022 (through 22 December). County sources and coverage.
The annual Missouri Las Vegas record includes 759 licenses in 2023, 759 licenses in 2024, 623 licenses in 2025. County sources and coverage.
A couple traveling from Missouri with a Clark County license can follow the Nevada certificate instructions, including the officiant's 10-calendar-day filing deadline and the $20 certified-copy fee. That guide links online, postal and counter purchase instructions.