How to get a certified copy of a marriage certificate in New Hampshire
CDC lists additional copies ordered together at $10. It also names the issuing city or town clerk and says marriage records since 1960 can be obtained from any participating NHVRIN plus municipality. A written request, signed photo ID or authorized assignment of access, and a self-addressed stamped envelope are required. CDC source for New Hampshire.
The contact recorded by CDC for New Hampshire is Division of Vital Records Administration Archives & Records Building 9 Ratification Way Concord, NH 03301-2455. Its charge for the service described in the directory is $15.00, Additional copies ordered at the same time are $10.00 each..
| Field | CDC Where to Write | Current official evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Office | Division of Vital Records Administration Archives & Records Building 9 Ratification Way Concord, NH 03301-2455 | Division of Vital Records Administration Official source (checked 2026-11-11) |
| Service charge | $15.00, Additional copies ordered at the same time are $10.00 each. | $15 non-refundable search fee, plus any card expenses. Additional simultaneous copies $10 Official source (checked 2026-11-11) |
| Years held or service coverage | State office has records since 1652. Copies of records may be obtained from State office or from City or Town Clerk in place where the marriage license was issued. Records (marriage since 1960) may be obtained from ANY City or Town running the Vital Records Automated software called NHVRIN plus . | Uncollected. Official office |
| Ordering route | CDC entry | Use the official purchasing and eligibility instructions Official source (checked 2026-11-11) |
Getting a marriage license in New Hampshire
Contact the New Hampshire official office for current license instructions that remain unverified on this page.
Searching New Hampshire marriage records
Marriage-record search availability is unverified here as of 2026-11-11. Ask the New Hampshire official records office for its current options.
Common-law marriage and community property
| Source scope | State entry |
|---|---|
| SSA common-law digest | Recognized. Persons who are otherwise competent to contract marriage together, who cohabit and acknowledge each other as spouses, and who are generally reputed to be such for three years, and until one of them dies, are deemed legally married. 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, New Hampshire has this common-law entry. Recognized. Persons who are otherwise competent to contract marriage together, who cohabit and acknowledge each other as spouses, and who are generally reputed to be such for three years, and until one of them dies, are deemed legally married. Its scope is the agency's benefit decisions. The property status for New Hampshire follows IRS Publication 555, which addresses married taxpayers' domicile and federal taxation.
The numbers
| Measure | State | US or reporting-area benchmark |
|---|---|---|
| Marriage rate | 6.5 | 6.3 |
| Divorce rate | 2.5 | 2.3 |
| ACS median first-marriage age, men | 32.4 | 30.8 |
| ACS median first-marriage age, women | 30.0 | 28.8 |
The 2024 CDC table puts New Hampshire at 6.5 marriages per 1,000 residents, above the national 6.3. The numerator follows marriages performed in New Hampshire, including visiting couples.
For 2024, New Hampshire's published divorce rate of 2.5 per 1,000 residents is above the reporting-area 2.3.
The New Hampshire first-marriage age estimates in ACS 2024 are 32.4 for men and 30.0 for women. The corresponding New Hampshire margins of error are 1.1 and 0.6 years, with 2.4 years between the two medians.
The New Hampshire medians rank first for men and seventh for women among states and DC, from oldest to youngest. Its male median is above the US 30.8, with the New Hampshire female median above the nationwide 28.8.
New Hampshire and Las Vegas
The 2025 Las Vegas mailing-address total for New Hampshire was 75 licenses. The New Hampshire rank among states and DC was 47th. Follow the Las Vegas data for the available trend and the county-source definitions.
The recent Las Vegas total for New Hampshire mailing addresses is 484 over 2021 to 2025, a 0.13% countywide share. The New Hampshire annual history reaches its maximum of 183 in 2007. Other New Hampshire checkpoints are 81 in 2019 and 108 in 2024, before the latest 75.
New Hampshire has a latest-year Las Vegas change of 30.56% as the count fell from 2024. Its current volume is 7.41% below 2019 and 59.02% below the annual maximum for New Hampshire.
The Las Vegas history for New Hampshire shows 183 licenses in 2007, 141 licenses in 2008, 141 licenses in 2009, 126 licenses in 2010, 135 licenses in 2011, 101 licenses in 2012, 87 licenses in 2013, 84 licenses in 2014. County sources and coverage.
The Las Vegas history for New Hampshire shows 97 licenses in 2015, 89 licenses in 2016, 98 licenses in 2017, 92 licenses in 2018, 81 licenses in 2019, 44 licenses in 2020, 81 licenses in 2021, 117 licenses in 2022 (through 22 December). County sources and coverage.
The Las Vegas history for New Hampshire shows 103 licenses in 2023, 108 licenses in 2024, 75 licenses in 2025. County sources and coverage.
For New Hampshire 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.